TNA has released former Gutcheck winners Taeler Hendrix and Christian York. TNA has also released former independent stand-out Joey Ryan from his contract.
Ryan was part of an angle with Al Snow last year that led to a match at Bound for Glory. Hendrix made very few appearances for TNA after winning the Gutcheck, last appearing a few weeks ago against Mickie James. York hasn't been seen on TV in a couple of months, his most notable appearance was a PPV match at the January Genesis PPV, losing to Kenny King.
The most well known name cut was Madison Rayne. Rayne has been with the company since 2009. Rayne held the knockouts title four times. She is currently out due to be pregnant with her first child.
According to multiple wrestling media sources, the releases made by TNA today were due to budget cuts that have been going on for a while now due to the added expenses of producing Impact on the road and recent executive departures.
Opinionated View- First this is sadly how business works and it sucks when it happens. I'm ok with TNA making cuts put honestly I would have held on to all of these talents over a few TNA has on the roster. But I'm not making these calls. As for the budget stuff I know some sites will no doubt start the "Sky is falling" talk.
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