We previously reported here on eWn that there were over 40+ layoffs in the Dallas offices after Anthem Media acquired a majority interest in AXS TV. The Dallas office has been shut down completely.
Former Vice President of Legal Affairs Adam Swift was the one who brought NJPW to the network and he was fired. Andrew Simon, the CEO of AXS TV Fights and the one who greenlit the idea, was also let go.
Swift began talks to get the show in 2012 and the deal was finally finished in late 2014. The show debuted in January 16, 2015, which aired matches taped in 2013. Swift was also an executive producer of the show and was behind the changes to make the show more current, including airing the Saturday night events from Japan on a delayed same day basis. He got that position in late 2016 after the death of executive producer Darrell Ewalt, who previously handled live events.
