– According to Ken Anderson, TNA has now banned unprotected chair shots

– According to Ken Anderson, TNA has now banned unprotected chair shots to the head in order to help protect wrestlers and reduce the very real risk of concussions. During his interview on Between The Ropes radio this week, Anderson said:

“TNA has absolutely thrown down the gauntlet and said no more unprotected chair shots… And every time there is a chair involved in the ring, the agents will come up and say please make sure for me that you are not going to … that you’re going to put your hand up. Please tell me you’re going to put your hand up or it’s going to be a back shot or something like that.”

In terms of the chair shot Anderson received from Jeff Hardy, which incidentally busted him and caused a concussion, Anderson said:

“The chair shot that I received from Jeff Hardy was not intended to hit the back of my head. I heard through the grapevine that there were some people who were concerned about that. That was an accident and, you know what, in our business, accidents are going to happen.”