Hall of Fame Discussion Thread

[NeanderCarl]

Well, who knows? Some notables might come out of it?

Tonight, WWE inducts the following into their Hall of Fame (Inductors in parenthesis):

Bret 'Hitman' Hart (by 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin)
Eddie Guerrero (by Chavo Guerrero, Rey Mysterio and Chris Benoit)
Sensational Sherri Martel (by 'Million $ Man' Ted DiBiase)
The Blackjacks (by Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan)
'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas (by Special Delivery Jones)
'Mean' Gene Okerlund (by Hulk Hogan)
Verne Gagne (by Greg Gagne)
William 'The Refridgerator' Perry (by John Wigneck)

The first two hours will be shown live on www.WWE.com, via a webcast, and the final hour will be live on USA Network (but not here in the UK :()

So what time does this webcast start, in UK time??

[Flair Wooo]

Think maybe 2 am? Not sure though.

[NeanderCarl]

The clocks going forward last week has thrown everything off. Raw starts at 3am over here nowadays, where it used to start at 2am!! Yet the pay-per-view, which usually airs at 1am, now starts at 12am tomorrow night. So is WrestleMania starting TWO hours earlier than your normal PPV?? I'm confused.

I don't remember there being any issues like this last year

[Flair Wooo]

Didn't the clocks go forward today in america?

[NeanderCarl]

They did? I wasn't even sure if they DO change in the U.S. They don't change in Europe. Or do they??

[Schoenauer]

Not until Sunday morning.

[Flair Wooo]

Ok so how long is it till this thing kicks off?

[NeanderCarl]

Must be 2am then, in that case.

Anybody wanna make this "sticky", a la your typical Raw/PPV threads?

Or should I have put the magic word (OFFICIAL) in the title for that to happen? :)

[Flair Wooo]

3 am we have to wait for it over here! The bret hart thing is on at 2:15 so.....

[Londoner]

So how can I watch the hall of fame in the uk?I don't have broadband so i can't really watch it on the internet.

[NeanderCarl]

You'll have to wait until Sky Sports shows it next week, or download it.

[NeanderCarl]

http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/prehalloffamephotos/

Pre-Hall of Fame photos online at WWE.com

[NeanderCarl]

Who's the guy in the background of the Austin/Hart pic? Looked like Eric Bischoff at first glance.

[Xero]

I'm pretty sure that IS Bischoff...

[Xero]

LOL at Goldust in makeup...

[McDoogle]

Bret Hart..goddamn right.

[LK]

I'm pretty sure that IS Bischoff...
It's not Bischoff, I think it might be Heenan.

[NeanderCarl]

The media player is up and ready to go....

[NeanderCarl]

Who is that with Tatanka, looks very familiar to me...?

[NeanderCarl]

Isn't it a Guerrero?

[LK]

That is Eddie's brother - the name eludes me right now but it's not Hector.

[LK]

Yes it's Mando Guerrero

[Xero]

LOL, in the Superstar Graham/Jimmy Hart picture I can only identify one person in the background: Funaki! WWE... NUMBA 1 WALDO!

Edit: Oh, wait, Striker's in the corner... :$

[Xero]

Apparently it isn't live (it's being taped right now) and Shawn is in the crowd.

Also, Batista's there.

[Azriel]

This should an emotional/mark out night. Seeing Bret's just going to make me explode.

[Xero]

Bret's speech is going to be VERY emotional. I as well as others will shed a tear I'm sure.

[Azriel]

Of course Shawn would be there. I'm sure Vince had a long talk with Bret about that. I bet its a mandatory thing for all the superstars to be there. Plus I'm sure Sherri would be upset not to see Shawn there, since the two of them worked very well together

[Xero]

ROFL! I can't wait for Cena inducting The Fridge! :rofl:

[Xero]

Spoilers here: http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=17272&p=1

Of course Shawn would be there. I'm sure Vince had a long talk with Bret about that. I bet its a mandatory thing for all the superstars to be there. Plus I'm sure Sherri would be upset not to see Shawn there, since the two of them worked very well together
Well sure. I'm just saying...

[NeanderCarl]

Who is that with Angle and Hardy? Looks a little like Doug Basham after a crash diet.

[Xero]

URL to webcast: http://media.wwe.com/payperview/hof2006/index.html

[Xero]

Who is that with Angle and Hardy? Looks a little like Doug Basham after a crash diet.
I want to say I've seen him. I think he may be in OVW and is a regular jobber.

[NeanderCarl]

How old is Billy Graham nowadays?? And he's still dyeing that beard. WHY?

[NeanderCarl]

Here goes...

[LK]

I think it's the ref - Chris Kay.

[The Greater Power]

Man, I wish this was live

[Azriel]

Here we go!

[LK]

I thought JR was presenting it

[Xero]

I thought JR was presenting it
They changed it to Jerry because JR is calling WrestleMania.

I guess JR can't do two nights in a row anymore...

[Azriel]

So, the oldschoolers going first?

[LK]

HAHAHA

[BobBitchen]

How bad does Heenan look?OMFG:eek:

[BobBitchen]

Heenan rambling

[LoDownM]

Heenan is still gold tho.

[The Greater Power]

Can I ask exaclty how Heenan's voice got the way it got?

[BobBitchen]

Heenan goes for the Foley pop"Right here in Chicago"

[LK]

What a legend that guy is

[LK]

Can I ask exaclty how Heenan's voice got the way it got?
Throat Cancer might have had something to do with it...

[BobBitchen]

He has a diease.I for get which one though.I want to say Parkinson's.

[Azriel]

He had a stroke

[NeanderCarl]

What charisma! Anyone else think the Blackjacks would get nowhere if they came along today?

[Azriel]

Anybody else's player crapping out on them? Mine's acting very choppy

[Azriel]

They censoerd the webcast?! WTF?!!!

[BobBitchen]

working perfectly

[Azriel]

This is really cool!

[BobBitchen]

that's Barry Windham's dad.

[glycerine]

Who's the guy in the background of the Austin/Hart pic? Looked like Eric Bischoff at first glance.


It is indeed Heenan.

[BobBitchen]

if you look at the bottom of the player it gives you factoids.cool.

[NeanderCarl]

if you look at the bottom of the player it gives you factoids.cool.

Well spotted, BB.

[Gerard]

Why in the FUCK is goldust wearing facepaint...then again im pretty sure the circus midget mysterio will have his mask on as well...because obviously no-one knows what he looks like. :roll:

[Azriel]

Yeah, that is very cool

[NeanderCarl]

"Rambo" looks OLLLLLLD!

[BobBitchen]

Anybody noitce Steph?:D :love: :heart: :eek: :shifty:

The Vince McMahon club.:D :lol: :rofl:

[Xero]

Anyone notice someone when they were panning the wrestlers?

TIM'S ALIVE!

[NeanderCarl]

Every year there is so much respect shown to Heenan... he should be a WWE employee for life, not a once a year gig.

[LK]

Is he sitting next to Josh, Xero?

[Azriel]

Steph is always a hottie! By the way, where's Shane?

[Gerard]

Is anyone gonna be capping and uploading the last hour of it? Pretty sure eddie guerrero and bret hart are gonna be the last 2.

[Xero]

Is he sitting next to Josh, Xero?
Couldn't see, he was sitting near Tom Prichard.

He looked pretty happy too.

[NeanderCarl]

Conway livin' tha gimmick!

[The Greater Power]

lol @ Linda wooing

[BobBitchen]

The Chin is HERE!!!!!

[LK]

Steph is always a hottie! By the way, where's Shane?
I think I read that Shane is with his wife, who is expecting their child soon.

[Azriel]

Ahh, okay.

Plus :rofl: at Greg doing the Flair walk

[Flair Wooo]

Gee the first hogan chant of the night <_<

[BobBitchen]

Steph is always a hottie!

OH HELL YEAH!!!

[Xero]

LOL at Kane...

[The Greater Power]

lol ripping onVince

[LK]

Where's Vince?

[Xero]

Where's Vince?
Probably in the back...

Was he out last year?

[NeanderCarl]

Quote of the year!

Verne Gagne... WWE Hall of Fame.... "Vince McMahon... I never liked the guy".

Classic.

[The Greater Power]

Where's Vince?

Plotting against Hart probably.

J/k, I dunno..

[The Greater Power]

Oh, boy, CENA TIME (I think)

[BobBitchen]

Gagne just joined the Kiss My Ass club.

[Azriel]

What was that all about?

[LoDownM]

I'm glad I remembered this was tonight. Woulda been mad at myself for missing it.

[Xero]

Cena next! :D :lol: :rofl:

[Azriel]

Uhh, Mark Henry is far from Taker's biggest challenge

[LK]

lol at London giving Henry the eyebrow!

[BobBitchen]

The Camp is HEEEEEEEERRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE

[Xero]

Uhh, Mark Henry is far from Taker's biggest challenge
Yeah, really. It pisses me off when they say that. What, did Yokozuna never exist?

[The Greater Power]

I can't wait to see the Cena reaction

[Azriel]

Is that Carlito's wife?! :drool:

[BobBitchen]

What was that all about?

Saying the Vince runs a GREAT promotion.

[NeanderCarl]

They must be doing this in chronological order or something... or they're getting the guys that nobody in the audience remembers out the way early before the crowd turns on them. Imagine "BORING!" chants at the Hall of Fame!

[Azriel]

Oh, and forget about Bundy and Giant Gonzalez

Ok, you can forget the Giant :lol:

[The Greater Power]

Cena next! :D :lol: :rofl:

:)

[BobBitchen]

The Boo birds are in full effect!!!!!

[Gerard]

Time for the biggest boo of the night.

[The Greater Power]

lol HHH closeup

[Fenix122]

lol boos for cena

[Xero]

ROFL!

[NeanderCarl]

PMSL!!! Boooooooooooooo!

[LK]

Damn bad apples booing Cena!!!!!

[LoDownM]

:lol: Boo!!!

[Bad Company]

Holy Shit, these fans are terrible!

[Azriel]

Woah! Listen to those boos!!

[Flair Wooo]

Lmao @ the boos :D

[LK]

OUCH!

[LK]

This is brutal!!!

[Azriel]

This crowd sucks!

[Gerard]

Then the only guy in the world whos nose can fill up up a tv screen gets cheered..

[Xero]

LOL, I feel sorry for John...

Man, if this is a sign for tomorrow night...

TRIPLE H POPPED!

[BobBitchen]

Damn still going.When wiill they start editing in cheers

[Flair Wooo]

How much of a dick must cena feel ha :D

[LoDownM]

Triple H chants :lol:

[LK]

HHH Chant going up!

[Xero]

"OHHHHHH!"

[NeanderCarl]

Why are they kayfabing the Hall of Fame ceremony??? Guys have already openly taked about the inside of the business, and there's Triple H sitting with his pregnant wife!

[Xero]

ROFL, they REALLY started to cheer Triple H and turned it down. Bastards...

[Azriel]

Ok guys, you can shut up now

[Azriel]

:lol: @ Cena

[BobBitchen]

If I remember right the Fridge Sucked ass!

[LK]

Fucking Ken Doane

[Xero]

Ok guys, you can shut up now
Cena deserves it.

:rofl: (Not at Cena, at his boos)

[NeanderCarl]

Cena looks like Jim Carrey, no?

[Flair Wooo]

What the fuck was all that about????

[Xero]

WTF, now I'm only getting audio...

[BobBitchen]

Look at that fat blob of shit.And I weigh 360 pounds.

[The Greater Power]

I actually liked that NFL Films thing Cena did.

[Xero]

Look at that fat blob of shit.And I weigh 360 pounds.
The man lives up to his name...

[Azriel]

Damn, he needs Weight Watchers.

[The Greater Power]

wow that was quick

[NeanderCarl]

Is anyone elses media player fucking up now or is it just my PC?

[Xero]

Sherri's next.

[Flair Wooo]

Fucking media player <_<

[Gerard]

Is anyone elses media player fucking up now or is it just my PC?


Its starting that "buffering" shit for me.

[glycerine]

I can't even watch this. I don't have the proper plug-ins. God damn firefox. Anyway can someone gimme a synopsis? (REPS)

[Xero]

Is anyone elses media player fucking up now or is it just my PC?
Yeah, mine is shitting out. Either I get audio, video, or a frozen screen with some full stuff in between those times.

[Azriel]

Told ya it wasn't just me.

[Fenix122]

Is anyone elses media player fucking up now or is it just my PC?

mine is doing it too

[Flair Wooo]

This is taking the piss <_<

[NeanderCarl]

Too many people watching perhaps? WWE.com can't cope?

[The Greater Power]

I use just regular Internet Explorer and it has been perfect the whole time for me.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

If you stop and play, does it start at Mark Henry clapping, then stop after a few seconds?

[Flair Wooo]

Press stop then play

[NeanderCarl]

Oh come on! Don't fuckin do this shit now! I've stayed up until 4am for this!

[Azriel]

Shame USA doesn't air the whole thing on TV.

[The Greater Power]

watch him give all teh money to HHH

[LoDownM]

Dibiase has the best music ever :D

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Come on! :(

[BobBitchen]

I'm using Firefox it works perfect

[Xero]

FUCK Now I'm getting NOTHING!

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Shit, don't wanna miss DiBiase. :(

[Xero]

There we go...

[Flair Wooo]

So is it working ok on ie? Must be firefox

[Azriel]

Here we go

[glycerine]

I don't have the proper plug-ins, nor can I download them. I will rep those who give me a synopsis.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Ooh, audio.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

And I'm back. :cool:

[The Greater Power]

I don't have the proper plug-ins, nor can I download them. I will rep those who give me a synopsis.

He's talking about Sherri saving her money for wrestling training right now.

[Xero]

So is it working ok on ie? Must be firefox
I use Firefox and it works perfectly...

[LK]

There we go

[NeanderCarl]

Mine isn't working at all now. It was working fine up until 10 mins ago.

[BobBitchen]

Is Sherri Dead?

[BobBitchen]

I'm using Firefox it works perfect

:D

[Azriel]

Are we sure they're in Chicago and not Canada? :lol:

[LK]

How did you work that one out Mr Bitchen?

[NeanderCarl]

Working now! :D (Speak too soon....?)

[The Greater Power]

Is Sherri Dead?

Yup, they just wheeled out her casket.

[BobBitchen]

Is Sherri Dead?


Guess not:shifty: :wave:

[LK]

Well the Bret Hart fans are certainly in attendance

[Azriel]

Woah, Sherri looks pretty good

[glycerine]

I'm using firefox and I can't do shit now lol. I meant a synopsis of the whole show so far.

[Xero]

Was she married/is she related to Rick Martel?

[BobBitchen]

Yup, they just wheeled out her casket.

Rep was given:D

[The Greater Power]

Wow, she is so entertaining!

[The Fitz]

She's drunk!

[Gerard]

Slightly mad...or juiced from the sounds of it.

[BobBitchen]

What is she 70 or so now?

[LK]

Edge looks confusesd: 'Charisma' what the fucks that?!

[BobBitchen]

Senality setting in

[BobBitchen]

Wow look at the BOOBS ON HER!!!!

[Xero]

Did she say "Fucker"?

[Azriel]

Is that Flair's daughter?

[The Fitz]

What are they serving backstage?

[Xero]

LOL, ERIC!

[BobBitchen]

I believe

[Gerard]

That womans fucking nuts.

[NeanderCarl]

Was she married/is she related to Rick Martel?

No relation, The Model's real name is Rick Vignault.

The Bitch-off is there!

[Azriel]

This is awesome though

[LK]

Flair and her might be on something...

And where the hell is the Boogeyman?!!

[Flair Wooo]

Im impressed with the crowd tonight :D

[NeanderCarl]

Think she's had too many seabreezes now, eh?

[Azriel]

Sherri should write a book

[The Fitz]

I turned away, why was she yelling at a fan?

[BobBitchen]

Flair and her might be on something...

And where the hell is the Boogeyman?!!

He's Coming to get ya!!!!!!!!!:D

[The Greater Power]

What if the Boogeyman randomly came on stage

[Azriel]

Was someone being rude just then? Thats really not cool.

[NeanderCarl]

If the wrestling business doesn't see people by colour, why did the cameraman get instant shots of four black guys as soon as she said it??

How could he tell????

[Xero]

I turned away, why was she yelling at a fan?
Because she's drunk.

[Flair Wooo]

Fucking hell i know shes entertaining but shes not gonna fuck off from there were gonna be here all night lol

[Gerard]

If the wrestling business doesn't see people by colour, why did the cameraman get instant shots of four black guys as soon as she said it??

How could he tell????



kkk member obviously. :wtf:

[NeanderCarl]

The crowd needs to shut up!

[BobBitchen]

What were they saying anyway?I could not understand them

[Gerard]

Is michaels in the crowd or what? Ive not seen the camera pan onto him yet, and i know hart was saying about him not showing up if michaels was in attendance.

[LK]

The crowd needs to shut up!
Well she did sort of encourage them.

[Fenix122]

THANK GOD

[LK]

HBK is there

[BobBitchen]

She said "PUPPIES"!!!!!!!!!111

[Xero]

Triple H claps so oddly. It's like his arms are so big he can't touch hand-to-hand...

[Azriel]

Yeah, Shawn's been shown like twice

[6to1]

Because she's drunk.
damm i wish she was on usa she sounds funny as hell.

[NeanderCarl]

They showed Michaels earlier when Sherri mentioned him.

Sherri's looking better not than she ever did when she was still in the business. Wearing well!

[Gerard]

Yeah, Shawn's been shown like twice


Be interesting if hart will mention him when he comes out, then again im sure that'll be on the tv hour. :(

[BobBitchen]

Can I have some milk please?

[BobBitchen]

Hey Tony broke the Masterlock.

[Xero]

Atlas is the final inductee for the webcast, and I don't see it going 40 minutes...

[NeanderCarl]

Reckon they'll show some Sabba Simba highlights??

[Savio]

Tony was in Niggas with attitude.

[BobBitchen]

I seen a show on TV some years ago(late 90's) saying he was homeless.

[NeanderCarl]

Okerlund will probably be on the webcast too? They can't squeeze three big inductions into a one-hour show.

[Savio]

:lol: was that a slammy?

[NeanderCarl]

Special Delivery Jones....?

Oh yes! I didn't recognise him standing up.

[Xero]

Okerlund will probably be on the webcast too? They can't squeeze three big inductions into a one-hour show.
Hogan's inducting him, they want him to draw the viewrs in. They'd NEVER put HULK FUCKING HOGAN on the Webcast.

They're going on first on USA (Mean Gene and Hogan).

[Azriel]

Yeah, that was a Slammy. They should bring those back

[Xero]

Is he Jamaican?

[Gerard]

Masters looks thrilled...

[BobBitchen]

Is he Jamaican?

I think so

[Azriel]

Certainly sounds like it Xero

[The Greater Power]

Man, I love these bench press stories

[NeanderCarl]

Hogan is only doing the induction though. I agree he shouldn't be on the webcast, but that's WWE's problem to sort out. Bret and Eddie should get half hour each (barring these annoying promos for WM22)

[The Greater Power]

haha Mark Henry

[Fenix122]

Atlas is the final inductee for the webcast, and I don't see it going 40 minutes...

are you sure??? :rofl:

[NeanderCarl]

If this was Nitro, cue Schiavone: Atlas is in the best shape of his life!

[Gerard]

Man, I love these bench press stories


The weight went up and up, could you picture Jr calling one of those benchpress sessions? Atlas lifts 500lbs and we get JR "BAH GAWD HE JUST THREW 1200 LBS OVER HIS HEAD WITH ONE ARM".

[Xero]

Since when is "Tony" short for "George (Foreman)"?

[BobBitchen]

Is it just me or does he look like a black Kurt Angle

[Xero]

are you sure??? :rofl:
I hope so. :shifty:

[Fenix122]

Since when is "Tony" short for "George (Foreman)"?

:rofl: it's funny because he actually does look like george foreman

[NeanderCarl]

Any Monty Python fans reminded of the Yorkshiremen sketch here?

[BobBitchen]

I seen a show on TV some years ago(late 90's) saying he was homeless.


See I told you????
Can I rep myself?:shifty: :shifty:

[BobBitchen]

Funny,They mention Mr McMahon and the show Trips.

[The Greater Power]

Tony makes good porkchops

[Fenix122]

lol he makes good pork chops

[The Greater Power]

I just saw Murdoch

[NeanderCarl]

Dammit

[Gerard]

Fuck off lillian :mad: :foc:

[The Greater Power]

I'm taping the TV stuff

[NeanderCarl]

Fucking Sky, why couldn't they show this live? Too busy showing an entertaining cocktail of NOTHING?