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WWE Hall of Fame (2009)
WWE Hall of Fame (2009)
	The WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2009 and their inductors
Promotion	WWE
Date	April 4, 2009
City	Houston, Texas
Venue	Toyota Center
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WWE Hall of Fame (2009) was the event which featured the introduction of the 10th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on April 4, 2009, from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania 25. The event was hosted by Jerry Lawler and Todd Grisham. The ceremony aired later that evening on the USA Network.^[2] In March 2015 the ceremony was added to the WWE Network.^[3]

Inductees

Individual

Class headliners appear in boldface

Ring name (Birth Name)	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
Stone Cold Steve Austin^[4] (Steven Anderson)	Vince McMahon	Six-time WWF Champion Two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion Two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Two-time WCW World Television Champion Four-time WWF Tag Team Champion One-time WCW World Tag Team Champion One-time NWA World Tag Team Champion 1996 King of the Ring A record three-time Royal Rumble winner (1997, 1998, 2001)^[5]
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (Richard Blood)	Ric Flair	One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Four-time NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion One-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion^[6]
"Cowboy" Bill Watts	Jim Ross	Former wrestling promoter in the mid-south United States One-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion and held over 20 NWA regional championships^[7]
Howard Finkel	Gene Okerlund	WWE ring announcer since 1977 and first employee hired by the WWE in 1975^[8] Credited with inventing the term Wrestlemania and also giving Ricky Steamboat his "Dragon" ringname
Koko B. Ware (James Ware)	The Honky Tonk Man	Held several NWA regional championships^[9]

Groups

Image	Group	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	The Funks	Dusty Rhodes	Held several tag team championships, including the NWA International Tag Team Championship on three occasions^[10]
	Terry Funk – one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion. Dory Funk Jr. – one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
	The Von Erichs	Michael Hayes	Noted wrestling family that spent many years wrestling in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) Various combinations of the family held several NWA regional and WCCW tag team championships, including the WCCW World Tag Team and World Six-Man Tag Team Championship^[11]
Fritz Von Erich (Jack Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: Founder and longtime owner of WCCW, one-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion and 16-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion (later renamed the WCCW World Heavyweight Championship). Kevin Von Erich (Kevin Adkisson) – Six-time NWA American/WCCW World Heavyweight Champion. David Von Erich (David Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: Eight-time NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion. Kerry Von Erich (Kerry Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, nine-time NWA American/WCCW World Heavyweight Champion. Wrestled in WWF as "The Texas Tornado" where he was a one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion. Mike Von Erich (Michael Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: One-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion. Chris Von Erich (Chris Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: Wrestled and worked several backstage jobs for WCCW