Most deserving to be in the hall of fame...

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I thought about this some, and at first I was going to say Wendy Richter, because I couldn't believe that Sensational Sherry would beat her into the Hall of Fame, but then I thought about it some more, and thought of one man..

.. a former champion who successfully made the transition from "pre Hogan" to "post Hogan", who went from the focus on athleticism to the focus on antics and did both admirably.

.. a man who, despite losing his last match in a squash, did such an admirable job of selling that his opponent would later look back on it fondly.

.. a man who has led a life clear of controversy outside the ring and has not committed any shenanigans to leave a black eye on our sport.

Now, in theory, if I have done a good job focusing on the reasons why this man belongs in the hall of fame, I shouldn't need to drop his name. So wrestlecrappers, who am I thinking of, and am I right or am I wrong?

[gobbedlygooker95]

I would have to say HBK

[superfoe]

meanstreetposse said:

I thought about this some, and at first I was going to say Wendy Richter, because I couldn't believe that Sensational Sherry would beat her into the Hall of Fame, but then I thought about it some more, and thought of one man..

.. a former champion who successfully made the transition from "pre Hogan" to "post Hogan", who went from the focus on athleticism to the focus on antics and did both admirably.

.. a man who, despite losing his last match in a squash, did such an admirable job of selling that his opponent would later look back on it fondly.

.. a man who has led a life clear of controversy outside the ring and has not committed any shenanigans to leave a black eye on our sport.

Now, in theory, if I have done a good job focusing on the reasons why this man belongs in the hall of fame, I shouldn't need to drop his name. So wrestlecrappers, who am I thinking of, and am I right or am I wrong?

The king of selling, Ultimate Warrior!!!
But seriously I have no idea.

[Smark4lyfe]

HBK, Bentoit, Austin, The Rock, HHH. Mick Foley, Flair, Taker, Kane and those are the ones I an think out of my head for now. Also Cena in 20 years, you guys all know it

[EJS]

Mister Bob Backlund? If that's who you're thinking of, they should save it for 2008, since thats an election year.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

Ones I would induct soon.....

Terry Funk
Jake The Snake Roberts
Mr. Perfect
RANDY SAVAGE
Big Bossman
LOD
Owen Hart
Earthquake
Demolition
The Fink
Gorilla Monsoon if he's not already in, I don't recall
Mr. T (One of the ONLY celebrities who belongs in)
Dusty Rhodes
Ted DiBiase
Kamala

Ones who should get in definitely, but later (MUCH later in some cases)

Vader (Since WWE now encompasses WCW as well)
Ric Flair
Stone Cold
The Rock (Even though I personally cant stand him)
HBK
HHH
Undertaker
Kurt Angle (You know they'll mend their fences at some point in time)
Jim Ross
Chris Jericho
The Dudleys
Mick Foley
Trish Stratus

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

Macho Libre?

[The Peoples Elbow]

Owen Hart

[Tea & Crumpets]

Soon or eventual (as in 10-15 years from now) inductees should be:
Dynamite Kid
British Bulldog (Or induct them together as The British Bulldogs)
Bam Bam bigelow
vader
Yokozuna
Flair
Jake Roberts
DiBiase
Arn Anderson
Mr Perfect
Rick Rude
Dusty Rhodes
Randy Savage (probably never will be though)
Ultimate Warrior (See Savage)
Doink (original heel Doink)
Undertaker
Kane
HHH 9he will be, you know it)
Kurt Angle
Stone Cold! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!!!
The Rock
Jericho
Benoit
Dean Malenko
Terry Funk
Sabu
Mick Foley
Possibly RVD
Possibly Taz
Possibly Tommy Dreamer
Possibly Sandman

Have I missed any obvious ones?

[Doomrider]

Hennig
Rude
Money Inc

[DiBiase is Good]

teaandcrumpets said:

Soon or eventual (as in 10-15 years from now) inductees should be:
Dynamite Kid
British Bulldog (Or induct them together as The British Bulldogs)
Bam Bam bigelow
vader
Yokozuna
Flair
Jake Roberts
DiBiase
Arn Anderson
Mr Perfect
Rick Rude
Dusty Rhodes
Randy Savage (probably never will be though)
Ultimate Warrior (See Savage)
Doink (original heel Doink)
Undertaker
Kane
HHH 9he will be, you know it)
Kurt Angle
Stone Cold! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!!!
The Rock
Jericho
Benoit
Dean Malenko
Terry Funk
Sabu
Mick Foley
Possibly RVD
Possibly Taz
Possibly Tommy Dreamer
Possibly Sandman

Have I missed any obvious ones?

Howard Finkel
Bruno Sammartino (Hey, if Bret was inducted this isn't that unbelievable)
Bob Backlund
LOD

[cuneo77]

elizabeth

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hadesgigas said:

Mister Bob Backlund? If that's who you're thinking of, they should save it for 2008, since thats an election year.

hadesgigas is correct. And dare I say, a very hilarious commentary followed

Seriously though. He handled what simply must have been an apocalyptic shock to his industry with a lot of grace, bowing out and finding a place more to his suitability, and then eventually, deciding to do the best he could in the brave new world. And yes I marked out like a beast for his 1h+ run in the Rumble.

[Chris Decker-The Wild Rover]

seriously guys one person should be inducted but he won't cause of personal issues, and that the living legend, Bruno Sammartino

end.of.thread




*although malenko will be in their....someday

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

lifeoftheparty said:

seriously guys one person should be inducted but he won't cause of personal issues, and that the living legend, Bruno Sammartino

end.of.thread




*although malenko will be in their....someday

I'd say Savage has less of a chance, seeing as how WWE probably WOULD induct Bruno but he for some reason wants nothing to do with them.

[The Scuba Guy]

Big Dick Johnson!

[mainsupreme]

Austin should become one

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lifeoftheparty said:

seriously guys one person should be inducted but he won't cause of personal issues, and that the living legend, Bruno Sammartino

end.of.thread

Alright, for argument's sake, why would you pick Sammartino over Backlund?

[General Zod]

They won't induct Bruno 'til he's dead.

Sad, but true.

[owenpeterson]

Several

• British Bulldog
  
• Owen Hart
  
• Mr. Perfect
  
• Rick Rude
  
• Ric Flair
  
• Mick Foley
  
• Rick Martel
  
• Rougeau Brothers
  
• HBK
  
• Demolition
  
• Ted Dibiase
  
• Mr. Fuji
  
• Miss Elizabeth
  
• Jim Cornette
  
• Earthquake John Tenta
  
• Ricky Steamboat
  
• Randy Savage
  
• Jake Roberts
  
• Rocky Johnson
  
• LOD
  
• Vader
  
• Jack Tunney
  
• Typhoon
  
• Steve Austin
  
• Dynamite Kid
  
• Jim Neidhart
  
• Bam Bam Bigelow
  
• Nasty Boys
  
• Brian Pillman
  
• Undertaker
  
• Arn Anderson
  
• Tully Blanchard
  
• Koko B. Ware
  
• Haku
  
• Yokozuna
  
• Bruno Sammartino
  
• Ivan Koloff
  
• Steiner Brothers
  
• Orient Express
  

That's quite a big list and there is plenty more where they came from.