Summary

Leon Slater will no longer face Ricochet at the WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow on April 16.

WrestleCon announced that the match had been taken off the card one week before the event. Slater enters the situation as the reigning TNA X-Division Champion, while Ricochet is currently signed to AEW.

Where the change fits

This is not the only recent outside booking involving TNA talent to change. The same report noted that Nic Nemeth was pulled from a scheduled match against MJF at CAP Wrestling on May 1, and Moose was also removed from an MLP Multiverse appearance, though he had not been officially announced for that event.

Slater's removal stands out because the Ricochet match was one of the more eye-catching interpromotional pairings on the WrestleCon card. It also interrupts momentum for a wrestler who has continued to be discussed as part of TNA's next wave, including in coverage of how his match with Cedric Alexander at TNA Emergence still stands out.

What Leon Slater's removal means for the event

For WrestleCon, losing Slater vs. Ricochet strips away a high-profile crossover bout just a week before the Memorial Supershow. For TNA, the update adds another example of outside appearances being affected after Carlos Silva cited partner conflicts as the reason talent had recently been pulled from upcoming events.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.