| 1 | The '''WWE Hall of Fame''' is a hall of fame for wrestling personalities that are, or were, connected to the Wrestling/{{WWE}}. The first induction to the Hall of Fame was in 1993. After the 1996 inductions, it was put on hiatus until 2004, where it was relaunched as part of the build to Wrestling/WrestleMania. |
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| 3 | Wrestlers can either be inducted individually or as a group. The Hall of Fame also has a "Celebrity" wing, instituted in 2004, to induct non-wrestling celebrities who participated or contributed to WWE in some way. In 2015, WWE introduced the Warrior Award for those who have "exhibited unwavering strength and perseverance, and who lives life with the courage and compassion that embodies the indomitable spirit of the Ultimate Warrior." The next year WWE introduced a new category for the Hall of Fame called the "Legacy" wing. Inductees under this new category feature wrestlers from the early years of professional wrestling, primarily during the early part of the 20th century. |
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| 5 | Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/ScottHall and Wrestling/KevinNash have the distinction of being inducted twice: first as an individual induction and as part of a group induction (for Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen, Wrestling/DGenerationX, Harlem Heat, The Hart Foundation and the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder respectively). Wrestling/SeanWaltman was also inducted twice as part of both DX and the [=nWo=] and is the first person to be inducted in consecutive years. Wrestling/BarryWindham will be inducted for the second time in 2024 as part of the U.S. Express, with his first induction having been as part of the Horsemen. |
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| 7 | Like many things associated with WWE their Hall of Fame is not without controversy, starting with the fact that it technically doesn't exist. Yes, there's a ceremony every year and a page on [=WWE's=] website about it, but you can't actually visit it because it doesn't have a physical location like the [=HOFs=] in [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Cooperstown]] or [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Canton]]. WWE has kicked around the idea of actually building one, but nothing has come out of it.[[note]]Considering their track record at doing anything other than promoting wrestling shows this is probably a wise move, though several current and former WWE employees have mentioned a huge warehouse in Connecticut full of wrestling memorabilia (because apparently Vince never throws ''anything'' out) that fans have been begging to see ever since word of it got out to the public.[[/note]] But the bigger controversy comes from the selection process, which can basically be summed up as "Whoever Wrestling/VinceMcMahon feels should be inducted that year", no committee is assembled and no fan votes are ever taken[[note]]This is likely done in order to prevent fans from voting for wrestlers who are either too controversial (i.e. Wrestling/ChrisBenoit), are on bad terms with Vince or, in the case of deceased wrestlers, whose families won't allow their induction (i.e. Wrestling/OwenHart). It should be noted that the [=HOFs=] of "real" sports don't take fan voting into account either, the selection committees are made up entirely of sportswriters and (in some sports) people already in the HOF.[[/note]]. This had led to some pretty... questionable additions (as you'll see below) along with some pretty glaring omissions - anyone on the outs with Vince is basically barred from consideration until they pass away or Vince isn't mad at them anymore. As of January 2024 Vince is gone (and we mean ''[[UnPerson gone]]'') and Wrestling/TripleH has been trying to mend fences wherever he can,[[note]]He even brought back Wrestling/CMPunk[[/note]] so we may see some of the formerly [[PersonaNonGrata blacklisted]] guys like Wrestling/{{Demolition}} starting with the 2025 class. The last few classes seemed to indicate he was using a sort of quota, basically consisting of one megastar to headline, one upper midcarder, one tag team or faction, one female wrestler, one person of color, one (but ''only one'') posthumous induction of someone active at some point between 1990 and 2010, and one manager or other non-wrestling personality. Though the last two classes have started to lessen the number of inductees because they're literally running out of people[[note]]Now that professional wrestling is not as popular among mainstream audiences as it once was and WWE have struggled to build legitimate stars since the Ruthless Aggression Era ended, the number of HOF worthy talents are diminishing rapidly. They've also pretty much milked the WCW well dry and haven't purchased any other companies to mine for inductees, though WWE and Wrestling/{{TNA}} getting on much friendlier terms over the last couple years may open some possibilities[[/note]], to the point that they've resorted to inducting people still actively wrestling in WWE. Also, despite being called the ''WWE'' Hall of Fame having actually done your HOF level work in WWE isn't a prerequisite, several inductees are mainly known for their work in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Japan, or elsewhere, and a few of the legacy guys predate [=WWE's=] existence. |
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| 9 | Note: Entries marked with a † are posthumous inductions. All inductions in the "Legacy" category are posthumous unless indicated otherwise. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | !Inductees by Year |
| 12 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 13 | [[folder:Class of 1993]] |
| 14 | !!Individual |
| 15 | * Wrestling/AndreTheGiant † |
| 16 | [[/folder]] |
| 17 | |
| 18 | [[folder:Class of 1994]] |
| 19 | !!Individual |
| 20 | * Arnold Skaaland |
| 21 | * Wrestling/BoboBrazil |
| 22 | * [[Wrestling/BuddyRogers "The Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers]] † |
| 23 | * Chief Jay Strongbow |
| 24 | * [[Wrestling/FreddieBlassie "Classy" Freddie Blassie]] |
| 25 | * Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon |
| 26 | * James Dudley |
| 27 | [[/folder]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | [[folder:Class of 1995]] |
| 30 | !!Individual |
| 31 | * Wrestling/AntoninoRocca † |
| 32 | * "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd |
| 33 | * [[Wrestling/GeorgeSteele George "The Animal" Steele]] |
| 34 | * Ivan Putski |
| 35 | * Wrestling/TheFabulousMoolah |
| 36 | * Wrestling/TheGrandWizard † |
| 37 | * Wrestling/PedroMorales (Savio Vega accepted the induction on his behalf) |
| 38 | [[/folder]] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | [[folder:Class of 1996]] |
| 41 | !!Individual |
| 42 | * "Baron" Mikel Scicluna |
| 43 | * Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano |
| 44 | * [[Wrestling/JimmySnuka Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka]] |
| 45 | * Wrestling/JohnnyRodz |
| 46 | * "Killer" Kowalski |
| 47 | * Wrestling/PatPatterson |
| 48 | * Vincent J. [=McMahon=] † |
| 49 | |
| 50 | !!Group |
| 51 | * The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny Valiant) |
| 52 | [[/folder]] |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[folder:Class of 2004]] |
| 55 | !!Individual |
| 56 | * Wrestling/BigJohnStudd † |
| 57 | * Wrestling/DonMuraco |
| 58 | * [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] |
| 59 | * Wrestling/HarleyRace |
| 60 | * [[Wrestling/JesseVentura Jesse "The Body" Ventura]] |
| 61 | * Wrestling/JunkyardDog † |
| 62 | * Wrestling/SgtSlaughter |
| 63 | * Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham |
| 64 | * Wrestling/TitoSantana |
| 65 | * [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] |
| 66 | |
| 67 | !!Celebrity |
| 68 | * Pete Rose |
| 69 | [[/folder]] |
| 70 | |
| 71 | [[folder:Class of 2005]] |
| 72 | !!Individual |
| 73 | * Wrestling/HulkHogan (removed after his [[Main/{{Unperson}} unpersoning]] by WWE in 2015, reinstated in 2018) |
| 74 | * [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper "Rowdy" Roddy Piper]] |
| 75 | * [[Wrestling/BobOrtonJr "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr.]] |
| 76 | * [[Wrestling/JimmyHart "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]] |
| 77 | * [[Wrestling/PaulOrndorff "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff]] |
| 78 | * Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff |
| 79 | * Wrestling/TheIronSheik |
| 80 | [[/folder]] |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[folder:Class of 2006]] |
| 83 | !!Individual |
| 84 | * [[Wrestling/BretHart Bret "Hit Man" Hart]] |
| 85 | * Wrestling/EddieGuerrero † |
| 86 | * Wrestling/MeanGeneOkerlund |
| 87 | * [[Wrestling/SherriMartel "Sensational" Sherri]] |
| 88 | * Verne Gagne |
| 89 | * "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas |
| 90 | |
| 91 | !!Group |
| 92 | * Wrestling/TheBlackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza) |
| 93 | |
| 94 | !!Celebrity |
| 95 | * William "The Refrigerator" Perry |
| 96 | [[/folder]] |
| 97 | |
| 98 | [[folder:Class of 2007]] |
| 99 | !!Individual |
| 100 | * [[Wrestling/DustyRhodes "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes]] |
| 101 | * [[Wrestling/CurtHennig "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig]] † |
| 102 | * [[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]] |
| 103 | * Wrestling/NickBockwinkel |
| 104 | * Wrestling/MrFuji |
| 105 | * [[Wrestling/EdFarhat The Sheik]] † |
| 106 | * Wrestling/JimRoss |
| 107 | |
| 108 | !!Group |
| 109 | * [[Wrestling/TheWildSamoans The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika)]] |
| 110 | [[/folder]] |
| 111 | |
| 112 | [[folder:Class of 2008]] |
| 113 | !!Individual |
| 114 | * [[Wrestling/RicFlair "Nature Boy" Ric Flair]] |
| 115 | * "High Chief" Peter Maivia † |
| 116 | * [[Wrestling/RockyJohnson "Soulman" Rocky Johnson]] |
| 117 | * Wrestling/MaeYoung |
| 118 | * Wrestling/EddieGraham † |
| 119 | * Wrestling/GordonSolie † |
| 120 | |
| 121 | !!Group |
| 122 | * The Brisco Brothers (Jack and Gerald Brisco) |
| 123 | [[/folder]] |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[folder:Class of 2009]] |
| 126 | !!Individual |
| 127 | * Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin |
| 128 | * [[Wrestling/RickySteamboat Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat]] |
| 129 | * "Cowboy" Bill Watts |
| 130 | * Wrestling/HowardFinkel |
| 131 | * Wrestling/KokoBWare |
| 132 | |
| 133 | !!Group |
| 134 | * The Funks (Wrestling/TerryFunk and Wrestling/DoryFunkJr) |
| 135 | * [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily The Von Erichs]] (Fritz †, Kevin, David †, Kerry †, Mike †, and Chris †) |
| 136 | [[/folder]] |
| 137 | |
| 138 | [[folder:Class of 2010]] |
| 139 | !!Individual |
| 140 | * [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase]] |
| 141 | * Wrestling/AntonioInoki |
| 142 | * Wrestling/WendiRichter |
| 143 | * Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon |
| 144 | * [[Wrestling/GeorgeWagner Gorgeous George]] † |
| 145 | * Stu Hart † |
| 146 | |
| 147 | !!Celebrity |
| 148 | * Creator/BobUecker |
| 149 | [[/folder]] |
| 150 | |
| 151 | [[folder:Class of 2011]] |
| 152 | !!Individual |
| 153 | * [[Wrestling/ShawnMichaels "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels]] |
| 154 | * Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan |
| 155 | * "Bullet" Bob Armstrong |
| 156 | * [[Wrestling/TammyLynnSytch Sunny]] |
| 157 | * Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher |
| 158 | |
| 159 | !!Group |
| 160 | * Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors (Road Warrior Hawk †, Road Warrior Animal, and their manager [[Wrestling/PaulEllering "Precious" Paul Ellering]]) |
| 161 | |
| 162 | !!Celebrity |
| 163 | * Creator/DrewCarey |
| 164 | [[/folder]] |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[folder:Class of 2012]] |
| 167 | !!Individual |
| 168 | * Mil Máscaras |
| 169 | * Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} |
| 170 | * Wrestling/RonSimmons |
| 171 | * Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} † |
| 172 | |
| 173 | !!Group |
| 174 | * Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen (Ric Flair, Wrestling/BarryWindham, Wrestling/ArnAnderson, Tully Blanchard, and manager Wrestling/JamesJDillon) |
| 175 | |
| 176 | !!Celebrity |
| 177 | * Creator/MikeTyson |
| 178 | [[/folder]] |
| 179 | |
| 180 | [[folder:Class of 2013]] |
| 181 | !!Individual |
| 182 | * Wrestling/BrunoSammartino |
| 183 | * Wrestling/MickFoley |
| 184 | * Wrestling/BobBacklund |
| 185 | * Wrestling/TrishStratus |
| 186 | * Wrestling/BookerT |
| 187 | |
| 188 | !!Celebrity |
| 189 | * UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump |
| 190 | [[/folder]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | [[folder:Class of 2014]] |
| 193 | !!Individual |
| 194 | * Wrestling/UltimateWarrior |
| 195 | * [[Wrestling/JakeRoberts Jake "The Snake" Roberts]] |
| 196 | * Wrestling/{{Lita}} |
| 197 | * Wrestling/PaulBearer † |
| 198 | * Carlos Colon |
| 199 | * [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]] |
| 200 | |
| 201 | !!Celebrity |
| 202 | * Creator/MrT |
| 203 | [[/folder]] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[folder:Class of 2015]] |
| 206 | !!Individual |
| 207 | * [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]] † |
| 208 | * Wrestling/{{Rikishi}} |
| 209 | * [[Wrestling/{{Madusa}} Alundra Blayze]] |
| 210 | * Larry Zbyszko |
| 211 | * Wrestling/TatsumiFujinami |
| 212 | * Wrestling/KevinNash |
| 213 | |
| 214 | !!Group |
| 215 | * Wrestling/TheBushwhackers (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) |
| 216 | |
| 217 | !!Celebrity |
| 218 | * Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger |
| 219 | |
| 220 | !!Warrior Award |
| 221 | * Connor "The Crusher" Michalek † |
| 222 | [[/folder]] |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[folder:Class of 2016]] |
| 225 | !!Individual |
| 226 | * Wrestling/{{Sting}} |
| 227 | * [[Wrestling/CharlesWright The Godfather]] |
| 228 | * Wrestling/BigBossman † |
| 229 | * Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} |
| 230 | * Wrestling/StanHansen |
| 231 | |
| 232 | !!Group |
| 233 | * The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy †, Buddy Roberts †, Jimmy Garvin) |
| 234 | |
| 235 | !!Celebrity |
| 236 | * Music/SnoopDogg |
| 237 | |
| 238 | !!Warrior Award |
| 239 | * Joan Lunden |
| 240 | |
| 241 | !!Legacy |
| 242 | * Mildred Burke |
| 243 | * Frank Gotch |
| 244 | * Wrestling/GeorgeHackenschmidt |
| 245 | * Wrestling/EdStranglerLewis |
| 246 | * Pat O'Connor |
| 247 | * Wrestling/LouThesz |
| 248 | * "Sailor" Art Thomas |
| 249 | [[/folder]] |
| 250 | |
| 251 | [[folder:Class of 2017]] |
| 252 | !!Individual |
| 253 | * Wrestling/KurtAngle |
| 254 | * Wrestling/TeddyLong |
| 255 | * Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage |
| 256 | * Wrestling/BethPhoenix |
| 257 | * [[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]] † |
| 258 | |
| 259 | !!Group |
| 260 | * Wrestling/TheRockNRollExpress (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) |
| 261 | |
| 262 | !!Warrior Award |
| 263 | * Eric [=LeGrand=] |
| 264 | |
| 265 | !!Legacy |
| 266 | * Martin "Farmer" Burns |
| 267 | * June Byers |
| 268 | * Haystacks Calhoun |
| 269 | * Judy Grable |
| 270 | * Dr. Jerry Graham |
| 271 | * Luther Lindsay |
| 272 | * Joseph "Toots" Mondt |
| 273 | * Wrestling/{{Rikidozan}} |
| 274 | * Bearcat Wright |
| 275 | [[/folder]] |
| 276 | |
| 277 | [[folder:Class of 2018]] |
| 278 | !!Individual |
| 279 | * Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} |
| 280 | * Wrestling/{{Ivory}} |
| 281 | * [[Wrestling/JeffJarrett "Double J" Jeff Jarrett]] |
| 282 | * Wrestling/HillbillyJim |
| 283 | * Wrestling/MarkHenry |
| 284 | |
| 285 | !!Group |
| 286 | * [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys The Dudley Boyz]] (Bubba Ray and D-Von) |
| 287 | |
| 288 | !!Celebrity |
| 289 | * Music/KidRock |
| 290 | |
| 291 | !!Warrior Award |
| 292 | * Jarrius "JJ" Robertson |
| 293 | |
| 294 | !!Legacy |
| 295 | * Boris Malenko |
| 296 | * Cora Combs |
| 297 | * Dara Singh |
| 298 | * Wrestling/ElSanto |
| 299 | * Hiro Matsuda |
| 300 | * Jim Londos |
| 301 | * Rufus R. Jones |
| 302 | * Sputnik Monroe |
| 303 | * Wrestling/StanStasiak |
| 304 | * Lord Alfred Hayes |
| 305 | [[/folder]] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | [[folder:Class of 2019]] |
| 308 | !!Individual |
| 309 | * Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan |
| 310 | * Wrestling/TorrieWilson |
| 311 | * Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake |
| 312 | |
| 313 | !!Group |
| 314 | * Wrestling/DGenerationX (Shawn Michaels, Wrestling/TripleH, [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman X-Pac]], [[Wrestling/RoadDogg "Road Dogg" Jesse James]], [[Wrestling/BillyGunn "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn]], and Wrestling/{{Chyna}} †) |
| 315 | * Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) |
| 316 | * The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart †) |
| 317 | |
| 318 | !!Warrior Award |
| 319 | * Sue Aitchison |
| 320 | |
| 321 | !!Legacy |
| 322 | * Wrestling/BruiserBrody |
| 323 | * Wrestling/PlayboyBuddyRose |
| 324 | * "Professor" Toru Tanaka |
| 325 | * Hisashi Shinma (living when inducted) |
| 326 | * Joe Cohen (living when inducted) |
| 327 | * Primo Carnera |
| 328 | * Wrestling/LunaVachon |
| 329 | * Jim Barnett |
| 330 | * "Special Delivery" Jones |
| 331 | * Wrestling/ChiefWahooMcDaniel |
| 332 | [[/folder]] |
| 333 | |
| 334 | [[folder:Class of 2021]] |
| 335 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to postpone the 2020 Hall of Fame Inductions to the following year. {{Wrestling/Batista}} was originally scheduled to be inducted in 2020 and then 2021, but was removed from induction at his own personal request. |
| 336 | !!Individual |
| 337 | * Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield |
| 338 | * [[Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith BritishBulldog]] † |
| 339 | * Wrestling/JushinThunderLiger |
| 340 | * Wrestling/MollyHolly |
| 341 | * {{Wrestling/Eric Bischoff}} |
| 342 | * {{Wrestling/The Great Khali}} |
| 343 | * {{Wrestling/Kane}} |
| 344 | * {{Wrestling/Rob Van Dam}} |
| 345 | |
| 346 | !!Group |
| 347 | * Wrestling/NewWorldOrder (Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx) |
| 348 | * Wrestling/BellaTwins (Nikki and Brie Bella) |
| 349 | |
| 350 | !!Celebrity |
| 351 | * Creator/WilliamShatner |
| 352 | * Music/OzzyOsbourne |
| 353 | |
| 354 | !!Warrior Award |
| 355 | * Wrestling/TitusONeil |
| 356 | * Rich Hering |
| 357 | |
| 358 | !!Legacy |
| 359 | * Ray Stevens |
| 360 | * Brickhouse Brown |
| 361 | * Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams |
| 362 | * Baron Michele Leone |
| 363 | * Gary Hart |
| 364 | * Wrestling/DickTheBruiser |
| 365 | * Pez Whatley |
| 366 | * {{Wrestling/Buzz Sawyer}} |
| 367 | * Ethel Johnson |
| 368 | * Paul Boesch |
| 369 | [[/folder]] |
| 370 | |
| 371 | [[folder:Class of 2022]] |
| 372 | WWE announced The Undertaker as the class headliner on February 18, 2022. |
| 373 | !!Individual |
| 374 | * Wrestling/TheUndertaker |
| 375 | * Wrestling/{{Vader}} † |
| 376 | * Sharmell |
| 377 | |
| 378 | !!Group |
| 379 | * The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Wrestling/ScottSteiner) |
| 380 | |
| 381 | !! Warrior Award |
| 382 | * Shad Gaspard † |
| 383 | [[/folder]] |
| 384 | |
| 385 | [[folder: Class of 2023]] |
| 386 | WWE announced Rey Mysterio as the class headliner on March 10, 2023. |
| 387 | !! Individual |
| 388 | * Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} |
| 389 | * Wrestling/StacyKeibler |
| 390 | * Wrestling/TheGreatMuta |
| 391 | |
| 392 | !!Celebrity |
| 393 | * Creator/AndyKaufman † |
| 394 | |
| 395 | !!Warrior Award |
| 396 | * Tim White † |
| 397 | [[/folder]] |
| 398 | |
| 399 | [[folder: Class of 2024]] |
| 400 | WWE announced Paul Heyman as the class headliner on March 4, 2024. |
| 401 | !! Individual |
| 402 | * Wrestling/PaulHeyman |
| 403 | * Wrestling/BullNakano |
| 404 | * UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli †[[note]]Although his minimal wrestling history would have been a better fit for the celebrity wing, WWE categorized Ali as a regular inductee.[[/note]] |
| 405 | * Thunderbolt Patterson |
| 406 | |
| 407 | !!Group |
| 408 | * U.S. Express (Wrestling/MikeRotunda and Wrestling/BarryWindham) |
| 409 | |
| 410 | %% |
| 411 | %% !!Celebrity |
| 412 | %% |
| 413 | %% !!Warrior Award |
| 414 | %% |
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