WWE Hall of Fame (2007)

WWE Hall of Fame (2007)
Promotion	WWE
Date	March 31, 2007
City	Detroit, Michigan[1]
Venue	Fox Theatre
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WWE Hall of Fame (2007) was the event which featured the introduction of the 8th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on March 31, 2007, from the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania 23. The event was hosted by Todd Grisham. The ceremony aired later that evening on USA Network.^[2] In March 2015 the ceremony was added to the WWE Network.^[3]

Inductees

Individual

• Class headliners appear in boldface

Image	Ring name (Birth Name)	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes[4][5] (Virgil Runnels Jr.)	Cody Runnels and Dustin Rhodes	Three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion One-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion Two-time NWA World Six-Tag Team Champion Three-time NWA World Television Champion Long-time lead booker for WCW[6] Creator of the WarGames match
	"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig	Wade Boggs	Posthumous inductee: Represented by his widow Leonice, his four children, his mother and his father Larry "The Axe" Hennig. One-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion Two-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion One-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion One-time WCW World Tag Team Champion[7]
	Jerry "The King" Lawler[8]	William Shatner	One-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion 52-time AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Three-time WCCW Heavyweight Champion 28-time USWA Unified Champion Longtime color commentator for WWE[9]
	Nick Bockwinkel[10][11]	Bobby Heenan	Four-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion Three-time AWA World Tag Team Champion[12]
	Mr. Fuji (Harry Fujiwara)	Don Muraco	Five-time WWWF/WWF World Tag Team Champion. Former manager[13]
	The Sheik (Edward Farhat)	Rob Van Dam Sabu	Posthumous inductee: Represented by his widow Joyce Farhat. Also known as "The Original Sheik", a two-time WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion, held over 20 NWA regional championships[14]
	Jim Ross	Stone Cold Steve Austin	Longtime lead announcer for WWF/E, WCW and other regional promotions Head of WWF Talent Relations during the Attitude Era, signing many well known wrestlers[15]

Group

	Group	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	The Wild Samoans	Samu and Matt Anoaʻi	Three-time WWF Tag Team Champions[16]
Afa (Arthur Anoaʻi) Sika (Leati Anoaʻi)

References

1. Martin, Adam (April 1, 2007). "WWE Hall of Fame — Class of 2007 Ceremony on USA Network". WrestleView.com. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
2. "Shatner to usher in "The King"". Retrieved 11 April 2018.
3. "WWE Network Lowdown: WrestleMania Plans, Free Gifts, 'Every' Hall of Fame?". Retrieved 11 April 2018.
4. "WWE Hall of Fame Wrestler Dusty Rhodes Dies at 69". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
5. "WWE wrestler Dusty Rhodes dies at 69". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
6. ""The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
7. ""Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
8. "Jerry 'The King' Lawler in stable condition - CNN". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
9. "Jerry "The King" Lawler". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
10. "Hall of Fame pro wrestler Nick Bockwinkel dead at 80". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
11. "Nick Bockwinkel -- WWE Legend Dead at 80". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
12. "Nick Bockwinkel". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
13. "Mr. Fuji". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
14. "The Sheik". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
15. "Jim Ross". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
16. "The Wild Samoans". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.