TNA Hall of Fame

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).

TNA Hall of Fame
TNA HOF logo
Established	May 31, 2012 (12 years ago) (2012-05-31)
Founder	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
Inductees	12 individuals 2 groups (4 members) (16 total inductees)

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 2024, there have been 16 inducted in total; 12 individually, and two group inductions.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Ceremony dates and locations

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
October 26, 2024	Detroit, Michigan	Wayne State Fieldhouse	Bound for Glory

Inductees

Individuals

Year	Image	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]
2024		Rhino (Terry Gerin)	Tommy Dreamer	One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion[19]
	—	Bob Ryder	Eric Young	Co-founder of and longtime executive for TNA Wrestling Posthumous induction

Group inductions

Year	Image	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[9]
		Bully Ray (Mark LoMonaco) – Two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion Devon (Devon Hughes) – Two-time TNA Television Champion
2023		Don West and Mike Tenay	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[20]
		West was inducted posthumously

References

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External links

• The TNA/Impact Hall of Fame