WWE Hall of Fame

In professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former employees of World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly the World Wrestling Federation) and other figures who have contributed to wrestling and sports-entertainment in general.
==History==
The Hall of Fame was created in 1993 with the induction of WWF alumnus André the Giant, who had died earlier that year. The Hall inducted additional members annually thereafter until 1996 with the 1994 and 1995 ceremonies held as part of the King of the Ring weekend, then went dormant until it was revived in 2004 to commemorate the company's twentieth WrestleMania event.
Since living inductees appear at a Hall of Fame acceptance event, induction is contingent upon the candidate being on good terms with WWE. The process by which inductees are selected is not transparent; the criteria for induction have never been disclosed. Although the Hall in theory honors those with important WWE careers, since the revival in 2004 some inductees, such as Harley Race, Verne Gagne and Nick Bockwinkel, achieved much of their success outside of WWE, though the companies where they did achieve their success are now largely part of the WWE.
As of 2010, Harley Race, "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd, Verne Gagne, Dusty Rhodes, Big John Studd, Terry Funk and Antonio Inoki are the only wrestlers to be inducted into both the WCW Hall of Fame and the WWE Hall of Fame, while Gordon Solie is the only commentator to be inducted into both.
==Inductees==
==Ceremony dates and locations==
Event 	Date 	City 	Venue
Hall of Fame 1994 	June 4, 1994 	Baltimore, Maryland 	Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel
Hall of Fame 1995 	June 24, 1995 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Marriott Hotel
Hall of Fame 1996 	November 16, 1996	New York, New York 	Marriott Marquis
Hall of Fame 2004 	March 13, 2004 	New York, New York 	The Hilton
Hall of Fame 2005 	April 2, 2005 	Los Angeles, California 	Universal Amphitheatre
Hall of Fame 2006 	April 1, 2006 	Rosemont, Illinois 	Rosemont Theatre
Hall of Fame 2007 	March 31, 2007 	Detroit, Michigan 	Fox Theatre
Hall of Fame 2008 	March 28, 2008 	Orlando, Florida 	Amway Arena
Hall of Fame 2009 	April 4, 2009 	Houston, Texas 	Toyota Center
Hall of Fame 2010 	March 27, 2010 	Phoenix, Arizona 	Dodge Theater
Hall of Fame 2011 	April 2, 2011 	Atlanta, Georgia 	Philips Arena
Hall of Fame 2012 	March 31, 2012 	Miami, Florida 	American Airlines Arena
Hall of Fame 2013 	April 6, 2013 	New York City, New York 	Madison Square Garden
Hall of Fame 2014 	April 5, 2014 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	Smoothie King Center
Hall of Fame 2015 	March 28, 2015 	San Jose, California 	SAP Center
Hall of Fame 2016 	April 2, 2016 	Dallas, Texas 	American Airlines Center
Hall of Fame 2017 	March 31, 2017 	Orlando, Florida 	Amway Center
Hall of Fame 2018 	April 6, 2018 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	Smoothie King Center
Hall of Fame 2019 	April 6, 2019 	Brooklyn, New York 	Barclays Center
Hall of Fame 2020 & 2021	March 30, 2021 	St. Petersburg, Florida 	Tropicana Field
Hall of Fame 2022 	April 1, 2022 	Dallas, Texas 	American Airlines Center
Hall of Fame 2023 	March 31, 2023 	Los Angeles, California 	Crypto.com Arena
==Trivia==
*Set pieces from the Slammy Awards from 1986, 1987, 1996, and 1997 are used as a part of the Hall of Fame awards show set.
==Gallery of Logos==
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==See also==
*WWE Hall of Shame
*TNA Hall of Fame
*Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
*WCW Hall of Fame
*Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
*NWA Hall of Fame
*CZW Hall of Fame
*George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
==External links==
*The WWE Hall of Fame
Category:World Wrestling Entertainment
Category:Professional wrestling Halls of Fame