Scott D’Amore has been terminated from TNA with immediate effect.
As announced via press release on February 7th, D’Amore has been let go from the company and Anthony Cicione has been named as the immediate replacement.
Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc., a global multi-platform media company, announced today the appointment of Anthony Cicione as the President of TNA Wrestling.
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.
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.
In addition to these duties as President of Entertainment, Cicione will now manage the day-to-day business operations for TNA Wrestling. He brings more than 30 years of executive-level management experience to the organization. Cicione has been with Anthem for the last 16 years, managing technical operations and multiple cable and digital channels. Prior to his time with Anthem, Cicione was a producer of sports content including catapulting The Score to success by bringing WWE to the channel.
Scott D’Amore Leaves TNA
D’Amore’s departure comes just weeks after the promotion rebranded as TNA once again after being previously known as Impact Wrestling. The call is believed to have come directly from Anthem owner Len Asper.
In a follow-up report by PWInsider, D’Amore’s departure was informed to the staff via Zoom, with it being stated that D’Amore had “stepped down” despite the press release stating otherwise. Furthermore, Asper read what was described as a “prepared statement” which some talent did not like, while others understood that it was a no win situation. Additionally, talent were not allowed to ask questions in the meeting.
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