Scott D’Amore was never a fan of the IMPACT Wrestling name.
From 2017 to 2024, TNA Wrestling used the IMPACT Wrestling branding for their promotion. The change was made shortly after the brief stint of using the Global Force Wrestling branding.
Since making the change back to TNA Wrestling and entering a working relationship with WWE, the promotion has been hitting their stride. Just recently, the show sold out their biggest event of the year, Slammiversary.
During a recent interview with Busted Open Radio, Scott D'Amore explained why he was never a fan of the IMPACT Wrestling name.
"When we first started the reclamation project of IMPACT Wrestling, there was a lot of people against us. It was going out and saying, ‘Just give us another chance. Don’t hate what we do before you see it, please.’ To be able to get that company back on its feet and in the right direction and in a real good spot -- truthfully, for me, I couldn’t say this while I was there. I always thought the name IMPACT sucked. I thought it sucked. I hated it being IMPACT Wrestling. The decision had been made. I didn’t disagree at the time and we couldn’t change it when I first took over because it had been bounced around. It was TNA, it was IMPACT, it was TNA, it was GWF, it was IMPACT. In my heart, the company where I made my bones and the company I bled and sweat for was TNA Wrestling. I knew from day one when they handed us the reigns, December 1, 2017, after I had been there for months as a consultant, I knew it was TNA Wrestling that needed to rise, not IMPACT. I never cared if IMPACT lived or died. I cared about TNA. I came there with a mission and a direction to revive it and breathe life into it. With a great team, I think we did that."
Elsewhere in the interview, Scott D'Amore talked about his deaprture from TNA Wrestling and how he knew it was happening ahead of time. Learn more by clicking here.
Also, click here to check out more information about D'Amore recently reopening Maple Leaf Wrestling.
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