TNA Asylum
The Asylum is the nickname given to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds arena that housed Total Nonstop Action Wrestling for two-and-a-half years. The Tennessee State Fairgrounds arena is located in Nashville, Tennessee
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After filming their initial shows in the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, then moving their next few to the Nashville Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, TNA Wrestling moved their weekly pay per view events to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in July 2002. It was about that time that the Fairgrounds were nicknamed the TNA Asylum in honor of the wrestling that occurred in the arena. The name the Asylum was first used during the 9th weekly pay-per-view by Ron Killings. The Asylum also served as the home of TNA Xplosion, TNA's weekly syndicated television show, from its inception till October 2004.
After debuting TNA Impact! out of Soundstage 21 in Universal Studios, Florida, TNA decided that they would eventually shut down their weekly pay per view operations in favor of switching to a monthly pay-per-view format. Shortly after, they held their final weekly pay-per-view event (on September 8, 2004) before permanently departing from the Asylum in favor of running their shows exclusively out of Universal Soundstage 21.
The building was constructed in 1922, by a band of carpetbaggers from South Dakota. The building was originally a flea market. On October 6, 2009 it was announced that the Nashville Mayor Karl Dean would be closing down the Tennessee State Fairgrounds at the end of June 2010. [1]
Now the arena is used for occasional SAW Wrestling TV Tapings on Saturday nights though the show actually has a set location called the "SAW Mill" in Pulaski, Tennessee.
On November 12, 2010, TNA Wrestling returned to the Asylum for a one last live event, headlined by Jeff Hardy defending the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against D'Angelo Dinero, before the supposed demolition of the building.[2] However, on January 18, 2011, the Nashville City Council voted to keep the arena open through 2012.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Mayor's statement puts an end to State Fair". The City Paper. 2009-10-06. http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/mayors-statement-puts-end-state-fair. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ Goodman, Larry (2010-11-13). "TNA house show report 11-12 Nashville". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/18323/. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (2011-01-23). "Former TNA Asylum to Be Kept Open". 411Mania. http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/171378/Former-TNA-Asylum-to-Be-Kept-Open.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
[edit] External links
- TNA Wrestling Home Page
- TNA Asylum at TNA on-Demand
- Internet Wrestling Database - Tennessee State Fairgrounds Arena - Results from professional wrestling cards promoted at TNA Asylum from 2000–present
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