Carlos Silva on Reason Why TNA Slammiversary 2026 Is In Boston & Will Ospreay’s Criticisms of Him Pulling TNA Talents From Indies Bookings

Superstar Crossover held a recent interview with TNA President Carlos Silva. One of the topics discussed included Silva’s thoughts about the reason why this year’s Slammiversary event is taking place in Boston, Massachusetts despite him initially announcing this past March it would be back at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.

“You look at what happened last year at UBS Arena, the energy and excitement, it was great. We’re very thankful for their partnership. We’re going to go up to Boston. We all know what’s going to happen in New York around the World Cup, it’s going to be crazy, so we had to pivot. We’re going to Boston and it’s going to be a little easier. We’ll be back in New York. We may even be back at UBS. They were a great partner. We’d love to figure something out with them for 2027.”

Silva also gave his thoughts about Will Ospreay’s recent comments criticizing his decision to pull TNA talents from indies shows over TNA’s new restrictions for their talents indies bookings calling it “cowardly shit.”

“I don’t know if I need to really respond. Business is business. Every pro wrestling business is going to protect themselves, and we’re going to continue to do that. What I would say to the fans is, I got a lot of heat, and it’s okay. The fans can bring the heat, but there is only one reason that I did it, and that was to protect TNA and have our house protected. If people are going to come at us, we’re going to do thing to protect TNA. We were asked when we were looking at our TV deal, ‘What would be the best night?’ We started looking at all the nights and we said, ‘Everyone has their nights. We’re on Thursday night. We should be on Thursday night.’ So, if someone is going to come onto Thursday night against us, we’re going to take that seriously. If someone is going to block us from going into a venue because they are not allowed to talk to us because another organization is there, we’re going to take that seriously. That’s the kind of stuff that happens. When I hear all of the chatter, I smile. It’s okay. Will Ospreay and everyone can come at me, but we’re going to do what’s best for TNA, our champions, and the fans.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com 1 & 2