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Post by hijuko on Sept 2, 2022 14:54:32 GMT -5
For me, yes ! Even though he only stayed 3 years, he had a good in-ring for his size and had very memorable matches against John Cena, Triple H and Jeff Hardy.
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Post by sungod2020 on Sept 2, 2022 15:03:04 GMT -5
Given that it already has guys who accomplished less than he did, having him in wouldn't lessen it's credibility.
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Post by fw91 on Sept 2, 2022 15:20:05 GMT -5
If we lived in a world where WWE has standards for induction? No. But when looking at others who are in? Sure, whatever.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Sept 2, 2022 15:25:57 GMT -5
Umaga and You-manga both deserve it.
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 2, 2022 16:41:28 GMT -5
I was a big fan at one time, but honestly, eh? Even setting aside the Shelly Martinez stuff or him injuring people by being almost as reckless as Nia Jax, one could name like a few dozen people more deserving who aren't in it yet. If he was added, I wouldn't call it a blemish on the HOF or something, but I also don't feel like it's some glaring omission.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Sept 2, 2022 16:45:08 GMT -5
If WWE does induct him, it better happen at 10:40.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Sept 2, 2022 16:55:12 GMT -5
No.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Sept 3, 2022 14:15:04 GMT -5
I was a fan, but no.
Short tenure, he did have some great matches but so did plenty of other guys.
No real lasting impact or anything. That isn't a HOF career.
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Post by thegatewaydrug on Sept 3, 2022 14:31:26 GMT -5
Yes. But Regal would need to induct him... even if he's given only 3 minutes.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Sept 3, 2022 14:41:11 GMT -5
It's Schrodinger's Hall of Fame where both everyone and no one deserve to be in it at the same time.
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Post by The Ichi on Sept 3, 2022 14:47:20 GMT -5
Not if that Shelly Martinez story is true.
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Post by Cyno on Sept 3, 2022 14:51:51 GMT -5
The WWE HOF already has enough alleged sexual predators in it. It doesn't need another.
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Post by tirtefaa on Sept 3, 2022 15:29:37 GMT -5
There is literally zero criteria for going into the HOF, so there's no reason to even ask.
Actually, I take that back...here's the criteria;
Is it good optics?
Is the person(s) being considered not named Bill Eadie?
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Sept 3, 2022 15:49:54 GMT -5
Not if you Google what he did to Shelly Martinez
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Post by pinja on Sept 3, 2022 16:01:20 GMT -5
I remember Umaga from failing to make Steve-O stop laughing. Don't know, is that worth an induction?
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Post by XIII on Sept 3, 2022 16:15:04 GMT -5
In ring Umaga is one of my favorite characters of all time, dude brought it. His match with Cena at I think a Royal Rumble is a classic.
But with the allegations against him it will be hard to put him in without getting a bunch of scrutiny that they definitely don’t want if someone decides to push the issue.
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Post by cassonova on Sept 3, 2022 16:17:23 GMT -5
By WWE's metrics sure, but by most other criteria, not really. This is, of course, ignoring Shelly's story.
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Post by Triangle Lancer on Sept 3, 2022 16:24:50 GMT -5
My stand-by answer:
"Why the hell not?"
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Post by The Ichi on Sept 3, 2022 16:53:55 GMT -5
There is literally zero criteria for going into the HOF, so there's no reason to even ask. Actually, I take that back...here's the criteria; Is it good optics? Is the person(s) being considered not named Bill Eadie? Whilst I stand by my earlier answer, I agree with you that people put too much stock into the "criteria" of getting into the kayfabe HOF. Here's the criteria: worked for WWE for more than a cup of coffee. That's it.
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 3, 2022 17:04:59 GMT -5
There is literally zero criteria for going into the HOF, so there's no reason to even ask. Actually, I take that back...here's the criteria; Is it good optics? Is the person(s) being considered not named Bill Eadie? Whilst I stand by my earlier answer, I agree with you that people put too much stock into the "criteria" of getting into the kayfabe HOF. Here's the criteria: worked for WWE for more than a cup of coffee. That's it. Even then, it's not always a requirement, hence Verne Gagne. That said, it's not as if WWE's alone in their HOF bullshittery. Most famously, the baseball one is honestly always going to be marred by their treatment of Shoeless Joe Jackson.
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