History
After taping their initial shows in the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, then moving their next few to the Nashville Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, TNA 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 at 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.
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. However, on January 18, 2011, the Nashville City Council voted to keep the arena open through 2012.
As of 2012, Crossfire Entertainment uses this venue for their live events. They have hosted "Tribute to the Fairgrounds" events before the supposed demolition, but now use it as a primary location for their shows.
On August 4, 2012, Crossfire Wrestling announced TV production would return to the Nashville Fairgrounds Sports Arena,thanks to Paramount Pictures as they will be hosting HD/3D TV Tapings there. To add on to this, Crossfire will be the first professional wrestling organization to be filmed in 3D. On February 17, 2013, Crossfire Wrestling announced that they have shuttered operations, leaving the TNA Asylum empty once again.
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