TNA Star Passes on New Contract; Leaving the Company

TNA wrestler and former WWE Superstar "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero (real name: Elijah Burke) has posted the following on Twitter: 

Pope's Contract expired with TNA on Jan 1, I will not be resigning. Thanks to Dixie and the whole TNA Family for a wonderful 3+ Years.~PHS

— Da Black Pope (@DaBlackPope) January 8, 2013

It is worth mentioning that the last time news broke of a TNA wrestler's contract expiring, he turned up at Bound for Glory as a member of the Aces & Eights. That was of course current TV Champion, Devon. That being said, Burke did go out of his way on Twitter to add, "THIS is not a storyline."