Top independent wrestling talent El Bandido has signed an exclusive deal with Ring of Honor Wrestling and will debut for the promotion next year, according to news first reported by Lucha Blog.

El Bandido held discussions with the company within the past week and despite strong interest from WWE, decided to sign a deal with ROH. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for El Bandido’s tag team partner La Flamita, as WWE, Ring of Honor and other promotions are interested in signing him to a deal.