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==Inductees==
==Inductees==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
===1993===
! width="6%" |'''Year'''
! '''Name'''
! '''Inducter'''
! width="30%" |'''Remarks'''
|-
| [[1993]]
| [[Andre the Giant]]
| None
| There was no ceremony, only a video package that was played on an episode of ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|WWF Superstars]]'' in 1993 that announced his induction.
|-
| [[1994]]
| [[Arnold Skaaland]]
| [[Bob Backlund]]
|
|-
| [[1994]]
| [[Bobo Brazil]]
| [[Ernie Ladd]]
|
|-
| [[1994]]
| [["Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers]]
| [[Bret Hart]]
| First to hold the [[WWE Championship]].
|-
| [[1994]]
| [[Joe Scarpa|Chief Jay Strongbow]]
| [[Chris Chavis|Tatanka]]
|
|-
| [[1994]]
| [[Fred Blassie|"Classy" Freddie Blassie]]
| [[Shane McMahon]]
|
|-
| [[1994]]
| [[Gorilla Monsoon]]
| [[Jim Ross]]
|
|-
| [[1994]]
| [[James Dudley]]
| [[Vince McMahon]]
|
|-
| [[1995]]
| [[Antonino Rocca]]
| [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]
|
|-
| [[1995]]
| [[Ernie Ladd|"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd]]
| [[Bobo Brazil]]
|
|-
| [[1995]]
| [[George Steele|George "The Animal" Steele]]
| [[Doink the Clown]]
|
|-
| [[1995]]
| [[Ivan Putski]]
| None
|
|-
| [[1995]]
| [[The Fabulous Moolah]]
| [[Debra Miceli|Alundra Blayze]]
|
|-
| [[1995]]
| [[Ernie Roth|The Grand Wizard]]
| [[Sgt. Slaughter]]
|
|-
| [[1995]]
| [[Pedro Morales]]
| [[Savio Vega]]
|
|-
| [[1996]]
| [[Mikel Scicluna|"Baron" Mikel Scicluna]]
| None
|
|-
| [[1996]]
| [[Lou Albano|"Captain" Lou Albano]]
| None
|
|-
| [[1996]]
| [[Jimmy Snuka|Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka]]
| [[Don Muraco]]
|
|-
| [[1996]]
| [[The Valiant Brothers]]<br><small>([[Jimmy Valiant]] and [[John L. Sullivan (wrestler)|Johnny Valiant]])</small>
| [[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]] and [[Owen Hart]]
|
|-
| [[1996]]
| [[Johnny Rodz]]
| [[Steve Lombardi|The Brooklyn Brawler]]
|
|-
| [[1996]]
| [[Wladek Kowalski|Killer Kowalski]]
| [[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley]]
|
|-
| [[1996]]
| [[Pat Patterson]]
| [[Bret Hart]]
|
|-
| [[1996]]
| [[Vincent J. McMahon]]
| [[Shane McMahon]]
|
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Big John Studd]]
| [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]]
| Represented by his son John Minton, Jr.
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]]
| [[Jack Lanza|Blackjack Lanza]]
|
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Don Muraco]]
| [[Mick Foley]]
|
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Greg Valentine|Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]]
| [[Jimmy Hart]]
|
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Harley Race]]
| [[Ric Flair]]
|
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Jesse Ventura|Jesse "The Body" Ventura]]
| Tyrell Janos
|
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Junkyard Dog]]
| [[Ernie Ladd]]
| Represented by his daughter LaToya Ritter
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Sgt. Slaughter]]
| [[Pat Patterson]]
|
|-
| [[2004]]
| [["Superstar" Billy Graham]]
| [[Triple H]]
|
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Tito Santana]]
| [[Shawn Michaels]]
|
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Pete Rose]]
| [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]]
| ''celebrity inductee''
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[Hulk Hogan]]
| [[Sylvester Stallone]]
|
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[Roddy Piper|"Rowdy" Roddy Piper]]
| [[Ric Flair]]
|
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[Bob Orton, Jr.|"Cowboy" Bob Orton]]
| [[Randy Orton]]
|
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[Jimmy Hart|"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]]
| [[Jerry Lawler]]
|
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[Paul Orndorff|"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff]]
| [[Bobby Heenan]]
|
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[Nikolai Volkoff]]
| [[Jim Ross]]
|
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[Iron Sheik|The Iron Sheik]]
| [[Sgt. Slaughter]]
|
|-
| [[2006]]
| [[Bret Hart|Bret "The Hitman" Hart]]
| [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]]
|
|-
| [[2006]]
| [[Eddie Guerrero]]
| [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio]], [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.|Chavo Guerrero]] and [[Chris Benoit]]
| Represented by [[Vickie Guerrero]]
|-
| [[2006]]
| [[Gene Okerlund|"Mean" Gene Okerlund]]
| [[Hulk Hogan]]
|
|-
| [[2006]]
| [[Sherri Martel|"Sensational" Sherri]]
| [[Ted DiBiase]]
|
|-
| [[2006]]
| [[Verne Gagne]]
| [[Greg Gagne (wrestler)|Greg Gagne]]
|
|-
| [[2006]]
| [[The Blackjacks]]<br><small>[[Robert Windham|Blackjack Mulligan]] and [[Jack Lanza|Blackjack Lanza]]</small>
| [[Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]]
|
|-
| [[2006]]
| [[Tony Atlas|"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas]]
| [[Conrad Efraim|S.D. Jones]]
|
|-
| [[2006]]
| [[William Perry (American football)|William "The Refrigerator" Perry]]
| [[John Cena]]
| ''celebrity inductee''
|-
| [[2007]]
| [[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes]]
| [[Cody Runnels|Cody]] and [[Virgil Runnels III|Dustin Runnels]]
|
|-
| [[2007]]
| [[Curt Hennig|"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig]]
| [[Wade Boggs]]
| Represented by his wife, his four children, his mother and his father [[Larry Hennig]]
|-
| [[2007]]
| [[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]]
| [[William Shatner]]
|
|-
| [[2007]]
| [[Nick Bockwinkel]]
| [[Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]]
|
|-
| [[2007]]
| [[Harry Fujiwara|Mr. Fuji]]
| [[Don Muraco]]
|
|-
| [[2007]]
| [[Ed Farhat|The Sheik]]
| [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] and [[Rob Van Dam]]
| Represented by his wife Joyce Farhat
|-
| [[2007]]
| [[Wild Samoans|The Wild Samoans]]<br><small>[[Afa Anoa'i|Afa]] and [[Sika Anoa'i|Sika]]</small>
| [[Samula Anoa'i|Samu]] and [[Matt Anoa'i|Rosey]]
|
|-
| [[2007]]
| [[Jim Ross]]
| [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]]
|
|}

==Ceremony dates and locations==
[[June 3]], [[1993]]
[[June 3]], [[1993]]

*[[André the Giant]] was inducted. There was no ceremony, only a video package that was played on an episode of ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|WWF Superstars]]'' in 1993 that announced his induction.

[[Image:Wwf hall of fame.JPG|right|frame|WWF/WWE Hall of Fame logo, 1993-1996.]]

===1994===
[[June 9]], [[1994]], Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel, [[Baltimore, Maryland]]
[[June 9]], [[1994]], Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel, [[Baltimore, Maryland]]

*[[Arnold Skaaland]] inducted by [[Bob Backlund]]
*[[Bobo Brazil]] inducted by [[Ernie Ladd]]
*[["Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers]] inducted by [[Bret Hart]]
*[[Joe Scarpa|Chief Jay Strongbow]] inducted by [[Chris Chavis|Tatanka]]
*[[Fred Blassie|"Classy" Freddie Blassie]] inducted by [[Shane McMahon]]
*[[Gorilla Monsoon]] inducted by [[Jim Ross]]
*[[James Dudley]] inducted by [[Vince McMahon]]

===1995===
[[June 24]], [[1995]], [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Marriott Hotel]], [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
[[June 24]], [[1995]], [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Marriott Hotel]], [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]

*[[Antonino Rocca]] inducted by [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]
*[[Ernie Ladd|"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd]] inducted by [[Bobo Brazil]]
*[[George Steele|George "The Animal" Steele]] inducted by [[Doink the Clown]] (with special video appearance by [[Bill Murray]].)
*[[Ivan Putski]]
*[[The Fabulous Moolah]] inducted by [[Debra Miceli|Alundra Blayze]]
*[[Ernie Roth|The Grand Wizard]] inducted by [[Sgt. Slaughter]]
*[[Pedro Morales]] inducted by [[Savio Vega]]

===1996===
[[November 16]], [[1996]], [[New York Marriott Marquis|Marriott Marquis]], [[New York City|New York, New York]]
[[November 16]], [[1996]], [[New York Marriott Marquis|Marriott Marquis]], [[New York City|New York, New York]]

*[[Mikel Scicluna|"Baron" Mikel Scicluna]]
*[[Lou Albano|"Captain" Lou Albano]]
*[[Jimmy Snuka|Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka]] inducted by [[Don Muraco]]
*[[The Valiant Brothers]] ([[Jimmy Valiant]] and [[John L. Sullivan (wrestler)|Johnny Valiant]]) inducted by [[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]] and [[Owen Hart]]
*[[Johnny Rodz]] inducted by [[Steve Lombardi|The Brooklyn Brawler]]
*[[Wladek Kowalski|Killer Kowalski]] inducted by [[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley]]
*[[Pat Patterson]] inducted by [[Bret Hart]]
*[[Vincent J. McMahon]] inducted by [[Shane McMahon]]

===2004===
[[March 13]], [[2004]], [[Hilton Hotels|The Hilton]], New York City, New York
[[March 13]], [[2004]], [[Hilton Hotels|The Hilton]], New York City, New York

*[[Big John Studd]] inducted by [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]], represented by his son John Minton, Jr.
*[[Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] inducted by [[Jack Lanza|Blackjack Lanza]]
*[[Don Muraco]] inducted by [[Mick Foley]]
*[[Greg Valentine|Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] inducted by [[Jimmy Hart]]
*[[Harley Race]] inducted by [[Ric Flair]]
*[[Jesse Ventura|Jesse "The Body" Ventura]] inducted by his son Tyrell Janos
*[[Junkyard Dog]] inducted by [[Ernie Ladd]], represented by his daughter LaToya Ritter
*[[Sgt. Slaughter]] inducted by [[Pat Patterson]]
*[["Superstar" Billy Graham]] inducted by [[Triple H]]
*[[Tito Santana]] inducted by [[Shawn Michaels]]
*[[Pete Rose]] ''(celebrity inductee)'' inducted by [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]]

===2005===
[[April 2]], [[2005]], [[Gibson Amphitheatre|Universal Amphitheatre]], [[Los Angeles, California]]
[[April 2]], [[2005]], [[Gibson Amphitheatre|Universal Amphitheatre]], [[Los Angeles, California]]

*[[Hulk Hogan]] inducted by [[Sylvester Stallone]]
*[[Roddy Piper|"Rowdy" Roddy Piper]] inducted by [[Ric Flair]]
*[[Bob Orton, Jr.|"Cowboy" Bob Orton]] inducted by [[Randy Orton]]
*[[Jimmy Hart|"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]] inducted by [[Jerry Lawler]]
*[[Paul Orndorff|"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff]] inducted by [[Bobby Heenan]]
*[[Nikolai Volkoff]] inducted by [[Jim Ross]]
*[[Iron Sheik|The Iron Sheik]] inducted by [[Sgt. Slaughter]]

===2006===
[[April 1]], [[2006]], [[Rosemont Theatre]], [[Rosemont, Illinois]]
[[April 1]], [[2006]], [[Rosemont Theatre]], [[Rosemont, Illinois]]

*[[Bret Hart|Bret "The Hitman" Hart]] inducted by [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]]
*[[Eddie Guerrero]] inducted by [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio]], [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.|Chavo Guerrero]] and [[Chris Benoit]], represented by [[Vickie Guerrero]]
*[[Gene Okerlund|"Mean" Gene Okerlund]] inducted by [[Hulk Hogan]]
*[[Sherri Martel|"Sensational" Sherri]] inducted by [[Ted DiBiase]]
*[[Verne Gagne]] inducted by [[Greg Gagne (wrestler)|Greg Gagne]]
*[[The Blackjacks]] ([[Robert Windham|Blackjack Mulligan]] and [[Jack Lanza|Blackjack Lanza]]) inducted by [[Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]]
*[[Tony Atlas|"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas]] inducted by [[Conrad Efraim|S.D. Jones]]
*[[William Perry (American football)|William "The Refrigerator" Perry]] ''(celebrity inductee)'' inducted by [[John Cena]]

===2007===
[[March 31]], [[2007]], [[Fox Theatre (Detroit)|Fox Theatre]], [[Detroit, Michigan]]
[[March 31]], [[2007]], [[Fox Theatre (Detroit)|Fox Theatre]], [[Detroit, Michigan]]
*[[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes]] inducted by [[Cody Runnels|Cody]] and [[Virgil Runnels III|Dustin Runnels]]
*[[Curt Hennig|"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig]] inducted by [[Wade Boggs]], represented by his wife, his four children, his mother and his father [[Larry Hennig]]
*[[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]] inducted by [[William Shatner]]
*[[Nick Bockwinkel]] inducted by [[Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]]
*[[Harry Fujiwara|Mr. Fuji]] inducted by [[Don Muraco]]
*[[Ed Farhat|The Sheik]] inducted by [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] and [[Rob Van Dam]], represented by his wife Joyce Farhat
*[[Wild Samoans|The Wild Samoans]] ([[Afa Anoa'i|Afa]] and [[Sika Anoa'i|Sika]]) inducted by [[Samula Anoa'i|Samu]] and [[Matt Anoa'i|Rosey]]
*[[Jim Ross]] inducted by [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]]



==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 15:19, 23 April 2007

File:Wwehalloffame247.jpg
WWE Hall of Fame logo, 2004-present.

In professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former employees of World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly the World Wrestling Federation) and other figures who have contributed to wrestling and sports-entertainment in general.

History

The Hall of Fame was created in 1993 with the induction of WWF alumnus André the Giant, who had died earlier that year. The Hall inducted additional members annually thereafter until 1996 with the 1994 and 1995 ceremonies held as part of the King of the Ring weekend, then went dormant until it was revived in 2004 to commemorate the company's twentieth WrestleMania event.

Since living inductees appear at a Hall of Fame acceptance event, induction is contingent upon the candidate being on good terms with WWE. As a result several notable alumni have not been inducted, including Bruno Sammartino. The process by which inductees are selected is not transparent; the criteria for induction have never been disclosed. Although the Hall in theory honors those with important WWE careers, since the revival in 2004 some inductees, such as Harley Race, Verne Gagne and Nick Bockwinkel, achieved much of their success outside of WWE, though the companies where they did achieve their success are now largely part of the WWE.

As of 2007, Harley Race, "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd, Verne Gagne, Dusty Rhodes and Big John Studd are the only wrestlers to be inducted into both the WCW Hall of Fame and the WWE Hall of Fame.

Inductees

Year Name Inducter Remarks
1993 Andre the Giant None There was no ceremony, only a video package that was played on an episode of WWF Superstars in 1993 that announced his induction.
1994 Arnold Skaaland Bob Backlund
1994 Bobo Brazil Ernie Ladd
1994 "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers Bret Hart First to hold the WWE Championship.
1994 Chief Jay Strongbow Tatanka
1994 "Classy" Freddie Blassie Shane McMahon
1994 Gorilla Monsoon Jim Ross
1994 James Dudley Vince McMahon
1995 Antonino Rocca Diesel
1995 "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd Bobo Brazil
1995 George "The Animal" Steele Doink the Clown
1995 Ivan Putski None
1995 The Fabulous Moolah Alundra Blayze
1995 The Grand Wizard Sgt. Slaughter
1995 Pedro Morales Savio Vega
1996 "Baron" Mikel Scicluna None
1996 "Captain" Lou Albano None
1996 Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Don Muraco
1996 The Valiant Brothers
(Jimmy Valiant and Johnny Valiant) 		The British Bulldog and Owen Hart
1996 Johnny Rodz The Brooklyn Brawler
1996 Killer Kowalski Hunter Hearst Helmsley
1996 Pat Patterson Bret Hart
1996 Vincent J. McMahon Shane McMahon
2004 Big John Studd The Big Show Represented by his son John Minton, Jr.
2004 Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Blackjack Lanza
2004 Don Muraco Mick Foley
2004 Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Jimmy Hart
2004 Harley Race Ric Flair
2004 Jesse "The Body" Ventura Tyrell Janos
2004 Junkyard Dog Ernie Ladd Represented by his daughter LaToya Ritter
2004 Sgt. Slaughter Pat Patterson
2004 "Superstar" Billy Graham Triple H
2004 Tito Santana Shawn Michaels
2004 Pete Rose Kane celebrity inductee
2005 Hulk Hogan Sylvester Stallone
2005 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Ric Flair
2005 "Cowboy" Bob Orton Randy Orton
2005 "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart Jerry Lawler
2005 "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff Bobby Heenan
2005 Nikolai Volkoff Jim Ross
2005 The Iron Sheik Sgt. Slaughter
2006 Bret "The Hitman" Hart Steve Austin
2006 Eddie Guerrero Rey Mysterio, Chavo Guerrero and Chris Benoit Represented by Vickie Guerrero
2006 "Mean" Gene Okerlund Hulk Hogan
2006 "Sensational" Sherri Ted DiBiase
2006 Verne Gagne Greg Gagne
2006 The Blackjacks
Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza 		Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
2006 "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas S.D. Jones
2006 William "The Refrigerator" Perry John Cena celebrity inductee
2007 "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes Cody and Dustin Runnels
2007 "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig Wade Boggs Represented by his wife, his four children, his mother and his father Larry Hennig
2007 Jerry "The King" Lawler William Shatner
2007 Nick Bockwinkel Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
2007 Mr. Fuji Don Muraco
2007 The Sheik Sabu and Rob Van Dam Represented by his wife Joyce Farhat
2007 The Wild Samoans
Afa and Sika 		Samu and Rosey
2007 Jim Ross Steve Austin

Ceremony dates and locations

June 3, 1993 June 9, 1994, Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland June 24, 1995, Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 16, 1996, Marriott Marquis, New York, New York March 13, 2004, The Hilton, New York City, New York April 2, 2005, Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California April 1, 2006, Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, Illinois March 31, 2007, Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan

Trivia

  • Set pieces from the Slammy Awards from 1986, 1987, 1996, and 1997 are used as a part of the Hall of Fame awards show set.

See also

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