WWE hires Jeremy Borash

[slik]

Longtime Impact Wrestling personality Jeremy Borash has been hired by World Wrestling Entertainment, PWInsider.com has confirmed. Several Impact sources confirmed this morning that Borash has given them notice that he was leaving.

Borash was backstage at the WWE events over the last several days in Philadelphia.

https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=115204

[#BROKEN Hasney]

He was just announced as host for TNA's live audio show, so lol if true.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Wonder if he'll be used on television or if it's just a backstage gig.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I'm hoping he's used to produce the outside shots they're planning for the Woken shit as he helped out on that, but honestly, he's worn so many hats in TNA he could be brought in to do anything.

Commentator, ring announcer, video production, online strategy and content...

[slik]

Maybe Michael Cole is moving to a behind the scenes role (that was rumored a while ago) and Borash will replace him on commentary?

[slik]

Seems weird to me...WWE has plenty of announcers/interviewers/broadcasters already.

[Droford]

Replace Graves on SD

[Evil Vito]

Maybe Michael Cole is moving to a behind the scenes role (that was rumored a while ago) and Borash will replace him on commentary?

It's possible. Cole's been involved in production meetings at NXT for a few years now so that may be his next step.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Maybe Michael Cole is moving to a behind the scenes role (that was rumored a while ago) and Borash will replace him on commentary?

Can't wait for the "I'm not good enough to call Backlash" promo.

Seems weird to me...WWE has plenty of announcers/interviewers/broadcasters already.

Like I said, he's done so much it could be literally anything and maybe not an on screen role

Replace Graves on SD

I could see this, but he's a much better play by play than colour.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Thinking about it, he could be doing NXT production. He is Florida based.

[Destor]

He's "mostly awful"

[Mr. Nerfect]

That's a shame.

[Heisenberg]

He knows how to say Samoa Joe correctly, that's all we need from him, plus that #BrokeN brilliance

[Evil Vito]

Vince has a pattern of rotating announcing personnel and taking people off screen once he feels they're past their shelf life. He slowly phased out Fink in the early 2000s. Tony Chimel is still employed but hasn't been the regular announcer for either of the main shows since 2011 and now only pops up on TV when Edge shows up. He essentially demoted JR and King at different times by sending them to SmackDown.

Cole's now been a fixture on TV for almost 20 years and has been the lead Raw announcer for nearly a decade. It wouldn't surprise me if Vince fully overhauls the broadcast team once again after WrestleMania.

[slik]

Maybe Kevin Dunn is retiring and Jeremy Borash is replacing him and we can finally get rid of the weird zooming in/out and shaky-cam/weird cuts that Dunn has been so fond of the last few years.

[Evil Vito]

I'd be all for Kevin Dunn being loaded into a cannon and shot into the sun

[slik]

I really, really miss when wrestlers used to be in a brawl and the camera just 'showed them brawling' instead of zooming and fast cuts and 'shaking for effect'....you end up having no idea wtf is going on.

Let me see the dude punch the other dude in the face, please.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Vince has a pattern of rotating announcing personnel and taking people off screen once he feels they're past their shelf life. He slowly phased out Fink in the early 2000s. Tony Chimel is still employed but hasn't been the regular announcer for either of the main shows since 2011 and now only pops up on TV when Edge shows up. He essentially demoted JR and King at different times by sending them to SmackDown.

Cole's now been a fixture on TV for almost 20 years and has been the lead Raw announcer for nearly a decade. It wouldn't surprise me if Vince fully overhauls the broadcast team once again after WrestleMania.

To replace him with a dude that's six years younger? I can definitely see Cole being phased out or swapped for Tom Phillips or Byron Saxton, but Borash seems like a weird choice.

[Evil Vito]

To replace him with a dude that's six years younger? I can definitely see Cole being phased out or swapped for Tom Phillips or Byron Saxton, but Borash seems like a weird choice.

I don't think it's a concern of the age of the performer (Cole's not even 50 yet) as much as it is the exposure to the audience. Most WWE fans have probably never seen Borash.

[erickman]

so abyss is the only old timer left in impact. the only on air stuff jb should do is interviews he needs to produce.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't think it's a concern of the age of the performer (Cole's not even 50 yet) as much as it is the exposure to the audience. Most WWE fans have probably never seen Borash.

That's true, but there's also a reason for that. I think his role will mainly be behind the scenes stuff, or Network content.

[owenbrown]

so abyss is the only old timer left in impact. the only on air stuff jb should do is interviews he needs to produce.

If Abyss were to sign to WWE, would that be good or bad?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

If Abyss were to sign to WWE, would that be good or bad?

Bad now. Surprised they didn't get him in his prime though.

[erickman]

if they get abyss he would be a trainer, he has a sports med degree from ohio.

[Bad News Gertner]

Bad now. Surprised they didn't get him in his prime though.

According to Abyss, they tried but Abyss was loyal to TNA

[Destor]

There was a handfull of talent the really thought it would catch fire. For a moment it looked like it owuld tbh. When angle came over I thought they might be on to something...then they let the boys runs the show and it went to shit.

[Evil Vito]

Yeah they wanted to bring Abyss in to do the Abyss vs. Kane match basically everyone fantasy booked on their WWE vs. TNA cards back in the day.

[Bad News Gertner]

I hope Borash replaces Mauro on commentary

[Evil Vito]

I want Mauro and JBL to hug it out and do a YouTube show together

[Bad News Gertner]

And then JBL gives Mauro the Clothesline From Hell

[Simple Fan]

Yeah fuck Mauro. JB isn't an upgrade but I don't think JB is a big as a bitch as Mauro. Plus JB can help on the Woken Hardy stuff that really needs help.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They got Angle and I was like "Yessss!" and then hired Vince Russo like that same week and it all went to shit. Like, even if you're a Russo apologist, he still seems like a weird fit for a company that's been defining itself with AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels and Christian Cage. It'd be like getting Cornette to run Chikara or something.

[Rammsteinmad]

Does TNA have any employees left?

[Mr. Nerfect]

I wouldn't put it past them to continue even if all they had was Abyss wrestling himself.

[Rammsteinmad]

And that would probably be the most entertaining thing they've put out since 2008.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

PWInsider, says Borash will indeed be working with the black-and-yellow brand and the developmental system, likely starting at this week’s NXT tapings at Center Stage in Atlanta. They claim he was not brought in to work with Matt Hardy on “Woken Universe” material, but could be tasked with helping craft WWE’s version of the “Broken” gimmick he helped Matt with in Impact.

Yeah, figured it would be that with the Florida base and likely being a HHH appointment.

[#1-norm-fan]

Finally. The last WCW holdout.

[#1-norm-fan]

Gotta job him to Triple H at WrestleMania so we can end the Monday night wars ONCE AND FOR ALL.

[erickman]

I thought disco was the last hold out

[Tom Guycott]

Finally. The last WCW holdout.

I thought disco was the last hold out

SWERVE! The last holdout is AIR PARIS! When they sign him, he's going to get plugged into a main event program with AJ Styles! AIR RAID EXPLODES!!!1!

[KIRA]

I'd be all for Kevin Dunn being loaded into a cannon and shot into the sun

Same here I hate that beaver-faced fuck

[Evil Vito]

I thought disco was the last hold out

The fact that we never got any Fandango and Disco Inferno interaction is a fucking crime

[DaveWadding]

Same here I hate that beaver-faced fuck

BUCKY BEAVER BUCK TOOTH MOTHERFUCKER

[#1-norm-fan]

Sometimes I listen to the story of when Jim Cornette snapped at Kevin Dunn in front of everyone and had to apologize and then Kevin Dunn started crying and... I just smile.

[Cool King]

Maybe Michael Cole is moving to a behind the scenes role (that was rumored a while ago) and Borash will replace him on commentary?

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[Cool King]

I really hope not.

Cole may be bad, but Borash is so much worse.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

TNA is died. Long burn in hell TNA.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Sometimes I listen to the story of when Jim Cornette snapped at Kevin Dunn in front of everyone and had to apologize and then Kevin Dunn started crying and... I just smile.

Jim Cornette's Kevin Dunn rants are almost as good as his Vince Russo ones. I hope something happens to put Dunn in the news so Corny's got more of a reason to rant about him.