Scott D’Amore has been relieved of his duties as President and let go from TNA with immediate effect.
Announced via press release on February 7th, Anthony Cicione has been named the new President of the company with the aim of integrating TNA further into Anthem’s Entertainment Group.
The press release is as follows:
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.
TNA President Fired Shortly After Rebrand
D’Amore’s departure comes less than a month after Impact officially reverted back to its original name at the Hard to Kill pay-per-view.
In a follow-up report by Fightful Select, talent and staff found out about the restructure on the same day as the press release and have been on a Zoom call to discuss the announcement. When Fightful spoke to one talent about the restructure occurring due to the promotion wanting to be more closely associated with Anthem, one talent responded “I can see that, but he saved TNA.”
Shortly after the news broke, multiple sources noted that talent were part of a chaotic Zoom call.