On February 7, TNA Wrestling announced that Scott A’Dmore, the President of the company, had been terminated from his contract. Anthony Cicione was then named as his replacement.
In the wake of this news, several TNA talents came together to compose a letter to their parent company — Anthem Sports & Entertainment — urging them to boast a solution that would bring D’Amore back into the company. While it remains unclear if D’Amore will be reinstated in some capacity, the TNA locker room continues to stand in solidarity. And per the words of Eric Young, it seems there be no surrender any time soon.
Eric Young’s Powerful Speech
Ahead of tonight’s TNA No Surrender event in New Orleans, former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eric Young delivered a powerful message to the live audience in attendance.
While Young acknowledged that change can be “tricky,” he also recognized the importance of adapting and pivoting with that change. In the case of TNA Wrestling, Young noted that many followers of the company were doubtful that it would stand the test of time. And yet, as Young pointed out, TNA is still alive and thriving.
“This is an amazing place filled with amazing people,” Young said. “And sometimes you lose something. You lose someone, and the next step is grief. And then after that, after a while, the next step is you got one of two choices. You could be lost with them or you can move forward. And that’s what we’re going to do. That’s what we’ve always done. We’re going to move forward because that’s what we need. That’s what they would want. That’s what is necessary.”
“This place, this world, this universe, it’s bigger than all of us. And we all want the same thing. We want this place to thrive. We want it to be seen. We want it to be respected. We wanted to be loved. So I say this: to anybody that stands in our way, to anybody that would oppose us, anybody asking for our unbiased surrender … This place, these people, you guys, TNA — there will be no surrender.”
Following his speech, Young kicked off the main No Surrender card with a number one contenders match victory over Frankie Kazarian. With this win, Young will now move on to challenge for the TNA World Championship at the Sacrifice event on March 8.
Eric Young led the TNA locker room to address the crowd ahead of No Surrender. Here's the full video pic.twitter.com/RzGWMg3c99
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