Impact Hall of Fame

The Impact Hall of Fame (stylized as IMPACT! 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 wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

IMPACT Hall of Fame
Impact HOF logo used since 2017
EstablishedMay 31, 2012 (2012-05-31)
FounderImpact Wrestling
Inductees9 individuals
1 group (2 members)
(11 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 Slammiversary or episodes of Impact!, and the ceremony takes place prior to Bound for Glory. Since its inception there have been two years where no inductions have taken place.

As of 2022, there have been 11 inducted in total; nine individually, and one group induction.[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 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 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]

Inductees

Individuals
Year Ring name
(Birth name)		 Inducted by Impact Wrestling 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 One-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion
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)
2015 Jeff Jarrett Dixie Carter Co-founder of TNA
One-time AAA World Heavyweight Champion
Six-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
One-time TNA King of the Mountain 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]

Group inductions
Year Group Inducted by Impact Wrestling recognized accolades
2014 Team 3D Tommy Dreamer One-time NWA World Tag Team Champions
Two-time TNA World Tag Team Champions
Two-time IWGP Tag Team Champions
Recognized by Impact Wrestling as 23-time World Tag Team Champions overall.
Bully Ray (Mark LoMonaco) – Two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion. In 2022, Ray won the Call Your Shot Gauntlet
Devon (Devon Hughes) – Two-time TNA Television Champion.

References
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  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.
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  14. 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.
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