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Revision as of 02:28, 11 May 2007

File:Hulk Hogan Hall of Fame indution.jpg
Hulk Hogan being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

This is a list of members of the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was created in 1993 and went dormant in 1996 for eight years before returning in 2004.

Induction is dependent upon whether the candidate being on good terms with WWE, and former WWE wrestlers who often criticize WWE or currently work with a different promotion have not been inducted.[1] Others, such as Bruno Sammartino[2] are alienated from the promotion and refuse to be inducted, despite having been asked several times.[2]

The process by which inductees are selected is not transparent; the criteria for induction have never been disclosed. Although the Hall in theory honors those with important WWE careers, since the revival in 2004 some inductees achieved much of their success outside of WWE.[1] New members are inducted annually, typically in a ceremony held the night before and in the same city as that years WrestleMania. Inductees are officially inducted by a high profile inducter who is highly promoted. As of 2007, there are 54 individuals and three tag teams inducted.[3] Ten of the inductees have been inducted posthumously.[4]

Inductees

Year Name Inducted by Remarks
1993 André the Giant None There was no ceremony, only a video package that was played on an episode of WWF Superstars in 1993 that announced his induction.[5]
1994 Arnold Skaaland Bob Backlund [6]
1994 Bobo Brazil Ernie Ladd [7]
1994 "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers Bret Hart First to hold the WWE Championship.[8]
1994 Chief Jay Strongbow Tatanka [9]
1994 "Classy" Freddie Blassie Shane McMahon [10]
1994 Gorilla Monsoon Jim Ross [11]
1994 James Dudley Vince McMahon [12]
1995 Antonino Rocca Diesel Posthumous inductee.[13]
1995 "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd Bobo Brazil [14]
1995 George "The Animal" Steele Doink the Clown [15]
1995 Ivan Putski None [16]
1995 The Fabulous Moolah Alundra Blayze [17]
1995 The Grand Wizard Sgt. Slaughter Postuhumous inductee.[18]
1995 Pedro Morales Savio Vega First WWE Triple Crown Champion, First Hispanic WWE Champion.[19]
1996 "Baron" Mikel Scicluna None [20]
1996 "Captain" Lou Albano None [21]
1996 Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Don Muraco [22]
1996 The Valiant Brothers
(Jimmy and Johnny Valiant) 		The British Bulldog and Owen Hart [23]
1996 Johnny Rodz The Brooklyn Brawler [24]
1996 Killer Kowalski Hunter Hearst Helmsley [25]
1996 Pat Patterson Bret Hart [26]
1996 Vincent J. McMahon Shane McMahon [27]
2004 Big John Studd The Big Show Represented by his son John Minton, Jr.[28]
2004 Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Blackjack Lanza [29]
2004 Don Muraco Mick Foley [30]
2004 Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Jimmy Hart [31]
2004 Harley Race Ric Flair [32]
2004 Jesse "The Body" Ventura Tyrell Janos Former WWE Wrestler, Color Commentator and former Governor of Minnesota [33]
2004 Junkyard Dog Ernie Ladd Posthumous inductee, represented by his daughter LaToya Ritter.[34]
2004 Sgt. Slaughter Pat Patterson Former WWE Champion.[35]
2004 "Superstar" Billy Graham Triple H Former WWE Champion.[36]
2004 Tito Santana Shawn Michaels Former WWE Intercontinental & Tag Team Champion [37]
2004 Pete Rose Kane Celebrity inductee.[38]
2005 Hulk Hogan Sylvester Stallone Former WWE & WCW Champion.[39]
2005 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Ric Flair [40]
2005 "Cowboy" Bob Orton Randy Orton [41]
2005 "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart Jerry Lawler [42]
2005 "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff Bobby Heenan [43]
2005 Nikolai Volkoff Jim Ross [44]
2005 The Iron Sheik Sgt. Slaughter Former WWE Champion.[45]
2006 Bret "The Hitman" Hart Steve Austin Former WWE Champion.[46]
2006 Eddie Guerrero Rey Mysterio, Chavo Guerrero and Chris Benoit Inducted posthumously, represented by Vickie Guerrero.[47]
2006 "Mean" Gene Okerlund Hulk Hogan Former WWE & WCW announcer [48]
2006 "Sensational" Sherri Ted DiBiase [49]
2006 Verne Gagne Greg Gagne Former AWA Champion [50]
2006 The Blackjacks
(Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza) 		Bobby Heenan [51]
2006 "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas S.D. Jones [52]
2006 William "The Refrigerator" Perry John Cena Celebrity inductee.[53]
2007 "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes Cody and Dustin Runnels Former NWA Champion [54]
2007 "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig Wade Boggs Inducted posthumously, represented by his wife, his four children, his mother and his father Larry Hennig.[4]
2007 Jerry "The King" Lawler William Shatner [55]
2007 Nick Bockwinkel Bobby Heenan [56]
2007 Mr. Fuji Don Muraco [57]
2007 The Sheik Sabu and Rob Van Dam Posthumous inductee, represented by his wife Joyce Farhat.[58]
2007 The Wild Samoans
(Afa and Sika) 		Samu and Rosey [59]
2007 Jim Ross Steve Austin [60]

References

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  4. ^ a b ""Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  5. ^ "Andre the Giant". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  6. ^ "Arnold Skaaland". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  7. ^ "Bobo Brazil". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  8. ^ ""Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  9. ^ "Chief Jay Strongbow". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  10. ^ ""Classy" Freddie Blassie". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  11. ^ "Gorilla Monsoon". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  12. ^ "James Dudley". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  13. ^ "Antonino Rocca". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  14. ^ ""Big Cat" Ernie Ladd". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  15. ^ "George "The Animal" Steele". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  16. ^ "Ivan Putski". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  17. ^ "The Fabulous Moolah". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  18. ^ "The Grand Wizard". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  19. ^ "Pedro Morales". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  20. ^ ""Baron" Mikel Scicluna". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  21. ^ ""Captain" Lou Albano". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  22. ^ "Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  23. ^ "The Valiant Brothers". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  24. ^ "Johnny Rodz". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  25. ^ "Killer Kowalski". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  26. ^ "Pat Patterson". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  27. ^ "Vincent J. McMahon". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  28. ^ "Big John Studd". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  29. ^ "Bobby "The Brain" Heenan". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  30. ^ "Don Muraco". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  31. ^ "Greg "The Hammer" Valentine". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  32. ^ "Harley Race". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  33. ^ "Jesse "The Body" Ventura". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  34. ^ "Junkyard Dog". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  35. ^ "Sgt. Slaughter". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  36. ^ ""Superstar" Billy Graham". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  37. ^ "Tito Santana". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  38. ^ "Pete Rose". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  39. ^ "Hulk Hogan". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  40. ^ ""Rowdy" Roddy Piper". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  41. ^ ""Cowboy" Bob Orton". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  42. ^ ""The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  43. ^ ""Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  44. ^ "Nikolai Volkoff". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  45. ^ "The Iron Sheik". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  46. ^ "Bret "The Hitman" Hart". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  47. ^ "Eddie Guerrero". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  48. ^ ""Mean" Gene Okerlund". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  49. ^ ""Sensational" Sherri". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  50. ^ "Verne Gagne". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  51. ^ "The Blackjacks". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  52. ^ ""Mr. USA" Tony Atlas". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  53. ^ "William "The Refrigerator" Perry". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  54. ^ ""The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  55. ^ "Jerry "The King" Lawler". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  56. ^ "Nick Bockwinkel". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  57. ^ "Mr. Fuji". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  58. ^ "The Sheik". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  59. ^ "The Wild Samoans". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  60. ^ "Jim Ross". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-24.

See also

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_members_of_the_WWE_Hall_of_Fame&diff=130000383&oldid=128771104

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