Year
|
Ring name (Birth name)
|
Category
|
Notes
|
2002
|
Frank Gotch
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and the
American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[3]
|
2002
|
George Hackenschmidt
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time)
[4]
|
2002
|
Ed Lewis (Robert Herman Julius Friedrich)
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship 2 times, and the
World Heavyweight Championship (
4 times)
[5]
|
2002
|
Jim Londos (Christos Theofilou)
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and the
NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[6]
|
2002
|
Joe Stecher
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (3 times)
[7]
|
2002
|
Lou Thesz (Aloysius Martiz Thesz)
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (3 times), the
World Heavyweight Championship (NWA) (3 times), and the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
5 times)
[8]
|
2002
|
Gorgeous George (George Raymond Wagner)
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time), the
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and
the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[9]
|
2002
|
Buddy Rogers (Herman Gustav Rohde Jr.)
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
1 time) and was the first to hold the
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship
[10]
|
2002
|
Bruno Sammartino
|
Television Era
|
Won the
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (
2 times) and
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[11]
|
2002
|
André the Giant (André René Roussimoff)
|
Modern Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
WWF Championship (
1 time) and the
WWF Tag Team Championship (
1 time)
[12]
|
2002
|
Ricky Steamboat (Richard Henry Blood)
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
1 time),
NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (6 times),
WWF Intercontinental Championship (
1 time),
NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times), and
NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/NWA/WCW Television Championship (4 times)
[13]
|
2002
|
Sky Low Low (Marcel Gauthier)
|
Midget Wrestler
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
NWA World Midget's Championship (1 time)
[14]
[15]
|
2002
|
Mildred Burke (Mildred Bliss)
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
NWA World Women's Championship (1 time) and the
WWWA World Heavyweight Championship; founded World Women's Wrestling Association
[16]
|
2003
|
Martin Burns
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[17]
|
2003
|
Stanislaus Zbyszko (Jan Stanislaw Cyganiewicz)
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
AAC World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[18]
|
2003
|
Killer Kowalski (Edward Władysław Spulnik)
|
Television Era
|
Won the
WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[19]
|
2003
|
Antonino Rocca (Antonio Biasetton)
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous inductee: Won the
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[20] and the
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[21]
[22]
|
2003
|
Nick Bockwinkel
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
[23] and the
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[24]
[25]
|
2003
|
Hulk Hogan (Terry Gene Bollea)
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
WWE Championship (
6 times)
[26] and
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (
6 times),
Royal Rumble 1990, 1991
[27]
[28]
|
2003
|
Al Costello (Giacomo Costa)
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee: inducted as a member of
The Fabulous Kangaroos with
Roy Heffernan; Won the
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (3 times)
[29]
|
2003
|
Roy Heffernan (Laurence Roy Heffernan)
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee: inducted as a member of
The Fabulous Kangaroos with
Al Costello; Won the
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (3 times)
[29]
|
2003
|
Little Beaver (Lionel Giroux)
|
Midget Wrestler
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
NWA World Midget's Championship (2 times)
[30]
|
2003
|
The Fabulous Moolah (Mary Lillian Ellison)
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Was the inaugural
WWE Women's Champion (
4 times), her first reign is officially recognized as lasting over 10,000 days
[31]
[32]
|
2003
|
Sam Muchnick
|
Executive
|
Posthumous inductee:
promoted the
St. Louis Wrestling Club and assisted in establishing the
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
[33]
|
2003
|
Dick Beyer
|
New York State Award
|
Was also inducted to the PWHF in 2005, won the
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[34]
|
2003
|
Ilio DiPaolo
|
New York State Award
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (5 times)
[35]
[36]
|
2004
|
William Muldoon
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[37]
|
2004
|
Angelo Savoldi
|
Pioneer Era
|
Minor partner of the
World Wide Wrestling Federation in the 1970s and founder of
International Championship Wrestling
[38]
|
2004
|
Freddie Blassie
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous inductee:
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (14 times)
[39]
|
2004
|
Verne Gagne
|
Television Era
|
Founded the
American Wrestling Association and won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (10 times)
[40]
|
2004
|
Terry Funk
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
1 time), the
ECW Championship (
2 times), and the
WWF Tag Team Championship (
1 time)
[41]
|
2004
|
Harley Race
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
8 times),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times),
NWA {Mid-Atlantic}|WCW United States Champion|first champion, NWA Missouri Champion (7 times).
[42]
|
2004
|
Maurice Vachon
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a part of a tag team with
Paul Vachon; won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (5 times),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) and
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (3 times)
[15]
[43]
|
2004
|
Paul Vachon
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a part of a tag team with
Maurice Vachon; won the
AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) and
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (3 times)
[15]
[43]
|
2004
|
Lord Littlebrook (Eric Tovey)
|
Midget Wrestler
|
Won the
NWA World Midget's Championship (1 time)
[15]
[44]
|
2004
|
Mae Young
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Trained
The Fabulous Moolah, challenged for the
NWA World Women's Championship, and wrestled in nine different decades
[45]
|
2004
|
Vincent J. McMahon
|
Executive
|
Posthumous inductee: established the
World Wide Wrestling Federation (now WWE)
[46]
|
2004
|
Gordon Solie (Francis Jonard Labiak)
|
Colleague
|
Posthumous inductee: announcer for
Championship Wrestling from Georgia,
Championship Wrestling from Florida,
Continental Championship Wrestling, and
World Championship Wrestling
[47]
|
2004
|
Dr.
John J. Bonica
|
New York State Award
|
Posthumous inductee:
[48] Won the NWA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World (1 time) and Light Heavyweight Championship of Canada (1 time)
[49]
|
2004
|
Len Rossi (Len Rositano)
|
New York State Award
|
Won the North American Jr. Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[50]
|
2005
|
Orville Brown
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
inaugural, 2 times),
MWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[51]
|
2005
|
John Pesek
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
1 time) and
MWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[52]
|
2005
|
Dick Beyer
|
Television Era
|
Was also awarded the PWHF New York State Award in 2003, won the
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[34]
|
2005
|
Jack Brisco (Freddy Brisco)
|
Television Era
|
Won the
NCAA Wrestling Team Championship (1 time),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
2 times), and
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (10 times)
[53]
|
2005
|
Dory Funk Jr.
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
1 time) and
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
[54]
|
2005
|
George Steele (William Myers)
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time)
[55]
|
2005
|
Dick the Bruiser (William Afflis)
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee: Inducted as a part of a tag team with
Crusher, won the
AWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times) and the
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (11 times)
[56]
|
2005
|
Crusher (Reginald Lisowski)
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee: Inducted as a part of a tag team with
Dick the Bruiser, won the
AWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times) and
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[56]
|
2005
|
Fuzzy Cupid (Leon Stap)
|
Midget Wrestler
|
Posthumous inductee: worked
tag team matches in various
independent circuits
[57]
|
2005
|
Penny Banner
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Won
AWA World Women's Championship (1 time) and
NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (3 times).
|
2005
|
Paul Boesch
|
Colleague
|
Posthumous inductee:
commentator for the Houston Wrestling promotion
[58]
|
2005
|
Mike Mazurki
|
New York State Award
|
Posthumous inductee: founded the
Cauliflower Alley Club, a non-profit organization that awards scholarships to wrestlers and gives financial aid to retired wrestlers
[59]
|
2005
|
Ray Stern (Walter Bookbinder)
|
New York State Award
|
Won the
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time)
[60]
|
2006
|
Ed Don George
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee; won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (2 times) and
the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[61]
|
2006
|
Wild Bill Longson
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee; won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
3 times) and the
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[62]
|
2006
|
Don Leo Jonathan (Don Heaton)
|
Television Era
|
Won the
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (18 times) and
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[15]
[63]
|
2006
|
Johnny Valentine (Jonathan Wisniski)
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous inductee; won the
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (
1 time) and
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[15]
[64]
|
2006
|
Ric Flair (Richard Morgan Fliehr)
[a]
|
Modern Era
|
Held the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
10 times),
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (
8 times), and
WWF World Heavyweight Championship, (
2 times,
NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (
6 times)
1, and
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (
3 times),
NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/NWA Television Championship (1 time),
WWE Intercontinental Championship (
1 time),
Royal Rumble 1992.
[65]
World Tag Team Championship (
3 times), Royal Rumble 1992
[66]
|
2006
|
Ray Stevens
|
Modern Era
|
Posthumous inductee; Was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum twice in one year; under Modern Era and Tag Team. Won the
AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (7 Times),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times)
[67]
[68]
|
2006
|
Pat Patterson
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as member of the
Blond Bombers; won the
AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), the NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times),
WWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and was also the inaugural
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion
[67]
|
2006
|
Ray Stevens
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee; inducted as member of the
Blond Bombers; Was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum twice in one year; under Modern Era and Tag Team. Won the
AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) and the NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times)
[67]
|
2006
|
Rikidōzan (Kim Sin-Nak)
|
International
|
Posthumous inductee; won the
NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[69]
|
2006
|
June Byers (De Alva Evonne Sibley)
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Posthumous inductee;
NWA World Women's Championship (1 time) and World Women's Championship (1 time)
[70]
|
2006
|
Bobby Heenan (Raymond Louis Heenan)
[71]
|
Colleague
|
Considered by many to be the greatest wrestling manager of all time.
[72] He also worked as an announcer for the
World Wrestling Federation and
World Championship Wrestling
[73]
|
2006
|
Ida Mae Martinez
|
Senator Hugh Farley Award
|
Won the Women's Mexican Championship
[74]
|
2007
|
Earl Caddock
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
Amateur Athletic Union Heavyweight (1 time) and Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) in
amateur wrestling
[75]
|
2007
|
Gus Sonnenberg
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won a version of the original
World Heavyweight Championship of professional wrestling
[76]
|
2007
|
Danny Hodge
|
Television Era
|
Won the
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (8 times)
[77]
|
2007
|
Pat O'Connor
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Central States version) (3 times), and the
AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[78]
|
2007
|
Ted DiBiase
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
WWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times),
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (4 times), and
WWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[79]
|
2007
|
Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs)
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight (1 time),
World Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA (Mid-Atlantic) United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and various
NWA championships
[80]
|
2007
|
Chris Tolos
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee; inducted as a member of
The Canadian Wrecking Crew, won the
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times), and
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) (2 times)
[81]
|
2007
|
John Tolos
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Canadian Wrecking Crew, won the
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (7 times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (3 times), and
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) (2 times)
[81]
|
2007
|
Karl Gotch (Charles Istaz)
|
International
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[82]
|
2007
|
Cora Combs (Cora Svonsteckik)
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Won the
NWA United States Women's Championship (1 time)
[83]
|
2007
|
Jack Pfefer
|
Executive
|
Posthumous inductee: promoted various
independent promotions
[84]
|
2007
|
Billy Darnell
|
Senator Hugh Farley Award
|
Posthumous inductee: won different versions of the
NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times)
[85]
|
2008
|
Tom Jenkins
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee; won the
American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[86]
|
2008
|
Ray Steele (Peter Sauer)
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee; won the
World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[87]
|
2008
|
Bobo Brazil (Houston Harris)
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous inductee; Was the first African-American world champion (
NWA World Heavyweight Championship), and also won the
WWWF United States Championship (
1 time)
[88]
|
2008
|
Gene Kiniski
|
Television Era
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
1 time) and
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[89]
|
2008
|
Bob Backlund
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time), and
WWWF/WWF World Heavyweight Championship (
2 times),
World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[90]
|
2008
|
Bret Hart
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
WWF Championship (
5 times),
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
Royal Rumble 1994
[91]
|
2008
|
Emil Dusek (Emil Hason)
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee; inducted as a member of
The Dusek Riot Squad, won the
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (3 times) and the
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time)
[92]
|
2008
|
Ernie Dusek (Ernie Hason)
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee; inducted as a member of
The Dusek Riot Squad, won the
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (3 times) and the
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time)
[92]
|
2008
|
Shohei Baba
|
International
|
Posthumous inductee; won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
3 times) and the
PWF World Heavyweight Championship (4 times); founded
All Japan Pro Wrestling
[93]
|
2008
|
Betty Niccoli (Betty Jo Niccoli Sato)
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Won the
NWA United States Women's Championship (1 time) and the
AWA World Women's Championship (1 time)
[94]
|
2008
|
Toots Mondt
|
Executive
|
Posthumous inductee; founded the
World Wide Wrestling Federation
[95]
|
2008
|
Tom Drake
|
Senator Hugh Farley Award
|
Was a contender for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
[96]
|
2009
|
Evan Lewis
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[97]
|
2009
|
Wladek Zbyszko
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship
[98]
|
2009
|
Superstar Billy Graham (Eldridge Wayne Coleman)
|
Television Era
|
Won the
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (
1 time),
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and the
International Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[99]
|
2009
|
Chief Jay Strongbow (Luke Joseph Scarpa)
|
Television Era
|
Won the
WWF Tag Team Championship (
4 times), and various
NWA championships
[100]
|
2009
|
Paul Orndorff
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times)
WCW World Television Championship (
1 time) and many more regional titles
[101]
|
2009
|
Randy Savage (Randall Poffo)
|
Modern Era
|
Won the
WWF Championship (
2 times),
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (
4 times), and various championships in
independent promotions
[102]
|
2009
|
Don Curtis
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee; inducted as a part of a tag team with
Mark Lewin, and won various NWA tag team championships.
[103]
|
2009
|
Mark Lewin
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a part of a tag team with
Don Curtis, and won various NWA tag team championships.
[103]
|
2009
|
Antonio Inoki (Kanji Inoki)
|
International
|
Won the
National Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship (4 times),
WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (
1 time, inaugural), and many other titles. Inoki was the founder of
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
[104]
|
2009
|
Donna Christanello (Donna Alfonsi)
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Won the
NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[105]
|
2009
|
Lou Albano
|
Colleague
|
Won the
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time), and
managed various wrestlers to many WWE singles and tag team titles. reigns
[106]
|
2009
|
Hank Garrett
|
Senator Hugh Farley Award
|
Worked in various independent promotions before pursuing an acting career
[107]
|
2010
|
Red Berry
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: Won
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (9 times).
[108]
|
2010
|
Danny McShain
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous inductee: Won
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship) (6 times), and
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (10 times).
[109]
|
2010
|
Édouard Carpentier
|
Television Era
|
Won
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (
NWA World Heavyweight Championship) (1 time), and
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version) (2 times).
[110]
|
2010
|
Wahoo McDaniel
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous inductee: Won
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (5 times),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (5 times), and
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time).
[111]
|
2010
|
Stan Hansen
|
Modern Era
|
Won
Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (4 times),
PWF World Heavyweight Championship (4 times),
PWF World Tag Team Championship (4 times)
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA International Tag Team Championship (4 times), AJPW
World Tag Team Championship (8 times), WCW United States Championship (1 time).
|
2010
|
Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels)
|
Modern Era
|
Won
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (10 times),
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (7 times),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship {Mid-Atlantic} (2 times},
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA World Television Championship(
3 times), and more
NWA regional Titles.
|
2010
|
Ben Sharpe
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee: Inducted as a part of a tag team with Mike Sharpe, won
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (19 times),
WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time), and
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time).
[112]
|
2010
|
Mike Sharpe
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous inductee: Inducted as a part of a tag team with Ben Sharpe, won
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (18 times),
WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time), and
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time).
[112]
|
2010
|
Mil Máscaras (Aaron Rodríguez Arellano)
|
International
|
Won
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), All World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First & Only), and IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First & Only).
[113]
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2010
|
Kay Noble
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Posthumous inductee: Won
AWA World Women's Championship (1 time), Texas Women's Championship (1 time), Central States Women's Championship (1 time).
[114]
|
2010
|
Gorilla Monsoon (Robert Marella)
|
Colleague
|
Posthumous inductee: Won
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and
WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times).
[115]
|
2011
|
Everett Marshall
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
MWA Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
[116]
|
2011
|
Bronko Nagurski (Bronislau Nagurski)
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee:
NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (2 Times),
Minneapolis
World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
[116]
|
2011
|
Dick the Bruiser (William Afflis)
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2005 in the Tag Team Category with
Crusher. Won
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (11 Times)
[116]
|
2011
|
The Sheik (Ed Farhat)
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version) (12 Times),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (4 Times)
[116]
|
2011
|
Ivan Koloff (Oreal Donald Perras)
|
Modern Era
|
Won
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 Times),
NWA Television Championship (3 Times),
NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (2 Times),
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship
[116]
|
2011
|
Jerry Lawler
|
Modern Era
|
Won
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (52 Times),
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times),
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (28 Times) – Won 168 titles in his career, more than any other wrestler
[116]
|
2011
|
Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Michael Laurinaitis)
|
Tag Team
|
Was inducted as member of
The Road Warriors. Won
NWA National Tag Team Championship (4 Times),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), All Japan
NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship {Mid-Atlantic} (1 time}.
i-Generation Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
WWF World Tag Team Championship (3 Times)
[116]
|
2011
|
Road Warrior Hawk (Michael James Hegstrand)
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous Inductee: Was inducted as member of
The Road Warriors. Won
NWA National Tag Team Championship (4 Times),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), All Japan
NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship {Mid-Atlantic} (1 Time),
i-Generation Tag Team Championship (2 Times),
WWF World Tag Team Championship (2 Times), New Japan
IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 Times)
[116]
|
2011
|
Paul Ellering
|
Tag Team
|
Was inducted as a member of
The Road Warriors. Managed
The Road Warriors from 1983 until 1997 during their stints at the
American Wrestling Association, the
National Wrestling Alliance,
New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and the
World Wrestling Federation.
[116]
|
2011
|
Billy Robinson
|
International
|
Won
AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
CWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA United National Championship (1 Time),
PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
[116]
|
2011
|
Judy Grable
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Posthumous Inductee: Honoree at the
Cauliflower Alley Club in 2002.
[116]
|
2011
|
Vincent K. McMahon
|
Executive
|
Chairman of the
World Wrestling Federation since 1980 & President and CEO of the
World Wrestling Federation from 1980 until 1993. In 2009, he took over the position of CEO of the
World Wrestling Entertainment again. Won
WWF Championship (1 Time),
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
[116]
|
2012
|
Abe Coleman
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Honoree at the
Cauliflower Alley Club in 1995.
|
2012
|
The French Angel (Maurice Tillet)
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee:
AWA World Heavyweight Champion (Boston version) (2 Times)
|
2012
|
Dominic DeNucci
|
Television Era
|
Won
AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 Times)
|
2012
|
Fritz Von Erich (Jack Barton Adkisson)
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA American Heavyweight Championship (13 Times),
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (4 Times)
|
2012
|
Junkyard Dog (Sylvester Ritter)
|
Modern Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
Mid-South Louisiana Championship (3 Times),
Mid-South North American Championship (4 Times)
|
2012
|
Jimmy Snuka
|
Modern Era
|
Won
NWA ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (5 Times),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 Time), WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
|
2012
|
Afa
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Wild Samoans. Won
WWF Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 Times),
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
|
2012
|
Sika
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Wild Samoans. Won
WWF Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 Times),
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
|
2012
|
George Gordienko
|
International
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 Time),
British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (New Zealand version) (1 Time),
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 Time)
|
2012
|
Wendi Richter
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Won
WWF Women's Championship (2 Times),
WWC Women's Championship (2 Times),
AWA Women's Championship (1 Time)
|
2012
|
Jim Cornette
|
Colleague
|
Successful manager, promoter, booker, and announcer for such promotions as the
Jim Crockett Promotions,
World Championship Wrestling,
World Wrestling Federation,
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and
Ring of Honor Wrestling, as well as owning
Smokey Mountain Wrestling from 1991 to 1995.
|
2013
|
Dick Shikat
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
World Heavyweight Championship (original version) (1 time),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
|
2013
|
Sándor Szabó
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Montreal Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Title (1 time),
NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship (7 times)
|
2013
|
Baron von Raschke (James Donald Raschke)
|
Television Era
|
Won
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times),
NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (1 time),
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time), IWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
|
2013
|
Bill Watts
|
Television Era
|
Won
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (7 times),
Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Tri-State Brass Knuckles Championship (2 times),
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
|
2013
|
Dick Murdoch
|
Modern Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA United National Championship (1 time),
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 time),
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (3 times),
Mid-South North American Championship (2 times),
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (3 times),
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) (3 times), NWA International Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (3 times)
|
2013
|
Tito Santana (Merced Solis)
|
Modern Era
|
Won
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
AWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
IWCCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times), UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time), USA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time), RWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
|
2013
|
Assassin #1
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Assassins. Won
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (12 times),
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times),
NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times),
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times), NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (4 times)
|
2013
|
"Assassin #2" Tom Renesto
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of
The Assassins. Won
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (12 times),
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times),
NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times),
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times), NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (4 times)
|
2013
|
El Santo (Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta)
|
International
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
Mexican National Middleweight Championship (4 times),
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
Mexican National Welterweight Championship (2 times),
NWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time),
NWA World Welterweight Championship (2 times), Winner (and Undefeated) of 35
Luchas de Apuestas matches.
|
2013
|
Joyce Grable
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Won
NWA Texas Women's Championship (1 time),
NWA United States Women's Championship (1 time),
NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (4 times), Recipient of the 2010
Cauliflower Alley Club Women's Wrestling Award
|
2013
|
J. J. Dillon
|
Colleague
|
Legendary Manager of
The Four Horsemen,
Abdullah the Butcher,
Waldo Von Erich, and
Ox Baker.
PWI Manager of the Year Recipient in 1982, 1983, and 1988.
|
2014
|
Stu Hart
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Patriarch of the
Hart Family. Trained a vast amount of wrestlers, including
Roddy Piper,
Jake Roberts,
Abdullah the Butcher,
Dynamite Kid,
"Superstar" Billy Graham,
Junkyard Dog,
The Honky Tonk Man,
Jushin Thunder Liger,
Chris Jericho,
Fritz Von Erich, &
Gorilla Monsoon, among others.
|
2014
|
Leroy McGuirk
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
|
2014
|
Bruiser Brody (Frank Donald Goodish)
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA International Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
NWA American Heavyweight Championship (4 Times),
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (6 Times)
|
2014
|
Mr. Wrestling II (John Francis Walker)
|
Television Era
|
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (10 Times),
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
Mid-South North American Championship (1 Time),
NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
|
2014
|
Don Muraco
|
Modern Era
|
ECW Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 Times),
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
|
2014
|
The Masked Superstar (William Reid Eadie)
|
Modern Era
|
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (4 Times),
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 Time),
IW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
|
2014
|
Don Fargo
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of The Fabulous Fargo Brothers. Won
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (9 Times),
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (2 Times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version) (1 Time),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 Time)
|
2014
|
Jackie Fargo
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of The Fabulous Fargo Brothers. Won
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (9 Times),
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (2 Times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version) (1 Time),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 Time)
|
2014
|
Lord Alfred Hayes
|
International
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
|
2014
|
Sherri Martel (Sherry Lynn Russell)
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
WWF Women's Championship (1 Time),
AWA World Women's Championship (3 Times),
AWA Japan Women's Championship (1 Time)
|
2014
|
Gary Hart
|
Colleague
|
Posthumous Inductee: Head booker of
World Class Championship Wrestling during its "golden years" in the 1980s. Created the classic feud between
The Von Erichs and
The Fabulous Freebirds as well as introducing memorable characters such as
The Great Kabuki,
The Great Muta, and
King Kong Bundy.
|
2015
|
The Great Gama (Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt)
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won the Indian version of the
World Heavyweight Championship. Billed as the greatest
pehlwani wrestler of his time.
|
2015
|
Joe Malcewicz
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Famous for his controversial win for the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship over
Joe Stecher in which he was not awarded the title.
|
2015
|
Pedro Morales
|
Television Era
|
Won
WWWF World Championship (1 Time),
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
WWF World Tag Team Champion (1 time),
WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (3 Times)
|
2015
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (9 Times),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association) (1 Time),
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 Time)
|
2015
|
Curt Hennig
|
Modern Era
|
Posthumous Inductee. Won
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
|
2015
|
Rick Martel (Richard Vigneault)
|
Modern Era
|
Won
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (1 Time),
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WCW World Television Championship (1 Time),
WWF Tag Team Championship (3 Times)
|
2015
|
Terry Gordy
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of
The Fabulous Freebirds. Won
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (5 Times),
WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (2 times), AJPW
World Tag Team Championship (7 times),
NWA National Tag Team Championship (4 times),
Universal Wrestling Federation Championship (1 time),
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 times),
WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time).
|
2015
|
Michael Hayes (Michael Seitz)
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Fabulous Freebirds. Won
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (5 Times),
WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA National Tag Team Championship (4 times),
NWA United National Championship (1 time),
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times),
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
WCW United States Tag Team Championship (2 times),
WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time).
|
2015
|
Buddy Roberts (Dale Hey)
|
Tag Team
|
Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of
The Fabulous Freebirds. Won
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (5 Times),
WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time),
UWF World Television Championship (1 time)
|
2015
|
Jumbo Tsuruta (Tomomi Tsuruta)
|
International
|
Posthumous Inductee: First ever
Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion having won and unified the
PWF Heavyweight Championship, the
NWA United National Championship, and the
NWA International Heavyweight Championship. One half of the first-ever
World Tag Team Champions
|
2015
|
Vivian Vachon
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
AWA World Women's Championship (1 Time)
|
2015
|
Jim Crockett Sr.
|
Executive
|
Posthumous Inductee: Founder of
Jim Crockett Promotions
|
2016
|
Earl McCready
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship (New Zealand version) (2 Times),
NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (3 Times)
[117]
|
2016
|
Joe Pazandak
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Nine month "Beat the Champ" Open Challenge winning streak
|
2016
|
Hans Schmidt
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won International Heavyweight Championship (Montreal version) (2 Times), NWA World Television Title Championship (Florida Version) (1 Time),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Chicago version) (1 Time)
|
2016
|
Greg Valentine (Jonathan Anthony Wisniski)
|
Television Era
|
Won
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
IWCCW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (1 Time),
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (2 Times),
NWA Television Championship (2 Times),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 Time),
WWF Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
|
2016
|
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Steven James Anderson)
|
Modern Era
|
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (6 Times),
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 Times),
WWF Tag Team Championship (4 Times),
WCW World Television Championship (2 Times),
Royal Rumble winner (1997, 1998, 2001),
King of the Ring winner (1996)
|
2016
|
Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Rudolph Remus)
|
Modern Era
|
Won
WWF Championship (1 Time),
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (1 Time),
AWA America's Championship (1 Time),
AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
|
2016
|
Blackjack Mulligan (Robert Deroy Windham)
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Blackjacks. Won:
WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
|
2016
|
Blackjack Lanza
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Blackjacks. Won:
WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
|
2016
|
Peter Maivia
|
International
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Australasian Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA New Zealand British Empire Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (2 Times)
|
2016
|
Leilani Kai
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Won
NWA World Women's Championship (1 Time),
All Pacific Championship (1 Time), NWA Mid-Atlantic Women's Championship (3 times),
WWF Women's Championship (1 Time)
|
2016
|
Gene Okerlund
|
Colleague
|
Interviewer and Announcer for
American Wrestling Association (AWA),
World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for nearly thirty years.
|
2017
|
Yvon Robert
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), International Heavyweight Championship (Montreal version) (16 Times).
|
2017
|
Dick Raines
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time).
|
2017
|
Luther Lindsay
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (1 Time),
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 Time)
|
2017
|
Sputnik Monroe
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship (1 Time)
|
2017
|
Mick Foley
|
Modern Era
|
Won:
WWF Championship (3 Times),
WWF Tag Team Championship (8 times),
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
|
2017
|
Shawn Michaels (Michael Shawn Hickenbottom)
|
Modern Era
|
Won:
WWF Championship (3 Times),
WWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WWF Intercontinental Championship (3 Times),
WWF European Championship (1 Time),
WWF Tag Team Championship (6 Times),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 Times)
|
2017
|
Larry Hennig
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as part of a tag team with
Harley Race. Won:
AWA World Tag Team Championship (4 Times),
IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
|
2017
|
Harley Race
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a part of a tag team with
Larry Hennig. Previously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004 in the Modern Era Category. Won:
AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
|
2017
|
Tatsumi Fujinami
|
International
|
Won:
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (6 Times),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
UWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
CWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WWF International Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
|
2017
|
Sue Green
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Won:
PGWA Championship (2 Times),
NWA World Women's Championship (1 Time),
NWA Texas Women's Championship (4 Times)
|
2017
|
George Napolitano
|
Colleague
|
Photographer specializing in professional wrestling photography. Won: Jim Melby Award (2013) from the
George Tragos/Lou Thesz International Wrestling Institute
|
2018
|
Fred Beell
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
World Light Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), Northwest Championship (1 Time)
|
2018
|
Ralph "Ruffy" Silverstein
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won WLW Television Championship (2 Times)
|
2018
|
Eddie Graham (Edward F. Gossett)
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (3 Times),
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (2 Times)
|
2018
|
Ernie Ladd
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWF North American Heavyweight Championship (6 Times),
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 Time),
NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
|
2018
|
Sting (Steve Borden)
|
Modern Era
|
Won
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 Times),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (4 Times),
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
TNA World Tag Team Championship (
1 time).
|
2018
|
Jim Duggan
|
Modern Era
|
Won
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
TASW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WCW World Television Championship (1 Time),
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Inaugural
Royal Rumble winner (1988)
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2018
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Red Bastien
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Tag Team
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Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of The Flying Redheads. Was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum twice in one year; under Executive and Tag Team. Won
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
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2018
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Billy Red Lyons
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Tag Team
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Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of The Flying Redheads. Won
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
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2018
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Pampero Firpo (Juan Kachmanian)
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International
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Won 1st ever
NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
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2018
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Toni Rose
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Lady Wrestler
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Won
NWA Southern Women's Championship (Georgia version) (1 Time)
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2018
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Hiro Matsuda
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Colleague
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Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (4 Times),
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 Times). Trained
Hulk Hogan,
Keiji Mutoh,
Paul Orndorff,
Scott Hall,
Lex Luger,
"Cowboy" Bob Orton, and
Ron Simmons.
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2018
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Joe Higuchi
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Referee
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Posthumous Inductee: Senior referee for
All Japan Pro-Wrestling, 1st official Japanese referee of the
National Wrestling Alliance, Referee for
Japan Pro-Wrestling Alliance.
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2018
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Red Bastien
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Executive
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Posthumous Inductee: Was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum twice in one year; under Executive and Tag Team. Trainer, Promoter, Booker, and Professional Wrestler that discovered
Sting and
The Ultimate Warrior.
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2019
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Charley Fox
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Pioneer Era
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Posthumous Inductee: Won Middleweight Championship (Ohio Version) (1 Time), Light Heavyweight Championship (Southeastern Division) (1 Time), Light Heavyweight Championship (Dallas Version) (1 Time).
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2019
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Baron Michele Leone
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Pioneer Era
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Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA
World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles Version) (1 Time),
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles Version) (2 Times).
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2019
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Abdullah the Butcher (Lawrence Robert Shreve)
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Television Era
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Won
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (5 Times),
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 Time),
NWF Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA United National Championship (1 Time),
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (6 Times),
WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
WCWA Brass Knuckles Championship (1 Time). Innovator of hardcore matches.
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2019
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Lord James Blears
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Television Era
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Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time).
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2019
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Ron Garvin (Roger Barnes)
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Modern Era
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Won
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), AAW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
ICW Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (5 Times),
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
AWA International Television Championship (1 Time),
NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), TMW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time).
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2019
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Owen Hart
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Modern Era
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Posthumous Inductee: Won
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (1 time),
WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 Times),
WWF European Championship (1 Time), Winner of the
King of the Ring (
1994)
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2019
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Dennis Condrey
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Tag Team
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Inducted as a member of
The Midnight Express. Won
NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 Times), IWC Tag Team Championship (1 Time), ASW Tag Team Championship (7 Times), NWA Rocky Top Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA Bluegrass Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (10 Times), WCPW Tag Team Championship (1 Time).
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2019
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Bobby Eaton
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Tag Team
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Inducted as a member of
The Midnight Express. Won
NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 Times), IWC Tag Team Championship (1 Time), ASW Tag Team Championship (7 Times), NWA Rocky Top Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA Bluegrass Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 Time).
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2019
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Randy Rose
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Tag Team
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Inducted as a member of
The Midnight Express. Won
AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (10 Times), WCPW Tag Team Championship (1 Time).
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2019
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Gory Guerrero
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International
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Posthumous Inductee: Won
Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 Time),
Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA World Welterweight Championship (1 Time),
World Middleweight Championship (1 Time),
SCW Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time). Patriarch of the
Guerrero wrestling family.
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2019
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Beverly Shade
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Lady Wrestler
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Won All-Star Wrestling Women's Championship (2 Times).
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2019
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Ann LaVerne
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Lady Wrestler
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Florida Women's Championship (1 Time).
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2019
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Bob Roop
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Colleague
|
Won
Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (1 Time),
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (4 Times),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco Version) (1 Time),
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida Version) (1 Time),
NWA Florida Television Championship (1 Time),
NWA World Television Championship (Georgia Version) (2 Times),
ICW Television Championship (2 Times),
Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Southeastern Television Championship (1 Time), 1967
NCAA Championship,
Michigan State Wrestling Championship (1 Time).
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2019
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Johnny Dugan
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Referee
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Posthumous Inductee: Referee for
NWA,
Mid Pacific Promotions,
NJPW, and
JWA.
|
2019
|
Wally Karbo
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Executive
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Posthumous Inductee: Promoter and Co-Founder of the
AWA with
Verne Gagne, Commissioner of the
Ladies Pro Wrestling Association. He attended the first meeting of the
NWA held by
Tony Stecher in 1948 and also served as a referee.
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2020
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George Zaharias
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Pioneer Era
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Posthumous Inductee
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2020
|
Bobby Managoff
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Montreal Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship (5 Times).
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2020
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Killer Karl Kox
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Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (3 Times),
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (3 Times),
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 Time),
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (3 Times),
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) (1 Time),
NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time).
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2020
|
King Curtis Iaukea
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Television Era
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Posthumous Inductee: Won
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 Times),
AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (4 Times),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (6 Times),
NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (1 Time).
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2020
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Jake Roberts (Aurelian Smith Jr.)
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Modern Era
|
Won
SMW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
WCCW Television Championship (1 Time),
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA National Television Championship (1 Time),
NWA World Television Championship (Georgia version) (2 Times),
AWF Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), AWN World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), BBOW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
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2020
|
Magnum T. A. (Terry Wayne Allen)
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Modern Era
|
Won
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
Mid-South North American Championship (2 Times).
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2020
|
Butch Miller (Robert Miller)
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Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Bushwhackers. Won
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 Times),
SWCW World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
UWF Tag Team Championship (2 Times),
CWA International Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 Time),
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
WWC North American Tag Team Championship (4 Times),
WWC World Tag Team Championship (2 Times), UCW Tag Team Championship (1 time), USWL Tag Team Championship (1 time), WWWA Tag Team Championship (2 times),
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 Time).
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2020
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Luke Williams (Brian Wickens)
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Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Bushwhackers. Won
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 Times),
SWCW World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
UWF Tag Team Championship (2 Times),
CWA International Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 Time),
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
WWC North American Tag Team Championship (4 Times),
WWC World Tag Team Championship (2 Times), UCW Tag Team Championship (1 time), USWL Tag Team Championship (1 time), WWWA Tag Team Championship (2 times),
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 Time).
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2020
|
The Great Kabuki (Akihisa Mera)
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International
|
Won
Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA United National Championship (1 Time),
NWA Television Championship (1 Time),
NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship (1 Time),
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (2 Times),
WCCW Television Championship (1 Time).
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2020
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Debbie Combs
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Lady Wrestler
|
Won
NWA World Women's Championship (3 Times),
USWA Women's Championship (2 Times), AWF Women's Championship (1 Time), IWA Women's Championship (3 times), MCW Women's Championship (1 time), NAASW Women's Championship (1 time), WWA Women's Championship (1 Time), UCW Women's Championship (1 time), AAWF Ladies' Championship (1 time), SSWF Women's Championship (1 time), WWWA Women's Championship (1 time).
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2020
|
Luna Vachon
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Lady Wrestler
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Posthumous Inductee: Won
USWA Women's Championship (1 Time),
LMLW World Championship (1 Time), SWF Ladies' Championship (1 time), GLCW Ladies Championship (1 time), WWOW Television Championship (1 time).
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2020
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Tim Brooks (wrestler)
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Colleague
|
Won:
SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NAWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WCCW Television Championship (1 Time),
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Big D Heavyweight Championship (1 time).
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2020
|
Dick Woehrle
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Referee
|
Posthumous Inductee: Top regional official referee for
World Wrestling Federation between the 1960s–1980s.
|
2020
|
Dory Funk
|
Executive
|
Posthumous Inductee: Promoter for
Western States Sports, which produced many stars including
Harley Race,
Gene Kiniski,
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase,
Tito Santana,
Bruiser Brody,
Tully Blanchard, and his two sons:
Terry Funk and
Dory Funk Jr.
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2021
|
Man Mountain Dean
|
Pioneer Era
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Posthumous Inductee
|
2021
|
Paul Bowser
|
Pioneer Era
|
Posthumous Inductee
|
2021
|
José Lothario
|
Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (3 Times),
NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
L&G Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (5 Times),
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (7 Times),
WCCW Television Championship (2 Times),
NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 Time)
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2021
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Tiger Conway Sr.
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Television Era
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Texas Negro Championship (1 Time)
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2021
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Tony Atlas (Anthony White)
|
Modern Era
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Won:
L&G Promotions Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
IWCCW Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), AWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
WCWA Brass Knuckles Championship (1 Time),NWA West Virginia/Ohio Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NEPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
SCW Southwest Brass Knuckles Championship (1 Time), WWWA Intercontinental Championship (2 times),
WCWA Television Championship (1 Time)
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2021
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Tommy Rich
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Modern Era
|
Won:
USWA Heavyweight Championship (4 Times),
SMW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) (2 Times),
NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
CWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 Time),
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (3 Times),
Deep South Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
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2021
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Robert Gibson (Ruben Gibson)
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Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Rock 'N' Roll Express. Won
SMW Tag Team Championship (10 Times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (4 Times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (5 Times),
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 Times),
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
CWA Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
MACW Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
PWA Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 Times)
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2021
|
Ricky Morton
|
Tag Team
|
Inducted as a member of
The Rock 'N' Roll Express. Won
SMW Tag Team Championship (10 Times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (4 Times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (5 Times),
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 Times),
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
CWA Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
MACW Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
PWA Tag Team Championship (1 Time),
USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 Times)
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2021
|
Leo Burke
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International
|
Won:
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (8 Times),
IW North American Heavyweight Championship (6 Times),
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), ESA Maritimes Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), ESA Taped Fist Championship (3 times),
WWC Television Championship (1 Time), AGPW United States Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
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2021
|
Judy Martin
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Won:
PWGA Championship (1 time),
NWA United States Women's Championship (3 times),
All Pacific Championship (1 Time)
|
2021
|
Juanita Coffman
|
Lady Wrestler
|
Posthumous Inductee
|
2021
|
Skandor Akbar (Jimmy Saled Wehba)
|
Colleague
|
Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA Tri-State North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
|
2021
|
Ronnie West
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Referee
|
Posthumous Inductee: Top official for
Jim Crockett Promotions,
Championship Wrestling from Florida, &
Mid-South Wrestling. Also served 13 years working with
Georgia Championship Wrestling
|
2021
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Don Owen
|
Executive
|
Posthumous Inductee: Promoter and Owner of
Pacific Northwest Wrestling from 1942–1992 and a founding member of the
National Wrestling Alliance. Wrestlers who wrestled or got their start under Owen's management include
Gorgeous George,
Nick Bockwinkel,
Curt Hennig,
Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon,
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, and
Roddy Piper, among others.
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