The non-finish to the much-hyped TNA X-Division Championship match at Bound For Glory between champion Leon Slater and NXT’s Je’Von Evans was met with a wave of criticism from fans, and a new report suggests that the controversial booking decision was heavily influenced by WWE. According to a report from The Takedown on SI, multiple sources have indicated that WWE had a “significant say” in the creative direction of the match, which ended in a no-contest after interference from the NXT faction, DarkState.

The report notes that while TNA President Carlos Silva has publicly stated that the creative process for shared talent is a collaborative one, sources have indicated that WWE “especially has ‘a lot of pull’ when its talents are utilized on TNA programming.” The decision to have NXT’s D

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