– TNA Wrestling officials reached out to Ric Flair to speak about Sting at Saturday’s Hall of Fame ceremony, but he declined the invitation.

Though Flair remains listed as a member of the TNA roster on the company’s official website, his contract was terminated in May after he failed to appear at events he was scheduled for.

– TNA Wrestling has released a video preview Thursday’s live episode of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV, which will feature the aftermath of the Bound For Glory pay-per-view event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srjYnYKJPWc

– Knoxville, Tennessee will host the Impact Wrestling World Tour on Friday, November 16 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 19 at the Coliseum Box Office and through Knoxville Tickets (865-656-4444 or 877-995-9961).

(source: PWInsider.com)

TNA Impact Wrestling announced Friday that Lex Luger will be one of the featured guests as part of the inaugural TNA Hall Of Fame Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 13 in Phoenix, Arizona inducting “The Icon” Sting. Their official statement reads:

Lex Luger To Attend Sting’s TNA Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING announces Lex Luger to be one of the featured guests as part of the inaugural TNA Hall Of Fame Celebration inducting “The Icon” Sting. The TNA Hall Of Fame Celebration will be held Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort at 8pm local time and will profile the iconic career of Sting. Featured guests include Hulk Hogan, Dixie Carter, AJ Styles, Mike Tenay and Lex Luger.

Multi-time World Champion Luger is a long-time friend to “The Icon” Sting. Even in fierce competition the two remained friends while competing against each other in multiple championship matches.

The TNA Hall Of Fame Celebration will be part of the biggest weekend in TNA history as the stars of IMPACT WRESTLING set for “Bound For Glory” on Sunday, Oct. 14 live worldwide on Pay-Per-View. On Saturday, TNA will also host the popular Fan InterAction event giving fans the once in a lifetime opportunity to meet many of their favorite IMPACT WRESTLING Superstars.

TNA Wrestling’s biggest Pay-Per-View event, “Bound For Glory”, is LIVE from the new Grand Canyon University Arena on Sunday, Oct. 14. TNA’s Inaugural Hall Of Fame Celebration will be Saturday, Oct. 13 “Bound For Glory” will feature the stars of IMPACT WRESTLING as seen Thursday’s LIVE on Spike TV.

Tickets for the TNA Hall Of Fame are available at ShopTNA.com.

Ticket for Sunday’s Bound For Glory are on sale now at Grand Canyon University Arena box office, gcuarena.com or charge by phone at 602-639-8999.

The Hall of Fame Celebration & Dinner will feature the Induction of “The Icon” Sting. Be part of history as one of the greatest wrestling superstars of all time is honored with the induction as the very first member of TNA Wrestling’s Hall of Fame. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will never happen again. The event includes an intimate dinner setting along with special guests Hulk Hogan, Dixie Carter, AJ Styles, Mike Tenay, & Multi-time World Champion Lex Luger! Additionally, each banquet table at the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame Ceremony will be hosted by a TNA Impact Wrestling superstar!

– Sting was announced as the first inductee into TNA’s Hall of Fame at Sunday’s TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view. The official induction ceremony will take place at the Bound For Glory pay-per-view in October. The belief in TNA is that more than one person will be inducted at Bound For Glory – and Sting will be the head of the first class.

Dixie Carter’s announcement that Sting would be the first inductee was a surprise to virtually everybody in TNA. Neither Sting or Hulk Hogan knew about the news before Sunday.

– TNA has released the following promo video for their next pay-per-view on July 8th, Destination X:

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING ANNOUNCES THE “TNA HALL OF FAME” – “THE ICON” STING BECOMES THE FIRST INDUCTEE AT SLAMMIVERSARY

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING announced the beginning of a “TNA Hall of Fame”, with “The Icon” Sting announced as the first inductee at this year’s 10th Anniversary celebration, “Slammiversary”.

This is TNA’s chance to recognize the great contributions of the people who gave so much to make this 10-year anniversary possible.

“This 10 year milestone is an incredible achievement for TNA,” stated TNA President Dixie Carter. “In honor of that, we felt it was time to begin recognizing the contributions of those who have made the greatest impact on our success.”

TNA Wrestling was founded in Nashville in the summer of 2002 and June marks the 10th year anniversary.

Congratulations to “The Icon” Sting for becoming the first member of the TNA Hall Of Fame!

(source: ImpactWrestling.com)

Countdown: Top 5 Candidates For TNA’s Hall Of Fame

This Sunday night at Slammiversaray X, TNA Impact Wrestling will announce the first indcutee into its new Hall of Fame.

In it’s 10 year history, TNA has defied the odds and established itself as a legitimate alternative to WWE. It’s been a long road and there are countless men and women who deserve recognition for making TNA the company it is today. However, this Sunday – only one person will be announced – and today, due to contractual obligations, only 5 people are eligible for our Top 5 list.

Make sure to comment below tell us what you think of our picks and who you think should be the first inductee into TNA’s Hall of Fame.

Without further ado, #5 on our list is ….

– Shane “Hurricane” Helms announced that he would be cancelling all of his upcoming bookings to be with his girlfriend, who was recently hospitalized due to complications with her pregnancy.

– Matt Hardy announced that he has relaunched his official website at MattHardyBrand.com.

– As previously reported, Dixie Carter will appear on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling to address her ongoing storyline with AJ Styles. She announced on Twitter that her segment will kick off the show:

“I will publicly address the situation from last week’s Impact, LIVE this Thursday right at the start of the show at 8:00 p.m”

Impact Wrestling Preview For Thursday (6-Man Main Event)

– The TNA website has a new article up hyping the company’s Hall of Fame, including the Hall’s official logo –

TNA has issued the following for the new TNA Hall of Fame.

Comment below and tell us who you think should be the first person inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame.

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING ANNOUNCES “TNA HALL OF FAME” WITH FIRST INDUCTEE TO BE ANNOUNCED AT “SLAMMIVERSARY” ON JUNE 10

NASHVILLE, TN – (June 1, 2012) – TNA IMPACT WRESTLING announced the beginning of a “TNA Hall of Fame” with the first inductee to be announced at this year’s 10th Anniversary celebration, “Slammiversary” in Arlington, Texas.

TNA President Dixie Carter announced the news as part of the first live IMPACT WRESTLING event of the summer from Universal Studios.

This is TNA’s chance to recognize the great contributions of the people who gave so much to make this 10-year anniversary possible.

“This 10 year milestone is an incredible achievement for TNA,” stated TNA President Dixie Carter. “In honor of that, we felt it was time to begin recognizing the contributions of those who have made the greatest impact on our success.”

– Dixie Carter’s announcement about the TNA Hall of Fame was a surprise to virtually everyone in the back. No word yet on who the first inductee will be, but Jeff Jarrett seems like a natural choice.

– The locker room was buzzing backstage at Impact over TNA’s lawsuit against WWE, with a lot of negative feelings towards Brian Wittenstein for leaking sensitive company information to WWE.

– Indy wrestler Joey Ryan got a huge pop from the locker room when he stood up to Taz during the Gutcheck segment. People were shocked at how well Taz handled the confrontation, since he’s known to have somewhat of a temper. After Bruce Prichard voted ‘No’ and Al Snow voted ‘Yes,’ Taz was the deciding vote that led to Ryan not getting hired by TNA. Later in the broadcast, Taz acknowledged on commentary that Ryan has a great gimmick, but is not physically ready to be a TNA superstar.

Joey Ryan tweeted the following about getting rejected:

“What a joke. @IMPACTWRESTLING is pathetic. I’m not good enough for your company? C’mon @TNADixie really? You make me laugh! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Don’t bring me in just for your NO agenda. It’s not my fault that Flair went into business for himself so why am I being punished?! Pritchard, @TheRealAlSnow & @OfficialTaz know that a NO is ridiculous. They know I’m money. I dare Tazz to say something to my face now. Somebody tell Johnny Ace he can reach me at joeyryan@hotmail.com – I know he’s not stupid enough to turn down money.”

(Sources: f4wonline.com, pwinsider.com)