Scott D’Amore is no longer the President of TNA Wrestling.
Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc. 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,” said the company in a statement confirming that D’Amore’s contract was terminated.
Word is though that at a meeting this morning talent were told D’Amore stepped down.
The company also stated: “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.”
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.
D’Amore began as a road agent in 2003 for TNA and the coach of Team Canada on television. He quickly became head of booking. After working for Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling for three years he returned to TNA/ Impact Wrestling with Jarrett. He became Vice President of International Relations then became Head of Creative and then the executive vice president of the company.
TOP PHOTO: America’s Most Wanted, Eric Young and Scott D’Amore at Impact 1000 on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, NY. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com
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