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...IN HD!!!!
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First Inductee to the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame revealed...
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He's Here
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Gee, I'm throughly surprised.
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Hall yeah, motherfuckers!
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Cranky Kong
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Pretty nice bribe to get him to appear at Wrestlemania, I guess.
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Tîm Defaid
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Woo can't wait to be at the Hall of Fame
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Tîm Defaid
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I guess they decided to announce this now after the poor ticket sales since the presale yesterday.
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Tîm Defaid
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Well from what I've heard not many tickets have been shifted anyway.
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Cranky Kong
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Stop talking to yourself.
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Looks like they took it down already. Someone put it up too early?
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...IN HD!!!!
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PWInsider thinks someone from the WWE.com team who got fired posted this before leaving. It's not on the main page of WWE.com like it would be. And you would think they would announce it on TV first.
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Tîm Defaid
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Lol havoc in Stamford right now.
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Now. Here. Man.
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I coulda sworn he was already in the Hall of Fame. Guess not.
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Tîm Defaid
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Well it was all but confirmed anyway pretty much. It's been heavily rumoured for the past year.
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Voices in my Head
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Well let's hope it isn't another scam.
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been funnier if it had "Macho Man " Randy Savage's pic
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LIMITLESS
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no Braden Walker?
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VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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who will induct him. I think Bret Hart would be the most suitable candidate/
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Get a poke on
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YEA. Best news I've heard all day |
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Get a poke on
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lol at Stone Cold at :20. One of the funniest things he used to do |
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Get a poke on
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He should get in the hall of fame based SOLELY on how he reacted to the special olympian trying to jump the railing in his match against HBM
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Just a bro.
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The Rock should induct him. That way we get Rock at the HOF too.
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He's Here
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I want JR to induct him just to hear him say "From one fat redneck to another".
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He's Here
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WHAT THE FUCK?
Thank you for ruining Austins return, thank you for ruining what would have been my only mark out moment in a year. WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU TYPE "SPOILERS" WHEN YOU TYPE WHAT THE SPOILER IS RIGHT BESIDE IT!!!!!!!!! Now I know Austin is confirmed, he is my favourite wrestler, hearing his damn music hit would have made me mark out so bad, but no, you have to fucking ruin it, couldn't you make the title "Wrestlmania 21 major spoilers" alone? Seriously man, use your goddam brain. Why mark for spoilers when the spoiler is right beside where you mark for spoilers. Fuck this shit, you're not the only one who does it, so many people do, i am out of the fucking wrestling forum besides for tipsters until Wrestlemania is over, see you all April fourth. |
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That's Not My Name
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I'd expect Jim Ross to induct him, but I'd also expect WWE to say "fuck Ross, let's get someone else to do it".
Vince himself would be a good choice, doubt he would though. |
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He's Here
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Ross is the number one obvious choice.
Vince would be an interesting one. I'd only want Rock to be the presenter if Austin returned the favor next year. They'll probably go all-out stupid, though, and get someone like Hogan. |
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Stone Cold Since 1986
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yay!
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He's Here
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Now that I think about it, Pillman would be an interesting secondary inductee. In fact, I wouldn't doubt if Austin pushes for it.
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Get a poke on
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I bet if it's not JR, it will be Flair.
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That's Not My Name
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Don't know why it would be Flair, they haven't been closely associated over the years, nor are they particularly good friends.
JR is the most obvious choice, as Austin's lone on-screen ally for many years, and probably his closest friend in wrestling. Bret Hart, as one of the greatest opponents, would be an obvious choice too. Vince, as the chairman introducing his highest-grossing performer of all-time or as Austin's number one adversary of all time, would be the best choice in my mind, but I don't see it happening. |
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That's Not My Name
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Paul Heyman would be an outside choice too.
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That's Not My Name
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If WWE put the kibosh on JR, do you think... nah... they wouldn't? Not... Stephanie?
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Get a poke on
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Flair loves Austin
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Get a poke on
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He was also last years inductee and hasn't appeared on WWE programming. It will be a draw. He makes just as much sense as anybody.
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Get a poke on
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Bret would make sense too, but Austin already inducted him and they're more than likely not going to get him there.
Vince is the chairman, they're not going to do that. The Rock was there last year, he probably won't be back, and word is him and Austin don't even like eachother anymore. Flair and Austin like eachother more as far as everybody knows. |
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They like each other, doesn't mean they're friends. They have mutual respect and a kind of superficial wrestling friendship, nobody thinks they hate each other (except Scott Steiner) but they're hardly close. Flair makes sense on a promotional level as a draw, but not a lot of sense as Austin's choice to induct him.
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Get a poke on
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Austin is quoted as saying "We're talking about 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair. He's my favorite pro wrestler ever in the history of the business."
They became great friends in 2002 when Flair came back to WWE and they have tons of respect for eachother. Flair considers Austin just as much of the goods Have you ever watched the Piper HOF induction? Flair goes on about Steve. Pretty sure he says "I love you man." Austin also was the one who was pushing for a bigger and better final run for Flair, with the title and all. |
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Don't see what Vince being the chairman has anything to do with anything.
The same could have been said in the 90s before he became a major character. Look where that took them. |
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That's Not My Name
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Bret owes Austin the favour. Even if he didn't, if he was asked, I honestly think he would do it.
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That's Not My Name
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I don't disagree that Flair and Austin are friendly, just not so close that Austin would pick him above JR to induct him, and usually the inductee gets to choose, dependant on WWE's agreement with the inductor of course.
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