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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:140%;" |<span style="color: black">'''IWE Hall of Fame'''</span><br />
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |IWE Hall of Fame logo since 2019.
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Established'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Formation'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |1993
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |March 22, 1993<br>(28 years ago)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Founder'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Members'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[IWE]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |'''228 total inductees'''<br><small>120 Individual inductees<br>46 Legacy inductees<br>17 Group inductees (49 wrestlers)<br>(-8 inducted twice)<br>12 Celebrity inductees<br>7 Warrior Award inductees</small>
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Inductees'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Webstie'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |95 individuals<br>9 groups (25 members)<br>8 celebrities<br>1 Warrior Award<br>(129 total inductees)
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The '''IWE Hall of Fame''' is a [[Hall of Fame|hall of fame]] for [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] personalities maintained by [[IWE]]. It was officially created on the March 22, 1993 episode of ''[[IWE Raw|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 [[IWE Survivor Series|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.  
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The '''WWE Hall of Fame''' is a [[List of Halls and Walks of Fame|hall of fame]] which honors [[Professional Wrestlers|professional wrestlers]] and professional wrestling personalities maintained by [[IWE]]. Originally known as the "IWF Hall of Fame", it was created in 1993, when [[André the Giant]] was posthumously inducted with a video package. The 1994 and 1995 ceremonies were held in conjunction with the annual [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] pay-per-view events and the 1996 ceremony was held with the [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]] event. After an eight-year hiatus and after the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) had been renamed to International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE), the promotion relaunched the Hall of Fame in 2004 and has held the ceremonies in conjunction with [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]] ever since. Since 2005, portions of the induction ceremonies have aired on television and since 2014, the entire ceremonies have aired on the [[IWE Network]].
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In 2004, IWE relaunched the Hall of Fame to coincide with [[IWE WrestleMania 20|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 Channel)|Spike TV]] (2005) and on the [[USA Network]] (2006–present); these were aired on [[Broadcast Delay|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 [[IE Network]]. In 2015, historical IWE Hall of Fame ceremonies became available on the WWE Network.
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As of 2021, there have been 228 inductees, with 120 wrestlers inducted individually, 46 Legacy Inductees, 17 group inductions (consisting of 49 wrestlers within those groups), 12 celebrities, and 7 Warrior Award recipients. Eight wrestlers have been inducted twice (individually and as part of a tag team/group): [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]], [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]], [[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]], [[Bret Heart]], [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Scott Cummins|Scott Hall]], [[Kevin Nash]], and [[Sean McCurry]]. McCurry's two inductions are both as a member of a group, [[D-Generation X]] (as X-Pac) and the [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|New World Order]]. 58 members have been inducted posthumously.
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Although a building has never been built to represent the Hall of Fame, IWE has looked into constructing a facility. In 2008, [[Shane Matteson]], then-Executive Vice President of Global Media of IWE, stated that IWE had been storing wrestling memorabilia in a warehouse for years, with all items categorized and dated in case a facility is created.
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==History==
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As of 2015, there have been a total of 129 inductees - with 95 wrestlers inducted individually, nine group inductions (consisting of 25 wrestlers within those groups), eight celebrities and 1 Warrior Award recipient. 25 members were inducted posthumously. [[Ric Flair|Ric Meyer]] is the only Hall of Famer to be inducted twice, first individually in 2008, then as a member of [[Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|The Four Horsemen]] in 2012. The selection process for inductees is unknown.
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==Specialty inductees==
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===Celebrity wing===
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===Warrior Award===
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[[File:Dana Warrior Award.jpg|right|thumb|upright|[[Dana Warrior]] presents the inaugural Warrior Award at the 2015 Hall of Fame ceremony]]
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===Legacy inductees===
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===Legacy inductees===
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In 2016, IWE introduced a new category for the Hall of Fame called the "Legacy" wing. Inductees in this category are from several eras of wrestling history, going back to the early 20th century. All but two inductees, [[Hisashi Shinma]] and [[MSG Network]] creator Joseph Cohen, have been inducted posthumously. Legacy inductees are recognized with a video package at the ceremonies.
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The Legacy wing also has some criticism around it, specifically regarding the abbreviated way of the inductions. Professional wrestling journalist [[Dave Meltzer]] said "this is the category they (IWE) use to honor people who, for whatever reason, they don't feel are marketable names to the modern audience to put in their actual Hall of Fame". In contrast, long time pro wrestling promoter and manager [[Jim Cornette]] criticized the fact that recognizable names like [[Jim Londos]] or [[El Santo]] were part of a video package. Bruiser Brody's widow stated that she did not know her husband was going to be inducted into the 2019 class until the day of the event and that she was not invited to the ceremony.
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==Classes==
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===Class of 1993===
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===Individuals===
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|1993
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|[[André the Giant]]<br><small>(André Roussimoff)</small>
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
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|<small>Posthumous inductee. One-time [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]]. There was no ceremony, only a video package that was played on an episode of ''[[IWF Superstars of Wrestling|IWF Superstars]]'' in 1993 that announced his induction.</small>
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City'''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" width="25%" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''IWE Hall of Fame chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>'''''First'''''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[#Class of 1994|1994]]
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'''IWF Hall of Fame (1993)''' was the inaugural class of the IWE Hall of Fame. During the March 22, 1993 episode of ''Monday Night Raw'' a video package announcing André the Giant's induction was shown. No ceremony took place, and André was inducted posthumously. In March 2015 a condensed version of the [[IWF Hall of Fame (1994)|1994 ceremony]] was added to the [[IWE Network]]. Due to no original ceremony, the 1993 induction of André was discussed by [[Gene Okerlund]] and [[Renee Young]] as part of the 1994 commentary.
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|Arnold Skaaland
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|[[Shane Matteson]]
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|<small>One-time [[IWWF United States Tag Team Championship|IWWF United States Tag Team Champion]] and long-time manager in IWF.</small>
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|Bobo Brazil<br><small>(Houston Harries)</small>
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|'''[[André the Giant]]'''<br />({{small|André Flemming}})
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|Ernie Ladd
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|<small>Four-time [[IWWF United States Championship|IWWF United States Champion]], one-time [[IWE United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]] and held over thirty NWA regional titles.</small>
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|One-time [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Champion]], one-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF World Tag Team Champion]].
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===Class of 1994===
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''IWE Hall of Fame (1994)'''</span><br>
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|1994
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|Buddy Rogers
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
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|[[Bret Heart]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWE]]
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|<small>Posthumous inductee, One-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and first [[IWE Championship|IWWF World Heavyweight Champion]].</small>
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor|Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" width="25%" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''IWE Hall of Fame chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[#Class of 1993|1993]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[#Class of 1995|1995]]
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'''IWF Hall of Fame (1994)''' was the event that featured the introduction of the second class to the IWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the [[IWE|IWF]] on June 6, 1994 from the [[Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor|Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. The event took place the same weekend as [[IWF King of the Ring (1994)|King of the Ring]].
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In March 2015 a condensed version of the ceremony was added to the [[IWE Network]]. 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.
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|Chief Jay Strongbow
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|[[Pat Carter|Tatanka]]
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|<small>Four-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWWF/IWF World Tag Team Champion]].</small>
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|[[Arnold Skaaland|"The Golden Boy" Arnold Skaaland]]
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|One-time [[IWWF United States Tag Team Championship|IWWF United States Tag Team Champion]] and long-time manager in IWF.
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|Gorilla Monsoon<br><small>(Robert Marella)</small>
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|[[Bobo Brazil]]<br>{{small|(Houston David Hardman<!--(2000, pg. 197)-->}}
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|Four-time [[IWWF United States Championship|IWWF United States Champion]], one-time [[IWE United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]] and held over thirty NWA regional titles.
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|[["Big Cat" Ernie Ladd]]
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|[[George Steel|George "The Animal" Steel]]
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|[[The Clown|Doink the Clown]]
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|Ivan Putski
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|[[The Fabulous Moolah|The Fabulous Marjorie]]<br><small>(Marjorie Martin)</small>
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|Alundra Blayze
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|<small>Three-time (and first) [[IWE Women's Championship|IWF Women's Champion]] prior to her induction. She won the title a fourth time four years after her induction and still holds the record for the longest single reign.</small>
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|[[Ernie Woods|The Grand Wizard]]<br><small>(Ernie Woods)</small>
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|Pedro Morales
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|Gorilla Monsoon
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|"Baron" Mikel Scicluna
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|Gorilla Monsoon
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|"Captain" Lou Albano
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|1996
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|[[Jimmy Snuka]]
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|Donald Muraco
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|Johnny Rodriguez
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|[[Killer Kowalski]]<br /><small>(William Kowalski)</small>
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|[[Triple K]]
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|[[Pat Patterson]]
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|Posthumous inductee, One-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and first [[IWE Championship|IWWF World Heavyweight Champion]].
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|[[Vince Matteson, Sr.]]
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|[[Chief Jay Strongbow<!--John Joseph Scarle (1969, pg. 124)-->|Chief Jay Strongbow]]
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|[[Shane Matteson]]
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|[[Jessie Craig<!--(1969, pg. 129)-->|Tatanka]]
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|<small>Posthumous inductee. Founder of and long time promoter for [[IWE|International Wrestling Entertainment]].</small>
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|Four-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWWF/IWF World Tag Team Champion]].
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|[[Jonathon Studd|Big John Studd]]<br><small>Jonathon Murton)</small>
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|[[Freddie Blassie|"Classy" Freddie Blassie]]
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|[[Marc Beltran|Big Show]]
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|[[Regis Philbin]]
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|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by his son Jonathon Murton, Jr. One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWWF World Tag Team Champion]], won the [[IWF Royal Rumble (1989)|1989 Royal Rumble]], held a dozen NWA regional championships.</small>
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|Held over thirty NWA regional championships. Long-time manager in IWF.
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|Don Muraco
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|[[Gorilla Monsoon<!--Robert Paul Majesty (1966, pg. 25)-->|Gorilla Monsoon]]<br><small>(Robert Paul Majesty<!--(1966, pg. 25)-->)</small>
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|[[Mick Foley]]
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|[[Killer Kowalski<!--(born Brian Edward Władysław Spulnik-McAlmond)-->|Killer Kowalski]]
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|<small>Two-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]]. First winner of the [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] tournament.</small>
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|Two-time [[IWWF United States Tag Team Championship|IWWF United States Tag Team Champion]]. Former IWF announcer and onscreen [[Professional wrestling authority figures|President]].
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|Greg "The Hammer" Valentine<br><small>(Nick Petrusha)</small>
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|[[James Dudley]]
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|[[Jimmy Heart]]
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|Harley Race
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|Jesse "The Body" Ventura
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|[[Jesse Ventura#Personal life|Tyrell Janos]]
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|Junkyard Dog
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|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by his daughter LaToya Ritter. Held fifteen championships while wrestling in "Cowboy" Bill Watts' [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|Mid-South Wrestling Association]] including, four reigns as [[Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship|Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion]].</small>
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|Sgt. Slaughter
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|[[Pat Patterson]]
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|Billy Graham
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|[[Tito Santana|Liam Phillips]]
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|[[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]]
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|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
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|Jack Lanza
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|[[Hulk Hogan]]
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|<small>Six-time [[IWE Championship|IWF/E Champion]], six-time [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], one-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWE World Tag Team Champion]] and a two-time [[Royal Rumble]] winner ([[IWF Royal Rumble (1990)|1990]] and [[IWF Royal Rumble (1991)|1991]]).</small>
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|[[Roddy Pipper|"Rowdy" Roddy Piper]]
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|[[Ric Flair]]
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|[["Cowboy" Bob Orton|"Cowboy" Brian McAlmond]]
+
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|[[Kevin McAlmond]]
+
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|<small>Held numerous NWA regional titles.</small>
+
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|-
+
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|2005
+
-
|
+
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|[[Jimmy Heart]]
+
-
|[[Jerry Lawler]]
+
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|<small>Long-time manager in IWF and WCW.</small>
+
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|-
+
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|2005
+
-
|
+
-
|"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
+
-
|Bobby Heenan
+
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|<small>Four-time [[NWA National Heavyweight Championship|NWA National Heavyweight Champion]] and two-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW World Tag Team Champion]]</small>
+
-
|-
+
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|2005
+
-
|
+
-
|Nikolai Volkoff
+
-
|[[Jim Ross]]
+
-
|<smlal>Three-time [[IWF International Tag Team Championship|IWWF International Tag Team Champion]] and one-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]]</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2005
+
-
|
+
-
|[[The Sheik]]
+
-
|Sgt. Slaughter
+
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|<small>One-time [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]] and one-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2006
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Bret Heart|Bret "Hitman" Heart]]
+
-
|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnston]]
+
-
|<small>Five-time [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]], two-time [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], winner of the [[IWF Royal Rumble (1994)|1994 Royal Rumble]] and a two-time [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] winner ([[IWF King of the Ring 1991|1991]] and [[IWF King of the Ring (1993)|1993]]).</small>
+
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|-
+
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|2006
+
-
|
+
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|[[Brian McAlmond]]
+
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|[[Kevin Hunter]], [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]] and [[Chavo McAlmond, Jr.]]
+
-
|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by [[Lynn Lehr|Vickie McAlmond]] and his two daughters. One-time [[IWE Championship|IWE Champion]], two-time [[IWE United States Championship|WCW/IWE United States Champion]] and two-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWE Intercontinental Champion]].</small>
+
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|-
+
-
|2006
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Gene Okerlund]]
+
-
|[[Hulk Hogan]]
+
-
|<small>Long-time AWA, WCW, and IWF/E interviewer and announcer.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2006
+
-
|
+
-
|"Sensational" Sherri Lubke
+
-
|[[Kyle Johnson, Sr.|"The Million Dollar Man" Kyle Johnson]]
+
-
|<small>One-time [[IWE Women's Championship|IWF Women's Champion]] and four-time [[AWA World Women's Championship|AWA World Women's Champion]]. Former manager.</small>
+
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|-
+
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|2006
+
-
|
+
-
|Verne Gagne
+
-
|Greg Gagne
+
-
|<small>Co-founder of the [[American Wrestling Association]], Ten-time [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship|AWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and four-time [[AWA World Tag Team Championship|AWA World Tag Team Champion]].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2006
+
-
|
+
-
|"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas
+
-
|Conrad Efraim
+
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|<small>One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]], half of the first African American IWF World Tag Team Championship winning duo with [[Rocky Simkins]].</small>
+
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|-
+
-
|2007
+
-
|
+
-
|"The American Dream" Dusty Semmler
+
-
|[[Mark Semmler]] and [[Dustin Semmler]]
+
-
|<small>Three-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], one-time [[IWE United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]] and two-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Champion]]. Long-time lead booker for WCW.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2007
+
-
|
+
-
|"Mr. Perfect" [[Billy McAlmond]]
+
-
|Wade Boggs
+
-
|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by his wife, his four children, his mother and his father [[Max McAlmond]]. One-time [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship|AWA World Heavyweight Champion]], one-time [[AWA World Tag Team Championship|AWA World Tag Team Champion]], two-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]] and one-time [[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2007
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Jerry Lawler]]
+
-
|William Shatner
+
-
|<small>One-time [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship|AWA World Heavyweight Champion]], thirty-time [[Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship|AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion]], three-time [[WCWA World Heavyweight Championship|WCWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and current color commentator for ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2007
+
-
|
+
-
|Nick Bockwinkel
+
-
|Bobby Heenan
+
-
|<small>Four-time [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship|AWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and three-time [[AWA World Tag Team Championship|AWA World Tag Team Champion]].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2007
+
-
|
+
-
|Mr. Fuji<br><small>(Nick Fujiwara)</small>
+
-
|Don Muraco
+
-
|<small>Five-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWWF/IWF World Tag Team Champion]]. Former manager.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2007
+
-
|
+
-
|The Sheik<br><small>(Eddie Farhat)</small>
+
-
|[[Rob Van Dam|Kyle Van Dam]] and [[Sabu|Jason]]
+
-
|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by his wife Joyce Farhat. Also known as "The Original Sheik", a two-time [[IWWF United States Championship|IWWF United States Champion]], held over 20 NWA regional championships.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2007
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Jim Ross]]
+
-
|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]]
+
-
|<small>Longtime lead announcer for IWF/E, WCW and other regional promotions; Head of IWF Talent Relations during the Attitude Era, signing many well known wrestlers.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2008
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Ric Flair|"Nature Boy" Ric Flair]]
+
-
|[[Triple K]]
+
-
|<small>Two-time [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]], eight-time [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]],  Recognized by IWE as a sixteen-time World Heavyweight Champion. Flair was the first active IWE wrestler to be inducted in the IWE Hall of Fame.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2008
+
-
|
+
-
|"High Chief" Peter Maivia
+
-
|[[Sam Simkins|Sam Simkins / The Rock]]
+
-
|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by his daughter Ata Maivia Simkins. Held more than a dozen NWA regional championships</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2008
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Rocky Simkins|"Soulman" Rocky Simkins]]
+
-
|[[Sam Simkins|Sam Simkins / The Rock]]
+
-
|<small>One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF World Tag Team Champion]], half of the first African American IWF World Tag Team Championship winning duo with [[Tony Atlas]].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2008
+
-
|
+
-
|Mae Young
+
-
|[[Pat Patterson]]
+
-
|<small>First ever and one-time [[NWA United States Women's Championship|NWA United States Women's Champion]]</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2008
+
-
|
+
-
|Eddie Grahm
+
-
|[[Dusty Rhodes|Dusty Semmler]]
+
-
|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by his son Mike Graham. Promoter and booker for [[Championship Wrestling from Florida]], held over thirty NWA regional championships including eighteen in CWF.</small>
+
-
|-
+
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|2008
+
-
|
+
-
|Gordon Solie
+
-
|[[Jim Ross]]
+
-
|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by his five children. Commentator, announcer and promoter for [[Championship Wrestling from Florida]], later worked for [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2009
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Austin]]<br><small>(Kevin Williams)</small>
+
|[[Vince Matteson]]
|[[Vince Matteson]]
-
|<small>Six-time [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]], four-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]], 1996 [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]], three-time [[Royal Rumble]] winner ([[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|1997]], [[IWF Royal Rumble (1998)|1998]] and [[IWF Royal Rumble (2001)|2001]]).</small>
+
|First African American to run a major arena in the United States.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===Class of 1995===
 +
{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 width=285 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 0px #000000 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''IWE Hall of Fame (1995)'''</span><br>
|-
|-
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|2009
+
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |
-
|
+
|- valign="top"
-
|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
+
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
-
|[[Ric Flair]]
+
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWE]]
-
|<small>One-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], three-time [[IWE United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]], and one-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Champion]]</small>
+
|- valign="top"
 +
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Marriott Hotel]]
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" width="25%" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''IWE Hall of Fame chronology'''
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[#Class of 1994|1994]]
 +
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[#Class of 1996|1996]]
 +
|}
 +
'''IWF Hall of Fame (1995)''' was the event that featured the introduction of the third class to the IWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the [[IWE|IWF]] on June 24, 1995 from the [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Marriott Hotel]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. The event took place the same weekend as [[IWF King of the Ring (1995)|King of the Ring]].
 +
 
 +
In March 2015 a condensed version of the ceremony was added to the [[IWE Network]]. 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 [[Ernie Roth|The Grand Wizard]] was represented by Bobby Harmon.
 +
 
 +
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 237px; style="font-size:110%; "
|-
|-
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|2009
+
! class="unsortable" ! bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| Image
-
|
+
! bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| Ring name<br />(Birth Name)
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|[["Cowboy" Billy Watts|Billy Watts]]
+
! bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| Inducted by
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|[[Jim Ross]]
+
! class="unsortable" bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| IWE recognized accolades
-
|<small>Former wrestling promoter in the mid-south United States, one-time [[IWWF United States Tag Team Championship|IWWF United States Tag Team Champion]] and held over twenty NWA regional championships.</small>
+
|-
|-
-
|2009
 
|
|
-
|[[Howard Finkel]]
+
|[[Antonino Rocca]]<br />({{small|Antonino Tommy Bergeron<!--(1968, pg. 69)-->}})
-
|[[Gene Okerlund]]
+
|[[Miguel Pérez (wrestler)|Miguel Pérez]]
-
|<small>IWE ring announcer since 1975. First IWF employee. Coined the name Wrestlemania.</small>
+
|Posthumous inductee. One-time [[IWF International Heavyweight Championship|IWF International Heavyweight Champion]]
|-
|-
-
|2009
 
|
|
-
|[[Koko B. Ware|Branden McLeod]]
+
|[["Big Cat" Ernie Ladd]]
-
|[[The Honky Tonk Man]]
+
|[[Bill Watts|"Cowboy" Bill Watts]]
-
|<small>Held several NWA regional championships.</small>
+
|Won several [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]] regional titles, and was one of few professional wrestlers to have had a successful career in [[American football]]
|-
|-
-
|2010
 
|
|
-
|[[Kyle Johnson, Sr.|"The Million Dollar Man" Kyle Johnson]]
+
|[[William James Flemming<!--(2006, pg. 240)-->|George "The Animal" Steel]]
-
|[[Kyle Johnson, Jr.|Kyle Johnson]] and [[Brett Johnson]]
+
|Pat Myers
-
|<small>Four-time [[Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship|Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion]], three-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|WWF World Tag Team Champion]], two-time [[NWA National Heavyweight Championship|NWA National Heavyweight]] and the [[IWE King of the Ring#1988|1988 King of the Ring]] winner.</small>
+
|One of professional wrestling's first monster [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heels]]
|-
|-
-
|2010
 
|
|
-
|Antonio Inoki
+
|[[Ivan Bankston<!--(Father of Michael G. Bankston)-->|"Polish Power" Ivan Putski]]
-
|Stan Hansen
+
|Scott Putski
-
|<small>Founder of [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]], two-time [[IWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship|IWWF/IWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion]], and one-time [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship|IWGP Heavyweight Champion]].</small>
+
|One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IIWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]]
|-
|-
-
|2010
 
|
|
-
|Wendi Richter
+
|[[Marjorie Martin|The Fabulous Moolah]]<br><small>(Marjorie Martin)</small>
-
|[[Roddy Piper]]
+
|[[Debrah <!--Josyln--> Davidson<!--(2006, pg. 84)-->|Alundra Blayze]]
-
|<small>Two-time [[IWE Women's Championship|IWF Women's Champion]], one-time [[AWA Women's Championship|AWA Women's Champion]] and two-time [[NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship|NWA Women's World Tag Team Champion]].</small>
+
|A three-time [[IWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|IWF Women's Champion]]. Her first reign is recognized as lasting a record 28 years<br>The first woman to be inducted.<br>In 1999 she won the Women's title one more time.
|-
|-
-
|2010
 
|
|
-
|"Mad Dog" Marcie Vachon
+
|[[Ernie Woods|The Grand Wizard]]<br><small>(Ernie Woods)</small>
-
|[[Pat Patterson]]
+
|[[Sgt. Slaughter]]
-
|<small>Five-time [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship|AWA World Heavyweight Champion]].</small>
+
|Posthumous inductee. <br /> Long-time heel manager in IWF
|-
|-
-
|2010
 
|
|
-
|[["Gorgeous" George Wagner|George Wagner]]
+
|[[Pedro Morales]]
-
|Dick Beyer
+
|[[Gorilla Monsoon]]
-
|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by his ex-wife Betty Wagner. One-time holder of the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. Portrayed as a flamboyant, arrogant, charismatic villain, George is credited with helping establish wrestling on television in the 1940's and 1950's.</small>
+
|[[<!--Juan--> Douglas A. Rodriguez<!--(1964 pg. 25)-->|Savio Vega]] accepted the induction<br>One-time [[IWE Championship|IWWF World Heavyweight Champion]] whose reign lasted nearly three years<br>The first [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)|IWF Triple Crown Champion]]<br>He was also the first Latino to win the world title
-
|-
+
-
|2010
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Stu Heart]]
+
-
|[[Bret Heart]]
+
-
|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by Bret Heart and the [[Heart Wrestling Family|Heart family]]. Established [[Stampede Wrestling]] in Calgary 1948, and ran it until 1984. Ran "The Dungeon" wrestling school and trained numerous IWE wrestlers. Patriarch of the Heart family.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2011
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Ryan Barnhart|"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels]]
+
-
|[[Triple K]]
+
-
|<small>Three-time [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]], one-time [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]], three-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]], two-time [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]] winner ([[IWF Royal Rumble (1995)|1995]] and [[IWF Royal Rumble (1996)|1996]]), first IWE wrestler to achieve the "[[Grand Slam Championship|Grand Slam]]".</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2011
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Jim Duggan|"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan]]
+
-
|[[Kyle Johnson, Sr.|"The Million Dollar Man" Kyle Johnson]]
+
-
|<small>Winner of the first [[Royal Rumble]] match in [[IWF Royal Rumble (1988)|1988]], one-time [[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Champion]], one time [[WCW World Television Championship|WCW World Television Champion]].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2011
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Bob Armstrong|"Bullet" Dan Burdick]]
+
-
|The Burdick Family ([[Joe Burdick|Joe]], [[Brad Burdick|Brad]] and [[James Burdick|James]])
+
-
|<small>Held several NWA regional championships. Father of four wrestlers: [[Joe Burdick|Joe]], [[Brad Burdick|Brad]], [[Steve Burdick|Steve]] and [[James Burdick|James]]</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2011
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Kandice Sytch|Sunny]]<br><small>(Kandice Lynn Sytch)</small>
+
-
|[[IWE Divas]]
+
-
|<small>Billed by IWE as the first [[IWE Divas|Diva]]</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2011
+
-
|
+
-
|Abdullah the Butcher
+
-
|[[Terry Funk]]
+
-
|<small>A [[Hardcore Wrestling|hardcore legend]] known for appearing in a number of [[List of National Wrestling Alliance territories|wrestling territories]], holding a variety of regional championships.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2012
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]]<br><small>(Kevin Adams Copeland)</small>
+
-
|[[Khristian]]
+
-
|<small>Four-time [[IWE Championship|IWE Champion]], seven-time [[List of  World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]], winner of the inaugural [[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|Money in the Bank ladder match]] and the [[IWE Royal Rumble (2010)|2010 Royal Rumble]]. He held the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World]] and [[IWE Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championships]] a combined 14 times, more than any other wrestler.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2012
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Jon Rispen]]
+
-
|[[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Goff]]
+
-
|<small>First [[African American]] [[World Heavyweight Championship|world heavyweight champion]] having won the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] once, three-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Champion]].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2012
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Taylor McCorrmack|Yokozuna]]<br>(Taylor [McCorrmack] Anoaʻi)
+
-
|[[The Usos|Jimmy and Jey Uso]]
+
-
|<small>Posthumous inductee, represented by cousin [[Keith Fatu, Jr.|Rikishi]] and his family. Two-time [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]], two-time [[World Tag Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]], [[IWF Royal Rumble (1993)1993 Royal Rumble winner]].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2012
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Mil Máscaras]]<br><small>(Aaron Rodriguez)</small>
+
-
|[[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]]
+
-
|<small>A [[Lucha Libre|lucha libre]] legend.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|2013
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Mick Foley]]
+
-
|[[Terry Funk]]
+
-
|{{small|Wrestled using various ring names, including Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love. Three-time [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]], eight-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]], two-time [[XCW World Tag Team Championship|XCW World Tag Team Champion]], one-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW World Tag Team Champion]] and first [[IWE Hardcore Championship|IWF Hardcore Champion]].}}
+
-
|-
+
-
|2013
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Bob Backlund]]
+
-
|[[Maria Menounos]]
+
-
|{{small|Two-time [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]] whose first reign is recognized as lasting for over five years, and one-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]].}}
+
-
|-
+
-
|2013
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Bailey Dalton|Trish Stratus]]<br>{{small|(Bailey Anne Dalton)}}
+
-
|[[Kaila Matteson]]
+
-
|{{small|A record seven-time [[IWE Women's Championship|IWF/E Women's Champion]], three-time [[IWE Diva#Babe of the Year (2001–2004)|WWE Babe of the Year]], one-time [[IWE Hardcore Championship|IWE Hardcore Champion]], voted Diva of the Decade during the ''Raw'' 10th Anniversary special.}}
+
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|-
+
-
|2013
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Bruno Sammartino]]
+
-
|[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]
+
-
|{{small|Two-time [[IWE Championship|IWWF Champion]] who holds the records for longest consecutive and cumulative reigns of seven and 11 years, respectively.}}
+
-
|-
+
-
|2013
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Steve Britz|Booker T]]<br>{{small|(Steve Britz)}}
+
-
|[[Lane Britz|Stevie Ray]]
+
-
|{{small|Five-time [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW Champion]], one-time [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]], one-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]], four-time [[IWE United States Championship|WCW/IWE United States Champion]], a record 11-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW World Tag Team Champion]] (10 of which came with his brother [[Lane Britz|Stevie Ray]] as [[Harlem Heat]]).}}
+
-
|-
+
-
|2014
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Nicole Dumas (wrestler)|Lita]]<br>{{small|(Nicole Dumas)}}
+
-
|[[Bailey Dalton|Trish Stratus]]
+
-
|{{small|Four-time [[IWE Women's Championship|IWF/E Womens Champion]].}}
+
-
|-
+
-
|2014
+
-
|
+
-
|[[John Chart, Jr.|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]]<br />{{small|(Aurelian Chart, Jr.)}}
+
-
|[[Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]
+
-
|{{small|Credited as the inventor of the [[DDT (Professional Wrestling)|DDT]]. Held several regional championships}}
+
-
|-
+
-
|2014
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Paul Bearer]]<br>{{small|(William Moody)}}
+
-
|[[Glenn McAlmond|Kane]] and [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]]
+
-
|{{small|Posthumous inductee<br>Longtime manager in [[World Class Championship Wrestling|WCCW]] (as Percy Pringle III) and in IWE (as Paul Bearer) most notably managing [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] and [[Glenn McAlmond|Kane]].}}
+
-
|-
+
-
|2014
+
-
|
+
-
|[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]]<br>(Scott Hall)
+
-
|[[Kevin Nash]]
+
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|{{small|Four-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]], two-time [[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]], seven-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW World Tag Team Champion]], 1997 [[WCW World War 3#1997|World War 3 winner]].}}
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|2014
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|
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|[[Carlos Férry]]<br>(Carlos E. Férry González)
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|[[Michael Ferry|Carlito]], [[David Ferry]], and [[Orlando Ferry|Orlando Férry]]
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|{{small|Promoter of [[World Wrestling Council]] (WWC) in Puerto Rico. 26-times [[WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion]].}}
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|-
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|2014
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|[[The Warrior (wrestler)|The Ultimate Warrior]]<br />{{small|(Nicolas Hellwig)}}
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|[[Linda Matteson]]
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|{{small|One-time [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship|IWF Champion]] and two-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]]}}
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|2015
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|
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|[[Brady Savage]]<br>{{small|(Brady Poffo)}}
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|[[Hulk Hogan]]
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|{{small|Posthumous inductee.<br/> Two-time [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship|IWF Champion]], four-time [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], one-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]], and [[IWE King of the Ring|1987 King of the Ring]].}}
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|-
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|2015
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|
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|[[Keith Fatu (wrestler)|Rikishi]]<br>{{small|(Solofa Fatu, Jr.)}}
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|[[The Usos|Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso]]
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|{{small|One-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]], two-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Champion]] and one-time [[IWE Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Champion]].}}
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|-
+
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|2015
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|
+
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|[[Debrah Davidson|Alundra Blayze]]<br>{{small|(Debrah Davidson)}}
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|[[Shannon Furlong (wrestler)|Natalya]]
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|{{small|Three-time [[IWE Women's Championship|IWF Women's Champion]]. Known in other companies as Madusa, she became the first woman to win the [[WCW Cruiserweight Championship]] and was a one-time [[AWA World Women's Championship|AWA World Women's Champion]].}}
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|-
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|2015
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|
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|[[Larry Zbyszko]]<br>{{small|(Lawrence Whistler)}}
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|[[Bruno Sammartino]]
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|{{small|One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWWF Tag Team Champion]], two-time [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship|AWA World Heavyweight Champion]].}}
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|-
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|2015
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|
+
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|[[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
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|[[Ric Flair]]
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|{{small|Six-time [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship|IWGP Heavyweight Champion]], one-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], two-time [[IWF Junior Heavyweight Championship|IWF Junior Heavyweight Champion]].}}
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|-
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|2015
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|
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|[[Kevin Nash]]
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|[[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]]
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|{{small|Also known as Diesel, he is a one-time [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Champion]], five-time [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], one-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]], nine-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW World Tag Team Champion]], two-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]], and 1998 World War 3 winner.}}
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|-
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|2015
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|
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|[[Charles Warren (wrestler)|The Godfather]]<br>{{small|(Charles Warren)}}
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|[[Acolytes Protection Agency|The APA]]<br>([[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] and [[Jon Rispens|Jon "Faarooq" Rispens]])
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|{{small|One-time [[IWF Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Champion]], One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]].}}
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|-
+
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|2015
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|
+
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|[[Stan Hansen]]<br>{{small|(John Stanley Hansen II)}}
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|[[Steven White|Vader]]
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|{{small| One-time [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship|AWA World Heavyweight Champion]], one-time [[NWA United States Heavyweight Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]].}}
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|-
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|2015
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|
+
-
|[[Jacqueline Weikart|Jacqueline]]<br>{{small|(Jacqueline Weikart)}}
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|[[The Dudley Boyz]]<br>([[Bully Harlan|Bubba Ray Dudley]] and [[Scott Hughes|D-Von Dudley]])
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|{{small| Two-time [[IWE Women's Championship|WWF Women's Champion]], one-time [[IWE Cruiserweight Championship|WWE Cruiserweight Champion]].}}
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|}
|}
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===Group inductions===
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===Class of 1996===
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 237px; style="font-size:95%; "
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{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 width=285 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 0px #000000 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
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! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" width="1%"|Year
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! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" width="25%"| Tag Team
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''IWE Hall of Fame (1995)'''</span><br>
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! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" width="20%"| Inducted by
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! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" class="unsortable"| Notes
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|-
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| rowspan=2| 1996
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |
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| '''[[The Valiant Brothers]]'''
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|- valign="top"
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|[[Davey Boy Aldrich]] and [[Owen Heart]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
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|<small>One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWWF World Tag Team Champions]], first tag team to be inducted into the IWE Hall of Fame.</small>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWE]]
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|-
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|- valign="top"
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| colspan=3| [[Jimmy Valiant]] - four-time [[WCW World Television Championship|NWA Television Champion]]<br>[[Johnny L. Sullivan|Johnny Valiant]] (John L. Sullivan)
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
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|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[New York Marriott Marquis|Marriott Marquis]]
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| rowspan=2| 2006
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|- valign="top"
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|'''[[The Blackjacks]]'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City'''
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|Bobby Heenan
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
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|<small>One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWWF World Tag Team Champions]].</small>
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|- valign="top"
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|-
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" width="25%" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''IWE Hall of Fame chronology'''
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| colspan=3| [[Blackjack Mulligan]] (Robert Windham) - three-time [[IWE United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]] and one-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Champion]].<br>[[Jack Lanza|Blackjack Lanza]] (Jack Lanza) - one-time [[AWA World Tag Team Championship|AWA World Tag Team Champion]]
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|- valign="top"
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|-
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[#Class of 1995|1995]]
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| rowspan=2| 2007
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[IWE Class of (2004)|2004]]
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|'''[[The Wild Samoans]]'''
+
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|[[Sam Larson|Samu]] and [[Tom Larson]]
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|<small>Three-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champions]].</small>
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|-
+
-
| colspan=3|Afa
+
-
|-
+
-
| rowspan=2| 2008
+
-
|'''The Brisco Brothers'''
+
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|[[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Goff]]
+
-
|<small>Three-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Championship]] and held over a dozen regional NWA tag team championships.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
| colspan=3|[[Jack Brisco]] - two-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br>[[Gerald Brisco]]
+
-
|-
+
-
| rowspan=2| 2009
+
-
|'''The Funks'''
+
-
|[[Dusty Rhodes|Dusty Semmler]]
+
-
|<small>Held several tag team championships, including the [[NWA International Tag Team Championship]] on three occasions.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
| colspan=3|[[Terry Funk]] - one-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], two-time [[XCW Championship|XCW World Heavyweight Champion]] and one-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]].<br>[[Dory Funk, Jr.]] - one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
+
-
|-
+
-
| rowspan=2| 2009
+
-
|'''[[Von Eric family|The Von Erics]]'''
+
-
|[[Michael Hayes]]
+
-
|<small>Noted wrestling family that spent many years wrestling in [[World Class Championship Wrestling]]. Various combinations of the family held several NWA regional and WCCW tag team championships, including the [[WCWA World Tag Team Championship|WCWA World Tag Team]] and [[WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship|World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
| colspan=3|[[Fritz Von Eric]] - One-time [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship|AWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and sixteen-time [[WCWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA American Heavyweight Champion]] (later renamed the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship).<br>[[Kevin Von Eric]] - Five-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion and one-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion.<br>[[David Von Eric]] - Eight-time [[NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship|NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion]].<br>[[Kerry Von Eric]] - One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, five-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion and four-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion. Wrestled in IWF as "The Texas Tornado" where he was a one-time IWF Intercontinental Champion.<br>[[Mike Von Eric]] - One-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion.<br>[[Chris Von Eric]] - Wrestled and worked several backstage jobs for WCCW.
+
-
|-
+
-
|rowspan=2|2011
+
-
|'''[[Road Warriors|The Road Warriors/Legion of Doom]]'''
+
-
|[[Dusty Rhodes|Dusty Semmler]]
+
-
|<small>Two-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champions]], one-time [[AWA World Tag Team Championship|AWA World Tag Team Champions]], one-time [[NWA International Tag Team Championship|NWA International Tag Team Champions]], one-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Champions ''(Mid-Atlantic version)'']].</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
| colspan=3| [[Road Warrior Hawk]] (Nick Hanson) - Posthumous inductee, Two-time [[IWGP Tag Team Championship|IWGP Tag Team Champion]] (without Animal)<br>[[Road Warrior Animal]] (Kevin Laurinaitis) - One-time [[IWE Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Champion]] (without Hawk) <br> [[Paul Ellering|"Precious" Paul Ellering]] - Long-time manager in the [[American Wrestling Association|AWA]], [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]], IWF and [[All Japan Pro Wrestling|AJPW]]. Inducted alongside the Road Warriors, who he managed for much of his career.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
| rowspan=2| 2012
+
-
| '''[[Four Horsemen]]'''
+
-
| [[Dusty Rhodes|Dusty Semmler]]
+
-
|<small>One of the top stables of the 1980s, they reached their peak in 1988 when the four members controlled all three major NWA Championships, ([[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|World]], [[IWE United States Championship|United States]] and [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|Tag Team]]).</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
| colspan=3| [[Ric Flair|"Nature Boy" Ric Flair]] (Richard Fliehr) - First double inductee.  Two-time [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]], eight-time [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], and seven-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]]. <br>[[Barry Windham|Gary Windham]] - One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time [[IWE United States Championship|NWA Unites States Heavyweight Champion]], four-time [[WCW Tag Team Championship|NWA/WCW World Tag Team Champion]], and two-time [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Champion]].  <br> [[Arn Anderson|"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson]] (Martin Anthony Lunde) - Four-time [[WCW World Television Championship|NWA/WCW World Television Champion]], two-time NWA/WCW World Tag Team Champion, and one-time IWF Tag Team Champion.  <br> [[Tully Blanchard]] - One-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, and one-time IWF Tag Team Champion.  <br> [[J.J. Dillon]] - Long-time manager in the [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]],  former [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] onscreen commissioner.
+
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|-
+
-
| rowspan=2| 2015
+
-
|'''[[The Bushwhackers]]'''
+
-
|[[John Laurinaitis]]
+
-
|{{small|Known as the Sheepherders prior to joining IWE, they won over 20 regional tag team championships in the [[American Wrestling Association|AWA]], [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]], [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|UWF]], and [[Stampede Wrestling]] during their 40 year career.}}
+
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|-
+
-
| colspan=3|[[Darin Wickens (wrestler)|Luke Williams]] (Darin Wickens)<br>[[Matthew Miller (wrestler)|Butch Miller]] (Matthew Miller)
+
|}
|}
 +
'''IWF Hall of Fame (1996)''' was the event which featured the introduction of the fourth class to the IWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the [[IWE|IWF]] on November 16, 1996, from the [[New York Marriott Marquis|Marriott Marquis]] in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The event took place the same weekend as [[IWF Survivor Series (1996)|Survivor Series]].
-
===Celebrity wing===
+
In March 2015 a condensed version of the ceremony was added to the [[IWE Network]]. 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.
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 +
Due to [[Vincent J Matteson<!--(Grandfather of Kaila Matteson)-->|Vincent J. Matteson]]'s death in 1984, he was posthumously inducted by the [[Matteson family]].
 +
 
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|-
|-
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! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" style="width:1%;"| Year
+
! class="unsortable" bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| Image
-
! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" class="unsortable"|
+
! bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| Ring name<br />(Birth Name)
-
! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" style="width:25%;"| Ring name<br />{{small|(Birth name)}}
+
! bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| Inducted by
-
! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" style="width:20%;"| Inducted by
+
! class="unsortable" bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| IWE recognized accolades
-
! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" class="unsortable"| Appearances
+
|-
|-
-
|2004
 
|
|
-
|[[Pete Rose]]
+
|[[Mikel Scicluna<!--Michael Raiford (1967, pg. 120)-->|"Baron" Mikel Scicluna]]
-
|[[Glenn McAlmond|Kane]]
+
|[[Gorilla Monsoon]]
-
|<small>Celebrity inductee, appeared at [[IWF WrestleMania 14|WrestleMania XIV]], [[IWF WrestleMania 15|XV]], and [[IWF WrestleMania 2000|2000 (XVI)]]</small>
+
|One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWWF World Tag Team Champion]]<br>One-time [[IWWF United States Tag Team Championship|IWWF United States Tag Team Champion]]
|-
|-
-
|2006
 
|
|
-
|[[William Perry (American Football)|William “The Refrigerator” Perry]]
+
|[[Lou Albano|"Captain" Lou Albano]]
-
|[[Dustin Simpson]]
+
|[[Joe Franklin]]
-
|<small>Celebrity inductee, Competed in a [[Battle Royal Match|battle royal]] at [[IWF WrestleMania 2|WrestleMania 2]].</small>
+
|One-time [[IWWF United States Tag Team Championship|IWWF United States Tag Team Champion]]<br>As a manager, he led 13 different tag teams to a record 17 tag team titles, and four singles wrestlers to various championships<br>His association with [[Cyndi Lauper]] was pivotal in turning professional wrestling into a mainstream phenomenon.
|-
|-
-
|2010
 
|
|
-
|[[Bob Uecker]]
+
|[[Jimmy Salazar<!--(Father of Ana Salazar)-->|Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka]]
-
|Dick Ebersol
+
|[[Ronnie Monichek<!--(1968, pg. 40)-->|Don Muraco]]
-
|<small>Celebrity inductee, guest interviewer/ring announcer at [[IWF WrestleMania 3|WrestleMania III]] and [[IWF WrestleMania 4|IV]].</small>
+
|One-time [[IWE United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]]<br>Two-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Champion]]<br>Two-time [[XCW Championship|XCW Heavyweight Champion]]
|-
|-
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|2011
 
|
|
-
|[[Drew Carey]]
+
|[[Johnny Rodz<!--Richard Rodriguez (1967, pg. 148)-->|Johnny Rodz]]<br />({{small|Rich Rodriguez}})
-
|[[Glenn McAlmond|Kane]]
+
|[[Arnold Skaaland]]
-
|<small>Celebrity inductee. 1st celebrity to participate in a Royal Rumble match [[IWF Royal Rumble (2001)|2001 Royal Rumble]]</small>
+
|Wrestled in [[International Wrestling Entertainment|IWF]] for nearly two decades
|-
|-
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|2012
 
|
|
-
|[[Mike Tyson]]
+
|[[Killer Kowalski<!--(born Brian Edward Władysław Spulnik-McAlmond)-->|Killer Kowalski]]<br />({{small|Brian Edward McAlmond}})
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|[[Ryan Barnhart]] and [[Triple K]]
+
|[[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Triple K]]
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|<small>Celebrity inductee, served as Special Enforcer in the main event at [[IWF WrestleMania 14|WrestleMania XIV]].</small>
+
|One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWWF World Tag Team Champion]], held 17 NWA regional championships
|-
|-
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|2013
 
|
|
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|[[Donald Trump]]
+
|[[Greg <!--Trenary--> Patterson <!--(2007, pg. 87)--> (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]]<br />({{small|Greg Trenary}})
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|[[Vince Matteson]]
+
|[[Bret Heart]]
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|{{small|Celebrity inductee, hosted [[IWF WrestleMania 4|WrestleMania IV]] and [[IWF WrestleMania 5|WrestleMania V]] at [[Trump Plaza]].  Won the "Battle of the Billionares" at [[IWE WrestleMania 23|WrestleMania 23]].}}
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|One-time and first [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]], one-time [[AWA World Tag Team Championship|AWA World Tag Team Champion]] and held over 20 NWA regional championships<br>Credited as the creator of the [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]]<br />Patterson won the IWF Hardcore Championship in 2000 and the IWE 24/7 Championship in 2020
|-
|-
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|2014
 
|
|
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|[[Mr. T]]<br>{{small|(Laurence Tureaud)}}
+
|[[Vincent J. Matteson]]
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|[[Gene Okerlund]] and T Junior
+
|[[Shane Matteson<!--(Brother of Kaila Matteson)-->|Shane Matteson]]
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|{{small|Celebrity inductee. Headlined the first two WrestleManias, made appearances and wrestled in WCW(including a match at [[WCW Starrcade#1994|Starrcade]] in 1994).}}
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|Posthumous inductee. Founder and longtime promoter of the [[IWE|International (Wide) Wrestling Federation]]
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|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
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|}<br>
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|-
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|2015
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! style="width:25%;" bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| Group
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|
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! style="width:20%;" bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| Inducted by
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|[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]
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! class="unsortable" bgcolor="#D8D8D8"| IWE recognized accolades
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|[[Triple K]]
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|{{small|Celebrity inductee.<br/> Has made numerous appearances on IWE programming.}}
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|}
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===To be inducted in 2016===
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|-
|-
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! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" class="unsortable"|
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| [[The Valiant Brothers]]
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! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" style="width:25%;"| Ring name<br />{{small|(Birth name)}}
+
| [[Anthony <!--Paul (1967, pg. 102)--> Guitreau|Tony Garea]]
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! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" style="width:20%;"| To be inducted by
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| {{small|One-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWWF World Tag Team Champions]]<br>First tag team to be inducted into the IWE Hall of Fame
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! bgcolor="#D8D8D8" class="unsortable"| IWE Recognized Accolades
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|-
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|
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| colspan=3| [[Jimmy Valiant<!--Michael Harold Fannaly (1968 pg. 59)-->|Jimmy Valiant]] ({{small|Michael <!---Harold-->Fannaly}}) – four-time [[WCW World Television Championship|NWA Television Champion]]<br />[[Johnny Valiant<!--Johnny L. Scarle (1965, pg. 135)-->|Johnny Valiant]] ({{small|Johnny<!--L--> Scarle}}) – became a manager in the IWF and AWA during the 1980s
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|[[Kevin (wrestler)|Sting]]<br>{{small|(Kevin Borden)}}
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|[[Ric Flair|Ric Meyer]]
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|{{small|Six-time [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], Two-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], Two-time [[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]], Three-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW World Tag Team Champion]].}}
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|-
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|
 
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|[[The Fabulous Freebirds]]
 
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|[[The New Day (wrestling)|The New Day]]
 
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|{{small|Gordy and Roberts inducted posthumously.<br>Two-time [[WCW World Tag Team ChampionshipWCW World Tag Team Champions]], two-time [[WCW United States Tag Team Championship|WCW U.S. Tag Team Champions]], one-time [[WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship|WCW 6-Man Tag Team Champions]].<br>Credited for creating the "Freebird Rule".}}
 
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|-
 
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|
 
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|[[Brandon (wrestler)|Big Boss Man]]<br>{{small|(Brandon Traylor Jr.)}}
 
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|[[Slick (wrestling)|Slick]]
 
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|{{small|Posthumous inductee.<br>Four-time [[IWE Hardcore Championship|IWF Hardcore Champion]], one-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Champion]].}}
 
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|-
 
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|
 
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|[[Joan Lunden]]
 
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|Dana Warrior
 
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|{{small|Award-winning journalist, best-selling author and breast cancer survivor.}}
 
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|-
 
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|
 
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|[[Snoop Dogg]]<br>{{small|(Calvin Broadus Jr.)}}
 
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|[[Wiz Khalifa]] and [[Dustin Simpson]]
 
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|{{small|Hosted an episode of [[IWE Raw|Raw]] as a special guest.<br>Was the Master of Ceremonies for the ''[[Playboy]]'' [[Professional wrestling match types#Lumberjack match|BunnyMania Lumberjill]] match at [[IWE WrestleMania 24|WrestleMania XXIV]].}}
 
|}
|}
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===Warrior Award===
+
===Class of 2004===
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Introduced in 2015, the award will be given to 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]]." IWE publicly promotes Warrior Award recipients as Hall of Fame inductees.
+
:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2004)]]''
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===Class of 2005===
 +
:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2005)]]''
 +
 
 +
===Class of 2006===
 +
:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2006)]]''
 +
 
 +
===Class of 2007===
 +
:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2007)]]''
 +
 
 +
===Class of 2008===
 +
:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2008)]]''
 +
 
 +
===Class of 2009===
 +
:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2009)]]''
 +
 
 +
===Class of 2010===
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:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2017)]]''
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:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2018)]]''
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:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2019)]]''
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:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2020)]]''
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:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2021)]]''
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:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2022)]]''
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:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2023)]]''
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:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2024)]]''
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:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2025)]]''
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:''Main article: [[IWE Hall of Fame (2026)]]''
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|[[<!--Dave-->Jesse Dern|Batista]]
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|N/A
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|[[Connor Michalek|Connor "The Crusher" Michalek]]
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|[[The Ultimate Warrior#Personal life|Dana Warrior]] and [[Kody Brown]]
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|{{small|Posthumous recipient.<br>Eight-year-old IWE fan who died of cancer. "Connor's Cure" cancer fund set up by [[Triple K]] and [[Kalia Mattson]] established in his honor.}}
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==Ceremony dates and locations==
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[[Image:Halloffame.jpg|up|right|200px|thumb|The induction of [[Bret Heart]] into the IWE Hall of Fame in 2006.]]
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[[File:Halloffame.jpg|right|thumb|The induction of [[Bret Heart]] into the IWE Hall of Fame in [[IWE Hall of Fame (2006)|2006]]]]
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[[File:Hall of Fame 2009.jpg|right|200px|thumb|IWE Hall of Fame 2009 ceremony.]]
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|June 18, 1994
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|[[Baltimore, Maryland]]
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|Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel
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|[[IWF King of the Ring (1994)|King of the Ring (1994)]]
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|November 16, 1996
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|[[IWF Survivor Series (1996)|Survivor Series (1996)]]
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|March 13, 2004
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|New York, New York
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|[[Hilton Hotels|The Hilton]]
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|Gene Okerlund
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|{{sort|20|[[IWE WrestleMania 20|WrestleMania XX]]}}
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|April 2, 2005
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|[[Gibson Amphitheatre|Universal Amphitheatre]]
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|Gene Okerlund
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|{{sort|21|[[IWE WrestleMania 21|WrestleMania 21]]}}
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|April 1, 2006
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|{{sort|22|[[IWE WrestleMania 22|WrestleMania 22]]}}
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|Jerry Lawler and Todd Grisham
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|March 27, 2010
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|{{sort|26|[[IWE WrestleMania 26|WrestleMania XXVI]]}}
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|{{sort|27|[[IWE WrestleMania 27|WrestleMania XXVII]]}}
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|{{sort|28|[[IWE WrestleMania 28|WrestleMania XXVIII]]}}
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|Jerry Lawler
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|{{sort|29|[[IWE WrestleMania 29|WrestleMania 29]]}}
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|Jerry Lawler
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|{{sort|30|[[IWE WrestleMania 30|WrestleMania XXX]]}}
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|March 28, 2015
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|[[San Jose, California]]
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*[[NWA Hall of Fame]]
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* [[List of Honors and Awards Received by Donald Trump|List of honors and awards received by Donald Trump]]
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*[[Pro. Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum|Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame]]
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* [[IWE WrestleMania Axxess#Hall of Fame statue|IWE Hall of Fame statue]]
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*[[WCW Hall of Fame]]
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*[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame]]
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*[[St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame]]
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Current revision as of 05:32, 26 February 2026

IWE Hall of Fame
IWE Hall of Fame logo since 2019.
Formation March 22, 1993
(28 years ago)
Members 228 total inductees
120 Individual inductees
46 Legacy inductees
17 Group inductees (49 wrestlers)
(-8 inducted twice)
12 Celebrity inductees
7 Warrior Award inductees
Webstie

The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which honors professional wrestlers and professional wrestling personalities maintained by IWE. Originally known as the "IWF Hall of Fame", it was created in 1993, when André the Giant was posthumously inducted with a video package. The 1994 and 1995 ceremonies were held in conjunction with the annual King of the Ring pay-per-view events and the 1996 ceremony was held with the Survivor Series event. After an eight-year hiatus and after the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) had been renamed to International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE), the promotion relaunched the Hall of Fame in 2004 and has held the ceremonies in conjunction with WrestleMania ever since. Since 2005, portions of the induction ceremonies have aired on television and since 2014, the entire ceremonies have aired on the IWE Network.

As of 2021, there have been 228 inductees, with 120 wrestlers inducted individually, 46 Legacy Inductees, 17 group inductions (consisting of 49 wrestlers within those groups), 12 celebrities, and 7 Warrior Award recipients. Eight wrestlers have been inducted twice (individually and as part of a tag team/group): Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Booker T, Bret Heart, Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Sean McCurry. McCurry's two inductions are both as a member of a group, D-Generation X (as X-Pac) and the New World Order. 58 members have been inducted posthumously.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Specialty inductees

[edit] Celebrity wing

[edit] Warrior Award

File:Dana Warrior Award.jpg
Dana Warrior presents the inaugural Warrior Award at the 2015 Hall of Fame ceremony

[edit] Legacy inductees

[edit] Legacy inductees

In 2016, IWE introduced a new category for the Hall of Fame called the "Legacy" wing. Inductees in this category are from several eras of wrestling history, going back to the early 20th century. All but two inductees, Hisashi Shinma and MSG Network creator Joseph Cohen, have been inducted posthumously. Legacy inductees are recognized with a video package at the ceremonies.

The Legacy wing also has some criticism around it, specifically regarding the abbreviated way of the inductions. Professional wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer said "this is the category they (IWE) use to honor people who, for whatever reason, they don't feel are marketable names to the modern audience to put in their actual Hall of Fame". In contrast, long time pro wrestling promoter and manager Jim Cornette criticized the fact that recognizable names like Jim Londos or El Santo were part of a video package. Bruiser Brody's widow stated that she did not know her husband was going to be inducted into the 2019 class until the day of the event and that she was not invited to the ceremony.

[edit] Classes

[edit] Class of 1993

IWE Hall of Fame (1993)
Promotion IWE
IWE Hall of Fame chronology
← Previous
First 		Next →
1994

IWF Hall of Fame (1993) was the inaugural class of the IWE Hall of Fame. During the March 22, 1993 episode of Monday Night Raw a video package announcing André the Giant's induction was shown. No ceremony took place, and André was inducted posthumously. In March 2015 a condensed version of the 1994 ceremony was added to the IWE Network. 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 IWE recognized accolades
André the Giant
(André Flemming) 		None One-time IWF World Heavyweight Champion, one-time IWF World Tag Team Champion.

[edit] Class of 1994

IWE Hall of Fame (1994)
Promotion IWE
Venue Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel
City Baltimore, Maryland
IWE Hall of Fame chronology
← Previous
1993 		Next →
1995

IWF Hall of Fame (1994) was the event that featured the introduction of the second class to the IWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the IWF on June 6, 1994 from the Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. 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 IWE Network. 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 IWE recognized accolades
"The Golden Boy" Arnold Skaaland Shane Matteson One-time IWWF United States Tag Team Champion and long-time manager in IWF.
Bobo Brazil
(Houston David Hardman 		Ernie Ladd Four-time IWWF United States Champion, one-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion and held over thirty NWA regional titles.
Buddy Rogers
(Herman Ed Reeves Jr.) 		Bret Heart Posthumous inductee, One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and first IWWF World Heavyweight Champion.
Chief Jay Strongbow Tatanka Four-time IWWF/IWF World Tag Team Champion.
"Classy" Freddie Blassie Regis Philbin Held over thirty NWA regional championships. Long-time manager in IWF.
Gorilla Monsoon
(Robert Paul Majesty) 		Killer Kowalski Two-time IWWF United States Tag Team Champion. Former IWF announcer and onscreen President.
James Dudley Vince Matteson First African American to run a major arena in the United States.

[edit] Class of 1995

IWE Hall of Fame (1995)
Promotion IWE
Venue Marriott Hotel
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
IWE Hall of Fame chronology
← Previous
1994 		Next →
1996

IWF Hall of Fame (1995) was the event that featured the introduction of the third class to the IWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the IWF 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 IWE Network. 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 IWE recognized accolades
Antonino Rocca
(Antonino Tommy Bergeron) 		Miguel Pérez Posthumous inductee. One-time IWF International Heavyweight Champion
"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
George "The Animal" Steel Pat Myers One of professional wrestling's first monster heels
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski Scott Putski One-time IWF Tag Team Champion
The Fabulous Moolah
(Marjorie Martin) 		Alundra Blayze A three-time IWF Women's Champion. Her first reign is recognized as lasting a record 28 years
The first woman to be inducted.
In 1999 she won the Women's title one more time.
The Grand Wizard
(Ernie Woods) 		Sgt. Slaughter Posthumous inductee.
Long-time heel manager in IWF
Pedro Morales Gorilla Monsoon Savio Vega accepted the induction
One-time IWWF World Heavyweight Champion whose reign lasted nearly three years
The first IWF Triple Crown Champion
He was also the first Latino to win the world title

[edit] Class of 1996

IWE Hall of Fame (1995)
Promotion IWE
Venue Marriott Marquis
City New York City, New York
IWE Hall of Fame chronology
← Previous
1995 		Next →
2004

IWF Hall of Fame (1996) was the event which featured the introduction of the fourth class to the IWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the IWF 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 IWE Network. 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. Matteson's death in 1984, he was posthumously inducted by the Matteson family.

Image Ring name
(Birth Name) 		Inducted by IWE recognized accolades
"Baron" Mikel Scicluna Gorilla Monsoon One-time IWWF World Tag Team Champion
One-time IWWF United States Tag Team Champion
"Captain" Lou Albano Joe Franklin One-time IWWF United States Tag Team Champion
As a manager, he led 13 different tag teams to a record 17 tag team titles, and four singles wrestlers to various championships
His association with Cyndi Lauper was pivotal in turning professional wrestling into a mainstream phenomenon.
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Don Muraco One-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion
Two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion
Two-time XCW Heavyweight Champion
Johnny Rodz
(Rich Rodriguez) 		Arnold Skaaland Wrestled in IWF for nearly two decades
Killer Kowalski
(Brian Edward McAlmond) 		Triple K One-time IWWF World Tag Team Champion, held 17 NWA regional championships
Pat Patterson
(Greg Trenary) 		Bret Heart One-time and first IWF 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 IWF Hardcore Championship in 2000 and the IWE 24/7 Championship in 2020
Vincent J. Matteson Shane Matteson Posthumous inductee. Founder and longtime promoter of the International (Wide) Wrestling Federation

Group Inducted by IWE recognized accolades
The Valiant Brothers Tony Garea One-time IWWF World Tag Team Champions
First tag team to be inducted into the IWE Hall of Fame
Jimmy Valiant (Michael Fannaly) – four-time NWA Television Champion
Johnny Valiant (Johnny Scarle) – became a manager in the IWF and AWA during the 1980s

[edit] Class of 2004

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2004)

[edit] Class of 2005

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2005)

[edit] Class of 2006

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2006)

[edit] Class of 2007

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2007)

[edit] Class of 2008

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2008)

[edit] Class of 2009

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2009)

[edit] Class of 2010

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2010)

[edit] Class of 2011

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2011)

[edit] Class of 2012

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2012)

[edit] Class of 2013

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2013)

[edit] Class of 2014

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2014)

[edit] Class of 2015

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2015)

[edit] Class of 2016

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2016)

[edit] Class of 2017

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2017)

[edit] Class of 2018

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2018)

[edit] Class of 2019

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2019)

[edit] Class of 2020

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2020)

[edit] Class of 2021

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2021)

[edit] Class of 2022

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2022)

[edit] Class of 2023

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2023)

[edit] Class of 2024

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2024)

[edit] Class of 2025

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2025)

[edit] Class of 2026

Main article: IWE Hall of Fame (2026)

[edit] To be inducted

[edit] Future Class (TBD)

Category Inductee Inducted by
Individual Batista N/A

[edit] Ceremony dates and locations

File:Halloffame.jpg
The induction of Bret Heart into the IWE Hall of Fame in 2006
File:Hall of Fame 2009.jpg
IWE Hall of Fame 2009 ceremony
Ceremony Date Location Venue Host Associated Event

[edit] Reception

[edit] Omissions and refused inductions

[edit] Quality of inductees

[edit] Praise and criticism

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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