2026 Downstate New York NWHOF Inductees

Downstate New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Class of 2026

John Laurenzi, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Michael A. Ondich, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Bill Patton, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Gary Pesko, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Ben Resnick, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Carol Roseto, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Dave Smith, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Elliott Tepper, Outstanding American

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