Nic Nemeth has reacted to the cancellation of his scheduled match against MJF, admitting he was deeply disappointed after learning the bout would no longer take place.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Nemeth addressed the situation surrounding the Create-A-Pro event set for May 1, where the two were originally slated to face off. The match has since been pulled, with TNA citing “partner conflicts” as the reason.
“You know, I was really looking forward to this. I was really, really excited,” Nemeth said. “But, yes, as of yesterday, as I was flying in, I found out, because of certain partnerships and brands, TNA President Carlos Silva had to make a difficult decision and protect a couple of brands down the line and things that are actually contractually obligated to happen — can’t just kind of do whatever we want. Even though I think some things were approved at a different time, when it became the situation that it is now with a couple of different things happening at once, I feel like — I’m crushed. Because I was very much looking forward to doing this, but it’s unable to happen at the moment.”
Despite the setback, both Nemeth and MJF are still advertised for the May 1 show in Melville, New York, though they will now compete in separate matches. Nemeth is set to face Bear Bronson, while MJF will issue an open challenge.
“Still doing the Create-A-Pro show, and refunds will be available. MJF is going to do an open challenge there and he’s still going to be signing and doing all of the things at Create-A-Pro for that big show. All of those things will happen,” Nemeth said. “I’m going to wrestle Bear Bronson for the first time ever. I hate that it had to come out this way. I hate that this wasn’t all taken care of in the past. But that’s something we can all work on, I gotta start reading some fine print and we have to protect people that we actually work with and we have partnerships with. Usually I’m pretty great about that, so I’ll stay on that for everything that we do.”
While the match is off for now, Nemeth made it clear he still hopes to face MJF in the future.
“I’m bummed out. I’m going to try and make this match happen one day, and hopefully soon,” he said. “But at the moment, it is currently not happening.”
MJF, however, responded to the news in a far more blunt manner on social media, taking aim at TNA President Carlos Silva and criticizing the company. MJF called TNA President Carlos Silva a “dumb motherf***er” and said the pay in TNA is “sh*t.”
The situation extends beyond just one match. Other crossover bouts involving TNA talent have also been affected, including a previously scheduled match between Leon Slater and Ricochet at WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow on April 16.
For now, Nemeth vs. MJF is on hold, but based on Nemeth’s comments, the door remains open for the matchup to happen down the line if circumstances allow.
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