Bill Apter
“It’s no secret that the accomplishments of Bill Apter as a magazine editor and photographer are worthy of being inducted in any wrestling hall of fame. Bill launched many young wrestlers by allowing them to grace his magazine covers. He gave them exposure before cable television and the internet would make information so readily…
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Dan Severn
Severn is an accomplished professional wrestler, having worked for UWF International in Japan, the National Wrestling Alliance, and the World Wrestling Federation. He is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame, the only UFC triple crown member, a two-time NWA heavyweight champion and a WWE superstar who holds over 100 titles and championships…
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Don Curtis
Curtis (known by his original name of Don Beitelman in college before it was legally changed to Don Curtis) was a member of the University at Buffalo wrestling team. He was team captain in 1949 and 1950. Curtis was NWA tag team champion with Mark Lewin during the 1950’s and 1960’s. He died on…
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Joe Laurinaitis
Laurinaitis is better known by his ring name, Road Warrior Animal. He and Road Warrior Hawk are the tag team know as the Road Warriors or Legion of Doom. The team revolutionized the tag-team scene with their power moves, no mercy attitudes, and innovative face paint that would spawn many future imitators in wrestling….
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John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL)
Layfield has won 24 WWE championships including 1 WWE championship, 1 United States championship, 1 European championship, 17 reigns at Hardcore champion, 1 Intercontinental championship, and 3 World Tag Team championships with Faaroog as part of the Acolytes Protection Agency (APA). He is also the longest reigning WWE champion in SmackDown history with a…
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Kurt Angle
Angle was one of the most successful wrestlers in American history, as an amateur and as a professional. He was a two-time NCAA champion for Clarion University, a World freestyle champion in 1995, and a 1996 Olympic champion. Angle held every active male championship during his career with the WWE, including six world heavyweight…