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Moose says Scott D’Amore was “a big reason” why he stayed with TNA instead of leaving for WWE or AEW

Aaron Rift

On Wednesday, it was announced that Scott D’Amore has been fired from his role as TNA Wrestling president. In an interview with WrestlingNews.co prior to D’Amore’s departure, TNA world champion Moose commented on why he decided to sign a new contract with the company…

“I mean, it’s well known that me and Scott have a great relationship. I mean, Scott is the one who trained me to be a pro wrestler. So obviously without his guidance and without him, I wouldn’t be in the position I am now. A lot of people ask me, ‘Oh, why did you turn down going to WWE and going to AEW to stay in TNA’, and Scott D’Amore is a big reason for that. It’s one of those things if Scott D’Amore isn’t here, then Moose isn’t here, so that answers that question. So yeah, me and Scott are always talking. He’s a huge mentor to me. Obviously, we have multiple relationships. We have the mentor-student relationship. We have the boss-employee relationship. Then we have the friend relationship. Then we have the big brother-little brother relationship. There’s so many different relationships between myself and Scott. We’re always talking. He’s always guiding me on things I need to do to get better and things I need to try and things that I can maybe stop doing.”

Following the news of D’Amore’s firing, Moose wrote the following via Twitter/X…

“I’m lost for words…..Shutting down for a few days. ✌🏾”