{"id":89786,"date":"2021-04-19T13:27:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T17:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=89786"},"modified":"2021-04-19T13:27:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T17:27:30","slug":"mia-yim-shane-thorne-switch-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/19\/mia-yim-shane-thorne-switch-brands\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Mia Yim &#038; Shane Thorne Switch Brands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is being reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwinsider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PWInsider<\/a> that Mia Yim and Shane Thorne have switched brands from RAW to SmackDown.\u00a0 Yim had been competing on RAW under the name\u00a0RECKONINGas a member of\u00a0<strong>RETRIBUTION\u00a0<\/strong>while Thorne was competing as SLAPCJACK in the same group.\u00a0 A move to Friday nights could revitalize both talents.<\/p>\n<p>Mia Yim never really stood a chance following her move from NXT as she was put into the DOA RETRIBUTION angle and never got going on Monday Night RAW.\u00a0 If WWE is smart they can use her in SmackDown&#8217;s division which needs some talent capable of mixing it up with <strong>Sasha Banks<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Bayley<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Bianca Belair<\/strong>.\u00a0 Yim can slot into that division and provide a good opponent for any of the three.\u00a0 Although RAW does seem to be in need of talent following the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/15\/samoa-joe-billie-kay-mickie-james-wwe-releases\/\" target=\"_self\"> releases of the Iiconics<\/a> earlier in the week they will be without Yim.<\/p>\n<p>Shane Thorne has had a couple of stop-start runs on RAW including his short-lived team with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/05\/05\/the-mighty-too-shane-thorne-brendan-vink-continue-tmdk-legacy\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Brendan Vink<\/strong><\/a> which gave way for his spot in RETRIBUTION.\u00a0 It&#8217;s tough to see Thorne doing much of note on SmackDown but he is a talented guy who can have good matches if needed, all he needs is some spotlight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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