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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 23:46:29 GMT -5
I know this is probably a long shot but with WWE reintroducing the Women's tag title I think they should induct Judy Martin and Leilani Kai as the Glamour Girls into the Hall of Fame you get in two veteran women wrestlers who had great careers as singles and tag team Well, since Judy Martin is one of the 51 plaintiffs that are suing WWE in the still ongoing concussion lawsuit, there's absolutely no chance of Judy Martin getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at any point in the near future. Some of the other plaintiffs in this concussion lawsuit against WWE are,
Adam Bomb
Ahmed Johnson
The estate of the late Axl Rotten
Blake Beverly
Butch Reed
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chavo Guerrero Sr. (deceased)
Dave Hebner
Demolition
Don Leo Jonathan (deceased)
Earl Hebner
Henry Godwinn
Jazz
Jim Brunzell Jim Powers
WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 1996 inductee Jimmy Snuka (deceased)
Johnny The Bull Stamboli
Jon Heidenreich
Kamala
Ken Patera
King Kong Bundy
Mark Jindrak
Marty Jannetty
Muhammad Hassan
Outlaw Ron Bass (deceased)
One Man Gang
WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 2005 inductee "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 2011 inductee Road Warrior Animal
Rodney Mack
Sabu Shane Douglas
Slick
Sylvain Grenier
The Barbarian
The Berzerker
The Warlord
Timothy Well (deceased)
Realistically, guys like Kamala, King Kong Bundy, Outlaw Ron Bass, and Butch Reed are far more likely to get in as "Legacy" inductions (as in, video montage, no induction speech or appearance at the ceremony) than they will be in the actual class. And, yes, I know "Koko B. Ware is in it..."
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Mar 2, 2019 16:32:16 GMT -5
WrestleVotes is claiming Torrie Wilson and Brutus Beefcake are expected to be inducted this year
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Post by papagiorgio on Mar 2, 2019 16:49:46 GMT -5
Beefcake was a tag team champion with Valentine and would have been I-C champion if not for the parasailing accident. He was also in a Summerslam main event, so I have no issues with him getting in. Torrie Wilson does not really deserve it.
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Post by Fundertaker on Mar 2, 2019 16:57:16 GMT -5
Beefcake was a tag team champion with Valentine and would have been I-C champion if not for the parasailing accident. He was also in a Summerslam main event, so I have no issues with him getting in. Torrie Wilson does not really deserve it. He also main-evented Starrcade that one time.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Mar 2, 2019 17:00:01 GMT -5
Beefcake was a tag team champion with Valentine and would have been I-C champion if not for the parasailing accident. He was also in a Summerslam main event, so I have no issues with him getting in. Torrie Wilson does not really deserve it. It was actually the second time he was screwed out of winning the first IC Title. He was supposed to have been the one to end Honky's reign, but Warrior threw a fit and threatened to quit if he didn't get it, so they changed that up. As for Torrie...meh. Leilani Kai still isn't in (I'm more familiar with her individually than Judy Martin or the Glamour Girls era), but they're going with Torrie Wilson?
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Post by themagnificentmoo on Mar 2, 2019 17:14:55 GMT -5
Has to be inducted by jimmy hart. Would be fun to see him enter the area in a pink Cadillac with Peggy sue. No Jeff Jarrett style sing along please. Cool cocky bad is great song but I don't want to see Sgt slaughter and tamina singing it. Wasn't Sherri playing Peggy Sue?
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Post by chrom on Mar 2, 2019 18:03:36 GMT -5
Unless you count being part of the first Lingerie match with Stacy, Torrie did nothing of note in her career
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Mar 2, 2019 18:07:39 GMT -5
This is shaping up to be an all time bad class for the HOF
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Mar 2, 2019 18:37:54 GMT -5
No problems with Beefcake or Wilson going in. They deserve it. Beefcake was super over as the barber character. Wilson was definitely one of the most attractive divas of all time and she looks even more amazing now.
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Post by The Heenan Family on Mar 2, 2019 18:37:55 GMT -5
I kinda figured they'd push for another female induction since Chyna is dead and being inducted with a group. Torrie was on their radar but it's certainly an underwhelming induction.
Brutus the Barber Beefcake was going to get inducted sooner rather than later. He was over and worked several big feuds for WWE.
That all said, what happens now? We still presumably have the Warrior Award and Celebrity Wing inductee to be announced. There are rumors about the Hart Foundation, Tazz, and Bam Bam Bigelow. WWE has never gone a class without one non-white inductee. There's also only 5 weeks to announce whoever is left. So something has got to give.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Mar 2, 2019 19:06:23 GMT -5
Has to be inducted by jimmy hart. Would be fun to see him enter the area in a pink Cadillac with Peggy sue. No Jeff Jarrett style sing along please. Cool cocky bad is great song but I don't want to see Sgt slaughter and tamina singing it. Wasn't Sherri playing Peggy Sue? Usually, yes. Jimmy himself portrayed her a time or two when pulling shenanigans
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Post by Milkman Norm on Mar 2, 2019 19:43:08 GMT -5
Jim Cornette keeps talking about something he's gonna be doing in April that he can't talk about until it's announced but it's being announced soon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2019 19:45:52 GMT -5
Torrie did almost literally nothing. I’m not even sure if they can find enough material to make a highlight reel. lol
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Post by dbrussel on Mar 2, 2019 19:50:21 GMT -5
Torrie did almost literally nothing. I’m not even sure if they can find enough material to make a highlight reel. lol A PG highlight reel for sure not
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Post by HonkyTonkMan on Mar 2, 2019 20:15:06 GMT -5
In my opinion, Torrie Wilson is completely undeserving of an induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. Yes, she was an extremely popular diva in WCW and WWF/WWE, but, she surely didn't have anywhere near a Hall of Fame caliber career. I very highly doubt that any of her matches were good. She wasn't even a good wrestler.
In my opinion, the only truly notable things that she ever did in her pro wrestling career was posing nude for Playboy twice
and competing in "bra & panties" matches, "bikini" matches and "lingerie" matches. Her getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame before the likes of A.J. Lee, Bull Nakano, Jazz, Judy Martin, Leilani Kai, Luna Vachon, Melina, Michelle McCool, Miss Elizabeth, Molly Holly, Paige, Rockin' Robin,
The Jumping Bomb Angels, and Victoria would be an absolute travesty.
Torrie Wilson never won a singles title at any point during her professional wrestling career. All that she ever was in the professional wrestling industry was eye candy.
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake is totally deserving of an induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. Brutus' "Barber" gimmick was so hugely popular and I always loved his "Barber" gimmick immensely.
His very severe parasailing accident in July of 1990 was probably the only reason why he wasn't the one that ended Mr. Perfect's
first Intercontinental Championship reign at SummerSlam 1990.
Brutus' truly awesome WWF career is definitely Hall of Fame worthy.
The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) were a truly great tag team. The Dream Team's excellent WWF Tag Team Championship reign lasted from August 24, 1985 until WrestleMania 2 on April 7, 1986.
Brutus' WWF feuds with Greg Valentine, The Honky Tonk Man, Outlaw Ron Bass, Randy Savage, Mr. Perfect, and Money Inc.
are all legendary.
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Post by wildojinx on Mar 2, 2019 21:18:54 GMT -5
I wonder if they'll have Hogan induct Beefcake.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Mar 2, 2019 21:38:44 GMT -5
I wonder if they'll have Hogan induct Beefcake. Last I heard Hogan and Beefcake weren't on the best of terms. Something about Hogan feeling Beefcake was leeching off his name a little too much. Which is kinda funny, considering Hogan hasn't exactly got much of a name worth leeching from these days.
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Post by mattyy on Mar 2, 2019 21:45:37 GMT -5
In my opinion, Torrie Wilson is completely undeserving of an induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. Vince Sr's limo driver is in the Hall of Fame, it doesn't matter who goes in.
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Post by fw91 on Mar 2, 2019 23:26:32 GMT -5
If they want to induct a woman, why not Sable?
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Post by HonkyTonkMan on Mar 3, 2019 0:40:38 GMT -5
In my opinion, Torrie Wilson is completely undeserving of an induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. Vince Sr's limo driver is in the Hall of Fame, it doesn't matter who goes in. WWF Hall of Fame: Class of 1994 inductee James Dudley was so much more than just Vince Sr.'s limousine driver.
Dudley began working for Jess McMahon (Vince Sr.'s father) in the early 1950's,
when Jess was a co-owner of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation.
Jess passed away on November 22, 1954 at the age of 72.
When Vince Sr. and his partners broke away from the National Wrestling Alliance to form the
World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1963, Dudley continued to work for Vince Sr.
Dudley performed many different jobs, from carrying buckets of water to counting ticket sales.
Dudley was a close friend of Vince Sr. for so many years.
In particular, he drove Vince Sr.'s limousine and also served as his bodyguard. Dudley had said that he thought of Vince Sr. as a father figure.
Vince Sr. later increased Dudley's responsibilities with the company several times and eventually assigned him to manage Turner's Arena in Washington, D.C., which made Dudley the first African-American to hold such a position in the United States.
So, Dudley was the first African-American to run a major United States arena.
Dudley also managed several wrestlers, including WWF Hall of Fame: Class of 1994 inductee Bobo Brazil in the WWWF.
Shortly before Vince Sr.'s death in 1984, Vince Sr. told his son, Vincent Kennedy McMahon,
who had taken over control of the promotion (then known as the WWF), "Whatever else you do, you take care of James Dudley".
Very shortly after Vince Sr.'s death in 1984,
Dudley was put back on the company payroll at age 74 and subsequently received several gifts from Vince Jr.
to show appreciation for Dudley's contributions to the company.
Dudley was surely way more deserving of a Hall of Fame induction than Torrie Wilson will ever be.
Dudley's contributions to the McMahon family were surely far more respectable than what Torrie Wilson's
contributions to the professional wrestling industry will ever be.
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