With TNA iMPACT set to make its primetime debut on AMC this Thursday, January 15, the vibe inside the locker room is electricand Leon Slater just gave fans a firsthand look at what it means to the roster.
In a new interview with PWInsiders Mike Johnson, Slater opened up about how monumental this moment feels for the company behind the scenes. Johnson called the upcoming episode the most important TNA broadcast since they left Spike TV in 2014 and asked Slater to describe the atmosphere backstage.
Slater credited the wave of breakout talent post-COVID for keeping the company alive and elevating its reputation, naming stars like Speedball Mike Bailey, Josh Alexander, and Jordynne Grace as part of that movement.
In perhaps the most passionate moment of the interview, Slater compared the companys grind to building something special away from the spotlightuntil now.
With high stakes and years of work behind the scenes, Thursdays AMC debut isnt just another wrestling broadcastits the culmination of a comeback story. For TNA, this is their one chance to reintroduce themselves to the worldand the locker room is ready to show what theyve built.
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