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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Mar 6, 2019 13:23:31 GMT -5
Torrie Wilson is in the hall of fame but Ivan Koloff and Rick Martel are not. Hahaha Vince you carny bitch. I guess Torrie was recognizable for some time, but you can’t really show the raunchy stuff anymore. Martel I dunno, but Ivan was on you guessed it...the CTE Lawsuit. I go on a mini tirade about that in the RIP Bundy thread. Rumor and innuendo is that the heat sigh Koloff goes decades ago. Apparently Vince hates him because Koloff f***ed over his dad.
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Post by Shai on Mar 6, 2019 13:42:08 GMT -5
I'm glad Chyna is going in. Still need Christian
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Mar 6, 2019 15:21:33 GMT -5
Martel I dunno, but Ivan was on you guessed it...the CTE Lawsuit. I go on a mini tirade about that in the RIP Bundy thread. Rumor and innuendo is that the heat sigh Koloff goes decades ago. Apparently Vince hates him because Koloff f***ed over his dad. Ah, so like how Savage f***ed over his....OK I'll show myself out the door now...
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Mar 6, 2019 15:35:54 GMT -5
Between this and the Bundy thread, I've thought a lot (and made a lot of diatribes) about the Hall. Is it me or was it more like what everyone says it should be earlier on? (the '90s version then the first couple years of the reboot) More appropriate choices, they even let > 1 deceased entry in per year every so often!
When did it really go off the rails?
Aside from the obvious....as far as the one dead person rule, I wonder if we can blame Benoit for that, with the cracking down on the business that led to. Let's also blame millennials...first it's fun, second could it be because they don't remember many of the people that should be in there, and DO remember the controversial choices (mostly Attitude/Ruthless Aggression entries)
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Post by Spider2024 on Mar 6, 2019 16:33:14 GMT -5
Between this and the Bundy thread, I've thought a lot (and made a lot of diatribes) about the Hall. Is it me or was it more like what everyone says it should be earlier on? (the '90s version then the first couple years of the reboot) More appropriate choices, they even let > 1 deceased entry in per year every so often! When did it really go off the rails? Aside from the obvious....as far as the one dead person rule, I wonder if we can blame Benoit for that, with the cracking down on the business that led to. Let's also blame millennials...first it's fun, second could it be because they don't remember many of the people that should be in there, and DO remember the controversial choices (mostly Attitude/Ruthless Aggression entries) Blame millennials, up until the day Tyler Breeze gets in whenever that may be. Also, inform me because I don't know, what do people say it 'should be' exactly? Ideally, it should be 'the best that they can get' or 'the best non-active wrestling people that aren't in yet'. But that gets more complicated by at least 2 factors: Wrestling people who would actually accept the invite when given to them, and WWE actually wanting to give that past great an invite.
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Post by edgestar on Mar 6, 2019 22:31:57 GMT -5
I'm glad Chyna is going in. Still need Christian I was ready to go, if he got inducted, lol. Dude is hilarious.
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Post by HonkyTonkMan on Mar 7, 2019 5:44:34 GMT -5
WrestleVotes is claiming Torrie Wilson and Brutus Beefcake are expected to be inducted this year I already stated on Page #13 of this thread that I think that Brutus Beefcake definitely belongs in the WWE Hall of Fame.
But, since next year's WrestleMania is fully expected to take place in Tampa, Florida (the city that Brutus was born in), I think that it would be a brilliant decision to delay Brutus' WWE Hall of Fame induction until next year.
I wish that 88-year-old professional wrestling legend and New York's own "The Destroyer" Dick Beyer
would get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year instead.
The Destroyer was the one that was chosen by WWE to induct Gorgeous George into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010. The Destroyer is ranked #12 on the "Ranked WWE Performers" list on the website NotInHallOfFame. There are 375 different professional wrestling personalities that are ranked on that list.
The Destroyer is one of the last surviving major professional wrestling stars from his era. I'm so extremely enraged at Vince McMahon for thus far refusing to put Beyer into the WWE Hall of Fame. It really seems so obvious that Vince wants to wait until after Beyer is dead to finally agree to put Beyer into the WWE Hall of Fame. I think that it's a guarantee that Vince will eventually have Beyer inducted posthumously as a Legacy Wing inductee. Beyer should definitely get a proper and regular induction into the WWE Hall of Fame while he is still living.
I also want Bam Bam Bigelow to get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. I'd be extremely furious if he isn't considering he was originally supposed to get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last year. Since this year's WrestleMania is in Bigelow's home state of New Jersey, he really should be getting inducted into the Hall of Fame this year.
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Post by The Heenan Family on Mar 7, 2019 16:55:02 GMT -5
WrestleVotes is claiming Torrie Wilson and Brutus Beefcake are expected to be inducted this year I already stated on Page #13 of this thread that I think that Brutus Beefcake definitely belongs in the WWE Hall of Fame. But, since next year's WrestleMania is fully expected to take place in Tampa, Florida (the city that Brutus was born in), I think that it would be a brilliant decision to delay Brutus' WWE Hall of Fame induction until next year. I wish that 88-year-old professional wrestling legend and New York's own "The Destroyer" Dick Beyer
would get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year instead. The Destroyer was the one that was chosen by WWE to induct Gorgeous George into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010. The Destroyer is ranked #12 on the "Ranked WWE Performers" list on the website NotInHallOfFame. There are 375 different professional wrestling personalities that are ranked on that list.
The Destroyer is one of the last surviving major professional wrestling stars from his era. I'm so extremely enraged at Vince McMahon for thus far refusing to put Beyer into the WWE Hall of Fame. It really seems so obvious that Vince wants to wait until after Beyer is dead to finally agree to put Beyer into the WWE Hall of Fame. I think that it's a guarantee that Vince will eventually have Beyer inducted posthumously as a Legacy Wing inductee. Beyer should definitely get a proper and regular induction into the WWE Hall of Fame while he is still living.
I also want Bam Bam Bigelow to get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. I'd be extremely furious if he isn't considering he was originally supposed to get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last year. Since this year's WrestleMania is in Bigelow's home state of New Jersey, he really should be getting inducted into the Hall of Fame this year.
RIP The Destroyer. He died today. I am hoping that between Neidhart, Vader, Bundy, and the Destroyer, WWE realizes that they should focus more on those that are living on borrowed time.
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Post by brown bricks on Mar 8, 2019 18:49:37 GMT -5
Torrie Wilson gets in this thing before the Midnight Express. Bobby Eaton should’ve gotten a boob job and wore a thong.
Oh don’t pretend he wouldn’t have been really sexy.
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Post by auph10imitated on Mar 10, 2019 5:14:21 GMT -5
There’s an irony that during the peak of the women’s evolution with them actually main evening Wrestlemania, they are inducting two women who did nothing for women’s wrestling. Chyna wrestled men and the women’s division was beneath her, when she was given the title she didn’t want it and hurt the women of the division by refusing to sell for them. Torrie Wilson was the epitome of the diva era. 🤷🏽♀️
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Post by wildojinx on Mar 10, 2019 20:57:34 GMT -5
I think they should add an "In memorium" video package playing tribute to the wrestlers who've died over the last year, just like the Oscars do. It wouldnt take up that much time and could be a nice gesture.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Mar 11, 2019 2:42:55 GMT -5
Regarding the DX induction.
Isn't Billy Gunn currently employed by AEW?
Will that be an issue getting him to show up?
Or they gonna have to do some deal like they did when Ric Flair was signed to TNA at the time when he was inducted with the 4 Horsemen.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Mar 11, 2019 7:51:40 GMT -5
Regarding the DX induction. Isn't Billy Gunn currently employed by AEW? Will that be an issue getting him to show up? Or they gonna have to do some deal like they did when Ric Flair was signed to TNA at the time when he was inducted with the 4 Horsemen. Employed by AEW? Yes. Is it an issue? No. Are they going to have to make a deal with AEW? No.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Mar 11, 2019 8:26:04 GMT -5
Regarding the DX induction. Isn't Billy Gunn currently employed by AEW? Will that be an issue getting him to show up? Or they gonna have to do some deal like they did when Ric Flair was signed to TNA at the time when he was inducted with the 4 Horsemen. Employed by AEW? Yes. Is it an issue? No. Are they going to have to make a deal with AEW? No. Yeah, I don't see Cody or anybody else in the company trying to deny somebody from going into the Hall of Fame. That could reflect bad on the company, plus they'd know how much it means to the guys going in.
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Post by auph10imitated on Mar 11, 2019 10:23:05 GMT -5
Ive seen a recent interview with Billy and there is no issues at all from AEW on him going in/appearing.
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Post by thetower52 on Mar 11, 2019 11:12:02 GMT -5
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Post by auph10imitated on Mar 11, 2019 11:13:22 GMT -5
Harlem Heat announced. Another 2 time 2 time HOFer in this year, could they be more obvious that they are running out of living people.
Natural Disasters or Midnight Express would have been good enough choices here since they dont seem in a hurry to put Demolition in.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Mar 11, 2019 11:14:19 GMT -5
“HALL OF FAME, WE COMIN’ FOR YOU, [censored]!”
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Mar 11, 2019 11:14:35 GMT -5
I'm fine with this. Kayfabe wise, they're the most accomplished tag team in WCW history in terms of titles
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 11, 2019 11:19:09 GMT -5
Harlem Heat announced. Another 2 time 2 time HOFer in this year, could they be more obvious that they are running out of living people. Natural Disasters or Midnight Express would have been good enough choices here since they dont seem in a hurry to put Demolition in. I'm curious, if they did do Midnight Express, I wonder which incarnation they go with. Obviously not the pre-Bobby Eaton and Cornette one, no shit, but do you go with Condrey or Stan Lane? I'd prefer the latter, personally, plus Stan worked for WWF, even if it was in a non-wrestling role.
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