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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Feb 22, 2015 12:05:49 GMT -5
Not if they did like other hall of fames and only induct one or two, at most 3 people. But then there'd be even more crying about how ________ went in before __________. Make it a ballot like the baseball hall of fame but let fans vote as well as a committee vote. Then it's on the fans shoulders if certain people aren't in it.
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Post by chaz on Feb 22, 2015 12:43:40 GMT -5
(just kidding... I want it to be Demolition.. a lot)
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Post by marino13 on Feb 22, 2015 13:03:26 GMT -5
I dont understand how people can say the Bushwackers dont deserve the HOF. The HOF isnt just what they did in the WWF. Yes, they were a comedy act in the WWF but as the Sheephearders, Luke & Butch were one of the top tag teams IN THE WORLD and won titles all over the planet. I was scared of the Sheepherders as a kid. Thought they were bat s**t crazy. But man I despised the Bushwhackers.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 13:18:13 GMT -5
Bushwackers, Koko, and Rikishi deserve to be in. No need to complain about this. Eventually the guys you want to go in, not named Owen or Benoit, will go in. Have patience and don't turn it into "why is he going in before him?!" It's pointless.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 13:31:47 GMT -5
I dont understand how people can say the Bushwackers dont deserve the HOF. The HOF isnt just what they did in the WWF. Yes, they were a comedy act in the WWF but as the Sheephearders, Luke & Butch were one of the top tag teams IN THE WORLD and won titles all over the planet. I was scared of the Sheepherders as a kid. Thought they were bat s**t crazy. But man I despised the Bushwhackers. That is exactly how I was. Sheephearders -LOVED Bushwackers - HATED Really hope it's the Dudley Boys
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 13:51:20 GMT -5
This.
I like E&C just fine...but they shouldn't go in before at least the Hart Foundation, Demolition, the Bulldogs, and the New Age Outlaws are in IMO.
In no particular order... Hart Foundation British Bulldogs Demolition Steiner Brothers New Age Outlaws Brain Busters Miracle Violence Connection Fabulous Freebirds Hollywood Blondes Rock n Roll Express Midnight Express Minnesota Wrecking Crew Harlem Heat The Outsiders Doom The Nasty Boys Not trying to be a dick here but I don't really see the point in the Brainbusters being in, they're already in as the 4H. It'd be like putting in the HF faction and then the HF team. They just as well put the HF faction in because it includes the team (just like 4H kinda includes busters).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 13:59:26 GMT -5
Bushwackers, Koko, and Rikishi deserve to be in. No need to complain about this. Eventually the guys you want to go in, not named Owen or Benoit, will go in. Have patience and don't turn it into "why is he going in before him?!" It's pointless. I respectfully but completely disagree man. I don't care who goes in when, to be honest. I do care about undeserving people going in, however. What have Bushwhackers, Koko and Rikishi done to deserve HOF? Hall of Fame should be for ELITE superstars only. Bushwhackers, Koko and Rikishi do not scream "elite superstars" to me. They scream "midcard comedy acts who licked people, played with a bird and showed their fat ass before sticking it in someone's face".
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 14:04:29 GMT -5
Bushwackers, Koko, and Rikishi deserve to be in. No need to complain about this. Eventually the guys you want to go in, not named Owen or Benoit, will go in. Have patience and don't turn it into "why is he going in before him?!" It's pointless. I respectfully but completely disagree man. I don't care who goes in when, to be honest. I do care about undeserving people going in, however. What have Bushwhackers, Koko and Rikishi done to deserve HOF? Hall of Fame should be for ELITE superstars only. Bushwhackers, Koko and Rikishi do not scream "elite superstars" to me. They scream "midcard comedy acts who licked people, played with a bird and showed their fat ass before sticking it in someone's face". TBH I didn't think Edge deserved it but it is what it is. At least Rikishi was a talented and popular dude. ing Abdullah the Butcher is in the HOF. Who not only never competed in a WWF/E ring, he purposely infected god knows how many people with his Hep C. Rikishi is fine by me.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 14:06:54 GMT -5
I respectfully but completely disagree man. I don't care who goes in when, to be honest. I do care about undeserving people going in, however. What have Bushwhackers, Koko and Rikishi done to deserve HOF? Hall of Fame should be for ELITE superstars only. Bushwhackers, Koko and Rikishi do not scream "elite superstars" to me. They scream "midcard comedy acts who licked people, played with a bird and showed their fat ass before sticking it in someone's face". TBH I didn't think Edge deserved it but it is what it is. At least Rikishi was a talented and popular dude. ing Abdullah the Butcher is in the HOF. Who not only never competed in a WWF/E ring, he purposely infected god knows how many people with his Hep C. Rikishi is fine by me. I agree about Rikishi being popular, talented and having a long career in WWE but...I can also list about a half-dozen other people who have the same credentials. It's not HOF worthy material, IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 14:08:34 GMT -5
Bushwackers, Koko, and Rikishi deserve to be in. No need to complain about this. Eventually the guys you want to go in, not named Owen or Benoit, will go in. Have patience and don't turn it into "why is he going in before him?!" It's pointless. I respectfully but completely disagree man. I don't care who goes in when, to be honest. I do care about undeserving people going in, however. What have Bushwhackers, Koko and Rikishi done to deserve HOF? Hall of Fame should be for ELITE superstars only. Bushwhackers, Koko and Rikishi do not scream "elite superstars" to me. They scream "midcard comedy acts who licked people, played with a bird and showed their fat ass before sticking it in someone's face". More than anything else, wrestling is about selling. Those guys were all really over during their times and played a hand in selling tickets. Not saying they were the sole reason people attended events, but they contributed. They did their jobs well and people ate it up. Like Santino for a couple years. I personally think the Hall is about more than great matches and wrestling abilities. Despite what Cornette says, funny does equal money.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 14:22:27 GMT -5
TBH I didn't think Edge deserved it but it is what it is. At least Rikishi was a talented and popular dude. ing Abdullah the Butcher is in the HOF. Who not only never competed in a WWF/E ring, he purposely infected god knows how many people with his Hep C. Rikishi is fine by me. I agree about Rikishi being popular, talented and having a long career in WWE but...I can also list about a half-dozen other people who have the same credentials. It's not HOF worthy material, IMO. I agree. But the HOF is a joke anyway and really not worth getting riled up about. Frankly I'm more bothered by all the criminals in the HOF.
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Post by June on Feb 22, 2015 14:50:32 GMT -5
Bockwinkle becoming a 2 time inductee would be nice if he and Ray Stevens were inducted as a team.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 14:56:33 GMT -5
I respectfully but completely disagree man. I don't care who goes in when, to be honest. I do care about undeserving people going in, however. What have Bushwhackers, Koko and Rikishi done to deserve HOF? Hall of Fame should be for ELITE superstars only. Bushwhackers, Koko and Rikishi do not scream "elite superstars" to me. They scream "midcard comedy acts who licked people, played with a bird and showed their fat ass before sticking it in someone's face". TBH I didn't think Edge deserved it but it is what it is. At least Rikishi was a talented and popular dude. ing Abdullah the Butcher is in the HOF. Who not only never competed in a WWF/E ring, he purposely infected god knows how many people with his Hep C. Rikishi is fine by me. Are you implying Edge wasn't talented and popular? Lol.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 15:14:30 GMT -5
TBH I didn't think Edge deserved it but it is what it is. At least Rikishi was a talented and popular dude. ing Abdullah the Butcher is in the HOF. Who not only never competed in a WWF/E ring, he purposely infected god knows how many people with his Hep C. Rikishi is fine by me. Are you implying Edge wasn't talented and popular? Lol. No. But I thought headlining the HOF just after he retired was bizarre.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 17:53:35 GMT -5
I agree about Rikishi being popular, talented and having a long career in WWE but...I can also list about a half-dozen other people who have the same credentials. It's not HOF worthy material, IMO. I agree. But the HOF is a joke anyway and really not worth getting riled up about. Frankly I'm more bothered by all the criminals in the HOF.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Feb 22, 2015 17:59:07 GMT -5
Bushwackers, Koko, and Rikishi deserve to be in. No need to complain about this. Eventually the guys you want to go in, not named Owen or Benoit, will go in. Nobody wants Benoit to go in. At least nobody in their right mind does. People want Owen in, but understand why that's probably always going to be a problem. Hell, some people want Chyna in and that's probably never gonna happen. If Sunny wasn't in already, she'd probably be unlikely to make it in there now.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 18:20:22 GMT -5
Bushwackers, Koko, and Rikishi deserve to be in. No need to complain about this. Eventually the guys you want to go in, not named Owen or Benoit, will go in. Nobody wants Benoit to go in. At least nobody in their right mind does. People want Owen in, but understand why that's probably always going to be a problem. Hell, some people want Chyna in and that's probably never gonna happen. If Sunny wasn't in already, she'd probably be unlikely to make it in there now. Sadly the whole Benoit thing will always be argued. I don't think he should go in, but is what it is regardless.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Feb 22, 2015 18:38:28 GMT -5
Nobody wants Benoit to go in. At least nobody in their right mind does. People want Owen in, but understand why that's probably always going to be a problem. Hell, some people want Chyna in and that's probably never gonna happen. If Sunny wasn't in already, she'd probably be unlikely to make it in there now. Sadly the whole Benoit thing will always be argued. I don't think he should go in, but is what it is regardless. I don't think I've heard anybody ask for him to go in the Hall of Fame in years, probably since like 07/08. And even then, it was like kids of about 12 who didn't really understand that he'd actually murdered people.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Feb 23, 2015 0:15:24 GMT -5
I don't think it'll fit all the clues.
For the two timers it could be E&C, Hart Foundation or Patterson and Ray Stevens. Of the three, I'd go with Hart Foundation as Christian and Stevens more than deserve it without being connected to a team.
Camo is obviously the Dudleys.
I'm certainly intrigued, let's just hope it's not given away before Raw this time.
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Post by marino13 on Feb 23, 2015 0:32:10 GMT -5
People keep using accomplishments as criteria for an induction. But the thing is wrestling is all predetermined (sorry kids) so accomplishments are futile really. Some compare this HOF to the NFL HOF or MLB HOF but it's completely different. I take the WWE HOF as a way for WWE & their fans to say "thank you" one last time. Thank you to the talent. Thank you to the celebrities. Thank you to anyone who meant anything to them and to us.
We make not care for Rikishi (I hated that gimmick) but no denying many fans did. I hated The Bushwhackers, but no denying they were loved by many. Wrestling isn't just about us and our likes. I can guarantee that out there are fans out there that will look at their induction the same way I will look at Randy Savage's. They will reminisce. They will laugh and they may cry. And for those fans, I'm happy for whomever gets the induction.
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