Guesses For Next Year's Possible WCW-Themed Hall of Fame
 

They are saying that next year's WWE Hall of Fame may have a WCW theme to it. Write down your 8 hall of fame inductees for 2011, and also include 2 possible others. Include at least 1 celebrity. Note that tag teams should count as one inductee. Here are mine.....


Hall of Fame

Goldberg
Arn Anderson
Road Warriors
Brian Pillman
Ted Turner
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Jack Roberts)
Lou Thesz
Donald Trump

Possible Others

Sting
Big Van Vader

Above all I want Macho Man Randy Savage to get inducted but I just don't see that happening, so I went with more realistic inductions, and yes Sting being inducted is more realistic than Savage at this point.

Already discussed this a bit in some other thread, but I'll say it again...

El Dandy is most definitely a lock.

I think its a neck and neck race between him and La Parka. After all, he was the chairman of WCW

David Arquette in the celebrity wing....

and Ralphus....can't forget about him

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really the only lock next year would be Arn Anderson

if the negotiations do lead to something, then Goldberg might be in there as well

most of the other high-profile WCW stars are still in TNA or are already in the HOF

Aside from the names that CWK has already mentioned, what do you guys think of the chances of Ron Simmons, Tully Blanchard or Lex Luger?

I would definitely say Ron Simmons, though I can't decide whether or not it should be as a singles wrestler or as a tag team with Butch Reed

Diamond Dallas Page

Forgot about Page

either way...i can see Teddy Long being the one to induct him

Ditto

I could really see Bill Watts because he was the one who booked Simmons to win the WCW title in 1992 from Vader

Ernest "The Cat" Miller

Glacier

seeing as the cruiserweight division was also a WCW staple...does Dean Malenko or any other CW have a shot to get in? Obviously there is Rey, but chances are he'll still be active by then

Revised:

The Disco Inferno
Berlin
Bunkhouse Buck
Reese of Raven's Flock
Erik Watts
The Black Scorpion
Horace Hogan
Steve "Mongo" McMichael

Evad Sullivan ftw.

I'm going to say Sting.

But Sting will still be in TNA, so they'll induct Fake Sting instead. Then real Sting will get all emo.

How lame is it that Flair had to go an ruin an amazing sendoff and wont be able to induct Arn Anderson next year....I mean they'll probably have Tully Blanchard do it, but still.

We honestly have no idea if Sting is going to be in TNA next year.

No one should have any hard feeling for Flair wrestling again. First off, I think it was about 99% WWE pushing Flair to retire and have that grand sendoff so they could use it as a marketing tool and selling point for Wrestlemania. Secondly, after he "retired" and was still under contract to WWE, WWE was not allowing him to particpate in any kind of wrestling fuctions outside of the WWE banner, not legend tribute shows, autograph signings, guest appearances, etc. Flair was turning down hundreds of thousands of dollars because WWE was making him do it, which is why Flair asked for a early release from his contract. Point is, was the sendoff at Mania 24 nice? Yes. But should Flair still be allowed to wrestle if he is able or wants to? Yes. Should he be able to make money in anyway that he can to provide for his family and fund his next divorce? Yes.

if you ask me, it was a moronic move by WWE to let a dedicated guy like Flair get away, could have been such an asset when it came to coaching younger wrestlers, but nooooo WWE has to win the pissing contest everytime, even though they have no true competitors. Ric Flair signing autographs and cutting an in-ring promo at Mid-South-West Idaho Championship Wrestling would have absolutely zero impact on WWE's financial well being. They should have let Flair do his thing and kept him.

For me...I agree with you about WWE being d-baggish with their treatment of him afterwards.

But if you are Flair:

1. Why go through with the angle if you didnt wanna retire?
2. Why the hell would you ever wanna wrestle again after having such an amazing match and sendoff? I know people are gonna say its who he is and he needs the money, but he has a ton of income to live from on doing lottery tickets and stuff. It just kinda tarnishes his legacy a bit, in my humble opinion.

Midnight Express and Rock n Roll Express

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Jeff Jarrett
Cactus Jack
DDP
Booker T
Bam Bam Bigelow(he was in wcw)

He does it because it generates enough buzz and publicity, and he may have thought that that would have been his last run - figuring the boys at WWE would cut him some slack and let him do his thing; just now that McMahon pulls a 'US government' and the wrestlers have taken the 'everyday citizen' role, Flair didn't have the kind of pull that he used to have in the business.

He needs a lot more money than what he's making by putting his face on a lottery ticket, BTW. The man has more financial troubles than anyone else I have seen at his level; not since Gorgeous George.

Big Boss Man

Sting
Ron Simmons
DDP
Lex Luger
Brian Pillman
Arn Anderson
Steiners (only as a team)
Freebirds
Midnight Express
Rock n Roll Express
Jim Cornette (not happening but anyway..)
Tony Shiavonne (haha)
Arquette/Robocop/Jay Leno/Dennis Rodman to the Celebrity Wing


Of all those, I could totally see:
Sting (if not still in TNA, if he is then DDP as the big name)
Ron Simmons (former WWE guy so it shouldnt be hard)
Arn Anderson (still with WWE, easy)
Freebirds (again, shouldnt be hard to get Hayes)
Jay Leno to the Celeb Wing since he works for NBC/Universal

Vader? I don't think he's in yet?

as a singles wrestler due to the fact of being the first african american world champion in histroy which he did in wcw

simmons
Savage
harlem heat
steiners
arn anderson
freebirds
ddp
mr perfect
goldberg


If they were not in tna
Sting
outsiders
nasty boys
jimmy hart

pretty much my list right there except for Mr Perfect b/c he is already in the HOF

Ron Simmons
The Fabulous Freebirds
The 4 Horsemen (Arn & Ole Anderson, Blanchard & JJ Dillon)
Tony Schiavone
Brian Pillman
Harlem Heat

That's all I can think of

Goldberg
Ron Simmons
Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson
James J. Dillon

They usually add a diva, but the only one I can think of is Madusa and I'm pretty sure she is on bad terms with WWE right now.

Vader should be at the top of the list.

Ole is also on bad terms with the WWE.

That's why they never give him any of the credit they should, and the guys who appear on their legends program don't mention him or can only say a lot of the negative - with no mention of the positive.

The American Males

Dean Malenko
Road Warriors
Big Boss Man
Fabulous Freebirds
Brian Adams
Terry Taylor