This is a list of former employees of the promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, organized by the year in which they last worked for the company. Wrestlers who work in the World X Cup and wrestlers who make various appearances but are not contracted (with the exception of Scott Hall) do not appear on this page. The wrestler must've had a contract with TNA in order to be on this page.
2002–2003
| Release date | Real Name | Ring Name(s) | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Steve Corino | Steve Corino | Released from contract. | |
| 2002 | Richard Blood | Ricky Steamboat | Contract expired | |
| August 7, 2002 | Ken Shamrock | Ken Shamrock | Left company after losing the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| November 2002 | Sean Waltman | Syxx-Pac Sean Waltman |
Left company because he didn't like Vince Russo | |
| 2003 | Jason Broyles | EZ Money | Retired | |
| 2003 | Mickie James | Alexis Laree | Left company on good terms. | |
| 2003 | Leon White | Big Van Vader | Left to resume wrestling in Japan | |
| August 2003 | Mike Sanders | Mike Sanders | Released from contract. |
2004–2005
| Release date | Real Name | Ring Name(s) | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Joseph Bruce | Violent J | Short-term contract expired. | |
| 2004 | Don Callis | Don Callis | Quietly departed from TNA after being offered a job in international trade. | |
| 2004 | Ian Hodgkinson | Vampiro | Released in order to return to Mexico. | |
| 2004 | Joseph Utsler | Shaggy 2 Dope | Short-term contract expired. | |
| February 25, 2004 | Theodore Annis | Teddy Hart | Released after the restaurant fight incident with CM Punk. | |
| February 25, 2004 | Phillip Brooks | CM Punk | Fired after getting into a fight with Teddy Hart in a restaurant (It was eventually broken up by Sabu.) | |
| February 26, 2004 | Brian Wohl | Julio Dinero | Released after CM Punk was fired. | |
| March 2004 | Nick Cvjetkovich | Sinn SiNN |
Contract expired | |
| March 31, 2004 | Steve Borden | Sting | Short-term contract expired | |
| July 30, 2004 | Chad Collyer | Chad Collyer | Released following the end of the Elite Guard storyline. | |
| December 2004 | Randall Poffo | Randy Savage | Released after he was denied a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. | |
| 2005 | Michael Altieri | Mikey Batts | Released from contract | |
| 2005 | Page Falkenberg | Diamond Dallas Page | Released from contract. | |
| 2005 | Marc Mero | Johnny B. Badd | Retired. | |
| 2005 | Virgil Runnels | Dusty Rhodes | Waited out the rest of his contract after he resigned from the booking team. | |
| 2005 | Roderick Toombs | Roddy Piper | Fired after he cut a shoot promo defaming Vince Russo. | |
| January 16, 2005 | Scott Hall | Scott Hall | Contract expired. | |
| April 2005 | Dustin Runnels | Dustin Rhodes | Contract expired; he decided not to renew it. | |
| April 20, 2005 | David Cash | Kid Kash | Released after months of criticizing the company. | |
| December 2005 | Sonny Siaki | Sonny Siaki | Contract expired; he decided not to renew it, leaving the company on good terms. |
2006–2007
| Release date | Real Name | Ring Name(s) | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Vincent Clark | Jerrelle Clark | Released from contract. | |
| February 12, 2006 | Germán Figueroa | Apolo El Leon |
Released after he no-showed the Final Resolution pay-per-view. | |
| April 2006 | Joseph James | Bob Armstrong | Contract expired. | |
| April 2006 | Chris Lindsey | Roderick Strong | Released from contract. | |
| May 2006 | Jeff Hardy | Jeff Hardy | Released after he no-showed several pay-per-views; later returned to WWE. | |
| October 2006 | Jack Meléndez | Moody Melendez Hector Melendez |
Left TNA because he felt that the pay raise he was offered was not sufficient to make up for his increased duties. | |
| October 5, 2006 | Lawrence Whistler | Larry Zbyszko | Fired for unknown reasons. | |
| 2007 | Bob Backlund | Bob Backlund | Released from contract. | |
| 2007 | Andrew Martin | Andrew Martin | Released when it was believed he was taking steroids; TNA was being investigated by United States Congress at the time. | |
| May 7, 2007 | Dan Solwold | Austin Starr Austin Aries |
Released for "bad attitude" after being made to tape vignettes on a day he believed to be a day off. | |
| June 2007 | Charles Ashenoff | Konnan | Left TNA because he felt he was being racially discriminated when TNA management said that they would help pay for his hip replacement surgery, but did not. | |
| August 2007 | Jerry Lynn | Jerry Lynn | Requested and received release | |
| August 15, 2007 | Doug Basham | Basham Doug Basham |
Released from contract. | |
| August 15, 2007 | Daniel Hollie | Damaja | Released from contract. | |
| October 10, 2007 | Troy Martin | Shane Douglas | Released from contract. | |
| October 29, 2007 | Jeff Jarrett | Jeff Jarrett | Left company following the death of his wife to spend time with his family. | |
| October 30, 2007 | Solofa Fatu | Junior Fatu | Released due to he and TNA management failing to reach an agreement about a pay raise. | |
| November 25, 2007 | Leticia Cline | Leticia Cline | Released | |
| December 2007 | Ron Killings | Ron Killings | Worked out a deal for his release from the company. |
2008
| Release date | Real Name | Ring Name(s) | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bonnie Maxon | Ms. Payton Banks | Left company after storyline with Robert Roode ended. | |
| 2008 | Dustin Runnels | The Black Reign Dustin Rhodes |
Released from contract | |
| March 2008 | Gilbert Cosme | Judas Mesias | Released from contract | |
| March 7, 2008 | Scott Levy | Raven | Released from contract | |
| July 7, 2008 | James Mitchell | Father James Mitchell | Released from contract. | |
| October 9, 2008 | Karen Angle | Karen Angle | Left company as details of her divorce from Kurt Angle became public; felt she needed to spend more time with her family. | |
| November 13, 2008 | Jason Reso | Christian Cage Christian |
Contract expired; he negotiated a return to WWE. |
2009
| Release date | Real Name | Ring Name(s) | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shawn Daivari | Shiek Abdul Bashir | Released after Jeff Jarrett stepped down from his role as Vice President. | |
| January 2009 | Petey Williams | Petey Williams | Contract expired; TNA decided not to renew it. | |
| February 20, 2009 | Retesh Bhalla | Sonjay Dutt | Left TNA after his contract expired due to he and TNA management being unable to come to terms on a new deal. | |
| April 30, 2009 | Nicole Raczynski | Roxxi Roxxi Laveaux Nikki Roxx |
Released after getting into a backstage altercation with Rhaka Khan. | |
| July 2009 | Daniel Engler | Rudy Charles | Contract expired. | |
| September 3, 2009 | Lauren Williams | Angelina Love Angel Williams |
Released due to visa issues. | |
| September 15, 2009 | Jim Cornette | Jim Cornette | Contract expired; he also did not like being on the creative team with Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara. | |
| October 2009 | Booker Huffman | Booker T | Contract expired. | |
| October 2009 | Sharmell Sullivan | Sharmell | Released when her husband's contract expired. | |
| October 1, 2009 | Trenesha Biggers | Rhaka Khan | Released from contract | |
| November 10, 2009 | Josette Bynum | Sojourner Bolt Josie Robinson |
Released from contract | |
| December 17, 2009 | Lauren Thompson | Lauren Brooke | Left TNA to focus on her job with the Golf Channel. |
2010
| Release date | Real Name | Ring Name(s) | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2010 | Melissa Anderson | Raisha Saeed Alissa Flash |
Requested and received release | |
| February 3, 2010 | Scott D'Amore | Scott D'Amore | Released so he could focus on his efforts with Maximum Pro Wrestling. | |
| February 10, 2010 | Bobby Lashley | Bobby Lashley | Released so he could focus on his MMA career | |
| March 4, 2010 | Tracy Brookshaw | Traci Brooks Traci |
Released from contract. | |
| March 5, 2010 | Sean Morley | Sean Morley | Left company after learning that TNA's move to Monday nights would conflict with his plans to concurrently wrestle for CMLL in Mexico. | |
| March 22, 2010 | Kia Stevens | Awesome Kong Amazing Kong |
Requested her release for personal / monetary reasons; she also disliked the changed in TNA's management. | |
| March 29, 2010 | Jerome Saganovich | Jerry Sags | Released following an incident at a TNA function where Spike TV executives were present; details were not made public. | |
| March 29, 2010 | Brian Yandrisovitz | Brian Knobbs | Released following an incident at a TNA function where Spike TV executives were present; details were not made public. | |
| April 30, 2010 | Todd Clem | Bubba the Love Sponge | Fired for making disparaging comments on the Haiti relief project on Twitter and for a series of heated confrontations with Awesome Kong. | |
| June 15, 2010 | Scott Hall | Scott Hall | Released due to legal problems. | |
| June 15, 2010 | Sean Waltman | Syxx-Pac Sean Waltman |
Released after he was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. | |
| June 30, 2010 | Ed Ferrera | Ed Ferrera | Left company. | |
| August 19, 2010 | Nelson Erazo | Homicide | Was granted his release; he had been requesting his release for over a year. | |
| August 19, 2010 | Travis Tomko | Tomko Tyson Tomko |
Released after a long period of inactivity. | |
| August 23, 2010 | Jim Fullington | The Sandman | Released after he no-showed an iMPACT! taping. | |
| August 26, 2010 | Charles Spencer | Tony Mamaluke | Released with the rest of the Full Blooded Italians. | |
| November 11, 2010 | Lacey Adkisson | Lacey Von Erich | Left TNA on good terms. | |
| November 18, 2010 | Scott Levy | Raven | Released from contract | |
| December 29, 2010 | Shantelle Malawski | Taylor Wilde Taylor |
Contract expired |
2011
| Release date | Real Name | Ring Name(s) | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2011 | Kevin Nash | Kevin Nash | Granted release after being contacted by WWE about a new contract. | |
| January 11, 2011 | Michael Manna | Dr. Stevie Dr. Stevie Richards Stevie Richards |
Left company on good terms with Vince Russo and Terry Taylor. | |
| April 21, 2011 | Jamar Shipman | Jay Lethal | Parted ways with the company after the Lockdown pay-per-view. | |
| June 5, 2011 | Mick Foley | Mick Foley Cactus Jack |
Requested and received release. | |
| August 20, 2011 | Matt Hardy | Matt Hardy | Released after he was arrested for a DWI. |
2012
| Release date | Real Name | Ring Name(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2012 | Richard Fliehr | Ric Flair | Fired for alleged "contract tampering". | |
| August 22, 2012 | Devon Hughes | Devon | Released from contract. |
2013
| Release date | Real Name | Ring Name(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2013 | Joseph Meehan | Joey Ryan | Contract expired |
2014-2015
| Release date | Real Name | Ring Name(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 2014 | Mark LoMonaco | Bully Ray | Contract expired | |
| October 12, 2014 | Devon Hughes | Devon | Contract expired | |
| Robert Terry | Rob Terry | Released from contract | ||
| Quinton Jackson | Rampage Jackson | Contract expired | ||
| April 1, 2015 | Garett Bischoff | Garett Bischoff | Contract expired He Turns on Kurt Angle in 2013 | |
| April 15, 2015 | Peter Senerchia | Taz | Released from contract | |
| April 16, 2015 | Seiya Sanada | Seiya Sanada | Released when TNA and Wrestle-1 ended partnership | |
| April 2015 | Hector Manuel Guerrero Yañez | Hector Guerrero | Spanish Announce Team No Longer With TNA | |
| April 2015 | Willie Urbina | Spanish Announce Team No Longer With TNA | ||
| June 2015 | Chad Lail | Gunner | TNA Wrestler Finished With The Company, Thanks Fans and TNA Talent | |
| June 2015 | Sam Shaw | Sam Shaw | Another Talent Appears to Be Finished with TNA | |
| July 2015 | Alvin Burke, Jr | MVP | Released from contract | Tweet from TNA's John Gaburick (Creative & Talent Relations |
| 2016 | Awesome Kong |
Death occurred while under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
| Wrestler | Real Name | Career |
|---|---|---|
| Curt Hennig | ||
| Mike Lockwood | ||
| Jerry Tuite | ||
| Chris Candido | Christopher Candito |