Year |
Ring name
(Birth name) |
Inducted by |
Inducted for |
Notes |
01 !2007 |
Anderson, GeneGene Anderson |
Bill Eadie |
Wrestling |
Posthumous induction; won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (7 times) and NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (7 times)[12][13] |
02 !2007 |
Anderson, OleOle Anderson
(Alan Rogowski)[8] |
Bill Eadie |
Wrestling |
Won the NWA Mid-Atlantic/Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (7 times) and NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (8 times)[13][14] |
03 !2007 |
Banner, PennyPenny Banner
(Mary Ann Kostecki)[15] |
Nickla Roberts |
Women's wrestling |
Won the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (1 time)[16] |
04 !2007 |
Caudle, BobBob Caudle |
David Crockett |
Announcing |
Worked as commentator for Jim Crockett Promotions[17] |
05 !2007 |
Hanson, SwedeSwede Hanson
(Robert Ford Hanson)[18] |
Gary Hart |
Wrestling |
Posthumous induction; won the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (4 times) and NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)[14][19] |
06 !2007 |
Hawk, RipRip Hawk
(Harvey Evers)[20] |
Gary Hart |
Wrestling |
Won the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship (4 times) and NWA Mid-Atlantic/Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (5 times)[14][21] |
07 !2007 |
Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott |
Tommy Young |
Wrestling and Promoting |
Won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) and worked as booker for Jim Crockett Promotions[19][22] |
08 !2008 |
Jones, PaulPaul Jones
(Paul Frederick) |
Jack Brisco |
Wrestling and Managing |
Won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (6 times), and NWA Mid-Atlantic/Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (6 times); managed Paul Jones' Army in Jim Crockett Promotions[13][14][21][23] |
09 !2008 |
Koloff, IvanIvan Koloff
(Oreal Perras)[24] |
Don Kernodle |
Wrestling |
Won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (4 times)[13][21] |
10 !2008 |
Patterson, ThunderboltThunderbolt Patterson
(Claude Patterson)[25] |
Ole Anderson |
Wrestling |
Won the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (3 times) and NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (1 time)[12][14] |
11 !2008 |
Roberts, BuddyBuddy Roberts
(Dale Hey)[26] |
Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes |
Wrestling |
Won the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) / WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (6 times) and NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time)[27][28] |
12 !2008 |
Scott, SandySandy Scott
(Angus Mackay Scott)[29] |
Bob Caudle |
Wrestling and Promoting |
Worked as an executive for Jim Crockett Promotions and won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (1 time) and NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times)[19][29][30] |
13 !2008 |
Smith, GrizzlyGrizzly Smith
(Aurelian Smith)[31] |
Magnum T.A. |
Wrestling |
Won the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (2 times) and NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[32][33] |
14 !2008 |
Weaver, JohnnyJohnny Weaver
(Kenneth Eugene Weaver)[34] |
Rip Hawk |
Wrestling |
Posthumous induction; won the NWA Atlantic Coast/Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (8 times) and NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (6 times)[35] |
15 !2009 |
Fargo, DonDon Fargo
(Don Kalt)[36] |
Jerry Jarrett & Steve Keirn |
Wrestling |
Won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (2 times) and NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (6 times)[13][37] |
16 !2009 |
Fargo, JackieJackie Fargo
(Henry Faggart)[38] |
Jerry Jarrett & Steve Keirn |
Wrestling |
Won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (10 times) and NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (22 times)[13][37] |
17 !2009 |
Fargo, SonnySonny Fargo
(Jack Lewis Faggart)[36] |
Jerry Jarrett & Steve Keirn |
Wrestling |
Posthumous induction; won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (3 times)[37] |
18 !2009 |
Hart, GaryGary Hart
(Gary Williams)[39] |
Sir Oliver Humperdink |
Managing and Promoting |
Posthumous induction; worked as a booker in World Class Championship Wrestling and managed several wrestlers in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling[40] |
19 !2009 |
McDaniel, WahooWahoo McDaniel
(Edward McDaniel)[41] |
Tully Blanchard |
Wrestling |
Posthumous induction; won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (6 times) and NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (4 times)[13][21] |
20 !2009 |
Mulligan, BlackjackBlackjack Mulligan
(Robert Windham)[42] |
Ric Flair |
Wrestling |
Won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)[13][32] |
21 !2009 |
Royal, NelsonNelson Royal |
Brad Anderson, Tommy Angel & David Isley |
Wrestling |
Won the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (2 times)[14] |
22 !2009 |
Russell, LanceLance Russell |
Dave Brown |
Announcing |
Worked as commentator for wrestling events in the Memphis area[43] |