FREE: Gail Kim, Others, Leaving TNA
Added 2025-03-25 18:08:25 +0000 UTCTNA President Carlos Silva has sent out email saying that Gail Kim, Ariel Shnerner, Rob Kligman and Michael Shewchenko are out of the company in a round of firings.
The email reads:
"Departing our leadership team are Ariel Shnerner, Gail Kim, Rob Klingman and Michael Shewchenko. As a long-term Anthem employee, Ariel has played an important role in growing our anthem properties, from his work with Fightf Network and most recently his focus on TNA. Ariel has been instrumental in building our storylines and growing our audiences.
Gail has had a long and stories career in TNA as both a champion wrestler and a part of the TNA leadership team, Gail has been a powerful presence in our locker room, supporting our talent and their great performances.
On the sales side Rob Kligman departs as Chief Revenue Officer and in Digital, Michael Shewchenko will be departing the organization April 30th.
In addition to these leadership departures, we also say thank you and goodbye to Karen Clevett, Sebastian Dastranj, Romy Glazer and Rafael Morffi.
Our company is built on the strength and dedication of our team and these changes do not diminish the value or the contributions of those affected."
Michael Shewchenko had been with the company for two years.
Romy Glazer had worked with the company in marketing, Clevett in TNA+, and Rafael Morffi in live events. The latter worked with AEW for years.
We're told that Hunter Johnston, aka Delirious will now head up TNA creative.
David Clevinger will be joining as Senior VP of Digital next month after working with UFC, NBA, NFL, and Universal.
We'll have additional reactions and details on FightfulSelect.com's paid tier tonight.
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IRIDYSCENZIA
2025-03-26 16:49:01 +0000 UTCIf there was. BetOnline.ag
Forceofwilliam
2025-03-26 00:34:02 +0000 UTCGood thing there wasn’t odds on this.
David Olivo
2025-03-26 00:30:12 +0000 UTCIf I'm AEW I reach out immediately to try and bring Gail Kim in backstage. Everything I raed about her is how important she was backstage in TNA. Zero anything negative on her. I dont see how you can go wrong here. TK should try and bring in Tommy Dreamer too. What is TNA doing these days? How do they even make money besides ticket sales and some PPV buys. No way that pays any bills.
Robbie Wray
2025-03-25 23:26:12 +0000 UTCI think gail can prettty much go wherever she wants at this point.
e d
2025-03-25 22:34:04 +0000 UTCDamn. AEW is insane if they don’t immediately hire Gail, but I could also see her going to Maple Leaf Pro to keep working with Scott.
Andrew Bates
2025-03-25 21:06:41 +0000 UTCIf she has any interest in joining them that is a 100% no brainer of a pickup for AEW. Also... Delirious and creative... not the greatest flashbacks.
Insomnia Inc
2025-03-25 20:51:03 +0000 UTCAew not picking up Gail as a producer would be insane
Justmask
2025-03-25 19:56:42 +0000 UTCThink it is more likely she goes to WWE to the NXT/Evolve Brand.
Alex Snyder
2025-03-25 19:51:37 +0000 UTCAEW should sign Gail Kim. Insanely high level pickup for Backstage work on, like, 5 different fronts. She'd also be the perfect liason between AEW and MLPW.
Fletcher DeRouen
2025-03-25 19:22:19 +0000 UTCThat's what I'm wondering. Holy proofreading, Batman!
Smartygirl7
2025-03-25 19:06:17 +0000 UTCBREAKING NEWS: WWE TRADING MICHIN TO TNA FOR GAIL KIM! lol
Christopher Hendrix
2025-03-25 18:56:43 +0000 UTCI thought Rafael was working for AEW and then went to manage the arena in New York .
Mike
2025-03-25 18:50:49 +0000 UTCWere all those typos in their statement?
JOEinPHX
2025-03-25 18:50:46 +0000 UTCGail is a producer, I think she'd be great to help with the greener women. Though the women's division has been fantastic in aew since All In tbh
Flameducky
2025-03-25 18:29:49 +0000 UTCGail has been there almost 15 years, not counting her first run. This is legitimately crazy
Flameducky
2025-03-25 18:28:45 +0000 UTCNot sure if AEW has any long term plans to make their own official training facility but if so I’d hire Gail Kim as one of the head trainers in an instant. Also to help with booking the women’s division (even though it’s been pretty good lately), but Gail could help in a number of ways
Matt Rain
2025-03-25 18:24:07 +0000 UTCDamn, they actually fired Gail? Batshit crazy
Chocobo_Sage
2025-03-25 18:23:29 +0000 UTCWtf
A-Town Love-Under
2025-03-25 18:21:04 +0000 UTCLosing Gail Kim is huge. She ran that woman's division tight
RobVanJam-Master
2025-03-25 18:20:31 +0000 UTCMaybe, but that was almost a year ago at this point.
Forceofwilliam
2025-03-25 18:19:11 +0000 UTCWas thinking more because of Scott
Chocobo_Sage
2025-03-25 18:18:17 +0000 UTCGail Kim would be a huge assessment to Tony Khan and AEW
MarcustheGod
2025-03-25 18:16:54 +0000 UTCGail Kim would be an awesome signing for AEW!
Jordan Munoz
2025-03-25 18:11:45 +0000 UTCI bet this is because of Tessa.
Forceofwilliam
2025-03-25 18:10:38 +0000 UTCHoly shit
Nathan A Bissett
2025-03-25 18:10:03 +0000 UTCWHA?!?!
Magan Yusuf
2025-03-25 18:09:55 +0000 UTC
