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The votes have been tabulated and the inaugural inductees into the WrestlingClothesline.com Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame have been determined.
Click here to see the 2004 WrestlingClothesline.com Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductees
Click here to see the 2005 WrestlingClothesline.com Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductees
Click here to see the 2006 WrestlingClothesline.com Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductees
The mission of WrestlingClothesline.com's Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame (WCIWHF)is to maintain organized volunteerism that preserves and promotes the history of independent professional wrestling. Our purpose is to honor and pay tribute to professional wrestlers who have advanced this business in terms of athletics and entertainment.
This year, The WrestlingClothesline.com Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame Selection Committee were given the opportunity to nominate ANYONE they felt was deserving of being inducted into the WrestlingClothesline.com Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame.
The only criteria was that a nominated wrestler or promoter have spent a majority of their wrestling careers on the indy scene and have made a positive impact in independent wrestling. Anyone who has worked on the independent wrestling circuit, for an extended period of time, was eligible.
All the nominees names were put on the ballot. At that point, the ballot containing all the nominees names, was sent to the members of the Selection Committee, who narrowed the list down to those people they felt are most deserving of being inducted into the Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame.
The information below outlines the WrestlingClothesline.com's Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame Selection Committee, and Selection Process.
The WrestlingClothesline.com's Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame Selection Committee:
The Selection Committee will be comprised of well-known professional independent wrestling historians, writers, promoters, wrestlers, and managers.
Frank Andreottola (Wrestling Fan) - New Jersey
Bob Barnett (Attorney and manager of Vampiro) - California
Ronald Beider (Wrestling Fan/Historian) - New York
Karen Belcher (Editor, ProWrestlingDaily.com) - New Jersey
Ace Darling (Wrestler Extraordinaire) -
Doug Frongillo (Editor at WrestlingMark.com) - Rhode Island
Evan Ginzburg (Agent and Promotions) - New York
Sheldon Goldberg (NECW Promoter) - Massachusetts
Jim LeMond (Wrestling Writer/Historian) - Indiana
Georgiann Makropoulos (Journalist, Editor, Publisher, and Founder of
Wrestling Chatterbox) - New York
Amy Lee Murray (Wrestler Extraordinaire) - New Jersey
Nick Mayberry (Hardkore Championship Wrestling) - Florida
Jacey North (Jobber Extraordinaire) - Georgia
Rick O'Brien (NWA Virginia Promoter) - Virginia
Lekisha F. Oliver-Burdine (Journalist and Valet) - Tennessee
Fred Rubenstein (Promoter, Referee) - New Jersey
Bobby Reidell (Wrestling Agent and Promotions Director) - New York
Brett Schwan (Wrestling Fan/Wrestlingclothesline.com Owner) - New York
Missy Samson (Wrestler) - Pennsylvania
John Shane (Manager) - New York
Peter Staniforth (Journalist, Agent) - England
Les Thatcher (Wrestler/Trainer/Promoter) - Ohio
Rick Thomas (Wrestling Webmaster) - Missouri
Dominic Valenti (Wrestling Hotline Host) - New York
The Selection Process:
1. The WCIWHF Selection Committee was responsible for nominations.
2. All nominated persons were included on the official ballot.
3. The ballots were sent to the entire Selection Committe who was given
a two week period to respond with their selections . Any unreturned ballots
werel not counted, if received after the final vote tabulation occurs.
4. One wrestler from each of the following categories shall be inducted
each year:
LADY WRESTLER; PROMOTER; TAG-TEAM; NON-PARTICIPANT, and MANAGER. In addition,
two wrestlers will be inducted annually in the PIONEER SINGLES category
(those who were forefathers on the indy scene which led to their success
in major federations) and three wrestlers in the MODERN ERA SINGLES (those
who spent the majority of their careers on the indy scene but never got
the big break they deserved) category.
5. A plurality of votes shall determine the inductees.
6. Following final tabulation of votes, the results shall be presented
on WrestlingClothesline.com
