Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame 2023 induction weekend photo gallery

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 22, 2023

WATERLOO, Iowa — The Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum, in Waterloo, Iowa, took place Thursday, July 20 to Saturday, July 22, 2023. Here are our photos from the event from Greg Oliver, Joyce Paustian and Wayne Palmer.

Conrad Thompson and Colt Cabana at the Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Ross Hart at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Announcer Chad Olson with Bill DeMott at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Rick Riddle and "LJ" Len J. Phillips at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

A fan meets Haku at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

D'Von Dudley at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Thunderbolt Patterson nicknamed them "The Queens" -- Darla Staggs, Pamela Morrison and Barbara Goodish -- at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Colt Cabana at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Wayne Palmer

Gary Jackson at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Baron Von Raschke after stealing Captain Midnight's hat during the IPW show at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Wayne Palmer

Tony Garea and Merci DeRusha at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Wayne Palmer

Les Thatcher and Colt Cabana at the Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Ric McCord at the Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Thunderbolt Patterson at the Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

John Nord -- Nord the Barbarian / The Berserker -- with announcer Chad Olson at the Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Baron Von Raschke and Rock Riddle at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Tommy Rich and Colt Cabana at the Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Joe Dombrowski and Les Thatcher at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Wayne Palmer

A fan meets Demolition Ax (Bill Eadie) at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Chris Owens, the leading Andre the Giant collector, at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Saturday, July 22, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Thunderbolt Patterson and D'Von Dudley at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Wayne Palmer

Jerry Brisco at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Wayne Palmer

JBL and Jerry Brisco join The Brisco and Ace podcast at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Saturday, July 22, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

A panel mostly focusing on pro wrestling training -- from left, moderator Captain Midnight Guthrie, Jody Simon/Joe Malenko, Les Thatcher, Bill DeMott and Rock Riddle, at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Saturday, July 22, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Bob Roop at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Wayne Palmer

Jimmy Valiant at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Wayne Palmer

Greg Oliver and his books at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Wayne Palmer

Lord Zoltan, Lumberjack Leroux and Wayne Palmer at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Wayne Palmer

Museum Director Jim Miller with new Lou Thesz artwork at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Tom Burke at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Jody Simon talks about his father, The Great Malenko, at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Rock Riddle at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Jerry Brisco and Rock Riddle at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Museum Director Jim Miller and Haku at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Sara McMann and Museum Director Jim Miller at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Les Thatcher and Museum Director Jim Miller at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Bruce Prichard, Jerry Brisco, Conrad Thompson and Jonard Solie at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Jerry Brisco and Bill DeMott at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Jerry Brisco and Monica Anoa'i-Albright at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

Megan Flair and Conrad Thompson at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Joyce Paustian

The Class of 2023 at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Left to right: Tom Burke, Sara McMann, Jody Simon representing Boris Malenko, Conrad Thompson and his presented Bruce Prichard, Les Thatcher, Rock Riddle, Monica Anoa'i-Albright and Patti Albright representing Gary Albright, Bill DeMott, Haku and Jerry Brisco. Photo by Joyce Paustian

DAN GABLE MUSEUM BASEMENT PHOTO GALLERY (RELATED STORY)

Museum Director Jim Miller wanders through the basement at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Saturday, July 22, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Greg Oliver

Artifacts and collectibles in the basement of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum, in Waterloo, Iowa, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Photo by Greg Oliver

Museum Director Jim Miller in the basement of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum, in Waterloo, Iowa, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Photo by Greg Oliver

TOP PHOTO: Conrad Thompson and Colt Cabana at the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa, for a special live recording of Cabana’s Art of Wrestling podcast. Photo by Greg Oliver

RELATED LINKS

SlamWrestling.net’s George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame story archive
Tragos/Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame website

About The Author

Greg Oliver

Greg Oliver has been writing about pro wrestling since 1985, and is the author 20 books, including the bestselling Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer with John Gibbons, five books in The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series, and the rollicking The Woman Who Would Be King: The MADUSA Story with Debrah Miceli. He can be emailed at goliver845@gmail.com and all his books can be found at www.oliverbooks.ca.

Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame 2023 induction weekend photo gallery

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