damna
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Post by damna on Dec 29, 2007 3:26:55 GMT -5
Ted DiBiase
Demolition
Honky
Gordon Solie (previous poster was dead on about him being wrestling's Walter Cronkike)
Motorhead (based on their awesome WM X-7 serenade and their numerous entrance themes)
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Post by batwoman on Dec 29, 2007 3:46:49 GMT -5
Wendi Richter should be in the hall of fame.
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Post by tarheelfan on Dec 29, 2007 7:59:31 GMT -5
Ted DiBiase Demolition Honky Gordon Solie (previous poster was dead on about him being wrestling's Walter Cronkike) Motorhead (based on their awesome WM X-7 serenade and their numerous entrance themes) Gordon Solie was the greatest wrestling announcer that I have seen and is an icon among announcers. However, I think he is the antithesis of what the WWE represents today in sports entertainment. Solie represented kayfabe and a NWA serious style over the gimmick cartoon based and sports entertainment based WWE we have seen the last 25 or so years. Yes, the NWA was also scripted obviously but the wrestling world that Solie announced for was leaps and bounds different than the WWE. IMHO, I am not sure it is right for the WWE to induct wrestlers who made their contributions to wrestling mostly outside the WWE. An example is Dusty Rhodes. Yes, I understand it is an honor and the WWE is recognizing a wrestlers contribution to the industry but it is almost like the WWE is having the final say in validating their careers. |
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Post by Bobby Womack on Dec 29, 2007 8:34:36 GMT -5
IMHO, I am not sure it is right for the WWE to induct wrestlers who made their contributions to wrestling mostly outside the WWE. An example is Dusty Rhodes. Yes, I understand it is an honor and the WWE is recognizing a wrestlers contribution to the industry but it is almost like the WWE is having the final say in validating their careers. well wwe is basically a monopoly in wrestling now so just about everyone is going to look to them for the above mentioned validation, the other option is for them to ignore guys from nwa and various territories and have them get no recognition on such a major stage which doesnt help anybody, the wwe hall is by no means the only hof in wrestling theres still the won hof and the nwa hof (as of 06? i didnt hear about it this year?) but at the end of the day nobodys gonna hear about those inductions, which is not the fault of the wwe or the wrestler (or announcer in this case), so its nice to have them inducted where the whole wrestilng community will take notice |
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Post by chunkylover53 on Dec 29, 2007 11:31:33 GMT -5
IMHO, I am not sure it is right for the WWE to induct wrestlers who made their contributions to wrestling mostly outside the WWE. An example is Dusty Rhodes. Yes, I understand it is an honor and the WWE is recognizing a wrestlers contribution to the industry but it is almost like the WWE is having the final say in validating their careers. well wwe is basically a monopoly in wrestling now so just about everyone is going to look to them for the above mentioned validation, the other option is for them to ignore guys from nwa and various territories and have them get no recognition on such a major stage which doesnt help anybody, the wwe hall is by no means the only hof in wrestling theres still the won hof and the nwa hof (as of 06? i didnt hear about it this year?) but at the end of the day nobodys gonna hear about those inductions, which is not the fault of the wwe or the wrestler (or announcer in this case), so its nice to have them inducted where the whole wrestilng community will take notice True dat, considering the E wouldn't acknowledge other companies 20 years ago. |
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Post by Dr. Marzvon Zombie M.D. on Dec 29, 2007 11:34:54 GMT -5
if they are doing Flairs retirement then...
Flair and most every member of the horseman.
so...
Flair
Arn
Tully
Ole(will never happen)
Barry windham
JJ Dillon
Brian Pillman
Dean
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Post by nerdkiller4life on Dec 29, 2007 11:45:24 GMT -5
IMHO, I am not sure it is right for the WWE to induct wrestlers who made their contributions to wrestling mostly outside the WWE. An example is Dusty Rhodes. Yes, I understand it is an honor and the WWE is recognizing a wrestlers contribution to the industry but it is almost like the WWE is having the final say in validating their careers. well wwe is basically a monopoly in wrestling now so just about everyone is going to look to them for the above mentioned validation, the other option is for them to ignore guys from nwa and various territories and have them get no recognition on such a major stage which doesnt help anybody, the wwe hall is by no means the only hof in wrestling theres still the won hof and the nwa hof (as of 06? i didnt hear about it this year?) but at the end of the day nobodys gonna hear about those inductions, which is not the fault of the wwe or the wrestler (or announcer in this case), so its nice to have them inducted where the whole wrestilng community will take notice Don't forget, there was also a WCW hall of fame back in the 90's for a couple of years. |
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Post by bonedaddycool on Dec 29, 2007 12:29:05 GMT -5
Flair with or without Horsemen.
DiBiase
Steamboat
Pillman before Owen(He can't go in the same year as Flair, as Owen deserves to be the main Inductee)
Freebirds(Thanks to WCCW DVD)
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Post by Powder/The Professor on Dec 29, 2007 12:29:07 GMT -5
How many times does this thread show (in various forms) every Month or so. I, for one...am getting pretty tired of it.
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Post by bonedaddycool on Dec 29, 2007 12:30:43 GMT -5
if they are doing Flairs retirement then... Flair and most every member of the horseman. so... Flair Arn Tully Ole(will never happen) Barry windham JJ Dillon Brian Pillman Dean They will most likely only do Tully, Arn & Barry Cause then the Benoit question will be raised. |
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Post by tarheelfan on Dec 29, 2007 14:07:39 GMT -5
IMHO, I am not sure it is right for the WWE to induct wrestlers who made their contributions to wrestling mostly outside the WWE. An example is Dusty Rhodes. Yes, I understand it is an honor and the WWE is recognizing a wrestlers contribution to the industry but it is almost like the WWE is having the final say in validating their careers. well wwe is basically a monopoly in wrestling now so just about everyone is going to look to them for the above mentioned validation, the other option is for them to ignore guys from nwa and various territories and have them get no recognition on such a major stage which doesnt help anybody, the wwe hall is by no means the only hof in wrestling theres still the won hof and the nwa hof (as of 06? i didnt hear about it this year?) but at the end of the day nobodys gonna hear about those inductions, which is not the fault of the wwe or the wrestler (or announcer in this case), so its nice to have them inducted where the whole wrestilng community will take notice I guess it just bothers me that many guys became legends without the validation or help of the WWE. I do recognize the undeniable fact that the WWE is the only major mainstream promotion left but for some reason I am very adamant that I feel the WWE should only induct wrestlers that made a huge contribution in their own organization. Look at Hogan. There is no denying that he is the most famous wrestler of the modern era and maybe all time. But even though he wrestled in the NWA early in his career in Florida I could not see him being in a NWA Hall of Fame. |
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Post by jobber2thestars on Dec 29, 2007 14:17:12 GMT -5
if they are doing Flairs retirement then... Flair and most every member of the horseman. so... Flair Arn Tully Ole(will never happen) Barry windham JJ Dillon Brian Pillman Dean How could you leave out Paul Roma? |
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Dec 29, 2007 14:43:18 GMT -5
Here are two others that I think should go in at some point, but they're behind the scenes employees rather than on-camera talent, so that could hurt their chances:
-Jim Johnston
-Kevin Dunn
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Post by chunkylover53 on Dec 29, 2007 15:49:22 GMT -5
well wwe is basically a monopoly in wrestling now so just about everyone is going to look to them for the above mentioned validation, the other option is for them to ignore guys from nwa and various territories and have them get no recognition on such a major stage which doesnt help anybody, the wwe hall is by no means the only hof in wrestling theres still the won hof and the nwa hof (as of 06? i didnt hear about it this year?) but at the end of the day nobodys gonna hear about those inductions, which is not the fault of the wwe or the wrestler (or announcer in this case), so its nice to have them inducted where the whole wrestilng community will take notice I guess it just bothers me that many guys became legends without the validation or help of the WWE. I do recognize the undeniable fact that the WWE is the only major mainstream promotion left but for some reason I am very adamant that I feel the WWE should only induct wrestlers that made a huge contribution in their own organization. Look at Hogan. There is no denying that he is the most famous wrestler of the modern era and maybe all time. But even though he wrestled in the NWA early in his career in Florida I could not see him being in a NWA Hall of Fame. Agreed, but you have to realize, alot of those promotions(WCW, AWA, ECW, etc) helped make what WWE is today and is now apart of them. So those inductions are valid. |
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Jan 1, 2008 19:31:34 GMT -5
How many times does this thread show (in various forms) every Month or so. I, for one...am getting pretty tired of it. Then perhaps you could scroll past it? It's going to be recurring more often as HOF inductions get closer, and seeing as it's something most wrestling fans see as pretty pertinent to the current product and the history of wrestling, I doubt you'll see it stop anytime soon. |
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Jan 1, 2008 19:34:31 GMT -5
How many times does this thread show (in various forms) every Month or so. I, for one...am getting pretty tired of it. Then perhaps you could scroll past it? It's going to be recurring more often as HOF inductions get closer, and seeing as it's something most wrestling fans see as pretty pertinent to the current product and the history of wrestling, I doubt you'll see it stop anytime soon. I'm sure there will be a stickied thread for this as it gets closer to Mania. |
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Post by Rocket N. Nine on Jan 1, 2008 19:53:45 GMT -5
Tommy Dreamer. If not this year, than the next.
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Post by Trip Fisk a.k.a. Foley is Good on Jan 1, 2008 20:08:41 GMT -5
Here's who I think should be inducted this year into the Hall of Fame.
Randy Savage
The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
Bob Backlund
John Tenta
Mr. T
King Kong Bundy
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 1, 2008 21:49:06 GMT -5
The Road Warriors
Ted DiBiase
Jim Johnston
Randy Savage (if the rumored DVD is true and it's been 20 years since his first Title win, it's possible)
Steve Lombardi (Face it, he's getting in. It's a matter of when, not if)
For the celeb it should be Bob Uecker.
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Post by Cyno on Jan 1, 2008 21:57:04 GMT -5
Ric Flair
Arn Anderson
Tully Blanchard
Barry Windham
Ricky Steamboat
Ted DiBiase
Owen Hart
Wendy Richter
Brian Pillman
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