Man, for Eric Young to be the one to make this speech.. Anyone who knows anything knows that him and D'Amore go back 20 years at TNA. Cant imagine how hard this was for him.
Firing Scott was a really stupid move. It also shows just how disconnected Anthem is with the TNA roster. You can see it in their faces. They're angry.
I think this is more about the entire company than it is. One situation with Scott dismore as a TNA fan and I have been a fateful one for the most part off and on for years. I just want to see the company build and be anywhere close to what they were in the past. That's all, regardless of who's running it or not. People have put a tombstone on this company for a long, long time and they've still here. My favorite pay-per-view was always slammervery but now my new favorite pay-per-view of TNA has always been hard to kill because it is a motto that they've lived by for literally a decade
@@TivonSanders They didn’t want him becoming a focus point and wanted to focus more on the wrestlers and not have another Vince/Tony figurehead. They felt he was getting too much attention.
@@therainmakerinsiderboohoo he shouldn’t have signed the contract. Stop putting shit into a situation you know nothing about. The option was there and it was their right to do it. What someone “wants” doesn’t matter when you sign a contract. People are so deluded I swear.
@@Shubham6699Anthem, the company that owns TNA, fired their head of creative Scott D’Amore, who the talent all really loves and who gave a lot of these guys their first big break. Some added context: D’Amore wanted to go in a new direction with the company which would’ve meant more money. There were even rumors TNA was making big money offers at CM Punk and Will Ospreay. Ultimately though Anthem was happy with the pace TNA was at and said no. D’Amore offered to buy the company outright from Anthem, they rejected, and he was fired. This comes specifically after a rebrand from IMPACT to TNA, which was part of a general effort from D’Amore to galvanize the roster/fanbase for a new era of TNA. And it’s working. They’re not as big as they were but TNA has developed one of the most loyal followings it’s had in a long time. D’Amore cut a few very impassioned promos about this and was then fired. So yeah, it’s a bad look for Anthem.
But to me this is more than Scott dinsmore. This is the people who literally have said they wanted TNA to fail and it has always said nothing but negative s*** about TNA. I'm glad Eric Young and some of the roster came out and said what they said because I guarantee you they're not their for the money. They're there because they love wrestling and they love the fans
@@Cboz1978 They would need his level of power and say so to execute such a thing. I just really hope the new guy does not dismantle everything (which we see throughout history, people making that same mistake) that Scott worked hard to build even with the employees.
It's so wild to see a promotion WANTING to thrive, making the changes necessary to get back to that point and that level they were at, only to be screwed over by a parent company who is so out of touch, that they don't understand the magnitude of what they just did. Anthem messed up big time, and unfortunately, it's TNA who's paying for it.
Yep it's crazy scott D amore was the one who ask us the last time they visit NOLA 2 yrs ago if we want TNA wrestling too come back too the city hell yeah is what we said sorry too see scott D amore go like that
I might not make that exact comparison. 😅 Remember that Heyman was the face of ECW while not paying the talent of ECW. Modern day Heyman seems in a much better spot, but the stories of how his charge went aren't the best light to compare Scott to right now. ❤
For any wrestling fan, we all want every wrestling company to thrive and have people enjoy wrestling. It's obvious that Scott D'Amore had such a big impact on TNA, especially after Dixie Carter's era. It took them several years to bring it back up again. People loved and respected D'Amore. Firing him while TNA just rebranded was a very dumb move by Anthem and it may affect them in the long run.
@@hectorbaez1332at the very end you can see it, when they’re all going back into the tunnel. I didn’t think it happened either when I red the parent comment, but then I watched the end and was like “wait, what?!”
@@deekdeegler5059sorry but that is stupid no rich person is gonna close up shop they're gonna run whatever they have into mediocrity just like everything else. Every man feels threatened.
2014: Spike TV decides not to renew the TV deal with Impact Wrestling one of the reasons is due to Vince Russo secretly working for Impact Wrestling with Spike TV Executives not knowing about it and being lied to by Impact Wrestling President Dixie Carter. 2024: Anthem Sports & Entertainment fire Impact Wrestling/TNA President Scott D'Amore for no valid reason when Scott D'Amore revived Impact Wrestling/TNA back to success.
I'm glad that the roster came out and said this, especially Eric Young listen. I've been a TNA fan for over 20 plus years now. It's sad and it's sickens me as a fan, not just of the brand but in wrestling in general that people have made fun of this company and have buried them time and time again as if that's a cool thing to do. Regardless of Scott Dinsmore is there or not the people that are on that roster are not there for the money and they're not there for the fame. They're there because they love that brand and they love the fans that are loyal to that brand like myself. Have I been watching the product fatefully over the last decade? No, I be lying if I said I did, but I've always rooted for the company no matter who's on the roster. No matter who's there have I criticized the booking at times. Yes of course but at the same time they work their asses off. So all of these podcast pundits and all of the people Who just love to disrespect and s*** on TNA. Shame on them and the loyal fans. Not just of TNA but in wrestling should call them out for it. That's all I have to say. Can't wait to see the pay-per-view
I've been a fan as well, though I'll admit not nearly as long... i came in around Main Event Mafia and Aces n 8s time-frame for reference And yeah, ive made some jokes in passing with friends, never anything hurtful or mean, just like "how are they still around" and of course the obligatory "they'll make a hell of an impact" This shit sucks man They were just crawling back from a mess and suddenly find themselves in another I hope they're doing alright
I have been a fan of TNA since 2003, I've seen their highs and lows, and this feels like a major low, and you can see it on their faces. The good thing here is that the talent will try to move forward, but something tells me that once contracts begin to expire, we will see some people leave.
It sucks the majority of people online, especially wrestling pundits, make more money off negative posts & videos then positive ones do. So its a $ making gimmick to be a hater, but then the sheep that cant form their own opinions follow suit, & jump on the hater bandwagon, same with AEW. Its en vogue to hate on anything not WWE, which to me shows the haters are dumb af, just followers & its sad that slander sells, in most every aspect of our culture & its old, real fn old & lame af too.. hopefully TNA bounces back like they always have.
@@mighty_yeti It is but at the same time they haven't What's the point that they're there for the fans and nobody else they're there to perform the fans no matter how many fans are in the crowd? I like to hear that from now. Yes, it sucks. It's a blow behind the scenes but it's not wavering from what their main objective is.
So, Anthem either wanted Eric to do this or Eric asked too and was allowed to make a statement clearly referring to the whole Scott situation but he wasn’t allowed to say his name?
The thing I have loved about TNA for the last 2 years is the work environment. It's the one thing I can relate with the wrestlers and the crew. From the moment I heard the news, I was going to stand behind the wrestlers and always will.
Been a fan of TNA Wrestling since August 19, 2021. Been watching as an Ultimate Insider and I 100% agree. TNA Wrestling is THE company that has always proved everyone wrong. Now they just gotta do it again. No Surrender was absolutely spectacular!! They can bounce back, so long as the men and women of the roster are unified under the goal of creating a better company, despite Anthem's decisions
When Anthem fired Scott D'Amore, the TNA locker morale is down. Once those star's contract expires, they going straight to AEW or WWE. Wherever Scott D'Amore goes, they'll follow him.
I love the roster talent TNA has currently, I wanna see TNA succeed but I think Anthem made a a horrible business decision, its a slap in the face to the talent that has signed to TNA, its a slap in the face to the returning fans who lost interest for years because Anthem thinks people in the wrestling industry are all replaceable cogs in there machine. I was never a fan of Scott D'Amore on screen as a character, But what he's done behind the scenes for TNA as a the man in charge 🤯. Now I just want to see where Scott goes, what does Scott do? Any wrestling company would be lucky to have him as an asset.
Dixie Carter Vs Billy Corgan Vs Jeff Jarret Vs Anthem Vs Scott D'More winner takes TNA/Impact/GlobalForceWrestling/TNA Again 6 sides of Steel Lethal LockDown. Don West In heaven Yelling YOUUUUUVEEE GOTTTAAAA BEEEE KIDDDDING MEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! TNA! TNA! TNA!
This is why it's so hard not to like TNA I mean the balls of these guys they said what they wanted in a respectable manner and still got their point across .... goosebumps
Scott was not paying the bills through this whole time it was Anthem, so why Scott played a role in keeping the company going from a management stand point it was still Anthem paying the bills and putting TNA on a network they own.
Sad to say but, probably, TNA won't make it out of 2024. They have been hanging on, surviving for the last bunch of years thanks to Scott and the talents. I don't know what will happen, but one thing is for sure, Anthem will NOT put any extra money into the company. What you see now on TV is all you will get and sadly, for MANY it's just not enough. I hope Scott returns, but it won't happen because of MONEY!! Sometimes it's just not healthy to work under too much stress, the talents look very upset and stressed. IMO TNA is not a healthy place anymore. The talents deserve better, maybe TNA going OOB is not such a bad thing. That would give everyone a chance to move on and start fresh in a new company where they will be appreciated. They will all find work, many many companies out there!!
People have been saying that TNA was going to go out of business since 2010. TNA survived losing Spike TV, losing AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Sting , Kurt Angle, heck even Covid-19. Losing Scott D'Amore sucks and but it is not the end of the world. I still remember fans criticizing his decision to put the title on Tessa Blanchard.
Massive over reaction to scott leaving. The ratings were and still are terrible. Name change and bringing back the old theme is very nostalgic but nothing else has changed.
forgive me, i havent really watched wrestling since the wwf golden era but i am still familiar enough with the different promotions of today. i came across this video and the speech this guy gave was great and sounded very sincere. what exactly happened?
TNA which has been teetering on the edge of obscurity and bankruptcy for years finally hired a booker named Scott D'amore which the roster and fans both loved who was turning things around for them. Then suddenly Anthem sports, the company who owns TNA fired him without explanation.
No idea. I haven't watched TNA since the very early 2010's. I instantly recognized Eric Young's voice...I thought he was a TNA promoter or manager. He has been around for a very long time, so I can definitely see that. He has always been more of a TNA guy and won championships there.
I just saw Scott D'amore give an awesome heart felt speech after the ppv Hard to Kill went off about how tna is back, and then a few days later, I find out he's fired? Wtf.. From what I hear, I heard he got fired because he wanted to bring more wrestlers in.. but the parent company Anthem Media Group doesn't want to spend any money. They don't even want to do live tv, which is another thing Scott was pushing for. I feel like TNA will be another shoestring budget promotion if that's the case.
This would have been before the live broadcast started. I assume the camera crew are told to just go get coverage of everything involving the talent, even when they're not live but potentially still recording, just in case it's something they might want to use. I strongly doubt anyone at Anthem will greenlight releasing that footage in an official capacity any time soon if ever.
So while yall are on this....why are yall ok with Hugh NOW after you bashed and crucified him just a couple years ago for getting guys to actually train????????????? I know I know..... everyone is a hypocrite. But really.....why are yall ok with him now???
Well, they chose to run the Alario Center which is way out of New Orleans. NOLA is already hard to run in and to draw something in. Much less do it on a Friday evening.
Anthem clearly told them do this. Or no more paychecks. LOL TNA is fully back. At least till those contracts run out. Have fun resigning anyone anthem.
Good lord how small is the arena and the crowd it sound like 5 people clapping and idk about TNA i wish they were as big as they were in the 00s and still had that stellar roster of old and new guys but no disrespect to the young guys but wrestling cannot work without a perfect combo of old and new
Nice speech, very uplifting, thank you for uploading it! Frankly, the wording was bad, especially when in the last years we lost many good people in Wrestling! Noone "lost" Scott D'Amore, everyone knows exactly where to find him! We were robbed of him, that's the truth!
You sound stupid, you do realize that right? You just want to be negative just to be negative. Let us loyal fans enjoy TNA and if you don't like it, move the F on
I agree! TNA 2.0 as I call it is dead! The original TNA I loved that had a great roster and went to huge arenas back in the Hogan/Bischoff era. Many hated that era but it was way better than this version of TNA now with no good talent and a super cheap company that wants the product to continue looking like a poor indie promotion that can only afford to hire jobbers and midcarders that no one cares about or never heard of lol I was once a hardcore TNA fan but stopped watching last year after being a fan of the product since 2009 because it's a terrible product now and even if Scott wasn't fired, he cannot fix a severely damaged product. I'm an MLW guy now, it has a way better presentation, better arena, better PPVs and a better roster. RIP TNA 2.0.
I don't even watch TNA (other than catching clips here on yt) yet I know how important Scott is. All it takes is a few seconds of internet searching to find out how impactful he was in TNA's past success and recent rise. For some casual fan like me to know this- and for Anthem either not to, or choose to ignore it completely is a special kind of stupid.
Scott Demore (probably spelled wrong) got fired really recently. He was lead booker or head of creative or something of that nature and was really loved by apparently the entire roster.
No, Scott D'amore was fired from his position as essentially the head of TNA and replaced with a corporate stooge with no knowledge of the product. It's like Jim Heard's WCW all over again.
No, they're not shutting down. They've been taking heavy criticism because Scott dismore, who ran the company made a power play and he didn't win. An anthem kicked him to the curve. There were there to reintegrate that nothing has changed and they're going to still be there to entertain their fans and pretty much tell all the haters and there are a lot of haters to move the f*** on and let them
Scott D'Amore was let go by Anthem, TNA's new parent, Anthem Entertainment. Not exactly sure what the reasons were, whether it was streamlining redundancies (bringing in their own people to replace him anyway) or it was silencing the squeaky wheel because D'Amore always championed the product by demanding a bigger production budget and bigger overall investment in the company. It's not as big and shiny as the competition. It's also made up of a lot of what Vince/WWE thinks were 3rd tier talent and were subsequently let go to eventually find a home in TNA. Others went to AEW. All in all, it's a brand struggling to find an identity. It's been around in some form for decades. It's a testament to the brand that it's managed to stay relevant. It's a big shake-up for TNA. It should survive it, but it's the initial apprehensive dance the talent and crew have with management that they have to overcome and trust in. It's a bit of a heavy-handed move on Anthem's part because everyone in TNA appreciated and loved D'Amore for his work and promotion of the brand.
I think EY addressing the crowd in a NOLA suburb is fitting given that TNA parent Anthem just fired Scott D'Amore. EY and D'Amore go way back and TNA just won't feel the same without the latter there.
I'd love it if Anthem listened to the talent and brought Scott D'Amore back, but from the point of view of the company it sets a bad precedent. Don't be surprised if Anthem Sports suspends operations for TNA entirely until further notice and doesn't allow the talent to work anywhere else. They can simply keep paying the minimum, let everyone's contract run out and eventually close down the promotion and sell the library to AEW or TKO. TNA isn't really profitable for Anthem Sports, at least not as much as they expected, and they're a business, they care about making money, not pleasing less than 100K fans.
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Man, for Eric Young to be the one to make this speech.. Anyone who knows anything knows that him and D'Amore go back 20 years at TNA. Cant imagine how hard this was for him.
And about 5 years prior to that in Border City Wrestling.
Jobber squad TNA... Boo.
@@areality40yet here you are, watching this, and commenting.
He was trying hard not to cry I could tell
Such an amazing speech by Eric Young who really steps up as the locker leader. They need him more than ever to keep pushing forward.
Eric Young is like the heart and soul TNA for many years
Mid jobber speech
@@linkinparkmickyshri🤓🤓🤓
lmfao for real tho@@linkinparkmickyshri
Firing Scott was a really stupid move. It also shows just how disconnected Anthem is with the TNA roster. You can see it in their faces. They're angry.
I think this is more about the entire company than it is. One situation with Scott dismore as a TNA fan and I have been a fateful one for the most part off and on for years. I just want to see the company build and be anywhere close to what they were in the past. That's all, regardless of who's running it or not. People have put a tombstone on this company for a long, long time and they've still here. My favorite pay-per-view was always slammervery but now my new favorite pay-per-view of TNA has always been hard to kill because it is a motto that they've lived by for literally a decade
Why was he fired in the first place? TNA/Impact was doing well!
@@TivonSanders They didn’t want him becoming a focus point and wanted to focus more on the wrestlers and not have another Vince/Tony figurehead.
They felt he was getting too much attention.
Anthem doesn't want tna
@@Bls-of1ld Im that's not true
Good to see unity in TNA
Im glad those 20 fans have something to remember
EY is trying to rally the troops, but the troops already looked defeated.
I miss Eric Young in .W.W.E.
@@jaredcarsonhuntleyhe was wasted on the main roster
@@Fighttilltheend0136 yea sanity didn’t go anywhere
Anthem fucked up look at Moose this guy is pissed off
Josh Alexander as well. Anthem exercised his option when he didn’t want to.
@@therainmakerinsiderboohoo he shouldn’t have signed the contract. Stop putting shit into a situation you know nothing about. The option was there and it was their right to do it. What someone “wants” doesn’t matter when you sign a contract. People are so deluded I swear.
This looks and sounds like Eric Young.
@@BBULLSHlT WE WANT SCOTT! WE WANT SCOTT! WE WANT SCOTT! WE WANT SCOTT!
@@BBULLSHlT WE WANT SCOTT! WE WANT SCOTT! WE WANT SCOTT! WE WANT SCOTT!
Well they just pivoted back to the bottom slot congrats anthem for ripping the soul out of the company in record time.
I know I agree!
For probably the second time too
Roster looks bummed af. You can definitely see morale down.
What happened?
Yeah what happened?
@@Shubham6699Anthem, the company that owns TNA, fired their head of creative Scott D’Amore, who the talent all really loves and who gave a lot of these guys their first big break.
Some added context: D’Amore wanted to go in a new direction with the company which would’ve meant more money. There were even rumors TNA was making big money offers at CM Punk and Will Ospreay. Ultimately though Anthem was happy with the pace TNA was at and said no. D’Amore offered to buy the company outright from Anthem, they rejected, and he was fired.
This comes specifically after a rebrand from IMPACT to TNA, which was part of a general effort from D’Amore to galvanize the roster/fanbase for a new era of TNA. And it’s working. They’re not as big as they were but TNA has developed one of the most loyal followings it’s had in a long time. D’Amore cut a few very impassioned promos about this and was then fired.
So yeah, it’s a bad look for Anthem.
It was that bad you could hear every person clapping 1 at a time
😂
Hell of a different energy since the Hard to Kill speech
Eric Young is TNA’s Randy Orton whether in the ring or the leader of the Locker Room.
Lolol naw
He’s TNA’s Eric Young people get weird with having to compare people to other people 😂
Without the dozen World title reigns, tattoos, tan, muscular look, hair, and swagger. But yea, he's just like him.
@@_BigTimer85 🥴
Man its just not the same anymore without D'amore the Roster looks dead no offense but you can the pain on their Faces Anthem fucked up big time.
So honor his legacy by continuing his work.
But to me this is more than Scott dinsmore. This is the people who literally have said they wanted TNA to fail and it has always said nothing but negative s*** about TNA. I'm glad Eric Young and some of the roster came out and said what they said because I guarantee you they're not their for the money. They're there because they love wrestling and they love the fans
@@Cboz1978 They would need his level of power and say so to execute such a thing. I just really hope the new guy does not dismantle everything (which we see throughout history, people making that same mistake) that Scott worked hard to build even with the employees.
Without Scott there is no tna
@@joehossack4135yes there is haha stop being a dick rider
I was getting back into TNA and i was excited for rebrand, but firing Scott just makes me want to stay away, I can’t get invested.
Why?!
@@flyguy7825 WE WANT SCOTT! WE WANT SCOTT! WE WANT SCOTT! WE WANT SCOTT!
@@paulkendrick4153 So was Scott wrestling?!
Same here
Same
Heard about this speech. Thanks for whoever recorded this. Will watch this before somebody from TNA blocks it.
It's so wild to see a promotion WANTING to thrive, making the changes necessary to get back to that point and that level they were at, only to be screwed over by a parent company who is so out of touch, that they don't understand the magnitude of what they just did. Anthem messed up big time, and unfortunately, it's TNA who's paying for it.
Scott got us here, the IMPACT/TNA fans back to real venues and better matches and he isn't here to see what good he's done
Yep it's crazy scott D amore was the one who ask us the last time they visit NOLA 2 yrs ago if we want TNA wrestling too come back too the city hell yeah is what we said sorry too see scott D amore go like that
Shout out to the old lady in the bottom corner just chowing down on her nachos for the whole promo. Haha
D'amore is the Paul Heyman of TNA we need him. They the roaster need him.
I might not make that exact comparison. 😅 Remember that Heyman was the face of ECW while not paying the talent of ECW. Modern day Heyman seems in a much better spot, but the stories of how his charge went aren't the best light to compare Scott to right now. ❤
Paul is not married to a man then give his husband a push for the women knockout title after the marriage
*roster
@@BorutoBlack-u7tHe is?
All of the good things, none of the bad
They were so hyped for a TNA rebrand. Failed before it even had a chance. Good luck to them
Failed? No. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
It's definitely DOA.
I can't stop laughing at the woman eating nachos !!!
For any wrestling fan, we all want every wrestling company to thrive and have people enjoy wrestling. It's obvious that Scott D'Amore had such a big impact on TNA, especially after Dixie Carter's era. It took them several years to bring it back up again. People loved and respected D'Amore. Firing him while TNA just rebranded was a very dumb move by Anthem and it may affect them in the long run.
Wrestlers vaping during the promo 😂
Where I didn't see it lol?
@@hectorbaez1332Bruce was taking a duece when he typed that comment
@@hectorbaez1332at the very end you can see it, when they’re all going back into the tunnel. I didn’t think it happened either when I red the parent comment, but then I watched the end and was like “wait, what?!”
And the lady eating the nachos in the audience.
@@stephenmoore3035 really your pointing out a person in the crowd eating nachos
Wrestling is so strange. The moment you think you are over some brother comes from out of nowhere
This sounds like a Eulogy.
It is, TNA's final nail in the coffin.
All this years people said they were like cockroaches, surviving everything, but this might be it sadly
@@nosoymontanalol of this was it Anthem would just close up shop.
@@deekdeegler5059sorry but that is stupid no rich person is gonna close up shop they're gonna run whatever they have into mediocrity just like everything else. Every man feels threatened.
@@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa669yeah feels like a wcw situation all over again
It is
No Surrender got a whole other meaning for the first time
2014: Spike TV decides not to renew the TV deal with Impact Wrestling one of the reasons is due to Vince Russo secretly working for Impact Wrestling with Spike TV Executives not knowing about it and being lied to by Impact Wrestling President Dixie Carter.
2024: Anthem Sports & Entertainment fire Impact Wrestling/TNA President Scott D'Amore for no valid reason when Scott D'Amore revived Impact Wrestling/TNA back to success.
We want scott
I'm glad that the roster came out and said this, especially Eric Young listen. I've been a TNA fan for over 20 plus years now. It's sad and it's sickens me as a fan, not just of the brand but in wrestling in general that people have made fun of this company and have buried them time and time again as if that's a cool thing to do. Regardless of Scott Dinsmore is there or not the people that are on that roster are not there for the money and they're not there for the fame. They're there because they love that brand and they love the fans that are loyal to that brand like myself. Have I been watching the product fatefully over the last decade? No, I be lying if I said I did, but I've always rooted for the company no matter who's on the roster. No matter who's there have I criticized the booking at times. Yes of course but at the same time they work their asses off. So all of these podcast pundits and all of the people Who just love to disrespect and s*** on TNA. Shame on them and the loyal fans. Not just of TNA but in wrestling should call them out for it. That's all I have to say. Can't wait to see the pay-per-view
I've been a fan as well, though I'll admit not nearly as long... i came in around Main Event Mafia and Aces n 8s time-frame for reference
And yeah, ive made some jokes in passing with friends, never anything hurtful or mean, just like "how are they still around" and of course the obligatory "they'll make a hell of an impact"
This shit sucks man
They were just crawling back from a mess and suddenly find themselves in another
I hope they're doing alright
I have been a fan of TNA since 2003, I've seen their highs and lows, and this feels like a major low, and you can see it on their faces. The good thing here is that the talent will try to move forward, but something tells me that once contracts begin to expire, we will see some people leave.
It sucks the majority of people online, especially wrestling pundits, make more money off negative posts & videos then positive ones do. So its a $ making gimmick to be a hater, but then the sheep that cant form their own opinions follow suit, & jump on the hater bandwagon, same with AEW. Its en vogue to hate on anything not WWE, which to me shows the haters are dumb af, just followers & its sad that slander sells, in most every aspect of our culture & its old, real fn old & lame af too.. hopefully TNA bounces back like they always have.
@@mighty_yeti It is but at the same time they haven't What's the point that they're there for the fans and nobody else they're there to perform the fans no matter how many fans are in the crowd? I like to hear that from now. Yes, it sucks. It's a blow behind the scenes but it's not wavering from what their main objective is.
@@daveh1065 AMEN!! 1000%agree.
So, Anthem either wanted Eric to do this or Eric asked too and was allowed to make a statement clearly referring to the whole Scott situation but he wasn’t allowed to say his name?
Scott D’Amore was and always be TNA.
The thing I have loved about TNA for the last 2 years is the work environment. It's the one thing I can relate with the wrestlers and the crew. From the moment I heard the news, I was going to stand behind the wrestlers and always will.
Been a fan of TNA Wrestling since August 19, 2021.
Been watching as an Ultimate Insider and I 100% agree.
TNA Wrestling is THE company that has always proved everyone wrong.
Now they just gotta do it again.
No Surrender was absolutely spectacular!!
They can bounce back, so long as the men and women of the roster are unified under the goal of creating a better company, despite Anthem's decisions
I feel like they wanted to show a united front but the roster just looked defeated.
Endeavor is going to buy them before the summer…
That would be Friggin Awesome 🎉
I believe that
Morale looking about as low as a call center right there, chin up guys!
TNA always TNA's itself
When Anthem fired Scott D'Amore, the TNA locker morale is down. Once those star's contract expires, they going straight to AEW or WWE. Wherever Scott D'Amore goes, they'll follow him.
You the fans......all 2 of them. Listen to that echo!!
Scott steal money from the
Company. He Will not be back anytime soon. The story need to be spoken. The Guy is not a Hero. More a zero
I love the roster talent TNA has currently, I wanna see TNA succeed but I think Anthem made a a horrible business decision, its a slap in the face to the talent that has signed to TNA, its a slap in the face to the returning fans who lost interest for years because Anthem thinks people in the wrestling industry are all replaceable cogs in there machine.
I was never a fan of Scott D'Amore on screen as a character, But what he's done behind the scenes for TNA as a the man in charge 🤯.
Now I just want to see where Scott goes, what does Scott do? Any wrestling company would be lucky to have him as an asset.
Could be headed to WWE
Not The Rascalz hitting a dab pen at the end 😂
This will not be on tv......giant camera gets in his face and he looks right at it. Brilliant!!
Dixie Carter Vs Billy Corgan Vs Jeff Jarret Vs Anthem Vs Scott D'More winner takes TNA/Impact/GlobalForceWrestling/TNA Again 6 sides of Steel Lethal LockDown.
Don West In heaven Yelling YOUUUUUVEEE GOTTTAAAA BEEEE KIDDDDING MEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
TNA! TNA! TNA!
This is so great to see. Eric Young has come such a looooong way. From being scared of his own pyro, to appointed locker room leader
damn I thought AEW crowds were small this crowd is what 15 maybe 23 people including the wrestlers on stage
2005 i would've never thought EY would be making the speech...wonderful!
It will never be like the TNA we used to know.
2008
A fine speech.
I am a big fan of tna wrestling, I never miss a show on tv.
This is why it's so hard not to like TNA I mean the balls of these guys they said what they wanted in a respectable manner and still got their point across .... goosebumps
EY definetely spoke from the heart about his former Team Canada co worker Scott D'Amore who was unfortunately terminated by Anthem.
THATS there entire locker room!!!?? Theres the REAL issue.
that vape hit at the end though...
wow all that and he said nothing
Said in front of ...dozens and dozens of people in attendance😂
So anthem didnt like that Scott asked for an icrease in budget and he gets canned. Its not like he took a dump on their heads during working hours.
Nope only vince does that 😅
If not for Scott, TNA would be a tape library on the WWE Network by now .....
True
Scott was not paying the bills through this whole time it was Anthem, so why Scott played a role in keeping the company going from a management stand point it was still Anthem paying the bills and putting TNA on a network they own.
Bro couldn’t wait to get off stage to hit that vape 😂
A TNA original and the current world champion is pissed.
SCOTT COMES BACK WITH THE MAIN EVENT MAFIA !
Scott was the heart and soul of TNA
Sad to say but, probably, TNA won't make it out of 2024.
They have been hanging on, surviving for the last bunch of years
thanks to Scott and the talents. I don't know what will happen, but
one thing is for sure, Anthem will NOT put any extra money into the company.
What you see now on TV is all you will get and sadly, for MANY it's just
not enough. I hope Scott returns, but it won't happen because of MONEY!!
Sometimes it's just not healthy to work under too much stress, the talents look
very upset and stressed. IMO TNA is not a healthy place anymore.
The talents deserve better, maybe TNA going OOB is not such a bad thing.
That would give everyone a chance to move on and start fresh in a new company
where they will be appreciated. They will all find work, many many companies out there!!
People have been saying that TNA was going to go out of business since 2010.
TNA survived losing Spike TV, losing AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Sting , Kurt Angle, heck even Covid-19.
Losing Scott D'Amore sucks and but it is not the end of the world.
I still remember fans criticizing his decision to put the title on Tessa Blanchard.
So why and how the hell did they sign Ziggler!?
Massive over reaction to scott leaving. The ratings were and still are terrible. Name change and bringing back the old theme is very nostalgic but nothing else has changed.
@@chrisjames5188I agree, bringing back a name and theme song won't make the company better lol those days are over when TNA was good.
Nope
forgive me, i havent really watched wrestling since the wwf golden era but i am still familiar enough with the different promotions of today. i came across this video and the speech this guy gave was great and sounded very sincere. what exactly happened?
TNA which has been teetering on the edge of obscurity and bankruptcy for years finally hired a booker named Scott D'amore which the roster and fans both loved who was turning things around for them. Then suddenly Anthem sports, the company who owns TNA fired him without explanation.
@oeatallday Scott has been there for 20 years. He is TNA, do your research.
No idea. I haven't watched TNA since the very early 2010's. I instantly recognized Eric Young's voice...I thought he was a TNA promoter or manager. He has been around for a very long time, so I can definitely see that. He has always been more of a TNA guy and won championships there.
Amazing speech by Eric Young for Scott I know that was for him
d amore is the morale booster of tna feels like dead that his not there anymore ,but they have to move on
Damn Scott D'more got fired, he ain't freaking DEAD!?!
You can tell that roster is leaving once they've finished all of the stuff they started with Scott. Gonna be a Rossy Ogawa situation.
Eric Young...the man is so good. He reminds me so much of Harley Race.
I just saw Scott D'amore give an awesome heart felt speech after the ppv Hard to Kill went off about how tna is back, and then a few days later, I find out he's fired? Wtf.. From what I hear, I heard he got fired because he wanted to bring more wrestlers in.. but the parent company Anthem Media Group doesn't want to spend any money. They don't even want to do live tv, which is another thing Scott was pushing for. I feel like TNA will be another shoestring budget promotion if that's the case.
He said it wasn't on TV, yet there was a TV camera right in his face filming.
This would have been before the live broadcast started. I assume the camera crew are told to just go get coverage of everything involving the talent, even when they're not live but potentially still recording, just in case it's something they might want to use. I strongly doubt anyone at Anthem will greenlight releasing that footage in an official capacity any time soon if ever.
So while yall are on this....why are yall ok with Hugh NOW after you bashed and crucified him just a couple years ago for getting guys to actually train????????????? I know I know..... everyone is a hypocrite. But really.....why are yall ok with him now???
Sounded like 10 people were there. Just sad when they have to send out the talent like this.
Well, they chose to run the Alario Center which is way out of New Orleans.
NOLA is already hard to run in and to draw something in. Much less do it on a Friday evening.
This was done when ppl were filing in. There was a great crowd for the show itself.
Come out to address maybe 10 people 🤣
That what passion is love seeing it
Let's see who's left when contracts come up
I 🖤 TNA Wrestling! 🔥
Is there like 20 people there? That was terrible cheering from that crowd.
Go sit down fake wrestling fan
750
Anthem clearly told them do this. Or no more paychecks. LOL TNA is fully back. At least till those contracts run out. Have fun resigning anyone anthem.
Good lord how small is the arena and the crowd it sound like 5 people clapping and idk about TNA i wish they were as big as they were in the 00s and still had that stellar roster of old and new guys but no disrespect to the young guys but wrestling cannot work without a perfect combo of old and new
Nobody even looks defeated lol
Yeahh no, I was fully onboard with the re-branding but after firing Scott I'm just not interested in TNA's "revamp" anymore. Good job Anthem.
There are eight people in the seats. forgive me if i am wrong, but it doesn't seem like this company was doing good before Scott was fired.
EY a true real locker room leader. Well spoken by EY
Nice speech, very uplifting, thank you for uploading it! Frankly, the wording was bad, especially when in the last years we lost many good people in Wrestling! Noone "lost" Scott D'Amore, everyone knows exactly where to find him! We were robbed of him, that's the truth!
Great speech EY. But just being honest, they (the roster) look disinterested.
I understand i may be wrong, but thats how it looks
TNA is DED dead, that locker room is zombies and from the Sounds of the 20 people in the crowd compared to what is used to be, is sad to watch.
You sound stupid, you do realize that right? You just want to be negative just to be negative. Let us loyal fans enjoy TNA and if you don't like it, move the F on
Buddy if you watched the ppv you would see it’s sold out . Dumb fucking Moron
People have been saying this for years
TNA has been dead for a long time, even letting TNA wrestlers into the WWE royal rumble shows how desperate they are to prove they are still around.
I agree! TNA 2.0 as I call it is dead! The original TNA I loved that had a great roster and went to huge arenas back in the Hogan/Bischoff era. Many hated that era but it was way better than this version of TNA now with no good talent and a super cheap company that wants the product to continue looking like a poor indie promotion that can only afford to hire jobbers and midcarders that no one cares about or never heard of lol I was once a hardcore TNA fan but stopped watching last year after being a fan of the product since 2009 because it's a terrible product now and even if Scott wasn't fired, he cannot fix a severely damaged product. I'm an MLW guy now, it has a way better presentation, better arena, better PPVs and a better roster. RIP TNA 2.0.
I don't even watch TNA (other than catching clips here on yt) yet I know how important Scott is. All it takes is a few seconds of internet searching to find out how impactful he was in TNA's
past success and recent rise. For some casual fan like me to know this- and for Anthem either not to, or choose to ignore it completely is a special kind of stupid.
I dont watch TNA I got this video randomly on my recommended feed. What's the context? Is TNA shutting down?
Scott Demore (probably spelled wrong) got fired really recently. He was lead booker or head of creative or something of that nature and was really loved by apparently the entire roster.
No, Scott D'amore was fired from his position as essentially the head of TNA and replaced with a corporate stooge with no knowledge of the product. It's like Jim Heard's WCW all over again.
No, they're not shutting down. They've been taking heavy criticism because Scott dismore, who ran the company made a power play and he didn't win. An anthem kicked him to the curve. There were there to reintegrate that nothing has changed and they're going to still be there to entertain their fans and pretty much tell all the haters and there are a lot of haters to move the f*** on and let them
@@flyguy7825you sound pure stupid😂😂😂
Scott D'Amore was let go by Anthem, TNA's new parent, Anthem Entertainment. Not exactly sure what the reasons were, whether it was streamlining redundancies (bringing in their own people to replace him anyway) or it was silencing the squeaky wheel because D'Amore always championed the product by demanding a bigger production budget and bigger overall investment in the company. It's not as big and shiny as the competition. It's also made up of a lot of what Vince/WWE thinks were 3rd tier talent and were subsequently let go to eventually find a home in TNA. Others went to AEW. All in all, it's a brand struggling to find an identity. It's been around in some form for decades. It's a testament to the brand that it's managed to stay relevant. It's a big shake-up for TNA. It should survive it, but it's the initial apprehensive dance the talent and crew have with management that they have to overcome and trust in. It's a bit of a heavy-handed move on Anthem's part because everyone in TNA appreciated and loved D'Amore for his work and promotion of the brand.
Showtime EY is amazing TNA original😢
Great speech Eric. On a different note it seems like there is more wrestlers on the show than people in the audience 😂
It sounded like 17 people were there.
14, a few seats were left unsold.
We were all still walking in.
I think EY addressing the crowd in a NOLA suburb is fitting given that TNA parent Anthem just fired Scott D'Amore. EY and D'Amore go way back and TNA just won't feel the same without the latter there.
I want to see TNA wrestling united with WWE Universal at Wrestlmania # 40 ❤❤❤
can anyone explain what happened ?
Lmao- nice move on the green (pun intended) boys for hitting the vape before getting backstage
They still have crowds?
That was so sad..
I'd love it if Anthem listened to the talent and brought Scott D'Amore back, but from the point of view of the company it sets a bad precedent. Don't be surprised if Anthem Sports suspends operations for TNA entirely until further notice and doesn't allow the talent to work anywhere else. They can simply keep paying the minimum, let everyone's contract run out and eventually close down the promotion and sell the library to AEW or TKO. TNA isn't really profitable for Anthem Sports, at least not as much as they expected, and they're a business, they care about making money, not pleasing less than 100K fans.
Ridiculous only sounds like 5 people in the arena
There was like seven people in attendance lol
No audio?