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Established | March 22, 1993 |
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Founder | WWE |
Members | 103 individuals 11 groups (35 members) 9 celebrities 2 Warrior awards 7 Legacy awards (156 total inductees) |
The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for professional wrestling personalities maintained by WWE. It was officially created on the March 22, 1993 episode of Monday Night Raw where André the Giant, who had died nearly two months prior, was announced as the sole inductee. The 1994 and 1995 ceremonies were held in conjunction with the annual King of the Ring pay-per-view events. In 1996, the ceremony was held with the Survivor Series event, for the first time in front of a paying audience as well as the wrestlers, after which, the Hall of Fame went on hiatus.
In 2004, WWE relaunched the Hall of Fame to coincide with WrestleMania XX. This ceremony, like its predecessors, was not broadcast on television. However, it was released on DVD on June 1, 2004. Beginning with the 2005 ceremony, an edited version of the Hall of Fame was broadcast on Spike TV (2005) and on the USA Network (2006–present); these were aired on tape delay. Since 2005, the entire Hall of Fame ceremony has been packaged as part of the annual WrestleMania DVD release, and from 2014, has been broadcast live on the WWE Network. In 2015, historical WWE Hall of Fame ceremonies became available on the WWE Network.
Although a building has never been built to represent the Hall of Fame, WWE has looked into constructing a facility. In 2008, Shane McMahon, then-Executive Vice President of Global Media of WWE, stated that WWE had been storing wrestling memorabilia in a warehouse for years, with all items categorized and dated in case a facility is created.
As of 2016, there have been a total of 156 inductees - with 103 wrestlers inducted individually, 11 group inductions (consisting of 35 wrestlers within those groups), nine celebrities and 2 Warrior Award recipients and 7 Legacy Awards. 35 members were inducted posthumously. Ric Flair is the only Hall of Famer to be inducted twice, first individually in 2008, then as a member of The Four Horsemen in 2012, whilst Flair and Sting are the only people to be inducted while still active.
Classes[]
Class of 1993[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | André the Giant | None |
Class of 1994[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Arnold Skaaland | Bob Backlund |
Bobo Brazil | Ernie Ladd | |
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers | Bret Hart | |
Chief Jay Strongbow | Tatanka | |
"Classy" Freddie Blassie | Shane McMahon | |
Gorilla Monsoon | Jim Ross | |
James Dudley | Vince McMahon |
Class of 1995[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Antonino Rocca | Diesel |
"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd | Bobo Brazil | |
George "The Animal" Steele | Doink the Clown | |
Ivan Putski | Scott Putski | |
The Grand Wizard | Sgt. Slaughter | |
Pedro Morales | Savio Vega |
Class of 1996[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | "Baron" Mikel Sciculuna | Gorilla Monsson |
"Captain" Lou Albano | Joe Franklin | |
Johnny Rodz | Arnold Skaaland | |
Killer Kowalski | Triple H | |
Pat Patterson | Bret Hart | |
Vincent J. McMahon | Shane McMahon | |
Group | The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny Valiant) |
British Bulldog and Owen Hart |
Class of 2004[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Big John Studd | Big Show |
Don Muraco | Mick Foley | |
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine | Jimmy Hart | |
Harley Race | Ric Flair | |
Jesse "The Body" Ventura | Tyrel Ventura | |
Junkyard Dog | Ernie Ladd | |
Sgt. Slaughter | Pat Patterson | |
Superstar Billy Graham | Triple H | |
Tito Santana | Shawn Michaels | |
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan | Blackjack Lanza | |
Celebrity | Pete Rose | Kane |
Class of 2005[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | ||
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper | Ric Flair | |
"Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. | Randy Orton | |
Jimmy Hart | Jerry Lawler | |
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff | Bobby Heenan | |
Nikolai Volkoff | Jim Ross | |
Iron Sheik | Sgt. Slaughter |
Class of 2006[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Bret "Hitman" Hart | Stone Cold Steve Austin |
Eddie Guerrero | Chris Benoit, Chavo Guerrero, Rey Mysterio | |
"Mean" Gene Okerlund | Hulk Hogan | |
Sensational Sherri | Ted DiBiase | |
Verne Gagne | Greg Gagne | |
"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas | S.D. Jones | |
Group | The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza) |
Bobby Heenan |
Celebrity | William "The Refrigerator" Perry | John Cena |
Class of 2007[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes | Cody Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes |
"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig | James Harrison | |
Jerry "The King" Lawler | William Shatner | |
Nick Bockwinkel | Bobby Heenan | |
Mr. Fuji | Don Muraco | |
The Sheik | Rob Van Dam and Sabu | |
Jim Ross | Stone Cold Steve Austin | |
Group | The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) |
Samu and Matt Anoa'i |
Class of 2008[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair | Triple H |
"High Chief" Peter Maivia | The Rock | |
"Soulman" Rocky Johnson | ||
Mae Young | Pat Patterson | |
Eddie Graham | Dusty Rhodes | |
Gordon Solie | Jim Ross | |
Group | The Brisco Brothers (Jack Briscoe & Gerald Brisco) |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
Class of 2009[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Vince McMahon |
Ricky "The Dragon" Stemboat | Ric Flair | |
Howard Finkel | Gene Okerlund | |
Koko B. Ware | The Honky Tonk Man | |
Groups | The Funks (Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr.) |
Dusty Rhodes |
The Von Erichs (Fritz, Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike & Chris) |
Michael Hayes |
Class of 2010[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase | Ted DiBiase Jr. & Brett DiBiase |
Antoni Inoki | Stan Hanse | |
Wendi Richter | Roddy Piper | |
Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon | Pat Patterson | |
Gorgeous George | Dick Beyer | |
Stu Hart | Bret Hart | |
Celebrity | Bob Ueceker | Dick Ebersol |
Class of 2011[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels | Triple H |
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | Ted DiBiase | |
"Bullet" Bob Armstrong | Scott, Brad & Brian Armstrong | |
Group | The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal & Paul Ellering |
Dusty Rhodes |
Celebrity | Drew Carey | Kane |
- Note: Sunny was removed from the Hall of Fame in 2022 following a DUI and manslaughter charge.
Class of 2012[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Edge | Christian |
Mil Máscaras | Alberto Del Rio | |
Ron Simmons | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | |
Yokozuna | Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso | |
Group | The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard & James J. Dillon) |
Dusty Rhodes |
Celebrity | Mike Tyson | Shawn Michaels & Triple H |
Class of 2013[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Bruno Sammartino | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Mick Foley | Terry Funk | |
Bob Backlund | Maria Menounos | |
Trish Stratus | Stephanie McMahon | |
Booker T | Stevie Ray | |
- Note: Donald Trump was removed from the Hall of Fame following comments in the lead up to the 2016 US Presidential election.
Class of 2014[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | The Ultimate Warrior | Linda McMahon |
Jake "The Snake" Roberts | Diamond Dallas Page | |
Lita | Trish Stratus | |
Paul Bearer | Kane | |
Carlos Colón Sr. | Carlito, Eddie & Orlando Colón | |
Razor Ramon | Kevin Nash | |
Celebrity | Mr. T | Gene Okerlund |
Class of 2015[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | "Macho Man" Randy Savage | Hulk Hogan |
Rikishi | Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso | |
Alundra Blayze | Natalya | |
Larry Zbyszko | Bruno Sammartino | |
Tatsumi Fujinami | Ric Flair | |
Kevin Nash | Shawn Michaels | |
Group | The Bushwackers (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) |
John Laurinaitis |
Celebrity | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Triple H |
Warrior Award | Connor "The Crusher" Michalek | Dana Warrior & Daniel Bryan |
Class of 2016[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Sting | Ric Flair |
The Godfather | Ron Simmons & John Layfield | |
Big Boss Man | Slick | |
Jacqueline | D-Von Dudley & Bubba Ray Dudley | |
Stan Hansen | Vader | |
AJ Lee | Paige | |
CM Punk | James Harrison | |
Group | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts & Jimmy Garvin) |
Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods |
Celebrity | Snoop Dogg | 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 |
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Individual | Kurt Angle | John Cena |
Theodore Long | Ron Simmons & John Layfield | |
Diamond Dallas Page | Eric Bischoff | |
Beth Phoenix | Natalya | |
"Ravishing" Rick Rude | Ricky Steamboat | |
Keiji Mutoh | James Harrison | |
Group | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) |
Jim Cornette |
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 |
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Individual | The Undertaker | Kane |
Ivory | Molly Holly | |
Jeff Jarrett | Road Dogg | |
Hillbilly Jim | Jimmy Hart | |
Mark Henry | Big Show | |
Group | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley) |
Edge & Christian |
Warrior Award | Jarrius "JJ" Robertson | Dana Warrior |
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 |
- Note: Kid Rock was removed from the Hall of Fame in 2022.
Class of 2019[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | The Honky Tonk Man | Jimmy Hart |
Torrie Wilson | Stacy Kiebler | |
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake | Hulk Hogan | |
Bruiser Brody | "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas | |
Group | D-Generation X (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, X-Pac) |
N/A |
Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) | ||
The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) | Natalya | |
Warrior Award | Sue Aitchison | Dana Warrior & John Cena |
Legacy | Wahoo McDaniel | N/A |
S.D. Jones | ||
Professor Toru Tanaka | ||
Primo Carnera | ||
Joseph Cohen | ||
Hisashi Shinma | ||
Buddy Rose | ||
Jim Barnett |
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 | Inducted by |
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Individual | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | N/A |
The British Bulldog | ||
Jushin Thunder Liger | ||
Luna Vachon | ||
Molly Holly | ||
Group | New World Order (Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) | |
Celebrity | William Shatner | |
Warrior Award | Titus O'Neil | |
Legacy | Ray Stevens | |
Brickhouse Brown | ||
Steve Williams | ||
Baron Michele Leone | ||
Gary Hart |
Class of 2021[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Kane | N/A |
Chyna | ||
Eric Bischoff | ||
Rob Van Dam | ||
Celebrity | Ozzy Osbourne | |
Warrior Award | Rich Hering | |
Legacy | Dick the Bruiser | |
Pez Whatley | ||
Buzz Sawyer | ||
Ethel Johnson | ||
Paul Boesch |
Class of 2022[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Goldberg | Paul Heyman |
Vader | Jesse White | |
Bull Nakano | Ana Sanchez | |
Group | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) |
Bron Breakker |
Warrior Award | Shad Gaspard | Dana Warrior |
Legacy | Big Daddy | N/A |
Giant Haystacks | ||
Orville Brown | ||
Atholl Oakeley | ||
Joe Stecher |
Class of 2023[]
Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
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Individual | Rey Mysterio | Konnan |
Bam Bam Bigelow | Lawrence Taylor | |
Stacey Keibler | Mick Foley and Torrie Wilson | |
Miss Elizabeth | Lex Luger | |
Group | Demolition (Ax & Smash) |
Bret Hart |
Celebrity | Andy Kaufman | Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Hart |
Warrior Award | Tim White | John "Bradshaw" Layfield & Ron Simmons |
Legacy | Cora Livingston | N/A |
Stanislaus Zbyszko | ||
Gorgeous George | ||
Wild Bill Longson | ||
Stu Hart |
Ceremony Dates and Locations[]
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