TNA just went through a rough round of cuts, but apparently, the door is not only swinging one way.
According to Fightful Select, new talent arrivals in TNA are expected to be a regular thing throughout the summer. That comes right after the company let several people go and faced questions about why cuts were happening even after landing its new AMC television deal.
“New talent arrivals in TNA are expected to be a regular occurrence throughout the summer months, per sources.”
That makes the timing a little messy. Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that TNA is still losing money even after landing its new United States TV deal with AMC for Thursday night IMPACT. That reportedly played a role in the mid-June cost-cutting moves.
TNA previously described those cuts as a “workforce reduction” meant to streamline operations and sharpen strategy. Behind the scenes, though, people were wondering how strong the AMC deal really was if jobs were still getting eliminated.
The cuts hit several names. Tommy Dreamer parted ways with the company, Sami Callihan was fired, and TNA’s production team also took heavy losses. Tessa Blanchard, Steve Maclin, and Myla Grace also exited in recent weeks. Aiden Prince later confirmed he was gone too, saying the news hit hard after years with the company.
“Yesterday, i got the call that i was let go from TNA. “Id be lying if i said i wasn’t bummed, my work has been so much of my life for the last 4/5 years. Thank you everyone I had the pleasure of working with.”
So, TNA is cutting costs while also apparently preparing to add talent. That sounds strange on paper, but it may mean the company is trying to reshape the roster instead of simply shrink it. With the AMC deal, the WWE crossover attention all hitting at once, TNA seems to be making moves in both directions.
Now the question is whether those new arrivals will make the cuts feel like part of a bigger reset, or just create more confusion about what TNA’s real plan is this summer.
What do you think about TNA reportedly planning regular talent arrivals after recent cuts? Is this a smart reset, or does it send mixed signals? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
