NWA Hall of Fame

The National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame is an American professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the [National Professional wrestling|Wrestling Alliance|NWA]. It was established in 2005 to honor select wrestling personalities, mostly alumni of the NWA. Inductees receive commemorative medals that have their names inscribed on it with the logo of the NWA.
The Class of 2005, the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame did not have a formal induction ceremony; as a result, they received their medals at a later time. A private gathering was conducted for the Class of 2006, in which inductees received their medal. Beginning with the Class of 2008 on June 7, 2008, a ceremony has been conducted to formally induct the inductees. There were no inductees in 2007 due to the planning of an international expansion to the NWA. On June 7, 2008, the Class of 2008 was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ric Flair, a member of the Class of 2008 and a World Wrestling Entertainment employee at the time of the ceremony, was inducted on October 4, 2008, after his WWE contract had expired; his WWE contract prevented him from appearing in other organizations. Similarly to the World Championship Wrestling's Hall of Fame, the 2008 ceremony was held during a wrestling event.
Inductees for the Class of 2009 were announced during the summer of 2009 for an induction ceremony on September 26; however, that ceremony never took place and the announced wrestling personalities were never inducted formally, evident by the for the NWA Hall of Fame.
The inaugural Class of 2005 was inducted throughout 2005. Wrestler Lou Thesz's posthumous induction led the class, which included wrestler Harley Race, commentator Gordon Solie, and promoters Jim Cornette, Jim Barnett, and Sam Muchnick. Commentator Lance Russell's induction led the Class of 2006 on October 13, 2006, which also consisted of wrestlers Dory Funk Jr., Eddie Graham, Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton, Leilani Kai, and Saul Weingeroff. On June 7, 2008, wrestler Tommy Rich's induction led the Class of 2008, which consisted of wrestlers Joe and Jean Corsica, Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton, Nikita Koloff, The Iron Sheik, and Ric Flair. Overall there are 87 inductees, 45 inductees were inducted posthumously.

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Inductees

Year	Ring name	Inducted for	Accolades
2005		Wrestling	Three-time NWA World Heavyweight Championship, one-time NWA International Heavyweight Championship, one-time NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship
2005		Wrestling	Eight-time NWA World Heavyweight Championship, NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic/Georgia/WCW Version) nine-time NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship and seven-time NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship 3-times AWA World Tag Team Championship
2005		Promoting	Founded the NWA and served as president from 1950 to 1960 and 1963 to 1975
2005		Promoting	Owned Georgia Championship Wrestling during the mid-1970s. Also promoted in the Detroit Territory, Indianapolis Territory and Australia.
2005		Commentating	Commentator for Championship Wrestling from Florida and World Championship Wrestling promotions.
2005		Managing	Managed various wrestlers during the 1980s and 1990s.
2006		Wrestling	Held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for over four years, the second longest reign in the title's history,
2006		Managing	Managed various wrestlers in the NWA during the 1960s and 1970s
2006		Commentating	Commentated in the Continental Wrestling Association and Memphis Championship Wrestling companies
2006		Wrestling	Won over 20 NWA championships Promoter of Championship Wrestling from Florida.
2006		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Women's Championship
2008		Wrestling	Won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Television Championship,
2008		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic/Georgia/WCW Version), NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship, NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship.
2008		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship,
2008		Wrestling	Won the NWA National Heavyweight Championship and NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version), NWA World Television Championship
2009		Wrestling	Held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
2009		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic/Georgia/WCW Version).
2009		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship and NWA National Heavyweight Championship.
2009		Wrestling	Won the NWA Mid-Atlantic World Tag Team Championship, NWA World Television Championship, NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic/Georgia/WCW Version), NWA National Heavyweight Championship. Was a member of the original legendary NWA stable The Four Horsemen.
2009		Wrestling	Won the NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship, NWA Americas Tag Team Championship, NWA Texas Tag Team Championship, NWA American Tag Team Championship.
2009		Promoting	Operated Mid-Southern Wrestling, Continental Wrestling Association, United States Wrestling Association, World Class Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version).
2009		Promoting	Posthumous Inductee: Longtime NWA New Jersey promoter and served as NWA President with Howard Brody and Steve Rickard from 1993 to 1995. The official induction ceremony was held at the Dennis Coralluzzo Invitational.
2010		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
2010		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Mid-Atlantic World Tag Team Championship.
2010		Wrestling	Two-time NWA World Heavyweight Championship
2010		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship
2010		Promoting	Promoter of the NWA Mid-American territory in Tennessee
2010		Wrestling	Promoter of the Detroit Territory, won over 10 NWA championships
2010		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
2010	Ed Chuman	Promoting	Promoter of NWA Midwest
2011		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
2011		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Television Championship, NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic/Georgia/WCW Version), NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship,
2011		Wrestling	Posthumous Inductee, Won the NWA Mid-Atlantic World Tag Team Championship, NWA Florida World Tag Team Championship
2011		Wrestling	NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
2011		Wrestling	NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (Hollywood/Los Angeles version), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version).
2011	Rikidōzan	Wrestling	Won over 10 NWA championships
2011		Wrestling	Won over 30 NWA championships
2011		Contributor	Editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated
2011		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Women's Championship
2012		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version), NWA World Television Championship, NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic/Georgia/WCW Version).
2012		Promoting	Promoter of the NWA in Houston, TX
2012		NWA Humanitarian Award	Won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version).
2012		Wrestling	Won over 30 NWA championships
2012		Wrestling	NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version).
2012		Refereeing
2012		Wrestling	NWA World Midget's Championship
2012		Wrestling	Five-time NWA World Women's Championship and two-time NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship
2012		Wrestling	Won the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship, NWA United States Women's Championship
2012		Wrestling	Won the NWA United States Women's Championship
2013		Wrestling	Won various NWA World Tag Team Championships, AWA World Tag Team Championship, the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) and various regional NWA titles
2013		Promoting	Was a member of the NWA from 1952 to 1986. Promotion was called EMLL until leaving the NWA and became CMLL.
2013		Wrestling	Won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship and various NWA regional titles.
2013		Wrestling	Won various NWA regional titles. Had a legendary feud with The Original Sheik over the Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title.
2013		Wrestling	Won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship, various versions of the NWA World Tag Team titles and was one third of the first ever NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.
2013		Wrestling	Won various NWA regional titles.
2014		Wrestling, Promoting	Was the founder of All-Japan Pro Wrestling, which was a NWA member until 1989. Won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version), NWA International Heavyweight Championship, NWA International Tag Team Championship, PWF Heavyweight Championship
2014		Wrestling	Won the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic/Georgia/WCW Version), NWA United States Tag Team Championship, NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (Southeast Version), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)
2014		Promoting	Was a founder of the NWA. Was the Original President of the NWA.
2014		Wrestling	NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version), NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship, NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Calgary Version), NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version), NWA American Heavyweight Championship, NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship, NWA Florida Tag Team Championship, NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship, NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship
2014		Wrestling	Won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Gulf Coast version), NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship, NWA Gulf Coast Brass Knuckles Championship NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship, NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mississippi Tag Team Championship, NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Championship, NWA City of Mobile Heavyweight Championship, NWA City of Pensacola Heavyweight Championship
2014		Wrestling, manager	Manager of the Legendary 4 Horsemen, consisting of NWA Hall of Fame members Ric Flair; Ole Anderson; Tully Blanchard, and Arn Anderson. Titles won as a wrestler: NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship, NWA Florida Tag Team Championship, NWA Florida Television Championship, NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship, NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Maritimes Version), IW International Heavyweight Championship
2015		Wrestling	Five-time NWA World Heavyweight Championship, one-time NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship, two-time NWA Heritage Championship
2015		Wrestling, Promoting	Was promoter of the Tri-State area in the NWA. As promoter, he controlled the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, National Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title.
2015		Promoting	Promoter of the NWA Top Rope promotion in Tennessee.
2016		Wrestling	AWA World Heavyweight Championship, AWA World Tag Team Championship
2016		Wrestling	AWA World Tag Team Championship, NWA American Heavyweight Championship
2016		Wrestling	NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)
2016		Promoting, Managing	NWA American Tag Team Championship
2016		Commentating	Colour commentator for Jim Crockett Promotions and Mid-South Wrestling.
2017		Wrestling	NWA American Tag Team Champion, NWA Brass Knuckles Champion Texas version, NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion.
2017		Wrestling	Two time NWA World Heavyweight Champion (National Wrestling Association version).