WWE have signed James Long, best known for his time on the independent scene and with Ohio Valley Wrestling as Paredyse and as the head co-ordinating producer and video editor for IMPACT Wrestling to a deal, with Long hired specifically for the WWE NXT brand, according to a report from PWInsider.com.

The report notes that during his 4 years with IMPACT Wrestling, Long was the lead producer and co-ordinator of production on all taped and live vignettes and promos, managed multiple production teams at television tapings and was involved in all facets of company production, from graphics to video packages to creative and execution of digital and television content, while he was also intimately involved in a lot of The Hardy’s Broken Universe content alongside Jeremy Borash, who himself has moved on to work with WWE, specifically for the WWE NXT brand.