WWE Signs The Bashing Bulgarian, Backstage News

– WWE has signed "The Bashing Bulgarian" Miroslav to a developmental contract. Miroslav is from Bulgaria and was trained by Gangrel and Rikishi, among others, at the Knokx Pro Wrestling Academy in Burbank, California. Miroslav would be WWE's second acquistion from Knokx Pro, following Alberto Del Rio's personal ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez. He too is a trained professional wrestler.

– Regarding WWE's overall reaction to less than stellar television ratings in recent weeks, many are not worried. However, a number of people are butting heads over the company's creative direction through the end of the year, as well as what to do with certain characters.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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