Fabulous Freebirds

Professional wrestling tag team

Professional wrestling stable

Fabulous Freebirds

Left to right: Gordy, Hayes and Roberts, circa 1985

Stable
Members| Michael Hayes (leader)
Buddy Roberts
Terry Gordy
Jimmy Garvin
Badstreet
Blackbird
Name(s)| The Freebirds
The Fabulous Freebirds

Debut| 1979
Disbanded| 1994
Years active| 1979–1994, 1999–2000, 2017 (reunions)

The Fabulous Freebirds were a professional wrestling tag team who attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. The team usually consisted of three wrestlers, although in different situations and points in its history, just two performed under the Freebirds name. The Freebird lineup of Hayes, Roberts, and Gordy was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2015, and members Hayes, Roberts, Gordy, and Garvin were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.[1]

## History

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The Fabulous Freebirds started performing together in 1979 when Mid South Wrestling promoter Bill Watts put together the duo of Michael "P.S." Hayes and Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy. Though originally meant to be a tag team, he soon added former Hollywood Blond Buddy "Jack" Roberts into the mix, and they became a "three man gang" type of tag-team—an unusual concept at the time. They invented a concept that is now called the "Freebird Rule" in their honor, in which any two of three members can defend the team's championships. They usually worked as heels, but also had several face runs as well.

After wrestling for Watts in Mid South, they worked for Memphis based Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) where they feuded with Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee.

In late-1980, the Freebirds moved to Georgia Championship Wrestling, where they won the National Tag Team titles in the Omni, from Mr Wrestling 1 and 2. Throughout the first half of 1981, the 'Birds had some of the biggest feuds and most legendary matches in the history of GCW. In one famous match shown on WTBS, (Now known as the piledriver match) Terry Gordy gave Ted DiBiase four consecutive piledrivers, which led to Dibiase being taken away in an ambulance. In mid 1981, Buddy Roberts left GCW. Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes then had a falling out, and a subsequent feud against each other, with Hayes as the hero, and Gordy as the villain. Hayes and Gordy eventually patched up their differences, and reformed the Freebirds as a duo. They feuded with Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen over the NWA world tag team titles, throughout the summer of 1982.

The group next wrestled in the Dallas-based World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) territory, where they had a legendary feud with the Von Erichs (David, Kevin, Kerry, Chris and Mike).[2] This feud was ignited by an infamous incident in which Terry Gordy slammed Kerry Von Erich's head in a steel cage door, inciting a riot. During this feud, as the Von Erichs would wave the flag of Texas, the Freebirds started using the flag of Georgia, which contained the Confederate battle flag, as a group symbol to counter it.[3]

They also performed in the NWA-affiliated Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), and the Oklahoma-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF). While in the AWA they feuded primarily with The Road Warriors, costing them the World Tag Team Titles in a match against long time Freebird ally Jimmy Garvin and his partner Steve Regal.

They had a very brief run in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1984, where they were a part of the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection period. In the WWF, they wrestled under the guidance of Cyndi Lauper's manager David Wolff,[4] but soon left the promotion after an altercation with André the Giant, who was upset when the Freebirds arrived late to a show.[5]

The group then moved on to their AWA run, returned to World Class, and then started a stint in the UWF where Gordy became the promotion's champion, Roberts held its TV title, and Hayes usually acted as their manager or served as a heel commentator on television broadcasts. When Gordy lost the title to One Man Gang, the Freebirds feuded with Gang's stable, General Skandor Akbar's Devastation, Inc. After JCP purchased UWF in 1987, Hayes wrestled for JCP, teaming with Garvin and Sting at Starrcade '87 to wrestle Eddie Gilbert, Rick Steiner and Larry Zbyszko to a draw.

The rest of the Freebirds went to World Class intending to continue their feud with the Von Erichs. When Hayes arrived in the territory in early 1988, he announced his intention to bury the hatchet with the Von Erichs, putting himself at odds with Gordy, Roberts and their new ally, Iceman Parsons. After Gordy interfered to help Parsons defeat Kerry Von Erich for the World Class championship after the Dallas Sportatorium lights mysteriously went out, Hayes wrestled Gordy in a hair vs hair match at the 1988 World Class Parade of Champions. Gordy won, but afterwards refused to cut Hayes hair and instead turned on Roberts and cut his hair. This left Roberts, alongside Parsons, feuding with Hayes, Gordy and the Von Erichs. In retaliation, Roberts brought in the Samoan SWAT Team to eliminate his former fellow Freebirds. Gordy also wrestled on the independent circuit and began spending most of his time in Japan, and Roberts began to wind down his career.

Hayes and Garvin were paired as the Freebirds in WCW in 1989, enjoying several reigns as World and United States tag-team champions, and were joined by Gordy for a while as well. They later employed the services of masked third partner Brad Armstrong (under the name Badstreet) and managers Diamond Dallas Page, Big Daddy Dink, Little Richard Marley and Precious (Garvin's real-life wife and longtime valet). The Freebirds were last together when Hayes, Gordy, and Garvin worked for the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF) in 1994,[6] ending the group after 15 years.

In 1999, Gordy and Hayes reunited as they fought Glen Kulka and JR Smooth to a no contest for Power Pro Wrestling on May 28, 1999.[7] On January 21, 2000, Gordy and Hayes wrestled for Oklahoma Pro Wrestling when they lost to The Hardy Boyz.

Gordy died of a heart attack, caused by a blood clot on July 16, 2001, at age 40 while Roberts died on November 29, 2012, at the age of 67, of pneumonia and on November 1, 2012, Armstrong died of a suspected heart attack making Hayes and Garvin the only living members of the Freebirds.[8][9] Hayes (who retired from in-ring competition shortly after the Freebirds disbanded) is currently the head of the road agents/producers within WWE, while Garvin retired from wrestling shortly after disbanding and has become an Airline Transport Pilot.

On April 2, 2016, The Fabulous Freebirds (Hayes, Gordy, Roberts, and Garvin) were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by The New Day.

## Entrance music

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The Freebirds concept was heavily derived from the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Free Bird" and the image of "Southern pride" evoked by the band. For most of the team's early existence, the song was used as their entrance music, in both television and live appearances. On occasion, they would also enter the ring to Willie Nelson's rendition of "Georgia on My Mind". The Freebirds are sometimes credited as the first wrestlers to use entrance music for their entrances, although others including Gorgeous George's use of "Pomp and Circumstance," Big Daddy's use of "We Shall Not Be Moved" and Chris Colt's use of "Welcome to My Nightmare" by Alice Cooper all predate the Freebirds.

During the mid-1980s, a number of North American wrestling promotions who licensed copyrighted music faced difficulties in continuing those licenses. Other promotions which did not license music were under scrutiny for the practice. Promotions began looking for solutions. The WWF, which hired Jimmy Hart and Jim Johnston in 1985, used their talents to write and produce music under which the copyrights could be controlled by the company. Around this same time, Hayes recorded the song "Badstreet USA" and released a music video, which included the other Freebird members, as well as a cameo by a young Jim Ross. This song would largely be used as the entrance music for the Freebirds from that point forward, though they would use the other songs on occasion.

## Freebird Rule

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During the Freebirds' career in the NWA, they won several of its regional tag-team championships. While holding the title, promoters added a sub-gimmick to the team – "The Freebird Rule" – which allowed any two of the three members of the team to defend the title on any given night.[10]

This rule has been re-used by a number of other promotions when a three (or more) member team captures a tag team championship.[11] Examples include:

* The Russians: Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, and Krusher Khruschev (JCP, 1985–1986)[12]
* Demolition: Ax, Smash, and Crush (WWF, May–November 1990).[12][13]
* The Heavenly Bodies: Stan Lane, Tom Prichard, and Bobby Eaton (Smoky Mountain Wrestling, 1993)[14][15]
* The Spirit Squad: Kenny, Johnny, Mitch, Nicky, and Mikey (WWE, 2006)
* The New Day: Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods (WWE, 2015–2016 (Raw); 2017–2020 (SmackDown)) [16]
* The Undisputed Era: Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong (WWE, 2017–2018 (NXT))

In some cases, the Freebird Rule has been applied to singles titles:

* Chyna and Chris Jericho co-held the WWF Intercontinental Championship in 2000. However, WWF does not recognize this as an official reign.[12]
* 3 Count (Shane Helms, Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias) co-held the WCW Hardcore Championship in 2000.[12]
* Matt Bentley and Frankie Kazarian co-held the TNA X Division Championship in 2004.

A slight variation of the Freebird Rule exists where a team or stable declares themselves as co-champions but the promotion only recognize the individual(s) who won the title as the official champion:

* In 2010, after Layla won the WWE Women's Championship, Team LayCool (Layla and Michelle McCool) co-held the title, but WWE only recognize Layla as the official champion. Team Lay-Cool again used the Freebird Rule when Michelle McCool was officially recognized as WWE Divas Champion.
* In 2017, Bullet Club announced "Bullet Club Rules", which allowed Cody, Kenny Omega and Marty Scurll to defend the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.[17] However, only Adam Page, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson were recognized as the official champions by Ring of Honor.[18]
* In February 2024, after Charlie Dempsey won the NXT Heritage Cup, his stable, No Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC; Dempsey, Drew Gulak, Damon Kemp and Myles Borne), announced the "Catch Clause" where the whole stable will defend the Cup. Under the Catch Clause, NQCC as a whole referred to themselves as the NXT Heritage Cup Champions but WWE only recognize Dempsey as the official champion.[19][20]

## Offshoots

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### Blackbirds

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The Blackbirds were formed in 1988 in World Class Championship Wrestling by Iceman Parsons. He had just teamed with Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts as the "Blackbird" in their feud with Michael Hayes. He teamed up with Perry "Action" Jackson and Harold T. Harris to form the Blackbirds. They also wrestled as the Blackbirds in the Global Wrestling Federation in 1992.

### Extreme Freebirds

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The Extreme Freebirds were formed in NWA Wildside and the NAWA by the son of Terry Gordy, Ray Gordy. He teamed up with Tank and Iceberg in 2004 to form this group.

## Other appearances

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The original three Freebirds briefly appear in a match against Greg Gagne, The Tonga Kid, and Jim Brunzell during the opening sequence of the 1986 fantasy film Highlander,[21] which occurs at a show in Madison Square Garden (although the scene was actually filmed at the Brendan Byrne Arena across the river).

## Members and incarnations

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* Main Members
* Michael Hayes was the leader of the group. Nicknamed "P.S." (Purely Sexy), he was the main talker, and was known to get the crowd going with his antics.
* Terry Gordy was the powerhouse of the group. Nicknamed "Bam Bam", he loved to fight and beat his opponents down.
* Buddy Roberts, nicknamed "Jack" for his love of Jack Daniel's whiskey, was the speed of the group, who would often frustrate other wrestlers into chasing him, until Hayes and/or Gordy surprised them with a move. Buddy was also acknowledged as the best ring technician of the group and the guy who would often take the high spot bumps.
* Jimmy Garvin's association with the Freebirds began in 1983, as he had often teamed with Hayes, Gordy, and Roberts in WCCW and AWA. He teamed with Hayes during a reignited WCW run between June 1989 and July 1992. He was considered the fourth Freebird by Hayes, Gordy and Roberts.

* Managers
* Big Daddy Dink
* David Wolff[4]
* Diamond Dallas Page[22]
* Precious
* Sunshine

## Championships and accomplishments

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Freebirds as NWA Georgia Tag Team champions, circa 1981

* Georgia Championship Wrestling
* NWA National Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Hayes and Gordy[23]
* NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Hayes and Gordy[24]
* Global Wrestling Federation
* GWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Gordy and Garvin
* Mid-South Wrestling/Universal Wrestling Association
* Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Hayes and Gordy (1), Gordy and Roberts (1)
* UWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Gordy
* UWF Television Championship (1 time) – Roberts
* NWA Mid-America
* NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Hayes and Gordy
* Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
* Class of 2015 – Roberts, Gordy and Hayes[25]
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
* Tag Team of the Year (1981) – Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy[26]
* Ranked Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy #3 of the 100 best tag teams during the PWI Years in 2003[27]
* World Championship Wrestling
* NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Hayes
* WCW United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Hayes and Garvin
* WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Hayes, Garvin and Badstreet
* NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Hayes and Garvin
* World Class Championship Wrestling
* NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Gordy
* NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Hayes and Gordy[28][29]
* WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship (6 times) – Hayes, Gordy and Roberts (5 times) Gordy, Roberts and Parsons (1 time)
* WCCW Television Championship (1 time) – Roberts
* NWA Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (1 time) – Gordy
* WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Parsons
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter
* Tag Team of the Year (1980) – Gordy and Roberts
* Feud of the Year (1983) – Freebirds vs. the Von Erichs
* Feud of the Year (1984) – Freebirds vs. the Von Erichs
* Match of the Year (1984) – Freebirds vs. the Von Erichs (Kerry, Kevin, and Mike), Anything Goes match, July 4, Fort Worth, Texas
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2005) – Hayes, Gordy, and Roberts
* WWE
* WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2016 – Hayes, Roberts, Gordy, and Garvin)[1]

## See also

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* The Dangerous Alliance
* The Diamond Exchange
* The Hollywood Blonds
* The Samoan SWAT Team

## References

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2. ^ Cohen, Daniel; Susan Cohen (October 1986). Wrestling Superstars II. Simon Pulse. p. 88\. ISBN 0-671-63224-8.
3. ^ "Michael Hayes Explains Why The Fabulous Freebirds Used The Confederate Flags". WrestlingNewsSource. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
4. ^ a b Cohen, Daniel; Susan Cohen. Wrestling Superstars II. p. 89.
5. ^ Greenberg, Keith Elliot. "Remembering Andre the Giant's Larger Than Life Career and Complexities". Bleacher Report.
6. ^ New Wave Wrestling, February 1995 issue, number 15, p.42.
7. ^ "Matches « Terry Gordy « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2020-07-06.
8. ^ "411MANIA". Kevin Von Erich Comments on Buddy Roberts’ Passing.
9. ^ "WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross comments on the death of Buddy Roberts, wrestlers need to "create their push"". prowrestling.net.
10. ^ Oliver, Greg. ""Crush" Brian Adams dead at 44". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
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13. ^ Crush feature, WWF Magazine September 1990
14. ^ Wrestling 93: Rulebreaker, Spring 1993 issue, p.10.
15. ^ Wrestle America, June 1993 issue, p.60.
16. ^ "New Day – WWE.com". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
17. ^ Barnett, Josh (October 12, 2017). "Bullet Club vs. The Kingdom: 10/12 ROH Global Wars in Buffalo, NY report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
18. ^ "Main Event Signed for ROH Elite in Ft. Lauderdale". Ring of Honor. 30 October 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017. "The trio defended the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Titles, officially held by Adam Page and the Young Bucks, under "Bullet Club Rules", allowing any three members to defend the titles."
19. ^ Powell, Jason (March 5, 2024). "NXT TV results (3/5): Moore's review of NXT Roadblock with Carmelo Hayes vs. Tony D'Angelo for a shot at the NXT Title, Kabuki Warriors vs. Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley for the WWE Women's Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
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21. ^ Difino, Lennie. "Catching up with Buddy Roberts". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
22. ^ Davies, Ross (August 2001). Diamond Dallas Page. Rosen Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 0-8239-3493-4.
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24. ^ "N.W.A. Georgia Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
25. ^ Oliver, Greg (2014-11-26). "Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2015 announced". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
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27. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 100 Tag Teams of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
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29. ^ "N.W.A. American Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

## Further reading

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* Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). "Top 20: #7 The Fabulous Freebirds". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-683-6.

## External links

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Fabulous Freebirds on WWE.com

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Global Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions

* Steve Simpson and Chris Walker
* California Connection (John Tatum and Rod Price)
* Wild Bunch (Bill Irwin and Black Bart)
* Terry Simms and Scott Putski
* Goodfellows (Gary Young and Steve Dane)
* Ebony Experience (Booker T and Stevie Ray)
* Rough Riders (Black Bart and Johnny Mantell)
* Texas Mustangs (Bobby Duncum Jr. and Johnny Hawk)
* Bad Breed (Axl and Ian Rotten)
* Sicilian Stallions (Guido Falcone and Vito Mussolini)
* Skyliners (Steve Dane and Chaz Taylor)
* Black Bart and Johnny Hawk
* Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Terry Gordy)

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World Championship Wrestling United States Tag Team Champions

JCP
(1986–1988)|

* Russian Team (Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khruschev)
* Barry Windham and Ron Garvin
* Dick Murdoch and Ivan Koloff
* The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)
* Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)

WCW
(1988–1992)|

| 1980s|

* Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)
* Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams)
* Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner

|

1990s|

* Brian Pillman and The Z-Man
* The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)
* Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)
* Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)
* The Patriots (Firebreaker Chip and Todd Champion)
* Young Pistols (Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers)
* Big Josh and Ron Simmons
* Greg Valentine and Terry Taylor
* The Barbarian and Dick Slater

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WCW World Tag Team Champions

MACW/JCP
(1975–1988)|

| 1970s|

* Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson)
* Paul Jones and Wahoo McDaniel
* Rufus R. Jones and Wahoo McDaniel
* Dino Bravo and Mr. Wrestling
* Greg Valentine and Ric Flair
* Dick Slater and Dusty Rhodes
* Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat
* Baron von Raschke and Greg Valentine
* Jimmy Snuka and Paul Orndorff
* Baron von Raschke and Paul Jones
* Blackjack Mulligan and Ric Flair
* Jay Youngblood and Ricky Steamboat
* Greg Valentine and Ray Stevens

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1980s|

* Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens
* The Masked Superstar and Paul Jones
* Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens
* Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen
* Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter
* Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco
* Bob Orton Jr. and Don Kernodle
* Mark Youngblood and Wahoo McDaniel
* Don Kernodle and Ivan Koloff
* Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez
* The Russians (Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff)
* The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
* The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey)
* Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude
* Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
* Barry Windham and Lex Luger
* The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)
* Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk)

WCW
(1988–2001)|

| 1980s|

* The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams)
* Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)
* Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)

|

1990s|

* Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons)
* Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko)
* Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat
* Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton
* Terry Gordy and Steve Williams
* Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes
* Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas
* Hollywood Blonds (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin)
* Arn Anderson and Paul Roma
* The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags)
* 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell
* Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan
* Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma)
* Stars and Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot)
* Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)
* Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater
* American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs)
* Sting and Lex Luger
* The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock)
* The Outsiders (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx)
* The Giant and Lex Luger
* Kevin Nash and Sting
* The Giant and Scott Hall
* Kenny Kaos and Rick Steiner
* Barry Windham and Curt Hennig
* Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko
* Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio Jr.)
* Perry Saturn and Raven
* Jersey Triad (Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon)
* Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn
* West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham and Kendall Windham)
* Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr.)
* Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Konnan)
* Creative Control/The Harris Brothers (Gerald/Ron Harris and Patrick/Don Harris)
* Bret Hart and Goldberg

2000s|

* Crowbar and David Flair
* Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull)
* Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas
* KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)
* The Perfect Event (Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak)
* Dark Carnival (The Great Muta and Vampiro)
* Filthy Animals (Juventud Guerrera and Rey Misterio Jr.)
* Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire
* Misfits in Action (Corporal Cajun and Lieutenant Loco)
* Boogie Knights (Alex Wright and Disco Inferno)
* The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash)
* Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire)

WWF
(2001)|

* Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker)
* Booker T and Test
* Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)
* Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)

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* t
* e

WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Champions

* Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich
* Fabulous Freebirds (Badstreet, Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin)
* Big Josh, Dustin Rhodes and Tom Zenk
* York Foundation (Richard Morton, Thomas Rich and Terrance Taylor)

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WWE Hall of Fame inductees

1990s

| 1993|

* André the Giant

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1994|

* Arnold Skaaland
* Bobo Brazil
* Buddy Rogers
* Chief Jay Strongbow
* Freddie Blassie
* Gorilla Monsoon
* James Dudley

1995|

* Antonino Rocca
* Ernie Ladd
* The Fabulous Moolah
* George Steele
* Ernie Roth
* Ivan Putski
* Pedro Morales

1996|

* Jimmy Snuka
* Johnny Rodz
* Killer Kowalski
* Lou Albano
* Mikel Scicluna
* Pat Patterson
* Valiant Brothers
* Jimmy Valiant
* Johnny Valiant
* Vince McMahon Sr.

2000s

| 2004|

* Big John Studd
* "Superstar" Billy Graham
* Bobby Heenan
* Don Muraco
* Greg Valentine
* Harley Race
* Jesse Ventura
* Junkyard Dog
* Sgt. Slaughter
* Tito Santana

| Celebrity|

* Pete Rose

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2005|

* Bob Orton Jr.
* Hulk Hogan
* The Iron Sheik
* Jimmy Hart
* Nikolai Volkoff
* Paul Orndorff
* Roddy Piper

2006|

* The Blackjacks
* Blackjack Mulligan
* Blackjack Lanza
* Bret Hart
* Eddie Guerrero
* Gene Okerlund
* Sherri Martel
* Tony Atlas
* Verne Gagne

| Celebrity|

* William Perry

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2007|

* Dusty Rhodes
* Jerry Lawler
* Jim Ross
* Mr. Fuji
* Curt Hennig
* Nick Bockwinkel
* The Sheik
* Wild Samoans
* Afa Anoa'i
* Sika Anoa'i

2008|

* The Brisco Brothers
* Gerald Brisco
* Jack Brisco
* Eddie Graham
* Gordon Solie
* Mae Young
* Peter Maivia
* Ric Flair
* See also: 2012
* Rocky Johnson

2009|

* Bill Watts
* The Funk Brothers
* Terry Funk
* Dory Funk Jr.
* Howard Finkel
* Koko B. Ware
* Ricky Steamboat
* Stone Cold Steve Austin
* Von Erich family
* Chris Von Erich
* David Von Erich
* Fritz Von Erich
* Kerry Von Erich
* Kevin Von Erich
* Mike Von Erich

2010s

| 2010|

* Antonio Inoki
* Gorgeous George
* Maurice Vachon
* Stu Hart
* Ted DiBiase
* Wendi Richter

| Celebrity|

* Bob Uecker

|

2011|

* Abdullah the Butcher
* Bob Armstrong
* Jim Duggan
* Road Warriors
* Road Warrior Hawk
* Road Warrior Animal
* Paul Ellering
* Shawn Michaels
* Sunny

| Celebrity|

* Drew Carey

|

2012|

* Edge
* The Four Horsemen
* Arn Anderson
* Barry Windham
* J. J. Dillon
* Ric Flair
* Tully Blanchard
* Mil Máscaras
* Ron Simmons
* Yokozuna

| Celebrity|

* Mike Tyson

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2013|

* Bob Backlund
* Booker T
* Bruno Sammartino
* Mick Foley
* Trish Stratus

| Celebrity|

* Donald Trump

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2014|

* Carlos Colón
* Jake Roberts
* Lita
* Paul Bearer
* Scott Hall
* The Ultimate Warrior

| Celebrity|

* Mr. T

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2015|

* Alundra Blayze
* The Bushwhackers
* Bushwhacker Butch
* Bushwhacker Luke
* Kevin Nash
* Larry Zbyszko
* Randy Savage
* Rikishi
* Tatsumi Fujinami

| Celebrity|

* Arnold Schwarzenegger

|

Warrior|

* Connor Michalek

2016|

* Big Boss Man
* Fabulous Freebirds
* Michael Hayes
* Buddy Roberts
* Jimmy Garvin
* Terry Gordy
* The Godfather
* Jacqueline
* Stan Hansen
* Sting

| Celebrity|

* Snoop Dogg

|

Warrior|

* Joan Lunden

Legacy|

* Ed Lewis
* Frank Gotch
* George Hackenschmidt
* Lou Thesz
* Mildred Burke
* Pat O'Connor
* Sailor Art Thomas

2017|

* Beth Phoenix
* Diamond Dallas Page
* Kurt Angle
* Rick Rude
* Rock 'n' Roll Express
* Ricky Morton
* Robert Gibson
* Theodore Long

| Warrior|

* Eric LeGrand

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Legacy|

* Bearcat Wright
* Dr. Jerry Graham
* Haystacks Calhoun
* Judy Grable
* June Byers
* Luther Lindsay
* Martin Burns
* Rikidōzan
* Toots Mondt

2018|

* Dudley Boyz
* Bubba Ray Dudley
* D-Von Dudley
* Goldberg
* Hillbilly Jim
* Ivory
* Jeff Jarrett
* Mark Henry

| Celebrity|

* Kid Rock

|

Warrior|

* Jarrius "JJ" Robertson

Legacy|

* Boris Malenko
* Cora Combs
* Dara Singh
* Hiro Matsuda
* Jim Londos
* Lord Alfred Hayes
* Rufus R. Jones
* El Santo
* Sputnik Monroe
* Stan Stasiak

2019|

* Brutus Beefcake
* D-Generation X
* Shawn Michaels
* Triple H
* Chyna
* Road Dogg
* Billy Gunn
* Sean Waltman
* Harlem Heat
* Booker T
* Stevie Ray
* Hart Foundation
* Bret Hart
* Jim Neidhart
* The Honky Tonk Man
* Torrie Wilson

| Warrior|

* Sue Aitchison

|

Legacy|

* Bruiser Brody
* Buddy Rose
* Hisashi Shinma
* Jim Barnett
* Joseph Cohen
* Luna Vachon
* Primo Carnera
* Professor Tanaka
* S. D. Jones
* Wahoo McDaniel

2020s

| 2020|

* The Bella Twins
* Nikki Bella
* Brie Bella
* Davey Boy Smith
* John "Bradshaw" Layfield
* Jushin Liger
* New World Order
* Hulk Hogan
* Kevin Nash
* Scott Hall
* Sean Waltman

| Celebrity|

* William Shatner

|

Warrior|

* Titus O'Neil

Legacy|

* Baron Michele Leone
* Brickhouse Brown
* Gary Hart
* Ray Stevens
* Steve Williams

2021|

* Eric Bischoff
* The Great Khali
* Kane
* Molly Holly
* Rob Van Dam

| Celebrity|

* Ozzy Osbourne

|

Warrior|

* Rich Hering

Legacy|

* Buzz Sawyer
* Dick the Bruiser
* Ethel Johnson
* Paul Boesch
* Pez Whatley

2022|

* Sharmell
* Steiner Brothers
* Rick Steiner
* Scott Steiner
* The Undertaker
* Vader

| Warrior|

* Shad Gaspard

|

2023|

* The Great Muta
* Rey Mysterio
* Stacy Keibler

| Celebrity|

* Andy Kaufman

|

Warrior|

* Tim White

2024|

* Bull Nakano
* Paul Heyman
* Thunderbolt Patterson
* Lia Maivia
* U.S. Express
* Barry Windham
* Mike Rotunda

| Celebrity|

* Muhammad Ali

|

2025|

* Triple H
* Michelle McCool

* Category

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* MusicBrainz

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