Who should be the "marquee" Hall of Fame Inductee this year? Foley or Sammartino?
 

As we all know, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony has a main guy it is centered around and who goes on last. This year, we have a loaded class (already) and 2 guys who easily could/should close the show as the main inductee. You have arguably the single most important superstar in terms of the WWF's history (Bruno Sammartino) and one of the most world-renowned and loved wrestlers of all time (Mick Foley).

If you had to make the call, who is the Hall of Famer that closes the induction ceremony and gets to celebrate with the confetti and fireworks?

In my opinion, Mick Foley should close the show because the reality is that he is the far bigger star.

foley was the first one announced, isn't that who the "main guy" is?

Not in New York. If you have any wrestling knowledge you'd know how friggen huge Bruno was in New York. Vince SR wanted an Italian champion to pander to the massive italian community in New York and hence Bruno Sammartino became a massive star.

Bruno should close the show and it's not remotely close. Then again, you think HHH is good.

Mick Foley.

You people are completely clueless. Once again: pulse of the WWE.

Mick Foley was over in the entire world and sold out MSG and headlined it a bunch when they didn't run it every month.

I agree with you. I can easily seeing it being Bruno just because of how important he is to the history of WWE, but Mick Foley is the far bigger star around the world.

If it were taking place anywhere else than MSG id agree, but Bruno was crucial to the company's success and is a bigger star in New York.

People from all around the world fly in to attend WrestleMania and the Induction Ceremony.

Yes, but there will be a ton of locals going, and Bruno will attract a lot of old wrestling fans.

I would like to see if this helps WWE bring back a bunch of old wrestling fans and the WWE has a growing presence among the 50-75 age demo. They could convince USA or some other channel to air "WWE Legends House".

FOLEY IS GOOD!!!!!!!
 

Im a foley fan through and through an dhave always thought first announced was teh go to guy to MAIN EVENT the HOF. But if you are taling in terms of capital and whose gonna be better over the long run its BRUNO. Foley has had some awesome matches during the attitude era but was nowhere as instrumental as Sammartino was in the beginning of the company when they were pushing territories instead of worldwide markets. foleys only relevant now to us the younger generation has nothing to regail about him becasue they are force fed cena. Bruno created a market all himself and evne when someone is calling the shots, holding a belt for 11 years you must have been doing something right.

Not too shit on Bruno but he was only champion because he was italian. Nothing more really.

Sammartino had to have been connected to The Mob somehow.

That is what they meant when they said he was always a "family man".

Bruno's stardom reminds me of an old boxer of the 1930's: former heavyweight champ Primo Carnera. He was a giant of a man and a huge star due to his italian heritage, but he was bought and paid for by the mob. He was nothing special at all and got dropped 11 times in a fight to Max Bahr and only beat Jack Sharkey for the title because the mob fixed the fight.

I love JR's story about how he was taking a shit during an NWA meeting and heard 2 guys talk about killing Vince McMahon while he was expanding nationally.

It's taking place in the fucking garden.

Bruno, no question.

Will never happen.

Another thing to ponder is that they might put Bruno on last live, but swap it around for the TV airing. I wish they'd go back to having the entire group on stage throughout the show.

Since they've gone to airing it on Monday before RAW, they usually only show 2-3 inductees. Mick and Bruno got to be on there. Who do you cut? Trish or Backlund? The way this class is stacking up, there might be some moderately big names left to induct.

Isn't Bruno not leaving his house? He can't go on last then.

No. Bruno is being a bitch like Bret and wants to be promised he will not see Vince McMahon at all during the weekend.

didn't i read that HHH said vince and bruno would meet on wrestlemania weekend and officially bury the hatchet? somewhere on this site, i'm sure of it.

It'll be Bruno, I think just to pander to him since he's agreed really, not like Foley would complain.

Bruno you idiots. Even Foley would say so.

I'm an old school, tradition type of guy and I'd have to say Bruno.

I wonder if Sammartino will "head" this class, or if there's someone bigger about to be announced.

It's gonna be tough to top Bruno Sammartino.

I hope Kevin Nash gets in, though. And in a perfect world, Scott Hall as well. They both had the most important moments of their WWF careers in MSG.

I'd like to see Jake the Snake go in this year.

As much as I would LOVE to see that, I think next year was better because he wouldn't get lost in the shuffle and Trish's tits.

Plus he'll be in shape after his yoga journey

It doesn't matter what anyone says or thinks, it's Bruno.

Foley..... 99% of current fans have never even seen a Bruno match.....

Foley, because people actually know who he is.

If you're saying Foley, you are flat out wrong. 99% of current baseball fans probably never saw Mickey Mantle play a game...good God. This is the HALL OF FAME not a Wrestlemania main event.

Bruno just for the amount of work it took for him to accept going into the hall

Should probably be Bruno especially in the Garden but my guess is they will go with the "safer" pick and go with Mick.

pretty sure everyone who ever liked Bruno Sammartino is dead or an asshole, so Mick Foley