Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum explained
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum should not be confused with WWE Hall of Fame.
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,[1] and an announced temporary closure to expand the museum,[1] its status was changed to "closed due to water leaks" in 2021,[2] 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 |
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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
| Category | Notes |
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2002 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and the American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[3] |
2002 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time)[4] |
2002 |
| Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship 2 times, and the World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)[5] |
2002 |
| Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and the NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6] |
2002 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (3 times)[7] |
2002 |
| 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)[8] |
2002 |
| 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)[9] |
2002 |
| Television Era | Posthumous inductee: won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and was the first to hold the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship[10] |
2002 | | Television Era | Won the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time)[11] |
2002 |
| Modern Era | Posthumous inductee: won the WWF Championship (1 time) and the WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)[12] |
2002 | Ricky Steamboat
| 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)[13] |
2002 |
| Midget Wrestler | Posthumous inductee: won the NWA World Midget's Championship (1 time)[14] [15] |
2002 |
| 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[16] |
2003 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[17] |
2003 |
| Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the AAC World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[18] |
2003 | Killer Kowalski
| Television Era | Won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time)[19] |
2003 | Antonino Rocca
| Television Era | Posthumous inductee: Won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[20] and the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time)[21] [22] |
2003 | Nick Bockwinkel | Modern Era | Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)[23] and the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[24] [25] |
2003 |
| Modern Era | Won the WWE Championship (6 times)[26] and WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times), Royal Rumble 1990, 1991[27] [28] |
2003 |
| 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)[29] |
2003 |
| 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 |
| Midget Wrestler | Posthumous inductee: won the NWA World Midget's Championship (2 times)[30] |
2003 |
| Lady Wrestler | Was the inaugural WWE Women's Champion (4 times), her first reign is officially recognized as lasting over 10,000 days[31] [32] |
2003 | | Executive | Posthumous inductee: promoted the St. Louis Wrestling Club and assisted in establishing the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)[33] |
2003 | | 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)[34] |
2003 | | New York State Award | Posthumous inductee: won the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (5 times)[35] [36] |
2004 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[37] |
2004 | | Pioneer Era | Minor partner of the World Wide Wrestling Federation in the 1970s and founder of International Championship Wrestling[38] |
2004 | | Television Era | Posthumous inductee: NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (14 times)[39] |
2004 | Verne Gagne | Television Era | Founded the American Wrestling Association and won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (10 times)[40] |
2004 | | Modern Era | Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), the ECW Championship (2 times), and the WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)[41] |
2004 | | Modern Era | Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (8 times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times), NWA |WCW United States Champion|first champion, NWA Missouri Champion (7 times).[42] |
2004 | | 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)[43] |
2004 | | 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 |
| Midget Wrestler | Won the NWA World Midget's Championship (1 time)[44] |
2004 | | Lady Wrestler | Trained The Fabulous Moolah, challenged for the NWA World Women's Championship, and wrestled in nine different decades[45] |
2004 | | Executive | Posthumous inductee: established the World Wide Wrestling Federation (now WWE)[46] |
2004 |
| Colleague | Posthumous inductee: announcer for Championship Wrestling from Georgia, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Continental Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling[47] |
2004 | | New York State Award | Posthumous inductee:[48] Won the NWA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World (1 time) and Light Heavyweight Championship of Canada (1 time)[49] |
2004 |
| New York State Award | Won the North American Jr. Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[50] |
2005 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous Inductee: won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (inaugural, 2 times), MWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[51] |
2005 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and MWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[52] |
2005 | | 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 |
| Television Era | Won the NCAA Wrestling Team Championship (1 time), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (10 times)[53] |
2005 | | Modern Era | Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (4 times)[54] |
2005 |
| Modern Era | Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time)[55] |
2005 |
| 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)[56] |
2005 |
| 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 |
| Midget Wrestler | Posthumous inductee: worked tag team matches in various independent circuits[57] |
2005 | | Lady Wrestler | Won AWA World Women's Championship (1 time) and NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (3 times). |
2005 | | Colleague | Posthumous inductee: commentator for the Houston Wrestling promotion[58] |
2005 | | 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[59] |
2005 |
| New York State Award | Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time)[60] |
2006 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (2 times) and the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[61] |
2006 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee; won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[62] |
2006 |
| Television Era | Won the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (18 times) and NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[63] |
2006 |
| Television Era | Posthumous inductee; won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) and NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[64] |
2006 |
| 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.[65] World Tag Team Championship (3 times), Royal Rumble 1992[66] |
2006 | | 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)[67] |
2006 | | 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[68] |
2006 | | 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
| International | Posthumous inductee; won the NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[69] |
2006 |
| Lady Wrestler | Posthumous inductee; NWA World Women's Championship (1 time) and World Women's Championship (1 time)[70] |
2006 | [71] | Colleague | Considered by many to be the greatest wrestling manager of all time.[72] He also worked as an announcer for the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling[73] |
2006 | | Senator Hugh Farley Award | Won the Women's Mexican Championship[74] |
2007 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the Amateur Athletic Union Heavyweight (1 time) and Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) in amateur wrestling[75] |
2007 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won a version of the original World Heavyweight Championship of professional wrestling[76] |
2007 | | Television Era | Won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (8 times)[77] |
2007 | | 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)[78] |
2007 | | 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)[79] |
2007 |
| 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[80] |
2007 | | 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)[81] |
2007 | | 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 |
| International | Posthumous inductee: won the IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time)[82] |
2007 |
| Lady Wrestler | Won the NWA United States Women's Championship (1 time)[83] |
2007 | | Executive | Posthumous inductee: promoted various independent promotions[84] |
2007 | | Senator Hugh Farley Award | Posthumous inductee: won different versions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times)[85] |
2008 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee; won the American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[86] |
2008 |
| Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee; won the World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[87] |
2008 |
| 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)[88] |
2008 | | Television Era | Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[89] |
2008 | | 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)[90] |
2008 | | Modern Era | Won the WWF Championship (5 times), WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Royal Rumble 1994[91] |
2008 |
| 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)[92] |
2008 |
| 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 | | International | Posthumous inductee; won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and the PWF World Heavyweight Championship (4 times); founded All Japan Pro Wrestling[93] |
2008 |
| Lady Wrestler | Won the NWA United States Women's Championship (1 time) and the AWA World Women's Championship (1 time)[94] |
2008 | | Executive | Posthumous inductee; founded the World Wide Wrestling Federation[95] |
2008 | | Senator Hugh Farley Award | Was a contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[96] |
2009 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[97] |
2009 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship[98] |
2009 |
| 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)[99] |
2009 |
| Television Era | Won the WWF Tag Team Championship (4 times), and various NWA championships[100] |
2009 | | 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[101] |
2009 |
| 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[102] |
2009 | | Tag Team | Posthumous inductee; inducted as a part of a tag team with Mark Lewin, and won various NWA tag team championships.[103] |
2009 | | Tag Team | Inducted as a part of a tag team with Don Curtis, and won various NWA tag team championships. |
2009 |
| 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[104] |
2009 |
| Lady Wrestler | Won the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (1 time)[105] |
2009 | | Colleague | Won the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time), and managed various wrestlers to many WWE singles and tag team titles. reigns[106] |
2009 | | Senator Hugh Farley Award | Worked in various independent promotions before pursuing an acting career[107] |
2010 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: Won NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (9 times).[108] |
2010 | | Pioneer Era | Posthumous inductee: Won NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship) (6 times), and NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (10 times).[109] |
2010 | | Television Era | Won NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (NWA World Heavyweight Championship) (1 time), and WWA World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version) (2 times).[110] |
2010 | | 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).[111] |
2010 | | 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 |
| 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 (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||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).
[112] |-|2010||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).
[112] |-|2010|
|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).
[113] |-|2010||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).
[114] |-|2010|
|Colleague|Posthumous inductee: Won IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and
WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times).
[115] |-|2011||Pioneer Era|Posthumous Inductee: Won
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 Times),
MWA Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
[116] |-|2011|
|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)
[116] |-|2011|
|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)
[116] |-|2011|
|Television Era|Posthumous Inductee: Won NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
(Detroit version) (12 Times), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
(Toronto version) (4 Times)
[116] |-|2011|
|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[116] |-|2011||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
[116] |-|2011|
|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 (1 time}. i-Generation Tag Team Championship (3 Times),
WWF World Tag Team Championship (3 Times)
[116] |-|2011|
|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 (1 Time), i-Generation Tag Team Championship (2 Times),
WWF World Tag Team Championship (2 Times), New Japan
IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 Times)
[116] |-|2011||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.
[116] |-|2011||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)
[116] |-|2011||Lady Wrestler|Posthumous Inductee: Honoree at the
Cauliflower Alley Club in 2002.
[116] |-|2011||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)
[116] |-|2012||Pioneer Era|Posthumous Inductee: Honoree at the
Cauliflower Alley Club in 1995.|-|2012|
|Pioneer Era|Posthumous Inductee:
AWA World Heavyweight Champion (Boston version) (2 Times)|-|2012||Television Era|Won
AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 Time), IWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 Times)|-|2012|
|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|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||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||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||Lady Wrestler|Won
WWF Women's Championship (2 Times),
WWC Women's Championship (2 Times), AWA Women's Championship (1 Time)|-|2012||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||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|
|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||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||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|
|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||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|Tom Renesto|"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|
|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||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||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||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||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|
|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|
|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||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|
|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||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||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||International|Posthumous Inductee: Won World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 Time),
NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)|-|2014|
|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||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|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|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|
|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|
|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|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| |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)
[117] |-|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|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|
|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|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|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||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|
|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||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||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|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
|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|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|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|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|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.|Modern Era|Won
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (2 Times), Mid-South North American Championship (2 Times).|-|2020|
|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|
|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|
|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|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|
|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| |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|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
External links
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Notes and References
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