Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

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Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
FormationNovember 19, 2021
(3 years ago) (2021-11-19)
Members20 total inductees

The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that honors professional wrestlers and wrestling personalities who contributed to the independent circuit, founded by Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and the Orange Crush magazine. [1]

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History

On November 19, 2021, GCW announced the establishment of the Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame. [1] The inaugural ceremony took place on January 22, 2022, at The Cutting Room in New York City. [2] [3] [4]

In 2024, Sabu didn't attend the ceremony. [5] Sabu accepted the Hall of Fame in 2025. [6]

Inductees

Class of 2022

ImageRing name
(Birth name)		Inducted by
SHIMMER Volume 75 - Dave Prazak 01 (cropped).jpg Dave Prazak CM Punk
JerryLynn07.jpg Jerry Lynn
(Jeremy Lynn)		 Sean Waltman
Homicide 2017.jpg Homicide
(Nelson Erazo)		 Chris Dickinson
Lufisto at Smash Canusa 2018.jpg LuFisto
(Genevieve Goulet)		Lenny Leonard
— Ruckus
(Claude Marrow Jr.)		 Sonjay Dutt
Tracy Smothers.jpg Tracy Smothers Spyder Nate Webb

Class of 2023

ImageRing name
(Birth name)		Inducted by
Cheerleader Melissa 2017.jpg Cheerleader Melissa
(Melissa Anderson)		 Dave Prazak
Christopher Daniels 2011.jpg Christopher Daniels
(Christopher Covell)		 Frankie Kazarian
Excalibur, May 2023 (headshot).jpg Excalibur
(Marc Letzmann)		 Orange Cassidy
Princess Jimmy Jacobs.jpg Jimmy Jacobs
(Christopher Scoville)		 Alex Shelley
— Michael Modest
(Michael Cariglio)		 Barry W. Blaustein
Paul London.jpg Paul London Rick Bassman

Class of 2024

ImageRing name
(Birth name)		Inducted by
RIP Trent Acid (Mike Verdi) -crop.jpg Trent Acid
(Michael Verdi) [7] 		Johnny Kashmere
—Kevin "Whack Packer" HoganEmil Jay
SteveCorino2012Cropped.png Steve Corino [8] Colby Corino
Sabu and Super Genie (cropped).jpg Sabu
(Terrance Brunk) [9] 		N/A [10] [a]
Mercedes Martinez at Smash Canusa.jpg Mercedes Martinez
(Jazmin Benitez) [11] 		Lexie Fyfe
Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert 1986 UWF.png Eddie Gilbert
(Thomas Gilbert Jr.) [12] 		Missy Hyatt
The Briscoes ROH.jpg The Briscoes (Mark Briscoe and Jay Briscoe)
(Mark Pugh and Jamin Pugh) [13] 		Emil Jay

Class of 2025

ImageRing name
(Birth name)		Inducted by
Amazing Red SCW 2014.jpg Amazing Red
(Jonathan Figueroa) [14]

Notes

    1. ↑ Sabu did not appear at the induction ceremony.

    References

    1. 1 2 DeFelice, Robert (November 19, 2021). "GCW To Host 1st Annual Indie Wrestling Hall Of Fame On 1/22/22 In New York City". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
    2. ↑ Middleton, Marc (January 22, 2022). "Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame Inaugural Induction Ceremony Preview For Tonight". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
    3. ↑ Silno, John (January 23, 2022). "Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame Report: Jerry Lynn, Dave Prazak, Homicide, Tracy Smothers, LuFisto & Ruckus". POST Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
    4. ↑ Pine, Jon (April 3, 2023). "Indie Hall of Fame Report: Daniels, Jacobs, Modest, London, Excalibur, Cheerleader Melissa". POST Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
    5. ↑ https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/sabu-no-showed-indie-hall-fame-because-he-didn-t-want-go-upstairs-according-brett-lauderdale
    6. ↑ https://pwinsider.com/article.php?id=193379&p=1
    7. ↑ Johnson, Mike (February 20, 2024). "TRENT ACID TO BE INDUCTED INTO 2024 INDIE WRESTLING HALL OF FAME". Pro Wrestling Insider.
    8. ↑ "*2024 Indie HoF Update* Inductee #4: STEVE CORINO Inducted by: COLBY CORINO Also Announced: Trent Acid The Briscoes Kevin Hogan The 2024 #IndieHoF Ceremony takes place in Philadelphia on Sunday 4/7 at Noon and streams LIVE & FREE on Youtube!". Game Changer Wrestling on Twitter. March 27, 2024.
    9. ↑ "*2024 Indie HoF Update* Inductee #5: SABU Inducted by: TBA Also Announced: Steve Corino Trent Acid The Briscoes Kevin Hogan The 2024 #IndieHoF Ceremony takes place in Philadelphia on Sunday 4/7 at Noon and streams LIVE & FREE on Youtube!". Game Changer Wrestling on Twitter. March 29, 2024.
    10. ↑ "Sabu No Showed Indie Hall Of Fame Because He Didn't Want To Go Upstairs According To Brett Lauderdale | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
    11. ↑ Hetfield, James (April 3, 2024). "Mercedes Martinez To Be Inducted Into The 2024 Indie Wrestling Hall Of Fame". Pro Wrestling Mania.
    12. ↑ "EDDIE GILBERT TO BE INDUCTED INTO INDIE WRESTLING HALL OF FAME | PWInsider.com". pwinsider.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
    13. ↑ Johnson, Mike (February 20, 2024). "JAY AND MARK BRISCOE TO BE INDUCTED INTO INDIE WRESTLING HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2024". Pro Wrestling Insider.
    14. ↑ "Amazing Red Named First Inductee Of Indie Wrestling Hall Of Fame Class Of 2025 At The People vs. GCW". Fightful.
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