Marshe Rockett, MJ Jenkins, Referee Brian Hebner, Referee Robert King, Referee Brian Stiffler, Referee Earl Hebner & Bram entlassen | *** UPDATE ***: Auch "Cowboy" James Storm verlässt IMPACT Wrestling - Wechselt er nun zur WWE?

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MORE IMPACT EXITS, IS FORMER TNA CHAMPION NEXT?

Marshe Rockett, who had worked for Impact Wrestling in the X-Division during the Billy Corgan regime, announced a few hours ago that he was done with the company.

MJ Jenkins, a Knockout who had hardly been used, was also released this week. Jenkins made her IMPACT debut at One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 2017 where she was defeated by Rosemary. She had a handful of other matches in the company, which saw her wrestle against Angelina Love and Laurel Van Ness on Xplosion in singles matches, and team up with ODB to take on Angelina Love & Laurel Van Ness.

Referee Robert King announced his departure from the company as well, citing on Twitter that he felt that he would never be signed to a contract and that it was time to move on:

Referee Brian Hebner also announced via Twitter that he had requested and received his release from Impact Wrestling. As PWInsider.com had previously reported, as part of financial cutbacks for this month's events in Ottawa, Impact intends to use Canadian referees who are local for the Bound for Glory PPV and subsequent TV tapings this week. Hebner had been with the company for a number of years. His father, Earl Hebner, was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame several years ago. One has to think his status with the company is also in question at this point.

With so many releases exits lately, PWInsider.com has been told the next major name to keep an eye on is former TNA champion James Storm. Storm's deal with the company, we are told, expires in January 2018, but with this coming week's TV tapings covering the next several months of episodes, they may actually end up being his final official dates for the company. Storm has been with Impact since TNA was founded in June 2002, with the exception of a short break after his contract expired, where he worked several NXT tapings and was offered a WWE deal before opting to sign his current Impact deal.

As PWInsider.com broke several days ago, Rockstar Spud was also released. We are told that was done as Spud's request and the release came through about three weeks ago.

These departures follow other recent exits that include Low Ki, Eddie Kingston and Jeff Jarrett.

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Another Long Time Impact Wrestling Employee Announces Departure, Impact Left With One Referee?

Brian Stiffler announced on Twitter last night that he was granted his release from Impact Wrestling. Stiffler had been with the company for thirteen years.

Stiffler had worked with the production team in Orlando before becoming a part of the ring crew. He then went on to become a referee.

As noted, referees Brian Hebner and Robert King also announced their departures from the company. As of this writing, that would seemingly leave Impact Wrestling with only one referee, TNA Hall of Famer Earl Hebner.

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Referee Earl Hebner Makes Impact Wrestling Departure

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Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned referee Earl Hebner is no longer working for Impact Wrestling.

Sources tell us Hebner left the company this week and it was due to Impact informing the referees that they’d be using local refs while in Canada for Bound For Glory/the tapings that follow.

The past week has seen an exodus of referees from Impact. First Brian Hebner was granted his release, then Brian Stiffler made his exit from the company.

Earl had been with Impact since 2006 and was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2015.

No word on what his plans for the future are at this point.

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Jetzt hat IMPACT Wrestling offiziell keinen einzigen Referee mehr unter Vertrag. Das Company-Ende scheint also mal wieder sehr nah, aber ich bin mir sicher, dass sich das sinkende Schiff erneut irgendwie retten wird. Schon irgendwie amüsant, wie viele Auf und Ab und Führungswechsel die Company innerhalb dieses Jahres durchlebt hat.

Ich hoffe, James Storm verlässt IMPACT Wrestling im Januar ebenfalls und macht sich auf in Richtung WWE.

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Nick "Magnus" Aldis über IMPACT Wrestling:

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Bram Granted Release From Impact Wrestling

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Another Impact Wrestling talent has left the company, as Bram announced on Tuesday that he’s been granted his release.

Bram tweeted, “I’ve been granted my release from @IMPACTWRESTLING. Thank you to everyone from top to bottom and to you the fans for your support.”

The wrestler — whose real name is Thomas Latimer — joined Impact in 2014. His most recent push came with the faction known as DCC, but things fell apart with it when the regime change happened.

Sources tell us Latimer and the team had been unhappy in the company since the breakup went down. Fellow DCC alum Eddie Kingston departed Impact last month and it’s rumored that this will be James Storm’s final week with the company as well.

No word on Bram’s current plans for the future.

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James Storm Departs Impact Wrestling, Gives Goodbye Speech At TV Taping (VIDEO)

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After fifteen years with the company, James Storm is saying goodbye to Impact Wrestling — and the wrestler thanked Dixie Carter during his farewell speech at last night’s TV taping.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us Storm’s exit is legit. We’re told he recently made the decision to depart when his next contract option came around for multiple reasons.

During his goodbye speech at the TV taping in Ottawa on Thursday, The Cowboy thanked the fans for their support. He also thanked Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett and Bob Ryder — but not Anthem Sports.

Sources tell us Storm is free to negotiate elsewhere starting today, but right now there’s no current word on his plans for the future.

Storm signed with TNA / Impact Wrestling in June of 2002. Outside of a couple of appearances in NXT in late 2015, he had been with the company ever since.

Storm won his first and only TNA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Kurt Angle in October of 2011. His reign was short-lived, as he lost the title 8 days later to Bobby Roode.

Storm posted the following on Twitter tonight regarding his departure:

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Watch the video of his farewell below.

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