NEW EPISODE: 2026 Primer & More
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Tracking Public Ballots for the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame. Account run by JML and Detlef Email: wonhoftracker@gmail.com
New episode of The Ballot out with Adam Berger and Fred Morlan discussing the results of the 2025 WON HOF voting. Who got in? Who were the biggest movers and shakers? Why Kane?
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ICYMI: NEW EPISODE: The WON HOF 2025 Results with Fred Morlan & Adam Berger
22.11.2025 13:08 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0And yes, we are still continuing to collect ballots even though the results are in for this year's WON HOF season.
You can DM us or email us your ballot at wonhoftracker@gmail.com.
We will make it anonymous if you are a voter and request it.
The 2025 WON HOF Public Ballot Tracker is now up to 80 public ballots as 1 more ballot was added today.
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Thank you so much for clarifying that.
18.11.2025 19:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And yes, we are still continuing to collect ballots even though the results are in for this year's WON HOF season.
You can DM us or email us your ballot at wonhoftracker@gmail.com.
We will make it anonymous if you are a voter and request it.
The 2025 WON HOF Public Ballot Tracker is now up to 79 public ballots as 1 more ballot was added today.
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If you are a Hall of Fame Voter and want to reveal your ballot, tag us in a post, send us a DM or email wonhoftracker@gmail.com
Famed Wrestling Photographer George Tahinos Passes Away
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17.11.2025 03:46 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0All three are now in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.
16.11.2025 07:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I wrote about the new class of Observer Hall of Famers, what went right with the voting process, the challenges some candidates still face and the new candidates for 2026.
16.11.2025 00:21 β π 10 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0Always a reminder that we will continue to collect ballots even though the results are in for this year's WON HOF season.
You can DM us or email us your ballot at wonhoftracker@gmail.com.
We will make it anonymous if you are a voter and request it.
Dick Murdoch comes back on the ballot in 2026 after falling off the ballot this year as a tag team with Dusty Rhodes with less than 10% of the vote.
Murdoch came off the ballot in 2014 under the 15/50 rule as he only got 45% of the vote as he first came on the ballot in 1998.
Batista, Booker T and Kane will come back on the ballot in 2026 in the Modern US/Canada region.
Batista fell off the ballot in 2013 with less than 10% of the vote.
Booker T fell off the ballot in 2006 with less than 10%.
Kane fell off the ballot in 2012 with less than 10%.
Along with Tam Nakano, the following candidates make their debut on the WON HOF ballot in 2026:
KENTA
Tibor Szakacs
Colosso Colosetti
Andreas Lambrakis
Gunther
Los Espantos
Le Petit Prince
In 2026, two more female candidates are added to the ballot with Kyoko Inoue and Tam Nakano.
Kyoko Inoue fell off the ballot in 2021 with less than 10% of the vote.
Tam Nakano makes her debut on the ballot.
In terms of the female candidates on the ballot and their performance in 2025:
June Byers 58%
Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada 34%
Becky Lynch 28%
Io Shirai/Iyo Sky 24%
Meiko Satomura 18%
Mercedes Mone/Sasha Banks 11%
Trish Stratus 11%
Always a reminder that we will continue to collect ballots even though the results are in for this year's WON HOF season.
You can DM us or email us your ballot at wonhoftracker@gmail.com.
We will make it anonymous if you are a voter and request it.
In terms of YOY % increases by Region
REST OF THE WORLD
1. Billy Joyce +9% [40% in '25 vs 31% in '24]
2. Jose Tarres +8% [57.3% in '25 vs 49.8% in '24]
3. Dominic DeNucci +7% [32% in '25 vs 25% in '24]
4. George Gordienko +4% [39% in '25 vs 35% in '24]
In terms of YOY % increases by Region
MODERN US/CANADA
1. Cody Rhodes +16% [64% in '25 vs 48% in '24]
2. Samoa Joe +13% [37% in '25 vs 23% in '24]
3. CM Punk +12% [64% in '25 vs 52% in '24]
4. The Hardys +12% [36% in '25 vs 23% in '24]
5. Briscoes +11% [49% in '25 vs 37% in '24]
In terms of YOY % increases by Region
MEXICO
1. Gran Hamada +33% [75% in 2025 vs 43% in 2024]
2. Dorrell Dixon +22% [75% in 2025 vs 53% in 2024]
3. Mascarita Sagrada +1% [26% in 2025 vs 24% in 2024]
4. Volador Jr +1% [25.2% in 2025 vs 24.7% in 2024]
In terms of YOY % increases by Region
JAPAN
1. Zach Sabre Jr. +33% [50% in '25 vs 16% in '24]
2. Bobby Bruns +6% [63% in '25 vs 56% in '24]
3. Koichi Yoshizawa +6% [43% in '25 vs 37% in '24]
4. Hayabusa +6% [59% in '25 vs 53% in '24]
5. Tiger Jeet Singh +5% [32% vs 27%]
n terms of YOY % increases by Region:
HISTORICAL US/Canada
1. Cowboy Bob Ellis +9% [37% in 2025 vs 28% in 2024]
2. June Byers +7% [58% vs 50%]
3. Wild Bull Curry +6% [37% vs 31%]
4. Von Erichs +6% [53% vs 47%]
5. Black Gordman & Great Goliath +6 [26% vs 20%]
CM Punk, Cody Rhodes and Sabu among eight inductees to Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame
15.11.2025 00:00 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Sweet Daddy Siki debuted with 11% also.
15.11.2025 00:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The "Death Bump" for the WON HOF continues to have some validity as here were the increases for these candidates:
Gran Hamada - 75.2% of the vote, 33% increase from last year
Sabu - 64.1% of the vote, not on the ballot last year
Cowboy Bob Ellis - 37%, 9% increase
Here's some numbers with the voters of each region:
- Historical US/Canada: 408 [405 last year]
-Japan: 314 [282 last year]
-Mexico: 238 [188 last year]
-Modern US/Canada: 449 [460 last year]
-Rest of the World: 218 [212 last year]