Question: For which category was the induction of the athlete into the St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame who was popular for his colorful personality ?

text: St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame
Inductees

The St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame is a professional wrestling hall of fame. After several years of debating the idea of creating the Hall of Fame, former owner and promoter of the St. Louis Wrestling Club Larry Matysik opened it in 2007. He was joined in this effort by promoter Herb Simmons, SBAC Member Tony Casta, sports journalist Keith Schildroth, and longtime fan Nick Ridenour. Although these directors oversee the selection process, the St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame is unique because it is the only wrestling hall of fame that allows fans to vote for potential inductees. The Hall of Fame was created to honor the role St. Louis played in helping to establish professional wrestling in North America. Matysik also wanted to create a hall of fame that recognized wrestlers for their contributions to wrestling rather than their relationships with the owner of the promotion. To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, inductees must have held a title belt or played an important role in or around the Missouri area between 1959 and 1983, when the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) had a strong presence in St. Louis. For the initial group of inductions, the directors decided that Sam Muchnick, Lou Thesz, Bill Longson, Mickey Garagiola, Penny Banner, and Joe Schoenberger would be inducted by acclamation. Fans were asked to vote for seven more inductees from a list of twenty choices. At the induction ceremony, these thirteen were enshrined, along with Matysik, a surprise inductee. King Kong Brody was inducted later that year. When the Hall of Fame opened in 2007, it was located in The Pro Wrestling Shirt Shop, a business in St. Louis' South County Mall.
# Year Ring name ( Birth name ) Inducted for Notes
1 2007 Penny Banner ( Mary Ann Kostecki ) Women 's wrestling Born in St. Louis and began wrestling career working for Muchnick 's St. Louis Wrestling Club ; won the NWA Women 's World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time )
2 2007 King Kong Brody ( Frank Donald Goodish ) Wrestling Posthumous inductee ; inducted September 14 . Won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) and NWA Central States Tag Team Championship ( 1 time )
3 2007 Dick the Bruiser ( William Richard Afflis ) Wrestling Posthumous inductee ; won the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship ( 3 times )
4 2007 Ric Flair ( Richard Morgan Fliehr ) Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship ( 10 times ) and NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )
5 2007 Mickey Garagiola Ring announcing and commentating Longtime ring announcer and commentator for St. Louis Wrestling Club
6 2007 Gene Kiniski Wrestling Held NWA World Heavyweight Championship for three years ; won the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )
7 2007 Bill Longson ( Willard Rowe Longson ) Wrestling Posthumous inductee ; won the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship ( 3 times ) and NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )
8 2007 Larry Matysik Commentating and Promoting Owner , office worker , booker , announcer , and commentator for St. Louis Wrestling Club ; wrote biography of Sam Muchnick
9 2007 Sam Muchnick Promoting Posthumous inductee ; founded the NWA and served as president from 1950 to 1960 and 1963 to 1975 ; owner of St. Louis Wrestling Club
10 2007 Pat O'Connor Wrestling Posthumous inductee ; won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) , NWA World Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) , and NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship ( 2 times ) ; co-owner and booker of St. Louis Wrestling Club
11 2007 Harley Race Wrestling Won the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship ( 7 times ) and NWA World Heavyweight Championship ( 8 times ) ; co-owner of St. Louis Wrestling Club
12 2007 Joe Schoenberger Refereeing Posthumous inductee ; longtime referee for St. Louis Wrestling Club and community youth sports advocate
13 2007 Lou Thesz ( Aloysius Martiz Thesz ) Wrestling Posthumous inductee ; won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship ( 6 times )
14 2007 Johnny Valentine ( John Theodore Wisniski ) Wrestling Posthumous inductee ; won NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )
15 2007 Fritz Von Erich ( Jack Barton Adkisson ) Wrestling Posthumous inductee ; won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )
16 2008 Jack Brisco ( Fred Joe Brisco ) Wrestling Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship ( 2 times ) , NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship ( 2 times ) , and NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Championship ( 2 times )
17 2008 Dory Funk Jr Wrestling Won NWA World Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) and NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )
18 2008 Joe Garagiola Commentating First commentator for St. Louis Wrestling Club 's Wrestling at the Chase television program
19 2008 Rocky Johnson ( Wayde Douglas Bowles ) Wrestling Competed in St. Louis from 1975 to 1986 and challenged for NWA World Heavyweight Championship on several occasions
20 2008 Buddy Rogers ( Herman Gustav Rohde Jr . ) Wrestling Posthumous inductee ; won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )