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Entrance to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, located on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and hall of fame for amateur wrestling, headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2010, it began operating the Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa.
The hall of fame was founded in 1999 in Newton, Iowa, but moved to Waterloo, Iowa in 2007. [5] The museum suffered severe flooding in the Iowa flood of 2008 , [ 6 ] but reopened in June 2009. [ 7 ] Wrestling historian and journalist Mike Chapman served as executive director of the museum until Kyle Klingman succeeded him in November 2009. [ 8 ]
Independent Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame — 2005– Yes: Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Cutting Room: 2022- Manhattan: No George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: Mike Chapman — 1999– Waterloo, Iowa: No Became part of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007. [13] Women's Wrestling Hall of ...
On July 27, 2019, Patterson was inducted into the 2019 Class of the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in his hometown of Waterloo. On March 13, 2024, it was announced that Patterson would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame .
Gotch was among the first elected to the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame (1951), and was the first inductee to both the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (2002) in Amsterdam, New York and the George Tragos & Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame (1999) in Waterloo, Iowa.
The "Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa" began in 2002 and honors people connected to wrestling and Iowa. [3] It is part of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa, which is operated by the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum. [3]
t. e. Aloysius Martin Thesz (April 24, 1916 – April 28, 2002), known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler. Considered to be one of the last true shooters (legitimate wrestlers) in professional wrestling [2][3] and described as the "quintessential athlete " and a "polished warrior who could break a man in two if ...
The Dan Gable museum is named for him, which is located in his hometown of Waterloo, Iowa, part of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Professional wrestler Chad Gable's WWE in-ring name was named after him. [13] Olympic gold medalist freestyle wrestler Gable Steveson was named after him. [14]