WWE Hall of Fame

The **WWE Hall of Fame** is a hall of fame for wrestlers thought by WWE to be very important. It started in 1993 when André the Giant died. He was the first to go in. Other people have been added in later years. Some choices for the Hall of Fame have not been popular. This includes famous people who did not wrestle. The Hall of Fame ceremony is normally broadcast on television on the weekend of WrestleMania. 

## The WWE Hall of Famers
The early Hall of Famers are the ones who helped build WWE and are considered pioneers. These include Arnold Skaaland, Buddy Rogers, Chief Jay Strongbow, Freddie Blassie, Gorilla Monsoon, Antonino Rocca, Ernie Ladd, The Fabulous Moolah, George "The Animal" Steele, The Grand Wizard, Ivan Putski and Pedro Morales. James Dudley was inducted for being a dear friend of the McMahon family and for being loyal to the company for a long time. Vince McMahon, Sr. was inducted because he first started WWE and might be the most important member. It is his family that still owns and runs the company to this day. Bobo Brazil was the first great black wrestling star. Killer Kowalski was a great villain wrestler. 

## Classes 
### Class of 1993 
**WWF Hall of Fame (1993)** was the inaugural class of the WWE Hall of Fame. During the March 22, 1993 episode of *Monday Night Raw* a video package announcing André the Giant's induction was shown. No ceremony took place, and André was inducted posthumously. In March 2015 a condensed version of the 1994 ceremony was added to the WWE Network. Due to no original ceremony, the 1993 induction of André was discussed by Gene Okerlund and Renee Young as part of the 1994 commentary.

### Class of 1994 
**WWF Hall of Fame (1994)** was the event that featured the introduction of the second class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the WWF on June 9, 1994, from the Omni Inner Harbor International Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland.

In March 2015 a condensed version of the ceremony was added to the WWE Network. Due to the original ceremony only being partially recorded and not originally intended to air, Gene Okerlund and Renee Young host the program with added commentary.

### Class of 1995 
**WWF Hall of Fame (1995)** was the event that featured the introduction of the third class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the WWF on June 24, 1995, from the Marriott Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event took place the same weekend as King of the Ring.

In March 2015 a condensed version of the ceremony was added to the WWE Network. Due to the original ceremony only being partially recorded and not originally intended to air, Gene Okerlund and Renee Young host the program with added commentary.

The 1995 class featured two posthumous inductees. Antonino Rocca was presented by his wife, and The Grand Wizard was represented by Bobby Harmon.

### Class of 1996 
**WWF Hall of Fame (1996)** was the event which featured the introduction of the fourth class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by the WWF on November 16, 1996, from the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York. The event took place the same weekend as Survivor Series.

In March 2015 a condensed version of the ceremony was added to the WWE Network. Due to the original ceremony only being partially recorded and not originally intended to air, Gene Okerlund and Renee Young host the program with added commentary.

Due to Vincent J. McMahon's death in 1984, he was posthumously inducted by the McMahon family.

### Class of 2004 
### Class of 2005 
### Class of 2006 
### Class of 2007 
### Class of 2008 
### Class of 2009 
### Class of 2010 
### Class of 2011 
### Class of 2012 
### Class of 2013 
### Class of 2014 
### Class of 2015 
### Class of 2016 
### Class of 2017 
### Class of 2018 
### Class of 2019 
### Class of 2020 
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Hall of Fame ceremony did not take place. As such, the Class of 2020 was inducted alongside the Class of 2021 at the 2021 ceremony.

### Class of 2021 
### Class of 2022 
### Class of 2023 
### Class of 2024 
### Class of 2025 
## Further reading
* WWE Encyclopedia 
* WWE.com
* Not In Hall of Fame.com

## References