For the first time ever, TNA Wrestling President Carlos Silva sits down with media from around the world July 9-10 to offer a rare State of TNA Wrestling heading into the biggest, most important live event in company history: Slammiversary, which will be live on pay-per-view on Sunday, July 20, at UBS Arena, home of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.
Silva last December was named the President of Anthem Sports Group, which includes TNA Wrestling, marking his first foray into the action-packed world of professional wrestling.
Silva has built and sold companies in the TV, digital and media convergence space over the last 25 years. He has raised more than $300 million for the startups that he has operated.
Silva was recently the COO of Barrett-Jackson Auction, the largest collector car auction company – and he was responsible for all day-to-day operations, including auctions, sales, marketing and administration.
Silva formerly was the CEO of C360, an immersive video software company that delivers best in class broadcast level 360-degree video for TV and digital consumption.
Prior to C360, he was CEO and President of MDE Sports and Entertainment which owns and operates the Citi Open Tennis Tournament, The Washington Justice esports team, the City Paper, and the Washington Kastles in WTT.
Silva was the CEO of World TeamTennis (WTT) and CEO for the World Series of Fighting. He led the sale of the WSOF to new investors, staying on as President of the newly named Professional Fighters League (PFL).
He was the co-Executive Producer of the Vancouver Olympic Games.
Silva graduated from Boston College and earned his master’s degree from George Washington University. He played tennis at Boston College and was on the pro satellite tennis tour. Silva has finished 13 Ironman races, including the IRONMAN World Championship twice in Kona, Hawaii.
Carlos Silva is available for media interviews July 9-10 as TNA Wrestling builds toward Slammiversary on Sunday, July 20, originating from UBS Arena in Belmont Park.
All of the TNA stars will be in New York for Slammiversary, including Jeff and Matt Hardy, Ryan and Nic Nemeth, Joe Hendry, Mustafa Ali, Steve Maclin, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Moose, Eric Young and such Knockouts as Tessa Blanchard, Masha Slamovich and Indi Hartwell, among others.
