By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
There has been yet another TNA office shakeup. Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com reports that TNA President Anthony Cicione is no longer with the company. Josh Mathews, who was Senior Producer and the Senior Director of Digital Media, and Christy Hemme have also departed TNA.
Powell’s POV: Cicione is out after being promoted to the position of TNA President in February 2024 when the company fired Scott D’Amore. Matthews has been with TNA since 2014. He was the play-by-play voice before he shifted permanently to his office role. Matthews’ wife Madison Rayne works for AEW. Hemme returned to TNA in October 2024. At the time, she was thought to have been hired as the head of marketing. Johnson’s story states that she was running the company’s social media.
Wow. Who is still there?
I haven’t heard of any agent or creative changes yet. The executives are basically all Anthem office staff or people hired by them. But I think they’ve mostly left the wrestling side alone with a lot of creative and producers. I was surprised when they brought Hemme back last year and it didn’t last long. Conversely, I wonder if Josh Matthews was a victim of being with the company for too long. I assume may of those years came with raises. Like so many businesses today, the longer your tenure the more you are paid and thus the bigger target you become when ownership does budget cuts. But that’s just total speculation on my part.