WWE Hall of Fame (2004)
DVD cover featuring wrestlers inducted into the Hall of Fame class of 2004
Promotion	WWE
Date	March 13, 2004
City	New York City,New York
Venue	Hilton Midtown
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WWE Hall of Fame (2004) was the event which featured the introduction of the 5th class to theWWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced byWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on March 13, 2004, from theHilton Midtown inNew York City,New York. It was the first Hall of Fame event held since the suspension of the event in 1996. The event was hosted byGene Okerlund.

In 2004, WWE relaunched the Hall of Fame to coincide withWrestleMania XX.^[1] This ceremony, like its predecessors, was not broadcast on television, however, it was released onDVD in June 2004.^[2] In March 2015 the ceremony was added to theWWE Network.^[3]

Image	Ring name (Birth Name)	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	Big John Studd (John Minton)	Big Show	Posthumous inductee: Represented by his son John Minton Jr. One-timeWWWF World Tag Team Champion 1989 Royal Rumble winner[4]
	Don Muraco	Mick Foley	Two-timeECW Heavyweight Champion Two-timeWWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion First winner of theKing of the Ring tournament[5]
	Greg Valentine (Jonathan Wisniski)	Jimmy Hart	Two-timeNWA United States Heavyweight Champion Four-timeNWA World Tag Team Champion One-timeWWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion One-timeWWF Tag Team Champion[6]
	Harley Race	Ric Flair	Eight-timeNWA World Heavyweight Champion One-time and firstNWA United States Heavyweight Champion Three-timeAWA World Tag Team Champion 1986WWF King of the Ring winner[7]
	Jesse Ventura (James George Janos)	Tyrel Ventura	One-timeAWA World Tag Team Champion Former commentator in WWF and WCW 38thGovernor of Minnesota[8]
	Junkyard Dog (Sylvester Ritter)	Ernie Ladd	Posthumous inductee: Represented by his daughter LaToya Ritter. Held 15 championships while wrestling in theMid-South Wrestling Association including four reigns asMid-South North American Heavyweight Champion[9]
	Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Remus)	Pat Patterson	One-timeWWF Heavyweight Champion Two-timeNWA United States Heavyweight Champion One-timeNWA World Tag Team Champion (Mid-Atlantic version)
	"Superstar" Billy Graham (Eldridge Wayne Coleman)	Triple H	One-timeWWWF Heavyweight Champion[10]
	Tito Santana (Merced Solis)	Shawn Michaels	Two-timeWWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion 1989 King of the Ring Two-timeWWF Tag Team Champion[11]
	Bobby "The Brain" Heenan[12][13] (Raymond Heenan)	Blackjack Lanza	Former commentator and long-time manager in AWA, WWF and WCW[14]

Image	Recipient (Birth name)	Occupation	Inducted by	Appearances
	Pete Rose	Baseball player	Kane	Appeared atWrestleManiasXIV,XV, and2000[15]

• WWE Hall of Fame ceremonies
• 2004 in professional wrestling
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• March 2004 in the United States
• Professional wrestling shows in New York City
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