WWE Hall of Fame (2006)

WWE Hall of Fame (2006)
Promotion	WWE
Date	April 1, 2006
City	Rosemont, Illinois[1]
Venue	Rosemont Theatre
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WWE Hall of Fame (2006) was the event which featured the introduction of the 7th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on April 1, 2006, from the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Illinois. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania 22. The event was hosted by Jerry "The King" Lawler. The first two hours aired live on the WWE's website, with the final hour airing live on the 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
	Bret "The Hitman" Hart	"Stone Cold" Steve Austin	Five-time WWF Champion Two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion Two-time WWF Tag Team Champion Two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion Four-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion One-time WCW World Tag Team Champion One-time WWE United States Champion Co-winner of the 1994 Royal Rumble Two-time King of the Ring winner (1991, 1993) In 2010, Hart also won the WWE United States Championship.[4]
	Eddie Guerrero	Chris Benoit Rey Mysterio Chavo Guerrero	Posthumous inductee: Represented by his widow Vickie and his two daughters Shaul and Sherilyn. Two-time ECW World Television Champion Two-time WCW Cruiserweight Champion One-time WWE Champion One-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion One-time WWE United States Champion Two-time WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champion Two-time WWF European Champion Four-time WWE Tag Team Champion[5]
	"Mean" Gene Okerlund	Hulk Hogan	Long-time AWA, WCW, and WWF/E interviewer and announcer[6]
	Sensational Sherri (Sherri Schrull)	Ted DiBiase	One-time WWF Women's Champion Four-time AWA World Women's Champion Former manager[7]
	Verne Gagne[8][9]	Greg Gagne	Co-founder of the American Wrestling Association Ten-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion[10] One-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion
	"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas[11] (Anthony White)	S. D. Jones	One-time WWF Tag Team Champion, half of the first African American WWF World Tag Team Championship winning duo with Rocky Johnson[12]

Group

Group	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
The Blackjacks	Bobby Heenan	One-time WWWF World Tag Team Champions[13]
Blackjack Mulligan (Robert Windham) – three-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion and one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza (John Lanza) – one-time AWA World Tag Team Champion

Celebrity

Recipient (Birth name)	Occupation	Inducted by	Appearances
William "The Refrigerator" Perry	Football player	John Cena	Participated in the WWF vs NFL battle royal at WrestleMania 2[14]

References

1. Oliver, Greg (April 2, 2006). "Hall of Fame inductions sincere and entertaining". SLAM! Sports — Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
2. "411's WWE Hall of Fame Report 4.01.06 - 411MANIA". 411mania.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
3. "WWE Network Lowdown: WrestleMania Plans, Free Gifts, 'Every' Hall of Fame?". Retrieved 11 April 2018.
4. "Bret "The Hitman" Hart". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
5. "Eddie Guerrero". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
6. ""Mean" Gene Okerlund". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
7. ""Sensational" Sherri". WWE. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
8. "Extremely sad news for fans of WWE, as a veteran Hall of Famer passes away". 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
9. "Wrestling icon Verne Gagne dead at 89". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
10. "Verne Gagne". WWE. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
11. "WWE Hall of Famer -- I Pay Women to Smash My Face with Their Boots ... AND I LOVE IT!!!". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
12. ""Mr. USA" Tony Atlas". WWE. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
13. "The Blackjacks". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
14. "William "The Refrigerator" Perry". WWE. Retrieved April 24, 2007.