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Following his stint in the WWE, he competed in WCW and Smoky Mountain Wresting. Orndorff was also a football standout at the University of Tampa before a one-year stint in the World Football League.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nDusty Rhodes made his professional wrestling debut in 1967. During the 1970s, he competed in the AWA, WWF, and throughout the NWA territories, where he was a three-time NWA champion. Known as “The American Dream,” Rhodes left the NWA in 1990, and returned to the WWE with rivalries with Big Boss Man, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase. After winding down his in-ring career, Rhodes was involved behind the scenes with NXT, where he helped train a new generation of competitors. Rhodes played football for West Texas State and in the Continental Football League. He passed away on June 11, 2015.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum will release winners of the Lou Thesz World Heavyweight Championship Award, Frank Gotch Award, George Tragos Award, and Jim Melby Award in 2017.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nDistinguished guests confirmed to appear include Gerry Brisco, Jim Ross, JJ Dillon, Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell, Larry Hennig, Baron Von Raschke, Wade Keller, William Murdock, Rob Schamberger, Matt Riddle, and Charlie Thesz.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nA new event for 2017 will be the Hall of Fame Classic presented by Impact Pro Wrestling. This one-day tournament takes place on Friday, July 21 in addition to the evening professional wrestling show.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe tournament is an invitational featuring eight of the best wrestlers in the world. The first participant announced is former UFC fighter Matt Riddle. 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Front row ticket included for All-Access Pass Holders (Tickets are $25 for Ringside and $15 for General Admission for non-Pass Holders)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n9:30 p.m. – After Party for All-Access Pass Holders and distinguished guests.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nSaturday, July 22 \u003cbr /\u003e\n10 a.m. – Doors open at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum for All-Access Pass Holders.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n10:30 a.m. – Open forum on independent professional wrestling.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nNoon – Doors open at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum to general public ($10 Admission for non-Pass Holders).\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n12:30 p.m. – Salute to the Legacy of the Hennig Family at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n2 p.m. – Autograph signing with professional wrestling legends at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. All-Access Pass Holders allowed to enter first. $20 Admission for non-Pass Holders required (individual signers will charge).\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n5 p.m. – Hall of Fame Reception at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n6 p.m. – Induction Banquet at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n7 p.m. – Induction Ceremony at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center. All-Access Pass includes banquet ticket. Banquet Tickets are $60 per ticket for non-Pass Holders.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cscript expr:src\u003d'\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/Klq?i\u003d\" + data:post.url' type\u003d\"text/javascript\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/2938697034579279522"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/2938697034579279522"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2016/12/paul-orndorff-and-dusty-rhodes-to-enter.html","title":"Paul Orndorff And Dusty Rhodes To Enter Tragos / Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kaliqo~"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883827855779815366"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url\u003dhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GAU61F_GcXw/Sq5xKvM2cyI/AAAAAAAAALA/SD6S9DAAU3M/S220-s100/allura-logo.jpg\u0026container\u003dblogger\u0026gadget\u003da\u0026rewriteMime\u003dimage/*"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964262.post-313718742880577950"},"published":{"$t":"2016-11-30T06:09:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-11-30T06:09:48.341-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"PWHF"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shawn Michaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mick Foley"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Harley Race"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Professional Wrestling Hall Of Fame Announces 2017 Inductees"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ciframe allowtransparency\u003d\"true\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" src\u003d\"http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href\u003dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.klqwrestling.com\u0026amp;layout\u003dstandard\u0026amp;show_faces\u003dfalse\u0026amp;width\u003d400\u0026amp;action\u003dlike\u0026amp;colorscheme\u003dlight\u0026amp;height\u003d35\" style\u003d\"border: none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 400px;\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nPWHF issued the following press release on their 16th annual induction.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n2017 PWHF INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nMay 19th \u0026amp; May 20th the eyes of the Wrestling World will be on Wichita Falls once again!\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nWichita Falls, TX, November 27, 2016 – 10 amazing individuals involved in the business of Professional Wrestling will be inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame \u0026amp; Museum (PWHF) the 3rd weekend of May 2017. The PWHF is the only brick and mortar Hall of Fame \u0026amp; Museum that preserves the history of all of wrestling, honoring every aspect of the business – the good, the bad and the ugly.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe only Hall of Fame where the Inductees are voted in by a committee of their peers. Voters include living past Hall of Fame Inductees plus 20 other historians and wrestling legends. We are proud to say that this is the first year many of the Hall of Fame inductees returned their ballots to vote, the most ballots ever returned to be counted.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThere are 7 categories with 10 people inducted each year, the results for the 2017 PWHF Inductees are:\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nPioneer Division (1865-1942)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nYvon Robert (10/8/1914-7/12/1971)\u003cbr /\u003e\nDirty Dick Raines (2/17/1911-10/18/1979)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nTelevision Era (1943-1984)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nLuther Lindsay (12/30/1924-2/21/1972)\u003cbr /\u003e\nSputnik Monroe (12/18/1928-11/3/2006)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nTag Team Division\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nLarry Hennig \u0026amp; Harley Race\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nModern Era (1985-present)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nMick Foley\u003cbr /\u003e\nShawn Michaels\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nInternational Era\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nTatsumi Fujinami (Japan)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nLadies Division\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nSusan Green\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nColleague Division (managers, promoters, photographers, referees, valets)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nGeorge Napolitano (photographer)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nProfessional Wrestling has a rich history in Texoma, North Texas, Oklahoma, New York, Japan, Hawaii and around the World. Since moving to Texoma, increasing the awareness of the PWHF, we receive numerous notes from around the Globe from fans of wrestling. Here’s a tidbit from one of our many fans along the way…..\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n“As a child, I got into wrestling by watching WWF in the 80’s. It was the discovery of World Class that got me into the history of the sport. It was the wrestling magazines that got me involved in journalism as I wanted to write for those same magazines. All these years later and I still watch the current product, research and learn the history, and I’m still writing as well.”: ~ Michael McCurdy\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nPreserving the rich history of all Professional Wrestling, honoring \u0026amp; celebrating the Men \u0026amp; Women who put their lives on the line to entertain others is the reason the PWHF was organized.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe Induction Weekend of celebration activities will begin with a Comedy Show and Q\u0026amp;A on Thursday, May 18 th , Friday, May 19 th Wrestling Under the Stars with rising Indy stars and Saturday, May 20th including a tradeshow, Meet \u0026amp; Greet with past \u0026amp; current PWHF Inductees and legends ending with the Induction Banquet where Inductees will be presented with their PWHF custom ring, custom American Hat Co. hat with their name embossed in the band (just like the President-elect is being made) and their Hall of Fame plaque, like the one that will forever hang in the hall.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nFollow who will be attending, ticket prices and added events on the PWHF website at www.pwhf.org.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cscript expr:src\u003d'\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/Klq?i\u003d\" + data:post.url' type\u003d\"text/javascript\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/313718742880577950"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/313718742880577950"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2016/11/professional-wrestling-hall-of-fame.html","title":"Professional Wrestling Hall Of Fame Announces 2017 Inductees"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kaliqo~"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883827855779815366"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url\u003dhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GAU61F_GcXw/Sq5xKvM2cyI/AAAAAAAAALA/SD6S9DAAU3M/S220-s100/allura-logo.jpg\u0026container\u003dblogger\u0026gadget\u003da\u0026rewriteMime\u003dimage/*"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964262.post-5400282387765423629"},"published":{"$t":"2016-08-02T18:53:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-02T18:53:07.077-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"PWHF"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Big E Langston"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Former Hawkeye Big E humbled by visit to Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ciframe src\u003d\"http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href\u003dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.klqwrestling.com\u0026amp;layout\u003dstandard\u0026amp;show_faces\u003dfalse\u0026amp;width\u003d400\u0026amp;action\u003dlike\u0026amp;colorscheme\u003dlight\u0026amp;height\u003d35\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" style\u003d\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:400px; height:35px;\" allowTransparency\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend served as a homecoming of sorts for one-half of the longest reigning WWE tag team champions.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nBig E, a former University of Iowa defensive lineman, participated in the weekend's autograph signing and attended the induction banquet in Waterloo, Iowa, a week ago.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\"It's been really cool to be back and especially -- I feel a bit out of place in that there's so many legends who've done so much more than I have, and I'm here for some reason, so it's very humbling,\" the New Day member told SLAM! Wrestling prior to the banquet on July 23rd.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe former powerlifter said he feels like he \"really became an adult\" while in Iowa.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\"Mike Doughty's one of the organizers. Honestly, he's the reason I got signed,\" Big E said. \"I would never even be here, so I feel like he changed my life. So anything I can do to help him at all or to give back even in the slightest is a cool thing.\"...\u003ca href\u003d\"http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/08/01/22655876.html\"\u003eMore?\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ci\u003esource:  slam.canoe.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cscript expr:src\u003d'\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/Klq?i\u003d\" + data:post.url' type\u003d\"text/javascript\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/5400282387765423629"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/5400282387765423629"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2016/08/former-hawkeye-big-e-humbled-by-visit.html","title":"Former Hawkeye Big E humbled by visit to Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kaliqo~"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883827855779815366"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url\u003dhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GAU61F_GcXw/Sq5xKvM2cyI/AAAAAAAAALA/SD6S9DAAU3M/S220-s100/allura-logo.jpg\u0026container\u003dblogger\u0026gadget\u003da\u0026rewriteMime\u003dimage/*"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964262.post-2114786320362016118"},"published":{"$t":"2016-04-05T19:30:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-04-05T19:30:46.365-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"PWHF"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wrestling Fanatics Travel to Texoma to Visit Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ciframe src\u003d\"http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href\u003dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.klqwrestling.com\u0026amp;layout\u003dstandard\u0026amp;show_faces\u003dfalse\u0026amp;width\u003d400\u0026amp;action\u003dlike\u0026amp;colorscheme\u003dlight\u0026amp;height\u003d35\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" style\u003d\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:400px; height:35px;\" allowTransparency\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe president of the new Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Wichita Falls, Johnny Mantell, said the hall of fame had a successful first week. \u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nMantell said he estimates that more than 1,000 visitors will pass through over the week.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nHe specifically planned to open their doors this week, because more than 100,000 people are headed to the Dallas area for WWE's WrestleMania. Mantell said he had a booth at WrestleMania and many of the people he spoke with seemed excited to stop through Wichita Falls. The hall of fame is usually not open on Mondays, but they will be this week for all of the WrestleMania traffic coming into downtown. \u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\"Well, I feel like we need to get ready to move up to another floor. That's how hopeful I am. We need more space because I'm getting new stuff in everyday. Guys are bringing us stuff and sending us stuff and we're going to have to move up to another floor for sure here.... before too long,\" Mantell said. \u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe hall of fame and new museum has memorabilia dating back to the Civil War. \u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nAdmission is $3 and the hall of fame is typically open Tuesday through Sunday. \u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cscript expr:src\u003d'\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/Klq?i\u003d\" + data:post.url' type\u003d\"text/javascript\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/2114786320362016118"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/2114786320362016118"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2016/04/wrestling-fanatics-travel-to-texoma-to.html","title":"Wrestling Fanatics Travel to Texoma to Visit Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kaliqo~"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883827855779815366"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url\u003dhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GAU61F_GcXw/Sq5xKvM2cyI/AAAAAAAAALA/SD6S9DAAU3M/S220-s100/allura-logo.jpg\u0026container\u003dblogger\u0026gadget\u003da\u0026rewriteMime\u003dimage/*"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964262.post-6847342772844550362"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-21T09:54:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-21T09:54:09.411-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"PWHF"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stone Cold Steve Austin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wrestling News"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Moving From New York to Texas; Steve Austin To Be Inducted in 2016"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ciframe allowtransparency\u003d\"true\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" src\u003d\"http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href\u003dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.klqwrestling.com\u0026amp;layout\u003dstandard\u0026amp;show_faces\u003dfalse\u0026amp;width\u003d400\u0026amp;action\u003dlike\u0026amp;colorscheme\u003dlight\u0026amp;height\u003d35\" style\u003d\"border: none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 400px;\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) announced today plans to relocate the organization’s headquarters, hall of fame and museum to Wichita Falls. President of the PWHF, Johnny Mantell made the announcement during a ceremony at the new headquarters, which will be located in the Annex of the First Wichita Building, known locally as Big Blue.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nMantell said, “The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame honors the men and women in this business around the World! Professional wrestling has strong roots in Wichita Falls and we are proud to bring the Hall of Fame and Museum to Big Blue in downtown Wichita Falls.”\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nHenry Florsheim, president and CEO of the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce said, “Wrestling is a huge part of our culture; in fact, the largest crowds our coliseum ever draws are for professional wrestling. This is a huge feather in the cap for Downtown Wichita Falls and the city as a whole, and may well turn in to one of our largest tourism draws.”\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nAdditionally, the PWHF plans to host the 15th annual induction weekend in May 2016 in Wichita Falls. The inductees are as follows:\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nPioneer – Earl McCready \u0026amp; Joe Pazandak \u003cbr /\u003e\nLadies – Leilani Kai \u003cbr /\u003e\nColleague – Gene Okerlund \u003cbr /\u003e\nInternational – Peter Maivia \u003cbr /\u003e\nTag Team – The Blackjacks (Lanza \u0026amp; Mulligan) \u003cbr /\u003e\nTelevision – Hans Schmidt \u0026amp; Greg Valentine \u003cbr /\u003e\nModern – Stone Cold Steve Austin \u0026amp; Sgt. Slaughter\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nPast inductees include such legends as Bruiser Brody, Danny Hodge, Stan Hansen, Wendi Richter, Ric Flair, Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan. In the past, the event has included a wrestling show, street fair, collectors \u0026amp; memorabilia convention, meet \u0026amp; greet with Hall of Famers and a ticketed induction banquet. For more information on the ceremony, contact Wichita Falls Convention \u0026amp; Visitors Bureau at 1-800-799-6732 or visit www.PWHF.org.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is a 501C-3, nonprofit, chartered in December 1999. Presently the PWHF is housed in Amsterdam, NY. PWHF is the only brick and mortar Hall of Fame for Professional Wrestling in the world, displaying memorabilia dating as far back as the Civil War.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cscript expr:src\u003d'\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/Klq?i\u003d\" + data:post.url' type\u003d\"text/javascript\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/6847342772844550362"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/6847342772844550362"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2015/11/the-professional-wrestling-hall-of-fame.html","title":"The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Moving From New York to Texas; Steve Austin To Be Inducted in 2016"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kaliqo~"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883827855779815366"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url\u003dhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GAU61F_GcXw/Sq5xKvM2cyI/AAAAAAAAALA/SD6S9DAAU3M/S220-s100/allura-logo.jpg\u0026container\u003dblogger\u0026gadget\u003da\u0026rewriteMime\u003dimage/*"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964262.post-7915602602998998274"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-14T20:38:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-14T20:38:15.588-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"PWHF"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Diamond Dallas Page"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Scott Steiner"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wrestling History"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Randy Couture"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2014"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ciframe src\u003d\"http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href\u003dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.klq4life.blogspot.com\u0026amp;layout\u003dstandard\u0026amp;show_faces\u003dfalse\u0026amp;width\u003d400\u0026amp;action\u003dlike\u0026amp;colorscheme\u003dlight\u0026amp;height\u003d35\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" style\u003d\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:400px; height:35px;\" allowTransparency\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe WWE Hall of Fame is not the only major professional wrestling hall of fame, and the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame just announced their 2014 class. According to PWS on Nov. 12, the 16th annual induction ceremony will take place in July 2014.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nOutside of inducting members, the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame gives out a number of awards to its inductees including the Frank Gotch Award for work outside the ring, James C. Melby Award for wrestling journalism, Lou Thesz Award for public service and the George Tragos Award for wrestlers in MMA.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe first year’s nominees included three of those men – Gotch, Thesz and Tragos - as well as Verne Gagne and Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Since then, names like Danny Hodge, Jack Brisco, Dan Severn, Jesse Ventura, Harley Race, Bret Hart, Nikita Koloff, Steve Williams, Curt Hennig, Ted DiBiase, Roddy Piper, Stu Hart, Ricky Steamboat, Terry Funk, Mick Foley, Jim Duggan and Jim Ross.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe three men chosen by the selection committee to enter the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame this year are Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner and Wilbur Snyder.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nWinning the four special awards are Larry “The Axe” Hennig (Lou Thesz Award), Diamond Dallas Page (Frank Gotch Award), Randy Couture (George Tragos Award), and Larry Matyski (Jim Melby Award).\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cscript expr:src\u003d'\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/Klq?i\u003d\" + data:post.url' type\u003d\"text/javascript\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2013/11/george-tragoslou-thesz-professional.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/7915602602998998274"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/7915602602998998274"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2013/11/george-tragoslou-thesz-professional.html","title":"George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2014"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kaliqo~"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883827855779815366"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url\u003dhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GAU61F_GcXw/Sq5xKvM2cyI/AAAAAAAAALA/SD6S9DAAU3M/S220-s100/allura-logo.jpg\u0026container\u003dblogger\u0026gadget\u003da\u0026rewriteMime\u003dimage/*"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});