WWE Signs Awesome Kong.
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WWE is making a big addition to its Divas division -- literally -- as the company has signed former TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong.
FanHouse has confirmed a story that was first reported by Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net.
On Wednesday afternoon, Kong had alluded to the signing on her Twitter page when she wrote, "My dreams just came true today. I got my dream job. Yes, THAT one."
Kong will stand out in the WWE Divas division as a big, ferocious woman rather than the picture-perfect glamour look of the typical Diva. She should be a great addition to the division as a strong worker at a time when the company is putting an emphasis on in-ring work from its women.
She had a successful run during her nearly three years working with TNA Wrestling. While there, she was a two-time TNA Knockouts Champion and was also a Knockout Tag Team Champion once.
Kong and current WWE Diva Gail Kim were mainly responsible for building up the TNA Knockouts division in 2007. The two had a memorable feud during that year which many times highlighted the weekly "Impact" television show and pay-per-view events.
This past January, she made news when she physically attacked backstage interviewer and radio shock ? Bubba The Love Sponge for negative comments he made regarding the Haiti earthquake relief effort. TNA management sent her home from the ongoing television tapings at that time.
She reportedly asked for her release at that point and was finally given it on March 22. It is believed that, as part of her release, she had a nine-month non-compete clause which is now expired.
There is no word yet on when Kong might make her first appearance on WWE television and what her name may be with the company. She is expected to go straight to either "Raw" or "Smackdown" and not have to first take part in Florida Championship Wrestling, the company's developmental group.
FanHouse has confirmed a story that was first reported by Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net.
On Wednesday afternoon, Kong had alluded to the signing on her Twitter page when she wrote, "My dreams just came true today. I got my dream job. Yes, THAT one."
Kong will stand out in the WWE Divas division as a big, ferocious woman rather than the picture-perfect glamour look of the typical Diva. She should be a great addition to the division as a strong worker at a time when the company is putting an emphasis on in-ring work from its women.
She had a successful run during her nearly three years working with TNA Wrestling. While there, she was a two-time TNA Knockouts Champion and was also a Knockout Tag Team Champion once.
Kong and current WWE Diva Gail Kim were mainly responsible for building up the TNA Knockouts division in 2007. The two had a memorable feud during that year which many times highlighted the weekly "Impact" television show and pay-per-view events.
This past January, she made news when she physically attacked backstage interviewer and radio shock ? Bubba The Love Sponge for negative comments he made regarding the Haiti earthquake relief effort. TNA management sent her home from the ongoing television tapings at that time.
She reportedly asked for her release at that point and was finally given it on March 22. It is believed that, as part of her release, she had a nine-month non-compete clause which is now expired.
There is no word yet on when Kong might make her first appearance on WWE television and what her name may be with the company. She is expected to go straight to either "Raw" or "Smackdown" and not have to first take part in Florida Championship Wrestling, the company's developmental group.
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Since she from TNA she will be getting squashed by Laycool and Maryse on a nightly basis
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If only Chyna was still around.....
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Chitown Bully wrote: »Since she from TNA she will be getting squashed by Laycool and Maryse on a nightly basis
i say the same thing, but i'm more on the level that they'll make a ton of fat jokes and ? on her.
it'll go like this.........she'll get pushed, people will make fun of her size or insult her with cryptic sideways talk "because she's black", she'll get ? (in-character) and destroy a couple girls like Kelly Kelly because that'll be her gimmick, to get ? off at people making fun of her. Then "something" will go wrong with her push because the writers won't know what to do with her at a certain point, and then she'll get buried, embarrassed even more, and endeavored.
She'll either ask for her release like everyone else or get buried so much that the WWE's excuse will be that they had nothing for her and release her. -
She go be dominate for a few months and then turn into a jobber before being put in a love angle with the Great Khali
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lol she just got arrested too.
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She'll have to go to FCW to limit her moveset first
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Give it 6 months, she'll either be non-kayfabe attacking the writers, or be used as an Aunt Jemima type gimmick. One of the two.
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Knowing WWE, she'll be a relative or love interest of Mark Henry.
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mark henry's love interest
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WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
there is NO competition for her in the WWE
she can't wrestle Beth Phoenix every night
they fixin to fucc her around
probably gon have her stalkin Santino and gettin into scraps wit Jimmy Snuka's daughter -
Mr. 66Hundred wrote: »WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
there is NO competition for her in the WWE
she can't wrestle Beth Phoenix every night
they fixin to fucc her around
probably gon have her stalkin Santino and gettin into scraps wit Jimmy Snuka's daughter
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Kang_Solomon_Grundy wrote: »Knowing WWE, she'll be a relative or love interest of Mark Henry.dalyricalbandit wrote: »mark henry's love interest
These two right here. -
LOL @ Mark Henry's love interest.
That plus the stereotypical ? they did with Jacqueline and Jazz with them hating blonds. They're probably working on a storyline about her terrorizing Kelly Kelly as we speak. SMH -
Chitown Bully wrote: »Since she from TNA she will be getting squashed by Laycool and Maryse on a nightly basis
......HOW.....theres no way in hell. Fans'll riot first. -
gonna have a spark when she starts and than its down hill
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They'll call her "Shaniqwa" like they did with Linda Miles and do some ghetto ? with her.
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datrumeaning wrote: »......HOW.....theres no way in hell. Fans'll riot first.
he same fans that cheer for Cena and Miz.. doubt it. -
KingGivBiz wrote: »he same fans that cheer for Cena and Miz.. doubt it.
Damn goof point... -
drunkenone wrote: »They'll call her "Shaniqwa" like they did with Linda Miles and do some ghetto ? with her.
yeah that was sum utter bs right there. linda was cool. wonder where she at now? anywhoo, wwe is probably gonna ? on her b/c like sumone said, she has NO competition. unless they reignite her and kim's feud. that might bring sum life. it's been a min since i watched either program. she mite have to wrestle the fellas lol -
She should have went back to japan or back to in the indies. WWE's goin to screw her over somethin serious