The Class of 2008 Hall of Fame ends on a WHOOOO!!!

Credit NWA Wrestling.com

Charlotte, NC (May 30, 2008) – The word legend is thrown around a lot these days, but “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair is the very definition of the word and the National Wrestling Alliance® will be inducting him into the NWA™ Hall of Fame on June 7th at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA!

Flair is an icon of Pro Wrestling and has collected 16 World Heavyweight Championships including 8 recognized by the NWA™, 6 by World Championship Wrestling and 2 for World Wrestling Entertainment. Flair was also the leader of “The Four Horsemen,” a dominant group of fighters that ruled the Pro Wrestling world for many, many years.

“With Ric Flair’s involvement, I’d say our 60th Anniversary event is truly going to be a history making one. I have been around the NWA™ longer than anyone and I can tell you this marks the first time in close to 20 years that Flair is going to step into an NWA™ building,” said NWA™ Executive Director Robert K. Trobich, he continued “Atlanta this is a great homecoming for many of these men, I mean Rich, Sheik, The Midnights, Koloff and Flair at the site of the old Omni? I hope every wrestling fan in Atlanta comes out and shows the support these men earned and deserved. This may be the greatest Class we’ve ever inducted.”

Since the year 2000, Flair has wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment on their RAW and Smackdown brands. Earlier this year he lost a match at WrestleMania 24 in Orlando, FL that required him to retire ending a storied 30 plus year career. Today Flair acts a WWE Ambassador, representing the company at special events.

The 2008 NWA™ Hall of Fame Ceremony will take place on June 7th in Atlanta, GA. It is a featured attraction during the NWA™ 60th Anniversary event. Tickets to this event are on sale now at ticketmaster.com or the Philips Arena Box Office.

Midnight Express will be at the Phillips Arena.

The announcement has been made that the Midnight Express will in fact be inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame. “Lover Boy” Dennis Condrey and “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton with manager James E. Cornette will be joining the likes of “Wildfire” Tommy Rich and the Iron Sheik in the Class of 2008 Hall of Fame. The Midnight Express will also be competing in a Hall of Fame match with fellow Hall of Famers, the Rock ‘N’ Roll Express. The legendary feud will come to the a head at Phillips Arena, in Atlanta Georgia.

Tickets to this event are on sale now at ticketmaster.com or the Philips Arena Box Office. For more information on the National Wrestling Alliance® please visit nwawrestling.com.

The NWA Hall of Fame and updates to Showcase Taping in Atlanta.

The NWA has officially announced that they will be holding a Hall of Fame ceremony on June 7th to coincide with the Celebration on June 7th. Hall of Famer Jim Cornette will serve as MC for the festivities. The 1st induction to the Hall of Fame of 2008 will be none other than former NWA World Champion “Wildfire” Tommy Rich. On top of the induction, Tommy Rich will show the Atlanta Crowd what he’s made of while he faces rival Abdullah the Butcher.