Very curious about the situation that has lead to this.
“Cicione replaces Scott D’Amore, whose contract with Anthem has been terminated. D’Amore has been a part of TNA since 2003. He held many key leadership positions and played a vital role in the growth of the company leading to its strong industry reputation today, including the successful return of the TNA Wrestling brand in 2024. Anthem thanks him for the commitment he brought to the business, the talent, and the people who work outside the ring.”
I can’t imagine this was a amicable parting of the ways.
Scott was key in the hiring and pushing of a lot of folks.
Not sure what to make of this. If there is more to it, I hope it comes out. But I have no doubt that corporate wrestling is being very careful about rumours and allegations right now.
This is pure speculation. For all I know Scott’s leaving has no bad blood behind it. I hope that’s the case, and he will find other employment soon.
Maybe Anthem was pissed he brokered a deal at Royal Rumble with all the sex pests at WWE.
If I’m Anthem I can’t be thrilled to be mentioned at the same press conference where HHH looked like a fool. Great, we worked a deal with a guy who claims he didn’t read a lawsuit.
The move aims to further integrate TNA Wrestling into Anthem’s Entertainment Group, of which Cicione is the President, leveraging the entire Company’s resources to add more value in areas including production, distribution, marketing, viewership, customer acquisition, digital revenue streams, ad sales and sponsorships, digital tech operations, and more.
So, if you take that at face value, it was just corporate restructuring.
Also, if you take that at face value, he should be out of a job for about 15 minutes. Any wrestling company in the world could benefit from having him around.
Unless you’re one of the weirdos who cheers for stock prices and profits, the “non-wrestling people” in charge of wrestling companies in North America are not having a great 2024 so far.
