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The WWE Hall of Fame logo, used for the 2013 induction ceremony.

The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for professional wrestling personalities maintained by World Wrestling Entertainment. It was officially created on the February 1, 1993 episode of the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) Monday Night Raw television program.[1] On this episode, WWF announced the sole induction of alumnus André the Giant, who had died five days prior. His death was the impetus for the creation of the Hall of Fame.[1][2] 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 1996 Survivor Series event, after which, the Hall of Fame went on hiatus.

In 2004, WWE relaunched the Hall of Fame to coincide with WrestleMania XX.[3] This ceremony, like its predecessors, was not broadcast on television, however, it was released on DVD on June 1, 2004.[4] Beginning with the 2005 ceremony, WWE broadcast the final few inductions into the Hall of Fame on Spike TV (2005)[5] and on the USA Network (2006[6]–present[7]); which were aired on tape delay. The first inductions were broadcast on WWE's official website. The 2008 edition of the Hall of Fame was broadcast live on the USA Network.[7] Since 2005, the Hall of Fame ceremony has been packaged as part of that year's WrestleMania DVD release.[8]

Although a building has never been built to represent the Hall of Fame, WWE has looked into constructing a facility for the Hall of Fame. 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.[9] Some wrestlers have been critical of the WWE Hall of Fame and declined invitations to be inducted. Bruno Sammartino, the longest reigning WWE Champion, declined induction several times[10] before accepting in 2013.[11][12]

As of 2013, there have been a total of 113 inductees: 90 members inducted individually, six tag teams, one stable and one wrestling family. Ric Flair is the only Hall of Famer to be inducted twice, first as a singles wrestler in 2008, then as a part of The Four Horsemen in 2012.[13] 16 of the individual inductees have been inducted posthumously.[14]

Inductees

André the Giant, the first ever inductee in the WWF/E Hall of Fame
Pedro Morales, inducted in 1995.
Sgt. Slaughter, inducted in 2004.
Hulk Hogan, inducted in 2005.
Iron Sheik, inducted in 2005.
Jimmy Hart, inducted in 2005.
Bret Hart, inducted in 2006.
Eddie Guerrero, inducted in 2006.
Jerry Lawler (left) and Jim Ross (right), inducted separately in 2007.
Ric Flair, the only two-time inductee, having been inducted in 2008 for his individual career and again in 2012 as part of The Four Horsemen.
Stone Cold Steve Austin, inducted in 2009.
Left to right: Roddy Piper (inducted in 2005), Jimmy Snuka (1996) and Ricky Steamboat (2009).
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, inducted in 2010.
Shawn Michaels, inducted in 2011.
Edge, inducted in 2012.
Mick Foley, inducted in 2013.


Individuals

Year Ring name
(Birth name) 		Inducted by WWE Recognized Accolades/Notes
1993 André the Giant
(André René Roussimoff) 		None Posthumous inductee. One-time WWF Champion. No ceremony took place: an episode of WWF Superstars in 1993 played a video package and announced his induction.[2]
1994 Arnold Skaaland Shane McMahon One-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion and long-time manager in WWF.[15]
1994 Bobo Brazil
(Houston Harris) 		Ernie Ladd Four-time WWWF United States Champion, one-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion.[16]
1994 "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
(Herman G. Rohde, Jr.) 		Bret Hart Posthumous inductee, One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion.[17]
1994 Chief Jay Strongbow
(Joe Scarpa) 		Tatanka Four-time WWWF/WWF World Tag Team Champion.[18]
1994 "Classy" Freddie Blassie Regis Philbin Held over 30 NWA regional championships. Long-time manager in WWF.[19]
1994 Gorilla Monsoon
(Robert Marella) 		Jim Ross Two-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion. Former WWF announcer and onscreen President.[20]
1994 James Dudley Vince McMahon First African American to run a major arena in the United States.[21]
1995 Antonino Rocca
(Antonino Biasetton) 		Kevin Nash Posthumous inductee. One-time WWF International Heavyweight Champion. Pioneer of the acrobatic wrestling style.[22]
1995 "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd Bobo Brazil Also a member of the WCW Hall of Fame, won several NWA regional titles, and was one of few professional wrestlers to have had a successful career in american football.[23]
1995 George "The Animal" Steele
(William James Myers) 		Doink the Clown Also a member of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. He was one of professional wrestling's first monster heels.[24]
1995 Ivan Putski
(Josef Bednarski) 		Scott Putski One-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[25]
1995 The Fabulous Moolah
(Lillian Ellison) 		Alundra Blayze Three-time (and first) WWF Women's Champion prior to her induction, her first reign is recognized as lasting 28 years.[26]
1995 The Grand Wizard
(Ernie Roth) 		Sgt. Slaughter Posthumous inductee. Long-time heel manager in WWF.[27]
1995 Pedro Morales Gorilla Monsoon One-time WWWF World Heavyweight Champion whose reign is recognized as lasting nearly three years, first WWF Triple Crown Champion.[28] Morales was the first Latino to win the world title.[29]
1996 "Baron" Mikel Scicluna Gorilla Monsoon One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion.[30]
1996 "Captain" Lou Albano Joe Franklin One-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion. As a manager, he led 15 different tag teams and four singles wrestlers to various championships. His association with Cyndi Lauper was pivotal in turning professional wrestling into a mainstream phenomenon.[31]
1996 Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
(James Edward Reiher) 		Don Muraco One-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion and two-time ECW Heavyweight Champion.[32]
1996 Johnny Rodz
(Johnny Rodriguez) 		Arnold Skaaland Wrestled in WWF for nearly two decades. He was one of the first wrestlers to be primarily used to lose to other, more popular wrestlers[33]
1996 Killer Kowalski
(Wladek Kowalski) 		Triple H One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion, held seventeen NWA regional championships.[34]
1996 Pat Patterson
(Pierre Clermont) 		Bret Hart One-time and first WWF Intercontinental 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]
1996 Vincent J. McMahon Shane McMahon Posthumous inductee. Founder of and longtime promoter for World Wide Wrestling Federation which would later become World Wrestling Entertainment.[36]
2004 Big 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]
2004 Don Muraco Mick Foley Two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion. First winner of the King of the Ring tournament.[38]
2004 Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
(Gregory Wisniski) 		Jimmy Hart Two-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, four-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[39]
2004 Harley Race Ric 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]
2004 Jesse "The Body" Ventura
(James Janos) 		Tyrell Janos One-time AWA World Tag Team Champion. Former commentator in WWF and WCW.[41]
2004 Junkyard Dog
(Sylvester Ritter) 		Ernie 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]
2004 Sgt. Slaughter
(Robert Remus) 		Pat Patterson One-time WWF Champion and two-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion[43]
2004 "Superstar" Billy Graham
(Eldridge Wayne Coleman) 		Triple H One-time WWWF World Heavyweight Champion.[44]
2004 Tito Santana
(Merced Solis) 		Shawn Michaels Two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion and two-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[45]
2004 Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
(Raymond Heenan) 		Blackjack Lanza Former commentator and long-time manager in AWA, WWF and WCW.[46]
2004 Pete Rose Kane Celebrity inductee, appeared at WrestleMania XIV, XV, and 2000.[47]
2005 Hulk Hogan
(Terry Bollea) 		Sylvester Stallone Six-time WWF/E Champion, six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, one-time WWE World Tag Team Champion and a two-time Royal Rumble winner (1990 and 1991).[48]
2005 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
(Roderick Toombs) 		Ric Flair One-time WWF Intercontinental Champion and three-time NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion. Host of Piper's Pit.[49]
2005 "Cowboy" Bob Orton Randy Orton Held numerous NWA regional titles.[50]
2005 Jimmy Hart Jerry Lawler Long-time manager in WWF and WCW.[51]
2005 "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff Bobby Heenan Four-time NWA National Heavyweight Champion and two-time WCW World Tag Team Champion.[52]
2005 Nikolai Volkoff
(Josip Peruzovic) 		Jim Ross Three-time WWWF International Tag Team Champion and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[53]
2005 The Iron Sheik
(Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) 		Sgt. Slaughter One-time WWF Champion and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[54]
2006 Bret "The Hitman" Hart Steve Austin Five-time WWF 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]
2006 Eddie Guerrero
(Eduardo Guerrero) 		Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, and Chavo Guerrero Posthumous inductee, represented by Vickie Guerrero and his two daughters. One-time WWE Champion, two-time WCW/WWE United States Champion and two-time WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champion.[56]
2006 "Mean" Gene Okerlund Hulk Hogan Long-time AWA, WCW, and WWF/E interviewer and announcer.[57]
2006 "Sensational" Sherri
(Sherri Russell) 		"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase One-time WWF Women's Champion and four-time AWA World Women's Champion. Former manager. [58]
2006 Verne Gagne Greg Gagne Co-founder of the American Wrestling Association, 10-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion.[59]
2006 "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas
(Anthony White) 		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]
2006 William "The Refrigerator" Perry John Cena Celebrity inductee, Competed in a battle royal at WrestleMania 2.[61]
2007 "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
(Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr.) 		Cody and Dustin Rhodes Three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion. Long-time lead booker for WCW.[62]
2007 "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig Wade Boggs Posthumous inductee, represented by his wife, his four children, his mother and his father Larry "The Axe" Henning. One-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, one-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion.[14]
2007 Jerry "The King" Lawler William Shatner One-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion, 30-time AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion, three-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion and color commentator for Raw.[63]
2007 Nick Bockwinkel Bobby Heenan Four-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion and three-time AWA World Tag Team Champion.[64]
2007 Mr. Fuji
(Harry Fujiwara) 		Don Muraco Five-time WWWF/WWF World Tag Team Champion. Former manager.[65]
2007 The Sheik
(Ed Farhat) 		Rob Van Dam and Sabu Posthumous inductee, represented by his wife Joyce Farhat. Also known as "The Original Sheik", a two-time WWWF United States Champion, held over 20 NWA regional championships.[66]
2007 Jim Ross 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 "Nature Boy" Ric Flair
(Richard Fliehr) 		Triple H Two-time WWF Champion, eight-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion,[68] and seven-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.[69] Recognized by WWE as a 16-time World Heavyweight Champion. 1992 Royal Rumble winner. First active WWE wrestler to be inducted in the Hall of Fame.[70]
2008 "High Chief" Peter Maivia
(Fanene Leifi Pita Maivia) 		The Rock Posthumous inductee, represented by his daughter Ata Maivia Johnson. Held more than a dozen NWA regional championships.[71]
2008 "Soulman" Rocky Johnson
(Wayde Bowles) 		The Rock One-time WWF World Tag Team Champion, half of the first African American WWF World Tag Team Championship winning duo with Tony Atlas.[72]
2008 Mae Young
(Johnnie Mae Young) 		Pat Patterson First ever and one-time NWA United States Women's Champion[73] and one-time NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship.[74]
2008 Eddie Graham
(Edward Gossett) 		Dusty 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]
2008 Gordon Solie
(Jonard Frank Labiak) 		Jim 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
(Steve Williams) 		Vince McMahon Six-time WWF Champion, 1996 King of the Ring, three-time Royal Rumble winner (1997, 1998 and 2001).[77]
2009 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
(Richard Henry Blood) 		Ric Flair One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, three-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, and one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion[78]
2009 "Cowboy" Bill Watts Jim 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]
2009 Howard Finkel Gene Okerlund WWE ring announcer since 1977 and first employee hired by the WWE in 1975.[80]
2009 Koko B. Ware
(James Ware) 		The Honky Tonk Man Held several NWA regional championships.[81]
2010 "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Ted DiBiase, Jr. and Brett DiBiase Four-time Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion, three-time WWF World Tag Team Champion, 1988 King of the Ring.[82]
2010 Antonio Inoki Stan Hansen Founder of New Japan Pro Wrestling, two-time WWWF/WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion, and one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion.[83]
2010 Wendi Richter Roddy Piper Two-time WWF Women's Champion, one-time AWA Women's Champion and two-time NWA Women's World Tag Team Champion.[84]
2010 Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon Pat Patterson Five-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion.[85]
2010 Gorgeous George
(George Wagner) 		Dick 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]
2010 Stu Hart Bret 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]
2010 Bob Uecker Dick Ebersol Celebrity inductee, guest interviewer/ring announcer at WrestleMania III and IV.[89]
2011 "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
(Michael Shawn Hickenbottom) 		Triple H Three-time WWF 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".[90]
2011 "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
(James Edward Duggan) 		"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Winner of the first Royal Rumble match in 1988, one-time WCW United States Champion.[91]
2011 "Bullet" Bob Armstrong
(Joseph Melton James) 		The Armstrong Family (Scott, Brad, and Brian) Held several NWA regional championships.[92]
2011 Sunny
(Tammy Lynn Sytch) 		WWE Divas Billed by WWE as the first Diva.[93]
2011 Drew Carey Kane Celebrity inductee, was an entry in the 2001 Royal Rumble.[94]
2011 Abdullah the Butcher
(Lawrence Robert Shreve) 		Terry Funk A hardcore legend known for appearing in a number of wrestling territories, holding a variety of regional championships.[95]
2012 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 held the World and WWE Tag Team Championships a combined 14 times, more than any other wrestler.[96]
2012 Ron Simmons 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 World Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw.[97]
2012 Yokozuna
(Rodney Agatupu Anoaʻi) 		Jimmy and Jey Uso Posthumous inductee, represented by cousin Rikishi and his family. Two-time WWF Champion, two-time WWF Tag Team Champion, 1993 Royal Rumble winner.[98]
2012 Mike Tyson Shawn Michaels and Triple H Celebrity Inductee, was a special guest referee at Wrestlemania XIV, and a Raw guest host in 2010.[99]
2012 Mil Máscaras
(Aaron Rodriguez Arellano) 		Alberto Del Rio Mexican luchador. Máscaras was the first masked wrestler to perform in Madison Square Garden.[100]
2013 Mick Foley Terry Funk Wrestled using various ring names, including 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.[101]
2013 Bob Backlund Maria Menounos Two-time WWF Champion (the first time for over five years) and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.[102]
2013 Trish Stratus
(Patricia Anne Stratigias) 		Stephanie 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.[103]
2013 Bruno Sammartino Arnold Schwarzenegger Two-time WWWF Champion who holds the records for longest consecutive and cumulative reigns of seven and 11 years, respectively.[104]
2013 Donald Trump Vince McMahon Celebrity inductee, hosted WrestleMania IV and WrestleMania V at Trump Plaza. Won the "Battle of the Billionares" at WrestleMania 23.[105]
2013 Booker T
(Booker Tio Huffman, Jr.) 		Stevie Ray Five-time WCW Champion, one-time World Heavyweight Champion, a record 11-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (10 of which came with his brother Stevie Ray as Harlem Heat).[106]

Tag teams, stables and families

Year Tag Team Inducted by Notes
1996 The Valiant Brothers British Bulldog and Owen Hart One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champions, first tag team to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.[107]
Jimmy Valiant (James Harold Fanning) - four-time NWA Television Champion
Johnny Valiant (John L. Sullivan)
2006 The Blackjacks Bobby Heenan One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champions.[108]
Blackjack Mulligan (Robert Deroy 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 Matt Anoaʻi Three-time WWF Tag Team Champions.[109]
Afa (Arthur Anoaʻi, Sr.)
Sika (Leati Anoaʻi)
2008 The Brisco Brothers John "Bradshaw" Layfield Three-time NWA World Tag Team Championship and held over a dozen regional NWA tag team championships.
Jack Brisco (Freddie Joe Brisco) - two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.[110]
Gerald Brisco (Floyd Gerald Brisco) - one-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion.[111]
2009 The Funks Dusty Rhodes Held several tag team championships, including the NWA International Tag Team Championship on three occasions.[112]
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.
2009 The Von Erichs Michael Hayes Noted wrestling family that spent many years wrestling in World Class Championship Wrestling. Various combinations of the family held several NWA regional and WCCW tag team championships, including the WCWA World Tag Team and World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.[113]
Fritz Von Erich (Jack Adkisson) - Posthumous inductee, one-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion and 16-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion (later renamed the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship).
Kevin Von Erich (Kevin Adkisson) - Six-time NWA American/WCWA 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/WCWA 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/Legion of Doom Dusty Rhodes Two-time WWF Tag Team Champions, one-time AWA World Tag Team Champions, one-time NWA International Tag Team Champions, one-time NWA World Tag Team Champions (Mid-Atlantic version).[114]
Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) - Posthumous inductee, two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion (without Animal)
Road Warrior Animal (Joe 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.[115]
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).[116]
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair (Richard Fliehr) - 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, four-time NWA/WCW World Tag Team Champion, and two-time WWF Tag Team Champion.
"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson (Martin Anthony 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 Heavyweight 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.

To be inducted in 2014

Ring name
(Birth name) 		Inducted by Notes
The Ultimate Warrior
(James Hellwig) 		TBA One-time WWF Champion and two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
(Aurelian Smith, Jr.) 		TBA Credited as the inventor of the DDT. Held several regional championships

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 WrestleMania[a]
June 18, 1994 Baltimore, Maryland[117] Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel —
June 24, 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[118] Marriott Hotel —
November 16, 1996 New York, New York[119] Marriott Marquis —
March 13, 2004 New York, New York[3] The Hilton XX
April 2, 2005 Los Angeles, California[5] Universal Amphitheatre 21
April 1, 2006 Rosemont, Illinois[120] Rosemont Theatre 22
March 31, 2007 Detroit, Michigan[121] Fox Theatre 23
March 29, 2008 Orlando, Florida[122] Amway Arena XXIV
April 4, 2009 Houston, Texas[123] Toyota Center XXV
March 27, 2010 Phoenix, Arizona[124] Dodge Theater XXVI
April 2, 2011 Atlanta, Georgia[125][126] Philips Arena XXVII
March 31, 2012 Miami, Florida[127] American Airlines Arena[128] XXVIII
April 6, 2013 New York, New York Madison Square Garden 29
April 5, 2014 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena XXX

See also

Footnotes

  • a - From 2004 onwards, the ceremony has taken place on the night before WrestleMania.

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