WWE Hall Of Fame

The WWE Hall of Fame was created shortly after the death of Andre the Giant in 1993 as a way to honor him. For the next three years, the WWE inducted multiple wrestlers in a ceremony held in hotel ballrooms. From 1997 until 2003, no one was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Starting in 2004, the induction ceremony has been held the evening prior to WrestleMania. These events have become a big part of WrestleMania weekend and tickets for it can be purchased by the public. The 2004 ceremony was released on DVD, while the ensuing ceremonies were included as a bonus disc on the WrestleMania DVD sets.

Unlike other halls of fame, there is no physical structure and the selection process has never been made public. There is also the issue that in order to be put into the Hall of Fame, you need to be on good terms with the WWE. This has led to Bruno Sammartino, the man that has held the WWE Championship longer than anyone else, to not be a part of the Hall of Fame. To make matters worse, some of the names in the WWE Hall of Fame have never been main event caliber wrestlers. In addition, many fans are turned off that there is a celebrity wing in this hall.

Inductees by Year

1993

Andre the Giant

1994

Arnold Skaaland

Bobo Brazil

Buddy Rogers

Chief Jay Strongbow

Freddie Blassie

Gorilla Monsoon

James Dudley

1995

Antonino Rocca

Ernie Ladd

George Steele

Ivan Putski

Pedro Morales

The Fabulous Moolah

The Grand Wizard

1996

Mikel Scicluna

Lou Albano

Jimmy Snuka

Jimmy & Johnny Valiant

Johnny Rodz

Killer Kowalski

Pat Patterson

Vincent J. McMahon

2004

Big John Studd

Billy Graham

Bobby Heenan

Don Muraco

Greg Valentine

Harley Race

Jesse Ventura

Junkyard Dog

Sgt. Slaughter

Tito Santana

2005

Bob Orton

Hulk Hogan

Jimmy Hart

Nikolai Volkoff

Paul Orndorff

Roddy Piper

The Iron Sheik

2006

Bret Hart

Eddie Guerrero

Gene Okerlund

Sherri Martel

The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza)

Tony Atlas

Verne Gagne

2007

Curt Hennig

Dusty Rhodes

Jerry Lawler

Jim Ross

Nick Bockwinkle

Mr. Fuji

The Sheik

The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika)

2008

Eddie Graham

Gordon Solie

Jack Brisco

Jerry Brisco

Mae Young

Peter Maivia

Ric Flair

Rocky Johnson

2009

Bill Watts

Dory Funk Jr.

Howard Finkel

Koko B. Ware

Ricky Steamboat

Steve Austin

Terry Funk

Von Erich Family

2010

Antonio Inoki

Gorgeous George

Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon

Stu Hart

Ted DiBiase

Wendi Richter

2011

Abdullah the Butcher

Bob Armstrong

Jim Duggan

Shawn Michaels

Sunny

The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering

Celebrity Wing

Pete Rose (2004)

William Perry (2006)

Bob Uecker (2010)

Drew Carey (2011)

2012 Announced So Far...

Edge

The Four Horsemen (Flair/A Anderson/Blanchard/Windham/Dillon)

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