Post by TOTB - Think Outside The Box on Jan 5, 2010 0:21:48 GMT -5
The USA Network will be airing the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 11:00 p.m. to midnight. There is no replay this year. The event is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. in Phoenix (7:30 p.m. Eastern)
Class of 2010 Inductees:
Ted DiBiase
Real Name: Theodore Marvin DiBiase
Birthday: January 18, 1954
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Marital Status: Married
Height & Weight: 6'3" - 260 lbs
Debut: June 1975
Previous Gimmicks: "The Million Dollar Man"
Finishing Move: Million Dollar Dream
Favorite Moves:
Reverse Flying Elbow
Reverse Elbow off Ropes
Notable Feuds:
Dick Murdock
Greg Valentine
Jim Duggan
Hercules
Hulk Hogan
Macho Man
Jake Roberts
Virgil
Roddy Piper
Big Bossman
Dusty Rhodes
Brutus Beefcake
123 Kid
Razor Ramon
Savio Vega
Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Sr. is a retired professional wrestler, manager, and color commentator. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career. He is arguably best recalled to mainstream audiences for his time in the WWF, where he wrestled as "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. Among other accolades in the WWF, he was the first North American Heavyweight Champion, a three-time World Tag Team Champion (with Irwin R. Schyster) and the 1988 King of the Ring. DiBiase also created his own "world" championship, the Million Dollar Championship, a belt which he held twice. He was well known for his cutting-edge heel promos, which were often concluded with his trademark evil laugh. He used his formidable wealth to purchase the WWF Championship from Andre the Giant in 1987, and subsequently appeared with the championship belt, but this period is not recognized by WWE as an official title reign. Nonetheless, DiBiase frequently performed in main event matches and has been cited as one of the finest in-ring technicians in history.
To be inducted by (rumored) Ted DiBiase, Jr., and Brett DiBiase.
Antonio Inoki
Real Name: Kanji Inoki
Birthday: February 20, 1943
Hometown: Yokohama, Japan
Height & Weight: 6' 2" - 225 lbs
Debut: September 30, 1960
Finishing Move: Octopus Stretch
Favorite Moves:
Enzuigiri
Indian Deathlock
Choke Sleeper Hold
Antonio Inoki (born Kanji Inoki on February 20, 1943) is a Japanese professional wrestling promoter and retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides in New York City. He was also an owner of New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Inoki is to be inducted by Stan Hansen.
Wendy Richter
Hometown: Originally from Dallas, Texas
Moved to Crystal River, Florida
Marital Status: Divorced from Hugo Savinovitch
Height & Weight: 5'8" - 140 lbs
Trained by: Lillian Ellison's
School for Women's Wrestling
Debut: 1979
Previous Gimmicks: Wendi Richter
Finishing Move: The Widowmaker
Sitout DDT
Favorite Moves: Swinging Arm Wrench
The Face-buster
Notable Feuds:
Velvet McIntyre
Judy Martin
Fabulous Moolah
Leilani Kai
Monster Ripper
Madusa Miceli
Wendi Richter is a former professional wrestler. She began her professional wrestling career in companies such as the National Wrestling Alliance, where she teamed with Joyce Grable, with whom she held the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship twice. In the 1980s, she joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). She held the WWF Women's Championship twice and feuded with The Fabulous Moolah over the title. She was also involved in a storyline with singer Cyndi Lauper called the "Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection." Richter, however, left the WWF after losing the championship in controversial fashion. She then worked in the World Wrestling Council and American Wrestling Association, where she held both companies' women's titles.
To be inducted by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Mad Dog Vachon
Maurice Vachon is a retired Québécois professional wrestler, best known by his ring name "Mad Dog" Vachon. He is the brother of wrestlers Paul and Vivian Vachon, and the uncle of wrestler Luna Vachon. He was among the AWA's all-time great heels with a career spanning four decades, while also serving as the leader of one of the sport’s most accomplished families.
Hometown: Originally Montreal, Quebec
Retired in Omaha, Nebraska
Marital Status: Married to Kathie Jo
Height & Weight: 5'9" - 231 lbs
Debut: 1950
Finishing Move: The Pile Driver
Notable Fueds:
Jacques Rougeau Sr.
Johnny Rougeau
Edouard Carpentier
Pierre Lefebvre
Verne Gagne
To be inducted by Pat Patterson
Stu Hart
Stu was a Canadian amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, promoter and trainer. Hart founded Stampede Wrestling, a promotion based in Calgary, Alberta, and was the father of famous wrestlers Bret and Owen Hart. Along with Bret and Owen, Hart's trainees included future world champions Chris Jericho, Edge, Christian and Chris Benoit.
Wrestlers trained by Hart:
* Abdullah the Butcher
* Kip Abee
* Gene Anderson
* Ben Bassarab
* Chris Benoit
* Craig Baranieski
* Steve Blackman
* Bad News Brown
* Larry Cameron
* Justin Credible
* Dynamite Kid
* Edge
* Christian
* Ricky Fuji
* "Superstar" Billy Graham
* Bret Hart
* Bruce Hart
* Keith Hart
* Owen Hart
* Ross Hart
* Smith Hart
* Shinya Hashimoto
* Billy Jack Haynes
* Mark Henry
* Johnathan Holliday
* The Honky Tonk Man
* Chris Jericho
* The Junkyard Dog
* Gene Kiniski
* Klondike Bill
* Tim Le Strange
* Jos Leduc
* Paul LeDuc
* Jushin Liger
* Luther Lindsey
* Mike Michaels
* Gorilla Monsoon
* Jim Neidhart
* Reggie Parks
* Eduardo Miguel Perez
* Brian Pillman
* George Scott
* Sandy Scott
* Ken Shamrock
* Gama Singh
* Davey Boy Smith
* The Stomper
* Lance Storm
* Greg Valentine
* Nikolai Volkoff
* Fritz Von Erich
Gorgeous George
George Raymond Wagner was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Gorgeous George. In the United States, during the First Golden Age of Professional Wrestling in the 1940s-1950s, Gorgeous George gained mainstream popularity and became one of the biggest stars of this period, gaining media attention for his outrageous character, which was described as flamboyant and charismatic.
Muhammad Ali and James Brown acknowledged that their own approach to flamboyant self-promotion was influenced by George. A 19-year old Ali met a 46-year old George at a Las Vegas radio station. During George's radio interview, the wrestler's promo caught the attention of the future heavyweight champion. If George lost to Classy Freddie Blassie, George exclaimed, "I'll crawl across the ring and cut my hair off! But that's not gonna happen because I'm the greatest wrestler in the world!" Ali recalled, "I saw 15,000 people comin' to see this man get beat. And his talking did it. I said, 'This is a gooood idea!'" In the locker room afterwards, the seasoned wrestler gave the future legend some invaluable advice: "A lot of people will pay to see someone shut your mouth. So keep on bragging, keep on sassing and always be outrageous.
Celebrity Wing Induction:
Bob Eucker
Congratulations to the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010!!!
