Guest Arnold_OldSchool Report post Posted February 9, 2005 Why not have a special induction each year for Tag Teams? Sure, seperately Barry Darsow and Bill Eadie have no right being inducted, but together you could make a hell of a case. Same goes for a lot of guys, like The Bushwhackers, The Nasty Boys, The Natural Disasters, etc. Eadie Main Evented in the AWA, NWA, Japan and WWF as Masked Superstar. He would be a strong canidate for HOF recognition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Loss Report post Posted February 9, 2005 Valentine was being groomed to be WWF champ at one point in the late 70s/early 80s, but it never happened. He also was originally supposed to get the valet push with his wife that Savage and Elizabeth got in '85, but he didn't want his wife on television. He wrestled second from the top in the first Starrcade, has headlined many WWF shows, drew money in heated feuds with Flair and Piper in Mid-Atlantic and was one of the better workers of his day, based on all accounts. His career blows away that of Val Venis. Wrestling didn't start in 1984. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ronnie755 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 Not sure how true this is, but there are news sites reporting that "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan may be inducted this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Arnold_OldSchool Report post Posted February 9, 2005 The Dynamite Kid I strongly disagree. What did the Dynamite Kid ever do, career-wise, to deserve a spot in the HOF? A hell of a lot more than Pete Rose or Greg Valentine. Greg Valentine started Wrestling in the early/Mid 70's. He drew huge in Mid Alantic with Flair as his partner. Then he went single and drew huge $$$ with Wahoo McDaniels, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Bob Backlund and many other stars of the early 80's. He was US champ (When it was a title that could headline shows), IC title (Ditto), and WWF World Tag Champ. He also held the US Tag Titles and put on LONG psychologically sound matches with many varieties of opponents. His lack of verbal skills held him back in the WWF. ------ Valentine was being groomed to be WWF champ at one point in the late 70s/early 80s, but it never happened. He also was originally supposed to get the valet push with his wife that Savage and Elizabeth got in '85, but he didn't want his wife on television. He wrestled second from the top in the first Starrcade, has headlined many WWF shows, drew money in heated feuds with Flair and Piper in Mid-Atlantic and was one of the better workers of his day, based on all accounts. His career blows away that of Val Venis. Wrestling didn't start in 1984. What he said Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bigm350 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 Not sure how true this is, but there are news sites reporting that "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan may be inducted this year. Oh God no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spman 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 Not sure how true this is, but there are news sites reporting that "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan may be inducted this year. Oh God no. Hey, from what I've heard Duggan was an outstanding brawler in memphis, and had some awesome matches with guys like Ted Dibiase in the mid-80's, but if we're just basing this on his WWF run, then yeah he's a lousy choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Arnold_OldSchool Report post Posted February 9, 2005 Not sure how true this is, but there are news sites reporting that "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan may be inducted this year. Oh God no. Hacksaw Duggan, former Atlanta Falcon, spent his early years jobbing in the WWF, before breaking out as a Heel in MidSouth. Drew big money for Watts from 82-86 as both a heel and Face. North American Champion, competed in the NWA. Entered the WWF in Feb. 87 and spent 6 1/2 years in the upper mid card fueding with HOF's ANDRE, Iron Shiek, Sgt. Slaughter, Harley Race, Volkoff, as well as Bad News Brown, Bravo, Earthquake, Randy Savage, Yokozuna. Headlined MSG at least once. Went to WCW and fueded with Steve Austin and Vader. Won the US and TV titles. Endured mini fueds with Steve Regel, Big Bubba, Kamala, Meng and others. Always popular, always cheered. goofy charisma. Didn't draw a dime after 94 though, he was with WCW til a few months from the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JHawk 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 I still refuse to care until Bruno Sammartino is inducted. I know it's still pretty unliekly, but dammit, you can't have a WWE Hall of Fame without the man who was on top longer than anybody. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IWD 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 New Japan isn't a major promotion ? And Dynamite Kid has a love of his workrate from more than 'smart marks'. Wrestlers who worked with him and around him praise his talent has being one of the best. They don't like his attitude and think it sucked, but they still praise him for being one of the best. And it should be noted that Vince now sees the WWF HOF as encompassing all of wrestling. I meant North American promotions, which has been the crux of the HOF so far. It would be nice to get Inoki in there in the future though. I'm sure that a lot of guys say he was one of the best wrestlers, but I feel that too much of his career was out of the North American spotlight, which is really what this HOF is centered on (presumably to make the fans care about the inductees). Otherwise, you'd think Inoki, Tenryu, Dr. Death, or Vader would have already been considered, and not even fans discuss putting those guys in. I think they all have a strong chance at some point (Tenryu being perhaps the least likely though.) Sure, very unlikely to be this year, but if they keep the Hall Of Fame going then I would expect them to enter it in the future. Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Metal Maniac 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 Vince has even said that when the monopoly happened, they took on and became responsible for preserving the legacy of ALL American wrestling. This scares the crap out of me. Vince is notorious for historical revisionism, and now he's claiming to be the one preserving the legacy of ANYTHING? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Promoter 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 Hmmmm....Orndorff, Jimmy Hart, Nikolai Volkoff, Bob Orton, and Iron Sheik. If Hulk Hogan, Mr T. or Roddy Piper is not linked to this I'll be surprised. They might be going for the Mania 1 cast here to commemorate with 21. Dynamite Kid doesn't deserve to be in the WWF HOF? When even Vince Russo claims the man was apart of the most revolutionary tag team in wwf history in terms of style(WWF RAW mag in 1995/96 at a time when the wwf did not respect most of the past) you know you have done something great. Please watch some British Bulldogs' matches and see guys from HBK to Benoit stealing all kinds of stuff from these guys(nip up, flying headbutt, jump off partner's shoulders etc). Yeah, the Bulldogs don't deserve a spot, while the wwe went around proclaiming NAO as the greatest at one point Valentine also does blow away Val Venis His feud with Santana for the I-C title alone beats out the crap like choppy choppy my pee pee any day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jumpingbombangel Report post Posted February 10, 2005 Miss Elizabeth should definitely be somewhere in the list of future honorees. If only Divas stayed this demure and classy. I still have female friends who rarely watch wrestling anymore...and even THEY admit to looking up to Miss Liz when they were little girls. I'd hope no 5 year old girls these days would ever say they want to grow up to be like, say, Christy Hemme or some other "new Diva." Regardless of how Liz left the world, she sure stayed spotless in front of the camera. Sensational Sherri (someone previously mentioned) should be on that list too, because she played the role of the stereotypical "woman in wrestling" SO damn well. I hope Trish watches some of Sherri's old promos...golden heel hellcat material. God bless her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheGreatWesuke Report post Posted February 10, 2005 I would induct Mr. Fuji sometime soon... before the poor old fella dies. He was a tag champ, managed champions and was around a heckuva long time. I'm surprised The Samoans Afa and Sika aren't in yet... especially they have been good friends of the McMahons for years. Other than that the usual well knowns like Sammartino and Backlund. It would be nice to see Lord Alfred Hayes and Mean Gene as well for all the years of work that they put in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slickster 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 I would induct Mr. Fuji sometime soon... before the poor old fella dies. He was a tag champ, managed champions and was around a heckuva long time. Man, I totally forgot about Fuji. I dunno if you'd induct him or Toru Tanaka first though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 I think that the WWE has already screwed up the HOF ... a HOF is supposed to be reserved the greatest, for the elite, for the best of the best. As soon as people start getting inducted for being a team-player or being a friend of the WWF for a long time, it dilutes the entire idea of a HOF. Too many iffy candidates are being considered or inducted, and it fucks up the entire purpose of a HOF. Just using the WM 1 main event as a reference, Hogan & Piper are HOF worthy; Orndorff, Snuka, Orton & Mr T are not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
