Southern California Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame

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Southern California Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame
Established2001

The Southern California Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame was created in 2001 by wrestlers Cincinnati Red, Jason "Primetime" Peterson and Steven Bryant, it was dedicated in the memory of Louie Spicolli. The Hall of Fame was created with the mission to preserve and promote the history of professional wrestling in Southern California. It is currently hosted on the SoCal Uncensored website.

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History

The 2010 induction ceremony took place at Mach 1 Wrestling's Hall of Fame Cup. Disco Machine and TARO accepted the award for Super Dragon who could not be there, and Joey Munoz accepted the award for Dynamite D who died in 2007. [1] Voting for the 2016 inductions took place in February 2016. [2] The 2017 induction ceremony took place on September 22, 2017 at a Santino Bros. Wrestling Academy event in Downey, CA. [3] [4] The 2020 inductions were announced on April 10, 2020 but no induction ceremony was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Inductees

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