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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Apr 4, 2019 17:26:50 GMT -5
According to some people at Axxess, Bruiser Brody will be honored with the Legacy Wing of the HOF based on promotional materials they saw. Brody was not listed among the names that went around earlier.
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Post by The Heenan Family on Apr 4, 2019 18:25:19 GMT -5
As for the legacy wing, I expect more names to be revealed given that the previous classes have had 7, 9, and 10 inductees respectively.
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Post by dablueboy on Apr 4, 2019 19:56:56 GMT -5
Other than Hogan have any of the inductors been named? Don't think they have but I'm guessing Jimmy Hart for either Honky or Bret and Neidhart, if it's for the former then either Tyson Kidd or the Bar, assuming Nattie will be accepting Anvil's ring, for the Foundation. Nash and Hall or Tyson for DX, Lillian Garcia or Stacy Keibler for Torrie and DDP maybe for Harlem Heat
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Apr 4, 2019 20:43:00 GMT -5
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Post by The Heenan Family on Apr 4, 2019 21:13:11 GMT -5
The last two years that pwinsider has reported the Legacy Wing class, they have managed to leave someone off that ends up being inducted. So Jim Barnett could be that person. That said, Hisashi Shinma and Joseph Cohen are not dead. That's a first for the Legacy Wing.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Apr 4, 2019 21:23:29 GMT -5
Hillbilly Jim is wrapping up his speech in the coming days now He's just taking an opportunity.
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Post by HonkyTonkMan on Apr 4, 2019 21:39:45 GMT -5
Out of these confirmed nine new Legacy inductees, the only one that doesn't currently have a Wikipedia page is Joseph Cohen. Due to his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame via the Legacy Wing, I fully expect someone to create a Wikipedia page for him sometime very soon. I hadn't ever heard of Joseph Cohen until now.
I'm totally shocked that two of this year's Legacy inductees are actually still alive. I had previously been completely convinced that the Legacy Wing would always be meant just for deceased pro wrestling personalities.
I still fully expect Jim Barnett to get confirmed as a Legacy inductee this Saturday night during the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
I'm so thrilled that Wahoo McDaniel, Bruiser Brody, Professor Toru Tanaka, Luna Vachon and Hisashi Shinma are finally getting inducted. But, I do think that Wahoo McDaniel, Bruiser Brody, Luna Vachon and Hisashi Shinma should have each received regular inductions instead. For the past many years, it had become totally obvious that Wahoo McDaniel, Bruiser Brody and Hisashi Shinma
wouldn't ever receive regular inductions into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Vincent Kennedy McMahon made such a terrible decision by putting Luna Vachon into the Legacy Wing instead of Luna's aunt Vivian Vachon.
Luna Vachon should have definitely received a regular induction instead.
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Post by HonkyTonkMan on Apr 4, 2019 23:05:00 GMT -5
I'm so extremely disappointed that The Great Gama hasn't yet been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. For those of you that have absolutely no idea who he was, he was a professional wrestler from India and Pakistan who lived from May 22, 1878 until May 23, 1960. He was awarded the Indian version of the World Heavyweight Championship on October 15, 1910, and went on to defeat grappling champions across the world. Undefeated in a career spanning more than 52 years, The Great Gama is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. I wonder if Vincent Kennedy McMahon has ever even heard of The Great Gama. If Vince has ever heard of him, then why in the hell hasn't Vince put the truly great legend from India and Pakistan into the WWE Hall of Fame?
The Legendary Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973) was an avid follower of The Great Gama's training routine. Bruce read articles about Gama and how he employed his exercises to build his legendary strength for wrestling, and Bruce quickly incorporated them into his own training routine. The training routines Bruce used from Gama's training routine included "the cat stretch",
and "the squat" (known as "baithak", and also known as the "deep-knee bend.")
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Post by Chuck Conry on Apr 5, 2019 2:21:03 GMT -5
Legacy wing is still pretty much a full on Hall of Famer isn't it?
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Post by Error on Apr 5, 2019 6:58:40 GMT -5
They've updated the list to include Barnett now.
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Post by mattperiolat on Apr 5, 2019 7:35:34 GMT -5
The Legacy induction, like last year with Al Hayes, just depresses me. Brody and Vachon deserve their own inductions and moments as well. Now? Just part of a video package.
I’m glad they are in the Hall, but more and more the Legacy Class is the escape clause - get to say they are in the Hall with none of the prestige.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 7:50:27 GMT -5
I feel like the Legacy wing should've been how they inducted a lot of these non-WWF/E/WF guys for years now, while folks who worked for the WWF/E/WF got the individual "proper" inductions. In years past, despite their legitimacy, it made the HOF seem odd putting Abdullah the Butcher and The Sheik in alongside career WWE guys (and fans were definitely vocal about the oddity of it).
Darned odd seeing folks like Luna and SD Jones in this list. They were on WWF TV. She was in the Attitude Era even.
Ultimately, though, while we can rant & rave ad nauseum about *how* they got in......they're in, which is the same end result.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 5, 2019 10:05:26 GMT -5
As far as Barnett goes, he's become fairly problematic and toxic in recent years as more and more of his past gets dredged up so they're either holding off naming him until the show to avoid protests or they've opted to leave him out entire this year to avoid any controversy.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Apr 5, 2019 10:23:13 GMT -5
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Post by Big Bad Brad on Apr 5, 2019 10:23:43 GMT -5
Is it bad I have no idea who Primo Carnera is?
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Post by salz4life on Apr 5, 2019 10:29:10 GMT -5
Hillbilly Jim is wrapping up his speech in the coming days now He's just taking an opportunity. I'd laugh if they started the show with Hillbilly Jim talking at the podium.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Apr 5, 2019 10:32:53 GMT -5
Is it bad I have no idea who Primo Carnera is? No, because his fame was so long ago. He was an Italian boxing star in the 1930s and 1940s who had several fights in Madison Square Garden. He appeared in some movies and did some pro wrestling. I didn't realize how much wrestling he did, but looking around the internet, he had some big matches with Yvon Robert (top star in Montreal, a big territory), Lou Thesz, and Ed "Strangler" Lewis.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 5, 2019 10:34:16 GMT -5
Is it bad I have no idea who Primo Carnera is? Never think of not knowing who someone is as a bad thing - think of it as an opportunity to learn something new. Primo was a big name in the 1930s, but had as much notoriety for his boxing career. Ended up going into acting (he's one of the strongmen who play tug-of-war with Mighty Joe Young in that film). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primo_Carnera
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Post by mattperiolat on Apr 5, 2019 11:20:25 GMT -5
Am I alone in the irony that Carlos Colon gets the full HOF induction, but Brody is Legacy?
Huh.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Apr 5, 2019 11:48:25 GMT -5
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