Forget about WWE's version of the HOF, it's nothing but a joke anyway. The real HOF is the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Waterloo, IA, USA.

Special Awards:

Frank Gotch Award -
First presented in 2000, the award recognizes individuals is wrestling for bringing positive recognition to professional wrestling through work outside the ring.

James C. Melby Award -

First presented to Jim Melby himself in 2006, this award recognizes excellence in professional wrestling journalism.
Lou Thesz Award -

First presented in 2007, this award is given to an individual in wrestling who has taken the skills of professional wrestling into the realm of public service.

George Tragos Award -

First presented in 2011, the award is given to an exceptionally competitive wrestler who has adapted his wrestling skills and competitive nature to excel in Mixed Martial Arts.

Inductees and Honorees:

1999

Frank Gotch
Ed "Strangler" Lewis
Lou Thesz
Verne Gagne
George Tragos - special honoree

2000

Dick Hutton
Danny Hodge
Joe Stecher
Earl Caddock
Bobby Managoff - Frank Gotch Award

2001

William Muldoon
Farmer Burns
Jack Brisco
Tim Woods
Tom Drake - Frank Gotch Award

2002

Dick Beyer
Bob Geigle
Baron Von Raschke
Ed Don George
Ray Steele
Dan Severn - Frank Gotch Award

2003

Billy Robinson
Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon
Joe Scarpello
Georg Hackenschmidt
Jesse Ventura - Frank Gotch Award

2004

Gene Kiniski
LeRoy McGuirk
Pat O'Connor
Brad Rheingans
George Scott - Frank Gotch Award

2005

Antonio Inoki
Harley Race
Jerry Brisco
Earl McCready
Bill Miller
John Pesek
Gene LeBell - Frank Gotch Award

2006

Bret Hart
Larry Henig
Bob Roop
Dory Funk Sr.
"Iron" Mike DiBiase
Tom Jenkins
Nikita Koloff - Frank Gotch Award
James C. Melby - James C. Melby Award

2007

Red Bastien
Steve "Dr. Death" Williams
Great Gama
Curt Hennig
Dale Lewis
Ted DiBiase Sr. - Frank Gotch Award
Bill Murdoch - Lou Thesz Award
Mike Chapman - James C. Melby Award

2008

Masanori Saito
Abe Jacobs
Stu Hart
Roddy Piper
Ray Gunkel
Leo Nomilleni
Penny Banner - Frank Gotch Award
"The Wolfman" Jason Sanderson - Lou Thesz Award
Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson - James C. Melby Award

2009

Nick Bockwinkel
Karl Gotch
Luther Lindsay
Bronko Nagurski
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Fritz Von Goering
Ivan Koloff - Frank Gotch Award
Bill Kersten - Lou Thesz Award
Mike Mooneyham - James C. Melby Award

2010

Stanislaus Zybyszko
Warren Bockwinkle
George Gordienko
Paul "Butcher" Vachon
Terry Funk
Mick Foley - Frank Gotch Award
Rene Goulet - Lou Thesz Award
J Michael Kenyan - James C. Melby Award

2011

Dory Funk Jr.
Gorilla Monsoon
Jim Duggan - Frank Gotch Award
Jim Ross - Lou Thesz Award
Scott Teal - James C. Melby Award
Pat Miletich - George Tragos Award

Kurt Angle and Don Curtis have been selected as the 2012 inductees into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is located inside the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. This is an incomplete list, but it shows what a Hall Of Fame is supposed to be like. The WWE HOF is considered a joke among many including most of not all of the wrestlers and employees of the WWE itself. As long as the WWE keeps inducting those who have not contributed to wrestling into it's HOF, it will not be recognized as a true HOF.

I know some will be Butt-Hurt over this post, but facts are facts, and I for one am tired of the joke WWE is playing on us for HOF inductees.