WWE Hall of Fame

WWE Hall of Fame

WWE Hall of Fame logo, used since 2015
Established March 22, 1993
Founder WWE
Members
105 individuals
11 groups (31 members)
9 celebrities
3 Warrior Awards recipients
16 Legacy inductees
(164 total inductees)

The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for professional wrestling personalities maintained by WWE. It was announced on the March 22, 1993 episode of Monday Night Raw where André the Giant, who had died nearly two months prior, was announced as the sole inductee.[1][2][3] The 1994 and 1995 ceremonies were held in conjunction with the annual King of the Ring pay-per-view events. In 1996, the ceremony was held with the Survivor Series event, for the first time in front of a paying audience as well as the wrestlers, after which, the Hall of Fame went on hiatus.

In 2004, WWE relaunched the Hall of Fame to coincide with WrestleMania XX.[4] This ceremony, like its predecessors, was not broadcast on television. However, it was released on DVD on June 1, 2004.[5] Beginning with the 2005 ceremony, an edited version of the Hall of Fame was broadcast on Spike TV (2005)[6] and on the USA Network (2006[7]–present[8]); these were aired on tape delay. Since 2005, the entire Hall of Fame ceremony has been packaged as part of the annual WrestleMania DVD release,[9] and from 2014, has been broadcast live on the WWE Network.[10] In 2015, historical WWE Hall of Fame ceremonies became available on the WWE Network.

Although a building has never been built to represent the Hall of Fame, WWE has looked into constructing a facility. In 2008, Shane McMahon, then-Executive Vice President of Global Media of WWE, stated that WWE had been storing wrestling memorabilia in a warehouse for years, with all items categorized and dated in case a facility is created.[11]

As of 2017, there have been 164 inductees – with 105 wrestlers inducted individually, 11 group inductions (consisting of 31 wrestlers within those groups), nine celebrities, three Warrior Award recipients, and 16 Legacy Inductees. 36 members were inducted posthumously. Ric Flair is the only Hall of Famer to be inducted twice, first individually in 2008, then as a member of The Four Horsemen in 2012.[12]

Inductees

Individuals

Year Image Ring name
(Birth name)		 Inducted by WWE recognized accolades
1993 André the Giant
(André Roussimoff)		 None Posthumous inductee: One-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion, one-time WWF World Tag Team Champion.
No ceremony took place. On the March 22, 1993 episode of WWF Monday Night Raw a video package announcing his induction was shown.[3]
1994 Skaaland, ArnoldArnold Skaaland McMahon, ShaneShane McMahon One-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion and long-time manager of Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund in WWF.[13]
Brazil, BoboBobo Brazil
(Houston Harris)		 Ladd, ErnieErnie Ladd Seven-time WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion, one-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion.[14]
Rogers, "Nature Boy" Buddy"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
(Herman Rohde Jr.)		 Hart, BretBret Hart Posthumous inductee: One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion.[15]
Strongbow, Chief JayChief Jay Strongbow
(Luke Scarpa)		 Gorilla Monsoon Four-time WWWF/WWF World Tag Team Champion.[16]
Blassie, "Classy" Freddie"Classy" Freddie Blassie McMahon, ShaneShane McMahon Held over 30 NWA regional championships. Long-time manager in WWF.[17]
Monsoon, GorillaGorilla Monsoon
(Robert Marella)		 Ross, JimJim Ross Two-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion. Former WWF announcer and onscreen President.[18]
Dudley, JamesJames Dudley McMahon, VinceVince McMahon First African American to run a major arena in the United States.[19]
1995 Rocca, AntoninoAntonino Rocca
(Antonino Biasetton)		 Diesel Posthumous inductee: Represented by his wife.
One-time WWF International Heavyweight Champion. Pioneer of the acrobatic wrestling style.[20]
Ladd, "Big Cat" Ernie"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd Brazil, BoboBobo Brazil Won several NWA regional titles, and was one of few professional wrestlers to have had a successful career in American football.[21]
Steele, George "The Animal"George "The Animal" Steele
(William Myers)		 Doink the Clown One of professional wrestling's first monster heels.[22]
Putski, IvanIvan Putski
(Józef Bednarski)		 Putski, ScottScott Putski One-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[23]
The Fabulous Moolah
(Mary Ellison)		 Blayze, AlundraAlundra Blayze A four-time WWF Women's Champion prior to her induction, her first reign is recognized as lasting a record 28 years.[24]
The Grand Wizard
(Irwin Roth)		 Slaughter, Sgt.Sgt. Slaughter Posthumous inductee: Represented by Bobby Harmon.
Long-time heel manager in WWF.[25]
Morales, PedroPedro Morales Vega, SavioSavio Vega Savio Vega accepted the induction. One-time WWWF World Heavyweight Champion whose reign lasted nearly three years, and the first WWF Triple Crown Champion.[26] He was also the first Latino to win the world title.[27]
1996 Scicluna, "Baron" Mikel"Baron" Mikel Scicluna Monsoon, GorillaGorilla Monsoon One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion and one-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion.[28]
Albano, "Captain" Lou"Captain" Lou Albano Franklin, JoeJoe Franklin One-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion. As a manager, he led 13 different tag teams to a record 17 tag team titles[29] and four singles wrestlers to various championships. His association with Cyndi Lauper was pivotal in turning professional wrestling into a mainstream phenomenon.[30]
Snuka, Jimmy "Superfly"Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
(James Smith)		 Muraco, DonDon Muraco One-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, two-time ECW Heavyweight Champion.[31]


As of September 2015, Jimmy Snuka's profile is no longer in the Hall of Fame section at WWE.com. However, this does not necessarily mean that Snuka has been removed from the WWE Hall of Fame completely. No statement has been made by WWE yet about this matter. However, his name remained on the list of inductees for that year in the third volume of the WWE Encyclopedia released in 2016.[32]

Rodz, JohnnyJohnny Rodz
(Johnny Rodriguez)		 Skaaland, ArnoldArnold Skaaland Wrestled in WWF for nearly two decades.[33]
Kowalski, KillerKiller Kowalski
(Edward Spulnik)		 H, TripleTriple H One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion, held seventeen NWA regional championships.[34]
Patterson, PatPat Patterson
(Pierre Clermont)		 Hart, BretBret Hart One-time and first WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, one-time AWA World Tag Team Champion and held over 20 NWA regional championships. Credited as the creator of the Royal Rumble match[35]
McMahon, Vincent J.Vincent J. McMahon McMahon, ShaneShane McMahon Posthumous inductee: Represented by the McMahon family.
Founder and longtime promoter of the World (Wide) Wrestling Federation.[36]
2004 Studd, Big JohnBig John Studd
(John Minton)		 Big Show Posthumous inductee: Represented by his son John Minton Jr.
One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion, 1989 Royal Rumble winner.[37]
Muraco, DonDon Muraco Foley, MickMick Foley Two-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion. First winner of the King of the Ring tournament.[38]
Valentine, Greg "The Hammer"Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
(Gregory Wisniski)		 Hart, JimmyJimmy Hart Two-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, four-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, one-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[39]
Race, HarleyHarley Race Flair, RicRic Flair Eight-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time and first NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, three-time AWA World Tag Team Champion and WWF King of the Ring winner in 1986.[40]
Ventura, Jesse "The Body"Jesse "The Body" Ventura
(James Janos)		 Tyrel Ventura, Tyrel Ventura One-time AWA World Tag Team Champion. Former commentator in WWF and WCW.[41]
Junkyard Dog
(Sylvester Ritter)		 Ladd, ErnieErnie Ladd Posthumous inductee: Represented by his daughter LaToya Ritter.
Held fifteen championships while wrestling in the Mid-South Wrestling Association including four reigns as Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion.[42]
Slaughter, Sgt.Sgt. Slaughter
(Robert Remus)		 Patterson, PatPat Patterson One-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion and two-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion[43]
Superstar Billy Graham, Superstar Billy Graham
(Eldridge Coleman)		 Triple H, Triple H One-time WWWF World Heavyweight Champion.[44]
Santana, TitoTito Santana
(Merced Solis)		 Michaels, ShawnShawn Michaels Two-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, 1989 King of the Ring and two-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[45]
Heenan, Bobby "The Brain"Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
(Raymond Heenan)		 Blackjack Lanza, Blackjack Lanza Former commentator and long-time manager in AWA, WWF and WCW.[46]
2005 Hogan, HulkHulk Hogan
(Terry Bollea)		 Stallone, SylvesterSylvester Stallone Six-time WWF/E World Heavyweight Champion, six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, one-time WWE World Tag Team Champion and a two-time Royal Rumble winner (1990 and 1991).[47]

As of July 2015, Hulk Hogan's profile is no longer in the Hall of Fame section at WWE.com. However, this does not necessarily mean that Hogan has been removed from the WWE Hall of Fame completely. No statement has been made by WWE yet about this matter, however his name remained on the list of inductees for that year in the third volume of the WWE Encyclopedia released in 2016.[48]
Piper, "Rowdy" Roddy"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
(Roderick Toombs)		 Flair, RicRic Flair One-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and three-time NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion. Host of Piper's Pit.[49]
Orton Jr., "Cowboy" Bob"Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. Orton, RandyRandy Orton Held numerous NWA regional titles.[50]
Hart, JimmyJimmy Hart Lawler, JerryJerry Lawler Long-time manager in WWF and WCW.[51]
Orndorff, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff Heenan, BobbyBobby Heenan Four-time NWA National Heavyweight Champion and three-time WCW World Tag Team Champion.[52]
Volkoff, NikolaiNikolai Volkoff
(Josip Peruzovic)		 Ross, JimJim Ross Three-time WWWF International Tag Team Champion and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[53]
Sheik, IronIron Sheik
(Khosrow Vaziri)		 Slaughter, Sgt.Sgt. Slaughter One-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[54]
2006 Hart, Bret "Hit Man"Bret "Hit Man" Hart Stone Cold Steve Austin, Stone Cold Steve Austin Five-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, co-winner of the 1994 Royal Rumble and a two-time King of the Ring winner (1991 and 1993).[55]
Guerrero, EddieEddie Guerrero Benoit, ChrisChris Benoit, Mysterio, ReyRey Mysterio, and Guerrero, ChavoChavo Guerrero Posthumous inductee: Represented by Vickie Guerrero and his two daughters Shaul and Sherilyn.
One-time WWE Champion, two-time WCW/WWE United States Champion, two-time WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champion and four-time WWE Tag Team Champion.[56]
Okerlund, "Mean" Gene"Mean" Gene Okerlund Hogan, HulkHulk Hogan Long-time AWA, WCW, and WWF/E interviewer and announcer.[57]
Sherri, SensationalSensational Sherri
(Sherri Russell)		 DiBiase, TedTed DiBiase One-time WWF Women's Champion and four-time AWA World Women's Champion. Former manager.[58]
Gagne, VerneVerne Gagne Gagne, GregGreg Gagne Co-founder of the American Wrestling Association, 10-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion.[59]
Atlas, "Mr. USA" Tony"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas
(Anthony White)		 Jones, S.D.S.D. Jones One-time WWF Tag Team Champion, half of the first African American WWF World Tag Team Championship winning duo with Rocky Johnson.[60]
2007 Rhodes, "The American Dream" Dusty"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
(Virgil Runnels Jr.)		 Runnels, CodyCody Runnels and Rhodes, DustinDustin Rhodes Three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, two-time NWA World Six-Tag Team Champion, one-time NWA World Television Champion. Long-time lead booker for WCW.[61]
Hennig, "Mr. Perfect" Curt"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig Boggs, WadeWade Boggs Posthumous inductee: Represented by his wife Leonice, his four children, his mother and his father Larry "The Axe" Hennig.
One-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, one-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion.[62]
Lawler, Jerry "The King"Jerry "The King" Lawler Shatner, WilliamWilliam Shatner One-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion, 35-time AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion, three-time WCCW World Heavyweight Champion, 28-time USWA Unified Champion and longtime color commentator for WWE.[63]
Bockwinkel, NickNick Bockwinkel Heenan, BobbyBobby Heenan Four-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion and three-time AWA World Tag Team Champion.[64]
Fuji, Mr.Mr. Fuji
(Harry Fujiwara)		 Muraco, DonDon Muraco Five-time WWWF/WWF World Tag Team Champion. Former manager.[65]
The Sheik
(Edward Farhat)		 Van Dam, RobRob Van Dam and Sabu Posthumous inductee: Represented by his wife Joyce Farhat.
Also known as "The Original Sheik", a two-time WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion, held over 20 NWA regional championships.[66]
Ross, JimJim Ross Stone Cold Steve Austin, Stone Cold Steve Austin Longtime lead announcer for WWF/E, WCW and other regional promotions; Head of WWF Talent Relations during the Attitude Era, signing many well known wrestlers.[67]
2008 Flair, "Nature Boy" Ric"Nature Boy" Ric Flair
(Fred Phillips)		 H, TripleTriple H Two-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion, six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion,[68] and eight-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.[69] Recognized by WWE as a 16-time World Heavyweight Champion, six-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, and one time WWE Intercontinental Champion. 1992 Royal Rumble winner.[70]
Maivia, "High Chief" Peter"High Chief" Peter Maivia
(Fanene Maivia)		 Rock, TheThe Rock Posthumous inductee: Represented by his daughter Ata Maivia Johnson.
Held more than a dozen NWA regional championships.[71]
Johnson, "Soulman" Rocky"Soulman" Rocky Johnson
(Wayde Bowles)		 Rock, TheThe Rock One-time WWF World Tag Team Champion, half of the first black WWF World Tag Team Championship winning duo with Tony Atlas.[72]
Young, MaeMae Young Patterson, PatPat Patterson First ever and one-time NWA United States Women's Champion[73] and one-time NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship.[74]
Graham, EddieEddie Graham
(Edward Gossett)		 Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes Posthumous inductee: Represented by his son Mike Graham.
Promoter and booker for Championship Wrestling from Florida, held over 30 NWA regional championships including 18 in CWF.[75]
Solie, GordonGordon Solie
(Francis Labiak)		 Ross, JimJim Ross Posthumous inductee: Represented by his five children.
Commentator, announcer and promoter for Championship Wrestling from Florida, later worked for World Championship Wrestling.[76]
2009 Stone Cold Steve Austin, Stone Cold Steve Austin
(Steven Anderson)		 McMahon, VinceVince McMahon Six-time WWF (World Heavyweight) Champion, 1996 King of the Ring, three-time Royal Rumble winner (1997, 1998 and 2001).[77]
Steamboat, Ricky "The Dragon"Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
(Richard Blood)		 Flair, RicRic Flair One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, three-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, and one-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.[78]
Watts, "Cowboy" Bill"Cowboy" Bill Watts Ross, JimJim Ross Former wrestling promoter in the mid-south United States, one-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion and held over 20 NWA regional championships.[79]
Finkel, HowardHoward Finkel Okerlund, GeneGene Okerlund WWE ring announcer since 1977 and first employee hired by the WWE in 1975.[80]
Ware, Koko B.Koko B. Ware
(James Ware)		 Honky Tonk Man, TheThe Honky Tonk Man Held several NWA regional championships.[81]
2010 DiBiase, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase DiBiase Jr., TedTed DiBiase Jr. and DiBiase, BrettBrett DiBiase Four-time Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion, creator and two-time holder of the non-sanctioned Million Dollar Championship, three-time WWF World Tag Team Champion, 1988 King of the Ring.[82]
Inoki, AntonioAntonio Inoki
(Kanji Inoki)		 Hansen, StanStan Hansen Founder of New Japan Pro Wrestling, two-time WWWF/WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion, and one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion.[83]
Richter, WendiWendi Richter Piper, RoddyRoddy Piper Two-time WWF Women's Champion, one-time AWA Women's Champion and two-time NWA Women's World Tag Team Champion.[84]
Vachon, Maurice "Mad Dog"Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon Patterson, PatPat Patterson Five-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion.[85]
George, GorgeousGorgeous George
(George Wagner)		 Beyer, DickDick Beyer Posthumous inductee: Represented by his ex-wife Betty Wagner.[86]
One-time holder of the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. Portrayed as a flamboyant, arrogant, charismatic villain, George is credited with helping establish wrestling on television in the 1940s and 1950s.[87]
Hart, StuStu Hart Hart, BretBret Hart Posthumous inductee: Represented by Bret Hart and the Hart family.
Established Stampede Wrestling in Calgary 1948, and ran it until 1984. Ran "The Dungeon" wrestling school and trained numerous WWE wrestlers. Patriarch of the Hart family.[88]
2011 Michaels, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
(Michael Hickenbottom)		 H, TripleTriple H Three-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion, one-time World Heavyweight Champion, three-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, two-time Royal Rumble winner (1995 and 1996), first WWE wrestler to achieve the "Grand Slam".[89]
Duggan, "Hacksaw" Jim"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan DiBiase, TedTed DiBiase Winner of the first Royal Rumble match in 1988, one-time WCW United States Champion.[90]
Armstrong, "Bullet" Bob"Bullet" Bob Armstrong
(Joseph James)		 Scott, Brad, and Brian Armstrong Held several NWA regional championships.[91]
Sunny
(Tamara Sytch)		 WWE Divas Billed by WWE as the first Diva.[92]
Abdullah the Butcher
(Lawrence Shreve)		 Funk, TerryTerry Funk A hardcore legend known for appearing in a number of wrestling territories, holding a variety of regional championships.[93]
2012 Máscaras, MilMil Máscaras
(Aaron Rodriguez)		 Del Rio, AlbertoAlberto Del Rio Mexican luchador. Máscaras was the first masked wrestler to perform in Madison Square Garden.[94]
Edge
(Adam Copeland)		 Christian Four-time WWE Champion, a record seven-time World Heavyweight Champion, winner of the inaugural Money in the Bank ladder match and the 2010 Royal Rumble. He was also the 2001 King Of The Ring winner. He held the WWF/World and WWE Tag Team Championships a combined 14 times, more than any other wrestler.[95]
Simmons, RonRon Simmons Layfield, John "Bradshaw"John "Bradshaw" Layfield First Black World Heavyweight Champion having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship once. Wrestled in WWF/E as "Faarooq" where he was a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw as The APA.[96]
Yokozuna
(Rodney Anoaʻi)		 Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso Posthumous inductee: Represented by cousin Rikishi and his family.
Two-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WWF Tag Team Champion, 1993 Royal Rumble winner.[97]
2013 Foley, MickMick Foley Funk, TerryTerry Funk Wrestled using various ring names, namely Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love. Three-time WWF Champion, eight-time WWF Tag Team Champion, two-time ECW World Tag Team Champion, one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and first WWF Hardcore Champion.[98]
Backlund, BobBob Backlund Menounos, MariaMaria Menounos Two-time WWWF/WWF (World) Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[99]
Trish Stratus
(Patricia Stratigias)		 McMahon, StephanieStephanie McMahon A record seven-time WWF/E Women's Champion, three-time WWE Babe of the Year, voted Diva of the Decade during the Raw 10th Anniversary special.[100]
Sammartino, BrunoBruno Sammartino Schwarzenegger, ArnoldArnold Schwarzenegger Two-time WWWF World Heavyweight Champion who holds the records for longest consecutive and cumulative reigns of seven and 11 years, respectively.[101]
Booker T
(Robert Huffman)		 Stevie Ray Five-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, one-time World Heavyweight Champion, a record six-time WCW World Television Champion, a record 11-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (10 of which came with his brother Stevie Ray as Harlem Heat). 2006 King Of The Ring winner.[102]
2014 Warrior, The UltimateThe Ultimate Warrior
(James Hellwig)		 Linda McMahon One-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion and two-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.[103]
Roberts, Jake "The Snake"Jake "The Snake" Roberts
(Aurelian Smith Jr.)		 Diamond Dallas Page Credited as the inventor of the DDT, held several regional championships.[104]
Lita, Lita
(Amy Dumas)		 Trish Stratus Four-time WWF/E Women's Champion.[105]
Bearer, PaulPaul Bearer
(William Moody)		 Kane Posthumous inductee: Represented by his sons Daniel and Michael.
Longtime manager in WCCW (as Percy Pringle III) and in WWE (as Paul Bearer) most notably managing The Undertaker, Mankind and Kane.[106]
Colón, CarlosCarlos Colón
(Carlos Colón González)		 Carlito, Eddie, and Orlando Colón Promoter of World Wrestling Council (WWC) in Puerto Rico, one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and 26-time WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion.[107]
Ramon, RazorRazor Ramon
(Scott Hall)		 Kevin Nash Four-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, seven-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and 1997 World War 3 winner.[108]
2015 Savage, "Macho Man" Randy"Macho Man" Randy Savage
(Randy Poffo)		 Hulk Hogan Posthumous inductee: Represented by his brother Lanny Poffo.
Two-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion, four-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, one-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, 1987 King of the Ring, and 1995 World War 3 winner.[109]
Rikishi
(Solofa Fatu Jr.)		 Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso One-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, two-time WWF/World Tag Team Champion and one-time WWE Tag Team Champion.[110]
Alundra Blayze
(Debrah Miceli)		 Natalya Three-time WWF Women's Champion. Known in other companies as Madusa, she became the first woman to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship and was a one-time AWA World Women's Champion.[111]
Larry Zbyszko
(Lawrence Whistler)		 Bruno Sammartino Two-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time WCW World Television Champion, one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and one-time WWWF Tag Team Champion[112]
Tatsumi Fujinami Ric Flair Six-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time WWF International Tag Team Champion, two-time WWF International Heavyweight Champion and two-time WWF Junior Heavyweight Champion.[113]
Kevin Nash Shawn Michaels Also known as Diesel, he is a one-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion, five-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, nine-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, two-time WWF Tag Team Champion, and 1998 World War 3 winner.[114]
2016 Sting
(Steve Borden)		 Ric Flair Six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WCW International World Heavyweight Champion, two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, three-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, and one-time NWA World Television Champion.[115]
The Godfather
(Charles Wright)		 The APA
(John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Ron Simmons)		 One-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, One-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[116]
Big Boss Man
(Ray Traylor, Jr.)		 Slick Posthumous inductee: Represented by his wife Angela and his daughters Lacy and Megan.
Four-time WWF Hardcore Champion, one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[117]
Jacqueline
(Jacqueline Moore)		 The Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)		 Two-time WWF Women's Champion and the first African American WWF Women's Champion, one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion (the only woman to win the title in WWE). The first African American woman to be inducted.
Stan Hansen
(John Hansen II)		 Vader One-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion.[118]
2017 Kurt Angle John Cena[119] Four-time WWF/WWE Champion, one-time World Heavyweight Champion, one-time WCW Champion, and the 2000 King of the Ring winner.[120]
Theodore Long The APA
(John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Ron Simmons)[121]		 Longtime referee, manager, and on-screen authority figure in WCW and WWE.[122]
Diamond Dallas Page
(Page Falkinburg)		 Eric Bischoff[123] Three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, one-time WWF Tag Team Champion, and four-time WCW World Tag Team Champion.[124]
Beth Phoenix
(Elizabeth Kocianski)		 Natalya[125] One-time WWE Divas Champion, three-time WWE Women's Champion, and the 2008 Slammy Award winner for Diva of the Year.[126]
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
(Richard Rood)		 Ricky Steamboat[127] Posthumous inductee: Represented by his wife Michelle, his daughter Merissa and his son Rick Rood.

Three-time WCW International World Heavyweight Champion, one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, one-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion.[128]

Groups

Year Group Inducted by WWE recognized accolades
1996 The Valiant Brothers Garea, TonyTony Garea One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champions, first tag team to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.[129]
Jimmy Valiant (James Fanning) – four-time NWA Television Champion
Johnny Valiant (John Sullivan) – became a manager in the WWF and AWA during the 1980s
2006 The Blackjacks Heenan, BobbyBobby Heenan One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champions.[130]
Blackjack Mulligan (Robert Windham) – three-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion and one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion.
Blackjack Lanza (Jack Lanza) – one-time AWA World Tag Team Champion
2007 The Wild Samoans Samu and Anoaʻi, MattMatt Anoaʻi Three-time WWF Tag Team Champions.[131]
Afa (Arthur Anoaʻi Sr.)
Sika (Leati Anoaʻi)
2008 The Brisco Brothers Layfield, John "Bradshaw"John "Bradshaw" Layfield Three-time NWA World Tag Team Champions, held over a dozen regional NWA tag team championships.
Jack Brisco (Freddie Brisco) – two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.[132]
Gerald Brisco (Floyd Brisco) – one-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, two-time WWF Hardcore Champion[133]
2009 The Funks Dusty Rhodes Held several tag team championships, including the NWA International Tag Team Championship on three occasions.[134]
Terry Funk – one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.
Dory Funk Jr. – one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
The Von Erichs Michael Hayes Noted wrestling family that spent many years wrestling in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). Various combinations of the family held several NWA regional and WCCW tag team championships, including the WCCW World Tag Team and World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.[135]
Fritz Von Erich (Jack Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: Founder and longtime owner of WCCW, one-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion and 16-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion (later renamed the WCCW World Heavyweight Championship).
Kevin Von Erich (Kevin Adkisson) – Six-time NWA American/WCCW World Heavyweight Champion.
David Von Erich (David Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: Eight-time NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion.
Kerry Von Erich (Kerry Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, nine-time NWA American/WCCW World Heavyweight Champion. Wrestled in WWF as "The Texas Tornado" where he was a one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion.
Mike Von Erich (Michael Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: One-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion.
Chris Von Erich (Chris Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: Wrestled and worked several backstage jobs for WCCW.
2011 The Road Warriors Dusty Rhodes Two-time WWF Tag Team Champions, one-time AWA World Tag Team Champions, four-time NWA National Tag Team Champion, one-time NWA International Tag Team Champions, three-time NWA World Six-Man Tag team Champions, one-time WCW World Tag Team Championship .[136]
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, WWF and AJPW. Inducted alongside the Road Warriors, who he managed for much of his career.[137]
2012 The Four Horsemen Dusty Rhodes One of the top stables of the 1980s, they reached their peak in 1988 when the four members controlled all three major NWA Championships, (World, United States and Tag Team).[138]
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair (Fred Phillips) – First two-time inductee. Previously inducted in 2008 for his individual career.
Barry Windham – One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, one-time WCW World Television Champion, four-time NWA/WCW World Tag Team Champion, and two-time WWF Tag Team Champion.
"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson (Martin Lunde) – Four-time NWA/WCW World Television Champion, five-time NWA/WCW World Tag Team Champion, and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.
Tully Blanchard – One-time NWA United States Champion, three-time NWA World TV Champion, two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.
James J. Dillon (James Morrison) – Long-time manager in the NWA, former WCW onscreen commissioner.
2015 The Bushwhackers John Laurinaitis Known as the Sheepherders prior to joining WWE, they won over 20 regional tag team championships in the AWA, NWA, UWF, and Stampede Wrestling during their 40 year career.[139]
Luke Williams (Brian Wickens)
Butch Miller (Robert Miller)
2016 The Fabulous Freebirds The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)		 Six-time WCCW World Six-Man Tag Team Champions, two-time WCW World Tag Team Champions, two-time WCW United States Tag Team Champions, one-time WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Champions.
Credited for creating the "Freebird Rule".
Michael Hayes (Michael Seitz) – One-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion.
Terry Gordy – Posthumous inductee: represented by his son Ray Gordy. One time NWA Americas Heavyweight Champion, one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion.
Buddy Roberts (Dale Hey) – Posthumous inductee: represented by his son Buddy Roberts Jr. One-time NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion, one-time WCCW Television Champion.
Jimmy Garvin (James Williams) – Four-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion, one-time AWA World Tag Team Champion.
2017 The Rock 'n' Roll Express[140] Jim Cornette[141] Four-time NWA World Tag Team Champions (Mid-Atlantic Version), Four-time NWA World Tag Team Champions, and ten-time SMW Tag Team Champions.[142]
Ricky Morton (Richard Morton)
Robert Gibson (Ruben Gibson)

Celebrity wing

The "celebrity wing" of the Hall of Fame is dedicated to celebrities that have made memorable appearances on WWE programming, and/or have had longtime associations with WWE.

Year Image Recipient Occupation Inducted by Appearances
2004 Rose, PetePete Rose Baseball player Kane Appeared at WrestleManias XIV, XV, and 2000.[143]
2006 Perry, William "The Refrigerator"William "The Refrigerator" Perry Football player Cena, JohnJohn Cena Participated in the WWF vs NFL battle royal at WrestleMania 2.[144]
2010 Uecker, BobBob Uecker Actor
Baseball announcer		 Ebersol, DickDick Ebersol Guest interviewer/ring announcer at WrestleMania III and IV.[145]
2011 Carey, DrewDrew Carey Comedian
Game show host		 Kane Was an entrant in the 2001 Royal Rumble.[146]
2012 Tyson, MikeMike Tyson Professional boxer D-Generation X
(Michaels, ShawnShawn Michaels and Triple H)		 Special guest referee at Wrestlemania XIV
Raw guest host in 2010.[147]
2013 Trump, DonaldDonald Trump Businessman
Reality TV host/producer
45th President of the United States		 McMahon, VinceVince McMahon Hosted WrestleMania IV and WrestleMania V at Trump Plaza.
Won the "Battle of the Billionaires" at WrestleMania 23.
Briefly "owned" Raw in 2009[148]
2014 T, Mr.Mr. T
(Lawrence Tureaud)		 Actor Gene Okerlund Headlined the first WrestleMania, co-headlined the second, and made appearances and wrestled in WCW (including a match at Starrcade in 1994).[149]
2015 Schwarzenegger, ArnoldArnold Schwarzenegger Actor
38th Governor of California		 Triple H Has made numerous appearances on WWE programming.[150]
2016 Snoop Dogg
(Cordozar Broadus Jr.)		 Rapper John Cena Master of Ceremonies for the Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjill match at WrestleMania XXIV and accompanied Sasha Banks to the ring for her match at WrestleMania 32.
Raw guest host in 2009 and 2015.[151]

Warrior Award

Dana Warrior presents the inaugural Warrior Award at the 2015 Hall of Fame ceremony

In 2015, WWE introduced the Warrior Award for those who have "exhibited unwavering strength and perseverance, and who lives life with the courage and compassion that embodies the indomitable spirit of the Ultimate Warrior."[152]

While WWE promotes Warrior Award recipients as Hall of Fame inductees,[153][154] they are not included in the Hall of Fame section at WWE.com.[155] and an image gallery which shows "every WWE Hall of Famer ever" does not contain either recipient.[156]

The award was created following The Ultimate Warrior's death. During his April 2014 Hall of Fame speech shortly before his death, he proposed that there be a special category called the "Jimmy Miranda Award" for WWE's behind-the-scenes employees.[157][158] Miranda, who died in 2002, was part of the WWE merchandise department for more than 20 years.[159] Former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts expressed disappointment at how WWE used portions of Warrior's Hall of Fame speech to promote the award, but left out Warrior's intentions of honoring WWE's off-screen employees.[160][161] WWE responded, "It is offensive to suggest that WWE and its executives had anything but altruistic intentions in honoring Connor and his legacy with The Warrior Award", adding that "moving forward the award will be given annually to acknowledge other unsung heroes among WWE's employees and fans."

Traditionally, Dana Warrior (widow of The Ultimate Warrior) will present the award.

Year Image Recipient Presented By Notes
2015 Connor "The Crusher" Michalek Dana Warrior and Daniel Bryan Posthumous recipient/inductee: Represented by his father Steve and brother Jackson.
Eight-year-old WWE fan who died of cancer. "Connor's Cure" cancer charity fund established in his honor by Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, run by Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation.[152]
2016 Joan Lunden
(Joan Blunden)		 Dana Warrior Long-time former co-host of Good Morning America.
Returned to the public eye in recent years for openly discussing her breast cancer diagnosis.
Spokeswoman for Susan G. Komen.[162]
2017 Eric LeGrand Dana Warrior Former Rutgers University football player. LeGrand was paralyzed during the 2010 game against Army. He has gone on to become a renowned motivational speaker.[163]

Legacy inductees

In 2016, WWE introduced a new category for the Hall of Fame called the "Legacy" wing. Inductees under this new category feature wrestlers from the early years of professional wrestling, primarily during the early part of the 20th century.[164] All inductees thus far have been inducted posthumously and were recognized with a video package at the ceremony.[165]

Year Image Ring name
(Birth name)		 WWE recognized accolades
2016 Mildred Burke
(Mildred Bliss)		 One-time World Women's Champion, held the title for nearly twenty years.[164]
Frank Gotch One-time World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and three-time American Heavyweight Champion.[164]
George Hackenschmidt
(Georg Hackenschmidt) 		One-time European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Champion and first ever World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.[164]
Ed "Strangler" Lewis
(Robert Friedrich)		 Four-time World Heavyweight Champion, two-time holder of the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship and one-time NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion.[164]
O'Connor, PatPat O'Connor One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, three-time NWA Central States United States Heavyweight Champion, One-time (and inaugural) AWA World Heavyweight Champion, and one-time AWA World Tag Team Champion.[164]
Lou Thesz
(Aloysius Thesz)		 One-time holder of the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, two-time World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.[164]
"Sailor" Art Thomas Billed by WWE as "one of sports-entertainment's first African-American stars", a frequent challenger for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[164]
2017 Martin "Farmer" Burns
 One-time American Heavyweight Champion.[166]
June Byers
(DeAlva Sibley)		 One-time and inaugural NWA World Women's Champion, final Women's World Champion.[166]
Calhoun, HaystacksHaystacks Calhoun
(William Calhoun)		 One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion.[166]
Judy Grable
(Nellya Baughman)		 Challenged The Fabulous Moolah for the NWA World Women's Championship.[166]
Dr. Jerry Graham
(Jerry Matthews)		 Four-time NWA United States Tag Team Champion, one-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion.[166]
Luther Lindsay
(Luther Goodall)		 The first African-American to challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[166]
Toots Mondt
(James Mondt)		 As a promoter he was part of the Gold Dust Trio and controlled the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the precursor to WWE.[166]
Rikidōzan
(Mitsuhiro Momota)		 One-time NWA International Heavyweight Champion.[166]
Bearcat Wright
(Edward Wright)		 One-time WWA World Heavyweight Champion, credited by WWE as "being a key figure in the desegregation of the sports-entertainment industry."[166]

Ceremony dates and locations

The induction of Bret Hart into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006
WWE Hall of Fame 2009 ceremony
Date Location Venue Host Associated Event
June 9, 1994 Baltimore, Maryland[167] Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel N/A King of the Ring (1994)
June 24, 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[168] Marriott Hotel King of the Ring (1995)
November 16, 1996 New York City, New York[169] Marriott Marquis Survivor Series (1996)
March 13, 2004 New York City, New York[4] The Hilton Gene Okerlund WrestleMania XX
April 2, 2005 Los Angeles, California[6] Universal Amphitheatre WrestleMania 21
April 1, 2006 Rosemont, Illinois[170] Rosemont Theatre Jerry Lawler WrestleMania 22
March 31, 2007 Detroit, Michigan[171] Fox Theatre Todd Grisham WrestleMania 23
March 29, 2008 Orlando, Florida[172] Amway Arena Gene Okerlund and Todd Grisham WrestleMania XXIV
April 4, 2009 Houston, Texas[173] Toyota Center Jerry Lawler and Todd Grisham WrestleMania XXV
March 27, 2010 Phoenix, Arizona[174] Dodge Theater Jerry Lawler WrestleMania XXVI
April 2, 2011 Atlanta, Georgia[175][176] Philips Arena WrestleMania XXVII
March 31, 2012 Miami, Florida[177] American Airlines Arena[178] WrestleMania XXVIII
April 6, 2013 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden WrestleMania 29
April 5, 2014 New Orleans, Louisiana Smoothie King Center WrestleMania XXX
March 28, 2015 San Jose, California SAP Center[179] WrestleMania 31
April 2, 2016 Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center WrestleMania 32
March 31, 2017 Orlando, Florida Amway Center WrestleMania 33
TBA, 2018 New Orleans, Louisiana Smoothie King Center TBA WrestleMania 34

Reception

In 2012, The Post and Courier noted that the Hall has garnered criticism due to the inductions of questionable performers, and the omissions of major names within the industry.[180] Bob Backlund declined induction multiple times,[181] and The Ultimate Warrior wrote that he refused the honor in 2010;[182] they were eventually inducted in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Randy Savage was recognized as being noticeably absent;[183] Chris Jericho said that the Hall achieved a level of legitimacy by inducting him in 2015.[184] Slam Wrestling questioned how Koko B. Ware, who primarily wrestled in the undercard, was inducted but former WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Ivan Koloff never was before his 2017 death.[185]

Bruno Sammartino, the longest reigning WWWF World Heavyweight Champion, was once critical of the Hall of Fame. Sammartino disapproved of celebrity inductees such as Pete Rose and William Perry, and said of the ceremony: "What's the point to a Hall of Fame? Is it a building I can actually go to? No. Give me a break".[186] Sammartino declined previous induction offers, before accepting in 2013. Paul "Triple H" Levesque said that it was important for Sammartino to be inducted from a "legitimacy standpoint" and ESPN said that his induction is an opportunity to legitimize the Hall of Fame.[187] After being announced as an inductee, Sammartino said he considers the Hall to be legitimate.[188]

Superstar Billy Graham publicly slammed the hall and demanded that WWE remove him from it, due to the 2011 induction of Abdullah the Butcher. Graham wrote: "It is a shameless organization to induct a bloodthirsty animal such as Abdullah the Butcher into their worthless and embarrassing Hall of Fame and I want the name of Superstar Billy Graham to be no part of it".[189] Sabu also criticized the Hall of Fame, saying "I'd only do it because I need the money... I don't consider it a real Hall of Fame."[190]

2015 Hall of Fame headliner Kevin Nash stated that two things in the professional wrestling business are real: "When you win your first championship and when you get inducted into the Hall of Fame." Nash claimed this is a sentiment to which colleague Ric Flair also subscribes.[191] During his 2013 induction, future U.S. president Donald Trump said that the honor meant more than "having the highest ratings in TV, being a best-selling author or getting a spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame."[192]

Dave Scherer of PWInsider has questioned how WWE can sustain the 2004–present Hall of Fame model, due to legends being rapidly inducted. He wrote: "There are only so many people that they can have headline a class. They really need to make more new stars to ensure that they can keep filling arenas for the ceremony".[193]

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