The Florida Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame hosted its annual ceremony and honored Lifetime Service to Wrestling recipients Terry Brockland, Frank Fuder, Brian K. Jones, Michael Madry, Jonathan Vogt, Jeremy Walton, and Medal of Courage recipient Christopher Brent Hixon. Hixon, who lost his life as an American hero, was represented by his widow Debbie Hixon. The chapter's John T. Vaughan Award was presented to Ricky Marcus, a friend of wrestling.