| WWE Hall of Fame (2009) | |||
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 The WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2009 and their inductors | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | April 4, 2009 | ||
| City | Houston, Texas[1] | ||
| Venue | Toyota Center | ||
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WWE Hall of Fame (2009) was the event which featured the introduction of the 10th class to theWWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced byWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on April 4, 2009, from theToyota Center inHouston, Texas. The event took place the same weekend asWrestleMania 25. The event was hosted byJerry Lawler andTodd Grisham. The ceremony aired later that evening on theUSA Network.[2] In March 2015 the ceremony was added to theWWE Network.[3]
| Image | Group | Inducted by | WWE recognized accolades |
|---|---|---|---|
 | The Funks | Dusty Rhodes | Held several tag team championships, including theNWA International Tag Team Championship on three occasions[10] |
| Terry Funk – one-timeNWA World Heavyweight Champion, two-timeECW World Heavyweight Champion and one-timeWWF 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 inWorld Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) Various combinations of the family held several NWA regional and WCCW tag team championships, including theWCCW World Tag Team andWorld Six-Man Tag Team Championship[11] |
| Fritz Von Erich (Jack Adkisson) – Posthumous inductee: Founder and longtime owner of WCCW, one-timeAWA World Heavyweight Champion and 16-timeNWA 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-timeNWA 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-timeWWF 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 | |||
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