{"id":2181,"date":"2016-01-29T22:46:42","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T04:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2016-01-29T22:47:30","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T04:47:30","slug":"tna-sends-awesome-kong-home-following-locker-room-incident-with-reby-hardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2016\/01\/29\/tna-sends-awesome-kong-home-following-locker-room-incident-with-reby-hardy\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA sends Awesome Kong home following locker room incident with Reby Hardy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-639621179\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>TNA management sent Awesome Kong (a\/k\/a Kia Stevens) home from the UK tour following a locker room incident with Reby Hardy on Friday. Mike Johnson of <a href=\"http:\/\/pwinsider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PWInsider.com<\/a> reports that Kong threw Hardy&#8217;s bags out of the locker room and would not let her dress there due to previous issues between the two. The situation escalated and TNA officials reportedly made the call to send Kong home.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Well, that&#8217;s one way to start an overseas tour. 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