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The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) and Museum was an American professional wrestling hall of fame and museum located in Wichita Falls, Texas; following the postponement of its 19th induction ceremony, planned for May 2020, and an announced temporary closure to expand the museum, its status was changed to "closed due to water leaks" in 2021, and never re-opened.

The museum was founded by Tony Vellano in 1999, and was previously in Amsterdam, New York and Schenectady, New York. Its purpose was to "preserve and promote the dignified history of professional wrestling and to enshrine and pay tribute to professional wrestlers who have advanced this national pastime in terms of athletics and entertainment." It was not affiliated with any professional wrestling promotion.

Categories

Name Years active Notes
Pioneer Era 2002–2021 For wrestlers active between the mid-19th century and 1946
Television Era 2002–2021 For wrestlers active between the years of 1947 and 1984
Modern Era 2002–2021 For wrestlers active between the years of 1985 to present day
Tag Team 2003–2021 For tag team wrestlers
International 2006–2021 For wrestlers from another country, or who mainly wrestled throughout other countries than the US.
Midget Wrestler 2002–2005 For midget professional wrestlers
Lady Wrestler 2002–2021 For female professional wrestlers
Colleague/Territory Division 2003–2021 For managers, valets, announcers, photographers, and those wrestlers who were the "journeymen" for the business; formerly known as the Non-Participant Division.
Referee Division 2018–2021 Strictly for referees
Executive Division 2018–2021 For bookers, promoters, business executives, and historians. Those who were Non-Participant Division inductees who would be classified as Executives under 2018 changes will be designated as such.
New York State Award 2003–2005 For individuals who made significant contributions to professional wrestling in the PWHF's home state of New York
Senator Hugh Farley Award 2006–2009 For well-known wrestlers who have made significant societal contributions outside of the squared circle; named after New York State Senator Hugh Farley

Inductees

Year Ring name
(Birth name)		 Category Notes
2002 Gotch, FrankFrank Gotch Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and the American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
2002 George Hackenschmidt Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time)
2002 Ed Lewis
(Robert Herman Julius Friedrich)		 Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship 2 times, and the World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
2002 Jim Londos
(Christos Theofilou)		 Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and the NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2002 Joe Stecher Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (3 times)
2002 Lou Thesz
(Aloysius Martiz Thesz)		 Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (3 times), the World Heavyweight Championship (NWA) (3 times), and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
2002 Gorgeous George
(George Raymond Wagner)		 Television Era Posthumous inductee: won the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time), the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2002 Buddy Rogers
(Herman Gustav Rohde Jr.)		 Television Era Posthumous inductee: won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and was the first to hold the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship
2002 Bruno Sammartino Television Era Won the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2002 André the Giant
(André René Roussimoff)		 Modern Era Posthumous inductee: won the WWF Championship (1 time) and the WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2002 Ricky Steamboat
(Richard Henry Blood)		 Modern Era Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (6 times), WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time), NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times), and NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/NWA/WCW Television Championship (4 times)
2002 Sky Low Low
(Marcel Gauthier)		 Midget Wrestler Posthumous inductee: won the NWA World Midget's Championship (1 time)
2002 Mildred Burke
(Mildred Bliss)		 Lady Wrestler Posthumous inductee: won the NWA World Women's Championship (1 time) and the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship; founded World Women's Wrestling Association
2003 Martin Burns Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2003 Zbyszko, StanislausStanislaus Zbyszko
(Jan Stanislaw Cyganiewicz)		 Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the AAC World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
2003 Killer Kowalski
(Edward Władysław Spulnik)		 Television Era Won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2003 Antonino Rocca
(Antonio Biasetton)		 Television Era Posthumous inductee: Won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2003 Nick Bockwinkel Modern Era Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times) and the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2003 Hogan, HulkHulk Hogan
(Terry Gene Bollea)		 Modern Era Won the WWE Championship (6 times) and WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times), Royal Rumble 1990, 1991
2003 Costello, AlAl Costello
(Giacomo Costa)		 Tag Team Posthumous inductee: inducted as a member of The Fabulous Kangaroos with Roy Heffernan; Won the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (3 times)
2003 Heffernan, RoyRoy Heffernan
(Laurence Roy Heffernan)		 Tag Team Posthumous inductee: inducted as a member of The Fabulous Kangaroos with Al Costello; Won the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (3 times)
2003 Little Beaver
(Lionel Giroux)		 Midget Wrestler Posthumous inductee: won the NWA World Midget's Championship (2 times)
2003 The Fabulous Moolah
(Mary Lillian Ellison)		 Lady Wrestler Was the inaugural WWE Women's Champion (4 times), her first reign is officially recognized as lasting over 10,000 days
2003 Muchnick, SamSam Muchnick Executive Posthumous inductee: promoted the St. Louis Wrestling Club and assisted in establishing the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
2003 Dick Beyer New York State Award Was also inducted to the PWHF in 2005, won the WWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2003 DiPaolo, IlioIlio DiPaolo New York State Award Posthumous inductee: won the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (5 times)
2004 William Muldoon Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2004 Angelo Savoldi Pioneer Era Minor partner of the World Wide Wrestling Federation in the 1970s and founder of International Championship Wrestling
2004 Freddie Blassie Television Era Posthumous inductee: NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (14 times)
2004 Verne Gagne Television Era Founded the American Wrestling Association and won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (10 times)
2004 Funk, TerryTerry Funk Modern Era Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), the ECW Championship (2 times), and the WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2004 Race, HarleyHarley Race Modern Era Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (8 times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times), NWA {Mid-Atlantic}|WCW United States Champion|first champion, NWA Missouri Champion (7 times).
2004 Maurice Vachon Tag Team Inducted as a part of a tag team with Paul Vachon; won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (5 times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (3 times)
2004 Paul Vachon Tag Team Inducted as a part of a tag team with Maurice Vachon; won the AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (3 times)
2004 Lord Littlebrook
(Eric Tovey)		 Midget Wrestler Won the NWA World Midget's Championship (1 time)
2004 Mae Young Lady Wrestler Trained The Fabulous Moolah, challenged for the NWA World Women's Championship, and wrestled in nine different decades
2004 Vincent J. McMahon Executive Posthumous inductee: established the World Wide Wrestling Federation (now WWE)
2004 Gordon Solie
(Francis Jonard Labiak)		 Colleague Posthumous inductee: announcer for Championship Wrestling from Georgia, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Continental Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling
2004 Dr. John J. Bonica New York State Award Posthumous inductee: Won the NWA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World (1 time) and Light Heavyweight Championship of Canada (1 time)
2004 Len Rossi
(Len Rositano)		 New York State Award Won the North American Jr. Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2005 Brown, OrvilleOrville Brown Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (inaugural, 2 times), MWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2005 Pesek, JohnJohn Pesek Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and MWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2005 Dick Beyer Television Era Was also awarded the PWHF New York State Award in 2003, won the WWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2005 Brisco, JackJack Brisco
(Freddy Brisco)		 Television Era Won the NCAA Wrestling Team Championship (1 time), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (10 times)
2005 Funk Jr., DoryDory Funk Jr. Modern Era Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
2005 George Steele
(William Myers)		 Modern Era Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time)
2005 Dick the Bruiser
(William Afflis)		 Tag Team Posthumous inductee: Inducted as a part of a tag team with Crusher, won the AWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times) and the WWA World Heavyweight Championship (11 times)
2005 Crusher
(Reginald Lisowski)		 Tag Team Posthumous inductee: Inducted as a part of a tag team with Dick the Bruiser, won the AWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times) and AWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
2005 Fuzzy Cupid
(Leon Stap)		 Midget Wrestler Posthumous inductee: worked tag team matches in various independent circuits
2005 Penny Banner Lady Wrestler Won AWA World Women's Championship (1 time) and NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (3 times).
2005 Boesch, PaulPaul Boesch Colleague Posthumous inductee: commentator for the Houston Wrestling promotion
2005 Mike Mazurki New York State Award Posthumous inductee: founded the Cauliflower Alley Club, a non-profit organization that awards scholarships to wrestlers and gives financial aid to retired wrestlers
2005 Ray Stern
(Walter Bookbinder)		 New York State Award Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time)
2006 Ed Don George Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (2 times) and the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2006 Wild Bill Longson Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee; won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2006 Don Leo Jonathan
(Don Heaton)		 Television Era Won the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (18 times) and NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
2006 Johnny Valentine
(Jonathan Wisniski)		 Television Era Posthumous inductee; won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) and NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
2006 Flair, RicRic Flair
(Richard Morgan Fliehr)		 Modern Era Held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (10 times), WCW World Heavyweight Championship (8 times), and WWF World Heavyweight Championship, (2 times, NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (6 times), and NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times), NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/NWA Television Championship (1 time), WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time), Royal Rumble 1992. World Tag Team Championship (3 times), Royal Rumble 1992
2006 Ray Stevens Modern Era Posthumous inductee; Was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum twice in one year; under Modern Era and Tag Team. Won the AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (7 Times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times)
2006 Pat Patterson Tag Team Inducted as member of the Blond Bombers; won the AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), the NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times), WWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and was also the inaugural WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion
2006 Ray Stevens Tag Team Posthumous inductee; inducted as member of the Blond Bombers; Was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum twice in one year; under Modern Era and Tag Team. Won the AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) and the NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times)
2006 Rikidōzan
(Kim Sin-Nak)		 International Posthumous inductee; won the NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2006 June Byers
(De Alva Evonne Sibley)		 Lady Wrestler Posthumous inductee; NWA World Women's Championship (1 time) and World Women's Championship (1 time)
2006 Bobby Heenan
(Raymond Louis Heenan)		 Colleague Considered by many to be the greatest wrestling manager of all time. He also worked as an announcer for the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling
2006 Ida Mae Martinez Senator Hugh Farley Award Won the Women's Mexican Championship
2007 Caddock, EarlEarl Caddock Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the Amateur Athletic Union Heavyweight (1 time) and Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) in amateur wrestling
2007 Sonnenberg, GusGus Sonnenberg Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won a version of the original World Heavyweight Championship of professional wrestling
2007 Hodge, DannyDanny Hodge Television Era Won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (8 times)
2007 O'Connor, PatPat O'Connor Television Era Posthumous inductee: won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Central States version) (3 times), and the AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2007 Ted DiBiase Modern Era Won the WWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times), NWA National Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (4 times), and WWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2007 Roddy Piper
(Roderick Toombs)		 Modern Era Won the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight (1 time), World Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA (Mid-Atlantic) United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and various NWA championships
2007 Chris Tolos Tag Team Posthumous inductee; inducted as a member of The Canadian Wrecking Crew, won the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times), and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) (2 times)
2007 John Tolos Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Canadian Wrecking Crew, won the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (7 times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (3 times), and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) (2 times)
2007 Gotch, KarlKarl Gotch
(Charles Istaz)		 International Posthumous inductee: won the IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2007 Combs, CoraCora Combs
(Cora Svonsteckik)		 Lady Wrestler Won the NWA United States Women's Championship (1 time)
2007 Pfefer, JackJack Pfefer Executive Posthumous inductee: promoted various independent promotions
2007 Darnell, BillyBilly Darnell Senator Hugh Farley Award Posthumous inductee: won different versions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times)
2008 Tom Jenkins Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee; won the American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
2008 Ray Steele
(Peter Sauer)		 Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2008 Bobo Brazil
(Houston Harris)		 Television Era Posthumous inductee; Was the first African-American world champion (NWA World Heavyweight Championship), and also won the WWWF United States Championship (1 time)
2008 Gene Kiniski Television Era Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2008 Bob Backlund Modern Era Won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time), and WWWF/WWF World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2008 Bret Hart Modern Era Won the WWF Championship (5 times), WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Royal Rumble 1994
2008 Emil Dusek
(Emil Hason)		 Tag Team Posthumous inductee; inducted as a member of The Dusek Riot Squad, won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (3 times) and the NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time)
2008 Ernie Dusek
(Ernie Hason)		 Tag Team Posthumous inductee; inducted as a member of The Dusek Riot Squad, won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (3 times) and the NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time)
2008 Shohei Baba International Posthumous inductee; won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and the PWF World Heavyweight Championship (4 times); founded All Japan Pro Wrestling
2008 Betty Niccoli
(Betty Jo Niccoli Sato)		 Lady Wrestler Won the NWA United States Women's Championship (1 time) and the AWA World Women's Championship (1 time)
2008 Toots Mondt Executive Posthumous inductee; founded the World Wide Wrestling Federation
2008 Tom Drake Senator Hugh Farley Award Was a contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
2009 Evan Lewis Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2009 Zbyszko, WladekWladek Zbyszko Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship
2009 Superstar Billy Graham
(Eldridge Wayne Coleman)		 Television Era Won the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and the International Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2009 Chief Jay Strongbow
(Luke Joseph Scarpa)		 Television Era Won the WWF Tag Team Championship (4 times), and various NWA championships
2009 Paul Orndorff Modern Era Won the Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) WCW World Television Championship (1 time) and many more regional titles
2009 Randy Savage
(Randall Poffo)		 Modern Era Won the WWF Championship (2 times), WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4 times), and various championships in independent promotions
2009 Don Curtis Tag Team Posthumous inductee; inducted as a part of a tag team with Mark Lewin, and won various NWA tag team championships.
2009 Mark Lewin Tag Team Inducted as a part of a tag team with Don Curtis, and won various NWA tag team championships.
2009 Inoki, AntonioAntonio Inoki
(Kanji Inoki)		 International Won the National Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship (4 times), WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship (2 times), IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time, inaugural), and many other titles. Inoki was the founder of New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2009 Christanello, DonnaDonna Christanello
(Donna Alfonsi)		 Lady Wrestler Won the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2009 Lou Albano Colleague Won the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time), and managed various wrestlers to many WWE singles and tag team titles. reigns
2009 Hank Garrett Senator Hugh Farley Award Worked in various independent promotions before pursuing an acting career
2010 Red Berry Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: Won NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (9 times).
2010 Danny McShain Pioneer Era Posthumous inductee: Won NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship) (6 times), and NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (10 times).
2010 Édouard Carpentier Television Era Won NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (NWA World Heavyweight Championship) (1 time), and WWA World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version) (2 times).
2010 Wahoo McDaniel Television Era Posthumous inductee: Won NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (5 times), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (5 times), and IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time).
2010 Stan Hansen Modern Era Won Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (4 times), PWF World Heavyweight Championship (4 times), PWF World Tag Team Championship (4 times) AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA International Tag Team Championship (4 times), AJPW World Tag Team Championship (8 times), WCW United States Championship (1 time).
2010 Dusty Rhodes
(Virgil Runnels)		 Modern Era Won NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (10 times), NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (7 times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NWA World Tag Team Championship {Mid-Atlantic} (2 times}, NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA World Television Championship(3 times), and more NWA regional Titles.
2010 Ben Sharpe Tag Team Posthumous inductee: Inducted as a part of a tag team with Mike Sharpe, won NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (19 times), WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time), and NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time).
2010 Mike Sharpe Tag Team Posthumous inductee: Inducted as a part of a tag team with Ben Sharpe, won NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (18 times), WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time), and NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time).
2010 Mil Máscaras
(Aaron Rodríguez Arellano)		 International Won Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times), WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), All World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First & Only), and IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First & Only).
2010 Kay Noble Lady Wrestler Posthumous inductee: Won AWA World Women's Championship (1 time), Texas Women's Championship (1 time), Central States Women's Championship (1 time).
2010 Gorilla Monsoon
(Robert Marella)		 Colleague Posthumous inductee: Won IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times).
2011 Everett Marshall Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), MWA Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2011 Bronko Nagurski
(Bronislau Nagurski)		 Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (2 Times), Minneapolis World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
2011 Dick the Bruiser
(William Afflis)		 Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2005 in the Tag Team Category with Crusher. Won WWA World Heavyweight Championship (11 Times)
2011 The Sheik
(Ed Farhat)		 Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version) (12 Times), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (4 Times)
2011 Ivan Koloff
(Oreal Donald Perras)		 Modern Era Won NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 Times), NWA Television Championship (3 Times), NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (2 Times), NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 Times), WWWF World Heavyweight Championship
2011 Jerry Lawler Modern Era Won NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (52 Times), AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (28 Times) – Won 168 titles in his career, more than any other wrestler
2011 Road Warrior Animal
(Joseph Michael Laurinaitis)		 Tag Team Was inducted as member of The Road Warriors. Won NWA National Tag Team Championship (4 Times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), All Japan NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times), NWA World Tag Team Championship {Mid-Atlantic} (1 time}. i-Generation Tag Team Championship (3 Times), WWF World Tag Team Championship (3 Times)
2011 Road Warrior Hawk
(Michael James Hegstrand)		 Tag Team Posthumous Inductee: Was inducted as member of The Road Warriors. Won NWA National Tag Team Championship (4 Times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), All Japan NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times), NWA World Tag Team Championship {Mid-Atlantic} (1 Time), i-Generation Tag Team Championship (2 Times), WWF World Tag Team Championship (2 Times), New Japan IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 Times)
2011 Paul Ellering Tag Team Was inducted as a member of The Road Warriors. Managed The Road Warriors from 1983 until 1997 during their stints at the American Wrestling Association, the National Wrestling Alliance, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation.
2011 Billy Robinson International Won AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), CWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA United National Championship (1 Time), PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2011 Judy Grable Lady Wrestler Posthumous Inductee: Honoree at the Cauliflower Alley Club in 2002.
2011 McMahon, Vincent K.Vincent K. McMahon Executive Chairman of the World Wrestling Federation since 1980 & President and CEO of the World Wrestling Federation from 1980 until 1993. In 2009, he took over the position of CEO of the World Wrestling Entertainment again. Won WWF Championship (1 Time), ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2012 Abe Coleman Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Honoree at the Cauliflower Alley Club in 1995.
2012 The French Angel
(Maurice Tillet)		 Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: AWA World Heavyweight Champion (Boston version) (2 Times)
2012 Dominic DeNucci Television Era Won AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), IWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 Times)
2012 Fritz Von Erich
(Jack Barton Adkisson)		 Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA American Heavyweight Championship (13 Times), AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (4 Times)
2012 Junkyard Dog
(Sylvester Ritter)		 Modern Era Posthumous Inductee: Won USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), Mid-South Louisiana Championship (3 Times), Mid-South North American Championship (4 Times)
2012 Jimmy Snuka Modern Era Won NWA ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (5 Times), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 Time), WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2012 Afa Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Wild Samoans. Won WWF Tag Team Championship (3 Times), Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 Times), Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 Times), NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
2012 Sika Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Wild Samoans. Won WWF Tag Team Championship (3 Times), Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 Times), Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 Times), NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
2012 George Gordienko International Posthumous Inductee: Won British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 Time), British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (New Zealand version) (1 Time), NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 Time)
2012 Wendi Richter Lady Wrestler Won WWF Women's Championship (2 Times), WWC Women's Championship (2 Times), AWA Women's Championship (1 Time)
2012 Cornette, JimJim Cornette Colleague Successful manager, promoter, booker, and announcer for such promotions as the Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and Ring of Honor Wrestling, as well as owning Smokey Mountain Wrestling from 1991 to 1995.
2013 Dick Shikat Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won World Heavyweight Championship (original version) (1 time), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
2013 Sándor Szabó Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Montreal Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Title (1 time), NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship (7 times)
2013 Baron von Raschke
(James Donald Raschke)		 Television Era Won WWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (1 time), NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time), IWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2013 Bill Watts Television Era Won NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (7 times), Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Tri-State Brass Knuckles Championship (2 times), NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2013 Dick Murdoch Modern Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA United National Championship (1 time), NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 time), WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (3 times), Mid-South North American Championship (2 times), NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (3 times), NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) (3 times), NWA International Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (3 times)
2013 Tito Santana
(Merced Solis)		 Modern Era Won ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), AWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times), IWCCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (2 times), WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times), UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time), USA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time), RWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
2013 Assassin #1 Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Assassins. Won NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (12 times), NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times), NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times), NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times), NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (4 times)
2013 "Assassin #2" Tom Renesto Tag Team Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of The Assassins. Won NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (12 times), NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times), NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times), NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times), NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (4 times)
2013 El Santo
(Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta)		 International Posthumous Inductee: Won Mexican National Middleweight Championship (4 times), Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Mexican National Welterweight Championship (2 times), NWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time), NWA World Welterweight Championship (2 times), Winner (and Undefeated) of 35 Luchas de Apuestas matches.
2013 Joyce Grable Lady Wrestler Won NWA Texas Women's Championship (1 time), NWA United States Women's Championship (1 time), NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (4 times), Recipient of the 2010 Cauliflower Alley Club Women's Wrestling Award
2013 J. J. Dillon Colleague Legendary Manager of The Four Horsemen, Abdullah the Butcher, Waldo Von Erich, and Ox Baker. PWI Manager of the Year Recipient in 1982, 1983, and 1988.
2014 Stu Hart Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Patriarch of the Hart Family. Trained a vast amount of wrestlers, including Roddy Piper, Jake Roberts, Abdullah the Butcher, Dynamite Kid, "Superstar" Billy Graham, Junkyard Dog, The Honky Tonk Man, Jushin Thunder Liger, Chris Jericho, Fritz Von Erich, & Gorilla Monsoon, among others.
2014 Leroy McGuirk Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2014 Bruiser Brody
(Frank Donald Goodish)		 Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA International Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), NWA American Heavyweight Championship (4 Times), NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (6 Times)
2014 Mr. Wrestling II
(John Francis Walker)		 Television Era NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (10 Times), NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), Mid-South North American Championship (1 Time), NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2014 Don Muraco Modern Era ECW Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 Times), Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2014 The Masked Superstar
(William Reid Eadie)		 Modern Era NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (4 Times), NWA National Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 Time), IW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2014 Don Fargo Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Fabulous Fargo Brothers. Won NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (9 Times), NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (2 Times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version) (1 Time), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 Time)
2014 Jackie Fargo Tag Team Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of The Fabulous Fargo Brothers. Won NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (9 Times), NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (2 Times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version) (1 Time), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 Time)
2014 Lord Alfred Hayes International Posthumous Inductee: Won World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
2014 Sherri Martel
(Sherry Lynn Russell)		 Lady Wrestler Posthumous Inductee: Won WWF Women's Championship (1 Time), AWA World Women's Championship (3 Times), AWA Japan Women's Championship (1 Time)
2014 Gary Hart Colleague Posthumous Inductee: Head booker of World Class Championship Wrestling during its "golden years" in the 1980s. Created the classic feud between The Von Erichs and The Fabulous Freebirds as well as introducing memorable characters such as The Great Kabuki, The Great Muta, and King Kong Bundy.
2015 The Great Gama
(Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt)		 Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won the Indian version of the World Heavyweight Championship. Billed as the greatest pehlwani wrestler of his time.
2015 Joe Malcewicz Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Famous for his controversial win for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship over Joe Stecher in which he was not awarded the title.
2015 Pedro Morales Television Era Won WWWF World Championship (1 Time), WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (2 times), WWF World Tag Team Champion (1 time), WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), WWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (3 Times)
2015 Whipper Billy Watson Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (9 Times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association) (1 Time), NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 Time)
2015 Curt Hennig Modern Era Posthumous Inductee. Won AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
2015 Rick Martel
(Richard Vigneault)		 Modern Era Won AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (1 Time), NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WCW World Television Championship (1 Time), WWF Tag Team Championship (3 Times)
2015 Terry Gordy Tag Team Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of The Fabulous Freebirds. Won NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (5 Times), WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 Time), Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (2 times), AJPW World Tag Team Championship (7 times), NWA National Tag Team Championship (4 times), Universal Wrestling Federation Championship (1 time), Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 times), WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time).
2015 Hayes, MichaelMichael Hayes
(Michael Seitz)		 Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Fabulous Freebirds. Won NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (5 Times), WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA National Tag Team Championship (4 times), NWA United National Championship (1 time), Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times), WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WCW United States Tag Team Championship (2 times), WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time), NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time).
2015 Roberts, BuddyBuddy Roberts
(Dale Hey)		 Tag Team Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of The Fabulous Freebirds. Won NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (5 Times), WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 Time), Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time), UWF World Television Championship (1 time)
2015 Jumbo Tsuruta
(Tomomi Tsuruta)		 International Posthumous Inductee: First ever Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion having won and unified the PWF Heavyweight Championship, the NWA United National Championship, and the NWA International Heavyweight Championship. One half of the first-ever World Tag Team Champions
2015 Vivian Vachon Lady Wrestler Posthumous Inductee: Won AWA World Women's Championship (1 Time)
2015 Crockett Sr., JimJim Crockett Sr. Executive Posthumous Inductee: Founder of Jim Crockett Promotions
2016 Earl McCready Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship (New Zealand version) (2 Times), NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (3 Times)
2016 Joe Pazandak Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Nine month "Beat the Champ" Open Challenge winning streak
2016 Hans Schmidt Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won International Heavyweight Championship (Montreal version) (2 Times), NWA World Television Title Championship (Florida Version) (1 Time), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Chicago version) (1 Time)
2016 Greg Valentine
(Jonathan Anthony Wisniski)		 Television Era Won NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), IWCCW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (1 Time), NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (2 Times), NWA Television Championship (2 Times), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 Time), WWF Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
2016 Austin, Stone Cold SteveStone Cold Steve Austin
(Steven James Anderson)		 Modern Era WWF World Heavyweight Championship (6 Times), WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 Times), WWF Tag Team Championship (4 Times), WCW World Television Championship (2 Times), Royal Rumble winner (1997, 1998, 2001), King of the Ring winner (1996)
2016 Sgt. Slaughter
(Robert Rudolph Remus)		 Modern Era Won WWF Championship (1 Time), NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (1 Time), AWA America's Championship (1 Time), AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2016 Blackjack Mulligan
(Robert Deroy Windham)		 Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Blackjacks. Won: WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
2016 Blackjack Lanza Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Blackjacks. Won: WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
2016 Peter Maivia International Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Australasian Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA New Zealand British Empire Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (2 Times)
2016 Leilani Kai Lady Wrestler Won NWA World Women's Championship (1 Time), All Pacific Championship (1 Time), NWA Mid-Atlantic Women's Championship (3 times), WWF Women's Championship (1 Time)
2016 Gene Okerlund Colleague Interviewer and Announcer for American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for nearly thirty years.
2017 Yvon Robert Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), International Heavyweight Championship (Montreal version) (16 Times).
2017 Dick Raines Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time).
2017 Luther Lindsay Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (1 Time), NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 Time)
2017 Sputnik Monroe Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship (1 Time)
2017 Foley, MickMick Foley Modern Era Won: WWF Championship (3 Times), WWF Tag Team Championship (8 times), TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2017 Michaels, ShawnShawn Michaels
(Michael Shawn Hickenbottom)		 Modern Era Won: WWF Championship (3 Times), WWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WWF Intercontinental Championship (3 Times), WWF European Championship (1 Time), WWF Tag Team Championship (6 Times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 Times)
2017 Larry Hennig Tag Team Inducted as part of a tag team with Harley Race. Won: AWA World Tag Team Championship (4 Times), IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
2017 Race, HarleyHarley Race Tag Team Inducted as a part of a tag team with Larry Hennig. Previously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004 in the Modern Era Category. Won: AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 Times), IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
2017 Fujinami, TatsumiTatsumi Fujinami International Won: IWGP Heavyweight Championship (6 Times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), UWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), CWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WWF International Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
2017 Sue Green Lady Wrestler Won: PGWA Championship (2 Times), NWA World Women's Championship (1 Time), NWA Texas Women's Championship (4 Times)
2017 George Napolitano Colleague Photographer specializing in professional wrestling photography. Won: Jim Melby Award (2013) from the George Tragos/Lou Thesz International Wrestling Institute
2018 Fred Beell Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), World Light Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), Northwest Championship (1 Time)
2018 Ralph "Ruffy" Silverstein Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won WLW Television Championship (2 Times)
2018 Eddie Graham
(Edward F. Gossett)		 Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (3 Times), NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (2 Times)
2018 Ernie Ladd Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWF North American Heavyweight Championship (6 Times), NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 Time), NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2018 Sting
(Steve Borden)		 Modern Era Won WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 Times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), TNA World Heavyweight Championship (4 Times), WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time).
2018 Jim Duggan Modern Era Won IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), TASW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WCW World Television Championship (1 Time), WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Inaugural Royal Rumble winner (1988)
2018 Red Bastien Tag Team Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of The Flying Redheads. Was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum twice in one year; under Executive and Tag Team. Won NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
2018 Billy Red Lyons Tag Team Posthumous Inductee: Inducted as a member of The Flying Redheads. Won NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 Time)
2018 Pampero Firpo
(Juan Kachmanian)		 International Won 1st ever NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2018 Toni Rose Lady Wrestler Won NWA Southern Women's Championship (Georgia version) (1 Time)
2018 Hiro Matsuda Colleague Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (4 Times), NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 Times). Trained Hulk Hogan, Keiji Mutoh, Paul Orndorff, Scott Hall, Lex Luger, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and Ron Simmons.
2018 Joe Higuchi Referee Posthumous Inductee: Senior referee for All Japan Pro-Wrestling, 1st official Japanese referee of the National Wrestling Alliance, Referee for Japan Pro-Wrestling Alliance.
2018 Red Bastien Executive Posthumous Inductee: Was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum twice in one year; under Executive and Tag Team. Trainer, Promoter, Booker, and Professional Wrestler that discovered Sting and The Ultimate Warrior.
2019 Charley Fox Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won Middleweight Championship (Ohio Version) (1 Time), Light Heavyweight Championship (Southeastern Division) (1 Time), Light Heavyweight Championship (Dallas Version) (1 Time).
2019 Baron Michele Leone Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles Version) (1 Time), NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles Version) (2 Times).
2019 Abdullah the Butcher
(Lawrence Robert Shreve)		 Television Era Won WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (5 Times), NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 Time), NWF Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA United National Championship (1 Time), Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (6 Times), WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), WCWA Brass Knuckles Championship (1 Time). Innovator of hardcore matches.
2019 Lord James Blears Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time).
2019 Ron Garvin
(Roger Barnes)		 Modern Era Won NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), AAW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), ICW Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (5 Times), NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), AWA International Television Championship (1 Time), NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), TMW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time).
2019 Owen Hart Modern Era Posthumous Inductee: Won USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (1 time), WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 Times), WWF European Championship (1 Time), Winner of the King of the Ring (1994)
2019 Dennis Condrey Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Midnight Express. Won NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 Times), IWC Tag Team Championship (1 Time), ASW Tag Team Championship (7 Times), NWA Rocky Top Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA Bluegrass Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 Time), AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (3 Times), NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (10 Times), WCPW Tag Team Championship (1 Time).
2019 Bobby Eaton Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Midnight Express. Won NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 Times), Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 Times), IWC Tag Team Championship (1 Time), ASW Tag Team Championship (7 Times), NWA Rocky Top Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA Bluegrass Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 Time).
2019 Randy Rose Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Midnight Express. Won AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (3 Times), NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (10 Times), WCPW Tag Team Championship (1 Time).
2019 Gory Guerrero International Posthumous Inductee: Won Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 Time), Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 Time), NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA World Welterweight Championship (1 Time), World Middleweight Championship (1 Time), SCW Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 Time). Patriarch of the Guerrero wrestling family.
2019 Beverly Shade Lady Wrestler Won All-Star Wrestling Women's Championship (2 Times).
2019 Ann LaVerne Lady Wrestler Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Florida Women's Championship (1 Time).
2019 Bob Roop Colleague Won Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (1 Time), NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (4 Times), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco Version) (1 Time), NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida Version) (1 Time), NWA Florida Television Championship (1 Time), NWA World Television Championship (Georgia Version) (2 Times), ICW Television Championship (2 Times), Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Southeastern Television Championship (1 Time), 1967 NCAA Championship, Michigan State Wrestling Championship (1 Time).
2019 Johnny Dugan Referee Posthumous Inductee: Referee for NWA, Mid Pacific Promotions, NJPW, and JWA.
2019 Wally Karbo Executive Posthumous Inductee: Promoter and Co-Founder of the AWA with Verne Gagne, Commissioner of the Ladies Pro Wrestling Association. He attended the first meeting of the NWA held by Tony Stecher in 1948 and also served as a referee.
2020 George Zaharias Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee
2020 Bobby Managoff Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA World Heavyweight Championship (World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Montreal Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship (5 Times).
2020 Killer Karl Kox Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (3 Times), NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (3 Times), NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 Time), IWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (3 Times), NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) (1 Time), NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time).
2020 King Curtis Iaukea Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won IWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 Times), AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (4 Times), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (6 Times), NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (1 Time).
2020 Jake Roberts
(Aurelian Smith Jr.)		 Modern Era Won SMW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), WCCW Television Championship (1 Time), Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA National Television Championship (1 Time), NWA World Television Championship (Georgia version) (2 Times), AWF Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), AWN World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), BBOW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2020 Magnum T. A.
(Terry Wayne Allen)		 Modern Era Won NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), Mid-South North American Championship (2 Times).
2020 Miller, ButchButch Miller
(Robert Miller)		 Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Bushwhackers. Won NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (3 Times), Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 Times), SWCW World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), UWF Tag Team Championship (2 Times), CWA International Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 Time), NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 Time), WWC North American Tag Team Championship (4 Times), WWC World Tag Team Championship (2 Times), UCW Tag Team Championship (1 time), USWL Tag Team Championship (1 time), WWWA Tag Team Championship (2 times), NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 Time).
2020 Williams, LukeLuke Williams
(Brian Wickens)		 Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Bushwhackers. Won NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (3 Times), Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 Times), SWCW World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), UWF Tag Team Championship (2 Times), CWA International Tag Team Championship (1 Time), NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 Time), NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 Time), WWC North American Tag Team Championship (4 Times), WWC World Tag Team Championship (2 Times), UCW Tag Team Championship (1 time), USWL Tag Team Championship (1 time), WWWA Tag Team Championship (2 times), NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 Time).
2020 The Great Kabuki
(Akihisa Mera)		 International Won Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA United National Championship (1 Time), NWA Television Championship (1 Time), NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship (1 Time), NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (2 Times), WCCW Television Championship (1 Time).
2020 Debbie Combs Lady Wrestler Won NWA World Women's Championship (3 Times), USWA Women's Championship (2 Times), AWF Women's Championship (1 Time), IWA Women's Championship (3 times), MCW Women's Championship (1 time), NAASW Women's Championship (1 time), WWA Women's Championship (1 Time), UCW Women's Championship (1 time), AAWF Ladies' Championship (1 time), SSWF Women's Championship (1 time), WWWA Women's Championship (1 time).
2020 Luna Vachon Lady Wrestler Posthumous Inductee: Won USWA Women's Championship (1 Time), LMLW World Championship (1 Time), SWF Ladies' Championship (1 time), GLCW Ladies Championship (1 time), WWOW Television Championship (1 time).
2020 Tim Brooks (wrestler) Colleague Won: SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NAWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WCCW Television Championship (1 Time), NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), Big D Heavyweight Championship (1 time).
2020 Dick Woehrle Referee Posthumous Inductee: Top regional official referee for World Wrestling Federation between the 1960s–1980s.
2020 Dory Funk Executive Posthumous Inductee: Promoter for Western States Sports, which produced many stars including Harley Race, Gene Kiniski, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Tito Santana, Bruiser Brody, Tully Blanchard, and his two sons: Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr.
2021 Man Mountain Dean Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee
2021 Paul Bowser Pioneer Era Posthumous Inductee
2021 José Lothario Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (3 Times), NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), L&G Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (5 Times), NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (7 Times), WCCW Television Championship (2 Times), NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 Time)
2021 Tiger Conway Sr. Television Era Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Texas Negro Championship (1 Time)
2021 Tony Atlas
(Anthony White)		 Modern Era Won: L&G Promotions Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), IWCCW Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), AWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time), CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), WCWA Brass Knuckles Championship (1 Time),NWA West Virginia/Ohio Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NEPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time), SCW Southwest Brass Knuckles Championship (1 Time), WWWA Intercontinental Championship (2 times), WCWA Television Championship (1 Time)
2021 Tommy Rich Modern Era Won: USWA Heavyweight Championship (4 Times), SMW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) (2 Times), NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), CWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA National Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 Time), NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (3 Times), Deep South Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
2021 Gibson, RobertRobert Gibson
(Ruben Gibson)		 Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Rock 'N' Roll Express. Won SMW Tag Team Championship (10 Times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (4 Times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (5 Times), AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 Times), Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 Times), CWA Tag Team Championship (1 Time), CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), MACW Tag Team Championship (3 Times), NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 Time), PWA Tag Team Championship (1 Time), USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 Times)
2021 Morton, RickyRicky Morton Tag Team Inducted as a member of The Rock 'N' Roll Express. Won SMW Tag Team Championship (10 Times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (4 Times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (5 Times), AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 Times), Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 Times), CWA Tag Team Championship (1 Time), CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 Time), MACW Tag Team Championship (3 Times), NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 Time), PWA Tag Team Championship (1 Time), USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 Times)
2021 Leo Burke International Won: Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (8 Times), IW North American Heavyweight Championship (6 Times), WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), ESA Maritimes Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), ESA Taped Fist Championship (3 times), WWC Television Championship (1 Time), AGPW United States Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
2021 Judy Martin Lady Wrestler Won: PWGA Championship (1 time), NWA United States Women's Championship (3 times), All Pacific Championship (1 Time)
2021 Juanita Coffman Lady Wrestler Posthumous Inductee
2021 Skandor Akbar
(Jimmy Saled Wehba)		 Colleague Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA Tri-State North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
2021 Ronnie West Referee Posthumous Inductee: Top official for Jim Crockett Promotions, Championship Wrestling from Florida, & Mid-South Wrestling. Also served 13 years working with Georgia Championship Wrestling
2021 Don Owen Executive Posthumous Inductee: Promoter and Owner of Pacific Northwest Wrestling from 1942–1992 and a founding member of the National Wrestling Alliance. Wrestlers who wrestled or got their start under Owen's management include Gorgeous George, Nick Bockwinkel, Curt Hennig, Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, and Roddy Piper, among others.

See also

  • List of professional wrestling conventions
  • International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
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