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Post by CMWaters on Mar 1, 2018 9:42:29 GMT -5
The talk about the grain of salt rumor of Rey Mysterio having a match with Cena at WrestleMania got me wondering...
In the future (heck, maybe even near future), could Rey Mysterio be a Hall of Fame headliner?
He did have the popularity in both WCW and WWE, has an international appeal having gotten his start in Mexico, multiple titles including 3 World Titles.
The thing I can see against that is, even when he was World Champion, he wasn't given a real "top guy" push (especially his first World Title reign).
But what say you, FAN? You think Rey could be a headliner for the Hall?
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Mar 1, 2018 9:44:52 GMT -5
Rey could absolutely be a headliner; he's a main event name with lasting recognition and star power, who genuinely proved a big star for WWE over the years. If WWE tried to keep their headliners only to the utmost top guys of the industry, they'd run out of names to put in and have to shut down the Hall of Fame within like a decade.
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Post by Juice on Mar 1, 2018 9:45:50 GMT -5
Could be, probably should be, but will he? Prob not.
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Post by auph10imitated on Mar 1, 2018 10:50:50 GMT -5
I would have said no to headlining a class, but if they brought him back for another run as a main eventer then yes. I think they could squeeze a good two year run or so out of him as a legit top guy still, then really legitimatise him as a HOF headliner
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Post by fw91 on Mar 1, 2018 10:52:43 GMT -5
Yes. Wouldn’t be a top choice but he’s an acceptable choice.
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Post by Tenshigure on Mar 1, 2018 10:55:24 GMT -5
I'd say he's a likely headliner, seeing as they're running out of HoF-worthy folks that could. This most recent class is made up entirely of Attitude Era talent, and the few Rock N Wrestling talent left who haven't already been put in are either on bad terms with the company or deceased. Rey has been good to the company (injuries non-withstanding), and unless they decide to put him in the same year as another big name that could headline (ie Undertaker, Batista, The Rock), he's a prime candidate for headliner.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Mar 1, 2018 10:59:14 GMT -5
As they start to scrape the barrel for headliners, probably
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Mar 1, 2018 10:59:50 GMT -5
Yeah, Rey would be a great headliner. Who else, living, would be a better headliner? It's a pretty short list.
Cena: Not going in for at least a few more years. Lesnar: See above Big Show: Sadly unlikely. Mark Henry: No chance. HHH: Gonna be awhile. Vince: Apparently outright refuses. CM Punk: Going by Bruno logic, he'll be in in 2031.
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Post by Juice on Mar 1, 2018 11:15:43 GMT -5
He is best of his size
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Mar 1, 2018 11:33:45 GMT -5
Absolutely, he was massively popular and a former world champion.
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Post by The Heenan Family on Mar 1, 2018 11:56:28 GMT -5
He probably could be a headliner. If WWE isn't sure he can sell out tickets, they can pair him with someone else like they did Edge. On the same night they announced Edge, they announced the Four Horsemen.
Vince McMahon The Undertaker John Cena The Rock Triple H Brock Lesnar Randy Orton Batista Chris Jericho Daniel Bryan CM Punk Rey Mysterio AJ Styles Roman Reigns
They have about 14 more years worth of headliners and they can probably make one or two more along the way. Not sure if Kane can headline a class. If Martha Hart changes her mind about Owen being inducted, he can headline a class.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Mar 1, 2018 14:48:09 GMT -5
What even I forget a lot because of how much I hated a lot of his WWE run is that Rey innovated cruiserweight wrestling in the 90s. Everybody that isn't a heavyweight from there onwards really has Rey to thank for there being an audience for them and indeed a moveset.
He definitely could headline the HOF even not considering his WWE career, where he won titles nobody his size could be pictured winning, paving the way for people like Daniel Bryan or Finn Balor.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 15:01:15 GMT -5
Oh, yeah, absolutely. If anything I'd say he's a lot more qualified than some of the headliners they've actually had - pretty sure Rey's a much safer bet to draw a crowd in 2019 than Bruno was in 2013.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 15:12:35 GMT -5
Yes, and if anyone says otherwise they’re just kidding themselves. Will he? Probably not though
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Post by joey joe joe junior shabadoo on Mar 1, 2018 18:52:26 GMT -5
Dibiase did so yes
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Post by abjordans on Mar 1, 2018 18:55:02 GMT -5
I think Rey is someone they definitely consider to be an ace in the hole to headline a HOF class.
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Post by abjordans on Mar 1, 2018 18:56:21 GMT -5
He probably could be a headliner. If WWE isn't sure he can sell out tickets, they can pair him with someone else like they did Edge. On the same night they announced Edge, they announced the Four Horsemen. Vince McMahon The Undertaker John Cena The Rock Triple H Brock Lesnar Randy Orton Batista Chris Jericho Daniel Bryan CM Punk Rey Mysterio AJ Styles Roman Reigns They have about 14 more years worth of headliners and they can probably make one or two more along the way. Not sure if Kane can headline a class. If Martha Hart changes her mind about Owen being inducted, he can headline a class. I think The Hardy’s could headline as well.
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Post by Zen411 on Mar 1, 2018 19:24:41 GMT -5
He seems more like a co headliner to me. Pair him with dx or nwo and it seems right.
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Post by CMWaters on Mar 1, 2018 19:53:45 GMT -5
He seems more like a co headliner to me. Pair him with dx or nwo and it seems right. So his Hall of Fame video would include the lawn dart moment?
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Post by The Barber on Mar 2, 2018 23:25:49 GMT -5
He probably could be a headliner. If WWE isn't sure he can sell out tickets, they can pair him with someone else like they did Edge. On the same night they announced Edge, they announced the Four Horsemen. Vince McMahon The Undertaker John Cena The Rock Triple H Brock Lesnar Randy Orton Batista Chris Jericho Daniel Bryan CM Punk Rey Mysterio AJ Styles Roman Reigns They have about 14 more years worth of headliners and they can probably make one or two more along the way. Not sure if Kane can headline a class. If Martha Hart changes her mind about Owen being inducted, he can headline a class. Owen ain't headlining.
Paul Heyman and Stephanie/Shane/Linda McMahon probably headline the HOF, too (or whoever they give the WWE title to in the future).
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