WWE Hall of Fame

The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for wrestlers thought by WWE to be very important. It started in 1993 when André the Giant died. He was the first to go in. Other people have been added in later years. Some choices for the Hall of Fame have not been popular. The include famous people who did not wrestle. The Hall of Fame ceremony is normally broadcast on television on the weekend of WrestleMania.

The WWE Hall of Famers

The early Hall of Famers are the ones who helped build WWE and are considered pioneers. These include Arnold Skaaland, Buddy Rogers, Chief Jay Strongbow, Freddie Blassie, Gorilla Monsoon, Antonino Rocca, Ernie Ladd, The Fabulous Moolah, George "The Animal" Steele, The Grand Wizard, Ivan Putski and Pedro Morales. James Dudley was inducted for being a dear friend of the McMahon family and for being loyal to the company for a long time. Vince McMahon, Sr. was inducted because he first started WWE and might be the most important member. It is his family that still owns and runs the company to this day. Bobo Brazil was the first great black wrestling star. Killer Kowalski was a great villain wrestler.

Classes

Class of 1993

WWF Hall of Fame (1993)
Information
Promotion	WWF
WWE Hall of Fame chronology
First WWF Hall of Fame (1993) 1994

WWF Hall of Fame (1993) was the inaugural class of the WWE Hall of Fame. During the March 22, 1993 episode of Monday Night Raw a video package announcing André the Giant's induction was shown.^[1] No ceremony took place, and André was inducted posthumously. In March 2015 a condensed version of the 1994 ceremony was added to the WWE Network.^[2] Due to no original ceremony, the 1993 induction of André was discussed by Gene Okerlund and Renee Young as part of the 1994 commentary.

Image	Ring name (Birth Name)	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	André the Giant(André Roussimoff)	None	One-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion One-time WWF World Tag Team Champion[1]

Class of 1994

WWF Hall of Fame (1994)
Information
Promotion	WWF
Date	June 9, 1994
Venue	Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel
City	Baltimore, Maryland
WWE Hall of Fame chronology
1993 WWF Hall of Fame (1994) 1995

WWF Hall of Fame (1994) was the event that featured the introduction of the second class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the WWF on June 9, 1994, from the Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland.

In March 2015 a condensed version of the ceremony was added to the WWE Network.^[2] Due to the original ceremony only being partially recorded and not originally intended to air, Gene Okerlund and Renee Young host the program with added commentary.

Image	Ring name (Birth Name)	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	Arnold Skaaland	Shane McMahon	One-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion and long-time manager of Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund in WWF[3]
	Bobo Brazil(Houston Harris)	Ernie Ladd	Seven-time WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion One-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion[4]
	Buddy Rogers(Herman Rohde Jr.)	Bret Hart	Posthumous inductee: One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion[5]
	Chief Jay Strongbow[6](Luke Scarpa)	Gorilla Monsoon	Four-time WWWF/WWF World Tag Team Champion[7]
	"Classy" Freddie Blassie	Regis Philbin	Held over 30 NWA regional championships. Long-time manager in WWF[8]
	Gorilla Monsoon(Robert Marella)	Killer Kowalski	Two-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion Former WWF announcer and onscreen President[9]
	James Dudley	Vince McMahon	First African American to run a major arena in the United States[10]

Class of 1995

WWF Hall of Fame (1995)
Information
Promotion	WWF
Date	June 24, 1995
Venue	Marriott Hotel
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WWE Hall of Fame chronology
1994 WWF Hall of Fame (1995) 1996

WWF Hall of Fame (1995) was the event that featured the introduction of the third class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the WWF on June 24, 1995, from the Marriott Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event took place the same weekend as King of the Ring.

In March 2015 a condensed version of the ceremony was added to the WWE Network.^[2] Due to the original ceremony only being partially recorded and not originally intended to air, Gene Okerlund and Renee Young host the program with added commentary.

The 1995 class featured two posthumous inductees. Antonino Rocca was presented by his wife, and The Grand Wizard was represented by Bobby Harmon.

Image	Ring name (Birth Name)	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	Antonino Rocca(Antonino Biasetton)	Miguel Pérez	Posthumous inductee. One-time WWF International Heavyweight Champion Pioneer of the acrobatic wrestling style[11]
	"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd	”Cowboy” Bill Watts	Won several NWA regional titles, and was one of few professional wrestlers to have had a successful career in American football[12]
	George "The Animal" Steele(William Myers)	Pat Myers	One of professional wrestling's first monster heels[13]
	Ivan Putski(Józef Bednarski)	Scott Putski	One-time WWF Tag Team Champion[14]
	The Fabulous Moolah(Mary Ellison)	Alundra Blayze	A four-time WWF Women's Champion prior to her induction, her first reign is recognized as lasting a record 28 years[15] The first woman to be inducted.
	The Grand Wizard(Irwin Roth)	”Captain” Lou Albano	Posthumous inductee. Long-time heel manager in WWF[16]
	Pedro Morales	Gorilla Monsoon	Savio Vega accepted the induction One-time WWWF World Heavyweight Champion whose reign lasted nearly three years The first WWF Triple Crown Champion[17] He was also the first Latino to win the world title[18]

Class of 1996

WWF Hall of Fame (1996)
Information
Promotion	WWF
Date	November 16, 1996
Venue	Marriott Marquis
City	New York City, New York
WWE Hall of Fame chronology
1995 WWF Hall of Fame (1996) 2004

WWF Hall of Fame (1996) was the event which featured the introduction of the fourth class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the WWF on November 16, 1996, from the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York. The event took place the same weekend as Survivor Series.

In March 2015 a condensed version of the ceremony was added to the WWE Network.^[2] Due to the original ceremony only being partially recorded and not originally intended to air, Gene Okerlund and Renee Young host the program with added commentary.

Due to Vincent J. McMahon's death in 1984, he was posthumously inducted by the McMahon family.

Image	Ring name (Birth Name)	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	"Baron" Mikel Scicluna	Gorilla Monsoon	One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion One-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion[19]
	"Captain" Lou Albano	Joe Franklin	One-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion As a manager, he led 13 different tag teams to a record 17 tag team titles,[20] and four singles wrestlers to various championships His association with Cyndi Lauper was pivotal in turning professional wrestling into a mainstream phenomenon[21]
	Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka	Don Muraco	One-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion Two-time ECW Heavyweight Champion[22]
	Johnny Rodz(John Rodriguez)	Arnold Skaaland	Wrestled in WWF for nearly two decades[23]
	Killer Kowalski(Edward Spulnik)	Triple H	One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion, held 17 NWA regional championships[24]
	Pat Patterson(Pierre Clermont)[25]	Bret Hart	One-time and first WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, one-time AWA World Tag Team Champion and held over 20 NWA regional championships Credited as the creator of the Royal Rumble match Patterson won the WWF Hardcore Championship in 2000 and the WWE 24/7 Championship in 2020[26]
	Vincent J. McMahon	Shane McMahon	Posthumous inductee. Founder and longtime promoter of the World (Wide) Wrestling Federation[27]

Group	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
The Valiant Brothers	Tony Garea	One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champions First tag team to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame[28]
Jimmy Valiant (James Fanning) – four-time NWA Television Champion Johnny Valiant (John Sullivan) – became a manager in the WWF and AWA during the 1980s

Class of 2004

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Big John Studd[29]	Big Show
	Don Muraco[30]	Mick Foley
	Greg "The Hammer" Valentine[31]	Jimmy Hart
	Harley Race[32]	Ric Flair
	Jesse "The Body" Ventura[33]	Tyrel Ventura
	Junkyard Dog[34]	Ernie Ladd
	Sgt. Slaughter[35]	Pat Patterson
	Superstar Billy Graham[36]	Triple H
	Tito Santana[37]	Shawn Michaels
	Bobby "The Brain" Heenan[38][39][40]	Blackjack Lanza
Celebrity	Pete Rose[41]	Kane

Class of 2005

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Hulk Hogan[42]	Sylvester Stallone
	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper[43][44][45]	Ric Flair
	"Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr.[46]	Randy Orton
	Jimmy Hart[47]	Jerry Lawler
	"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff[48]	Bobby Heenan
	Nikolai Volkoff[49]	Jim Ross
	Iron Sheik[50]	Sgt. Slaughter

Class of 2006

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Bret "The Hit Man" Hart[51]	Stone Cold Steve Austin
	Eddie Guerrero[52]	Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, & Chavo Guerrero
	"Mean" Gene Okerlund[53]	Hulk Hogan
	Sensational Sherri[54]	Ted DiBiase
	Verne Gagne[55][56][57]	Greg Gagne
	"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas[58][59]	S. D. Jones
Group	The Blackjacks(Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza)[60]	Bobby Heenan
Celebrity	William "The Refrigerator" Perry[61]	John Cena

Class of 2007

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes[62][63][64]	Cody Rhodes & Dustin Rhodes
	"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig[65]	Wade Boggs
	Jerry "The King" Lawler[66][67]	William Shatner
	Nick Bockwinkel[68][69][70]	Bobby Heenan
	Mr. Fuji[71]	Don Muraco
	The Sheik[72]	Rob Van Dam & Sabu
	Jim Ross[73]	Stone Cold Steve Austin
Group	The Wild Samoans(Afa & Sika)[74]	Samu & Matt Anoaʻi

Class of 2008

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair[75][76][77]	Triple H
	"High Chief" Peter Maivia[78]	The Rock
	"Soulman" Rocky Johnson[79]
	Mae Young[80][81]	Pat Patterson
	Eddie Graham[82]	Dusty Rhodes
	Gordon Solie[83]	Jim Ross
Group	The Brisco Brothers (Jack Brisco[84] & Gerald Brisco[85])	John "Bradshaw" Layfield

Class of 2009

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Stone Cold Steve Austin[86][87]	Vince McMahon
	Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat[88]	Ric Flair
	"Cowboy" Bill Watts[89]	Jim Ross
	Howard Finkel[90]	Gene Okerlund
	Koko B. Ware[91]	The Honky Tonk Man
Group	The Funks[92] (Terry & Dory Jr.)	Dusty Rhodes
	The Von Erichs(Fritz, Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike, & Chris)	Michael Hayes

Class of 2010

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase[93]	Ted DiBiase Jr. & Brett DiBiase
	Antonio Inoki[94]	Stan Hansen
	Wendi Richter[95]	Roddy Piper
	Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon[96]	Pat Patterson
	Gorgeous George[97][98]	Dick Beyer
	Stu Hart[99]	Bret Hart
Celebrity	Bob Uecker[100]	Dick Ebersol

Class of 2011

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels[101]	Triple H
	"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan[102][103]	Ted DiBiase
	"Bullet" Bob Armstrong[104]	Scott, Brad, & Brian Armstrong
	Sunny[105][106]	WWE Divas
	Abdullah the Butcher[107]	Terry Funk
Group	The Road Warriors[108](Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal, & "Precious" Paul Ellering[109])	Dusty Rhodes
Celebrity	Drew Carey[110]	Kane

Class of 2012

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Edge[111]	Christian
	Mil Máscaras[107]	Alberto Del Rio
	Ron Simmons[112]	John "Bradshaw" Layfield
	Yokozuna[113]	Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso
Group	The Four Horsemen[114]("Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Barry Windham, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & J. J. Dillon)	Dusty Rhodes
Celebrity	Mike Tyson[115]	D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels & Triple H)

Class of 2013

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Bruno Sammartino[116]	Arnold Schwarzenegger
	Mick Foley[117]	Terry Funk
	Bob Backlund[118]	Maria Menounos
	Trish Stratus[119]	Stephanie McMahon
	Booker T[120]	Stevie Ray
Celebrity	Donald Trump[121]	Vince McMahon

Class of 2014

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	The Ultimate Warrior[122]	Linda McMahon
	Jake "The Snake" Roberts[123]	Diamond Dallas Page
	Lita[124]	Trish Stratus
	Paul Bearer[125]	Kane
	Carlos Colón Sr.[126]	Carlito, Eddie, & Orlando Colón
	Razor Ramon[127]	Kevin Nash
Celebrity	Mr. T[128]	Gene Okerlund

Class of 2015

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	"Macho Man" Randy Savage[129]	Hulk Hogan
	Rikishi[130]	The Usos
	Alundra Blayze[131]	Natalya Neidhart
	Larry Zbyszko[132]	Bruno Sammartino
	Tatsumi Fujinami[133]	Ric Flair
	Kevin Nash[134]	Shawn Michaels
Group	The Bushwhackers[135](Luke Williams & Butch Miller)	John Laurinaitis
Celebrity	Arnold Schwarzenegger[136]	Triple H
Warrior Award	Connor "The Crusher" Michalek[137]	Dana Warrior & Daniel Bryan

Class of 2016

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Sting[138]	Ric Flair
	The Godfather[139]	The Acolytes Protection Agency
	Big Boss Man[140]	Slick
	Jacqueline	The Dudley Boyz
	Stan Hansen[141]	Vader
Group	The Fabulous Freebirds(Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts, & Jimmy Garvin)	The New Day
Celebrity	Snoop Dogg[142]	John Cena
Warrior Award	Joan Lunden	Dana Warrior
Legacy	Mildred Burke	N/A
	Frank Gotch
	George Hackenschmidt
	Ed "Strangler" Lewis
	Pat O'Connor
	Lou Thesz
	"Sailor" Art Thomas

Class of 2017

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Kurt Angle[143]	John Cena[144]
	Theodore Long[145]	The Acolytes Protection Agency[146]
	Diamond Dallas Page[147]	Eric Bischoff[148]
	Beth Phoenix[149]	Natalya Neidhart[150]
	"Ravishing" Rick Rude[151]	Ricky Steamboat[152]
Group	The Rock 'n' Roll Express[153](Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)	Jim Cornette[154]
Warrior Award	Eric LeGrand	Dana Warrior
Legacy	Martin "Farmer" Burns	N/A
	June Byers
	Haystacks Calhoun
	Judy Grable
	Dr. Jerry Graham
	Luther Lindsay
	Toots Mondt
	Rikidōzan
	Bearcat Wright

Class of 2018

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Goldberg[155]	Paul Heyman[156]
	Ivory[157]	Molly Holly[158]
	Jeff Jarrett[159]	Road Dogg[160]
	Hillbilly Jim[161]	Jimmy Hart[162]
	Mark Henry[163]	Big Show[164]
Group	The Dudley Boyz[165](Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley)	Edge & Christian[166]
Warrior Award	Jarrius "JJ" Robertson[167]	Dana Warrior
Celebrity	Kid Rock[168]	Triple H
Legacy	Stan Stasiak	N/A
	Lord Alfred Hayes
	Dara Singh
	Cora Combs
	El Santo
	Jim Londos
	Rufus R. Jones
	Sputnik Monroe
	Boris Malenko
	Hiro Matsuda

Class of 2019

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	The Honky Tonk Man[169]	Jimmy Hart[170]
	Torrie Wilson[170]	Stacy Keibler[170]
	Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake[170]	Hulk Hogan[171]
Group	D-Generation X[172](Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, & X-Pac)	N/A
	Harlem Heat[170](Booker T & Stevie Ray)
	The Hart Foundation[170](Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)	Natalya
Warrior Award	Sue Aitchison[173]	Dana Warrior & John Cena[170]
Legacy	Bruiser Brody[170]	N/A
	Wahoo McDaniel[170]
	Luna Vachon[170]
	S. D. Jones[170]
	Professor Toru Tanaka[170]
	Primo Carnera[170]
	Joseph Cohen[170]
	Hisashi Shinma[170]
	Buddy Rose[170]
	Jim Barnett[170]

Class of 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Hall of Fame ceremony did not take place. As such, the Class of 2020 was inducted alongside the Class of 2021 at the 2021 ceremony.

Category	Inductee
Individual
	John "Bradshaw" Layfield[174]
	The British Bulldog[175]
	Jushin "Thunder" Liger[176]
Group	The New World Order[177](Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, & Sean Waltman)
	The Bella Twins[178](Nikki Bella & Brie Bella)
Celebrity	William Shatner[179]
Warrior Award	Titus O'Neil[180]
Legacy	"Crippler" Ray Stevens[181]
	Brickhouse Brown[181]
	"Dr. Death" Steve Williams[181]
	Baron Michele Leone[181]
	Gary Hart[181]

Class of 2021

Category	Inductee
Individual	Kane[182]
	Molly Holly[183]
	Eric Bischoff[184]
	The Great Khali[185]
	Rob Van Dam[186]
Celebrity	Ozzy Osbourne[187]
Warrior Award	Rich Hering[188]
Legacy	Dick the Bruiser[181]
	"Pistol" Pez Whatley[181]
	Buzz Sawyer[181]
	Ethel Johnson[181]
	Paul Boesch[181]

Class of 2022

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	The Undertaker[189]	Vince McMahon
	Vader[190]	Jesse White
	Queen Sharmell[191]	Booker T
Group	The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner)[192]	Bron Breakker
Warrior Award	Shad Gaspard[193]	Dana Warrior

Class of 2023

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Rey Mysterio[194]	Konnan
	The Great Muta[195]	Ric Flair
	Stacy Keibler[196]	Mick Foley & Torrie Wilson
Celebrity	Andy Kaufman[197]	Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Hart
Warrior Award	Tim White[198]	John "Bradshaw" Layfield & Ron Simmons

Further reading

• WWE Encyclopedia
• WWE.com
• Not In Hall of Fame.com