TNA Hall of Fame

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TNA Hall of Fame
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EstablishedMay 31, 2012
(11 years ago) (2012-05-31)
FounderTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
Inductees10 individuals
2 groups (4 members)
(14 total inductees)

The TNA Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that honors professional wrestlers and wrestling personalities who contributed to the history of the U.S. based professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

It was established in 2012, and created as part of the celebration of the promotion's 10th anniversary. Inductees are usually announced at either the Slammiversary pay-per-view event or on episodes of TNA Impact!, and the ceremony takes place prior to Bound for Glory. It has been an annual tradition for TNA since 2012 with the exception of two years (2017 and 2019).

As of 2023, there have been 14 inducted in total; 10 individually, and two group inductions.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ceremony dates and locations[edit]

Date Location Venue Associated event
October 13, 2012 Phoenix, Arizona Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort[6] Bound for Glory
October 19, 2013 San Diego, California San Diego Marriott Mission Valley[7] Bound for Glory[8]
October 11, 2014 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Bound for Glory[9]
June 27, 2015 Orlando, Florida Universal Studios Florida Impact Wrestling[10]
October 3, 2015 Salem, Virginia Salem Civic Center Road to Bound for Glory Tour[11]
October 2, 2016 Orlando, Florida Universal Studios Florida Bound for Glory
October 13, 2018 Manhattan, New York McHale's Pub Bound for Glory[12]
October 24, 2020 Nashville, Tennessee Skyway Studios Bound for Glory[13]
October 23, 2021 Sunrise Manor, Nevada Sam's Town Live Bound for Glory[14]
October 7, 2022 Albany, New York Washington Avenue Armory Bound for Glory[15]
October 21, 2023 Cicero, Illinois Cicero Stadium Bound for Glory

Inductees[edit]

Individuals[edit]

Year Ring name
(Birth name) 		Inducted by TNA recognized accolades
2012 Sting
(Steve Borden) 		Dixie Carter One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
Four-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion
One-time TNA World Tag Team Champion
2013 Kurt Angle Sting Six-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion
One-time TNA X Division Champion
Two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion
Two-time King of the Mountain winner (2007, 2009)
One-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion
2015 Jeff Jarrett Dixie Carter Co-founder of TNA
Six-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
One-time TNA King of the Mountain Champion
One-time AAA Mega Champion
Three-time King of the Mountain winner (2004, 2006, 2015)
Earl Hebner Billy Corgan TNA's senior referee from 2006 to 2017
2016 Gail Kim Dixie Carter Inaugural and seven-time TNA Knockouts Champion
One-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion
Queen of the Knockouts winner (2013)
2018 Abyss
(Christopher Parks) 		Father James Mitchell One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
Two-time TNA Television Champion
One-time TNA X Division Champion
Two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion
One-time NWA World Tag Team Champion
Fight for the Right Tournament winner (2006)[12]
2020 Ken Shamrock The Rock One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
First World Champion in the promotion's history[16]
2021 Awesome Kong
(Kia Stevens) 		Gail Kim Two-time TNA Knockouts Champion
One-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion
Queen of the Knockouts winner (2015)[14]
2022 Raven
(Scott Levy) 		Tommy Dreamer One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
King of the Mountain winner (2005)[15]
2023 Traci Brooks
(Tracy Brookshaw) 		Gail Kim Longtime manager/valet and wrestler
Considered by TNA to be the original Knockout[17][18]

Group inductions[edit]

Year Group Inducted by TNA recognized accolades
2014 Team 3D Kurt Angle One-time NWA World Tag Team Champions
Two-time TNA World Tag Team Champions
Two-time IWGP Tag Team Champions
Recognized by TNA as 23-time World Tag Team Champions overall
Bully Ray (Mark LoMonaco) – Two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion
Devon (Devon Hughes) – Two-time TNA Television Champion
2023 Mike Tenay and Don West Scott D'Amore TNA's original broadcast team (2002–2009)
Tenay continued as an announcer until 2015
West went on to work in the TNA front office for the majority of the time from 2009 until his death in 2022[19]
West was inducted posthumously, having died in 2022

References[edit]

  1. ^ Caldwell, James (2012-05-31). "Caldwell's TNA Impact Wrestling results 5/31: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact in new timeslot - Roode vs. Sting". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  2. ^ Caldwell, James (2012-06-01). "TNA official Hall of Fame announcement". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  3. ^ Caldwell, James (2012-06-10). "Caldwell's TNA Slammiversary PPV results 6/10: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Roode vs. Sting headlines 10th Anniv. PPV". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  4. ^ Powell, Jason (June 5, 2017). "Impact Wrestling's latest Hall of Fame inductee revealed". prowrestling.net. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "Impact HOF - Impact Wrestling.com". Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  6. ^ "TNA Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Celebration". Total Nonstop Action. 2012-07-20. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  7. ^ "TNA Hall of Fame Location". TNA Wrestling News. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  8. ^ "2013 TNA Hall Of Fame Inductee: Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle". Archived from the original on 2015-07-16.
  9. ^ "BFG '14 in Tokyo - Impact Wrestling.com". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  10. ^ "Dixie Carter and Mike Tenay Induct Jeff Jarret into the TNA Hall of Fame". 28 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Earl Hebner Makes History With TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction". Archived from the original on 2015-11-26.
  12. ^ a b Powell, Jason (October 13, 2018). "Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremony for Abyss streaming online". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  13. ^ "The Rock Inducts Ken Shamrock Into IMPACT Hall of Fame".
  14. ^ a b Impact Wrestling Staff (October 9, 2021). "Awesome Kong to Be Inducted Into the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame at Bound For Glory". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  15. ^ a b Defelice, Robert (September 23, 2022). "Raven To Be Inducted Into The IMPACT Wrestling Hall Of Fame at Bound For Glory 2022". Fightful Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  16. ^ "411Mania".
  17. ^ Lee, Joseph. "Complete Impact Wrestling 1000 Taping Results From New York (SPOILERS)". 411 Mania. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  18. ^ "Traci Brooks To Be Inducted Into IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame at Bound For Glory". Impact Wrestling.com. IMPACT Wrestling Staff. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  19. ^ Thomas, Jeremy. "Mike Tenay, Don West To Be Inducted Into Impact Wrestling Hall Of Fame". 411 Mania. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

External links[edit]

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