Confirmed: TNA Signs Five New Talents

[It's Damn Real!]

A few days ago in the wake of the Young/Roode departure news, Bob Ryder tweeted:

@brydertna: Always tough seeing people go, especially friends like @REALBobbyRoode & @TheEricYoung.Still a great roster & added 5 new signees this week.​

Apparently, according to a report from HouseofWrestling.com, those five (six) are Cherry Bomb and her real-life boyfriend Pepper Parks, The Legionnaires (NXT's Tom La Ruffa and Pierre Marceau), Allysin Kay, and apparently Barbi Hayden as well.

Nothing is official with any of them (officially announced, that is), but Parks has been tweeting and re-tweeting TNA-related stuff for a few days now, and recently worked a losing bout to Mike Bennet a couple months ago. Cherry Bomb was also featured on the most recent TNA One Night Only: Knockouts PPV, and has made a few appearances with TNA in the past, though all apparently as one-offs.

I don't know enough about any of them except Parks and Cherry Bomb to say too much, but those two alone immediately make me want to see a power couple of TNA feud between them and Bennett and Kanellis at some point down the line.

 

[three count bout]

If this is true then this should immediately help out the Knockout Division. I like how they're building Jade but after she beats Gail there won't be anything to do with her since the Doll House has extensively feuded with the TBP. Signing three new KOs would create new rivalries, and help freshen up the scene. Historically women have succeeded in Impact and I can't see why they can't get to that level again with an expanded roster.

Since the UK tour TNA has cut ties with Kong, Anderson, Roode and EY so they should have some available money, the next thing I would suggest would be signing some new, fresh, young X-Division talent. Trevor Lee hasn't been shown in a month, but he can't do it all on his own so the company needs to get some guys that can put on some great matches that knock peoples socks off like the old days.

The main event is looking great currently, young guys climbing up the ladder mixed with veterans like Jeff Hardy, and probably Storm in the near future. If TNA shores up the Knockout and X Division it will go along way to improving a product that's gotten much better recently.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

So, the official group is as follows: Jesse Guilmette (Pepper Parks), Laura Dennis (Cherry Bomb), Marshe Rockett, Thomas LaRuffa and Mikael Vierge.

This means that, at least for now, Allysin Kay and Barbi Hayden aren't contracted.

Official statement from TNA here: http://impactwrestling.com/five-new-talents-sign-to-impact-wrestling/

 

[Starkist]

This is what TNA needs, which is new talent. I think the way the show is flowing with new talent being added to the roster it could helpTNA get back the viewers they have lost. Maybe not all of them but some is better than none.

I never heard of any of these talents so I am highly interested in seeing what they can do in the ring. The tag team reminds me of La Resistance in a way. Heard they are good and if TNA let's them do their thing then they will help TNA in the depleting tag team division.

 

[filthyanimalz]

For the first time in a long time I am excited for the X division with the additions of Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett, Pepper Parks and Marshe Rockett as well as Tigre Uno, Mandrews and DJZ. If they would be so kind as to add Jay Lethal to that list, the division would be looking pretty good again.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Pepper and Cherry Bomb make me eventually want to see a power couple of TNA feud with Bennett and Kanellis.

 

[Zeven_Zion]

Thing is, TNA needs a new creative direction more than new talent. It's about the cook more than it is about the ingredients. A cook can make a dish with all my favorite things in it, but if he cooks it badly he makes them taste bad as well.

Same dynamic applies when it comes to wrestlers and creative. The wrestlers can only enhance what creative does, but if the ideas are dumb there's little the boys can do.

 

[TDFG]

What we're seeing is TNA having a reboot in terms of talent.

Big name, big wage veterans and stalwarts like Bobby Roode, Eric Young, Kurt Angle & Mr. Anderson have been let go and they have some lesser known, fresh, younger talent who they can build with.

The signings inject the Tag, X & Knockout divisions with a bit more and much needed talent.

I don't know much about the talent signed but hopefully they get good character development in TNA.

 

[snoopy]

Thing is, TNA needs a new creative direction more than new talent. It's about the cook more than it is about the ingredients. A cook can make a dish with all my favorite things in it, but if he cooks it badly he makes them taste bad as well.

Same dynamic applies when it comes to wrestlers and creative. The wrestlers can only enhance what creative does, but if the ideas are dumb there's little the boys can do.

TNA has the best booking and creative writing in wrestling,I don't know where you're seeing dumb ideas. I'm seeing well thought out ideas.

 

[ShinChan]

Signing and building new wrestlers is the most wanted thing for TNA's revival.

Ethan Carter III is the best example of TNA's capability to turn a comedy jobber into a legit main eventer. Drew's run has been fine too and Bennett's run has been good too.

Really happy to see TNA making good efforts to revive and the show has already started improving.

 

[Nature Boy]

This is very interesting news!

I look forward to seeing how these new signings will fit with the existing TNA roster.