WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony
WWE Hall of Fame (2010) was the event which featured the introduction of the 11th class to the WWE Hall of Fame . The event was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on March 27, 2010, from the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona . The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania XXVI . The event was hosted by Jerry Lawler . A condensed one-hour version of the ceremony aired on the USA Network that same evening.[ 2] In March 2015 the ceremony was added to the WWE Network .[ 3]
Inductees
Individual
Class headliners appear in boldface
Image
Ring name (Birth Name)
Inducted by
WWE recognized accolades
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
Ted DiBiase Jr. Brett DiBiase
Four-time Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion Creator and two-time holder of the non-sanctioned Million Dollar Championship Three-time WWF World Tag Team Champion 1988 King of the Ring .[ 4] In 2019, Dibiase would win the 24/7 Championship
Antonio Inoki (Kanji Inoki )
Stan Hansen
Founder of New Japan Pro-Wrestling Two-time WWWF/WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion One-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion [ 5]
Wendi Richter
Roddy Piper
Two-time WWF Women's Champion One-time AWA Women's Champion One-time NWA United States Women's Champion Two-time NWA Women's World Tag Team Champion [ 6]
Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon
Pat Patterson
Five-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion [ 7]
Gorgeous George (George Wagner )
Dick Beyer
Posthumous inductee: Represented by his ex-wife Betty Wagner[ 8] One-time holder of the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship Portrayed as a flamboyant, arrogant, charismatic villain, George is credited with helping establish wrestling on television in the 1940s and 1950s[ 9]
Stu Hart
Bret Hart
Posthumous inductee: Represented by Bret Hart and all Stu's other living children Smith , Bruce , Keith , Wayne , Ellie , Georgia , Alison, Ross and Diana . Established Stampede Wrestling in Calgary 1948, and ran it until 1984. Ran "The Dungeon " wrestling school and trained numerous WWE wrestlers. Patriarch of the Hart family .[ 10]
Celebrity
References
^ "WWE Hall of Fame 2010 Ticket Info" . World Wrestling Entertainment . Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2010 .
^ "FULL REPORT FROM THE 2010 WWE HALL OF FAME CEREMONY INCLUDING WHAT YOU WON'T SEE ON USA NETWORK - PWInsider.com" . www.pwinsider.com . Retrieved 11 April 2018 .
^ "WWE Network Lowdown: WrestleMania Plans, Free Gifts, 'Every' Hall of Fame?" . Retrieved 11 April 2018 .
^ " "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase" . World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ "Antonio Inoki" . World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved February 15, 2010 .
^ "Wendi Richter" . World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved February 22, 2010 .
^ " "Mad Dog" Vachon" . WWE . Retrieved March 1, 2010 .
^ "Gorgeous George enters Hall of Fame" . World Wrestling Entertainment . March 15, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010 .
^ "Gorgeous George" . WWE . Retrieved March 15, 2010 .
^ "Stu Hart" . WWE . Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2010 .
^ "Bob Uecker" . WWE . Retrieved March 15, 2010 .