{"id":7894,"date":"2016-01-11T17:16:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T23:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=7894"},"modified":"2016-01-11T17:16:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T23:16:26","slug":"first2016wwehalloffamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/11\/first2016wwehalloffamer\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Story &#8211; Sting in 2016 WWE Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-193117626\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/classics\/wwe-hall-of-fame\/sting-inducted-wwe-hall-of-fame-class-of-2016-28532717\" target=\"_blank\">WWE announced Monday<\/a> the first inductee into the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame, set for the annual HOF ceremony on April 2 in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>The inductee is former WCW Hvt. champion\u00a0<strong>Sting<\/strong> (Steve Borden).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are truly honored to have Sting take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame,\u201d said Triple H in Monday&#8217;s announcement.\u00a0 \u201cHis contributions to our industry are unprecedented, and we look forward to celebrating his incredible career with fans all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well it&#39;s official &#8211; I have accepted the invitation to be inducted into the WWE HOF! HONORED!!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sting (@Sting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sting\/status\/686612686742814720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sting resides in the Dallas area\u00a0and will appeal to WCW enthusiasts who make up a portion of WWE&#8217;s current audience, especially in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The 2016 WWE HOF ceremony takes place on Saturday, Apr. 2 at the American Airlines Center at 6:30 p.m. local time. 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