Source: The Sun
AFTER a great deal of speculation of the past month or two, Chris Harris and Ron Killings are finally on their way to WWE.
Harris confirmed the news on his official website, while Killings’ singing is one of grappling’s worst kept secrets.
It is unknown which of the federation’s three brands the lads will end up on, but Ron’s likely destination is Smackdown or ECW due to some lingering hostility with Raw head writer Brian Gerwirtz.
We are used to seeing WWE wrestlers heading to TNA, whether they’re unhappy headliners like Kurt Angle and Booker T or neglected undercard wrestlers like Matt Morgan and Tyson Tomko.
Not many have come the other way.
Names such as CM Punk, MVP, Paul London, Brian Kendrick and Mickie James all wrestled in the six sided ring, but were never established TNA stars. Jeff Hardy spent some time there, but he was and always will be a name associated with the WWE.
Probably the biggest name that found his way from TNA to WWE was Monty Brown.
Brown, formerly a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, spent several years in the Orlando based group, mostly near the top of card, but moved to the WWE after his contract ran out in November 2006.
With his name changed to Marcus Cor Von – but retaining the nickname The Alpha Male and his devastating finisher The Pounce – he was destined for bigger thinks, but unfortunately had to leave the company due to personal issues.
So Harris and Killings, if they are to be successful, need to break new ground.
The irony of Chris Harris’ signing is that only last year, at Slammiversary in June, he was given a slot in the King of the Mountain match for the TNA Title, replacing the recently bereaved Jeff Jarrett.
TNA onscreen Authority figure Jim Cornette said there was only one choice to replace Jarrett, and that was a man who had been with TNA since day one. He named ‘Wildcat’ Chris Harris.
This was the biggest push by far for a man who had wrestled the best part of his career in the tag team Americas Most Wanted with James Storm, and since going solo had been mostly battled his erstwhile partner.
However, although he had a quick programme with Christian Cage, Harris has floundered since his big moment.
At 34-years-old and with his contract running out, he has taken the chance to jump to WWE.
Ron Killings has been there before. After some time in the developmental programme of the WWE, he debuted as K-Kwik in November 2000.
He was soon teamed with Road Dogg, when Billy Gunn was out through injury. The team was short lived, and although K-Kwik went solo and even had a brief Hardcore Championship reign, he left the WWE shortly after, having never really lived up to early potential.
Ironically, his gimmick of rapping his way to the ring was then passed to a young chap called John Cena. He has done rather well for himself since.
Killings joined fledgling company TNA in June 2002, and won the NWA heavyweight title two months later, beating Ken Shamrock.
He was given the Nickname ‘The Truth’ and was a heel who felt held back because of his race.
After a second, brief, title reign, he drifted back into the midcard eventually, but has been a staple of TNA for a long time.
He was obviously looked on as a reliable hand though, as when TNA decided to bring in American Football luminaies Frank Wycheck and Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones, Killings was asked to work with them.
But even before the tasteless Pacman programme, Killings was keen to leave.
His intended destination was probably Mexico’s AAA organisation, to join up with his old 3 Live Kru teammate Konnan. But it seems WWE have decided to give him another shot. And very few people can say no to Vince McMahon.
The likelihood of Harris and Killings becoming huge stars in WWE is very slim. But it depends on what you consider to be success. They might be more than happy to make it to the big league and get some (any) TV time.
We certainly don’t expect Harris to win the world heavyweight title or Killings to headline WrestleMania, but we do wish them the very best of luck.
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