In a statement recently released to Sports Illustrated, Anthem Sports and Entertainment, the parent owners of Impact Wrestling, have changed their overall stance on their contracted talent using gimmicks created by the company once they leave and begin working for other organizations.

Below is the statement that was released:

"We have seen the character development and will be interested to see where they take the concept. Our new talent agreements all incorporate language that allow talent to continue to use their IMPACT persona after they leave the company. We are working with our legal team to amend our existing agreements to extend this to all of our current and former talent."