This is a list of professional wrestling hall of fames. There are many pro wrestling-related halls of fame. Most are (or were) run by a particular promotion, often honoring alumni of that promotion or its predecessors, though some are independent. Most professional wrestling halls of fame do not have a physical building, existing instead merely as a "conceptual" hall of fame, with a notable exception being the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum founded in Amsterdam, New York. [1]
Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
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Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame | Tony Vellano | — | 1999– | Wichita Falls, Texas | Yes | ||
International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame | Seth Turner | — | 2019– | Albany, New York | Yes |
Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
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CAC Hall of Fame | Cauliflower Alley Club | – | New York City | Yes | [2] |
Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
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Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame | Chris Maloney | — | 2021–present | Yes | |||
National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum | — | 1976– | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Yes | |||
NWA Wrestling Legends Hall of Heroes | Greg Price | — | 2007– | Charlotte, North Carolina | Yes | ||
Glorias de Lucha Libre | Los Villanos | — | 2014- | Mexico | [3] | ||
Scotland Wrestling Hall Of Fame | — | 2015- | Scotland | [4] | |||
Nippon Puroresu Hall of Fame | Genichiro Tenryu | — | 2020- | Japan | [5] |
Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
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Hardcore Hall of Fame | 2300 Arena | 2002, 2005, 2007–2011, 2014–2015, 2021– | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | No | |||
Independent Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame | — | 2005– | Yes | ||||
Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame | The Cutting Room | 2022- | Manhattan | No | |||
George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame | Mike Chapman | — | 1999– | Waterloo, Iowa | No | Became part of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007. | [13] |
Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame | — | 2021- | Yes |
Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
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Online World of Wrestling Hall of Fame | Jason Deadrich and David Buckler | OnlineWorldofWrestling.com | 2002– | — | Yes | [14] | |
Pro Wrestling Report Hall of Fame | Dameon Nelson and Dave Herro | Pro Wrestling Report | 2013 | — | No | ||
SLAM! Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame | Greg Oliver | Canadian Online Explorer | 2005– | — | Yes [usurped] | ||
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame | Dave Meltzer | Wrestling Observer | 1996– | — | Yes |
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