TNA: AJ Francis Reportedly Signed Contract with TNA, Becky Lynch on Being Interested in Joining TNA Early In Her Career, Alex Shelley

AJ Francis Reportedly Signed Contract with TNA

AJ Francis reportedly recently signed an official contract with TNA Wrestling, according to Fightful Select.

Sean Ross Sapp reported that his sources stated that Francis contract with TNA lasts through 2024 and includes terms allowing him to work dates for other promotions with some exceptions.

Sapp reported that the exceptions are Francis will not be allowed to take any dates for AEW nor WWE.

Prior to his signing, Francis has been working for TNA since this past January.

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Becky Lynch Comments on She Had Considered Idea of Joining TNA Wrestling Early Into Her Career

A recent episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani show featured Becky Lynch as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Lynch revealing that she had considered the idea of joining TNA Wrestling early into her wrestling career.

“When I got hurt (early in my wrestling career), which — I got a concussion, I got a bunch of stitches in my eye. But, really I was like, ‘I don’t know what I’m doing with my life’ and I was 19 years old and I was about to move over to America to do a personal training diploma in Orlando and my goal was maybe I can get into TNA because the way that they were treating women there was so much better than the way that they were treating women in WWE so it was like, I can make a splash there.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

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Alex Shelley Comments on His Upcoming Departure from TNA

As noted before, The Motor City Machine Guns’ Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin’s contracts with TNA Wrestling is set to expire at the end of this month and they will be leaving the company afterwards.

Shelley recently reflected on Twitter about his upcoming departure from TNA.

“While things change, I want to express this – try to leave things better off than when you found them. Everyone is someone, treat them with respect, show up enthused, do your best, and help others whenever possible. I hope this isn’t too “Live, Laugh, Love” wall art cringe.”

While things change, I want to express this – try to leave things better off than when you found them. Everyone is someone, treat them with respect, show up enthused, do your best, and help others whenever possible. I hope this isn’t too “Live, Laugh, Love” wall art cringe.

— @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) March 27, 2024