Indie promoter reacts to TNA pulling talent from shows: ‘Abysmal dog s–t’
TNA wrestlers may have a more difficult time getting booked with West Coast Pro moving forward.
The promotion is running two events on Thursday, April 16, in Las Vegas. Following West Coast Pro’s West Coast vs. The World, the promotion will also run an event alongside Marvelous Pro Wrestling at 10:30 p.m. Pacific. Both shows will take place at Bizarre Bar in Las Vegas.
Promotion owner Scott Bregante posted to social media on Wednesday following news that TNA Wrestling is now blocking its talent from facing wrestlers contracted to other companies on independent shows.
Bregante wrote:
“Working with talent on an independent level, after clearing everything, and doing business, only to have said talent pulled after the fact, high or low profile, gives me zero reason to work with anyone from said company making said arrangements. Abysmal dogshit.”
He later added:
“When you have an understanding and it gets cleared, all parties involved have weighed risks. To get it cleared by multiple channels and by multiple companies, to then have said company go BACK on it, is garbage. And a Memorial show at that.”
It’s not clear if West Coast Pro has had to change its lineup for either of its shows next week as a result of TNA pulling talent.
TNA Hall of Famer Gail Kim also commented on the situation. Kim said that if TNA is blocking talent from working certain shows, then the wrestlers should be compensated. She wrote:
“Hopefully they still get compensated. That’s the right thing to do.”
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.