Amongst the newest TNA departures was Tommy Dreamer, who worked in each the corporate’s creative and talent relations departments. Beyond that, former TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth attests that Dreamer emerged as an excellent friend to him and far of TNA’s personnel. That is partly why his personal exit from the corporate “hurts.”
“The Tommy stuff, I’m biased because before Busted Open, before TNA, Tommy and I are friends in real life, so I’m very biased,” Nemeth said on “Busted Open Radio.” “There’s so a lot of us that come together and I’m friends with people because we love pro wrestling a lot. And I actually have to say, I pride myself on loving pro wrestling and I pale as compared in the case of Tommy. So that is the starting piece.
“The right vessel for being an envoy and relations to pro wrestling and the skin world and behind-the-scenes and so many alternative things. Helped me out when he was within the talent relations aspect of WWE as a friend, as a coworker, all these various things. So, he really, on this weird world, suits in so many alternative positions in the professional wrestling world that he can profit any show or company with.”
While he admittedly stays unsure of what exactly led to Dreamer parting ways from TNA, Nemeth maintains that the wrestling veteran made a big impact on the creative and tv points of TNA. Furthermore, he helped uplift backstage morale, especially on the road to TNA’s debut on AMC. The latter became evident through the variety of TNA talents, including Nemeth, Elayna Black and KC Navarro, that praised Dreamer within the aftermath of his departure.
Looking ahead, Nemeth believes Dreamer could be a worthwhile aspect to any company that he works for. For right away, though, Dreamer’s next skilled moves are unclear.
Nemeth Doesn’t Think He’d Fare Well In Backstage Roles
As a 22-year veteran, Nemeth isn’t any stranger to the backstage dealings of the professional wrestling industry. Still, he is not certain that he’d be equipped to handle a position like Dreamer’s, which Dreamer himself described as a “24/7 job.”
“I do not think I could do any of those other roles that you simply don’t see behind the scenes, where everybody in your entire company and any independent wrestler might be texting and calling you each single day because that is what you’re thinking that you are imagined to do to get ahead,” Nemeth said.
“I actually have Tommy Dreamer’s email. You higher imagine he’s getting my match from this weekend. He’s getting a text from me to say, ‘Hey, I do know you are coming to Latest Mexico this week. Are you able to come get me?’ Imagine that each single day. I might just throw my phone in a river. Tommy lives off of that because he actually knows everybody and he knows what they’re able to.”
TNA previously promoted Dreamer to Head of Talent Relations in 2025 after the departure of Gail Kim. Inside the creative department, Dreamer worked alongside Hunter “Delirious” Johnston. In between all of it, he also served as a “Busted Open Radio” co-host.
In line with TNA, the choice for Dreamer to depart TNA was a mutual one, but additionally a part of larger “workforce reductions” aimed to streamline operations and increase profitability. TNA producer Sami Callihan and former Knockouts Champion Tessa Blanchard, amongst others, officially exited the corporate this week as well.
Nemeth, a former WWE star, has remained signed to TNA since early 2024 and now approaches a TNA World Championship match against Mike Santana at Slammiversary.
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