Mickie James reveals who will induct her into TNA Hall of Fame
A former WWE and TNA women’s champion will be inducting Mickie James into the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend.
This Sunday (October 12), James will be honored with a TNA Hall of Fame induction at Bound for Glory 2025. We now know that Lisa Marie Varon — formerly known as Victoria in WWE and Tara in TNA — will be the person inducting her.
“Someone who was pretty synonymous with the whole introduction of Hardcore Country. And I think that we made som incredible, historic moments together — and that would be our dear friend, Lisa Marie,” James announced in an interview with SoCal Val.
James said she personally chose Varon to do the induction speech. She didn’t know if Varon’s WWE legends contract would cause any issues, but the request was quickly approved by TNA, which has a close working relationship with WWE.
Along with being past colleagues and in-ring rivals, James and Varon are good friends and used to host a podcast called GAW TV together.
The Knockouts division will be the focus of this year’s TNA Hall of Fame class with The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky) also being inducted.
Bound for Glory is being held at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts on Sunday. Trick Williams vs. Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship will headline the pay-per-view.
Here’s a look at every TNA Hall of Fame inductee since the honor was established:
- 2012: Sting
- 2013: Kurt Angle
- 2014: Team 3D (Bully Ray & D-Von)
- 2015: Jeff Jarrett, Earl Hebner
- 2016: Gail Kim
- 2018: Abyss
- 2020: Ken Shamrock
- 2021: Awesome Kong
- 2022: Raven
- 2023: Mike Tenay & Don West, Traci Brooks
- 2024: Rhino, Bob Ryder
- 2025: Mickie James, The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky)
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