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Post by Error on Mar 26, 2007 22:26:38 GMT -5
After everything personally and professionally that WWE and WCW put JR threw, its great to see WWE finally show him some respect.
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Post by tartsonawire on Mar 27, 2007 1:41:47 GMT -5
Yay for JR! Skittles all around!
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Post by amsiraK on Mar 27, 2007 7:55:12 GMT -5
Any word on who's going to induct JR?
And I, for one, was surprised that he wasn't (a) set on fire, (b) made to kiss someone's butt or (c) drenched in BBQ sauce last night.
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Post by willywonka666 on Mar 27, 2007 8:49:24 GMT -5
Any word on who's going to induct JR? And I, for one, was surprised that he wasn't (a) set on fire, (b) made to kiss someone's butt or (c) drenched in BBQ sauce last night. I'm sure it'll be someone that'll make us go WTF Steve Williams would be great, not sure how his voice is nowadays though
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Post by PTBartman on Mar 27, 2007 11:03:05 GMT -5
Any word on who's going to induct JR? And I, for one, was surprised that he wasn't (a) set on fire, (b) made to kiss someone's butt or (c) drenched in BBQ sauce last night. I'm sure it'll be someone that'll make us go WTF Steve Williams would be great, not sure how his voice is nowadays though Last night the second time they showed the HOF USA comercial they added JR's name to the inductees and Stone Cold's name to the list of inductors.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Mar 27, 2007 19:31:20 GMT -5
Any word on who's going to induct JR? And I, for one, was surprised that he wasn't (a) set on fire, (b) made to kiss someone's butt or (c) drenched in BBQ sauce last night. I'm sure it'll be someone that'll make us go WTF Steve Williams would be great, not sure how his voice is nowadays though Well, poor Heenan is almost totally incoherant these days, but he's still doing an induction. It's too sad to see him these days.
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Mar 28, 2007 1:02:55 GMT -5
Rosey's totally been awesome in All Japan as Jamal's de facto replacement. if there was any fat man that WWE should bring back it's Rosey.. Agreed. He can do a friggin Lionsault for goddness sake! 300 odd pounds, shaped like a ball, yet can do a Lionsault every bit as good as Y2J. I actually hope they do bring back Rosey to pair with with Umaga as a new edition of the Wild Samoans, as a tribute to them since they're now in the Hall. Rosey (or now RO'Z) is in Japan for the All Japan Champions Carnival this week. He pinned Kawada today!...IN SIX MINUTES! It ends Friday so if he's to induct the Wild Samoans he better haul ass.
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Post by mat7h3w on Mar 28, 2007 6:37:08 GMT -5
All I can say is, why? Both JR and the King are still active members of the company, and we see and hear them every single week. Why are so many deserving individuals, that have been retired for years, being ignored, with the King and JR both getting inducted this year?
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Post by A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto) on Mar 28, 2007 9:15:08 GMT -5
I don't know. I mean, I agree that there are other more deserving people of the HOF, but I was happy to see J.R. as an inductee. I wish we could've had a Million $ Man induction, and maybe they could have left out Mr. Fuji for a while to include another manager: Slick, or even Paul Bearer. With the first 3 inductions, I was happy, but then it seemed like, "meh...okay, i suppose so."
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Post by gsguy on Mar 28, 2007 13:53:41 GMT -5
Sabu inducting the Sheik: www.wwe.com/link%3C/Edit: Even on the website, ECW jobs to the WWE. Link isn't working.
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Post by seanwalsh on Mar 28, 2007 14:05:51 GMT -5
Sabu inducting the Sheik: www.wwe.com/link%3C/Edit: Even on the website, ECW jobs to the WWE. Link isn't working. And they don't even interview him, like they have all the other inductors...
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Post by Tyfo on Mar 28, 2007 14:08:58 GMT -5
Sabu inducting the Sheik: www.wwe.com/link%3C/Edit: Even on the website, ECW jobs to the WWE. Link isn't working. The induction will go something like..... "Im Sabu.........This is for the Shiek." *video package begins as Sabu points in the air* I actually thought they would have Sabu and RVD do it, so RVD could talk and Sabu could just stand there, say his name and then point in the air.
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Post by seanwalsh on Mar 29, 2007 8:34:21 GMT -5
I actually thought they would have Sabu and RVD do it, so RVD could talk and Sabu could just stand there, say his name and then point in the air. Would they trust RVD talking that much? Perhaps Sabu would hand RVD some cookies at one point and then take over? Come to think of it - who's accepting the Shiek's induction? Sabu's his nephew, so I'm guessing his aunt or another relative will accept?
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Post by PTBartman on Mar 29, 2007 8:46:33 GMT -5
I actually thought they would have Sabu and RVD do it, so RVD could talk and Sabu could just stand there, say his name and then point in the air. Would they trust RVD talking that much? Perhaps Sabu would hand RVD some cookies at one point and then take over? Come to think of it - who's accepting the Shiek's induction? Sabu's his nephew, so I'm guessing his aunt or another relative will accept? I'll bet you it's those sugar wafer cookies or maybe girl scout peanut butter sandwich cookies, thats what i always like at 4:21
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Post by Sharpy Snow on Mar 29, 2007 14:58:16 GMT -5
I think it's probably a safe guess to say that Stone Cold will induct JR, especially seeing as Lawler's already being inducted this year.
Who's going to be in the final hour though? I'm only going to be able to watch the first two hours, so it will kinda suck for me that I miss the final big 3.
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Post by Error on Mar 29, 2007 15:35:49 GMT -5
I think it's probably a safe guess to say that Stone Cold will induct JR, especially seeing as Lawler's already being inducted this year. Who's going to be in the final hour though? I'm only going to be able to watch the first two hours, so it will kinda suck for me that I miss the final big 3. The part aired on USA will be for Dusty, Curt and JR if time. Those will be more than likely heavily edited for TV time from what I have read so even then you would have to have the DVD to see the whole thing. I read they are replaying the HOF ceremony Sunday morning after AM RAW on USA as well.
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Post by Kerry Von Erich is my hero on Mar 31, 2007 10:38:54 GMT -5
This hall of fame class seems incredibly weak to me, and I'm not just saying that because the Von Erichs aren't being inducted. I'm just not a fan of any of the people being inducted except for Hennig (i liked his rap is crap angle in WCW) and Fuji (but I am kind of iffy about managers going in for some reason, although he did wrestle as well, his main claim to fame is as a manager) Lawler, I loved during his days in Memphis is just flat out sad to listen to, and I honstly can't stand Dusty Rhodes and JR. Hell, if we're inducting JR, why don't we induct Tony Schiavone too while we're at it
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Mar 31, 2007 10:42:54 GMT -5
^I agree about the Schiavone part, even if fans on here disagree.
This year's lineup does seem kinda weak, as most of the bigger name guys have been inducted already (Hogan, Piper, Hart, etc.), but I'll still watch.
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Post by Kerry Von Erich is my hero on Mar 31, 2007 12:15:45 GMT -5
I'd like to see Bill Mercer and Lance Russell inducted before Jim "I'm worse than Tony Schiavone during the dying days of WCW" Ross
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Post by krazysane on Mar 31, 2007 16:47:25 GMT -5
god i hope they do perfect tonight last so when i get home from work i can see it on usa network. im going to miss the start of it on wwe.com I hope they reup it so i can see it. I just wanna see perfect get his day. Rip
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