Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

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The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON) Hall of Fame is a professional wrestling and mixed martial arts (MMA) hall of fame that recognizes people who make significant contributions to their professions. It was founded in 1996 by Dave Meltzer, editor of WON . Like many other wrestling halls of fame, such as the WWE, TNA, ROH and WCW halls of fame, WON's Hall of Fame is not contained in a building, and there are no ceremonies for inductions other than a highly detailed biographical documentation of their career in the newsletter. Inductees include wrestlers/fighters, managers, promoters, trainers, and commentators. On select occasions, groups, either tag teams, trios, or quartets, have been inducted rather than the individual members of the group. This first occurred in 1996, when The Fabulous Kangaroos and The Road Warriors entered the hall. The Fabulous Freebirds, The Midnight Express, The Rock 'n' Roll Express, The Assassins, The Holy Demon Army, The Sharpe Brothers, Los Misioneros de la Muerte, and Los Brazos among others all also entered as groups. Occasionally entire wrestling families have been inducted into the hall. This first occurred in 1996 when The Dusek Family entered the hall; in 2022, the five man familial team of Los Villanos was inducted.

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Starting in 2022, it became possible for a wrestler to be placed in the Hall of Fame multiple times, much like inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. So far, four people have achieved this double honor: Villano III, Argentina Rocca, Jack Brisco, and Jackie Sato. Each are inducted as a singles performer and a team member (Villano III as part of Los Villanos, Rocca as part of Rocca and Perez, Jack Brisco as part of the Brisco Brothers, and Jackie Sato as part of Beauty Pair).

Meltzer began the Hall of Fame by choosing a list of 122 inaugural inductees in 1996. Since then, wrestlers from past and present, others employed in the professional wrestling industry, and wrestling journalists and historians have been selected by Meltzer to cast secret ballots to determine annual groups of inductees. Voting criteria include the length of time spent in wrestling, historical significance, ability to attract viewers, and wrestling ability. [1] Inductees must have at least 15 years of experience in the wrestling business or be over 35 years old and have 10 years of experience. To gain membership in the hall, potential inductees must receive 60% support on the ballots from their geographic region. [2] Any person that gets less than 10% of the vote is eliminated from the ballot. If a person fails to get inducted 15 years after being put on the ballot, they must get 50% of the vote or be eliminated. [3] There are 255 inductees, including the multiple teams, trios, and stables.

In 2008, a recall vote was held asking if 2003 inductee Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son before committing suicide in June 2007, should remain in the hall. To have Benoit removed, Meltzer required that 60% of voters must agree with the proposal. [4] Although the majority voted for Benoit's removal, they only represented 53.6% of the votes, falling short of the number required. Benoit remains on the list of inductees. [5]

Inductees

#YearImageRing name
(Birth name)
Inducted forNotes
11996 AbdullahTheButcher.jpg Abdullah the Butcher
(Larry Shreve) [6]
Wrestling Won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NWA United National Championship (1 time), and PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [6]
21996 Perro Aguayo
(Pedro Aguayo Damián) [7]
Wrestling Won the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time), and Mexican National Tag Team Championship (2 times) [8] [9] [10]
31996 Andre in the late '80s.jpg André the Giant
(André Roussimoff) [11]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) [12]
41996 Bert Assirati Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the British Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and European Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [13]
51996 Shohei Baba (Giant Baba) 1955 Scan10041.jpg Giant Baba
(Shohei Baba)
Wrestling and promoting Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and PWF World Heavyweight Championship (4 times); founded All Japan Pro Wrestling [14]
61996 Jim Barnett Promoting Founded Australia's World Championship Wrestling; owned Georgia Championship Wrestling [15] [16]
71996 Red Berry
(Ralph Berry) [17]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (9 times) and NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [17] [18]
81996 Dick Beyer.jpg The Destroyer
(Dick Beyer) [19]
Wrestling Won the WWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [19] [20]
91996 Fred Blassie p.3 - Olympic Auditorium Wrestling News 31 January 1962 (cropped).jpg Freddie Blassie Wrestling and managing Won the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (14 times) and NAWA/WWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times); worked as manager after retiring as a competitor [21]
101996 Luchador Blue Demon en Blue Demon y las invasoras (1969).jpg Blue Demon
(Alexander Muñoz Moreno) [22]
Wrestling Won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship (3 times) and appeared in several luchador films [23] [24] [25]
111996 Nick Bockwinkel.jpg Nick Bockwinkel Wrestling Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times), and NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) [26]
121996 Paul Boesch Commentating and promoting Posthumous inductee; promoted the Houston, Texas territory of National Wrestling Alliance [27]
131996 Bobo Brazil - 1972 BODY PRESS WRESTLING MAGAZINE (cropped).jpg Bobo Brazil
(Houston Harris) [28]
Wrestling Won the Detroit version of NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (9 times) and Mid-Atlantic version (1 time) [29] [30]
141996 Jack Brisco 1973.jpg Jack Brisco
(Fred Brisco) [31]
Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times), and NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [32] [33]
151996 Bruiser Brody - Big Time Wrestling Dallas - 28 June 1977.jpg Bruiser Brody
(Frank Goodish) [34]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NWA International Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and PWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) [35]
161996 Mildredburke.jpg Mildred Burke
(Mildred Bliss) [36]
Women's wrestling and promoting Posthumous inductee; won the Women's World Championship (3 times) and NWA World Women's Championship (1 time); founded World Women's Wrestling Association. [36]
171996 El Canek.jpg El Canek
(Felipe Estrada)
Wrestling Won the UWA World Heavyweight Championship (15 times), CMLL World Tag Team Championship (1 time) and CMLL World Trios Championship (1 time) [37]
181996 LuchaLibreObrera153.JPG Negro Casas
(José Casas Ruiz) [38]
Wrestling Won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship (6 times), CMLL World Middleweight Championship (2 times), UWA World Lightweight Championship (1 time) and UWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time) [39] [40]
191996 Riki Choshu.jpg Riki Choshu
(Mitsuo Yoshida) [41]
Wrestling Won the PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and IWGP Tag Team Championship (3 times) [41] [42]
201996 JimCornette.JPG Jim Cornette Managing and promoting Founded Smoky Mountain Wrestling and managed wrestlers in National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation [43] [44]
211996 Crusher - 2 November 1968 - Chicago Wrestling Club Newsletter Recto.jpg The Crusher
(Reginald Lisowski) [45]
Wrestling Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (9 times), and WWA World Tag Team Championship (6 times) [46] [47]
221996 Ted DiBiase in 1995.jpg Ted DiBiase Wrestling and managing Won the NWA/Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (5 times), PWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA National Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and WWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times); managed the Million Dollar Corporation and New World Order stables [48] [49]
231996 Dick the Bruiser - 2 November 1968 - Chicago Wrestling Club Newsletter Recto (cropped).jpg Dick the Bruiser
(William Afflis) [50]
Wrestling and promoting Posthumous inductee; won the Indianapolis version (13 times) and the Los Angeles version (1 time) of the WWA World Heavyweight Championship, AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and AWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times); owned and promoted the World Wrestling Association in Indianapolis, Indiana [51] [52]
241996 Alfonso Dantés
(Jose Luis Amezcua Diaz) [53]
Wrestling Won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (5 times), Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times) [53] [54]
251996 Wrestling. The Duseks vs Robert - Moquin BAnQ P48S1P12734.jpg The Dusek Family (Ernie, Emil, Joe, and Rudy)
(The Hason Family) [55]
Wrestling and promoting Emil and Ernie Dusek won the Central States version of NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) and San Francisco version of NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 times); Joe Dusek promoted wrestling events in Omaha, Nebraska [55]
261996 Dynamite Kid British Bulldogs.jpg Dynamite Kid
(Tom Billington) [56]
Wrestling Won the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time), All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time), Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) [56] [57]
271996 The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello, Roy Heffernan, and Don Kent)
(Giacoma Costa, Laurence Roy Heffernan, and Leo Smith, Jr.) [58] [59] [60]
Tag team wrestling Won the Northeast version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (3 times) and Mid-America version of NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) [58] [61]
281996 Jackie Fargo.jpg Jackie Fargo
(Henry Faggart) [62]
Wrestling Won the Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship (10 times) and Mid-America version of NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (22 times) [61] [63]
291996 Ric Flair in Seoul, South Korea.jpg Ric Flair
(Richard Fliehr) [64] [n 1]
Wrestling Won the WWF Championship (2 times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (8 times), and WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) [65]
301996 Tatsumi fujinami.jpg Tatsumi Fujinami Wrestling Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (6 times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [33] [66] [67]
311996 Dory Funk - Wrestling News San Angelo Sport Arena - 14 August 1962.jpg Dory Funk Wrestling and promoting Posthumous inductee; won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA North American Heavyweight Championship multiple times; promoted for the National Wrestling Alliance [68] [69]
321996 Dory Funk Jr. - WRESTLING NEWS 15 June 1972 VOL 1 NO 1.jpg Dory Funk Jr. Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (3 times) [68] [70]
331996 Terry Funk NWA Champion.jpg Terry Funk Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) [71] [72] [73]
341996 Verne Gagne 1964.jpg Verne Gagne
(LaVerne Gagne)
Wrestling and promoting Founded the American Wrestling Association; won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (10 times) [74]
351996 Cavernario Galindo
(Rodolfo Galindo Ramírez) [75]
Wrestling Won the Mexican Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time); appeared in several luchador films [75] [76]
361996 Ed Don George.jpeg Ed Don George Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and Boston's AWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [77]
371996 Gorgeous George.jpg Gorgeous George
(George Raymond Wagner) [78]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and Boston's AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [78]
381996 Frank-gotch.jpg Frank Gotch Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and American Heavyweight Championship (3 times) [79]
391996 Karl Gotch
(Karl Istaz) [80]
Wrestling Won the IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time), and Ohio's AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [80]
401996 Superstar Billy Graham.jpg Billy Graham
(Wayne Coleman) [81]
Wrestling Won the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and San Francisco version of NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) [82] [83]
411996 Eddie Graham - Inside Wrestling - December 1972 p.37 (cropped).jpg Eddie Graham
(Edward Gossett) [84]
Wrestling and promoting Posthumous inductee; won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (7 times) and NWA United States Tag Team Championship (4 times); owned Championship Wrestling from Florida and served as president of National Wrestling Alliance [84]
421996 René Guajardo
(Manuel Guajardo Mejorado)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship (2 times), Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time), and the UWA World Middleweight Championship (2 times) [85] [86]
431996 Gory Guerrero
(Salvador Guerrero Quesada) [87]
Wrestling and promoting Posthumous inductee; won the NWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time), NWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time), and Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time) [87]
441996 Georg Hackenschmidt ca. 1905.jpg Georg Hackenschmidt Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) [88]
451996 Stan Hansen HOF 2016.jpg Stan Hansen
(John Hansen) [89]
Wrestling Won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (4 times) and AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [89] [90]
461996 Bret Hart in 1995.jpg Bret Hart Wrestling Won the WWF Championship (5 times), WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times), and WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [91] [92] [93]
471996 Stu Hart Wrestling, promoting and trainingOwned and promoted Stampede Wrestling; trained many well-known wrestlers [94]
481996 Brooklyn Brawler & Bobby Heenan.jpg Bobby Heenan
(Raymond Heenan) [95]
Managing and commentating Managed wrestlers in the American Wrestling Association, Georgia Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Federation; provided color commentary for the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling [95]
491996 A13 2557.jpg Danny Hodge Wrestling Won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (7 times) [96]
501996 Hulk Hogan3.jpg Hulk Hogan
(Terry Bollea) [97]
Wrestling Won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) and WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) [91] [93]
511996 Antonio Inoki IMG 0398-2 20121224.JPG Antonio Inoki
(Kanji Inoki) [98]
Wrestling and promoting Won the All Asia Tag Team Championship (3 times), NWA International Tag Team Championship (4 times), and IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time); founded New Japan Pro-Wrestling [99]
521996 Rayo de Jalisco
(Maximino Linares Moreno) [100]
Wrestling Won the Mexican National Tag Team Championship (2 times) and appeared in luchador films [101] [102] [103]
531996 Tom Jenkins 2.jpg Tom Jenkins Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the American Heavyweight Championship (3 times) [104]
541996 Don Leo Jonathan in a bathrobe - Wrestling Revue - October 1973 p.40 (cropped).jpg Don Leo Jonathan
(Don Heaton) [105]
Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (15 times) and Omaha's World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [105]
551996 Gene Kiniski (cropped).jpg Gene Kiniski Wrestling Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [106]
561996 Fred Kohler - CHICAGO WRESTLING Program - Nov. 7, 1952 p.3.jpg Fred Kohler
(Fred Koch) [60]
Promoting Posthumous inductee; promoted wrestling events in Chicago, Illinois and helped popularize tag team wrestling in the United States [107]
571996 Killer Kowalski - Wrestling - International Amphitheatre - Chicago Wrestling Mars 6, programme 1953 - Cover (cropped).jpg Killer Kowalski
(Edward Spulnik) [108]
Wrestling and trainingWon the IWA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) and WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time); trained many well-known wrestlers [109]
581996 Ernie Ladd - Official Wrestling Yearbook No.3, June 1973 Back Cover.jpg Ernie Ladd Wrestling Won the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (4 times), WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [110]
591996 Dick Lane Commentating Posthumous inductee; worked as commentator for wrestling shows in Southern California [111]
601996 Jerry Lawler 2008.jpg Jerry Lawler Wrestling and promoting Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (27 times), and Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (40 times) [112]
611996 Ed Strangler Lewis - Western Wrestling - 14 January 1947.jpg Ed Lewis
(Robert Friedrich)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (4 times) and Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [113]
621996 JimLondos.jpg Jim Londos
(Chris Theophelos) [114]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [114]
631996 Salvador Lutteroth
(Salvador Lutteroth Gonzalez) [115]
Promoting Posthumous inductee; founded Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre [116]
641996 TAKAYAMANIA CIMG4811.jpg Akira Maeda Wrestling and promoting Won the UWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time), European Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times); founded Fighting Network Rings and the Newborn Universal Wrestling Federation [117] [118] [119]
651996 Devil Masami
(Masami Yoshida) [120]
Women's wrestling Won the WWWA World Single Championship (1 time), AAAW Single Championship (1 time), and WCW Women's Championship (1 time); trained several well-known wrestlers [121] [122]
661996 MilMascaras2009.png Mil Máscaras
(Aaron Rodríguez) [123]
Wrestling Won the WWA/NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (4 times), Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and Georgia's IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [123]
671996 Dump Matsumoto.JPG Dump Matsumoto
(Kaoru Matsumoto) [124]
Women's wrestling Won the AJW Championship (1 time) and WWWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) [124] [125]
681996 Earl Mccready.jpg Earl McCready Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [126]
691996 Leroy McGuirk Wrestling and promoting Posthumous inductee; won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times); promoted shows for National Wrestling Alliance in Oklahoma [69] [127] [128]
701996 Vincent James McMahon - Wrestling News - Aug-sept 1975 (cropped).jpg Vincent J. McMahon Promoting Posthumous inductee; founded the World Wide Wrestling Federation [129]
711996 Mrmcmahon092407.jpg Vincent K. McMahon Promoting Owns and provided commentary for the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment; won the WWF Championship (1 time) and ECW World Championship (1 time) [91] [130] [131]
721996 Danny McShain 1942.jpg Danny McShain Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the World Light Heavyweight Championship (11 times) and NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (9 times) [18] [132]
731996 Ray Mendoza
(Jose Diaz) [133]
Wrestling Won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (6 times) and UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (4 times) [133]
741996 Mitsuharu Misawa, 2007.jpg Mitsuharu Misawa Wrestling Won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (5 times), GHC Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and World Tag Team Championship (6 times); founded Pro Wrestling Noah [134] [135]
751996 Toots Mondt
(Joseph Mondt)
Promoting Posthumous inductee; invented "Slam Bang Western Style Wrestling", founded the Gold Dust Trio, and ran the World Wide Wrestling Federation [136]
761996 Sam Muchnick Promoting Founded the National Wrestling Alliance and served as its president from 1950 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1975; owned and promoted the St. Louis Wrestling Club [137] [138]
771996 Bronko Nagurski - 15 May 1950 Minneapolis Audit. Wrestling Program.jpg Bronko Nagurski
(Bronislau Nagurski) [139]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) [139]
781996 PatOConnor.jpg Pat O'Connor Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [140]
791996 Kintaro Ohki 1962 Scan10015 161022.jpg Kintarō Ōki
(Kim Tae-sik)
Wrestling Won the WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), All Asia Heavyweight Championship (4 times) and NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [141]
801996 Atsushi Onita.JPG Atsushi Onita Wrestling and promoting Won the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times), All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time), and FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship (7 times); founded Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling [142]
811996 Patterson IC belt.jpg Pat Patterson
(Pierre Clermont) [83]
Wrestling Won the San Francisco version of NWA World Tag Team Championship (11 times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), and WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time) [83]
821996 Antonio Peña
(Antonio Peña Herrada) [141]
Promoting Founded Asistencia Asesoría y Administración [141]
831996 John Pesek Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [69]
841996 HOT ROD!.jpg Roddy Piper
(Roderick Toombs) [143]
Wrestling Won the NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time) [143]
851996 Harley race.jpg Harley Race Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (8 times); founded World League Wrestling [69]
861996 Dusty Rhodes cropped and retouched.jpg Dusty Rhodes
(Virgil Runnels, Jr.) [144]
Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (10 times) [145]
871996 Rikidouzan.jpg Rikidōzan
(Kim Sin-Nak) [146]
Wrestling and promoting Posthumous inductee; won the NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Japanese Heavyweight Championship (1 time), All Asia Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), and All Asia Tag Team Championship (4 times); founded the Japanese Wrestling Association [146]
881996 C2E2 2015 - Joe Laurinaitis (16683666234).jpg The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)
(Michael Hegstrand and Joseph Laurinaitis) [147]
Tag team wrestling Won the AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), and WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) [92] [147]
891996 Portrait. Yvon Robert BAnQ P48S1P05653 (cropped and adjusted).jpg Yvon Robert Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and Boston's AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [148]
901996 Billy Robinson - Wrestling programme NWA 267 1976 magazine.jpg Billy Robinson Wrestling Won the PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), European Heavyweight Championship (1 time), British Heavyweight Championship (1 time), AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times), and AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (3 times) [6] [149] [150]
911996 Antonino Rocca 1956.jpg Antonino Rocca
(Antonino Biasetton) [151]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the Ohio version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) and WWWF International Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [152]
921996 Buddy Rogers Classic Wrestling.jpg Buddy Rogers
(Herman Rohde) [153]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [33] [91]
931996 Lance Russell
(Lanier Russell)
Commentating Worked as commentator and ring announcer for wrestling shows in Memphis, and to a lesser extent, World Championship Wrestling and Smoky Mountain Wrestling [154]
941996 Bruno WWWF Champion.jpg Bruno Sammartino Wrestling Won the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time), and WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) [155]
951996 Billy Sandow
(Wilhelm Baumann)
Promoting and managing Posthumous inductee; managed Ed "Strangler" Lewis and was part of the Gold Dust Trio [156]
961996 100 anos del natalicio del Santo -i---i- (36184746106) (cropped).jpg El Santo
(Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta) [102]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship (2 times), Mexican National Middleweight Championship (4 times), and Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time); appeared in several luchador films [9] [23] [102] [157]
971996 Jackie Sato
(Naoko Sato) [158]
Women's wrestling Won the WWWA World Single Championship (2 times) [158]
981996 Randy Savage 1986.jpg Randy Savage
(Randy Poffo) [159]
Wrestling Won the WWF Championship (2 times), WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time), and WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4 times) [91] [93] [160]
991996 The Sheik - 1972 BODY PRESS WRESTLING MAGAZINE.jpg The Sheik
(Ed Farhat) [161]
Wrestling and promoting Won the Detroit Version of NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (12 times) and NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (2 times); owned and promoted Big Time Wrestling [161] [162]
1001996 SHINMAHISASHI2017.jpg Hisashi Shinma Promoting Chairman of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, founder of Japanese Universal Wrestling Federation and on-screen president of the World Wrestling Federation [99] [163]
1011996 Dara Singh vs King Kong.jpg Dara Singh
(Dara Singh Randhawa) [164]
Wrestling Won the World Wrestling Championship, NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) and Commonwealth Championship. [42] [165] [166]
1021996 Gordon solie 2 (cropped).jpg Gordon Solie
(Francis Labiak) [167]
Commentating Worked as commentator for the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling [168]
1031996 El Solitario - WRESTLING NEWS 15 June 1972 VOL 1 NO 1 (cropped).jpg El Solitario
(Roberto González Cruz) [169]
Wrestling Won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time) [169] [170]
1041996 Ricky Steamboat March 2015.jpg Ricky Steamboat [171]
(Richard Blood)
Wrestling Won the NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time) [171] [172]
1051996 Joe Stecher Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (3 times) [173]
1061996 Tony Stecher - Sports Facts - 17 June 1947 - Minneapolis Auditorium Wrestling Program (cropped).jpg Tony Stecher
(Anton Stecher) [173]
Wrestling and promoting Posthumous inductee; won several regional championships; co-founded the National Wrestling Alliance [173]
1071996 Ray Steele
(Peter Sauer) [174]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [69]
1081996 Ray Stevens
(Carl Stevens)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times), the AWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) and the AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (7 times) [69]
1091996 Nobuhiko Takada.jpg Nobuhiko Takada Wrestling and promoting Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Pro-Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time); founded the Union of Wrestling Forces International [67] [175]
1101996 Genichiro Tenryu punching one of the "Sharp Brothers".jpg Genichiro Tenryu
(Genichiro Shimada) [176]
Wrestling and promoting Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times), World Tag Team Championship (5 times); founded Wrestle Association R [177] [178] [179]
1111996 LouThesz.jpg Lou Thesz
(Aloysius Martiz Thesz) [180]
Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) [180]
1121996 Tiger Mask
(Satoru Sayama) [181]
Wrestling, MMA and promoting Won the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times); [181] founded Shooto
1131996 Jumbo Tsuruta
(Tomomi Tsuruta) [182]
Wrestling Won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [182]
1141996 Frank Tunney Promoting Posthumous inductee; promoted wrestling events in Toronto, Ontario and served as president of the National Wrestling Alliance [183]
1151996 Mad Dog Vachon - Chicago Professional Wrestling - 26 April 1969 (cropped).jpg Maurice Vachon Wrestling Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (5 times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times), and Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) [184]
1161996 VaderWWE2012.png Big Van Vader
(Leon White) [185]
Wrestling Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times), Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (2 times), WCW World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and UWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [93] [186]
1171996 Johnny Valentine as Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight champion - Wrestling Annual - June 1975.jpg Johnny Valentine
(Jonathan Wisniski) [187]
Wrestling Won the NWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and NWA/WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (4 times) [188]
1181996 Fritz Von Erich - Championship Wrestling - 28 June 1976.jpg Fritz Von Erich
(Jack Adkisson) [189]
Wrestling and promoting Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA American Heavyweight Championship (13 times); served as president of the National Wrestling Alliance and founded World Class Championship Wrestling [189] [190]
1191996 Whipper Billy Watson - Seattle Wrestling Bill - 8 August 1955 (cropped).jpg Whipper Billy Watson
(William Potts) [191]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (12 times) [191]
1201996 Cowboy Bill Watts - Wrestling News Sept 1968.jpg Bill Watts Wrestling and promoting Won the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (8 times), AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time); founded Mid-South Wrestling and served as president of World Championship Wrestling [192] [193] [194]
1211996 Jaguar Yokota a - shimbashi sep 1 2016.jpg Jaguar Yokota
(Rimi Yokota) [195]
Women's wrestling Won the UWA World Women's Championship (1 time), and WWWA World Single Championship (2 times) [196]
1221996 1912 Stanislaus Zbyszko.jpeg Stanislaus Zbyszko Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (3 times) [197]
1231997 Edouardcarpentier 2010.jpg Édouard Carpentier
(Edouard Wiercowicz) [198]
Wrestling Won the Boston's Atlantic Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Omaha's World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and NAWA/WWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [198]
1241997 Hijo del Santo.jpg El Hijo del Santo
(Jorge Guzmán) [199]
Wrestling Won the AAA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time), and Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time) [9] [23] [200]
1251997 Toshiaki Kawada and Zeus shaking hands.jpg Toshiaki Kawada Wrestling Won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (5 times) [177]
1261997 Jimmy Lennon Ring announcing Posthumous inductee; worked as a ring announcer in Los Angeles [201]
1271997 Muldoon.jpg William Muldoon Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [202]
1281997 Chigusa Nagayo.jpg Chigusa Nagayo Women's wrestling Founded Gaea Japan; won the AAAW Single Championship (2 times) [203] [204]
1291998 Dos CarasJr.jpg Dos Caras
(José Rodríguez)
Wrestling Won the UWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) [157] [205]
1301999 Lioness Asuka.jpg Lioness Asuka
(Tomoko Kitamura)
Women's wrestling Won the AJW Championship (2 times), WWWA World Single Championship (2 times), and AJW Junior Championship (1 time).
1311999 Jushin Thunder Liger.JPG Jushin Thunder Liger
(Keiichi Yamada) [206]
Wrestling Won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (11 times), GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time), CMLL World Middleweight Championship (1 time), J-Crown (1 time), WCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times). [207] [208]
1321999 Keiji Mutoh 2009.jpg Keiji Mutoh Wrestling Won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and IWGP Heavyweight Championship (4 times) and NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [118] [177]
1331999 Jim Ross No Mercy 2007.jpg Jim Ross Commentating Worked as commentator for Universal Wrestling Federation, WCW, and WWF/E [209]
1342000 Austinentrance.jpg Stone Cold Steve Austin
(Steven James Williams) [210] [n 2]
Wrestling Won the WWF Championship (6 times), WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times), and WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [91] [160] [172]
1352000 Mick-foley-at-signing.jpg Mick Foley Wrestling Won the WWF Championship (3 times) and TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [91]
1362000 Shinya Hashimoto.jpg Shinya Hashimoto Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [177] [212] [213]
1372000 TAKAYAMANIA CIMG4797.jpg Akira Hokuto
(Hisako Uno Sasaki)
Women's wrestling Won the WCW Women's Championship (1 time), All Pacific Championship (2 times), and CMLL World Women's Championship (1 time) [214]
1382000 Bill Longson Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [215]
1392000 Champ Frank Sexton - 16 January 1947 - Wrestling News Pictorial Pulse (cropped).jpg Frank Sexton Wrestling Won the Boston-based AWA World Heavyweight Champion (2 times) [216]
1402000 1941 St. Paul Auditorium Official Wrestling Program - Sandor Szabo.jpg Sándor Szabó Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and Boston-based AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [217]
1412001 Black Shadow
(Alejandro Cruz Ortíz) [60]
Wrestling Won the Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time) and Mexican National Lightweight Championship (1 time) [101] [218]
1422001 Diablo Velasco
(Cuahutémoc Velasco) [60]
TrainingPosthumous inductee; trained many well-known wrestlers [69] [219]
1432001 Lizmark
(Juan Baños)
Wrestling Won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Mexican National Middleweight Championship (2 times), and Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time) [9] [23] [157]
1442001 Bull Nakano.jpg Bull Nakano
(Keiko Nakano) [220]
Women's wrestling Won the WWWA World Single Championship (1 time), All Pacific Championship (1 time), WWF Women's Championship (1 time) and CMLL World Women's Championship (1 time) [124]
1452001 El Satánico
(Daniel López) [221]
Wrestling Won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship (3 times) and Mexican National Trios Championship (3 times) [9] [205]
1462002 Burns and gotch.jpg Martin Burns Wrestling and trainingPosthumous inductee; won the American Heavyweight Championship (1 time); trained many well-known wrestlers [222] [223]
1472002 Jackcurley.jpg Jack Curley
(Jacques Armand Schuel) [224]
Promoting Posthumous inductee; promoted wrestling events and helped popularize professional wrestling in the United States [224]
1482002 LEGEND....jpg Kenta Kobashi Wrestling Won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and GHC Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [177] [225]
1492002 Wahoo McDaniel - Sports News - 29 juin 1973 (cropped).jpg Wahoo McDaniel
(Edward McDaniel) [226]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the NWA United States Championship (5 times), NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (5 times), and NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [227]
1502002 Manami Toyota.JPG Manami Toyota Women's wrestling Won the WWWA World Single Championship (4 times), AAAW Single Championship (1 time) and All Pacific Championship (2 times) [204]
1512003 Chris Benoit in the Ring.jpg Chris Benoit Wrestling Won the World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WWE Intercontinental Championship (4 times), and WWF/World Tag Team Championship (3 times) [228]
1522003 EarlCaddock.jpg Earl Caddock Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) [229]
1532003 Francisco Flores Promoting Promoted wrestling events in Mexico; founded the Universal Wrestling Association [230]
1542003 Shawn Michaels WM24 shot.jpg Shawn Michaels
(Michael Shawn Hickenbottom) [231]
Wrestling Won the WWF Championship (3 times), World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and WWF/World Tag Team Championship (4 times) [91] [92] [232]
1552004 Undertaker with Fire.jpg The Undertaker
(Mark Calaway) [233]
Wrestling Won the WWF/E Championship (4 times), World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and WWF Tag Team Championship (6 times) [91] [92] [232]
1562004 Bob Backlund Axxess 2014.jpg Bob Backlund Wrestling Won the WWWF Heavyweight Championship/WWF Championship (2 times) and WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) [91] [92]
1572004 Masahiro Chono 2.jpg Masahiro Chono Wrestling Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and IWGP Tag Team Championship (7 times) [212]
1582004 Tarzán López
(Carlos Lόpez Tovar) [60]
Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times), Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time), and Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time) [9] [23] [157]
1592004 Kazushi Sakuraba 2015.jpg Kazushi Sakuraba Wrestling and MMA Competed in several professional wrestling organizations as well as in mixed martial arts fighting [234]
1602004 uruteimodoragon15.jpg Último Dragón
(Yoshihiro Asai) [235]
Wrestling Won the J-Crown (1 time), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times), AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and WCW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times) [207] [208]
1612004 Kurt Angle 2005-08-21.jpg Kurt Angle Wrestling Won the WWF/E Championship (4 times), WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and TNA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) [91] [232]
1622005 2016 Hall of Fame 2016-04-02 20-26-56 DSC-HX90V 2326 DxO (26951438304).jpg The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, and Buddy Roberts)
(Michael Seitz, Terry Gordy, and Dale Hey) [236] [237]
Tag team wrestling Won the WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship/Texas version of the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (6 times) and WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) [238]
1632005 Paul Heyman is the happiest man in the world.jpg Paul Heyman Managing and promoting Owned and promoted Extreme Championship Wrestling; managed wrestlers in American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling and WWE [239]
1642005 Triple H.jpg Triple H
(Paul Levesque) [240]
Wrestling Won the WWF/E Championship (9 times), World Heavyweight Championship (5 times) [91] [232] WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (5 times), and WWF European Championship (2 times)
1652006 Paul Bowser Promoting Posthumous inductee; promoted Boston's American Wrestling Association [241]
1662006 Eddie Guerrero with belt.jpg Eddy Guerrero Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the WWE Championship (1 time), WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (2 times), and WCW/WWE United States Championship (2 times) [242]
1672006 Hiroshi Hase 20100808.jpg Hiroshi Hase Wrestling Won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and IWGP Tag Team Championship (4 times) and WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [243] [244]
1682006 Masakatsu Funaki.jpg Masakatsu Funaki Wrestling, MMA and promoting Won the King of Pancrase Openweight Championship (2 times) and Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (1 time); founded Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling [245] [246] [247]
1692006 Aja Kong.JPG Aja Kong
(Erika Shishido)
Women's wrestling Won the AAAW Single Championship (3 times), WWWA World Single Championship (2 times), and WWWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) [204] [248]
1702007 Intercontinental Champion THE ROCK.jpg The Rock
(Dwayne Johnson) [249]
Wrestling Won the WWF/WWE Championship (8 times), WCW/World Championship (2 times), WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (2 times), and WWF World Tag Team Championship (5 times) [91] [250]
1712007 Evan Lewis.jpg Evan Lewis Wrestling Posthumous inductee; won the American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [222]
1722007 Tom Packs Promoting Posthumous inductee; promoted wrestling events in St. Louis, Missouri and the Midwestern United States [251]
1732008 Paco Alonso
(Francisco Alonso)
Promoting Promoted the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre [252]
1742008 Martin Karadagian.JPG Martín Karadagian Wrestling and promoting Posthumous inductee; competed in Argentina [253]
1752009 K-dawg.jpg Konnan
(Charles Ashenoff)
Wrestling Won the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), AAA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times), WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) [69]
1762009 Everett Marshall Wrestling Won the MWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [69]
1772009 The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane and Dennis Condrey) Tag team wrestling Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 times), NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA United States Tag Team Championship (3 times), and NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) [69]
1782009 Bill Miller Wrestling Won the AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time), AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time)
1792009 Masa Saito vs Arne Robertsson, Tokyo 1964.jpg Masa Saito
(Masanori Saito)
Wrestling Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) [69]
1802009 Roy Shire
(Roy Shropshire)
Wrestling and promoting Won the Amarillo version of NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time); founded and promoted Big Time Wrestling in the Bay Area [69]
1812010 Milan Chris Jericho 2.jpg Chris Jericho
(Christopher Irvine)
Wrestling Won the Undisputed WWF Championship (1 time), World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), AEW World Championship (1 time), WCW/World Championship (2 times), and WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (9 times), [69]
1822010 Rey Mysterio 134596.jpg Rey Mysterio, Jr.
(Oscar Gutierrez)
Wrestling Won the World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), WWE Championship (1 time), and WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Championship (8 times) [69]
1832010 Wladek Zbyszko 2.jpg Wladek Zbyszko
(Władysław Cyganiewicz)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Won the Boston version of AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [69]
1842011 Kent Walton Commentating Posthumous inductee. World of Sport commentator [254]
1852011 Steve Williams Sooners jersey 1988.jpeg Steve Williams Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (1 time), UWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [254]
1862011 Curtis Iaukea Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Won the IWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times), NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (4 times), and WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) [254]
1872012 Mick McManus
(William Matthews)
Wrestling Won the European Middleweight Championship (4 times), British Welterweight Championship (2 times) and British Middleweight Championship (1 time) [255]
1882012Alfonso Morales
(Gilberto Alberto Morales Villela)
Commentating Commentator for both AAA and CMLL on Televisa [255]
1892012 Cena With Spinner Belt.jpg John Cena Wrestling Won the WWE Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (13 times), World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and WWE United States Championship (5 times) [255]
1902012 Hanswrestle.jpg Hans Schmidt
(Guy Larose)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Won the Montreal version of AWA International Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Chicago version of NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and Los Angeles version of NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) [255]
1912012 Lou Albano and a fan crop.jpg Lou Albano Wrestling and managing Posthumous inductee. Won the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship. Manager of 15 different WWF World Tag Team Champions [255]
1922012 Dynamite Gus Sonnenburg - Arena Gardens Wrestling Program - 1930 cover.jpg Gus Sonnenberg Wrestling Posthumous inductee, Original World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and Boston version of AWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [255]
1932013Takashi Matsunaga Promoting Posthumous inductee. Founder and promoter of All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling [256]
1942013 Henri Deglane Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Won Olympic gold medal in men's Greco-Roman wrestling, won the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [256]
1952013 Dr. Wagner
(Manuel González)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time). Patriarch of the Wagner wrestling family [256]
1962013 LuchadorAtlantis.jpg Atlantis Wrestling Won the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times), CMLL World Tag Team Championship (5 times), Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time), Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA World Middleweight Championship (3 times) [256]
1972013 KensukeSasaki.jpg Kensuke Sasaki Wrestling Won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times), IWGP Heavyweight Championship (5 times), GHC Heavyweight Championship (1 time), IWGP Tag Team Championship (7 times), GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) and WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [256]
1982013 Hiroshi Tanahashi (cropped).jpg Hiroshi Tanahashi Wrestling Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (8 times), IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times), IWGP Intercontinental Championship (2 times) and the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship (3 times) [256]
1992014 The Rock & Roll Express.jpg The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
(Richard Morton and Ruben Cain)
Tag team wrestling Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times), the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times), SMW Tag Team Championship (10 times), and USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) [257]
2002014Ray Fabiani
(Aurelio Fabiani)
Promoting Posthumous inductee. Philadelphia promoter [257]
2012015 Brock Lesnar in March 2015.jpg Brock Lesnar Wrestling and MMA Won the WWE Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (7 times), WWE Universal Championship (3 times), IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and UFC Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [3]
2022015 Shinsuke Nakamura at BCW East Meets West.jpg Shinsuke Nakamura Wrestling Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times), IWGP Intercontinental Championship (5 times), IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time), NXT Championship (2 times), WWE United States Championship (2 times) and WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time) [3]
2032015 Perro Aguayo Jr.
(Pedro Aguayo)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1), Mexican National Tag Team Championship (3 times), CMLL World Trios Championship (1 time), and WWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) [3]
2042015 The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) Tag team wrestling Won the Florida version of NWA United States Tag Team Championship (2 times), NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (12 times), Vancouver version of NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), and Mid-America version of NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) [3]
2052015 Ivan Koloff.jpg Ivan Koloff
(Oreal Perras)
Wrestling Won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (5 times), NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (7 times), NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 times), NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time), Mid-Atlantic version of NWA Television Championship (5 times), NWA United States Tag Team Championship (2 times), Mid-Atlantic version of NWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times), and WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [3]
2062015 Carlos Colon Hall of Fame (cropped).jpg Carlos Colón Wrestling and promoting Won the WWC World/Universal Heavyweight Championship (26 times), WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (9 times), WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (8 times), WWC North American Tag Team Championship (11 times), WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WWC World Tag Team Championship (3 times) and WWC World Television Championship (4 times) [3]
2072015 Eddie Quinn
(Edmund Quinn)
Promoting Posthumous inductee; Montreal promoter [3]
2082016 Daniel Bryan in April 2014.jpg Bryan Danielson Wrestling Won the World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013) (1 time), WWE Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (4 times) and ROH World Championship (1 time). [258]
2092016 Mene Gene Okerlund.jpg Gene Okerlund
(Eugene Okerlund)
Commentating Worked as interviewer and announcer for American Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. [258]
2102016 TNA Sting.jpg Sting
(Steve Borden)
Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times), WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and TNA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times). [258]
2112016 James McLaughlin Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Generally considered the first American professional wrestling champion. [258]
2122017 Mark Lewin Wrestling Won the IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time). [259]
2132017 Aj Styles Smash 2014 (cropped).jpg AJ Styles
(Allen Jones)
Wrestling Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), WWE Championship (2 times), WWE United States Championship (3 times) and WWE Intercontinental Championship. [259]
2142017 The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and Mike) Tag team wrestling Posthumous inductees. Introduced modern professional wrestling to Japan. Won the San Francisco version (18 times) and the Chicago version (1 time) of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. [259]
2152017 Minoru Suzuki 2017.jpg Minoru Suzuki Wrestling, MMA and promoting Co-founder of Pancrase. Won the King of Pancrase Openweight Championship (1 time), Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (2 times), GHC Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NEVER Openweight Championship (1 time), and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship (1 time). [259]
2162017 Pedro Morales as the WWWF (WWE) Champion.jpg Pedro Morales Wrestling Won the WWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time). [259]
2172018 LA Park at LuchaTO Jan 2016.jpg LA Park
(Adolfo Tapia)
Wrestling Won the IWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), the CMLL World Tag Team Championship (1 time) and MLW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) [260]
2182018 Jerry Jarrett Wrestling and promoting Wrestler and promoter of Continental Wrestling Association, United States Wrestling Association and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling [260]
2192018 Jimmy Hart.jpg Jimmy Hart Managing Managed wrestlers in Continental Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Federation, and World Championship Wrestling [260]
2202018 Bill Apter and Rodney Mack.jpg Bill Apter JournalismStaff member for several magazines during the 1970s, 80s and 90s, notably Pro Wrestling Illustrated . [260]
2212018 Howard the fink.jpg Howard Finkel Ring announcing Announcer for the WWE since 1975, when it was known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation. He was the longest tenured employee of the organization. [260]
2222018 Gary Hart wrestling.jpg Gary Hart
(Gary Williams)
Wrestling and managing Posthumous inductee. Booker for World Class Championship Wrestling and longtime manager for several promotions [260]
2232018 Yuji Nagata Aug 2015.JPG Yuji Nagata Wrestling Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (2 times), GHC Heavyweight Championship (1 time), IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times), and NEVER Openweight Championship (1 time) [260]
2242019 Ultimo Guerrero 2017.jpg Último Guerrero
(José Gutiérrez)
Wrestling Won the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), CMLL World Tag Team Championship (6 times), CMLL World Trios Championship (5 times), CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time [261]
2252019 Villano III.jpg Villano III
(Arturo Díaz)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Won the UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time), UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time), UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times), UWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time), WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (7 times), CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and the Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) [261]
2262019 WagnerSepia.jpg Dr. Wagner, Jr.
(Juan Manuel González Barron)
Wrestling Won the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times), CMLL World Tag Team Championship (4 times), CMLL World Trios Championship (4 times), AAA Mega Championship (3 times), UWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and the WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [261]
2272019 Jim Crockett Sr. Promoting Posthumous inductee. Founder of Jim Crockett Promotions [261]
2282019 Gedo (wrestler) 2017.jpg Gedo
(Keiji Takayama)
Wrestling Booker for New Japan Pro-Wrestling since 2010. Won the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (4 times), and the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) [261]
2292019 Bearcat Wright
(Edward Wright)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee. First African American world wrestling champion. Won the WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and the IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [261]
2302019 Pauil Pons.jpg Paul Pons Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Early Greco-Roman wrestling pioneer. Won over 40 tournaments. [261]
2312019 Los Misioneros de la Muerte (El Signo, El Texano y Negro Navarro)
(Antonio Sánchez, Juan Conrado Aguilar, and Miguel Calderón Navarro)
Tag team wrestling Won the UWA World Trios Championship (6 times) [261]
2322020 Kenny Omega 2016.jpg Kenny Omega
(Tyson Smith)
Wrestling Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time), IWGP Intercontinental Championship (1 time), IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times) AAA Mega Championship (1 time), AEW World Championship (1 time), AEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) and the Impact World Championship (1 time) [262]
2332020 Médico Asesino
(Cesáreo Manríquez González)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Also known as El Medico in Texas. Won the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (1 time), the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (2 times). One of the first Luchadores to act in television and movies. [262]
2342020 Karloff Lagarde
(Carlos Lagarde)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time), the NWA World Welterweight Championship (3 times), the Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time), and the Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time). [262]
2352020 Qiu Shan Zhun 2019.jpg Jun Akiyama Wrestling Won the GHC Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (2 times). [262]
2362020 Dan Koloff
(Doncho Trevnenski)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee. Won the European Heavyweight Championship (2 times). [262]
2372021 okadakazuchika.jpg Kazuchika Okada
Wrestling Won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), IWGP Heavyweight Championship (5 times), G1 Climax winner (3 times), New Japan Cup winner (2 times)[ citation needed ]
2382021 Jim Crockett Jr. Promoting Posthumous inductee. Part owner of Jim Crockett Promotions 1973 to 1989. President of the National Wrestling Alliance four occasions[ citation needed ]
2392021 Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro, Brazo de Plata y El Brazo) Tag team wrestling Posthumous inductees. Part of the Alvarado wrestling family [ citation needed ]
2402021 Don Owen Promoting Posthumous inductee. Owned and operated Pacific Northwest Wrestling for six decades.[ citation needed ]
2412022 Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) Tag team wrestling Won the AJPW World Tag Team Championship (6 times) and the World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2 times)
2422022 karisuteiko.jpg Místico
(Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde)
Wrestling Won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship (5 times), CMLL World Welterweight Championship (1 time), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship (1 time), NWA World Middleweight Championship (2 times)
2432022 Kota Ibushi 2015.jpg Kota Ibushi Wrestling Won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time), IWGP Intercontinental Championship (2 times), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time), IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time), NEVER Openweight Championship (1 time), and the G1 Climax (2 times)
2442022 Tetsuya naito 2018.jpg Tetsuya Naito Wrestling Won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times), IWGP Intercontinental Championship (6 times), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time), IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times), NEVER Openweight Championship (1 time), and the G1 Climax (2 times)
2452022Los Villanos (Villano I, Villano II, Villano III, Villano IV, and Villano V)
(José de Jesús Díaz Mendoza, José Alfredo Díaz Mendoza, Arturo Díaz Mendoza, Tomás Díaz Mendoza, Raymundo Díaz Mendoza Jr.)
Tag team wrestling Villanos I, II, and III were posthumous inductees.
Held numerous tag team, trios, and atómicos championships.
Part of the Mendoza wrestling family.
2462022 Mark "Rollerball" Rocco
(Mark Hussey)
Wrestling Posthumous inductee.
Won the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time).
2472022Lou Daro Promoting Posthumous inductee.
Promoter in Los Angeles.
2482022Johnny Doyle Promoting Posthumous inductee.
Promoter and booking agent.
2492023 Tomohiro Ishii 2016.JPG Tomohiro Ishii Wrestling Won the IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time), NEVER Openweight Championship (6 times), NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times), British Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and the ROH World Television Championship (1 time)
2502023 Sgt. Slaughter Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022.jpg Sgt. Slaughter
(Robert Remus)
Wrestling Won the WWF Championship (1 time), and the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
2512023 Blue Panther
(Genaro Nevarez)
Wrestling Won the CMLL World Middleweight Championship (1 time), CMLL World Tag Team Championship (1 time), CMLL World Trios Championship (2 times), Mexican National Trios Championship (2 times), and the Mexican National Middleweight Championship (2 times)
2522023 George Kidd Wrestling Posthumous inductee.
First entrant into the Hall of Fame for Scotland.
2532023 Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco Tag team wrestling Jack Brisco is a posthumous inductee.
Won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (8 times), NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times), NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (5 times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times), and the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (2 times)
2542023Beauty Pair (Jackie Sato & Maki Ueda) Tag team wrestling Jackie Sato is a posthumous inductee.
Won the WWWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times)
2552023 Antonino Rocca & Miguel Pérez Tag team wrestling Posthumous inductees.
Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Northeast version) (1 time), and the WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time)

Footnotes

  1. According to his autobiography, Flair does not know his actual birth name. His listed birth name was given to him upon his adoption as an infant.
  2. Austin's actual birth name is Steven James Anderson. His name was changed to Williams in early childhood when he was adopted by his stepfather. [211] He has since legally changed his name to Steve Austin.

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