Breaking News: Major Name Announced as First 2016 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee, Triple H Comments

January 11, 2016

wwe hall of fame WWE has issued the following press release:

STAMFORD, Conn., January 11, 2016 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced today that Sting will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at a ceremony to be held on Saturday, April 2 at American Airlines Center in Dallas as part of WrestleMania^® Week.

Sting is one of the biggest Superstars in the history of the sports entertainment industry and a multi-time WCW^® and United States Champion. For more than 10 years, he was the face of WCW, competing in memorable rivalries against Ric Flair^®, Steve Austin^®, Mick Foley^®, Vader^™, The Four Horsemen^™ and NWO^®. In November of 2014, Sting made his long-awaited debut in WWE, and went on to have his first-ever WrestleMania^® match against Triple H^® at WrestleMania 31.

“We are truly honored to have Sting take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame,” said WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative, Paul Levesque. “His contributions to our industry are unprecedented and we look forward to celebrating his incredible career with fans all over the world.”

Tickets for the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony go on sale this Friday, January 15 at 10 AM Eastern/9 AM Central through all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000. All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees.

WrestleMania 32 takes place Sunday, April 3 live from AT&T Stadium in Dallas live on WWE Network.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.