2026 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame Class Revealed

Ted Turner, Angelo DeNucci, Jesse Ventura and Ilio DiGiacomo Gordienko received the required 60 percent of votes and were elected to the 2026 class. Turner, who passed away in May at age 87, helped build cable television using Georgia Championship Wrestling as a key property, bought Jim Crockett Promotions in 1988 and launched Monday Nitro in 1995 that sparked the Monday Night Wars. Candidates falling short included June Byers, the Von Erich family, Jon Moxley, Hayabusa, The Briscoes, Morris Sigel, Gorilla Monsoon and Salvador Lutteroth III.