Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

1996 Inductees

Abdullah the Butcher Aguayo, Perro Andre the Giant Assirati, Bert Baba, Giant Barnett, Jim Berry, Wild Red Blassie, Fred Blue Demon Bockwinkel, Nick Boesch, Paul Brazil, Bobo Brisco, Jack Brody, Bruiser Burke, Mildred Canek Casas, Negro Choshu, Riki Cornette, Jim Dantes, Alfonso Destroyer, The DiBiase, Ted Dick the Bruiser Dusek Family Dynamite Kid Fabulous Kangaroos Fargo, Jackie Flair, Ric Fujinami, Tatsumi Funk, Dory, Jr. Funk, Dory, Sr. Funk, Terry Gagne, Verne Galindo, Cavernario George, Ed Don Gorgeous George Gotch, Frank Gotch, Karl Graham, Superstar Billy Graham, Eddie Guajardo, Rene

Guerrero, Gory Hackenschmidt, Georg Hansen, Stan Hart, Bret Hart, Stu Heenan, Bobby Hodge, Danny Hogan, Hulk Inoki, Antonio Jenkins, Tom Jonathan, Don Leo Kiniski, Gene Kohler, Fred Kowalski, Killer Ladd, Ernie Lane, Dick Lawler, Jerry Lisowski, Crusher Lewis, Ed "Strangler" Londos, Jim Lutteroth, Salvador Maeda, Akira Masami, Devil Matsumoto, Dump McCready, Earl McGuirk, Leroy McMahon, Vincent J. McMahon, Vincent K. McShain, Danny Mendoza, Rey Mil Mascaras Misawa, Mitsuharu Mondt, Joe "Toots" Muchnick, Sam Nagurski, Bronko O'Connor, Pat Ohki, Kintaro Onita, Atsushi Patterson, Pat Pena, Antonio Pesek, John

Piper, Roddy Race, Harley Rayo de Jalisco Sr. Rhodes, Dusty Rikidozan Road Warriors, The Robert, Yvon Robinson, Bill Rocca, Antonino Rogers, Buddy Russell, Lance Sammartino, Bruno Santo, El Sato, Jackie Savage, Randy Sandow, Billy Sheik, The Shinma, Hisashi Singh, Dara Gordon Solie Solitario, El Steamboat, Ricky Stecher, Joe Stecher, Tony Steele, Ray Stevens, Ray Takada, Nobuhiko Tenryu, Gen'ichiro Thesz, Lou Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) Tsuruta, Jumbo Tunney, Frank Vachon, Mad Dog Vader, Big Van Valentine, Johnny Von Erich, Fritz Watson, Whipper Billy Watts, Bill Yokota, Jaguar Zbyszko, Stanislaus

1997 Inductees Carpentier, Edouard Kawada, Toshiaki Lennon, Jimmy Muldoon, William Nagayo, Chigusa Santo, El Hijo del

1998 Inductees Dos Caras

1999 Inductees Asuka, Lioness Liger, Jushin Thunder Mutoh, Keiji Ross, Jim

2000 Inductees Austin, Steve Foley, Mick Hashimoto, Shin'ya Hokuto, Akira Longson, Bill Sexton, Frank Szabo, Sandor

2001 Inductees Black Shadow Diablo Velasco Lizmar Nakano, Bull Satanico

2002 Inductees Burns, Martin "Farmer" Curley, Jack Kobashi, Kenta McDaniel, Wahoo Toyota, Manami

2003 Inductees Benoit, Chris Caddock, Earl Flores, Francisco Michaels, Shawn

2004 Inductees Angle, Kurt Backlund, Bob Chono, Masahiro Lopez, Carlos "Tarzan" Sakuraba, Kazushi Ultimo Dragon Undertaker, The

2005 Inductees Fabulous Freebirds, The Helmsley, Hunter Hearst Heyman, Paul

2006 Inductees Aja Kong Bowser, Paul Funaki, Masakatsu Guerrero, Eddie Hase, Hiroshi

2007 Inductees Lewis, Evan "Strangler" Packs, Tom Rock, The (Dwayne Johnson)

2008 Inductees Alonso, Francisco "Paco" Karadagian, Martín

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