TNA TOUTS SLAMMIVERSARY CROWD AND FIRST HALL OF FAMER
TNA issued the following:
TNA WRESTLING MAKES HISTORY AT SLAMMIVERSARY X
PRESIDENT DIXIE CARTER ANNOUNCES “THE ICON” STING AS THE FIRST TNA WRESTLING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE IN FRONT OF LARGEST CROWD IN US HISTORY
NASHVILLE, TN (June 11, 2012) -- TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter emotionally announced that “The Icon” Sting will be the first wrestler to be inducted into the recently announced TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame in front of the company’s largest crowd in the US to attend a live event. Slammiversary X is the ten year anniversary pay-per-view event for TNA Wrestling that was held at the College Park Center, in Arlington, Texas. The “TNA Hall of Fame” induction celebration will take place in October at Bound For Glory.
“The 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. And now I am thrilled to announce that “The Icon” Sting will be our first-ever inductee into the hall.
“Sting came to TNA when we needed a major superstar to help establish the company. It made a statement when he signed with us, and he helped pave the way for other major names to join the roster. Eight years later he continues to reinvent himself, and I think he is doing his best work-to-date,” Carter continued.
ABOUT STING
In the world of professional wrestling, there are the stars of today, and then there are legends that surpass time. The man called Sting falls into both categories and in turn can only be called “The Icon.” Throughout his unparalleled career in professional wrestling, Sting has been a multi-time World Champion, having defeated such stars as Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Kurt Angle, and countless others. After a two year hiatus from the ring, Sting exploded back on to the scene in 2006 to reignite an unsettled feud with Jeff Jarrett. Within his first six months in TNA, he captured his 8th Heavyweight Title at TNA’s most illustrious event, Bound for Glory. Sting would continue to mark Bound for Glory as his territory. He captured the TNA World Heavyweight Title three consecutive years at Bound for Glory. Each victory would continue to cement his legacy, as he defeated Jeff Jarrett, Kurt Angle, and Samoa Joe. TNA Impact Wrestling quarter-hour ratings: A breakdown of how the second live show in the new time slot performed
Jun 11, 2012 - 05:25 PM
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By Jason Powell
The following are the quarter-hour ratings for the June 7 TNA Impact Wrestling television show.
Q1: 0.81 rating - Dixie Carter addresses the A.J. Styles controversy, Daniels and Kazarian out, Styles saves Dixie, Serg punches, Crimson entrance
Q2: 0.85 rating - Crimson vs. Austin Aries, Crimson issues an open challenge for Slammiversary, Brooke Hogan backstage with the Knockouts, Hulk Hogan entrance
Q3: 0.92 rating - Hogan in-ring promo, Bobby Roode interrupts Hogan, Sting roughs up Roode, The Knockouts backstage
Q4: 0.95 rating - Mickie James vs. Velvet Sky vs. Miss Tessmacher vs. Tara with Gail Kim on commentary, Bully Ray backstage, two commercial breaks
Q5: 1.14 rating - Hulk Hogan on the phone with A.J. Styles, Jeremy Borash hosts the Bully Ray and Joseph Park contract signing, Garett Bischoff
Q6: 1.07 rating - Joey Ryan and Al Snow backstage argument video, Devon vs. Robbie E with Madison Rayne out, Garett Bischoff and Robbie T at ringside, two commercial breaks
Q7: 1.00 rating - Hulk Hogan interrupted by Mr. Anderson, Jeff Hardy and RVD out to set up a Slammiversary match,
Q8: 1.09 rating - Bobby Roode, Christopher Daniels, and Kazarian vs. Sting and Kurt Angle, A.J. Styles out late
Powell's POV: The first hour of the show drew a 0.88 rating, which is up from the 0.782 first-hour rating last week.The second hour scored a 1.075 rating, which is up from the 1.0 rating the second hour drew last week. The overall show drew a 0.978 rating, up from the 0.89. More people found the show in the earlier time slot, but they're still not back to the mark they were at prior to time slot shift. They still have at least one more night against NBA competition and potentially a second game if the NBA series isn't a sweep. The good news for TNA is that the NBA Finals games won't start until an hour into the show, though they will face pre-game competition for their own first hour.
