TNA Hall of Fame 2012 - THE ICON STING, Official Discussion Thread (October 13, 2012)

**Shockage** · 10-11-2012, 05:07 AM

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!

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**Shockage** · 10-11-2012, 08:19 AM

TNA should've reached out to more people from Sting's past; Muta, Vader, Nikita, even the Ultimate Warrior.

TNA can still have a good HOF as long as they keep the intimate, banquet atmosphere, and as long as they induct one person per year. There's a lot of legends still left that WWE haven't eaten up, Jerry Jarrett, Larry Zbyzsko, Bruno Sammartino, Lance Russell, Hogan of course, Rock n Roll Express. The small banquet theme would also be a better fit for lesser known legends to mainstream.

**Shockage** · 10-13-2012, 07:23 AM

Sting vs. Ric Flair - NWA Great American Bash 1990, Sting's first World Title Win

**Shockage** · 10-13-2012, 07:35 AM

Sting & Lex Luger vs. The Steiner Brothers - SuperBrawl '91

Voted 1991 PWI Match of the Year

**chaoskid** · 10-13-2012, 08:42 AM

I've always love the Sting vs Vader contests, I cant remember a bad one, probably my favourite match is the one from Great American bash 1992, amazing how its 20 years old and he still competiting at a high level.

**chaoskid** · 10-13-2012, 08:51 AM

Sometime to truly appreciate someone is to watch one of their early matches and see how far that person has come.

So this is the debut of the Bladerunners from 1986

**Shockage** · 10-13-2012, 02:37 PM

March 31, 1989. Sting vs. Mike Rotunda for the NWA World's Television Title. Sting's first major title belt.

**Shockage** · 10-13-2012, 02:46 PM

Sting terrorizes the nwo throughout 1997

**flame3169118** · 10-13-2012, 10:28 PM

Sting vs Lex Luger - WCW Superbrawl II

**flame3169118** · 10-13-2012, 10:38 PM

Sting vs Hollywood Hogan - Starrcade 1997 (A match that had one of, if not the best builds ever in my opinion)

**flame3169118** · 10-13-2012, 10:40 PM

Hollywood Hogan vs Sting - Superbrawl VIII

**flame3169118** · 10-13-2012, 10:42 PM

Sting vs Diamond Dallas Page - WCW Nitro 4/26/99

**flame3169118** · 10-13-2012, 10:45 PM

Sting vs Hulk Hogan - WCW Fallbrawl 1999

**flame3169118** · 10-13-2012, 10:49 PM

Sting vs Jeff Jarrett - Bound for Glory '06

**flame3169118** · 10-13-2012, 10:52 PM

Sting vs Kurt Angle - TNA Bound for Glory 07

**flame3169118** · 10-13-2012, 10:53 PM

Sting vs Samoa Joe - TNA Bound for Glory 08

**flame3169118** · 10-13-2012, 10:57 PM

Sting vs Jeff Hardy - TNA Impact

**Shockage** · 10-14-2012, 02:05 AM

Sting vs The Great Muta, NWA TV Title Match, Great American Bash '89

**flame3169118** · 10-14-2012, 02:32 AM

A rare WCW vhs tape I bought years ago: Sting Unmasked

**Shockage** · 10-14-2012, 03:36 AM

It just goes to show that you don't have to necessarily wrestle in the WWF/E to have a fantastic career.

**Shockage** · 10-14-2012, 03:50 AM

Source: IMPACTWRESTLING.COM

Photos from the TNA Hall of Fame Ceremony

**Shockage** · 10-14-2012, 12:48 PM

Source: LordsofPain.net

TNA inducting Sting into their Hall of Fame last night in Phoenix. We know that the welcome was done by Jeremy Borash, Mike Tenay handled the opening remarks and then speeches were done by AJ Styles, Hulk Hogan and Lex Luger. The actual induction was done by Dixie Carter. Pretty much the entire TNA roster was in attendance but at best we can tell, there was no appearance by WWE Superstar Christian. Highlights from the ceremony will air tonight on the Bound For Glory post-show.

Hulk Hogan commented and revealed that the dress code wasn't strict:

"Sting at HOFAME was awesome,major love for him in the whole room,TNA said no tux,no suit,I felt out of place but tonight was great HH4Life"

Finally, here's a photo:

**Shockage** · 10-14-2012, 01:01 PM

Source: http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/...d-Hall-Of-Fame

On Saturday, the Bound For Glory InterAction Fanfest featured all of your favorite Superstars, as well as the Hall Of Fame Ceremony honoring "The Icon" Sting! The InterAction Fanfest and Hall Of Fame celebration were part of the biggest weekend in TNA history as the stars of IMPACT WRESTLING set for "Bound For Glory" on Sunday night live worldwide on Pay-Per-View. Thanks to all of our fans that attended the events on Saturday!

View exclusive photos from the InterAction Fanfest and the TNA Hall Of Fame featuring Sting! Footage from the Hall of Fame will air on Sunday night on the "Countdown To Bound For Glory" special on SpikeTV at 7pm ET - one hour before the epic event LIVE on Pay-Per-View!

**Shockage** · 10-16-2012, 01:31 AM

Video highlight from the HOF

**metfan51** · 10-16-2012, 01:54 AM

It seems kind of flat to have had one HOF inductee. I was hoping that Sting would headline a list. I guess if you only have one HOFer than Sting is the best choice. I am skeptical on the TNA HOF but they can change my mind if they keep inducting wrestlers who had a huge influence on TNA.

I would also assume that HOFers would only be inducted at Bound For Glory but I wouldn't mind it if TNA chose another PPV or two to induct a new member.