5 Things You Didn't Know Were BANNED In TNA

No, not the friendly 'let's do this' hand slaps seen above from Je'Von Evans and Leon Slater. Actual slaps to the face or across the neck/jaw are largely banned in TNA. Technically, workers can use them if they ask for special permission, but TNA don't want workers dishing out open hand slaps every other week.

Those stiff shots have rattled the brains of many a wrestler over the years. In fact, it's pretty much accepted that someone should lay it in when they're slapping someone in front of the cameras. Those slaps are a shoot, basically! There's no way to fake them up close without it looking crap, so most in the industry just go for it then say sorry later on behind the curtain.

If talent believe their match or segment needs a slap across the chops to make it more impactful (pardon the pun), then they need to ask for consent from the agent calling the shots. Then, that agent has to talk to upper management and find out if it's alright to start paint-brushing.

Fail to seek permission and there will be trouble, both for the wrestlers involved and the agent responsible for their portion of the show. It's avoidable and there are ways around it, but why take the risk? Generally, slaps are best placed sporadically when a feud gets really hot.

It wouldn't make much sense for everyone on the roster to go around slap, slap, slapping with no rhyme or reason anyway. Meanwhile, something else is just banned outright.