{"id":18386,"date":"2018-05-03T23:58:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T03:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=18386"},"modified":"2018-05-03T23:58:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T03:58:54","slug":"rohit-raju-making-his-mark-on-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/05\/03\/rohit-raju-making-his-mark-on-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohit Raju: Making His Mark on Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rohit Raju<\/strong>\u00a0and the rest of the\u00a0<strong>Desi Hit Squad<\/strong>\u00a0are poised to take over\u00a0<strong>Impact Wrestling<\/strong>. Competing in the US for over a decade now, Rohit Raju is beginning to make some noise, all before the rest of the crew shows up. &#8220;I&#8217;ve got the Impact behind my name now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18507\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18507\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/05\/11781654_1076234332401578_1353081220931502460_n-e1525406234931.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of facebook.com\/rajuzane80<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m trying to cement my spot in Impact. I&#8217;m low man on the totem pole, I&#8217;m not a huge name on the indie circuit. So coming in, it&#8217;s like &#8216;who&#8217;s this guy? What can he do? Why is he here?&#8217; That&#8217;s fun. That&#8217;s fun for me, I get a chance to show everybody my worth, and do what I&#8217;ve got to do, and slowly but surely climb up that Impact ladder, and establish myself as an Impact superstar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But what sets the Mocha Skinned Manimal apart from the rest of the roster? &#8220;The first thing you notice about me is I&#8217;m intense. Right off the bat, right when I walk down that ramp, it&#8217;s intensity. Huge eyes, yelling, beating on my chest. And while I&#8217;m super happy to be part of the Desi Hit Squad, one of my main things is that I want to stand out. All I&#8217;ve got to say is, if you&#8217;ve ever watched the\u00a0<strong>One Night Only<\/strong>s, the Twitch specials, and you&#8217;ve watched my promos, just wait until I get a microphone on Impact. 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