WWE Hall of Fame (2011)

WWE Hall of Fame (2011)
Promotion	WWE
Date	April 2, 2011
City	Atlanta, Georgia [1] [2]
Venue	Philips Arena
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WWE Hall of Fame (2011) was the event which featured the introduction of the 12th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by WWE on April 2, 2011, from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania XXVII. The event was hosted by Jerry Lawler. A condensed one-hour version of the ceremony aired on the USA Network the following Monday, before Raw , Originally The Fabulous Freebirds were supposed to be inducted at this event but got bumped 5 years later to the 2016 show, it was rumored for two reasons why the Freebirds Induction got moved to 2016 event for the group's billing from Badstreet in the Host City of Atlanta, and it was said that Michael Hayes was Unhappy with the move and still today he has sensitive/hard feelings for being left out of the 2011 Hall of Fame event ^[3] In March 2015 the ceremony was added to the WWE Network. ^[4]

Inductees

Individual

• Class headliners appear in boldface

Image	Ring name (Birth Name)	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (Michael Hickenbottom)	Triple H	• Three-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion • One-time World Heavyweight Champion • Three-time WWF Intercontinental Champion • One-time WWF European Champion • Two-time Royal Rumble winner (1995, 1996) • First WWE wrestler to achieve the "Grand Slam" [5]
	"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan [6]	Ted DiBiase	• Winner of the first Royal Rumble match in 1988 • One-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion [7] • One-time and final WCW World Television Champion
	Bob Armstrong (Joseph James)	Scott, Brad, and Brian Armstrong	Held several NWA regional championships [8]
	Sunny [9] (Tamara Sytch)	WWE Divas	• Recognized by WWE as the first Diva [10] • Two-time Slammy Award Winner • AOL’s most downloaded woman of 1996. • Former manager
	Abdullah the Butcher (Lawrence Shreve)	Terry Funk	A hardcore legend known for appearing in a number of wrestling territories, holding a variety of regional championships [11]

Group

Image	Group	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	The Road Warriors	Dusty Rhodes	Two-time WWF Tag Team Champions One-time AWA World Tag Team Champions Four-time NWA National Tag Team Champions One-time NWA International Tag Team Champions Three-time NWA World Six-Man Tag team Champions One-time NWA World Tag Team Champion [12]
	Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) – Posthumous inductee: Two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion (without Animal) Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Laurinaitis) – One-time WWE Tag Team Champion (without Hawk) "Precious" Paul Ellering – Long-time manager in the AWA, NWA, and WWF. Inducted alongside the Road Warriors, who he managed for much of his career [13]

Celebrity

Image	Recipient (Birth name)	Occupation	Inducted by	Appearances
	Drew Carey	Comedian Game show host	Kane	Was an entrant in the 2001 Royal Rumble [14]

References

1. Schoolcraft, Lisa R. (September 25, 2009). "Atlanta is bidding for WrestleMania". Atlanta Business Chronicle . Retrieved February 1, 2010.
2. "WWE Magazine". August 2010: 69.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "Thoughts on WWE Hall of Fame ceremony" . Retrieved 11 April 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "WWE Network Lowdown: WrestleMania Plans, Free Gifts, 'Every' Hall of Fame?". March 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
5. "Shawn Michaels". World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved January 11, 2011.
6. "'Hacksaw' coming to Harrison" . Retrieved 3 April 2018.
7. ""Hacksaw" Jim Duggan". World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved March 1, 2011.
8. ""Bullet" Bob Armstrong". World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved March 1, 2011.
9. "Former WWE Diva Arrested" . Retrieved 3 April 2018.
10. "Sunny". World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved March 8, 2011.
11. "Abdullah the Butcher". World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved March 21, 2011.
12. "The Road Warriors". World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved March 29, 2011.
13. "Paul Ellering". World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved March 29, 2011.
14. "Drew Carey". World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved March 14, 2011.