Carlos Silva ‘compensated’ TNA talents pulled from TNA-AEW matches
Just days before WWE WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, Nevada, multiple scheduled TNA vs. AEW talent matches were scrapped by TNA President Carlos Silva.
As Silva called back his wrestlers, the announced cards were later changed. Silva’s decision received widespread backlash on the internet from fans as well as a few wrestlers. Recently speaking to Ariel Helwani, TNA legend Matt Hardy revealed how Silva “compensated” the TNA talents he pulled from their scheduled matches.
“The thing that I can tell you is the guys who he pulled out of those matches, he compensated them and paid them their full fee. I know he talked to Mike at Highspots and compensated him for the plane ticket and everything else. He did everything he could to try and make it right,” Hardy said.
He also opened up in the same interview and revealed how these matches should not have been booked in the first place based on WWE’s partnership with TNA. “But what should have happened most likely is that because we are partners with WWE, and AEW is this own entity that is a competing force, these matches probably shouldn’t have ever been cleared in the beginning.”
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