TPWW 1st Annual HOF Voting (Top Level Wrestler)
 

The People's Wrestling Website Presents: 1st Annual Wrestling Hall of Fame Voting

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Top Level Wrestler Nominees


Welcome to the first nomination thread for the 1st Annual TPWW Wrestling Hall Of Fame Voting.


The nominations you see here were selected by 11 members of the TPWW Wrestling Forum Committee; Myself, BDC, KOOS, Xero, mrslackalack, NeanderCarl, Loopydate, WWKD, KayfabeMan, Rob and James Steele.


We each selected 4 nominees for each respected category.


The Categories were as follows: Top Level Wrestler, Mid Level Wrestler, Tag Team, Manager and Misc (i.e someone who has contributed a lot to the business that may not fall in the other categories)


Now we pass the torch to the TPWW Community to help elect our first Hall of Famer from this Category. There will be four other categories to follow, in which four more electees will be chosen, completing are Class of 2007


Please cast ONE Vote for this category. At voting close, the top 3 guys will move on to the Final voting for the Veterans Committee. From there, the committee will have a final vote to elect our 1st TPWW Hall of Famer from this category.

So, Let the Voting Begin..

Voting Opened. Have Fun

1st vote! wooo. I really would have gone for Austin, but as a kid I grew up watching The Hart Foundation, so I went for Bret.

should I put the other 4 Categories up as well or do one every four days (when the poll closes for the previous)?

I'd say put two more up and then the other two after this one closes.

Oh and I also think that no one should post telling us who they voted for.

Committe Votes were as follows:

James Steele

Andre The Giant
Steve Austin
Harley Race
Ricky Steamboat

Xero

Kurt Angle
Roddy Piper
Ric Flair
Bret Hart

LoopyDate

Ric Flair
Hulk Hogan
Lou Thesz
Shawn Michaels

Koos

1. Steve Austin
2. The Rock
3. Hulk Hogan
4. Ric Flair

BDC

1. Hulk Hogan
2. Ric Flair
3. Ultimate Warrior
4. Kevin Nash


Rob

- Bruno Sammartino
- Superstar Billy Graham
- The Rock
- Steve Austin

NeanderCarl

Hulk Hogan
Steve Austin
Bret Hart
Roddy Piper

KayFabe Man

Bret Hart
Steve Austin
DDP
Harley Race

WWKD

1.Shawn Micheals
2.Shoei Baba
3. Hulk Hogan
4. Steve Austin

Mrslackalack

Bret Hart
Ric Flair
Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Rock

Loose Cannon

Ric Flair
Hulk Hogan
Andre
Gorgeous George

well I have this one as you can see other people's votes. I guess I'll make it hidden for the next one.

Do you want me to post the Committee votes to show everyone that the list is legit?

I was going to say who I voted for, but I'm scared of KoOS's reaction.

Sure


Also, Vote Flair.

VOTE ANDY THE GIANT PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Probably should have been able to pick like 3 people.

Nah cause then I would have just picked everybody because I am a clown

Well, picking everybody would cancel all of your votes out, so the joke would be on you, clown.

Rocky

Well then I would vote everybody but Lou Thesz just to spite loopydate CLOWN

We've already established that YOU are the clown.

whoa whoa whoa


Mrs. Lackalack and NeanderCarl are on the committe but Anybody Thrilla and Nervous Ferret are not? That is LAME O Loosey Goosey

I kinda thought about that too, but then again, the lists are pretty complete. I can't think of anybody I would have put on that's not on them.

Do you know how long Anybody Thrilla has been watching wrestling? Did you know Anybody Thrilla actually watches WWE Heat? Nobody watches WWE Heat

It's been something like 20 years, guys.

I was going to do some quick write ups for the foreign talent I picked, since most peeps don't know them... Don't have time right this second, but here's a link to a wiki article for Shohei Baba.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Baba

In all fairness, WWKD?, if this is indeed the TPWW Hall of Fame, it should be based on who and what the posters of TPWW actually know. As great as some of the foreign talents may be:

A) People may already know and love them

B) Nobody's going to be persuaded by a write-up of somebody they've never heard of or seen. ''Well, I was gonna vote HBK, but that Shoeshine Bobby dude looks like teh roxerz!". I just don't see it happening.

Not trying to be a dickhole or anything. Just saying you may not want to waste your time with it. :y:

if your an old school wrestling fan, you should know who Giant Baba is. Probably the biggest star Japan's ever had. And no, it should be based on wrestling history. All wrestling history. I want to make this legit.

No, it should be based on the posters of The People's Wrestling Website, or else it shouldn't be called the TPWW Hall of Fame.

I'm calling it that because it's the sites name. Do you want me to call it "Wrestling Hall of Fame" Would that make you feel better?

THEY ALREADY HAVE ONE OF THOSE

If ALL of the votes are coming from people on this site, ALL of the nominees are coming from people of this site, AND it's called the TPWW Hall of Fame...it doesn't matter what you call it, because it's going to turn out the way I described. Really, that's not a big deal. I think the people here will turn out some pretty worthy inductees, but let's not kid ourselves here. One of them will not be Giant Baba on a ballot with Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, The Rock, Hulk Hogan, etc.

Even you voted for the flippin' Hulkster, LC.

all I'm saying is every single one of those guys belongs on any wrestling Hall of Fame ballot.

Any except for TPWW's. We'll see how the votes turn out.

I agree with AT to an extent. The people should vote for who they know/like, and I honestly don't expect for people to randomly research and vote for someone they don't know.

HOWEVER, at the same time, I think it's important to include people who have actually INFLUENCED wrestling, and were not just "good wrestlers." DDP, Ultimate Warrior, and to an extent even Bret Hart, honestly did little to "influence" wrestling. I was going to put Rikidozan, but I figured even less people knew who he is ;)

So chances are, while someone like Baba probably won't be recognized (and a lot of people here don't know him, so that's all good), he probably should be, to some extent.

I voted for Roddy Piper

Hey! And why should I not be??

Just for the record, I thought we were using the "retirement rule".

Rikidozan is a bigger star. Antonio Inoki probably is too. Still, he is a legend. Just saying that's all.


Sorry but Kevin Nash doesn't. Warrior is debatable.


I think there should be certain guys who get in without nominations. Guys who wouldn't get votes due to older eras and what not. Rikidozan, El Santo, etc

Geez how did Randy Savage not make this list?

yea, Nash is iffy. forgot he was on the list when I said that.

Other people like Chyna I couldn't believe got nominated.

And I was thinking that as well to induct "special" guys due to older eras. I'll PM you about this.

I thought that because nobody ever REALLY retires until they're dead, a 15-year provision was put in.

And Mil Mascaras.