Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announced Monday a new campaign to combat bullying. The campaign “Eliminate the Hate” is the first of its kind by a professional sporting organization.

TNA airs weekly episodes on Spike TV, an adrenaline-fueled network that caters to the young male demographic.

According to a press release, TNA will create anti-bully public service announcements that will air on Spike and on the organization’s websites. TNA will also work with broadcast partner Sirius XM to air anti-bully PSAs on the satellite radio network’s family of channels.

“Everyone at TNA stands firmly behind this new anti-bullying campaign. The bullying must stop, and we want to take a stand,” says TNA Chief Marketing Officer Al Ovadia. “There’s no place in our schools for bullying, be it based on a student’s looks, race, sexual orientation or anything else.”

Several TNA stars admit to dealing with bullying in school, according to the press release.

"Growing up, I was bullied until I was a freshman in high school because I didn't conform to a group or play sports,” wrestler Mr. Anderson says. “I was open that I liked video gaming and comic books and got picked on for that.”

TNA Impact! airs Thursday nights on Spike TV from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Top photo: Professional wrestler Mr. Anderson says that he was bullied in his youth (courtesy TNAWrestling.com)