Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

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The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame is located in Amsterdam, New York and was previously located in Schenectady, New York. Its purpose is to "preserve and promote the dignified history of professional wrestling and to enshrine and pay tribute to professional wrestlers who have advanced this national pastime in terms of athletics and entertainment." The Hall of Fame is thus not affiliated with any promotion.

Contents 1 Inductees 1.1 Pioneer Era (1898-1942) 1.2 TV Era (1943-1984) 1.3 Modern Era (1985-1996) 1.4 Tag Team 1.5 International 1.6 Lady Wrestler 1.7 Midget Wrestler 1.8 Non-Participant 1.9 New York State Award 1.10 Senator Hugh Farley Award 2 See also 3 External links

Inductees

Pioneer Era (1898-1942)

• 2002 - Frank Gotch
• 2002 - Georg Hackenschmidt
• 2002 - Ed "Strangler" Lewis
• 2002 - Jim Londos
• 2002 - Joe Stecher
• 2002 - Lou Thesz
• 2003 - Martin Burns
• 2003 - Stanislaus Zbyszko
• 2004 - William Muldoon
• 2004 - Angelo Savoldi
• 2005 - Orville Brown
• 2005 - John Pesek
• 2006 - Ed Don George
• 2006 - Bill Longson
• 2007 - Earl Caddock
• 2007 - Gus Sonnenberg

TV Era (1943-1984)

• 2002 - Gorgeous George
• 2002 - "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
• 2002 - Bruno Sammartino
• 2003 - Walter "Killer" Kowalski
• 2003 - Antonino Rocca
• 2004 - Freddie Blassie
• 2004 - Verne Gagne
• 2005 - Dick Beyer
• 2005 - Jack Brisco
• 2006 - Don Leo Jonathan
• 2006 - Johnny Valentine
• 2007 - Danny Hodge
• 2007 - Pat O'Connor

Modern Era (1985-1996)

• 2002 - André the Giant
• 2002 - Ricky Steamboat
• 2003 - Nick Bockwinkel
• 2003 - Hulk Hogan
• 2004 - Terry Funk
• 2004 - Harley Race
• 2005 - Dory Funk, Jr.
• 2005 - George Steele
• 2006 - Ric Flair
• 2006 - Ray Stevens
• 2007 - Ted DiBiase
• 2007 - Roddy Piper

Tag Team

• 2003 - The Fabulous Kangaroos
• 2004 - Maurice Vachon and Paul Vachon
• 2005 - Bruiser and Crusher
• 2006 - Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens
• 2007 - Chris Tolos and John Tolos

International

• 2006 - Rikidozan
• 2007 - Karl Gotch

Lady Wrestler

• 2002 - Mildred Burke
• 2003 - The Fabulous Moolah
• 2004 - Mae Young
• 2005 - Penny Banner
• 2006 - June Byers
• 2007 - Cora Combs

Midget Wrestler

• 2002 - Sky Low Low
• 2003 - Little Beaver
• 2004 - Lord Littlebrook
• 2005 - Fuzzy Cupid

Non-Participant

• 2003 - Sam Muchnick, promoter
• 2004 - Vince McMahon Sr., promoter
• 2004 - Gordon Solie, TV announcer
• 2005 - Paul Boesch, promoter
• 2006 - Bobby Heenan, TV announcer
• 2007 - Jack Pfefer, promoter

New York State Award

• 2003 - Dick Beyer
• 2003 - Ilio DiPaolo
• 2004 - Dr. John Bonica
• 2004 - Len Rossi
• 2005 - Mike Mazurki
• 2005 - Ray Stern

Senator Hugh Farley Award

• 2006 - Ida Mae Martinez
• 2007 - Billy Darnell

See also

• WCW Hall of Fame
• WWE Hall of Fame
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
• NWA Hall of Fame

External links

• PWHF.org (Official Website)

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