Backstage News On TNA's Decision To Fire Gail Kim & Others In Backstage Shake-Up

TNA Wrestling carried out a major backstage shake-up on Tuesday, March 25 as the promotion fired several backstage figures, including members of their leadership team in Gail Kim, Ariel Shnerer, Rob Klingman, and Michael Shewchenko. Other names to be fired by TNA included Rafael Morffi, Karen Clevett, Sebastian Dastranj, and Romy Glazer.

TNA issued the following statement about the firings:

"Today, we announced a restructuring, resulting in staffing changes at TNA Wrestling. These decisions are always difficult, but it became apparent that we needed to make adjustments to our business strategies. We are grateful for those who worked here and thank them for their years of dedication to the company. Finally, we want our fans to know that we are committed to producing the absolute best product and highest-quality content that we can, and we appreciate their continued support."

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer has reported that TNA President Carlos Silva, who was only appointed to the position in December 2024, was the person behind the firings.

Gail Kim was working behind the scenes in TNA as a producer and in talent relations. She is a legend of TNA and one of the top Knockouts in TNA history. PWInsider noted Kim was "very much loved and respected internally by the talents" in the promotion.

Ariel Shnerer was the Executive Producer of TNA and effectively the head of creative in the promotion.

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