WWE Hall of Fame (2010) explained

WWE Hall of Fame (2010)
Promotion:WWE
Date:March 27, 2010
Venue:Dodge Theatre
City:Phoenix, Arizona[1]
Event:WWE Hall of Fame
Lastevent2:2009
Nextevent2:2011

WWE Hall of Fame (2010) was the event which featured the introduction of the 11th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on March 27, 2010, from the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania XXVI. The event was hosted by Jerry Lawler. A condensed one-hour version of the ceremony aired on the USA Network that same evening.[2] In March 2015 the ceremony was added to the WWE Network.[3]

Inductees

Individual

ImageRing name
(Birth Name)
Inducted byWWE recognized accolades

Four-time Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion
Creator and two-time holder of the non-sanctioned Million Dollar Championship
Three-time WWF World Tag Team Champion
1988 King of the Ring.[4]
In 2019, Dibiase would win the 24/7 Championship

Founder of New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Two-time WWWF/WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion
One-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion[5]
Two-time WWF Women's Champion
One-time AWA Women's Champion
One-time NWA United States Women's Champion
Two-time NWA Women's World Tag Team Champion[6]
Five-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion[7]

Posthumous inductee: Represented by his ex-wife Betty Wagner[8]
One-time holder of the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship
Portrayed as a flamboyant, arrogant, charismatic villain, George is credited with helping establish wrestling on television in the 1940s and 1950s[9]
Posthumous inductee: Represented by Bret Hart and all Stu's other living children Smith, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Ellie, Georgia, Alison, Ross and Diana.
Established Stampede Wrestling in Calgary 1948, and ran it until 1984.
Ran "The Dungeon" wrestling school and trained numerous WWE wrestlers.
Patriarch of the Hart family.[10]

Celebrity

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WWE Hall of Fame 2010 Ticket Info. World Wrestling Entertainment. January 7, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100122104413/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/rw/eventdetail/13171052. January 22, 2010. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: FULL REPORT FROM THE 2010 WWE HALL OF FAME CEREMONY INCLUDING WHAT YOU WON'T SEE ON USA NETWORK - PWInsider.com. www.pwinsider.com. 11 April 2018.
  3. Web site: WWE Network Lowdown: WrestleMania Plans, Free Gifts, ‘Every’ Hall of Fame?. 11 April 2018.
  4. Web site: "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. World Wrestling Entertainment. February 9, 2010.
  5. Web site: Antonio Inoki. World Wrestling Entertainment. February 15, 2010.
  6. Web site: Wendi Richter. World Wrestling Entertainment. February 22, 2010.
  7. Web site: "Mad Dog" Vachon. WWE. March 1, 2010.
  8. Web site: Gorgeous George enters Hall of Fame. World Wrestling Entertainment. March 15, 2010. March 15, 2010.
  9. Web site: Gorgeous George. WWE. March 15, 2010.
  10. Web site: Stu Hart. https://archive.today/20180204194639/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/stuhart. 4 February 2018. WWE. March 15, 2010. live. dmy-all.