10 Best TNA Wrestling Moments

2. The Return of Sting

Sting seemingly didn’t fancy doing too much wrestling following the sale of WCW to WWE in March of 2001 and famously resisted joining Vince McMahon’s promotion until over a decade after the fact. 

The Stinger had flirted with Jeff Jarrett’s promotion during their early days, wrestling a handful of matches on the weekly pay-per-views that emanated from the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville. 

TNA wanted a firmer commitment and, after a couple years of speculation and rumour, the imminent re-emergence of The Icon was confirmed at the close of Turning Point 2005.

At the following month’s Final Resolution, Sting walked the aisle of the IMPACT Zone for the first time, teaming with Christian to defeat Jeff Jarrett and Monty Brown in the show’s main event. 

The then-46-year-old looked great out there and the fans ate up everything he did. Sting was clearly happy with how things went, as he chose to stick around IMPACT until 2014!

Vince McMahon once expressed outright disgust at Sting’s decision to work for IMPACT, believing it would negatively affect his legacy. 

Far from it, as Sting had a wonderful run there – a wonderful run that began with a grand return.