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https://www.pwinsider.com/article/115204/wwe-hires-jeremy-borash.html?p=1
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, but initially was telling those who asked that he was just visiting friends. However, the word backstage at Raw last night was that Borash has been hired by WWE.

Borash was doing commentary voiceovers for upcoming episodes of Impact Wrestling this past Thursday and was at Friday night's House of Hardcore event in Philly filming material for Impact as well, which appear to have been his final duties for the company.

It’s not an understatement that Borash was in many ways the heart and soul of Impact Wrestling behind the scenes. His exit is probably one of the most shocking in Impact history. The departure is as major as Gene Okerlund jumping from Verne Gagne’s American Wrestling Association to the WWF in the 1980s in terms of perception, only it’s a far worse loss for Impact.

Borash has been one of the longest tenured Impact employees, dating back to the company's formation in 2002. He held many different hats there, most notably ring announcing, commentating and doing backstage interviews at different points in front of the camera. In recent months, he had been the lead announcer, which means WWE just signed Impact’s lead announcer right after Impact has tons of episodes with his work in the can that will air for the next several months.

Behind the scenes, Borash was really the company MVP as he could be counted on to handle everything asked of him. He worked on the creative side and was a tireless producer and content creator forthe company, most famously editing and putting together the Hardy "Broken Universe" material and Impact's British Bootcamp reality series. He would run production and execution of live events. He spearheaded the company’s dive into social media and was a massive cheerleader for all things Impact Wrestling.

Borash was the glue that at times, helped to hold Impact together behind the scenes. He was the constant that could always be counted on by those running the company, especially in the Dixie Carter era. Without Borash, that company will never be the same. It cannot be overstated: this is a massive loss.

Prior to Impact Wrestling, Borash worked for WCW as a ring announcer and one of the hosts of the WCW Live internet program, coming into pro wrestling following a career in the radio industry. Outside of Impact, Borash promoted the 2005 Hardcore Homecoming ECW nostalgia events, the first of which still holds the record for the highest pro wrestling gate in the history of the 2300 Arena. He also produced the well-received Forever Hardcore documentary on the ECW era.

In recent years, Borash has also worked with television personality Chef Robert Irvine’s production company, working on Irvine’s television productions and emceeing his live events. Borash has also worked regularly as the emcee for WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross’ events

So apparently Jeremy Borash signed with WWE. Some might think well that isn't a huge hit, but Borash has been one of the most loyal guys with Impact over the years. I remember him also having his hands on the Broken Hardy gimmick years ago, and you found that out when Jeremy showed up on screen at the Hardy Compound seemly to be directing.
 

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Been a major part if the creative team from te very beginning and well liked by everyone who worked with him WWE just picked up a guy who could come close to McMahon level of hard work.

Good for him
 

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Great. He's a good man as they say backstage, he's creative and hardworking. Hope he'll fix the Woken gimmick.
 

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Anyone think he might be on the Commentating Team for SD? I'm hearing though he might be involved with NXT.
 

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He's going to work exclusively with Matt Hardy and most likely be the producer for his gimmick matches.
 

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Anyone think he might be on the Commentating Team for SD? I'm hearing though he might be involved with NXT.
Hope not. His commentating is terrible. Good interviewer though.
 

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As we reported earlier, Jeremy Borash has signed with WWE and left Impact Wrestling in rather a hasty fashion. Dave Meltzer is also now reporting that Borash will be working with the NXT brand.

There had been some speculation earlier that he would be working with The Hardy Boyz as he was behind the "Broken" Matt video productions at Impact Wrestling.

PWInsider is also reporting Triple H made the decision to bring him over to WWE but it remains unknown what role he will have with NXT.

I don't get why he can't help Matt a bit for his Woken scenario. He can.
 

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Meltzer hasn't had an accurate story since Jimmy Jacobs left.....:hmm:
 

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He best not be on TV though for the WWE, I hate that motherfuckers nasally ass voice.