TNA announced on their website, impactwrestling.com, that longtime WWE nad TNA referee Earl Hebner will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame. Hebner becomes the first referee inducted into the Hall of Fame of nay major professional wrestling promotion.

Hebner’s Hall of Fame induction will take place on Saturday, Oct. 3 during the road To Bound For Glory Tour Event in Salem, VA, the night before TNA’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view. Hebner is the most famous referee in professional wrestling. He will be inducted by TNA Senior Producer and Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan.

On Sunday, Oct. 4, during TNA’s biggest night of the year, the Bound For Glory pay-per-view event, a special segment will be dedicated to Earl’s TNA Hall of Fame induction and will feature career highlights and portions of his induction ceremony from the previous night.

“Earl Hebner is not only one of the most recognizable personalities in professional wrestling, his passion for the sport, in-ring management skills, and ability to entertain audiences has set the standard by which all professional wrestling referees are measured,” said TNA President Dixie Carter. “It is an honor to have Earl as part of the TNA family and as the newest member of the illustrious TNA Hall of Fame.”

“When I received the call from John Gaburick (TNA’s Executive Vice President of Television and Talent Relations) and he told me I am being inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame, I was stunned and my eyes welled up with tears,” said Hebner. “I’ve been working for 37 years for this incredible honor. It is rare for a referee in any sport to be recognized in this way, and I am proud TNA is recognizing me as the first referee to ever be inducted into a professional wrestling Hall of Fame.”