Update on TNA Wrestling visa situation ahead of Impact
TNA Wrestling’s visa situation appears to be sorted out, but it may have still impacted wrestlers attempting to travel to tonight’s show.
The company was without several international talents for both Impact and Genesis last week due to visas not being completed in time. Among the affected wrestlers were X-Division Champion Leon Slater and Dani Luna, who had been scheduled to challenge for the Knockouts World Title on Saturday’s pay-per-view.
On Thursday’s edition of Wrestling Observer Live, co-host Lance Storm, who also works as a producer with TNA Wrestling, said that his visa came through on Wednesday. However, Storm noted that it arrived too late for him to travel to tonight’s show in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
“The good news is visas came through, finally,” Storm said on the show. “But they came through yesterday evening.”
He later added: “I will remain home this loop. Others may have managed to get in but, at least, the visa issue is behind us and we can move forward.”
TNA is also taping future episodes of Impact on Friday night at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The next live show currently advertised by the company is No Surrender, scheduled for February 13 in Nashville.
Dani Luna posted to X yesterday that she was not in Albuquerque.
The full episode of Wrestling Observer Live is available for subscribers.
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