Two Former Impact and ROH Stars Debuting on Smackdown This Week

WWE is rumored to be getting two new stars added to their Smackdown roster very soon if rumors are to be believed. PWInsider reported earlier that Matt Bennett and his wife Maria Kanellis-Bennett are both going to be debuting with the promotion imminently. The couple will likely debut at some WWE live events over the weekend. The duo have been signed by WWE for a while now, and they were scheduled to debut at NXT Takeover: Orlando before Wrestlemania. However, plans have changed, and they are scheduled to be headed straight for the main roster on the Smackdown brand this Tuesday. There is the possibility that they could debut at Money in the Bank this Sunday as well.
Mike Bennett has been wrestling since 2002, first making a name for himself in Ring of Honor. He met and began dating Maria Kanellis back in 2011, they got married back in 2014. The two of them later worked alongside each other in TNA (now Impact) Wrestling last year. There, Bennett became a TNA X Division Champion, and Kanellis won the TNA Knockouts Championship. The signing of the Bennetts has been rumored for months now, but the belief is that they are indeed signed to WWE. The power couple should be on the Smackdown roster full time by this Tuesday at the most. No word on who they will be feuding with upon arriving to WWE.
Mike Bennett will be making his debut for America’s biggest wrestling promotion when he does finally show up. His wife however, is no stranger to WWE. She took part in and lost the Diva Search competition in 2004, but was signed by the company anyway. She stayed with the company before being released back in 2010. Maria claimed in 2014 that Nikki Bella prevented her from returning to the company due to an incident involving Dolph Ziggler at a party. She now says that both she and Nikki have since spoken and made up. Get ready for Bennett and Kanellis to make their mark on the Smackdown brand very soon.