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The NWA Hall of Fame logo (2008–)

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Hall of Fame is an American professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the National Wrestling Alliance. It was established in 2005 to honor select wrestling personalities, mostly alumni of the NWA.[1] Inductees receive commemorative medals that have their names inscribed on it with the logo of the NWA.[2] The Class of 2005, the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame did not have a formal induction ceremony; as a result, they received their medals at a later time. A private gathering was conducted for the Class of 2006, in which inductees received their medal. Beginning with the Class of 2008 on June 7, 2008, a ceremony has been conducted to formally induct the inductees. There were no inductees in 2007 due to the planning of an international expansion to the NWA.[3] On June 7, 2008, the Class of 2008, the most recent Class, was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ric Flair, a member of the Class of 2008 and a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee at the time of the ceremony, was inducted on October 4, 2008 after his WWE contract had expired; his WWE contract prevented him from appearing in other organizations.[2][4] Similarly to the World Championship Wrestling's Hall of Fame, the 2008 ceremony was held during a wrestling event.[5][6][7]

The inaugural Class of 2005 was inducted throughout 2005. Wrestler Lou Thesz's posthumous induction led the class, which included wrestler Harley Race, commentator Gordon Solie, and promoters Jim Cornette, Jim Barnett, and Sam Muchnick. Commentator Lance Russell's induction led the Class of 2006 on October 13, 2006, which also consisted of wrestlers Dory Funk, Jr., Eddie Graham, Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton (Rock 'n' Roll Express), Leilani Kai, and Saul Weingeroff. On June 7, 2008, wrestler Tommy Rich's induction led the Class of 2008, which consisted of wrestlers Joe and Jean Corsica (Corsica Brothers), Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton (The Midnight Express), Nikita Koloff, Iron Sheik, and Ric Flair. Six inductees were inducted posthumously. Kai is the only woman to have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Overall, there were twenty-one inductees; two managers, commentators, and promoters, and fifteen wrestlers.

Inductees

Iron Sheik, inducted in 2008
Ric Flair, inducted in 2008
# Year Ring name
(Birth name)[a] 		Inducted for Notes[b][c]
1 2005 Lou Thesz
(Aloysius Martin Thesz) 		Wrestling Posthumous inductee: Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
2 2005 Harley Race Wrestling Won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (9 times) and NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (7 times)[9]
3 2005 Sam Muchnick Promoting Posthumous inductee: Founded the NWA and served as president from 1950 to 1960 and 1963 to 1975[10]
4 2005 Jim Barnett Promoting Posthumous inductee: Owned Georgia Championship Wrestling during the mid-1900s[11]
5 2005 Gordon Solie Commentating Posthumous inductee: Commentator for Championship Wrestling from Florida and World Championship Wrestling promotions.[12]
6 2005 Jim Cornette Managing Managed various wrestlers during the 1980s and 1990s[13]
7 2006 Lance Russell Commentating Commentated in the Continental Wrestling Association and Memphis Championship Wrestling companies[14]
8 2006 Dory Funk, Jr. Wrestling Held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 times) for over four years, the second longest reign in the title's history[15]
9 2006 Saul Weingeroff
(Solomon Weingeroff) 		Managing Posthumous inductee: Managed various wrestlers in the NWA during the 1960s and 1970s[16]
10 2006 Eddie Graham Wrestling Posthumous inductee: Won the NWA Florida World Tag Team Championship (7 times) and NWA United States Tag Team Championship (4 times)[17]
11 2006 Leilani Kai Wrestling Won the NWA World Women's Championship (1 time)[18]
12 2006 Ricky Morton Wrestling Won the NWA Mid-Atlantic World Tag Team Championship (4 times) and the NWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times)[19][20]
13 2006 Robert Gibson
(Ruben Cain) 		Wrestling Won the NWA Mid-Atlantic World Tag Team Championship (4 times) and the NWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times)[19][20]
14 2008 Tommy Rich
(Thomas Richardson) 		Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (6 times)[21][22]
15 2008 Iron Sheik
(Hossein Vaziri) 		Wrestling Won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA World Television Championship (1 time)[23]
16 2008 Dennis Condrey Wrestling Won the NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (15 times)[24]
17 2008 Robert Gibson Wrestling Won the NWA Mid-Atlantic World Tag Team Championship (2 times) and the NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 time)[19][25]
18 2008 Jean Corsica Wrestling Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times)[26]
19 2008 Joe Corsica Wrestling Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times)[26]
20 2008 Nikita Koloff Wrestling Won the NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[27]
21 2008 Ric Flair
(Richard Fliehr) 		Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (10 times) and the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 times)[28]

See also

Footnotes

  • a – Entries without a birth name indicates that the indcutee did not perform under a ring name.
  • b – Before the 1990s, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) distributed many of its titles among its numerous subsidiaries. Other promotions listed in this column were, or are currently, subsidaries of the NWA.[29][30]
  • c – This section mainly lists the major accomplishments of each inductee in the NWA.

References

General
  • "NWA Hall of Fame inductees". National Wrestling Alliance. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
Specific
  1. ^ "NWA Hall of Fame Inductees". National Wrestling Alliance. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  2. ^ a b "Ric Flair To Accept His NWA™ Award". National Wrestling Alliance. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  3. ^ "2008 Class of the NWA™ Hall of Fame". National Wrestling Alliance. 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  4. ^ Heyman, Paul (2006-06-06). "The Paul Heyman Hustle: The right to deny Flair fame". The Sun. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  5. ^ "WCW Slamboree 1993". Slamboree. 1993-05-23. In Demand pay-per-view. {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |serieslink= (help); Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "WCW Slamboree 1994". Slamboree. 1994-05-22. In Demand pay-per-view. {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |serieslink= (help); Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "WCW Slamboree 1995". Slamboree. 1995-05-21. In Demand pay-per-view. {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |serieslink= (help); Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Lou Thesz". Professional Wrestling Online Museum. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  9. ^ "Harley Race". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  10. ^ "Sam Muchnick". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  11. ^ Oliver, Greg. "Jim Barnett was TV innovator". SLAM! Sports - Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  12. ^ "Gordon Solie". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  13. ^ "Jim Cornette". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  14. ^ Oliver, Greg. "Legends PPV tapes Sunday with a new/old voice". SLAM! Sports - Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  15. ^ "Dory Funk, Jr". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  16. ^ Saul Weingeroff. WWE Presents: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers (DVD). Stamford, Connecticut: World Wrestling Entertainment. {{cite AV media}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month2= and |year2= (help); Unknown parameter |date2= ignored (help)
  17. ^ "Eddie Graham". Professional Wrestling Online Museum. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  18. ^ "NWA World Women's Championship reign history". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie.org. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  19. ^ a b c "WCW World Tag Team Championship Title History (1991-2001)". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Solie.org. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  20. ^ a b "NWA World Tag Team Championship Title History". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie's Title History. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  21. ^ "NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign history". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie.org. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  22. ^ "NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship reign history". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie.org. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  23. ^ "Iron Sheik". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  24. ^ "NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship reign history". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie.org. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  25. ^ "NWA Georgia Television Championship reign history". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie.org. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  26. ^ a b "The Corsica Brothers to be Inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame". National Wrestling Alliance. 411Mania.com. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  27. ^ "Nikita Koloff NWA Hall of Fame press release". National Wrestling Alliance. Nikitakoloff.com. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  28. ^ "Ric Flair". SLAM! Sports - Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  29. ^ "Classics On Demand: Video Library". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  30. ^ "The NWA Roll Call of Champions". National Wrestling Alliance. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
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