show. Both William Moody and Kevin Kelly paid tribute to Haas on their websites. On July 17, 2002, first ever Ring of Honor Champion Low Ki dedicated his title win to Haas. On February 2, 2002, JAPW held the Russ Haas Memorial Show, with the JAPW roster donating their services for the event. In his honor, Mike Bucci and Charlie had the idea to have local indy talent and talent from Ohio Valley Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment, who were touched by Haas' death, put on a special tag-team tournament. The Russ Haas Memorial Tag-Team Tournament was held by the small New Jersey based promotion Phoenix Championship Wrestling on August 31, 2002. There were eight teams in all, but in the end, the team of Bucci and Charlie won the tournament. Haas was part of the 2004 class of inductees into the ECWA Hall of Fame, with his brother Charlie. On October 27, 2007, Haas posthumously was inducted into the JAPW Hall of Fame. Championships and accomplishments Combat Zone Wrestling CZW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Charlie Haas East Coast Wrestling Association ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Charlie Haas ECWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2004) Jersey All Pro Wrestling JAPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Charlie Haas JAPW Hall of Fame (Class of 2007) Memphis Championship Wrestling MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Charlie Haas Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Charlie Haas Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked 130 of the Top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001. See also List of premature professional wrestling deaths References External links Online World of Wrestling profile 1974 births 2001 deaths 20th-century professional wrestlers American male professional wrestlers American male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Edmond, Oklahoma Professional wrestlers from Oklahoma Seton Hall Pirates wrestlers