Eivion Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 9 hours ago, The Natural said: Jim Cornette and Eric Bischoff? 2017, man. I can understand why Easy E will be inducting DDP, shame it's not Scott Hall and Jake Roberts. Aren't Bischoff and DDP friends? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Eskimo Brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Eivion said: Aren't Bischoff and DDP friends? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 7 hours ago, Eivion said: Aren't Bischoff and DDP friends? With benefits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph2112 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Luckily WWE owns the WCW library so they could use a 1995 picture of Bischoff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 It looks like Natty is inducting Beth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, Rev Ray said: It looks like Natty is inducting Beth. They are the Divas of Destruction, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Should be Santino in character Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Meltzer also says Ricky Steamboat is inducting Rude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 That's a bit odd. I sort of get it, but not really. I'd have had Austin do it. He's had plenty of Rude stories via the podcast, certainly more than Ricky's had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Jim Cornette, Eric Bischoff, Vince McMahon, Jerry Lawler, and theoretically Paul Heyman all in the same building on the same night in 2017. That right there should be Wrestlemania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Shit, have them do a Table For 36 and put that shit on the network live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 8 hours ago, PetrolCB said: That's a bit odd. I sort of get it, but not really. I'd have had Austin do it. He's had plenty of Rude stories via the podcast, certainly more than Ricky's had. It seems like they went out of their way to not have Austin involved so I am thinking they are in another of their irritated with each other periods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 He's too busy remodeling 316 gimmick street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 12 hours ago, PetrolCB said: That's a bit odd. I sort of get it, but not really. I'd have had Austin do it. He's had plenty of Rude stories via the podcast, certainly more than Ricky's had. Steamboat is Rude's most famous rivalry. Only ones I could think more/as fitting is Jake Roberts, Heyman or Madusa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I'd say Warrior was Rude's most famous rivalry, but obviously Warrior's not around to induct him. Too bad Heenan can't do it. What I wouldn't give to see him give one more great promo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Victator said: Steamboat is Rude's most famous rivalry. Only ones I could think more/as fitting is Jake Roberts, Heyman or Madusa. Sting is the first that came to my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 If Naylor was still in the company, he would lobby for Manny Fernandez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Sting would have been a good one to induct Rude, as would Dustin Rhodes. Arn Anderson would also be a good choice, having been with Rude in the Heenan Family and Dangerous Alliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 5 hours ago, Matt D said: Sting is the first that came to my mind. I think Sting was involved in the best angle Rude was even involved in. Actually probably best WCW one period. I just thought they never did anything of note after that. Well I don't think that Rude breaking his neck counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 PER WON Quote Based on T-shirts that have been printed, these are the Legacy Award Hall of Famers for the WWE Hall of Fame this year: Judy Grable -- One of the female stars of the 50s. She took her name from Betty Grable. She wasn't one of the top tier women in her era but she was a legitimate star.Toots Mondt -- Mondt was a former shooter who worked with Strangler Lewis and Billy Sandow in the 20s and controlled the world title for a time and bounced from place to place. He was Vince McMahon Sr.'s business partner and some said the wrestling brains behind the outfit into the 1960s. He was considered a very controversial person in the industry.Rikidozan -- The father of Japanese pro wrestling and easily the single most influential pro wrestler in history. No wrestler was ever such a major cultural figure, in both Japan and in North Korea after his death. On a cultural basis, he would be far closer to Muhammad Ali than to Hulk Hogan.Farmer Burns -- A world champion in the late 1800s, Burns was the coach and promoter of Frank Gotch, the first true superstar pro wrestler and mainstream sports figure to come out of wrestling.Luther Lindsay -- A noted shooter. He was a star, but not a major star. Like Art Thomas, this is what it is.Dr. Jerry Graham -- Vince McMahon's childhood favorite pro wrestler. The Graham Brothers (Jerry & Eddie, who were not brothers) vs. Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez was a huge program in Madison Square Garden. The Doc was a colorful figure, whose problems with alcohol prematurely ended a run that should have had a lot of legs left in him. Vince McMahon and his father tried to bring him back a few times but it never worked out.June Byers -- Byers claimed the women's world title from 1953 to 1964 although there were other claimants. Most of her era considered her the best of the women wrestlers after the retirement of Mildred Burke.Haystacks Calhoun -- Billed at 450 to 600 pounds, Calhoun was a great touring attraction in pro wrestler, similar to what Andre the Giant later would be, but not on the same level as Andre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Luther Lindsay -- A noted shooter. He was a star, but not a major star. Like Art Thomas, this is what it is. Translation: He is black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I'm cool with the list, but I'd have made a case for Rikidozan being part of the regular Hall. He's still a cultural icon and I'm sure the Japanese media would have been all over this. There's a surprising amount of footage out there so it could have been done. Can't help but feel that was a missed opportunity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I'm weirdly happy Toots is getting in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Matt D said: I'm weirdly happy Toots is getting in. I am too, especially since he's pretty synonymous with getting it going as much as Vince Sr. is. Not sure what made him so controversial but there's no reason why it took until this year to recognize him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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