Another TNA wrestler confirms re-signing contract
More contract news continues to pour in ahead of TNA Impact’s AMC premiere.
John Skyler will be featured on Thursday’s Impact when he and his Order 4 stablemates Mustafa Ali & Jason Hotch face off against The Hardys & Elijah in a six-man tag match. Ahead of the bout, Skyler appeared on Busted Open Radio and confirmed that he recently re-signed with TNA. It was not a difficult negotiation for Skyler, with him quickly agreeing to the offer that was presented to him by Tommy Dreamer.
“Oh gosh, this is a great story. I guess I can talk about it now,” Skyler said. “I was getting ready to walk out my front door to go to the gym. And my cell service here at my apartment complex is actually terrible, so I look down at my phone and see Tommy Dreamer’s calling me. So I step back into my apartment because I feel like this is probably important.
“I pick up the phone and I hear on the other end, ‘Yo, what’s going on?’ I said, ‘What’s up, Tommy?’ He goes, ‘Is your contract coming up in December?’ And I said, ‘Yes, it is.’ And he goes, ‘Cool, thanks for telling me. How about this amount of money to stay?’ And I said, ‘Sounds good to me.’ [Dreamer says] ‘Sweet, thanks for negotiating. I’ll talk to you later.’ And that was it.”
Skyler called TNA the best team he’s ever been on and said the January 15 AMC premiere feels like a dream. He compared the moment to ECW’s first pay-per-view Barely Legal in 1997.
A journeyman in wrestling before finding a home in TNA, Skyler was a regular on AEW Dark back in 2020-2021. He told Busted Open that being part of Order 4 in TNA and teaming with Hotch has been the biggest blessing of his career.
Ali, Cedric Alexander, Jody Threat, and Home Town Man (Cody Deaner) have also re-signed with TNA in recent weeks. Steve Maclin is also reported to have signed an extension, though the length is not known yet.
Impact airs live on AMC and AMC+ from 9-11 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow night. The episode is being headlined by a TNA World Championship match between Frankie Kazarian and Mike Santana. Along with that, WWE star AJ Styles will return to TNA for an appearance
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