Anthem Terminates Contract of TNA President Scott D’Amore

TNA Wrestling’s parent company Anthem Sports & Entertainment announced that they have terminated the contract of TNA President Scott D’Amore.

The official reason given was due to Anthem wanting 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.”

It was also announced that Anthem’s Entertainment Group President Anthony Cicione has been named as the new President of TNA going forward.

Official press release:

Anthony Cicione Named President of TNA Wrestling

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.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that this decision is currently believed to have come directly from Anthem owner Len Asper.

Johnson reported that Anthem will be stepping in and taking a much larger role in the day-to-day management and business strategies for the promotion. TNA itself reportedly will be folded into Anthem’s Entertainment division going forward and no longer existing as its own thing in the company. Johnson reported that this was the reason for D’Amore’s removal both from his position of power and from TNA.

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that Anthem officials met with TNA talent over a Zoom call this afternoon. One talent who attended the meeting reportedly stated that they understood the reasoning behind the change but credited D’Amore with saving the promotion.