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Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame

1996 Inductions:

Abdullah the Butcher

Alfonso Dantés

Andre the Giant

Antonio Inoki

Antonio Pena

Antonio Rocca

Akira Maeda

Atsushi Onita

Bert Assirati

Big Van Vader

Bill Watts

Billy Graham

Billy Robinson

Billy Shadow

Blue Demon

Bobby Heenan

Bobo Brazil

Bret Hart

Bronco Nagurski

Bruiser Brody

Bruno Sammartino

Buddy Rogers

Cavernario Galindo

The Crusher

The Destroyer

Danny Hodge

Danny McShane

Dara Singh

Devil Masami

Dick the Bruiser

Dick Lane

Don Leo Jonathan

Dory Funk Jr.

Dory Funk Sr.

Dump Matsumoto

The Dusek Family

Dusty Rhodes

Dynamite Kid

Earl McCready

Ed Don George

Ed Strangler Lewis

Eddie Graham

El Canek

El Santo

El Solitario

Ernie Ladd

Fabulous Kangaroos

Frank Gotch

Frank Tunney

Fred Blassie

Fred Kohler

Fritz Von Erich

Gene Kiniski

Genichiro Tenryu

George Hackenschmidt

Giant Shohei Baba

Gordon Solie

Gorgeous George

Gory Guerrero

Harley Race

Hisashi Shinma

1996 Inductions:

Hulk Hogan

Jack Brisco

Jackie Fargo

Jackie Sato

Jaguar Yokota

Jerry Lawler

Jim Barnett

Jim Cornette

Jim Londos

Joe Stecher

John Pesek

Johnny Valentine

Jumbo Tsuruta

Karl Gotch

Killer Kowalski

Kintaro Oki

Lance Russell

Leroy McGuirk

Lou Thesz

Mad Dog Vachon

Mil Mascaras

Mildred Burke

Mitsuharu Misawa

Negro Casas

Nick Bockwinkel

Nobuhiko Takada

Pat O’Connor

Pat Patterson

Paul Boesch

Perro Aguayo

Randy Savage

Ray Mendoza

Ray Steele

Ray Stevens

Rayo de Jalisco Sr.

“Wild” Red Berry

Rene Guajardo

Ric Flair

Ricky Steamboat

Rikidozan

Riki Choshu

The Road Warriors

Roddy Piper

Salvador Lutteroth

Sam Muchnick

The Sheik

Stan Hansen

Stanislaus Zbyszko

Stu Hart

Tatsumi Fujinami

Ted DiBiase

Terry Funk

Tiger Mask

Tom Jenkins

Tony Stecher

Toots Mondt

Verne Gagne

Vince McMahon Sr.

Vince McMahon Jr.

Whipper Watson

Yvon Robert

1997 Inductions:

Edouard Carpentier

Toshiaki Kawada

Chigusa Nagayo

William Muldoon

Jimmy Lennon

1998 Inductions:

Dos Caras

1999 Inductions:

Keiji Mutoh

Jushin Liger

Lioness Asuka

Jim Ross

2000 Inductions:

Steve Austin

Mick Foley

Shinya Hashimoto

Akira Hokuto

Bill Longson

Sandor Szabo

Frank Sexton

2001 Inductions:

Lizmark

Bull Nakano

Black Shadow

Diablo Velasco

Satánico

2002 Inductions:

Kenta Kobashi

Wahoo McDaniel

Farmer Burns

Jack Curley

Manami Toyota

2003 Inductions:

Chris Benoit

Earl Caddock

Francisco Flores

Shawn Michaels

2004 Inductions:

Kurt Angle

Bob Backlund

Masahiro Chono

The Undertaker

Ultimo Dragon

Kazushi Sakuraba

Carlos “Tarzan” Lopez

2005 Inductions:

Triple H

Paul Heyman

The Freebirds

2006 Inductions:
2007 Inductions:
2008 Inductions: