Overall there are 87 inductees, 45 inductees were inducted posthumously.
On June 7, 2008, wrestler Tommy Rich's induction led the Class of 2008, which consisted of wrestlers Joe and Jean Corsica (Corsica Brothers), Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton ( The Midnight Express), Nikita Koloff, The Iron Sheik, and Ric Flair. Commentator Lance Russell's induction led the Class of 2006 on October 13, 2006, which also consisted of wrestlers Dory Funk Jr., Eddie Graham, Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton ( The Rock 'n' Roll Express), Leilani Kai, and Saul Weingeroff. Wrestler Lou Thesz's posthumous induction led the class, which included wrestler Harley Race, commentator Gordon Solie, and promoters Jim Cornette, Jim Barnett, and Sam Muchnick. The inaugural Class of 2005 was inducted throughout 2005. Inductees for the Class of 2009 were announced during the summer of 2009 for an induction ceremony on September 26 however, that ceremony never took place and the announced wrestling personalities were never inducted formally, evident by the NWA's official website for the NWA Hall of Fame. Similarly to the World Championship Wrestling's Hall of Fame, the 2008 ceremony was held during a wrestling event. Ric Flair, a member of the Class of 2008 and a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee at the time of the ceremony, was inducted on Octoafter his WWE contract had expired his WWE contract prevented him from appearing in other organizations. On June 7, 2008, the Class of 2008 was inducted into the Hall of Fame. There were no inductees in 2007 due to the planning of an international expansion to the NWA. Beginning with the Class of 2008 on June 7, 2008, a ceremony has been conducted to formally induct the inductees. A private gathering was conducted for the Class of 2006, in which inductees received their medal. The Class of 2005, the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame did not have a formal induction ceremony as a result, they received their medals at a later time. Inductees receive commemorative medals that have their names inscribed on it with the logo of the NWA. It was established in 2005 to honor select wrestling personalities, mostly alumni of the NWA.
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The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Hall of Fame is an American professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the NWA.
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