Join the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame for our second-annual Induction Awards Dinner and Ceremony on August 27, 2022, at The Desmond Crown Plaza Hotel in Albany, NY. 

The evening will begin with a cocktail hour at 6:05 PM Eastern Time, which we call WTBS (Wrestlers Talkin' Before the Show) in honor of the traditional television start time for pro wrestling on the TBS network for many years.

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The informal cocktail hour is followed by an elegant and intimate dinner with wrestlers, special guests, friends and fans. A banquet dinner is served to all guests as IPWHF executives and honored guests present awards, including the Rocky Johnson "Medal for Mettle" awarded to a champion of courage in the wrestling community, the IPWHF Trailblazer Award honoring those who broke boundaries in the business, and the Excelsior Award given to a non-wrestler who has helped to advance the pro wrestling industry.

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As a dinner guest, you will also witness pro wrestling history as the IPWHF Class of 2022 is inducted into the Hall of Fame. Inductees will receive their Hall of Fame rings, which will be on display at the dinner, and the bronze plaque of each legend will be unveiled before being installed in the new IPWHF exhibit in the Albany Times Union Center.

*** Guests will please note that the IPWHF Induction Dinner is a formal event with a business-formal dress code. Suit or sport coat and tie is advised for gentlemen, and dresses or suits are advised for ladies. Please, no t-shirts, jeans, sneakers, or casual attire at the dinner.

Admission to other IPWHF Induction Weekend 2022 events is sold separately. See our website for details and donation information.

All guests in attendance at an IPWHF event must comply with New York State Department of Health regulations for COVID-19 and follow all protocols to ensure the safety of all attendees. Individuals who fail to follow these rules will be asked to leave. 

All donations to the IPWHF are non-refundable. Ticket refunds cannot be issued in the event of non-attendance or event cancellation.