Although we don't have any current plans to create a TNA "Notinhalloffame" section, we would like to congratulate Sting as being the first inductee to the TNA Hall of Fame.  As we have mentioned before, we do no know how this will progress, but with the possible exception of Jeff Jarrett, Sting is a good choice to kick off their Hall. 

The World of Rock and Roll has anothe casualty as former Fleetwood Mac guitarist and 70's Solo star, Bob Welch passed away today at the age of 66 to a self inflicted gun shot to the chest.  Welch was with Fleetwood Mac in the "transition years" of 1971 to 1974 and was not part of the bands mainstream explosion in 1975.  Welch did however have success on his own with the release of "French Kiss" which yielded the hits "Ebony Eyes and "Sentimental Lady".

Welch was snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as he was not part of the Fleetwood Mac lineup that was inducted.  This was the case even though there were recognized members of the band prior to Welch's arrival (who were not part of the mid-70's success) who were inducted.  At the time of the induction, Welch was estranged from Mick Fleetwood, who likely would have had the clout to have seen him enshrined with the rest of the group. 

RIP: Bob.... You will be missed.

We have another major retirement in the world of sports and it comes to us again from Detroit.  Although Magglio Ordonez will not be a sure Hall of Famer like Nicklas Lidstrom was (who retired from the Red Wings earlier in the week), he will appear on the ballot and does have a career to be proud of.

The native Venezuelan retires with 2,156 Hits, 294 Home Runs and a career .309 Batting Average.  With Six All Star Appearances, Ordonez was a solid contributor in the middle of both White Sox and Tiger lineups for years.  He is unlikely to get past the first ballot, but he does a career worth celebrating.

The owner of TNA Wrestling, Dixie Carter, has announced that they will be beginning their own Hall of Fame.  As the WWE Hall of Fame is a fairly significant part of our website, we are frankly a little curious as to how we should react.

The first inductee will be announced on June 10th, on their next Pay Per View titled "Slammivarsary" to be held in Arlington, Texas.  The WWE Hall of Fame has proven to be a moneymaker for the organization, and many wrestlers consider it to be an honor to be placed in that institution.  In fact, Ric Flair, who was then under contract to TNA was allowed to appear on WWE Television to accept his second (and unprecedented) second induction as part of the Four Horsemen.  TNA has even used existing WWE Hall of Fame rings as part of their storyline.

Of course this raises many questions.  First off, will this be only a celebration of TNA Wrestling or wrestling in general?  At ten years old, Dixie Carter's promotion does have a solid tenure, but is it one worth a Hall of Fame?  Frankly, and we are sure Carter knows this herself, that there really isn't a Hall of Fame like career within the confines of the TNA canon.

Will they have a physical Hall of Fame?  This could be a major step towards legitimacy as the WWE Hall does not actually have a physical space to call their own.  A true facility would give this Hall a credibility that their larger competitor does not have.

And of course the biggest question.... who would go into it?  Perhaps founder Jeff Jarrett?  How about Sting, of whom Dixie could beat Vince to the punch.  The same could be said about Kevin Nash.  Will they look at Hogan?  To us, the most obvious choice is Jeff Jarrett, who did found the promotion and wrestle in multiple main events for the company. 

Now here is our question.   Do we create a section for this on our site, or do we wait and see how this plays out?  Personally, i am opting for the latter as there are far too many questions yet to be answered.   As always, it will be interesting.