TNA has confirmed that it has has cut ties with former AEW star Max Custerthe day after his debut at TNA Bound for Glory 2026, where he faced off against Moose. Before the match, Custer quickly made his way down to the ring, where he used a line that references a Missile strike at Riyadh’s King Khalid International AirportOver the weekend, which killed 12 and injured more than 300 people.
Earlier on Monday, fans noticed that TNA had deleted all posts about Caster at Bound for Glory from its X (formerly Twitter) account. It the promotion later released a statement that said Custer will no longer wrestle for TNA.
“At Sunday’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view, Max Custer made insensitive comments in reference to the attacks in Riyadh that killed and injured many people,” the statement read. “Covering violent attacks is wrong. This should never have made it into the show, and that responsibility is ours. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and those affected. We sincerely apologize.”
TNA has removed the segment from reruns of Bound for Glory as well as its social media channels, the statement said. TNA said it is taking steps to make sure something like this never happens again.
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) October 12, 2026
Former TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali is gone his own X to share the announcement. He also apologized in a quote-note.
“Our sincere apologies for this incident,” Ali wrote. “Thank you to management for addressing this issue.”
Prior to Bound for Glory, Moose issued an open challenge for the event, to which Custer responded on social media the next day. Custer had Recently became a free agent after being drafted by AEW. The company reportedly let his contract expire. Still in 2021 Custer has reportedly been terminated by AEW and forced to undergo sensitivity training after one of his raps.
