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TNA ends Max Caster’s run after Riyadh attack reference at Bound for Glory
TNA has ended wrestler Max Caster’s run with the company after his debut at Bound for Glory on Sunday.
Before his match against Moose, Caster performed a rap that referred to attacks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The attacks killed and injured people; accounts differ on the death toll, giving figures of 12 and 13.
TNA called the comments insensitive, said making light of violent attacks was wrong, and accepted responsibility for allowing them into the show.
The company apologized to those affected and said Caster will no longer wrestle for TNA.
It removed the segment from event replays and its social media channels.
TNA said it is taking steps to prevent a similar incident from happening again.
TNA said Max Caster will no longer wrestle for the promotion after he referenced attacks in Riyadh during his Bound for Glory entrance rap.
The comments came before Caster’s match against Moose at the Sunday, October 11 pay-per-view.
TNA apologized, said the comments should not have made it into the show and accepted responsibility.
The promotion removed the segment from replays and its social media channels and said it was taking steps to prevent a repeat.
The reports differ on the attack’s death toll: Wrestling Inc said 12 people were killed, while Wrestling Observer said 13.
- Who
- TNA ended its association with wrestler Max Caster.
- What
- TNA said Caster will no longer wrestle for the promotion after he referenced attacks in Riyadh in an entrance rap.
- When
- TNA announced the decision on Monday, October 12, 2026, after Caster’s Bound for Glory appearance on Sunday.
- Where
- The remarks were made at TNA’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view; they referenced King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- TNA called the comments insensitive and said making light of violent attacks was wrong.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Wrestling Observer dated the attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh to this day.
Caster performed an entrance rap referencing the Riyadh attacks before his match against Moose at Bound for Glory.
TNA announced Caster would no longer wrestle for the promotion and said it had removed the segment from replays and social media.
- Promotion
- TNA
- Wrestler
- Max Caster
- Event
- Bound for Glory 2026
- Opponent
- Moose
- Attack location
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Reported deaths
- 12, according to Wrestling Inc; 13, according to Wrestling Observer
What people are saying
Making light of violent attacks is wrong.
This should never have made it into the show, and that responsibility is ours.
This the firing squad, I drop bombs, you don’t even have to fly to Riyadh.
Our sincere apologies about this incident,
Posts on X
Our sincere apologies about this incident. Thank you to management for addressing this matter.
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