Indy Hall of Fame

[tystates]

Since I'm on the selection committee thought I'd post Brett Schwan's news release about nominations for the the Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame, which he has set up at www.wrestlingclothesline.com
Ty

The mission of WrestlingClothesline.com's Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame (WCIWHF) is to maintain organized volunteerism that preserves and promotes the history of independent professional wrestling. Our purpose is to honor and pay tribute to professional wrestlers who have advanced this business in terms of athletics and entertainment.

From today until August 23rd, visitors of WrestlingClothesline.com will be given the opportunity to nominate ANYONE they feel is deserving of being inducted into the WrestlingClothesline.com Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame by sending their choices to [e-mail] or by posting on our message board. cactusb.proboards18.com/index.cgi

The only criteria is that a nominated wrestler or promoter have spent a majority of their wrestling careers on the indy scene and have made a positive impact in independent wrestling. Anyone who has worked on the independent wrestling circuit, for an extended period of time, is eligible.

On August 24, all nominees names will be put on the ballot. At that point, the ballot containing all the nominees names will be sent to the members of the Selection Committee, who will narrow the list down to those people they feel are most deserving of being inducted into the Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame.

The information below outlines the WrestlingClothesline.com's Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame Board of Directors:, Selection Committee, and Selection Process.


The WrestlingClothesline.com's Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame Board of Directors:

Brett Schwan- Islip, NY
Jim Brambilla - Middletown, NJ
Ronald Beider - Babylon, NY
Joseph Velez Jr. - Nutley, NJ

The WrestlingClothesline.com's Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame Selection Committee:

The Selection Committee will be comprised of well-known professional independent wrestling historians, writers, promoters, wrestlers, and managers.

Frank Andreottola (Wrestling fan/photographer) - New Jersey
Bob Barnett (Attorney and manager of Vampiro) - California
Karen Belcher (Editor, ProWrestlingDaily.com) - New Jersey
Grange Bernard (Editor at WrestlingMark.com) -Massachusetts
Biggie Biggs (Wrestler) - New Jersey
Kevin Burr - (Long time wrestling fan) - Virginia
Danielle D'adamo (Photographer) - New Jersey
Ed Darcey (Jimmy Olsen - Ace Photographer) - New York
Ace Darling (Wrestler) - New Jersey
Robert Franklin (Wrestler) -New York
Doug Frongillo (Editor at WrestlingMark.com) - Rhode Island
Evan Ginzburg (Agent and Promotions) - New York
Sheldon Goldberg (NECW Promoter) - Massachusetts
Kevin Knight (IWF Promoter and Trainer) - New Jersey
Mike Lano (wrestling/boxing/mma photojournalist, columnist/host/producer) - California
Jim LeMond (Wrestling Writer/Historian) - Indiana
Luscious Lily (Wrestler) - Pennsylvania
Georgiann Makropoulos (Journalist, Editor, Publisher, and Founder of Wrestling Chatterbox) - New York
Rob Marco (Wrestling Journalist) - Massachusetts
Nick Mayberry (Hardkore Championship Wrestling) - Florida
Jacey North (Semi-Retired Enhancement Talent) - Georgia
Rick O'Brien (NWA Virginia Promoter) - Virginia
Lekisha F. Oliver-Burdine (Journalist and Valet) - Tennessee
Mason Raige (Professional Wrestling's Premier Powerhouse) - New York
Bobby Reidell (Wrestling Agent and Promotions Director) - New York
Fred Rubenstein (Promoter, Referee) - New Jersey
John Shane (Manager) - New York
AJ Sparxx (Promoter) - New Jersey
Peter Staniforth (Journalist, Agent) - England
Ty R. States (Sports Writer) - Pennsylvania
Les Thatcher (Wrestler/Trainer/Promoter) - Ohio
Pete Theophall (Journalist and Artist) - New Jersey
Rick Thomas (Wrestling Webmaster) - Missouri
Dominic Valenti (Wrestling Hotline Host) - New York


The Selection Process:

1. The WCIWHF Board of Directors will recognize all nominations sent to them at [e-mail] or posted on their Message Board by any and all visitors to WrestlingClothesline.com

2. All nominated persons will be included on the official ballot.

3. The ballots shall be sent to the entire Selection Committee no later than August 24 of this year and the ballots shall be returned from the Selection Committee no later than September 5 of this year. Any unreturned ballots shall not be counted if received after the final vote tabulation occurs.

4. One wrestler from each of the following categories shall be inducted each year:

LADY WRESTLER
PROMOTER
TAG-TEAM
NON-PARTICIPANT
PIONEER LADY
MANAGER

In addition, two wrestlers will be inducted annually in the PIONEER SINGLES category (those who were forefathers on the indy scene which led to their success in major federations) and three wrestlers in the MODERN ERA SINGLES (those who spent the majority of their careers on the indy scene but never got the big break they deserved) category.

5. A plurality of votes shall determine the inductees.

6. Following final tabulation of votes, the results shall be presented on WrestlingClothesline.com

So start leaving your nominations for all these categories right here on this board!!!! Plus, if you have any suggestions for categories we do not currently have, let us know!!

[pikemojo]

Christopher Daniels seems like an obvious choice. Dan Severn was a huge help to get the NWA back towards its current notoriety. Candido and Tammy would be pretty good considering Candido's time in ECW and his NWA title reign. Sandman.
It is kind of hard for me to think of indie wrestlers from much longer ago than a couple years unless they are still around or have been in WWE or ECW or some other bigger feds. Until recently it has been pretty hard or expensive to get tapes from indie feds.