List of professional wrestling halls of fame
This is a list of professional wrestling hall of fames. There are many pro wrestling-related halls of fame. Most are (or were) run by a particular promotion, often honoring alumni of that promotion or its predecessors, though some (such as the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame) are independent. Most professional wrestling halls of fame do not have a physical building, existing instead merely as a "conceptual" hall of fame, with a notable exception being the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum founded in Amsterdam, New York.[1]
Halls of fame[]
General[]
| Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame | Mike Chapman | — | 1999– | Waterloo, Iowa | No | Became part of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007. | [2] |
| Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame | Tony Vellano | — | 1999– | Wichita Falls, Texas | Yes |
Continental[]
| Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAC Hall of Fame | Cauliflower Alley Club | – | New York City | Yes | [3] |
National[]
| Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum | — | 1976– | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Yes | |||
| NWA Wrestling Legends Hall of Heroes | Greg Price | — | 2007– | Charlotte, North Carolina | Yes |
Regional[]
| Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport Wrestling Hall of Fame | Beau James | Southern States Wrestling | 1999– | Kingsport, Tennessee | No | ||
| Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame | Randy Hales Jerry Jarrett |
United States Wrestling Association | 1994–1997 | Memphis, Tennessee | No | ||
| New England Wrestling Hall of Fame | Joseph Bruen | Action Packed Championship Wrestling | 2008– | Providence, Rhode Island | Yes | ||
| Pittsburgh Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame | Lou Zygmuncik Bobby Orkwis |
Keystone State Wrestling Alliance | 2008– | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Yes | ||
| St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame | Larry Matysik | — | 2007– | St. Louis, Missouri | Yes | ||
| Southern California Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame | Cincinnati Red Jason Peterson Steven Bryant |
SoCalUNCENSORED.com | 2001– | Anaheim, California | Yes | ||
| Southern Wrestling Hall of Fame | David Fuller | Iconic Heroes Wrestling Excellence | 2009– | Fort Worth, Texas | Yes | ||
| Quebec Wrestling Hall of Fame | Pat Laprade[4] | Alquebec.ss38.ca | 2005– | Yes | [5] | ||
| 2015– | No | [6] |
Promotions[]
| Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAA Hall of Fame | Joaquín and Dorian Roldán | Lucha Libre AAA World Wide | 2007–2009; 2011– | Mexico City, Mexico | No | ||
| ACW Hall Of Fame | Athletik Club Wrestling | 2008–2013 | Weinheim, Germany | Yes | |||
| AJW Hall of Fame | Takashi Matsunaga Kunimatsu Matsunaga |
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | No | ||
| BCW Hall of Fame | Border City Wrestling | 2003– | Yes | [7] | |||
| Chaotic Wrestling Hall of Fame | Jamie Jamikowski | Chaotic Wrestling | 2006– | Lowell, Massachusetts | No | ||
| CWE Hall of Fame | Canadian Wrestling's Elite | 2015 | No | [8] | |||
| CZW Hall of Fame | John Zandig | Combat Zone Wrestling | 2004, 2009, 2014 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Yes | ||
| ECWA Hall of Fame | Jim Kettner | East Coast Wrestling Association | 1982– | Newark, Delaware | Yes | ||
| EWP Hall of Fame | Christian Eckstein | European Wrestling Promotion | 2010, 2012– | Hanover, Germany | No | ||
| HIW Hall of Fame | High Impact Wrestling Canada | 2010– | — | Yes | |||
| MCW Hall of Fame | Dan McDevitt Mark Shrader |
Maryland Championship Wrestling | 1998– | Dundalk, Maryland | Yes | ||
| NEO Hall of Fame | Kyoko Inoue | NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling | 2005, 2010 | Yokohama, Japan | No | ||
| NJPW Greatest Wrestlers Hall of Fame | Naoki Sugabayashi | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | 2007, 2009–2011 | Tokyo, Japan | Yes | ||
| NCW Hall of Fame | Northern Championship Wrestling | 2005– | — | No | [9] | ||
| NWA Hall of Fame | R. Bruce Tharpe | National Wrestling Alliance | 2005– | — | Yes | ||
| PWA Hall of Fame | Prairie Wrestling Alliance | 2009– | — | Yes | |||
| Pro-Wrestling: EVE Hall of Fame | Dann Read and Emily Read | Pro-Wrestling: EVE | 2018 | United Kingdom | No | [10] | |
| SCW Hall of Fame | Greg Mosorjak | Southern Championship Wrestling | 1997–2004 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Yes | ||
| Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame | Bruce and Ross Hart | Stampede Wrestling | 1999–2001 | Calgary, Alberta | Yes | ||
| Impact Hall of Fame | Dixie Carter | Impact Wrestling | 2012– | — | Yes | ||
| WSU Hall of Fame | Women Superstars Uncensored | 2009–present | |||||
| WCW Hall of Fame | World Championship Wrestling | 1993–1995 | — | No | |||
| WWE Hall of Fame | Vince McMahon | WWE | 1994–1996; 2004– | — | Yes | ||
| wXw Hall of Fame | Peter Wiechers | Westside Xtreme Wrestling | 2005; 2009–2012 | Oberhausen, Germany | Yes | ||
| WXW Hall of Fame | Afa Anoa'i | World Xtreme Wrestling | 2013–2016 | Minneola, Florida | Yes |
Type[]
| Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcore Hall of Fame | 2300 Arena | 2002, 2005, 2007–2011, 2014-2015 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | No | |||
| Independent Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame | — | 2005– | Yes |
Journalistic[]
| Name | Founder | Maintained by | Years active | Location | Website | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online World of Wrestling Hall of Fame | Jason Deadrich and David Buckler | OnlineWorldofWrestling.com | 2002– | — | Yes | [11] | |
| Pro Wrestling Report Hall of Fame | Dameon Nelson and Dave Herro | Pro Wrestling Report | 2013 | — | No | ||
| SLAM! Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame | Greg Oliver | Canadian Online Explorer | 2005– | — | Yes | ||
| Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame | Dave Meltzer | Wrestling Observer | 1996– | — | Yes |
See also[]
References[]
Specific
- ^ Bixenspan, David. "Building A Pro Wrestling Hall Of Fame Is A Lot Easier Said Than Done". Deadspin. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ Kamchen, Richard (December 20, 2007). "Piper, Saito, Jacobs headline '08 Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame list". Canadian Online Explorer.
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-367-alabama-newspapers-vs-roy-moore-russia-olympics-ban-indigenous-satire-holiday-books-and-more-1.4435735/how-an-abandoned-suitcase-in-hamilton-found-its-way-to-a-wrestling-hall-of-fame-1.4435755[bare URL]
- ^ Mad Dog: The Maurice Vachon Story
- ^ Johnson, Mike (December 6, 2017). "Bret Hart, Kevin Owens inducted into Quebec Wrestling Hall of Fame". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ Staff (November 8, 2012). "Big West to unveil Okanagan Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame". . Black Press. p. 21. Retrieved 2019-01-26 – via Issuu.
- ^ "Border City celebrates 10 years". canoe.com. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ [1] Archived January 17, 2018, at archive.today
- ^ [2]Archived 2018-01-26 at archive.today
- ^ Mauro, Laura (12 December 2018). "SHEvivor Series recap, results and exclusives". Diva Dirt. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Online World of Wrestling Hall of Fame – Online World of Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
General
- "THE RICH HISTORY OF AN INDEPENDENT WRESTLING HALL OF FAME CONTINUES IN PITTSBURGH". 1Wrestling.com. January 10, 2017.
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