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WWE Hall of Fame (2007) was the event which featured the introduction of the 8th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on March 31, 2007, from the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania 23. The event was hosted by Todd Grisham. The ceremony aired later that evening on USA Network. In March 2015 the ceremony was added to the WWE Network.

Inductees

Individual

• Class headliners appear in boldface

Image	Ring name (Birth Name)	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels Jr.)	Cody Runnels and Dustin Rhodes	Three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion One-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion Two-time NWA World Six-Tag Team Champion Three-time NWA World Television Champion Long-time lead booker for WCW Creator of the WarGames match
	"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig	Wade Boggs	Posthumous inductee: Represented by his widow Leonice, his four children, his mother and his father Larry "The Axe" Hennig. One-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion Two-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion One-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion One-time WCW World Tag Team Champion
	Jerry "The King" Lawler	William Shatner	One-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion 52-time AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Three-time WCCW Heavyweight Champion 28-time USWA Unified Champion Longtime color commentator for WWE
	Nick Bockwinkel	Bobby Heenan	Four-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion Three-time AWA World Tag Team Champion
	Mr. Fuji (Harry Fujiwara)	Don Muraco	Five-time WWWF/WWF World Tag Team Champion. Former manager
	The Sheik (Edward Farhat)	Rob Van Dam Sabu	Posthumous inductee: Represented by his widow Joyce Farhat. Also known as "The Original Sheik", a two-time WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion, held over 20 NWA regional championships
	Jim Ross	Stone Cold Steve Austin	Longtime lead announcer for WWF/E, WCW and other regional promotions Head of WWF Talent Relations during the Attitude Era, signing many well known wrestlers

Group

	Group	Inducted by	WWE recognized accolades
	The Wild Samoans	Samu and Matt Anoaʻi	Three-time WWF Tag Team Champions
Afa (Arthur Anoaʻi) Sika (Leati Anoaʻi)

References

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13. "Mr. Fuji". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
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15. "Jim Ross". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
16. "The Wild Samoans". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 24, 2007.

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