Scott D’Amore never liked the name “IMPACT Wrestling”.
Anthem Sports & Entertainment, TNA’s parent company, fired D’Amore from his role earlier this year. He spent the past several years there, overseeing the transition from IMPACT back to the TNA name that originally defined the promotion.
Scott D’Amore recently spoke with Busted Open Radio about TNA. He said that he always thought the name “IMPACT” sucked. H/T to Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription)
“When we first started the reclamation project of IMPACT Wrestling, there was a lot of people against us.” Scott D’Amore said. “It was going out and saying, ‘Just give us another chance. Don’t hate what we do before you see it, please.’ To be able to get that company back on its feet and in the right direction and in a real good spot — truthfully, for me, I couldn’t say this while I was there. I always thought the name IMPACT sucked. I hated it being IMPACT Wrestling. The decision had been made.”
Scott D’Amore’s Mission Was To Revive TNA
D’Amore also stated that he couldn’t change the name when he first started in his role, but his ultimate goal was to bring TNA back
“I didn’t disagree at the time and we couldn’t change it when I first took over because it had been bounced around,” Scott D’Amore added. “It was TNA, it was IMPACT, it was TNA, it was GWF, it was IMPACT. In my heart, the company where I made my bones and the company I bled and sweat for was TNA Wrestling. I knew from day one when they handed us the reigns. December 1, 2017. After I had been there for months as a consultant, I knew it was TNA Wrestling that needed to rise, not IMPACT. I never cared if IMPACT lived or died, I cared about TNA. I came there with a mission and a direction to revive it and breathe life into it. With a great team, I think we did that.”
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