{"id":13039,"date":"2016-03-25T10:52:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T15:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=13039"},"modified":"2016-03-25T11:02:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T16:02:22","slug":"intl-tag-team-tmdk-finishes-noah-run-heading-nxt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/25\/intl-tag-team-tmdk-finishes-noah-run-heading-nxt\/","title":{"rendered":"Int&#8217;l tag team TMDK officially signs with WWE after finishing NOAH run"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2561071187\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>Mar. 25 Update:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwenxt\/article\/tag-team-specialists-the-mighty-dont-kneel-sign-wwe?sf23140970=1\" target=\"_blank\">WWE officially announced<\/a> the signings of top international tag team Michael Nicholls (Mikey Nicholls) and Shane Veryzer (Shane Haste).<\/p>\n<p>WWE named them by their international tag team name of TMDK (The Mighty Don&#8217;t Kneel). The duo is scheduled to report to WWE&#8217;s Performance Center &#8220;in early April\u00a0to begin training as part of a new class of recruits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>TMDK will start off on the NXT brand to add to the\u00a0loaded tag division.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 10 Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Top international tag team TMDK (Mikey Nicholls &amp; Shane Haste) wrapped up their NOAH run Thursday in Tokyo, Japan. Now they head\u00a0to\u00a0WWE&#8217;s NXT brand.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholls &amp; Haste concluded their &#8220;Departure to the World&#8221; Tour by defeating\u00a0Naomichi Marufuji &amp; Mitsuhiro Kitamiya in the semi-main event of Thursday&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholls &amp; Haste closed with a promo thanking the NOAH fans for their support and promoted their next journey &#8220;to the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The duo from Australia is the latest international signing for WWE. 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