On Saturday night, the first-ever Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremony was held in New York City.
While it wasn’t known who would induct Tracy Smothers, it turned out to be Chris Hero.
For those unaware, Hero worked with Smothers while he was in IWA Mid-South. Smothers passed away in October 2020 at the age of 58.
You can check out some highlights from the ceremony below:
Would you look at that!
It's @ChrisHero. #IndieHOF pic.twitter.com/GHDCxN3S1W
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) January 23, 2022
Join us LIVE and FREE right now on the GCW Youtube for the Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame!https://t.co/YrnRBkxbzf#IndieHOF https://t.co/d34Hi3NwQu
— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) January 23, 2022
Thank you @ChrisHero for this incredible induction speech for Tracy Smothers. We love you Tracy. #IndieHOF pic.twitter.com/Lf9fZK30PM
— Cassidy Haynes of Bodyslam.net (@Casshooole) January 23, 2022
Tracy: "You gon' do the 6-1-9 tonight?"
Hero: "…I've never done the 6-1-9."
Tracy: "Okay, okay, I'll do it."
Oh, Tracy. #IndieHOF
— Dick Malibu (@DuckDuckSHO) January 23, 2022
“Tracy Smothers made wrestling better…”
Truest words.#IndieHOF
— Robert Hooper (@rj_hooper) January 23, 2022
Man, @ChrisHero's induction of Tracey Smothers was so beautiful. What a speech. #IndieHOF
— Chris Dempsey (@Demp) January 23, 2022
You did Tracy proud @ChrisHero. What a speech ❤️ #IndieHOF
— Rachael Ellering (@RachaelEllering) January 23, 2022
I was doing okay, but when Hero dropped "Sweet & Sour Larry Sweeney" just now, I lost it. 😢#IndieHOF
— The Human Monster Truck (@PerryVonVicious) January 23, 2022
