Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremonies will take place this weekend at various locations in Wichita Falls.

The event kicks off with a wrestling comedy show at 7 p.m. on May 19 at the Iron Horse Pub.

Len Denton will take the stage to present stories from the road. There also will be a question-and-answer session with Davey O’Hannon and Johnny Mantell, who is known by the moniker the “Pride of Montague County.”

Wrestling Under the Stars

There will be “Wrestling Under The Stars,” a live pro wrestling event presented by Old School Wrestling at 7:30 p.m. on May 20.

The following performers are expected to compete: Moonshine Mantell, Tim Storm, Americos, Houston Carson and Andrew Anderson. The wrestlers are subject to change.

The event will take place in the Downtown Wichita Falls Farmers Market, located at 713 Ohio Ave.

Tickets cost $18 for VIPs, $9 for premium seating and $5 for the bleachers. The gate will open at 6:30 p.m.

Advance tickets are on sale at the ITT office at Sheppard Air Force Base and at the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Trade show

There will be a memorabilia trade fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Event Center in Wichita Falls.

Trolleys will run from the MPEC to the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame museum on May 21.

Meet and Greet session

The meet and greet autographs line will run from 1-3 p.m. This is a limited ticket event.

The cost is $50.

Currently 20 wrestling personalities will be in attendance. Each ticket receives one autograph and one photo of each personality.

The following personalities are among those scheduled: Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Leilani Kai, Terry Funk, Stan “The Lariat” Hansen, J.J. Dillon, Jody Hamilton, “Wild” Bill Irwin, Terry Garvin, Eric Embry and B. Brian Blair.

Induction dinner

The PWHF induction banquet will take place at 7 p.m. on May 21, and take place at the MPEC in Wichita Falls.

Tickets cost in a range from $60-$125.

The following people will be inducted into the Hall: Sergeant Slaughter, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Hans Schmidt, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Leilani Kai, The Blackjacks, Peter Maivia, Earl McCready and Joe Panzandak.

The Blackjacks are Robert Windham and John Lanza.

The PWHF is a 501(c)3 non-profit first chartered in New York through the board of regents in December 1999.

For information, call 1-844-307-7943 or 1-940-264-8123.

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Wichita Falls. (Logo provided by the PWHF, used with permission)