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The National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma includes the John T. Vaughan Hall of Honors, the Paul K. Scott Museum of Wrestling History, the Cliff Keen Theater, and the William S. Hein Library. The museum covers around 15,000 square feet, featuring multiple interactive exhibits and digital kiosks, as well as the ability to watch ...
The modern history of wrestling begins with a rise of popularity in the 19th century, which led to the development of the modern sports of Greco-Roman wrestling on the European continent and of freestyle wrestling and collegiate wrestling in Great Britain and the United States, respectively. These sports enjoyed enormous popularity at the ...
The museum suffered severe flooding in the Iowa flood of 2008, [6] but reopened in June 2009. [7] Wrestling historian and journalist Mike Chapman served as executive director of the museum until Kyle Klingman succeeded him in November 2009. [8] On July 1, 2019, Jim Miller began work as director of the Hall of Fame succeeding Kyle Klingman. [9]
The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) and Museum was an American professional wrestling hall of fame and museum located in Wichita Falls, Texas; following the postponement of its 19th induction ceremony, planned for May 2020, [1] and an announced temporary closure to expand the museum, [1] its status was changed to "closed due to water leaks" in 2021, [2] and never re-opened.
The museum was founded by Seth Turner, Tony Vellano, the founder of Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Michael Viscosi, Andrew Groff, Joe Defino, and Mike Lanuto on December 10, 2019. Seth Turner was named the President of the IPWHF and Tony Vellano was named Vice President of Talent and Community Relations.
Independent Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame — 2005– Yes: Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Cutting Room: 2022- Manhattan: No George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: Mike Chapman — 1999– Waterloo, Iowa: No Became part of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007. [13] Women's Wrestling Hall of ...
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Hall of Fame is an American professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the NWA. It was established in 2005 to honor select wrestling personalities, mostly alumni of the NWA. [1] Inductees receive commemorative medals that have their names inscribed on it with the logo of the NWA. [2]
Pages in category "Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 239 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .