Scott D’Amore recalls ‘classy’ gesture from Triple H after TNA exit
Scott D’Amore says one of the first text messages he received after his exit from TNA Wrestling was from Triple H.
Anthem Sports & Entertainment released D’Amore in February 2024 after he had been with the company since 2017. That summer, D’Amore announced plans to relaunch Maple Leaf Wrestling as Maple Leaf Pro.
The first episode of MLP Mayhem debuts at midnight tonight on TSN in Canada and at 1 a.m. on MyAEW.
D’Amore appeared as a guest on The Ariel Helwani Show on Wednesday and spoke about the message he received from Triple H following his exit from TNA.
D’Amore said:
“Actually, one of the very first people to text me when they posted the news … the first time I looked at my screen after it went public, the screen was full of messages, including one of them was Triple H. … Yeah, and it was just, ‘Are you okay?’ Which I think is a classy move.”
D’Amore also revealed that he visited the WWE Performance Center in Orlando following his release from TNA.
“And as I was figuring out what that next step might be, I finally got a chance to go see the Performance Center in Orlando, because I have a lot of friends that work there, and I got a tour of the place, and it was awesome.”
D’Amore said that, as he was deciding what he wanted to do next, he knew he did not want wrestling to consume his entire life as TNA once had.
“Ultimately, when I decided if I’m gonna do something in wrestling, what do I wanna do? I want it to be meaningful, I want it to be something I can be passionate about.”
The debut episode of MLP Mayhem will feature two title matches. Gisele Shaw will defend the MLP Canadian Women’s Championship against Alice Crowley, while Stu Grayson will defend the interim MLP Canadian Championship against Jonathan Gresham.
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.