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Post by Evil Abed on May 13, 2014 15:28:34 GMT -5
- We noted before that The Rock could end up being the headliner for the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame class. Word now is that Mickie James and Rikishi may be inducted next year also.
Source: f4wonline.com
Is it just me or is it absurd to talk about Mickie James and Rikishi being in the Hall of Fame? What did either of these two do to be Hall of Fame material? Rikishi was relevant for 2 years at best, and Mickie James was relevant in for one year in 2006. Am I missing something? Where is Vader? Where is Luger? Where is Bulldog? Where is Nash? etc.... They seriously cannot be thinking about inducting these two before any of those names.
Edit: I left off Macho and Owen for obvious family choice reasons.
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Post by James on May 13, 2014 15:29:26 GMT -5
Mickie james?....WTF.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 15:31:25 GMT -5
What da fak is dis booshat.
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Post by slappy on May 13, 2014 15:31:47 GMT -5
Nash as Diesel seems like a lock for next year.
Hopefully that means Rick Rude is inducted as well.
Rikishi had longevity from working the world as The Samoan Swat Team to joining the WWF as the Headshrinkers until his Rikishi gimmick. And he's still over with crowds.
Mickie James is great but she needs to come back and wrestle more before a Hall of Fame induction.
Molly Holly should be the next female Hall of Fame inductee.
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Post by Evil Abed on May 13, 2014 15:35:06 GMT -5
I don't like the idea of inducting a women's wrestler/talent every year unless they have the right person for it. I don't think Mickie deserves it, also don't think Molly Holly did enough to deserve it. It mimics a thread a ways back but where do we draw the line on Hall of Fame inductees. If Mickie/Molly get in then why not Victoria/Stacy/Gail Kim/Torrie Wilson/Etc/Etc/Etc...
If there is a diva that is the most worthy out of any of them left I would say Sable, she was an icon for women's wrestling during the attitude era.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on May 13, 2014 15:40:25 GMT -5
Mickie James? I'm sorry it's WAY too soon to induct Mickie James in the Hall of Fame. Rikishi, I would also wait about 5 years unless he's being inducted along with Sika as the Samoan Swat Team/Headshrinkers, then I can say it makes sense. The Rock is an obvious Hall of Fame choice. He'll be the star inductee. Most of the times with the choices for induction, WWE tends to go with what guys was mostly known for wrestling in the particular place that WrestleMania is in that year (example the Von Erichs in Texas, Verne Gagne is Chicago, etc.), so I think they're gonna go with people who wrestled in the California territory if that makes sense, I'm not really sure what territory that was. But we'll wait and see until there's some confirmation.
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Post by Daria on May 13, 2014 15:42:32 GMT -5
If they were to induct a diva, I'd want Victoria. Or torrie/Stacy.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on May 13, 2014 15:42:50 GMT -5
I don't like the idea of inducting a women's wrestler/talent every year unless they have the right person for it. I don't think Mickie deserves it, also don't think Molly Holly did enough to deserve it. It mimics a thread a ways back but where do we draw the line on Hall of Fame inductees. If Mickie/Molly get in then why not Victoria/Stacy/Gail Kim/Torrie Wilson/Etc/Etc/Etc... If there is a diva that is the most worthy out of any of them left I would say Sable, she was an icon for women's wrestling during the attitude era. Sable and Miss Elizabeth are the only two I can see that deserves the Hall of Fame based on what they did in the business and how popular they were. Elizabeth for obvious reasons I don't see being inducted. They tend to have one deceased inductee every year.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 15:46:59 GMT -5
Miss Elizabeth should be the female that gets inducted next year.
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Post by punksnotdead on May 13, 2014 15:48:30 GMT -5
I honestly don't think Rikishi is a HOFer. I get that by default we can play the Koko card or whatever, but just because the guy stuck around in different gimmicks and got over at the midcard level by sticking his ass in people's faces, doesn't make him elite. Again, I get the nature of the WWE HOF, but I wish they would take more time and consideration with this type of thing. I feel like they would just be doing this because of The Rock going in the same year and then his sons being on the current roster.
The women's stuff is tricky, especially with Mickie. She was essentially the torchbearer of the division post Mania 22 to 2009ish and I don't think she gets enough credit for being the best female product of the post Attitude Era group. I think Mickie is awesome, albeit a bit of a premature induction since she's only 34. If she would stop getting knocked up she could reasonably return to WWE at any point still. So while I think she belongs in the HOF, or will belong in the HOF, it's pretty early for her to be getting an induction. From a wrestling standpoint though, she was probably my favorite total package female of all time.
I honestly don't think these guys should go into the HOF until they're really done working on a regular basis. Like the Rock could reasonably work the next few Manias and be considered active, or at least active for a part timer.
I mean Macho Man Randy Savage and Rick Rude aren't in the HOF yet. Kevin Nash also isn't in the HOF yet and he was on top of both WWE and WCW. So it's just interesting to me how they sort of go about this thing every year. DDP is a guy I'd put in the HOF 3 times over before I even thought about Rikishi. What's next, Val Venis? I mean come on. The HOF should be reserved for "Great" and sometimes even just "Very Good", but letting any guys who were under that level just devalues what you've created.
I'm guessing they have Sting lined up to headline the Mania 32 class. It would be cool to see a WCW themed class of sorts for Mania 32 where we see Sting, Nash, DDP and Rick Rude all go in together.
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Post by slappy on May 13, 2014 15:50:52 GMT -5
I don't like the idea of inducting a women's wrestler/talent every year unless they have the right person for it. I don't think Mickie deserves it, also don't think Molly Holly did enough to deserve it. It mimics a thread a ways back but where do we draw the line on Hall of Fame inductees. If Mickie/Molly get in then why not Victoria/Stacy/Gail Kim/Torrie Wilson/Etc/Etc/Etc... If there is a diva that is the most worthy out of any of them left I would say Sable, she was an icon for women's wrestling during the attitude era. Yes to Victoria. Maybe eventually Gail. No to Stacy and Torrie.
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Post by Nivro™ on May 13, 2014 15:54:37 GMT -5
The (WWE) Hall of Fame has no importance/relevance on someones career honestly. Its the same argument we always have, when you start putting jobbers, mid carders and celebrities in and leave out guys that were World Champions & Icons in wrestling...the Hall of Fame is just an annual TV special. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 15:58:53 GMT -5
Mickie James always had DAT ASS
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Post by Angel Beast on May 13, 2014 16:09:44 GMT -5
Mickie James deserves it just seems to soon. Rikishi deserves it as well but to be honest I'd only want it if it was him and Too Cool.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 16:17:23 GMT -5
Koko B. Ware is in so all bets are off.
Come one, come all!
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on May 13, 2014 16:27:29 GMT -5
Okay, I have said this before and I will say this again...
The WWE Hall Of Fame is just a show that the WWE puts on. They don't want to put all the main event guys in at the same time, so guys like Koko B. Ware have to get inducted because they are the opening card of the HOF. You have one celebrity going in, and one big draw (last year was the Warrior, this year will be The Rock) and you got a semi main like Jake Roberts was this year. And everyone else is just filler.
Just remember people, the WWE HOF means nothing. It's just another show that Vince rakes in money off of. If it was a legit HOF, then it wouldn't be done with a wide audience sitting in a huge arena, who paid tickets to see. The reason why it's like that is because it's just a WWE show. That's it.
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Post by HTMN on May 13, 2014 16:31:02 GMT -5
I want to see any of the following:
Rick Rude British Bulldog Brian Pillman New Age Outlaws Paul Heyman William Regal Dean Malenko Diamond Dallas Page Dudley Boys The Rock Goldberg Sting Lance Storm Lex Luger Rhyno Rikishi Steiner Brothers Sabu Kurt Angle Mickie James Miss Elizabeth Macho Man Raven Sandman Sid Godfather Chris Jericho Big Boss Man Jim Neidhart Taz Viscera The Undertaker Kevin Nash Bam Bam Bigelo Tommy Dreamer Vader
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Post by CrossRhodes on May 13, 2014 17:00:18 GMT -5
Rikishi? HELL YES! Also read someplace about The Rock headlining...gotta be BS, they could wheel him out a couple more times before his inevitable induction!
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Post by DestroyerOfNations on May 13, 2014 17:04:33 GMT -5
Mickie James? I'm not one to ever say things like this, but if Mickie goes into the Hall of Fame I will cancel my WWE Network subscription and boycott WWE for the rest of my life. To clarify, what did any diva who's not already inducted do to deserve a placement in the HoF? Honestly, I'm still a little iffy on Lita being in it. There are only two more women who should be inducted. Just Chyna and Sable. I don't care how good of a wrestler Victoria, Molly, and Ivory are. I don't care how hot Torrie and Stacy are, none of them deserve the Hall of Fame. I don't usually agree with Vince Russo, but this a new article on his website. www.pyroandballyhoo.com/1st-inductee-vince-russo-pyro-and-ballyhoo-arcade-of-achievement/
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Post by RollinsFan44 on May 13, 2014 17:07:23 GMT -5
Hall Of Fame inductions: soon to be included as a free gift in a box of cereal.
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