Taz to be inducted into 2300 Arena Hardcore Hall of Fame

ECW veteran and current AEW announcer Taz was honored Wednesday night in a surprise post-show ceremony at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, the venue long known as the former ECW Arena. AEW owner Tony Khan announced that Taz will be inducted into the 2300 Arena Hardcore Hall of Fame this weekend, and the company said a banner celebrating his career will be raised into the arena rafters during Saturday’s AEW Collision taping.

The announcement came after Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite, when much of the AEW roster emerged wearing orange Team Taz Dojo shirts as KISS’s War Machine, the song that inspired Taz’s classic ECW entrance theme, played through the arena. Taz’s wife and his son Hook joined the presentation in the ring, and Khan told the Philadelphia crowd he could not imagine a better way to conclude AEW’s first night of residency at the 2300 Arena than to pay homage to Taz, calling him "the greatest legend in the history of this building."

Taz said the tribute caught him off guard. He joked that he had been "worked" by his wife and son and noted it was not the first time he had been surprised in the historic venue. He thanked AEW and the fans and compared the...