Masha Slamovich Leaves TNA After Contract Expires

Former TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich has parted ways with the promotion following the expiration of her contract in late October, amid an ongoing fallout from domestic abuse allegations that surfaced last month.

Slamovich, whose real name is Anna Khozina, was removed from TNA's official roster page this week, confirming her departure. The 30-year-old wrestler had not appeared for the company since a September taping, where she competed in a six-woman tag team match and lost a three-way bout for the Knockouts title against Ash by Elegance and Jacy Jayne at the Heatwave event. Prior to those matches, Slamovich was scheduled to challenge Ash by Elegance for the Knockouts Championship at TNA's Victory Road pay-per-view. However, that bout was scrapped after the allegations emerged publicly on September 23.

The accusations stemmed from a Dropbox link shared by a friend of Slamovich's former partner, independent wrestler AKIRA, whose real name is Alexander Atkisson. The link contained over 100 screenshots of private conversations and photos allegedly showing Slamovich admitting to physical and emotional abuse during their past relationship. In the exchanges, she...