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I haven't seen Oney Lorcan for a long time now. What's he up to this days?

Formed a team with Danny Burch in their most recent appearances.

 

 

Was looking forward to seeing that team, but they seemed to have disappeared.

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WWE announced today that former baseball pitcher Rinku Singh has signed with the company.

 

He will arrive at the Performance Center in Orlando, FL on Tuesday.

 

In 2008, he won a reality series in India called "The Million Dollar Arm". He then signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates but never made it to the big league team. Injuries were a factor. There was later a feature film starring Jon Hamm, also titled "Million Dollar Arm" made about him.

 

The Bhadohi, India native is 6'3" and 256 pounds.

https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=114759

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In a backstage update on the status of WWE NXT Superstar Lio Rush, despite getting off to a rocky start in WWE, PWTorch.com reports that Rush has gotten his act together and is making a good effort to improve as a performer so that way he might have a better chance at succeeding in WWE. He's reportedly been training hard at the WWE Performance Center in an effort to adjust to the WWE style.

 

That same report from PWTorch.com also notes that former Ring of Honor Wrestling Top Prospect Tournament winner Donovan Dijak has been impressing people at the Performance Center as well, despite initially rubbing some people the wrong way when he first came in. Apparently he initially came across as being stubborn and wanting to do everything his way, especially when putting matches together. But now he's reportedly changed his attitude and is much more willing to listen and cooperate with people.

https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/50105/Backstage-News-on-Donovan-Dijak-Lio-Rush-in/

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Saurav Gurjar has already achieved great success, both as an athlete and as a television and movie star in Bollywood. Now, the Gwalior, India native is ready to fulfill his dream of becoming a WWE Superstar. This Tuesday, he takes the first step, reporting to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., for training.

 

The 6-foot-8, 298-pound Gurjar joins several other recruits who are arriving at the Performance Center this week, including Shadia Bseiso of Dubai, Nasser Alruwayeh of Kuwait and fellow Indian Rinku Singh. A former national champion in kickboxing with a diverse background playing sports throughout college, including wrestling, basketball and boxing, Gurjar is a well-known fixture on Indian television, having starred in popular mythological dramas such as “Mahabharat” and “Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanuman.”

 

The possibility of landing his greatest role, however – that of becoming a WWE Superstar – arose last April, when Gurjar joined 40 male and female athletes at an invitation-only tryout in Dubai. It was an opportunity he made the most of, and he signed a developmental contract with WWE later that year.

 

“I don’t want money. I don’t want fame,” Gurjar told WWE.com last April. “I want my dream.”

 

http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/saurav-gurjar-reports-to-wwe-performance-center

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I was talking in another topic how I feel NXT needs another top babyface. I thought it could be Ricochet but I can't believe that I completely overlooked Dijak (which is impossible to do... because he's so tall)! I think with his athleticism as a big buy he can win over the audience as he has done to me while he was in ROH and get into main event status relatively quickly.

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Triple H announced several new WWE NXT tour dates for the Mid-West:

 

https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/952981886581821441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

 

NXT will be running Thursday 3/1 at Express Live! in Columbus, Ohio, Friday 3/2 in Cleveland at the Agora Theatre on Friday, March 2, Saturday 3/3 in Detroit at the Royal Oak Music Center and Sunday 3/4 at the Egyptian Room in Indianapolis.

 

Advertised thus far are WWE NXT champion Andrade Cien Almas with Zelina Vega, WWE NXT Womens champion Ember Moon, Aleister Black, Adam Cole, WWE NXT Tag Team champions The Undisputed Era, Johnny Gargano and more.

 

Tickets officially go on sale 1/19.

https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=114828

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