Stone Cold Steve Austin Being Inducted Into Professional Wrestling Hall Of Fame

The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced their plans to relocate to Texas. The PWHF has also announced the Hall of Fame Class of 2016.

Naturally, the move to Texas has given them the opportunity to induct The Texas Rattlesnake, Stone Cold Steve Austin into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.

The following statement has been released:

WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS (November 19, 2015) – The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) announced today plans to relocate the organization’s headquarters, hall of fame and museum to Wichita Falls. President of the PWHF, Johnny Mantell made the announcement during a ceremony at the new headquarters, which will be located in the Annex of the First Wichita Building, known locally as Big Blue.

Mantell said, “The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame honors the men and women in this businessaround the World! Professional wrestling has strong roots in Wichita Falls and we are proud to bring the Hall of Fame and Museum to Big Blue in downtown Wichita Falls.”

Henry Florsheim, president and CEO of the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce said, “Wrestling is a huge part of our culture; in fact, the largest crowds our coliseum ever draws are for professional wrestling. This is a huge feather in the cap for Downtown Wichita Falls and the city as a whole, and may well turn into one of our largest tourism draws.”

Additionally, the PWHF plans to host the 15th annual induction weekend in May 2016 in Wichita Falls. The inductees are as follows:

Pioneer – Earl McCready & Joe Pazandak

Ladies – Leilani Kai

Colleague – Gene Okerlund

International – Peter Maivia

Tag Team – The Blackjacks (Lanza & Mulligan)

Television – Hans Schmidt & Greg Valentine

Modern – Stone Cold Steve Austin & Sgt. Slaughter