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Cindy Lauper already IS NOT in the celebrity wing.

Muhammad Ali and Liberace should go in there because of their involvement in WM 1.

However I feel with Muhammad Ali there is a good reason why he may not have been inducted yet apart from the fact he might have declined. Every year the WWE tries to revolve the ceremony around one marquee superstar like last year it was Warrior, before it was HBK, one time it was Hogan etc. In other words it needs to revolve around a wrestling superstar.

Ali obviously isn't a wrestling superstar but given his legendary and iconic status, inducting him in any year would almost certainly overshadow any of the other inductees by a country mile, it would even warrant an entire night/show dedicated just for him. Perhaps WWE don't want that? And besides it's not like Ali hasn't been recognized elsewhere for his impact and legacy. He doesn't need induction into the WWE HoF to cement his legacy but it would be nice to see WWE recognize that association they had with him even if it was just for the one event.


WRT Liberace; I wonder if this is to do with some sort of underlying homophobia not necessarily on WWE's part but on what they perceive as potential homophobia amongst fans etc.? It's just speculation but again he was involved in WM 1 and would have been nice for WWE to recognize that association but then again he too is a iconic figure in American culture so it's not like a HoF induction is needed.

In contrast celebrities like Cindy Lauper, Mr T, Drew Carey aren't as iconic and aren't going to be recognised in any other HoF so it made sense to induct them.