Is anyone else bugged by the multiple time Hall of Famers?

[realist]

I just find it weird when people go into the Hall of Fame multiple times.  I feel like a single Hall of Fame induction should cover someone's entire career, not just being broken into parts.  A few years from now, this may start getting ridiculous and we'll have Ric Flair as a 16 time world champion and a 38 time Hall of Famer.

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Me.

I thought it was lame when they inducted Flair with the Horsemen and I thought it was equally as lame when they inducted Bret again with Anvil.

Arn, Tully, Windham and Dillon are all HOFers in their own rights
Same goes for Anvil, HHH, Billy, Road Dogg, X-Pac and Chyna.

Stevie Ray... maybe not. But if they really wanted to, they could have just had Booker induct him. It would have been all about Harlem Heat anyway.

So will HHH get a solo induction now? Thats stupid. Also is Road Dogg a HOFer or is it “D-Generation X”?

[The 1Watcher Experience]

It does feel cheap but I get it. They need popular people to put it in the HOF. There are only so many around that haven’t been in already so they look for reasons to put in someone available twice. Ric Flair was very popular on his own and as a member of the Four Horsemen. It’s acceptable. I guess they could squeeze Evolution in there but even that feels like a stretch. Any more times than that would be ridiculous.

For another example, I’m ok with Hogan being in or the NWO being in with Hogan as a member because both were huge impacts on pro wrestling. If they start saying that the Megapowers should be in or the team of Hogan and Mr. T should be in because they headlined the first Mania I’d be a lot more critical. Mr. T is already in. Dude made appearances on three events. One induction was enough.

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

When you decide to do this every year, with multiple inductions, this is just a problem you're going to have.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

I'm not the one to get too hung up on who gets inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame because it's really just a ceremony to honor memorable acts and the people behind them who put in the hours (provided they're on good terms with the company, of course). Like, I'm never gonna begrudge workers for getting their share, especially from a flawed company that's been known to treat them like garbage. So Bret gets inducted twice. Good for him. Get that paper, Hitman.

Plus, it's not like multiple-time inductees is uncommon in Hall of Fames for other mediums. Eric Clapton has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame three times, for example. It's highly possible for him to be separately honored for his solo efforts and his work with Cream.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

Not really because it's the only way some of these people would get inducted.

for instance I don't see Anvil going in on his own.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

I guess I'm okay with it, even though it would be really weird in an actual sport hall of fame.


It is just a "Remember this cool wrestling thing!?" show

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Apr 11, 2019 10:42:31 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave is Correct said:

for instance I don't see Anvil going in on his own.

Especially with the legal problems he had. Also, it would be tough to highlight him without Bret.

[Lt. Palumbo]

I think there's subtle differences with what I'm ok with.

DX going in and then HHH going in. Yeah probably. But Evolution goes in seems pretty redundant as every individual is going in anyway.

Likewise, I don't know if people are joking or not but when they talk about people going in for multiple different gimmicks that goes way too far.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

I get it for stuff like Stables. But down the road it's going to get crazy and ego binding. HHH and Flair likely be 3 time HOFers when all said and done. You know Evolution will go in. HHH will get a solo spot. You will have several more two timers like Batista and Orton (As solos). Hall, Nash, and Hogan with the NWO and that can also count for Waltman and Big Show as former members.

[mrtuesday]

Happens quite a bit in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

You have bands inducted as a whole (The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis)

And then the solo acts inducted that split from them (Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Peter Gabriel)

My only issue is that WWE did it backwards. The Hart Foundation amd Harlem Heat should have gone in before Booker and Bret as singles

[Nickybojelais]

It's like they realised they were struggling for headliners for the next 10 years, so they just decided to bring back Flair, Bret, Hogan and HBK & Co in as many different gimmicks and stables as possible.

[Futureraven: Beelzebruv]

Apr 11, 2019 10:54:55 GMT -5 mrtuesday said:

Happens quite a bit in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

You have bands inducted as a whole (The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis)

And then the solo acts inducted that split from them (Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Peter Gabriel)

My only issue is that WWE did it backwards. The Hart Foundation amd Harlem Heat should have gone in before Booker and Bret as singles

I was trying to think of a good explanation for why I'm ok with it, and this is it.

It's not like a sport because teams and solo runs are seperate.

For a lot of legends, I can see them being 3 timers.

Solo
Tag
Stable

They tend to be different entities that all deserve recognition.

[Lt. Palumbo]

Although I'm kind of in two minds about it. I mean people talk about Anvil, Road Dogg, etc. not going in on their own. Which is crazy, because they obviously merit going in on their own. Anvil is the equal/better of many people already in. The only question is how highly placed the entry would be, Road Dogg alone isn't headlining a HOF

[Eunös ✈]

Hated it at first but I'm just "Eh, Whatever"

Maybe it was a bit overkill this year with 3 guys becoming 2 time hall of famers but I guess that's the only way to see others with lesser careers go in.

E.G.. The only way I ever see Marty Jannetty getting into the WWE Hall of Fame is if Shawn Michaels becomes a 3 time Hall of Famer as part of the Rockers.

I can definitely see Hogan, Hall and Nash going in again as the NWO.. Which is why I believe Scott Hall went in as Razor Ramon and why they wanted Kevin Nash to go in as Diesel so they could induct their real names for this one.

Dare I say it, as long as he is helping to run the company it might be awhile before you see HHH's self induction probably why he went in as part of DX this year.

I can tolerate it just as long as it doesn't get too silly.

[The Heartbreak TWERK]

Nothing offends me about the Hall of Fame. It's two hours a year and then it's over till the next.

[cabbageboy]

What I don't get is why don't they at least attempt to make the WWE HOF an actual serious thing? If nothing else just put up a poll on WWE.com with a list of wrestlers, but make it to where someone had to at least log in in order to vote. Try to keep the vote spamming to a minimum. If the fans vote someone in that WWE doesn't like, that person can just be put in without giving a speech or whatever.

The 2 time inductees thing is silly, especially for guys like Booker T. Maybe in the case of someone like Scott Hall, where he could be Razor Ramon and also himself in the NWO, but that is more of a unique case of two different gimmicks.

[Final Countdown Jones]

I don't get bugged by any of it because it's a harmless nostalgia show where WWE celebrates its past and Vince rewards people who've worked for him. There's pretty much nothing about it that I can really begrudge or get worked up about. It's a nothing show.

[Deleted]

Nope because it's just couple hours of nostalgia to me, and as we saw this year the inductee who was arguably the least deserving (Torrie) had the best moment of the night. I wouldn't want to take away Torrie's moment just so we can have this super legit HoF.

I do think it's pretty stupid though that they call people a "two time hall of famer".

[chazraps]

Why is being a multiple-time Hall of Famer a bad thing?