Hall of Fame Class of 2011 : All-purpose thread

[Square]

Mar 14, 2011 11:27:28 GMT -5 Dave at the Movies said:

Mar 14, 2011 11:23:54 GMT -5 Square said:

Wait, there's a new improv show with Carey, Stiles and Colin?! YAY!

What?

I'll give you a cookie for the link that has that news. ;D

The last paragraph of the link on the OP!

[Urethra Franklin]

Mar 14, 2011 11:28:51 GMT -5 Dave at the Movies said:

Mar 14, 2011 11:25:08 GMT -5 CJ said:

Mr. T

Mr. T is probalby one I could live with but I still don't think he belongs. Does baseball ever induct people who throw out the first pitch?

If Cooperstown starts this, they should begin with this guy:

[Kevin Hamilton]

Eh, it'll get 'em a mention on The Price is Right, and probably by extension entertainment programs etc; easy to see why they made the choice.

I'm fine with it.

Andy Kaufman deserves to go in the celeb wing more than anyone, and yeah I'm including Mr. T in that. Don't care that he never worked for the 'E, that criteria ( such that there ever was any for a made up HoF.. cuz again, it's made up) has long been thrown out the window; and Kaufman was in one of the biggest media crossover angles EVER.

[Ken Ivory]

Mar 14, 2011 11:28:51 GMT -5 Dave at the Movies said:

Mar 14, 2011 11:25:08 GMT -5 CJ said:

Mr. T

Mr. T is probalby one I could live with but I still don't think he belongs. Does baseball ever induct people who throw out the first pitch?

Mr T has already stated he has no interest in the WWE HOF. I think he brought up the fact that Pete Rose couldn't get into his own (baseball) HOF but he could the WWE.

[hoganhallnash]

This rivals James Dudley as worst induction ever. Actually, this is probably the worst one ever.

5 minutes of standing in a Royal Rumble is HOF?

[Richard]

WWE has announced the newest member of the WWE Hall of Fame is....



Drew Carey.


Yeah.

[Andrew is Good]

I wonder if Raven will get a mention, as he saved Drew Carey's life. Anyway, obviously Andy Kaufman, Muhammad Ali, Cindy Lauper, Mr. T and probably some other celebrities who actually did things with the company, they should probably go in. Hey, if I become a celebrity and do something with WWE, maybe I could be inducted.

[TheOutsider333]

Wow I guess Snooki for HOF 2012 then? *sigh*

[Brother Ike: Thread Killer]

Mar 14, 2011 11:23:54 GMT -5 Square said:

Wait, there's a new improv show with Carey, Stiles and Colin?! YAY!

Yeah that's the only good thing to come out of that press release.

[DiBiase is Good]

Drew Carey? Jesus Christ, Vince.
I don't mind there being a celebrity wing but there shouldn't be an induction every year and even if it wasn't every year, then Drew Carey is way down the list.
I know there are some issues with Mr.T going in but Cyndi Lauper? Andy Kaufman? Donald Trump?

[Dave at the Movies]

Mar 14, 2011 11:32:06 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

Eh, it'll get 'em a mention on The Price is Right, and probably by extension entertainment programs etc; easy to see why they made the choice.

I'm fine with it.

Andy Kaufman deserves to go in the celeb wing more than anyone, and yeah I'm including Mr. T in that. Don't care that he never worked for the 'E, that criteria ( such that there ever was any for a made up HoF.. cuz again, it's made up) has long been thrown out the window; and Kaufman was in one of the biggest media crossover angles EVER.

Now I would totally agree with Kaufman being in there. The guy pulled off one of the best wrestling angles ever that worked everyone for years. There are still people to this day that haven't seen man on the moon and still think it was real.

[fw91]

I agree with Kaufmann, but I really think the issue is there is no one really to accept for him.

[MolotovMocktail]

What about Lawler? He finally admitted it was a work, so he won't have to worry about protecting kayfabe anymore.

[Enrico Palazzo]

I'm really looking forward to this.

How will they do a montage? He done the equivalent of nothing! Throws money at Kane, eliminates himself and then what?

[Brother Ike: Thread Killer]

Mar 14, 2011 11:58:17 GMT -5 Enrico Palazzo said:

I'm really looking forward to this.

How will they do a montage? He done the equivalent of nothing! Throws money at Kane, eliminates himself and then what?

I guess show that episode of the Drew Carey Show with HHH?

[Dave at the Movies]

Mar 14, 2011 11:55:51 GMT -5 fw91 said:

I agree with Kaufmann, but I really think the issue is there is no one really to accept for him.

Couldn't George Shapiro or Bob Zmuda or his girlfriend(most likely) accept it?

[BigJerichool222]

To ME personally, in terms of Celebrity involvement status, I think Carey's involvement in the 2001 Rumble, (which I've seen be praised numerous times), is more relevant and deserving than Perry at WM2.

[wildojinx]

So who'll be inducting him? Kane? Kathy Kinney? Ryan Stiles?HHH? And does anyone see the irony in that the wwe, who has a contract with NBC/Universal, is inducting a star from the CBS network? (and having another star from a viacom-owned network host raw tonight as well with snooki)

[Zen411]

Terrible.

Drew Carey?? For a short, random appearance that wasted time at the Royal Rumble?

Pete Rose made an appearance at three WrestleManias.

THe Fridge's appearance at WM2 was big press since he was a big star at the time.

Drew Carey's spot in the Rumble has barely been mentioned since. This is lousy. Cyndi Lauper, Mr T, Kaufman, Ali, hell...even a posthumous induction to Liberace would have been better. I guess next year, Herb from Burger King is going in.

["The Rated XXX Superstar" Jed]

Speaking as a Drew Carey fan and someone who immensely enjoyed his '01 Rumble appearance, this is stupid as all hell. No way does Drew Carey deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame.