Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that honors professional wrestlers and wrestling personalities who contributed to the independent circuit, founded by Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and the Orange Crush magazine.^[1]

Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

Formation	November 19, 2021 (3 years ago) (2021-11-19)
Members	20 total inductees

History

On November 19, 2021, GCW announced the establishment of the Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame.^[1] The inaugural ceremony took place on January 22, 2022, at The Cutting Room in New York City.^[2][3][4]

In 2024, Sabu didn't attend the ceremony.^[5] Sabu accepted the Hall of Fame in 2025.^[6]

Inductees

Class of 2022

Image	Ring name (Birth name)	Inducted by
	Dave Prazak	CM Punk
	Jerry Lynn (Jeremy Lynn)	Sean Waltman
	Homicide (Nelson Erazo)	Chris Dickinson
	LuFisto (Genevieve Goulet)	Lenny Leonard
—	Ruckus (Claude Marrow Jr.)	Sonjay Dutt
	Tracy Smothers	Spyder Nate Webb

Class of 2023

Image	Ring name (Birth name)	Inducted by
	Cheerleader Melissa (Melissa Anderson)	Dave Prazak
	Christopher Daniels (Christopher Covell)	Frankie Kazarian
	Excalibur (Marc Letzmann)	Orange Cassidy
	Jimmy Jacobs (Christopher Scoville)	Alex Shelley
—	Michael Modest (Michael Cariglio)	Barry W. Blaustein
	Paul London	Rick Bassman

Class of 2024

Image	Ring name (Birth name)	Inducted by
	Trent Acid (Michael Verdi)[7]	Johnny Kashmere
—	Kevin "Whack Packer" Hogan	Emil Jay
	Steve Corino[8]	Colby Corino
	Sabu (Terrance Brunk)[9]	N/A[10][a]
	Mercedes Martinez (Jazmin Benitez)[11]	Lexie Fyfe
	Eddie Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert Jr.)[12]	Missy Hyatt
	The Briscoes (Mark Briscoe and Jay Briscoe) (Mark Pugh and Jamin Pugh)[13]	Emil Jay

Class of 2025

Image	Ring name (Birth name)	Inducted by
	Amazing Red (Jonathan Figueroa)[14]

Notes

1. Sabu did not appear at the induction ceremony.