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2 Former WWE Stars Debut On TNA iMPACT (Footage)

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• 2 Former WWE Stars Debut On TNA iMPACT (Footage)

On tonight’s AMC premiere of TNA iMPACT, TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella brought in Daria Rae (fka Sonya Deville) as the “The Suit.” This was Daria’s TNA debut.

Daria praised Santino’s work in TNA, but she turned on him soon. Daria said Santino isn’t professional and can’t even keep his family out of this. Daria said she can do Santino’s job better than him. Daria has taken over day-to-day TNA operations from Santino.

Rae then announced that she has signed a new knockout to TNA: Elayna Black (fka Cora Jade in WWE). Elayna then returned to TNA (as she wrestled in TNA while she was in NXT), but this was her official debut as a TNA Knockout.

• Braun Strowman Involved In A Car Accident

Former WWE Superstar Braun Strowman revealed on Instagram that he was involved in a car accident while test-driving a vehicle he had just finished working on.

Strowman said he was rear-ended during the test drive of his 1994 Honda Civic. He noted that his neck is a little sore but confirmed that no one was seriously injured. Strowman added that while the car suffered damage, he was thankful the situation was not worse and emphasized that vehicles can be repaired.

Here’s what the former Universal Champion wrote:

“Ugh finally got the #94 #eg #hatch #civic done and I got rear ended on the test drive. Necks a little sore but all in all I’m glad this is as bad as it is. Could have been way worse.

Cars can be fixed. I’m blessed no one was seriously injured.

#lucky #notsolucky #rearended #accident #caraccident #imOk #fix #fenderbender”

RELATED: Kevin Nash Involved In A Car Incident

• NXT Officials Left Blindsided By WWE’s Raid

The sudden disappearance of NXT’s biggest stars may have been just as surprising to the trainers in Orlando as it was to the fans at home. While the new year began with a massive “raid” of the developmental brand – seeing Oba Femi, Trick Williams, Je’Von Evans, and Jordynne Grace move to the main roster – new reports suggest the transition was far from organized.

According to Self Made Pro, these call-ups were a “last-minute decision” that lacked proper coordination between the main roster and NXT leadership. The NXT creative team was reportedly “blindsided” by the timing, as they had expected to have access to stars like Oba Femi and Je’Von Evans for “double duty” appearances through WrestleMania 42 weekend. Instead, the talent was pulled immediately, forcing Femi to vacate the NXT Championship without a long-term succession plan in place.

The report describes a “right hand not knowing what the left hand was doing” scenario within WWE management. This lack of top-down communication left NXT in a difficult position, struggling to prepare new talent to fill the massive voids left by the departing superstars.

With the roster essentially “raided” overnight, the developmental brand is now tasked with a rapid rebuilding phase that it wasn’t fully prepared to execute so early in the year.

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