Mike Tenay and Don West will be inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame this year.
The WON reports that Impact Wrestling has been wanting to induct Tenay for years but he always rejected the proposal.
There are several reasons that it happened this year. Firstly, it’s because Tenay is going in with West, who was a close friend of his. The induction ceremony takes place in West’s hometown of Chicago, IL.
Secondly, the current Impact Wrestling is a different workplace than the TNA that Tenay used to work at, with different people running the promotion.
Finally, Scott D’Amore and Anthem Entertainment donated a large sum of money to West’s GoFundMe campaign for his medical expenses. D’Amore personally matched all donations for a period of time.
