What makes a Hall of Famer?
With the annuls of the squared circle filled with diversity, it takes a career that weaves memories to captive audience, technical skill and toughness that pushes the boundries of the human condition, or popurlarity that slips into the mainstream.
...OR, NOT!,considering that the hall of fame is filled with not only great wrestlers and managers but 2 jobbers, 1 boxer, 2 baseball players, SOME AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER, 1"comedian" and even...well i'm not going to spoil the ending for you.
This is my list for the top (or bottom) worst hall of fame members.
Number 10.Mae Young
(FORMER WWWF UNITED STATES WOMEN'S CHAMPION.)
Low on the list is Mae young and the reason she's low is that her title reign is impressive and taking a table spot in her 80's was brave but for short term fans, we will always be the woman who flashed Edge her floppy funbags at the 2000 royal rumble.
Number 9
Ron Simmons (first black world's chamion)
You could be wondering why he is on this list. It's because that Simmons was wcw first black champion. As you know, WWE does not recognise the world championship prior to reintroducing the belt in 2004, why do you think they shoved Bobby lashley down our throats in the last decade? Hell wwe magazine before it stooped into Loaded with 'Rasslers was told to predict Choc Lesner as the FIRST black champion in 2006.
It didn't happen.
worse for simmons because all he'll be remembered for is his stupid "DAHM" catchphrase.
Number 8
William Perry (SOME AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER)
Long before wrestlemania 9 and 27, was the shit-fest called WM2, An event so bad it had to split into 3 cities. One of the matches was a wwe mid-card vs Soft-boy rugby players Battle Royal, Perry was one of 10 NFL No-hopers who became fodder for the king of the battle royal, the original hall of famer, Andre the Giant. Perry was eliminated by John Studd who in turn was eliminated by perry's handshake.And what happened after Studd was out-smarted?
Nothing.
Nothing happened.
And i'm glad because we didn't want a pre-Miz 30 years ago.
Number 7
Koko B.Ware (JOBBER)
Before i hear any complaining about NWA-This or WCW-That or Local terroritries-th'other,I must stress that is the WWE hall of fame and only the wwe career is being judged. The only reason some wrestlers get in for the home town buzz, is some of the inductions overdue? in the case of Verne Gagne, Gordon Solie and Bruno Samartino, yes. But inducting a jobber who sang a pop-song and won no wwe titles? Vince, DaFAQRONGWIFYU? You let him in and not his partner,Owen Hart?
DAFUQRONGWIFYU,VINCE?
NUMBER 6
JOHNNY RODZ(LEGENDARY TRAINER WITH LEGENDARY LOSS-WIN RATIO)
Known as "Unpredictable" mainly because you didn't know if he was losing by pin or submission, Rodz would gain greater success as a trainer. At least he was a wrestler which leads nicely into the fact that the top 5 are all non-wrestlers.
NUMBER 5
PETE ROSE(DISGRACED BASEBALL PLAYER)
Thank God for google because, Once again i must remind you, I am not American, So i dont share the love for a sport we don't even play. World series? yeah Yankees, you are "world champions" of a sport only played in America, Japan and the non-frozen parts of Canada. It should be called the 2 and half countries series. Rose is baseball's highest scorer who at WM 14 was tombstoned by kane(for some reason),Rose returned the following year, dressed as a chicken(for some reason) and attacked Kane. Rose was kicked out of Baseball's hall of Fame for gambling on his team. At least was a good player leading us to...
NUMBER 4
BOB UECKER (FAILED BASEBALL PLAYER)
Conversely the hall of Fame has the footnote to baseball and wm3, Bob Uecker who is immortalised in the greatest match in 'Mania's 29 year history by wasting everyone's time by having an interview with Andre the giant for 5 MINUTES. Why am i complaining about 5 minutes?
Well, Nexus didn't have Five minutes.
The Primetime Players won't get five minutes
Hell even in his home state, Zack Ryder won't get five minutes this year!
SPEAKING OF WASTING TIME...
NUMBER 3
DREW CAREY (MET TRIPLE H ONCE!)
We are in the waist high's right now. In at 3 is alledged comedian, Drew Carey who's sitcom about caffeninated beer graced Irish TV's graveyard shift, once had triple h as a one shot charecter once. Appartenly meeting a wrestler is criteria needed to enter the Royal Rumble.
Yeah Drew Carey once had a 1-in-30 chance to be No.1 Contender to the WWF championship!
For all your complaints of over the hill Legends entering the Rumble. Consider what the implications of a fat "funny-man" in his late 30's-Early 40's winning the wwe championship.
Truly Vince made the right decision not to spring Brock Lesner a year early(!)
NUMBER 2
DONALD TRUMP(ALL THAT MONEY AND HE CAN'T BUY A CONVINCING TOUPEE...)
The Hall of Famer who lost millions, Who has being divorced and Remarried, Who spends his days passing on his skills to unworthy proteges.
But Enough about Ric Flair...
And Finally the Moment of Truth. No 1 is not a tough man or a rich man. Or even a famous man. He is
NUMBER 1
JAMES DUDLEY(VINCE MACMAHON'S CHAFFUER)
Yep.
No Fooling.
Vince put his (lack of a better word) Manservert into the Hall of Fame.
He won't put Savage in after he died tragicly last year. But a man on his personal pay-roll? oh yeah.
Oh Sure his bio on WWE.COM Reads "Promotor" but only because wwf was before the 80's a small rinky-dink promotion in new york. and vince was short-staffed of any ticket sellers.
So it maybe a little wink to the grass root beginings of the wwe but it's also a nod to what still exists in wwe. Not what you know,but who you know.
Or in the Case of Nikki Bella, not what you do, it's WHO YOU DO!
That'll do it for March!
Next month i'll be back with all the fallout from WM 29.
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