Wade Boggs? Who? (WWE Hall of Fame Update)

[NeanderCarl]

According to WWE.com, Wade Boggs will induct Curt Hennig into the Hall of Fame. This on top of WWE turning down Jerry Lawler's request to have legendary announcer Lance Russell induct him, and choosing William freakin' Shatner instead, simply due to some little embarrassing skit they performed a few years ago on Raw. They are just turning this year's ceremony into a typical WWE has-beens/never-weres celebrity fest. There are many more influencial people from the career of Hennig who could induct him. Verne Gagne. Bobby Heenan. Larry Hennig (who I assume will accept the award). Greg Gagne. Lanny Poffo. Ric Flair. Barry Windham.

Ah, well. Trust WWE to put a dampener on these things with another cheap publicity stunt.

[SammyG]

Wade Boggs is cool.

[KingofOldSchool]

LOL what history does William Shatner have with Lawler?

And what does Boggs have to do with Hennig other than him appearing in one of Hennig's debut vintage's?

[NeanderCarl]

LOL what history does William Shatner have with Lawler?

And what does Boggs have to do with Hennig other than him appearing in one of Hennig's debut vintage's?
Shatner appeared on the King's Court circa 1995 and embarrassed Lawler by putting him in a judo throw, and making him run like the proverbial scalded dog. (Shatner, probably nearly 60 at the time, also beat up the Road Dogg and acted as Bret Hart's manager during this disasterous TV taping).

As for Boggs.... I doubt he has ANYthing to do with Hennig other than that vignette, but you know WWE. Anyone that has ever been even slightly famous is fair game to pay big bucks and appear on WWE TV.

[Theo Dious]

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Hey Mr. Boggs, will you be on my team???

[NeanderCarl]

I SO hope Bob Uecker is at WrestleMania this year. What a legend.

[Lock Jaw]

never-weres celebrity fest.

Did you just call The Shat a "never was"?! The Shat is immense. Almost as much as The Hoff.

:shifty:

[NeanderCarl]

I said has-beens/never-weres.... there's a slash there. Shatner is actually a hasbeen who has come back a little with his new show, but still.... hardly A-list.

[Xero]

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Hey Mr. Boggs, will you be on my team???
Best. Episode. Ever.

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[Kane Knight]

Lawler and Shatner met in a death match on Rylos Prime in the Omega Sector.

[NeanderCarl]

Liar.

[Shaggy]

Lawler and Shatner met in a death match on Rylos Prime in the Omega Sector.

Its true...Shatner won...of course it wasnt a clean win...while the ref was distracted Spock nailed Lawler with a chair

[6to1]

i rember one time shatner showed up in the mainevent of raw an beat the crap out of the 2 wrestlers in the ring becouse raw went over, when they premeared his show tekwar after raw. i thought that was funny as hell.

[St. Jimmy]

Shatner :love: Maybe he'll sing a song in honor of Lawlers induction.

[FakeLaser]

I would just like to state that Wade Boggs is the man.

[The One]

or what it's worth I've heard Boggs and Hennig were quite close friends.

[Shadow]

Mmm..Wade Boggs. Goes down smooth.

[Pepsi Man]

Fuck Kevin Dunn.

[NeanderCarl]

or what it's worth I've heard Boggs and Hennig were quite close friends.

Really? How? Why?

[Xero]

So now wrestlers aren't allowed to have friends outside the business?

[Kane Knight]

So now wrestlers aren't allowed to have friends outside the business?

You just don't understand what it's like in the lockerroom.

[NeanderCarl]

All I'm saying is, how could Hennig and Boggs have developed a close friendship, with such contrasting schedules/careers? I'm not saying they couldn't have clicked during the vignette, but close friends??

[redoneja]

from wwe.com

I met Curt in 1983 in Rochester, N.Y., and we became good friends, hunting and fishing buddies," Boggs told WWE.com. "In fact, he once saved my life while were were hunting in 2001; I got entangled into a barbed wire fence and was cut pretty badly. It took all the strength Curt had to free me and carry me about a mile back to the truck. He saved my life and has a special place in my heart; we spent as much time as we could together, and it's a shame he was taken from us so early.

[Xero]

CZW! CZW! CZW!

:shifty:

[mrslackalack]

I SO hope Bob Uecker is at WrestleMania this year. What a legend.

I heard rumors that WWE wanted him to do a skit with Hennan this yr at WM.