Breaking: WWE Diva Announced for the Hall of Fame
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: As first reported by <a href="https://twitter.com/USATODAY">@USATODAY</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBethPhoenix">@TheBethPhoenix</a> will be inducted into the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEHOF?src=hash">#WWEHOF</a> Class of 2017! <a href="https://t.co/MUer4SoWsC">https://t.co/MUer4SoWsC</a> <a href="https://t.co/gvlf3sqdu1">pic.twitter.com/gvlf3sqdu1</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/836279123622445060">February 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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I loved Beth, but I really struggle to see her as a HOFer.

Hall of Employment

Why? Confused

LOL what did she do besides being a couple with Santino? She was solid and had a few title runs, but nothing about her stands out.

The Hardys will be fixed

I think they're trying to induct one diva a year. And considering how much thinner the options are for women, I expect to see Ryan Shamrock going in in a couple years.

BB will be inducted next year.

Have they announced a celebrity inductee for this year yet? I vote Abe Vigoda who went to a WWWF event once.

Think Ryan Shamrock was the first wrestling woman to give me really dirty thoughts back in the day. Then Trish Stratus blew the doors open a year later.

She feels a bit too modern. I get why they'd steer clear of Sable, Torrie, Stacy, etc. with the juxtaposition to what they're trying to do with the current Women's scene, and Chyna for obvious reasons, but you've got Ivory, Molly, Victoria, Bull Nakano. I mean this will be only the 10th female induction, and Miss Elizabeth isn't in but Beth Phoenix is?

NOTE: I know that the circumstances of Liz' death might be a hurdle but Hennig OD'd and was a HOF'r just over 4 years later. She's been dead 14 years now.

If you think Chyna should be avoided "for obvious reasons" along with Sable and Torrie, why not Maria Kanellis and Ashley Massaro as well? Did you just forget, or...?

Good for her even if women wrestler choices were always going to be slim pickings because of how WWE treated the division for years.


Yeah with the exception of 2012, they've been following a similar template for classes since 2010. Always going to get at least a tag team, a celeb, and a women's wrestler to help fill out the class. Sometimes a manager and/or stable also gets included.

"etc."

...I wasn't compiling an exhaustive list.

Think Beth Phoenix would be "fine" as an inductee...... but many years down the line. Think this is "too early" for her......

Unless she is coming back to wrestle and they want her to have the gimmick of "I'm already in the Hall of Fame!"

Someone who deserves to be in but is never mentioned: Leilani Kai.

Involved in the second biggest feud of Wrestlemania 1, former Women's champion, one half of the Glamour Girls and wrestled for the championship at Wrestlemania 10 as well

Could see that be tough mainly because the WWE leans a lot more towards Attitude Era and forward for women inductees. Also could open up an old can of worms about Moolah since she played a big role in the end of her first WWE run.

HELL YEAH! NICE BIG TITTIES! HONK HONK HONK!

What about Andy Warhol who walked into a room while they were rolling tape on the War To Settle the Score?

She had some good runs as champion. A bright spot in the Dark Times of the Emperor Johhny.

I can see Edge having a hand in this, maybe like a clause in his negotions to stay on for his network show.
"O, you want me under contract for another couple years? Well before I commit to anything, I have to say: #HOFPowerCouple has a nice ring to it :yes:"

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Obvious pick to induct her would be Santino, but I'm not sure of his status to the company so... It'll prob be the RATED R SOOO-PERSTAR

Natalya will induct her no doubt. Can't see how it could be anyone else.

Divas of Doom reunion. :)

Edge would be the obvious pick, or Nattie.

Wendi Richter was one of Moolah's girls and she got inducted not that long ago I believe

Well shit, it was 2010. Thought it was more recent than that.

If Trish wasn't about to birth a 2nd child I'd say Divas of Doom Vs. Team Bestie for a WrestleMania.

Hopefully Cyndi Lauper' finally gets in. Especially since she's the most important celebrity in company history

The wwe over saturates the HOF every year. Not sure why they have the desire to induct 50 people every year. It seems like they want to induct everyone who ever worked for them. Soon they will be inducting front office staff.

Lest we forget, The Honking of The Tit.

Act I

Where is BethPhoenixFan

Beth was dope. Only whinging neckbeards would complain about a hardworking performer being inducted into a pretend hall of fame.

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Wonder if Edge sang that to get her in the mood.

I clearly missed the Beth Phoenix era. I dont remember anything she did. I know nothing about her. But to be fair, i just got back into wrestling hardcore like a year and half ago so.

She was on TV during near Raw 1000, and Michael Cole was burying her for no reason.