Carlos Silva is not happy with AEW.
News came out this Wednesday that the bout between AEW's MJF and TNA's Nic Nemeth, announced for an indie show in May, had been cancelled. This wasn't the only change, as another similar match between Ricochet and Leon Slater was also called off.
The Salt of the Earth was the first talent to react to this news. MJF claimed on X that TNA President Carlos Silva did not care about his talents or the fans, suggesting that the decision to cancel the bout. did not come from AEW's side.
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Reason For TNA vs. AEW Matches Being Cancelled
When reached out about the turn of events, the Anthem-owned promotion released a short statement to PWInsider, stating, "TNA wrestlers were pulled due to partner conflicts."
Fightful Select provided some backstage updates on the matter later on, revealing that these two weren't the only matches the promotion had blocked. According to the report, TNA had also stopped a bout between Bear Bronson and MJF planned for GCW in March.
Sources claimed that Silva was unhappy with AEW airing last week's episode of Collision on Thursday, the designated night for Impact. Though the decision did not come from AEW management, and it was said to be a WBD call.
A number of TNA wrestlers expressed frustration over this decision from the management. TNA also did not stop the match between Mercedes Mone and Jody Threat last week, where Threat defeated Mone for the WPW Women's Title.
