Hall of Fame Class of 2011 : All-purpose thread

[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]

Mar 15, 2011 16:00:27 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Savage will get in. He has already worked with WWE in making the action figure of him. They have to space out their marquee inductions.

I expect Savage next year.

Well, next year Wrestlemania is in Miami and is home to the host of the current Wrestlemania, so I don't think you'll see Savage next year when that guy is a virtual lock to headline.

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So who else gets in this year? Butcher is a lock, but Ron Simmons maybe?

[YellowJacketY2J]

Just to let everybody know, Vince has been trying for awhile now to get an actual Hall of Fame built.

[543Y2J]

Mar 16, 2011 12:06:02 GMT -5 @xbb198xxx said:

So who else gets in this year? Butcher is a lock, but Ron Simmons maybe?

Ron Simmons is the man, I hope he gets in this year. JBL would hafto induct him though, i can see no one else doing that but him.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Mar 16, 2011 12:30:41 GMT -5 YellowJacketY2J said:

Just to let everybody know, Vince has been trying for awhile now to get an actual Hall of Fame built.

I thought that was Shane? And he's not part of the company anymore.

[YellowJacketY2J]

Mar 16, 2011 16:56:10 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Mar 16, 2011 12:30:41 GMT -5 YellowJacketY2J said:

Just to let everybody know, Vince has been trying for awhile now to get an actual Hall of Fame built.

I thought that was Shane? And he's not part of the company anymore.

I have an older PWI around here somewhere that I'm positive said Vince wanted to make one. I could be wrong, though.

[D2: Sweet & Sour Edition]

WrestleMania xXx needs to be the Savage induction.

[Crappler El 0 M]

Mar 16, 2011 13:05:06 GMT -5 543Y2J said:

Mar 16, 2011 12:06:02 GMT -5 @xbb198xxx said:

So who else gets in this year? Butcher is a lock, but Ron Simmons maybe?

Ron Simmons is the man, I hope he gets in this year. JBL would hafto induct him though, i can see no one else doing that but him.

Well, Meltzer was right about Bob Armstrong and Sunny before they were announced and he also reported:

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{Spoiler}The Road Warriors

and

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{Spoiler}Abdullah the Butcher

I have a feeling he is right and these will make up the final two spots.

[Nuke is Good]

I'm hoping Bossman gets in the HOF, isn't he also from Georgia?

[fw91]

what happened to the old reports that

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{Spoiler}Arn Anderson was considered to be a lock this year? I guess they want to wait for Flair to be available to induct him?

[Crappler El 0 M]

Yes. Boss Man was from Georgia. I remember when he was running for local office (I believe in Cobb County) not too long before his death. He put up yard signs that said, "Vote for the Big Boss Man."

I think lots of smart fans and wrestling reporters highly speculated that Arn Anderson and Ron Simmons would be inducted, both because they are Georgians and because they have a rich history in Atlanta-based WCW and are both on great terms with WWE (Arn is still working there obviously, but not sure about Simmons).

My only guess is that they didn't want to induct Arn without Flair being there to induct him or to at least be shown in the audience crying as he is so prone to do during Hall of Fame ceremonies.

No clue why they would hold off on inducting Ron Simmons. I still wouldn't be surprised if he was inducted this year, but I kind of think it will just be the two remaining names that Meltzer reported.

[MolotovMocktail]

Jake Roberts is a native Georgian. Why haven't they inducted him yet?

[YellowJacketY2J]

Mar 17, 2011 1:29:03 GMT -5 MolotovMocktail said:

Jake Roberts is a native Georgian. Why haven't they inducted him yet?

Too afraid to give him a live mic, most likely.

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Mar 16, 2011 18:03:59 GMT -5 YellowJacketY2J said:

Mar 16, 2011 16:56:10 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

I thought that was Shane? And he's not part of the company anymore.

I have an older PWI around here somewhere that I'm positive said Vince wanted to make one. I could be wrong, though.

It was in the 2010 Awards Issue, I just re-read it yesterday. They've been leaning towards Orlando, Florida on a possible building.

The reason they want someplace like Orlando (instead of say Greenwich, Connecticut) is that they want it in an area with a ready-made tourism/attraction industry. (Why not New York City is beyond me, but what do I know. Maybe it's a way of sticking it to TNA. Maybe it's a licensing/zoning issue. Maybe it's taxes. You don't want another "WWF The World" debacle.)

[YellowJacketY2J]

Mar 18, 2011 8:29:59 GMT -5 @sandman said:

Mar 16, 2011 18:03:59 GMT -5 YellowJacketY2J said:

I have an older PWI around here somewhere that I'm positive said Vince wanted to make one. I could be wrong, though.

It was in the 2010 Awards Issue, I just re-read it yesterday. They've been leaning towards Orlando, Florida on a possible building.

The reason they want someplace like Orlando (instead of say Greenwich, Connecticut) is that they want it in an area with a ready-made tourism/attraction industry. (Why not New York City is beyond me, but what do I know. Maybe it's a way of sticking it to TNA. Maybe it's a licensing/zoning issue. Maybe it's taxes. You don't want another "WWF The World" debacle.)

They probably won't go to New York after the WWF New York disaster.

As for an actual Hall of Fame, I'd love for one!

[pink]

Mar 18, 2011 10:31:57 GMT -5 YellowJacketY2J said:

Mar 18, 2011 8:29:59 GMT -5 @sandman said:

It was in the 2010 Awards Issue, I just re-read it yesterday. They've been leaning towards Orlando, Florida on a possible building.

The reason they want someplace like Orlando (instead of say Greenwich, Connecticut) is that they want it in an area with a ready-made tourism/attraction industry. (Why not New York City is beyond me, but what do I know. Maybe it's a way of sticking it to TNA. Maybe it's a licensing/zoning issue. Maybe it's taxes. You don't want another "WWF The World" debacle.)

They probably won't go to New York after the WWF New York disaster.

As for an actual Hall of Fame, I'd love for one!

But they would have to do it right, like the Amsterdam Hall of Fame.

[wildojinx]

So we know Dibiase will be inducting Duggan, but what about the others? My predictions:
Michaels: Likely choice is HHH, though i would like to see bret hart do it
Bob Armstrong: Brad, Brian, Scott. and Steve Armstrong
Abdullah the Butcher: Carlos Colon
Drew Carey: Tough call, i cant see kane breaking character even for an induction, maybe they could bring in kathy kinney? She is good friends with drew, even appearing on the price is right april fools shows
Sunny: Another tough call,,maybe one of the divas? Or maybe Simmons but i dont think he wants to be reminded of that gladiator gimmick.

[Crappler El 0 M]

Drew Carey: Tough call, i cant see kane breaking character even for an induction, maybe they could bring in kathy kinney? She is good friends with drew, even appearing on the price is right april fools shows

Kane inducted Pete Rose, so I could see him induct Drew. However, there has been a lot of speculation that Bob Barker is inducting him.

Sunny: Another tough call,,maybe one of the divas? Or maybe Simmons but i dont think he wants to be reminded of that gladiator gimmick.

I think Eve, Kelly Kelly, or Trish Stratus would be likely. Trish would probably have the most meaning since WWE could present it as one of the greatest divas in WWE history is inducting someone who paved the way for her.

[Lila]

Hall of Fame needs to be in Orlando, Florida so I can easily drive there in an hour.

[pink]

Mar 19, 2011 17:39:21 GMT -5 Lila said:

Hall of Fame needs to be in Orlando, Florida so I can easily drive there in an hour.

And I can easily drive acrosss the whole damn country.