More Former TNA Stars

Michael Lee Alfonso, born on January 24, 1965 in Tampa, Florida and better known by his ring name Mike Awesome, made a few appearances in TNA Wrestling in 2003.

Bart Gunn who wrestled in the WWF for six years had a short stint in TNA Wrestling in 2003.

Disgraceland (Luther Biggs) also wrestled for TNA in 2003.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan actually made a couple of appearances for TNA in 2003. He showed up on the March 12 and the October 29 NWA: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling PPVs.

David Flair, the son of Ric Flair, wrestled for TNA from December 2002 to early 2003.

One man that deserves the title "Extreme", New Jack, made multiple appearances in TNA in 2003.

Big Van Vader appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on February 19, 2003.

Former TNA Stars

A few short lived runs here......

Tony Mamaluke (Charles John Spencer) wrestled for TNA briefly in 2002 before going to the WWE.

Ace Steel (Chris Guy) also wrestled for TNA in 2002, and he also later went to the WWE. In TNA He wrestled as one half of a tag team with his former student, CM Punk, as "Hatebreed".

Alicia Webb (Alicia Nicole Webb) better known as Ryan Shamrock in the WWF was in TNA as "Aleesha" for a short time.

Donna Adamo (ECW's Elektra) only made one appearance for TNA at their first pay per view on June 19, 2002.

Cathy Dingman (WWF's B.B.) appeared in TNA as Taylor Vaughn in 2002. Did you know that Cathy is the ex-wife of Hardcore Holly?

Cynthia Lynch (Bobcat) was in TNA in 2002 as David Young's valet.

Ken Shamrock, "The World's Most Dangerous Man", showed up in TNA in 2002 and 2004. On TNA's first pay-per-view he won the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in a Gauntlet for the Gold match.

TNA Wrestling: Kevin Nash, part 1

Kevin Scott Nash was born July 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan. He is an American pro wrestler and actor. Nash has wrestled under various ring names for the WCW, WWF and WWE where he wrestled famously as Diesel, and currently, TNA. Kevin Nash is a six-time World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, eleven-time World Tag Team Wrestling Champion and one-time Intercontinental Champion.

Nash debuted in TNA Wrestling alongside the returning Scott Hall on November 7, 2004 at the inaugural monthly TNA pay-per-view, Victory Road, with the duo helping NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett retain his title in a ladder match with Jeff Hardy. In subsequent weeks, the trio identified themselves as the Kings of Wrestling, and began feuding with Jeff Hardy and A.J. Styles. At Turning Point on December 5, 2004, the Kings of Wrestling were defeated by Hardy, Styles, and Randy Savage.

Hall left TNA in early 2005, and Nash and Jarrett separated after Nash made clear his desire to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Nash received a title shot against Jarrett on February 13, 2005 at Against All Odds, but lost following interference from the debuting Outlaw. Following the defeat, Nash joined forces with Sean Waltman and began feuding with the newly formed Planet Jarrett. At Destination X on March 13, 2005, Nash lost to The Outlaw in a First Blood match following interference from Jarrett, who struck Nash with his title belt. The rivalry between Planet Jarrett and Nash and his allies culminated in a scheduled Lethal Lockdown match at Lockdown on April 24, 2005 pitting Nash, Waltman, and Diamond Dallas Page against Jarrett, The Outlaw, and "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown. However, Nash was removed from the card and replaced with B.G. James after contracting a staph infection, which left him sidelined for much of 2005. During his time out, Nash did an interview with WWE.com. He discussed the Shawn Michaels vs. Hulk Hogan match which was scheduled for Summerslam 2005.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Part 3

When TNA was first launched, the on-air authority figure was a representative appointed by the NWA. Notable figures in this position included NWA Vice President Bill Behrens, Ricky Steamboat and Bob Armstrong.

Between July 23, 2003 to date, the on-screen authority figure within TNA was the "Director of Authority".
Erik Watts (July 23, 2003 – January 28, 2004)
Vince Russo (February 18, 2004 – November 7, 2004)
Dusty Rhodes (November 7, 2004 – June 16, 2005)
Jim Cornette (June 18, 2006 – Present)
The position was effectively abandoned after Rhodes resigned from the company.

The NWA Championship Committee was a group of wrestling veterans who acted as arbitrators, determining a winner in the event of a time limit draw.
Dusty Rhodes (founder, original member, November 2004 - June 2005)
Harley Race (original member, November 2004 - ???)
Terry Funk (original member, November 2004 - March 2005, even though he was never seen on-screen in TNA)
Roddy Piper (replacement for Funk, March 2005 - ???)
Larry Zbyszko (original member, November 2004 - 2006)
After Race and Piper left TNA, the Committee essentially ceased to exist as a physical on-screen body, although it is still referenced for purposes of angles.

In October 2005, Larry Zbyszko began repeatedly referencing a faceless authority within TNA known only as "TNA Management". "TNA Management" has in the past been represented by "special referee" Earl Hebner, "consultant" Dave Hebner and "messenger" Christy Hemme. The newest face of "TNA Management" was revealed at Slammiversary 2006 as Jim Cornette, who has been called the "Management Director" in press releases following that pay-per-view.

Today we also have Mick Foley as the Executive Shareholder, Jim Cornette, still the Management Director and Traci Brooks as the Knockouts Division Commissioner.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Part 2

TNA began started airing TNA iMPACT! on June 4, 2004 on Fox Sports Net and kept the weekly PPV earnings as their main source of revenue.
The show got consistent low ratings and contract was not renewed one year later.
With no other earnings than the pay per views, TNA began streaming iMPACT! from their website and offering downloading through BitTorrent.
TNA struck a deal with Spike TV and aired it's first episode on October 1, 2005.
TNA started running house shows on March 17, 2006.
TNA announced a partnership with YouTube in April 2006, that saw TNA supply YouTube with exclusive video content.
On October 22, 2006 , TNA held their first monthly pay-per-view outside of the Impact! Zone, Bound for Glory. It was held at the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth Township, Michigan.
This was also the first pay-per-view to feature a half-hour "Road to" preview airing the night before.
The main event was NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett wrestling Sting for the championship in a Title versus Career match with Kurt Angle as Special Outside Enforcer.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Part 1

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American pro wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May of 2002.
The current majority share owner (72%) is Panda Energy International (a privately-held company that constructs, maintains and operates environmentally friendly power plants). The company, which trades as TNA Entertainment, LLC, operates out of Nashville, Tennessee and also has an office in Orlando, Florida.

TNA was originally a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), with the company known as NWA-TNA, but TNA withdrew from them in 2004, in the process acquiring the rights to the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Wrestling Championship until 2014.

TNA is the first American wrestling promotion to exclusively use a hexagonal ring as opposed to the usual four-sided ring (the Mexican Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion also frequently utilizes a six-sided ring). TNA also employs the unconventional rule that a title can change hands as the result of a disqualification, although this rule is only enforced occasionally. In addition, two separate entrance ramps are used for heels and faces.

When WWE purchased WCW, it became the largest pro wrestling company in the United States. This prompted Jerry Jarrett and his son Jeff to start a new wrestling company in May 2002 in conjunction with the NWA. In October 2002, Panda Energy International bought into the project, becoming the major shareholder.

The original TNA business model was different from that employed by the WWE in several ways. By not touring like other major federations have always done, TNA was able to keep costs down. Until the introduction of TNA Xplosion in late 2002, TNA's system of programming comprised of weekly cable pay-per-views. The first TNA PPV aired on June 19, 2002. The first PPV featured Toby Keith and NASCAR drivers Hermie Sadler and Sterling Marlin as guests.

While most major promotions have aired monthly PPVs, not having a weekly network, a syndicated, or cable show from the outset was very different.
The weekly TNA PPVs were not only priced at much less than the monthly WWE PPVs but also had low buyrates. The weekly events were also transmitted free, although with a six-month delay on The Wrestling Channel starting March 2004.
After 27 months, TNA ceased their weekly PPVs on September 8, 2004.
On November 7, 2004, TNA Wrestling held its first three-hour monthly PPV, TNA Victory Road 2004, but still achieved low buys.