{"id":2892,"date":"2017-03-02T19:32:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T00:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2017-03-02T19:32:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T00:32:35","slug":"deep-impact-new-talent-arrives-next-impact-tapings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2017\/03\/02\/deep-impact-new-talent-arrives-next-impact-tapings\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Impact: New Talent Arrives For Next Impact Tapings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a crazy week of news out of <strong>Impact Wrestling<\/strong> with the news of the departure from the company of <strong>The Hardy Boyz, Drew Galloway, &#8220;The Miracle&#8221; Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis<\/strong>, and <strong>Jade<\/strong>. But as the company gets set to tape the next several weeks of episodes down in Orlando tonight, more news is emerging &#8211; some from PWInsider, some from indie promotions losing talent and some from <strong>Anthem<\/strong> Executive Vice President <strong>Ed Nordholm<\/strong>.\u00a0Along with the early reports of some of the new faces showing up for this weekend&#8217;s tapings, the new logo for Impact going forth from these sets of shows &#8211; the first officially round of episodes under the new Anthem ownership with assistance from TNA founder Jeff Jarrett &#8211; will also be the first episodes to air under simply Impact Wrestling (new logo is the photo above). Yes, TNA as a brand name is now officially over after tonight&#8217;s <em>Final<\/em> Final Deletion. So who are the new faces? Let&#8217;s have a look.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alberto El Patron (Del Rio)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2898\" style=\"width: 864px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2898\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/alberto-del-rio-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/alberto-del-rio-06.jpg 864w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/alberto-del-rio-06-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/alberto-del-rio-06-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/alberto-del-rio-06-696x434.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/alberto-del-rio-06-673x420.jpg 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former WWE and AAA World Champion is a bit of a shock, considering that many insiders thought his chances of heading to Impact had dropped to zero following the reassignment of former creative\u00a0<strong>John Gaburick<\/strong>, who was Del Rio&#8217;s biggest supporter. But Anthem&#8217;s Ed Nordholm posted this on Twitter tonight from the set of the tapings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exciting night &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zZsW8SOn2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zZsW8SOn2F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed Nordholm (@EdNordholm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdNordholm\/status\/837422840748003328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was later confirmed by <strong>Jacob Cohen<\/strong> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scoop #33: Bruce says he doesn&#39;t know if anyone on the Impact roster can beat Lashley, out comes Alberto De Patron <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8MRngnE2YY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8MRngnE2YY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrJacobCohen\/status\/837456615204868097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Matt Morgan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2904\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2904\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/matt-morgan-1895446-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/matt-morgan-1895446.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/matt-morgan-1895446-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/matt-morgan-1895446-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/matt-morgan-1895446-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/matt-morgan-1895446-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/matt-morgan-1895446-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Impact Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The only name on this list not revealed by any source, this one is purely speculation from the author. But that is based entirely on a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/wrestlinginc.com\/wi\/news\/2017\/0228\/623640\/former-wwe-and-tna-star-returning-to-tv-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WrestlingInc. podcast interview<\/a> the former TNA star recently gave where he said &#8220;I\u2019m making my return to weekly broadcast television wrestling for a specific company \u2013 I\u2019m not going to name names now&#8221;. When pressed when, he replied\u00a0\u201cin the next four weeks\u201d. That timeframe fits in well with the release schedule of this week&#8217;s tapings.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Magnus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2903\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2903\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/IMG_3986.0-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/IMG_3986.0.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/IMG_3986.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/IMG_3986.0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/IMG_3986.0-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/IMG_3986.0-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/IMG_3986.0-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Impact Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UK wrestler Nick Aldis had his greatest success as Magnus in the former TNA and it appears that the reports the past week or so have proven true, as Magnus has reportedly signed a new deal, revealed in the list from PWInsider.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Konnan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2902\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2902\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/konnan-konnan-num2-1383300871-808x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/konnan-konnan-num2-1383300871-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/konnan-konnan-num2-1383300871-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/konnan-konnan-num2-1383300871-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/konnan-konnan-num2-1383300871-696x882.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/konnan-konnan-num2-1383300871-1068x1353.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/konnan-konnan-num2-1383300871-332x420.jpg 332w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/konnan-konnan-num2-1383300871.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No real surprise, but Konnan is backstage tonight as well, most likely in a return of hospitality after hosting Jeff Jarrett and Ed Nordholm this past weekend to finalize a partnership between Impact and Konnan&#8217;s indie promotion in Mexico, <strong>The Crash Lucha Libre<\/strong>. There&#8217;s rumours he may be an onscreen character, similar to his role with Prince Puma in Lucha Underground, and that he may introduce a new incarnation of <strong>LAX<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Garza Jr.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2901\" style=\"width: 626px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2901\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/56bce622b6be8.r_1455220266278.0-34-665-409.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/56bce622b6be8.r_1455220266278.0-34-665-409.jpeg 626w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/56bce622b6be8.r_1455220266278.0-34-665-409-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AAA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the three guys &#8211; along with <strong>Pentagon Jr.<\/strong> and <strong>Daga<\/strong> &#8211; who quit AAA in January and jumped to Konnan&#8217;s The Crash LL, Garza Jr. comes from a huge family of wrestlers from Mexico. His father, <strong>Mario Segura<\/strong>, was also known as <strong>El Ninja<\/strong> (Garza Jr was formerly known as El Hijo del Ninja), and his uncle is legendary Luchador <strong>Hector Garza<\/strong>. Garza Jr. and fellow countryman\u00a0<strong>Laredo Kid<\/strong> were both shown at the tapings today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">FOTO EXCLUSIVA: OFICIALMENTE, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GarzaaJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@GarzaaJr<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laredokidpro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@laredokidpro<\/a> llegan a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/impactwrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IMPACTWRESTLING<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IrJ9ceOHpF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IrJ9ceOHpF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roberto Figueroa (@RJ_Figueroa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJ_Figueroa\/status\/837406237293674497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Laredo Kid<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2912\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2912\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Laredo-Kid-01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Laredo-Kid-01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Laredo-Kid-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Laredo-Kid-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Laredo-Kid-01-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Laredo-Kid-01-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AAA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another former AAA talent, Laredo Kid is only 30 years old but is already a 14 year veteran of the ring. He joined the new &#8220;cast&#8221; alongside Garza Jr.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kongo Kong<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2911\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2911\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/1374906_930947790249263_6788378157585034503_n-300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/1374906_930947790249263_6788378157585034503_n-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/1374906_930947790249263_6788378157585034503_n-300-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Border City Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This Michigan big man has been an indie staple for nearly 15 years, with recent runs in Jarrett&#8217;s <strong>Global Force Wrestling (GFW),\u00a0<\/strong>Chicago&#8217;s <strong>AAW<\/strong>, Kentucky&#8217;s <strong>IWA: Mid South<\/strong>, Windsor&#8217;s <strong>Border City Wrestling<\/strong> and Toronto&#8217;s <strong>Destiny Wrestling<\/strong> to name a few. A menacing presence, Kong was one of the names reported by PWInsider.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>ODB<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2910\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2910\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/c5b86e31a829fcdd7a2ed750e1ccc6ae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/c5b86e31a829fcdd7a2ed750e1ccc6ae.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/c5b86e31a829fcdd7a2ed750e1ccc6ae-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/c5b86e31a829fcdd7a2ed750e1ccc6ae-280x420.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Impact Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ODB was a fan favourite in the Knockout Division before her release a year ago, where she went to <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong> to work alongside the <strong>Briscoe Brothers<\/strong>. She returned tonight, as first shared by Ed Nordholm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bring it on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theodbbam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheODBBAM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/impactwrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IMPACTWRESTLING<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniversalORL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@UniversalORL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fJS5U7McoZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fJS5U7McoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed Nordholm (@EdNordholm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdNordholm\/status\/837414206739734528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rachael Ellering<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2908\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Rachael_Jun16-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Rachael_Jun16-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Rachael_Jun16-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Rachael_Jun16-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Rachael_Jun16-696x870.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Rachael_Jun16-336x420.jpg 336w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/Rachael_Jun16.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The daughter of WWE Hall of Fame manager Paul Ellering (The Road Warriors, NXT Tag Team Champions Authors of Pain) and occasional NXT talent Rachael Ellering was announced by Nordholm as joining the Knockouts Division.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lots of new faces today &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RachaelEllering?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RachaelEllering<\/a> looking to impress our world &#8230; world class power lifter, talented wrestler<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed Nordholm (@EdNordholm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdNordholm\/status\/837401206553198592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Idris Abraham<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2909\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2909\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/5wT9yMSO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/5wT9yMSO.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/5wT9yMSO-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/5wT9yMSO-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Idris Abraham Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This Canadian indie wrestler has been working the 401 corridor, from Toronto&#8217;s <strong>Smash Wrestling<\/strong> to Windsor&#8217;s Border City Wrestling to indies in Michigan and beyond. His involvement with Impact was announced when Smash had to rebook his spot in this weekend&#8217;s F8Ful Eight Tournament.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BREAKING<\/a> please read! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F8fulEight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#F8fulEight<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wwe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#wwe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Raw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6NaiifHNjR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6NaiifHNjR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Smash Wrestling (@smashwrestling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashwrestling\/status\/836395380254339072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mario Bokara<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2907\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2907\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/mario-bokara-pws-e1449022260859.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/mario-bokara-pws-e1449022260859.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/mario-bokara-pws-e1449022260859-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: PWS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another member of GFW who seems to be getting a shot on Impact, as reported by PWInsider.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe &amp; Luster The Legend)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2905\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2905\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/reno-scum-770x439_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/reno-scum-770x439_c.jpg 770w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/reno-scum-770x439_c-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/reno-scum-770x439_c-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/reno-scum-770x439_c-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/03\/reno-scum-770x439_c-737x420.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GFW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Indie tag team wrestlers who worked events for GFW\u00a0as well as <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong> last year, they debuted tonight at the tapings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scoop #17: DCC out now, they are facing Reno Scum <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLXvWWnrEe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/FLXvWWnrEe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrJacobCohen\/status\/837446850680610818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With tapings set all weekend, expect more names to emerge, both returning and independent stars.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Impact Wrestling<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a crazy week of news out of Impact Wrestling with the news of the departure from the company of The Hardy Boyz, Drew Galloway, &#8220;The Miracle&#8221; Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis, and Jade. 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