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The WWE Hall of Fame is an event held annually to honour the greatest wrestlers in World Wrestling Entertainment history. It was created in 1993 originally to honor André the Giant, who had died earlier that year. One notable absence is Bruno Sammartino, the longest reigning WWE Champion, who, as recently as 2005, refuses to be inducted.
1993
- André the Giant (André Roussimoff)
1994
- "Golden Boy" Arnold Skaaland
- Bobo Brazil (Houston Harris)
- "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers (Herman Rohde)
- Cheif Jay Strongbow (Joe Scarpa)
- "Classy" Freddie Blassie (Frederick Blassman)
- Gorilla Monsoon (Robert Marella)
- James Dudley
1995
- Antonino Rocca
- "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
- George "the Animal" Steele (James Meyers)
- Ivan Putski
- The Fabulous Moolah (Lillian Ellison)
- The Grand Wizard (Ernie Roth)
1996
- "Baron" Mikel Scicluna (Mike Scicluna)
- Captain Lou Albano (Lou Albano)
- "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka (James Reiher)
- "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant (James Fanning)
- "Luscious" Johnny Valiant (John L. Sullivan)
- "Unpredictable" Johnny Rodz (John Rodriguez)
- Killer Kowalski (Wladek Kowalski)
- Pat Patterson (Pierre Clemont)
- Vince McMahon, Sr.
2004
- Big John Studd (John William Minton)
- Bobby "the Brain" Heenan (Raymond Louis Heenan)
- "Magnificent" Don Muraco (Don Muraco)
- Greg "the Hammer" Valentine (John Wisniski, Jr.)
- Harley Race (Harley Leland Race)
- Jesse "the Body" Ventura (James George Janos)
- Junkyard Dog (Sylvester Ritter)
- Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Remus)
- "Superstar" Billy Graham (Wayne Coleman)
- Tito Santana (Merced Solis)
2005
- "Cowboy" Bob Orton (Bob Orton Jr.)
- Hulk Hogan (Terry Bolea)
- "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart (Jimmy Hart)
- "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Nikolai Volkoff (Josip Peruzovic)
- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Roderick George Toombs)
- The Iron Sheik (Kozraw Vasori)