Matt Hardy Was Shocked By Scott D’Amore’s TNA Exit

Scott D’Amore’s exit from TNA was a shocking development to Matt Hardy. As previously reported, TNA announced that they had terminated D’Amore’s contract as TNA President and replaced him with Anthony Cicione. Hardy worked with D’Amore in Impact and spoke about the decision to let him go on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy. You can check out the highlights below, per Wrestling Inc:

On his reaction to the release: “I was shocked. It definitely caught me by surprise.”

on D’Amore’s importance to TNA: “More than anyone, Scott D’Amore was the guy who stepped the f**k up, took charge, and he made TNA into something that was a credible product again. He had people interested in it, and there was great intrigue when TNA returned; they had a great event that night. There was a lot of buzz around TNA.”