redypiper
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Post by redypiper on Mar 26, 2008 0:57:24 GMT -5
if not for the Rock would his father and grandfather have had a harder time getting in? or had to wait longer?
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Post by therichisamazing on Mar 26, 2008 11:44:50 GMT -5
They both deserve it actually... although I wouldnt have been surprised had they been forgotten about...
Rocky Johnson was a major baby face winning the WWF Tag Team championships in a classic match against the Wild Samoans as well as being a break through Black man in the sport who didnt have to play a stereotype to get over...
Peter Maivia I dont know a lot about have heard a lot about his being very very popular
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msenger76
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Post by msenger76 on Mar 26, 2008 20:30:01 GMT -5
i think No. i thought they only got inducted so they could get the rock to appear. This way they have two big names Rock & Flair, but no one to take the spotlight off Flair as inductee. if they inducted Funk/Warriors/etc, it would take away from Flair (at least to the modern fan).
putting in the older guys (mae/briscoes/solie/graham) makes the long-time fans happy, but the money spending fans need the name recognition of the 80's till now. thus you induct johnson/maivia just so you can say the Rock's name and get the current fan excited.
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Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Mar 26, 2008 20:52:20 GMT -5
I actually think Rocky Johnson would have been inducted eventually, since Tony Atlas got in. Rocky Johnson didn't do any less in the business than Atlas ever did, and both of them share their biggest WWF accomplishment.
The only real disadvantage to Maivia getting in is that he is no longer with us. WWE has a rapidly growing list of legends that have died, and they don't like to induct more than 2 deceased people per year (this year is an exception). I'd say that policy will lead to a pretty significant backlog of deserving, deceased legends over the next five years or so.
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Pope Kiril I
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We Choose to Be called by Our Own Name Kiril
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Post by Pope Kiril I on Mar 29, 2008 0:16:00 GMT -5
In all honesty I had to change around most of my records a lot of earler reports I had been given had me with the idea that the High Chief was already in it so I never Gave him much thought until his name popped up in lists that were slated for this years ballot so I have been corrected and I am glad for it because it wasn't right that he wasn't in sooner Rocky Johnson would have probably Gotten in eventually maybe sooner with Atlas already in
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