#
|
Year
|
Ring name (Birth name)
|
Inducted for
|
Notes
|
1
|
1996
|
Abdullah the Butcher (Larry Shreve)
[1]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (3 times),
NWA United National Championship (1 time), and
PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[1]
|
2
|
1996
|
Perro Aguayo (Pedro Aguayo Damián)
[2]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time), and
Mexican National Tag Team Championship (2 times)
[3]
[4]
[5]
|
3
|
1996
|
André the Giant (André Roussimoff)
[6]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF Championship (1 time) and
WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[7]
|
4
|
1996
|
Bert Assirati
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
British Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
European Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[8]
|
5
|
1996
|
Shohei Baba
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and
PWF World Heavyweight Championship (4 times); founded
All Japan Pro Wrestling
[9]
|
6
|
1996
|
Jim Barnett
|
Promoting
|
Founded Australia's
World Championship Wrestling; owned
Georgia Championship Wrestling
[10]
[11]
|
7
|
1996
|
Red Berry Ralph Berry
[12]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (9 times) and
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[12]
[13]
|
8
|
1996
|
The Destroyer Dick Beyer
[14]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[14]
[15]
|
9
|
1996
|
Freddie Blassie
|
Wrestling and
Managing
|
Won the
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (14 times) and
NAWA/WWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times); worked as manager after retiring as a competitor
[16]
|
10
|
1996
|
Blue Demon Alexander Muñoz Moreno
[17]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
Mexican National Welterweight Championship (3 times) and appeared in several
luchador films
[18]
[19]
[20]
|
11
|
1996
|
Nick Bockwinkel
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times), and
NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times)
[21]
|
12
|
1996
|
Paul Boesch
|
Commentating and
Promoting
|
Promoted the
Houston, Texas territory of
National Wrestling Alliance
[22]
|
13
|
1996
|
Bobo Brazil Houston Harris
[23]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
Detroit version of NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (9 times) and
Mid-Atlantic version (1 time)
[24]
[25]
|
14
|
1996
|
Jack Brisco (Fred Joe Brisco)
[26]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times), and
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[27]
[28]
|
15
|
1996
|
Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish)
[29]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and
PWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[30]
|
16
|
1996
|
Mildred Burke Mildred Bliss
[31]
|
Women's wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won the
NWA World Women's Championship (1 time) and
WWWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time); founded World Women's Wrestling Association.
[31]
|
17
|
1996
|
El Canek
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
UWA World Heavyweight Championship multiple times
[32]
|
18
|
1996
|
Negro Casas José Casas Ruiz
[33]
|
Wrestling
|
|
19
|
1996
|
Riki Chōshū Mitsuo Yoshida
[34]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and
IWGP Tag Team Championship (3 times)
[34]
[35]
|
20
|
1996
|
Jim Cornette
|
Promoting and
managing
|
Founded
Smoky Mountain Wrestling and managed wrestlers in
National Wrestling Alliance,
World Championship Wrestling, and the
World Wrestling Federation
[36]
[37]
|
21
|
1996
|
The Crusher Reginald Lisowski
[38]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (9 times), and
WWA World Tag Team Championship (6 times)
[39]
[40]
|
22
|
1996
|
Ted DiBiase
|
Wrestling and
Managing
|
Won the
NWA/Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (5 times),
PWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time), and
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (2 times); managed the
Million Dollar Corporation and
New World Order stables
[41]
[42]
|
23
|
1996
|
Dick the Bruiser (William Richard Afflis)
[43]
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
AWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times); owned and promoted the
World Wrestling Association in
Indianapolis,
Indiana
[44]
[45]
|
24
|
1996
|
Alfonso Dantés Jose Luis Amezcua Diaz
[46]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (5 times),
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[46]
[47]
|
25
|
1996
|
The Dusek Family The Hason Family
[48]
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Emil and Ernie Dusek won the
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (3 times) and
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 times); Joe Dusek promoted wrestling events in
Omaha, Nebraska
[48]
|
26
|
1996
|
Dynamite Kid Tom Billington
[49]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time),
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and
WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[49]
[50]
|
27
|
1996
|
The Fabulous Kangaroos
|
Wrestling
|
|
28
|
1996
|
Jackie Fargo Henry Faggart
[51]
|
Wrestling
|
|
29
|
1996
|
Ric Flair (Richard Morgan Fliehr)
[52]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF Championship (2 times),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (8 times), and
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
[53]
|
30
|
1996
|
Tatsumi Fujinami
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (6 times),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and
WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[28]
[54]
[55]
|
31
|
1996
|
Dory Funk
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won the
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship multiple times; promoted for the National Wrestling Alliance
[56]
[57]
|
32
|
1996
|
Dory Funk Jr.
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[57]
[58]
|
33
|
1996
|
Terry Funk
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
ECW Championship (2 times), and
WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[59]
[60]
[61]
|
34
|
1996
|
Verne Gagne
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Founded the
American Wrestling Associationl; won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (10 times)
[62]
|
35
|
1996
|
Cavernario Galindo Rodolfo Galindo Ramírez
[63]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the Mexican Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time); appeared in several
luchador films
[63]
[64]
|
36
|
1996
|
Ed Don George
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (2 times) and
Boston's AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[65]
|
37
|
1996
|
Gorgeous George George Raymond Wagner
[66]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and Boston's AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[66]
|
38
|
1996
|
Frank Gotch
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and
American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[67]
|
39
|
1996
|
Karl Gotch Karl Istaz
[68]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time), and Ohio's AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[68]
|
40
|
1996
|
Billy Graham Wayne Coleman
[69]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times)
[70]
[71]
|
41
|
1996
|
Eddie Graham Edward Gossett
[72]
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won the
NWA World Tag Team Championship (7 times) and
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (4 times); owned
Championship Wrestling from Florida and served as
president of National Wrestling Alliance
[72]
|
42
|
1996
|
René Guajardo
|
Wrestling
|
Competed in the middleweight division in Mexico
[73]
[74]
|
43
|
1996
|
Gory Guerrero Salvador Guerrero Quesada
[75]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time),
NWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time), and
Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time)
[75]
|
44
|
1996
|
Georg Hackenschmidt
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time)
[76]
|
45
|
1996
|
Stan Hansen John Stanley Hansen
[77]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (4 times) and
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[77]
[78]
|
46
|
1996
|
Bret Hart
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF Championship (5 times),
WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times), and
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[79]
[80]
[81]
|
47
|
1996
|
Stu Hart
|
Wrestling,
Promoting, and Training
|
Owned and promoted
Stampede Wrestling; trained many well-known wrestlers
[82]
|
48
|
1996
|
Bobby Heenan Raymond Louis Heenan
[83]
|
Managing and
Commentating
|
Managed wrestlers in the
American Wrestling Association,
Georgia Championship Wrestling, and the
World Wrestling Federation; provided color commentary for the World Wrestling Federation and
World Championship Wrestling
[83]
|
49
|
1996
|
Danny Hodge
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (7 times)
[84]
|
50
|
1996
|
Hulk Hogan Terrence Gene Bollea
[85]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF/WWE Championship (6 times) and
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
[79]
[81]
|
51
|
1996
|
Antonio Inoki
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won the
AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (3 times),
NWA International Tag Team Championship (4 times), and
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time); founded
New Japan Pro Wrestling
[86]
|
52
|
1996
|
Rayo de Jalisco, Sr. Maximino Linares Moreno
[87]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
Mexican National Tag Team Championship (2 times) and appeared in
luchador films
[88]
[89]
[90]
|
53
|
1996
|
Tom Jenkins
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[91]
|
54
|
1996
|
Don Leo Jonathan Don Heaton
[92]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (15 times) and
Omaha's
World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[92]
|
55
|
1996
|
Gene Kiniski
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[93]
|
56
|
1996
|
Fred Kohler Fred Koch
[94]
|
Promoting
|
Promoted wrestling events in
Chicago,
Illinois and helped popularize
tag team wrestling in the United States
[95]
|
57
|
1996
|
Killer Kowalski Edward Walter Spulnik
[96]
|
Wrestling and Training
|
Won the
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) and
WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time); trained many well-known wrestlers
[97]
|
58
|
1996
|
Ernie Ladd
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (4 times),
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and
NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[98]
|
59
|
1996
|
Dick Lane
|
Commentating
|
Performed commentary for wrestling shows in Southern California
[99]
|
60
|
1996
|
Jerry Lawler
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (27 times), and
Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (40 times)
[100]
|
61
|
1996
|
Jim Londos Chris Theophelos
[101]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time) and
NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[101]
|
62
|
1996
|
Salvador Lutteroth Salvador Lutteroth Gonzalez
[102]
|
Promoting
|
Founded
Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre
[103]
|
63
|
1996
|
Akira Maeda
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Competed in Europe and Japan; founded
Fighting Network RINGS and an incarnation of
Universal Wrestling Federation
[104]
[105]
[106]
|
64
|
1996
|
Devil Masami Masami Yoshida
[107]
|
Women's wrestling
|
Competed in Canada's
Stampede Wrestling as well as Japan; trained several well-known wrestlers
[108]
[109]
|
65
|
1996
|
Mil Máscaras Aaron Rodríguez
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWA/NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (4 times),
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and
Georgia's IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[110]
|
66
|
1996
|
Dump Matsumoto Kaoru Matsumoto
[111]
|
Women's wrestling
|
Competed in
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling and the
World Wrestling Federation; held several tag team titles with
Bull Nakano
[111]
[112]
|
67
|
1996
|
Earl McCready
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[113]
|
68
|
1996
|
Leroy McGuirk
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won the
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times); promoted shows for National Wrestling Alliance in Oklahoma
[114]
[115]
[116]
|
69
|
1996
|
Vincent J. McMahon
|
Promoting
|
Founded the
World Wide Wrestling Federation
[117]
|
70
|
1996
|
Vincent K. McMahon
|
Promoting
|
Owned and provided commentary for the
World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment; won the
WWE Championship (1 time) and
ECW Championship (1 time)
[79]
[118]
[119]
|
71
|
1996
|
Danny McShain
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
World Light Heavyweight Championship (11 times) and
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (9 times)
[13]
[120]
|
72
|
1996
|
Ray Mendoza Jose Diaz
[121]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (6 times) and
UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
[121]
|
73
|
1996
|
Mitsuharu Misawa
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (5 times); founded
Pro Wrestling NOAH
[122]
[123]
|
74
|
1996
|
Joe "Toots" Mondt
|
Promoting
|
Founded the
World Wide Wrestling Federation
[124]
|
75
|
1996
|
Sam Muchnick
|
Promoting
|
Founded the National Wrestling Alliance and served as its president from 1950 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1975; owned and promoted the
St. Louis Wrestling Club
[125]
[126]
|
76
|
1996
|
Bronko Nagurski Bronislau Nagurski
[127]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[127]
|
77
|
1996
|
Pat O'Connor
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[128]
|
78
|
1996
|
Kintaro Oki
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
JWA/AJPW All Asia Heavyweight Championship (4 times) and
NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[129]
|
79
|
1996
|
Atsushi Onita
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Competed in Japan and founded
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
[130]
|
80
|
1996
|
Pat Patterson Pierre Clermont
[71]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (11 times),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), and
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
[71]
|
81
|
1996
|
Antonio Peña Antonio Peña Herrada
[129]
|
Promoting
|
Founded
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
[129]
|
82
|
1996
|
John Pesek
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[131]
|
83
|
1996
|
Roddy Piper Roderick Toombs
[132]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA/WCW United States Championship (3 times) and
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
[132]
|
84
|
1996
|
Harley Race
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (8 times); founded World League Wrestling
[133]
|
85
|
1996
|
Dusty Rhodes Virgil Runnels Jr.
[134]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (10 times)
[135]
|
86
|
1996
|
Rikidōzan Kim Sin-Nak
[136]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), and
JWA All Asia Tag Team Championship (4 times)
[136]
|
87
|
1996
|
Road Warriors (
Hawk and
Animal) Michael Hegstrand and Joseph Laurinaitis
[137]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time),
NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time), and
WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times)
[80]
[137]
|
88
|
1996
|
Yvon Robert
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and Boston's AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[138]
|
89
|
1996
|
Billy Robinson
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times), and
AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship multiple times
[1]
[139]
[140]
|
90
|
1996
|
Antonino Rocca Antonino Biasetton
[141]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) and
WWWF International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[142]
|
91
|
1996
|
Buddy Rogers (Herman Rohde)
[143]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[28]
[79]
|
92
|
1996
|
Lance Russell
|
Commentating
|
Performed commentary for wrestling shows in
Memphis
[144]
|
93
|
1996
|
Bruno Sammartino
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (2 times),
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time), and
WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[145]
|
94
|
1996
|
El Santo Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta
[89]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
Mexican National Welterweight Championship (2 times),
Mexican National Middleweight Championship (4 times), and
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time); appeared in several
luchador films
[4]
[18]
[89]
[146]
|
95
|
1996
|
Jackie Sato Naoko Sato
[147]
|
Women's wrestling
|
Won the
WWWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[147]
|
96
|
1996
|
Randy Savage Randy
[148]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF Championship (2 times),
WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time), and
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
[79]
[81]
[149]
|
97
|
1996
|
Billy Sandow
|
Promoting and
Managing
|
Managed
Ed "Strangler" Lewis and was an influential promoter in the early twentieth century
[150]
|
98
|
1996
|
The Sheik Ed Farhat
[151]
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won Detroit's
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (12 times) and
NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (2 times); owned and promoted
Big Time Wrestling
[151]
[152]
|
99
|
1996
|
Hisashi Shinma
|
Promoting
|
Was active in Japanese professional wrestling and served as
president of the World Wrestling Federation
[86]
[153]
|
100
|
1996
|
Dara Singh Dara Singh Randhawa
[154]
|
Wrestling
|
Competed in India, England, and Canada; held the Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[155]
[156]
|
101
|
1996
|
Gordon Solie Francis Jonard Labiak
[157]
|
Commentating
|
Performed commentary for the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling
[158]
|
102
|
1996
|
El Solitario Roberto González Cruz
[159]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
NWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time)
[159]
[160]
|
103
|
1996
|
Ricky Steamboat
[161]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA/WCW United States Championship (4 times),
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
[161]
[162]
|
104
|
1996
|
Joe Stecher
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (4 times)
[163]
|
105
|
1996
|
Tony Stecher Anton Charles Stecher
[163]
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won several regional championships; co-founded the National Wrestling Alliance
[163]
|
106
|
1996
|
Ray Steele Peter Sauer
[164]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[164]
|
107
|
1996
|
Nobuhiko Takada
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won the
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time); founded the
Union of Wrestling Forces International
[55]
[165]
|
108
|
1996
|
Genichiro Tenryu Genichiro Shimada
[166]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[167]
[168]
[169]
|
109
|
1996
|
Lou Thesz (Aloysius Martiz Thesz)
[170]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
[170]
|
110
|
1996
|
Satoru Sayama Satoru Sayama
[171]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[171]
|
111
|
1996
|
Jumbo Tsuruta Tomomi Tsuruta
[172]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[172]
|
112
|
1996
|
Frank Tunney
|
Promoting
|
Promoted wrestling events in
Toronto,
Ontario and served as president of the National Wrestling Alliance
[173]
|
113
|
1996
|
Maurice Vachon
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (5 times),
AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times), and
Central States cersion of the NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[174]
|
114
|
1996
|
Big Van Vader Leon White
[175]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[81]
[176]
|
115
|
1996
|
Johnny Valentine (Jonathan Wisniski)
[177]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and
NWA/WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (4 times)
[178]
|
116
|
1996
|
Fritz Von Erich Jack Adkisson
[179]
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won the
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
NWA American Heavyweight Championship (13 times); served as president of the National Wrestling Alliance and founded
World Class Championship Wrestling
[179]
[180]
|
117
|
1996
|
Whipper Billy Watson William Potts
[181]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and
NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (12 times)
[181]
|
118
|
1996
|
Bill Watts
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Won the
AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time); founded
Universal Wrestling Federation and served as president of World Championship Wrestling
[182]
[183]
[184]
|
119
|
1996
|
Jaguar Yokota Rimi Yokota
[185]
|
Women's wrestling
|
Won UWA World Women's Championship (1 time)
[186]
|
120
|
1996
|
Stanislaus Zbyszko
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (2 times)
[187]
|
121
|
1997
|
Édouard Carpentier Edouard Wiercowicz
[188]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the Boston's Atlantic Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Omaha's
World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and
NAWA/WWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[188]
|
122
|
1997
|
El Hijo del Santo Jorge Guzmán
[189]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AAA World Tag Team Championship (1 time),
Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time), and
Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time)
[4]
[18]
[190]
|
123
|
1997
|
Toshiaki Kawada
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
[167]
|
124
|
1997
|
Jimmy Lennon
|
Ring announcing
|
Worked as a ring announcer in
Los Angeles
[191]
|
125
|
1997
|
William Muldoon
|
Wrestling
|
Won American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[192]
|
126
|
1997
|
Chigusa Nagayo
|
Women's wrestling
|
Founded
GAEA Japan; won the
AAAW Singles Championship (2 times)
[193]
[194]
|
127
|
1998
|
Dos Caras
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time)
[146]
[195]
|
128
|
1999
|
Lioness Asuka Tomoko Kitamura
|
Women's wrestling
|
Competed in Japan and the United States
[196]
|
129
|
1999
|
Jushin Liger Keichi Yamada
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
J-Crown (1 time) and
WCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
[197]
[198]
|
130
|
1999
|
Keiji Mutoh
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
[105]
[167]
[199]
|
131
|
1999
|
Jim Ross
|
Commentating
|
Performed commentary for
Universal Wrestling Federation, WCW, and WWF/WWE
[200]
|
132
|
2000
|
Steve Austin Steve Williams
[201]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF Championship (6 times),
WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times), and
WCW United States Championship (2 times)
[79]
[149]
[162]
|
133
|
2000
|
Mick Foley
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF Championship (3 times) and
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[79]
|
134
|
2000
|
Shinya Hashimoto
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times), and
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[167]
[202]
[203]
|
135
|
2000
|
Akira Hokuto Hisako Uno Sasaki
|
Women's wrestling
|
Competed in Japan and the United States; won the
WCW Women's Championship (1 time)
[204]
|
136
|
2000
|
Bill Longson
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[205]
|
137
|
2000
|
Frank Sexton
|
Wrestling
|
|
138
|
2000
|
Sandor Szabo
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[206]
|
139
|
2001
|
Black Shadow Alejandro Cruz
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time) and Mexican National Lightweight Championship (1 time)
[88]
[207]
|
140
|
2001
|
Diablo Velasco Cuahutémoc Velasco
|
Training
|
Trained many well-known wrestlers
[208]
[209]
|
141
|
2001
|
Lizmark
|
Professional wrestling
|
Won the
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time),
Mexican National Middleweight Championship (2 times), and
Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time)
[4]
[18]
[146]
|
142
|
2001
|
Bull Nakano Keiko Nakano
|
Women's wrestling
|
Won the
WWWA World Championship (1 time) and
WWE Women's Championship (1 time)
[111]
|
143
|
2001
|
El Satanico
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
Mexican National Middleweight Championship (3 times) and
Mexican National Trios Championship (3 times)
[4]
[195]
|
144
|
2002
|
Martin Burns
|
Wrestling and Training
|
Won the
American Heavyweight Championship (1 time); trained many well-known wrestlers
[210]
[211]
|
145
|
2002
|
Jack Curley Jacques Armand Schuel
[212]
|
Promoting
|
Promoted wrestling events and helped popularize professional wrestling in the United States
[212]
|
146
|
2002
|
Kenta Kobashi
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and
GHC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[167]
[213]
|
147
|
2002
|
Wahoo McDaniel Edward McDaniel
[214]
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA United States Championship (5 times),
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (5 times), and
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[215]
|
148
|
2002
|
Manami Toyota
|
Women's wrestling
|
Won the
AAAW Singles Championship (1 time)
[194]
|
149
|
2003
|
Chris Benoit
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[216]
|
150
|
2003
|
Earl Caddock
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1 time)
[217]
|
151
|
2003
|
Francisco Flores
|
Promoting
|
Promoted wrestling events in Mexico
[218]
|
152
|
2003
|
Shawn Michaels Michael Hickenbottom
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF Championship (3 times),
WWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and
WWF/WWE Tag Team Championship (4 times)
[79]
[80]
[219]
|
153
|
2004
|
Kurt Angle
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF/WWE Championship (4 times) and
WWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[79]
[219]
|
154
|
2004
|
Bob Backlund
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF Championship (2 times) and
WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[79]
[80]
|
155
|
2004
|
Masahiro Chono
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[202]
|
156
|
2004
|
Tarzán Lόpez Carlos Lόpez Tovar
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times),
Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time), and
Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time)
[4]
[18]
[146]
|
157
|
2004
|
Kazushi Sakuraba
|
Wrestling
|
Competed in several professional wrestling organizations as well as
mixed martial arts fighting
[220]
|
158
|
2004
|
Último Dragón Yoshihiro Asai
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
J-Crown (1 time) and
WCW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
[197]
[198]
|
159
|
2004
|
The Undertaker Mark Calaway
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF/WWE Championship (4 times),
WWE World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and
WWF/WWE Teag Team Championship (6 times)
[79]
[80]
[219]
|
160
|
2005
|
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, and Buddy Roberts) Michael Seitz, Terry Gordy, and Dale Hey
[221]
[222]
|
Wrestling
|
|
161
|
2005
|
Paul Heyman
|
Promoting
|
Owned and promoted
Extreme Championship Wrestling; managed in
American Wrestling Association,
National Wrestling Alliance, and
World Championship Wrestling
[223]
|
162
|
2005
|
Triple H Paul Michael Levesque
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF/WWE Championship (8 times) and
WWE World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
[79]
[219]
|
163
|
2006
|
Paul Bowser
|
Promoting
|
Promoted Boston's American Wrestling Association
[224]
|
164
|
2006
|
Eddie Guerrero
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWE Championship (1 time),
WWF/WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times), and
WCW/WWE United States Championship (2 times)
[225]
|
165
|
2006
|
Hiroshi Hase
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and
IWGP Tag Team Championship (4 times)
[226]
[227]
|
166
|
2006
|
Masakatsu Funaki
|
Wrestling and
Promoting
|
Competed for
New Japan Pro Wrestling and as a
mixed martial artist; founded
Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling
[228]
[229]
[230]
|
167
|
2006
|
Aja Kong Erika Shishido
|
Women's wrestling
|
Competed in Japan and the United States; won the
AAAW Singles Championship (3 times)
[194]
[231]
|
168
|
2007
|
The Rock Dwayne Johnson
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
WWF/WWE Championship (7 times) and
WCW Championship (2 times)
[79]
[232]
|
169
|
2007
|
Evan Lewis
|
Wrestling
|
Won the
American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[210]
|
170
|
2007
|
Tom Packs
|
Promoting
|
Promoted wrestling events in
St. Louis, Missouri and the
Midwestern United States
[233]
|
171
|
2008
|
Paco Alonso Francisco Alonso
|
Promoting
|
Promoted the
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
[234]
|
172
|
2008
|
Martín Karadagian
|
Wrestling
|
Competed in
Argentina
[235]
|