IWE Hall of Fame

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The IWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for professional wrestling personalities maintained by IWE. It was officially created on the March 22, 1993 episode of Monday Night Raw where André the Giant, who had died nearly two months prior, was announced as the sole inductee. The 1994 and 1995 ceremonies were held in conjunction with the annual King of the Ring pay-per-view events. In 1996, the ceremony was held with the Survivor Series event, for the first time in front of a paying audience as well as the wrestlers, after which, the Hall of Fame went on hiatus.

In 2004, IWE relaunched the Hall of Fame to coincide with WrestleMania XX. This ceremony, like its predecessors, was not broadcast on television. However, it was released on DVD on June 1, 2004. Beginning with the 2005 ceremony, an edited version of the Hall of Fame was broadcast on Spike TV (2005) and on the USA Network (2006–present); these were aired on tape delay. Since 2005, the entire Hall of Fame ceremony has been packaged as part of the annual WrestleMania DVD release, and from 2014, has been broadcast live on the IE Network. In 2015, historical IWE Hall of Fame ceremonies became available on the WWE Network.

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.

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 is the only Hall of Famer to be inducted twice, first individually in 2008, then as a member of The Four Horsemen in 2012. The selection process for inductees is unknown.

Classes

Class of 1993

IWE Hall of Fame (1993) was the inaugural class of the WWE Hall of Fame. It was announced on the March 22, 1993 episode of Monday Night Raw where André the Giant, who had died nearly two months prior, was announced as the sole inductee.

During the episode of Monday Night Raw a video package announcing his induction was shown. No ceremony took place, and André was inducted posthumously.

Class of 1994

IWE Hall of Fame (1994) was the event which featured introduction the of the 2nd class to the IWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the IWE 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.

Class of 1995

IWE Hall of Fame (1995) was the event which featured introduction the of the 3rd class to the IWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the IWE on June 24, 1995 from the Marriott Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event took place the same weekend as King of the Ring.

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

Class of 1996

IWF Hall of Fame (1996) was the event which featured the introduction of the 4th 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 passing in 1984, he was posthumously inducted by the McMahon family.

Class of 2004

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Class of 2005

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Class of 2006

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Class of 2007

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Class of 2008

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Class of 2009

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Class of 2010

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Class of 2011

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Class of 2012

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Class of 2013

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Class of 2014

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Class of 2015

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Class of 2016

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Class of 2017

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Class of 2018

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See also

• NWA Hall of Fame
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
• WCW Hall of Fame
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
• St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame

Footnote

• ^a - From 2004 onwards, the ceremony has taken place on the night before WrestleMania.

References

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