The International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for professional wrestlers maintained by IWE. It was officially created on the February 1, 1993 episode of the International Wrestling Federation's (IWF), the predecessor of IWE, Monday Night Meltdown television program. On this episode, the sole induction of IWF alumnus Andre the Giant, who had died five days prior (January 27, 1993), was announced; his death was the reason for the creation of the Hall of Fame. After André's induction, the IWF continued the process of inducting members into the Hall of Fame. For these inductions, ceremonies were held to formally induct the candidates from 1994 to 1996; no video footage has ever been released by IWE of these ceremonies. After the 1996 ceremony, the IWF stopped the inductions of wrestling personalities into the Hall of Fame without a formal announcement.
Inductees[]
| Year | Ring name | Inducted by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Andre the Giant | None | One-time IWF Champion. There was no ceremony, only a video package that was played on an episode of IWF Superstars in 1993 that announced his induction. |
| 1994 | Arnal Skaaland | Bob Backlund | One-time IWWF United States Tag Team Champion and long time IWF manager |
| 1994 | Bobo Brazil | Ernie Ladd | Four-time IWWF United States Champion, one-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion and held over thirty NWA regional titles. |
| 1994 | "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers | Bret Heart | Posthumous inductee, One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and first IWWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| 1994 | Chief Jay Strongbow | Pat Carter | Four-time IWWF/IWF World Tag Team Champion |
| 1994 | "Classy" Freddie Blassie | James Mayer | Held over thirty NWA regional championships, Long-term manager of IWF. |
| 1994 | Gorilla Monsoon | Jim Ross | Two-time IWWF United States Tag Team Champion. Former IWF Announcer and onscreen President |
| 1994 | James Dudley | Grant Mayer | First African American to run a major arena in the United States |
| 1995 | Antonino Rocca | Diesel | Posthumous inductee. One-time IWF International Heavyweight Champion |
| 1995 | "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd | Bobo Brazil | Also a member of the WCW Hall of Fame, won serval NWA regional titles |
| 1995 | George "The Animal" Steele | David the Clown | Also a member of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame |
| 1995 | Ivan Putski | Scott Putski | One-time IWF Tag Team Champion |
| 1995 | The Fabulous Moolah | Alundra Blayze | Three-time (and first) IWF Women's Champion prior to her induction. She won the title a fourth time four years after her induction and still holds the record for the longest single reign. |
| 1995 | The Grand Wizard | Sgt Slaughter | Posthumous inductee. Long-time heel manager in IWF |
| 1995 | Pedro Morales | David Roope | One-time IWWF World Heavyweight Champion, first IWF Triple Crown Champion. |
| 1996 | "Baron" Mikel Scicluna | Gorilla Monsoon | One-time IWWF World Tag Team Champion |
| 1996 | "Captian" Lou Albano | Joe Franklin | One-time IWWF United States Tag Team Champion. As a manager, he lead fifteen different tag teams and four singles wrestlers to carious championships |
| 1996 | Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka | Don Muraco | One-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion and first XCW Heavyweight Champion |
| 1996 | Jonny Rodz | Arnold Skaaland | Wrestled in IWF for nearly two decades |
| 1996 | Killer Kowalski | Triple K | One-time IWWF World Tag Team Champion, held seventeen NWA regional championships |
| 1996 | Pat Patterson | Bret Heart | One-time and first IWF Intercontinental Champion, one-time AWA World Tag Team Champion and held over twenty NWA regional championships |
| 1996 | Vince McMahon Sr. | James Mayer | Posthumous inductee. Founder of and long time promoter for International Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2011 | "The Heartbreak Kid" Ryan Barnhart | Triple K | Three-time IWF Champion, one-time World Heavyweight Champion, three-time IWF Intercontinental Champion, two-time Royal Rumble winner, first IWE wrestler to avhieve the "Grand Slam" |
| 2011 | Jim Duggon | "The Millon Dollar Man" Kyle Johnson | Winner of the first Royal Rumble match in 1998, one-time WCW United States Champion, one time WCW World Television Championship |
| 2011 | Dan Burdick | The Burdick Family | Held several NWA regional championships. Father of four wrestlers |
| 2011 | Sunny | IWE Divas | Billed by IWE as the first Diva |
| 2011 | Drew Carey | Chris LeGreca | Celebrity inductee |
| 2011 | Abdullah the Butcher | Terry Funk | A hardcore legend known for appearing in a number of wrestling territories, holding a varity of regional championships |
| 2011 | Paul Ellering | Dusty Semmler | Long time manager in the AWA, NWA, IWF and AJPW. inducted alongside the Road Warriors, who he managed for much of his career |