2013 WWE Hall of Fame Discussion Thread - April 6, 2013 from New York City, NY

[TPIB]

The 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place the night before WrestleMania 29 on April 6, 2013 and will emanate from Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. The Induction Ceremony will air on Tuesday, April 9 at 10/9c on the USA Network.

 

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2013 Hall of Fame Inductees

Mick Foley (announced on 1/11/13)- To Be Inducted by Terry Funk

Bob Backlund (announced on 1/21/13)

Trish Stratus (announced on 1/28/13)- To Be Inducted by Stephanie McMahon

Bruno Sammartino (announced on 2/4/13)- To Be Inducted by Arnold Schwarzenegger

Donald Trump (announced on 2/25/13)- To Be Inducted by Mr. McMahon

Booker T (announced on 3/18/13)

 

Bruno Sammartino, Trish Stratus, & Donald Trump will be the three inductees featured on the one-hour Induction Ceremony special.

Edited April 4, 2013 by TPIB

[Maxximus]

WWE Hall of Fame 2013

 

Finally some good news.

 

Mick Foley to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame

 

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Mick Foley will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this April, The Post had learned.

 

According to sources, Foley, a three-time WWE Champion, will be honored at the company’s annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony which is held the night before Wrestlemania.

 

This year’s ceremony will be held at Madison Square Garden on Saturday April 6 with Wrestlemania 29 taking place at MetLife Stadium the following evening.

 

The Long Island resident debuted in 1986 and while not having the typical wrestler physique that other superstars of his era had, was a crowd favorite. Foley often switched between his three wrestling personas, Cactus Jack, Dude Love and Mankind during his career and is most famous for his no-holds-barred mentality in and out of the ring.

 

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That'll do, Mick...

[John Hancock]

Good, fully deserved, and I'm VERY excited that it's Attitude Era time in the Hall of Fame. But, Mick, that's goodbye, PLEASE don't ever wrestle again.

[Jamster26]

Why wasn't he not already in?

[The Fury]

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Well earned and deserved! Really chuffed

[Ciaran The King]

Yeah Mick is deserving, who can ever forget KOTR 1998?

[The Fury]

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That match is my favourite match of all time! It was defining and showed how much he took just to please the fans

[Ciaran The King]

Mick deserves it just for allowing himself to be thrown off the cell!

[Jimmy Redman]

Why wasn't he not already in?

 

The hadnt really started inducting youngish guys until recently, at which point he was in TNA.

[John Hancock]

Only just noticed that the induction ceremony is at MSG, so there's another reason they chose this one; they're inducting him in what is effectively his home town.

[Jimmy Redman]

Yeah I'd expect them to go for guys who have a link to NY, like how they did for Atlanta and etc.

[John Hancock]

What other possibilities have New York connections? Is the Brawler in the HoF yet? Surely he'll go in now if he isn't already. Booker T's another New Yorker (well, his gimmick was) with half a chance. Edited January 12, 2013 by John Hancock

[Horowitz]

Chuffed Foley is being inducted. This should hopefully retire him once and for all.

[The Beltster]

The Brawler cant go in, he's from Brooklyn and he wore a Nets jersey on TV, that shit will get him lynched in MSG! Plus, he's shit :lol

[Dead Crow]

What other possibilities have New York connections? Is the Brawler in the HoF yet? Surely he'll go in now if he isn't already. Booker T's another New Yorker (well, his gimmick was) with half a chance.

 

If I were a betting man, I'd nominate Bob Backlund. History in MSG, and deserves to be in there as much as anyone.

[Fatherof10minis]

Foley is long overdue for the induction, but i agree, Foley... don"t wrestle again.

 

Backlund would be a great one for that and there is a slew of stars from the 60s 70s and early 80s who have tremendous MSG connections.

 

Still want to see an Owen Hart induction but is his widow still fighting with WWE?

[John Hancock]

Backlund's not in yet!? Man, yeah, get him in.

[The Beltster]

He's not in because he turned down the offer.

[DC]

Same with Sammartino, who would be a lock for this year's event.

[Canned Heat]

Mick is awesome and this is well deserving. He is proof that you don't need to be the most athletic guy to be great at wrestling, you just have to love it and do whatever you can to send the fans home happy. And thats what he did, for almost 20 years.

[John Hancock]

Same with Sammartino, who would be a lock for this year's event.

 

Sammartinio being inducted in MSG would be absolutely beautiful.

[Maxximus]

Rumors abound about Bam Bam Bigelow getting a posthumous spot in the HoF.

 

Still no Savage though. That's a damn shame really.

[The Beltster]

Savage wont go in unless Lanny and his dad go in, all as a family and Vince is having none of it. He doesn't like Randy as it is so he doesn't need any more reasons to keep him out.

[Ciaran The King]

Bam Bam is a great shout, but the Savage argument should end because as long as Vince is alive it's not happening

[Jack]

Vince and Savage worked together before his death though, so surely their relationship had thawed a bit?

 

Lanny is an absolute pr*ck. You could argue his dad should be in the HOF but him? I don't see it. He doesn't belong in the HOF and if the WWE don't want him there, he shouldn't prevent his brother being inducted. It's ridiculously selfish.