WWE Hall of Fame 2019

WWE Hall of Fame 2019 was an event that featured the introduction of the twentieth class to the WWE Hall of Fame, and was produced by WWE. It took place on April 6, 2019 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, as part of WrestleMania 35 weekend. The event aired live on the WWE Network.
==Background==
On February 18, 2019, WWE announced their first inductees to the 2019 Hall of Fame class, D-Generation X. Although other members have been part of the group, only Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and X-Pac will be included as part of the induction. D-Generation X originally had been planned to be inducted into the 2013 Hall of Fame class, but plans were scrapped after Bruno Sammartino agreed to be inducted. With D-Generation X's induction, Michaels will join Ric Flair as a two-time inductee, having been inducted individually in 2011. Following Chyna's death in 2016, many industry stalwarts, such as Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mick Foley, spoke out in favor of Chyna being included in the Hall of Fame, but she had been repeatedly excluded until 2019 due to her venture into pornography following the end of her professional wrestling career.
On February 26, 2019, The Honky Tonk Man was announced as the first individual inductee for the 2019 Hall of Fame ceremony. On April 5, 2019, it was announced that former Money Inc. manager Jimmy Hart would induct The Honky Tonk Man. 
On March 3, 2019, Torrie Wilson was announced as the first female individual inductee for the 2019 Hall of Fame ceremony. 
On March 11, 2019, Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) were announced. With Harlem Heat's induction, Booker T will join Michaels and Flair as a two-time inductee, having been inducted individually in 2013. Prior to Booker T asking Stevie Ray to induct him, the two had not talked in five years.
On March 18, 2019, it was announced that WWE's Senior Director of Talent Relations Sue Aitchison would be the recipient of the 2019 Warrior Award. Aitchison is credited with WWE's relationship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and WrestleMania Reading Challenge program. 
On March 25, 2019, it was announced that the original Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) would be inducted into the Hall of Fame. With the Hart Foundation's induction, Hart joined Booker T, Michaels and Flair as a two-time inductee, having been individually inducted in 2006. 
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake was announced as the final individual inductee for the 2019 Hall of Fame ceremony. On April 4, 2019, it was announced that he would be inducted by Mega-Maniacs teammate Hulk Hogan (Hogan's third time as inductor, having previously inducted "Mean" Gene Okerlund in 2006 and "Macho Man" Randy Savage in 2015).
==Inductees==
===Individual===
Image	Ring name(Birth Name) 	Inducted by 	WWE recognized accolades
 	The Honky Tonk Man() 	Jimmy Hart 	
 	Torrie Wilson 	Stacy Keibler	
 	Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake()	Hulk Hogan 	
===Group===
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Image 	Group 	Inducted by 	WWE recognized accolades
 	D-Generation X 	None 	
Shawn Michaels () – Triple H () – Chyna () – Billy Gunn () – Road Dogg () – X-Pac () –	Shawn Michaels () – Triple H () – Chyna () – Billy Gunn () – Road Dogg () – X-Pac () –	Shawn Michaels () – Triple H () – Chyna () – Billy Gunn () – Road Dogg () – X-Pac () –	Shawn Michaels () – Triple H () – Chyna () – Billy Gunn () – Road Dogg () – X-Pac () –
 	Harlem Heat 	None 	
Booker T () – Stevie Ray () – 	Booker T () – Stevie Ray () – 	Booker T () – Stevie Ray () – 	Booker T () – Stevie Ray () –
 	The Hart Foundation 	None 	
Bret Hart – Jim Neidhart – 	Bret Hart – Jim Neidhart – 	Bret Hart – Jim Neidhart – 	Bret Hart – Jim Neidhart –
===Warrior Award===
Recipient 	Presented By 	Notes
Sue Aitchison	Dana Warrior and John Cena	
===Legacy===
Ring name 	WWE recognized accolades
Bruiser Brody 	Held numerous regional NWA championships
Wahoo McDaniel 	Five-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Mid-Atlantic version), Four time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Mid-Atlantic version)
Luna Vachon 	Part of the Vachon wrestling family, One-time USWA Women's Champion
S.D. Jones 	Three-time NWA Americas Tag Team Champion
Professor Toru Tanaka	Inaugural WWWF International Tag Team Champion, Three-time WWWF World Tag Team Championship
Primo Carnera 	Held numerous regional NWA championships, former boxing World Heavyweight Champion
Joseph Cohen 	Media executive whose accomplishments included developing two of WWE's eventual broadcast partners, MSG Network and USA Network (part of Comcast now, a WWE television partner). First living inductee into the Legacy wing
Hisashi Shinma 	Longtime Japanese professional wrestling promoter, Former President of the WWWF and the WWF. Second living inductee into the Legacy wing
Buddy Rose 	Held numerous regional NWA championships
Jim Barnett 	Longtime wrestling promoter, former owner of the Indianapolis National Wrestling Alliance territory, Australia's World Championship Wrestling, and Georgia Championship Wrestling
==Incidents==
===Assault on Bret Hart===
During the induction of The Hart Foundation, as Bret Hart and Natalya delivered their speech, a man trespassed into the ring and tackled Hart. The live broadcast on the WWE Network was terminated. In the immediate aftermath, several wrestlers including his nephew Davey Boy Smith Jr., Dash Wilder, Braun Strowman, Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, Big Show, Shane McMahon, Big E, and Drake Maverick, as well as MMA fighter Travis Browne subdued the man. When the broadcast returned, Hart and Natalya resumed their speech. The man was arrested. The incident was removed from repeat airings of the ceremony on the WWE Network.
The man was taken into police custody and faced criminal charges, of which were not disclosed as the official was not authorized to discuss the case and spoke on the condition of anonymity. He was charged with two counts of third degree assault, one count of criminal trespass, and one violation of local law the next day. WWE issued a statement on the incident, reading: "An over-exuberant fan surpassed our security at ringside and made his way briefly into the ring. The individual has been turned over to the proper authorities." Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Hart visited the hospital on Saturday night following the attack, suffering some discomfort with his hip replacement from the fall. Despite this, Hart made an appearance, during the entrance of Natalya and Beth Phoenix, the next day at WrestleMania 35.
===Firing of Robert Evans===
Reportedly, WWE writers were asked not to mention WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon when helping to write speeches for Hall of Fame inductees. As a result, after Bret Hart thanked McMahon during The Hart Foundation's induction, Robert Evans, who was responsible for writing the line in the speech, got into a dispute with McMahon, and Evans ultimately quit the company. Evans would later write on Twitter that he chose to quit rather than be fired over the incident.
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===Class of 2019===
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===2019 Legacy Inductees===
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==External links==
* on WWE Network
Category:WWE Hall of Fame