On Thursday night’s edition of TNA iMPACT!, Mike Tenay said Daivari is now going under his royal Arabic name, Sheik Abdul Bashir.
A promo video followed with the former Daivari in an expensive suit. He talked about how he came to the United States to live the American Dream, but whenever people see him, they just want to pat him down for bombs. He called America the most slanted society on the planet, and said that due to his success, he’s “more American than you.”
According to new reports, there is said to be more of an internal vote of confidence in Vince Russo right now within TNA. This shouldn’t be taken as Russo having picked up more power within the company, although sources have indicated he has at times.
Alex Kozlov was said to have gotten rave reviews within TNA when he was used for the recent World X Cup Tournament as part of Team International. Kozlov, who currently competes for the CMLL promotion, isn’t expected to be signed due to TNA’s renewed relationship with the promotion as it is considered off limits to sign anyone from there right now.