Would WWE induct someone in their HOF if they are already in TNA's??

[FlairFan2003]

Yes, provided this person made their mark on the industry primarily in either WWE or WCW, not a TNA only or TNA mainly talent. Also, this person for obvious business reasons would have to be done with TNA contractually and be signed to some sort of Legends Deal for merchandising, etc by WWE.

If TNA puts Kurt Angle in it's HOF (deserving since he has had great success there) he would still be able to come back and be inducted into WWE's Pro Wrestling HOF provided he met the above criteria. Sting, already in TNA's Hall, would certainly be inducted as well by WWE based solely on his tenure in WCW.

I'm not sure how many other guys who appeared in TNA but made their mark elsewhere would even have contributed enough to the company to a TNA HOFer, Nash, Foley, & Flair really didnt do enough there to TNA HOF although you can make a strong argument that Foley & Nash are worthy of a Pro Wrestling HOF Designation based on their WWE & WCW careers while Flair obviously is in twice already counting The Horsemen induction.

I do not think guys like Samoa Joe, etc that have been primarily TNA guys will ever get the recognition from WWE that ex WCW, AWA, & World Class guys get. That could change however if one important thing happened...WWE bought out TNA, or at least the company died and WWE bought their tape library.

[FlairFan2003]

Originally Posted by dman1373

Sting while deserving of the hall of fame is not nearly as big of an icon as you say he is. Sting had a good hot streak of 2 years and also was a good main eventer before, but hes not a name like piper, austin, hogan, rock, taker, savage, or cena.

Sting never would have had the run he did if he wasnt already established with wrestling audience as a huge star prior to 1997. If you were a wrestling fan in GA, NC, SC, KY, WVA, VA, PA, Ohio, FLA, Miss, Missouri, Sting was about as big a star as anyone if not bigger that WWE had at the same time (Hart, Hall, HBK, Nash). Plus, the ratings for WCW even in down times nationally were just below what average numbers for RAW are right now.

Also remember how many millions of dollars in lost revenue did WWE suffer when WCW Clash Of Champions I aired free on TBS vs WrestleMania IV on PPV, severaly depressing PPV buys. Sting, although a young star at the time, was the main event of that show (vs Flair). That event drew higher ratings than any of the regular sports programming on the netwroks at the same time. Believe me, if Vince hadnt lost a lot of potential money that day he never would have pressured cable operators to persuade Ted Turner never to air to one of those specials against a WWE PPV again (Vince threatened cable operators that if they didnt try to stop Turner from doing that in the future WWE would not let them run their PPVs).

Sting was very popular and very well known to a huge audience even without Starrcade 97.

[tom9422]

Originally Posted by KoC417

Matt Hardy should not get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Jeff MAYBE but certainly not Matt. What has Matt done to have ANY sort of Hall of Fame career? If winning Tag Team championship gold is all it takes then hell Kofi Kingston is a sure fire Hall of Famer already. He's provided us more memorable moments in ROYAL RUMBLE matches alone than Matt has in his entire career.

I don't even give a damn if I take heat for saying that. Hell X-Pac deserves HoF inductions well before Matt should ever be considered.

As far as Sting goes as has been stated: once he is retired and away from the sport for a while I think WWE will reach out to him. HHH/WWE brass are no morons as much as we like to think they are. They know there is huge potential revenue by working with the Stinger. The man is a GLOBAL ICON without ever having set foot in the WWF/E! Hell the very mention of him working WM with the Undertaker set the world on fire with excitement. Nobody else in wrestling today is as big an ICON as Sting AND has yet to step foot in the WWE. If WWE doesn't induct the likes of Sting they are missing a Green and Golden opportunity.

Look, i'm not really a fan of either Hardy but they are easily getting in the HoF, the idea that they won't is absurd. They'll get in as the Hardy Boys and not as singles competitors, because thats how they were best known. They were really over, won many titles together and separately, were actively involved in the Attitude era and they put on many classic matches. What more does someone have to do to get in the HoF?

X-Pac probably will get in, because he's already out of either company, was involved with DX and has a good relationship with Triple H. Doesn't mean Matt won't get in.

[theBec2101]

In other words would they induct the following?
3D- yes
Jeff Hardy- probably who is to say he may never go back to wwe, but yes.
Kurt Angle- as long as he doesn’t pull a Chris Benoit, defiantly, yes.
Sting- without a doubt. Yes.

there may be even more down the years to come, who knows.

[KoC417]

Originally Posted by dman1373

Sting while deserving of the hall of fame is not nearly as big of an icon as you say he is. Sting had a good hot streak of 2 years and also was a good main eventer before, but hes not a name like piper, austin, hogan, rock, taker, savage, or cena.

You are correct Sting isn't as big a name as those other guys. He's BIGGER in a sense because he didn't NEED the WWF/WWE to acquire his name. When did you start watching professional wrestling anyways? He had a 2 year hot streak? 2 YEARS!?

Sting isn't as big an Icon as I say he is? Ok name someone who HAS NEVER BEEN IN THE WWE who is more universally known. Give me 1 name. Then give me 2 names. Then give me 3 names if you can. I'm guessing you can't. Everyone else NEEDED the WWF/E platform to get where they are today. Hogan wouldn't be as big without WWF/E. Flair MIGHT but it's a valid argument in his case either way. Piper- No chance in hell because with out WWF there wouldn't have been Hogan/Piper, Hogan/Warrior, Hogan/Andre.

Yet Sting has wrestled the likes of:
Hulk Hogan
Bret Hart
Randy Savage
The Giant
Kevin Nash
Lex Luger
Ric Flair

AND he has become a household name without utilizing the main-stage of WWF/WWE. His involvement in an angle immediately gives it legitimacy. Yet to you that doesn't make him as big an icon as I say? Again then give me more than 5 names that NEVER STEPPED FOOT in the WWF/WWE that are as universally known as Sting.

[Jack-Hammer]

Well as of right now, Sting is the only person in the TNA Hall of Fame. WWE has tried to sign Sting for years but he's just not interested. Sting will go into the WWE Hall of Fame someday, but I highly doubt that it will happen while he's still signed to TNA.

Triple H is said to be a big fan of Sting while Vince is someone that can take him or leave him, even though he respects his status in wrestling. If Sting is still with TNA when Triple H takes over, it wouldn't surprise me if Trips reached across to TNA in order to work out some sort of deal in which Sting is also inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Based on what I've heard & read, Trips isn't someone that generally looks down on most other companies in the same way Vince is alleged to.

I don't know if WWE would make the same consideration for anyone else on the roster. Sting is someone whose both highly respected & liked by wrestling insiders & fans alike both as a pro wrestler and as a human being. While he certainly has flaws like anyone else, he's someone who hasn't made an embarrassing spectacle of himself. Sting is the biggest star in American wrestling to have NEVER had anything to do with WWE, so he's someone that would generate a lot of buzz.

[A11oftheLights]

I wouldn't have sting in. He's never wrestled in the E is a huge part of on screen TNA past, present and unfortunately future. Even when he finishes up at age 90 I still wouldn't induct him because HE DIDNT WORK FOR THE E and thats all it really comes down to. And dont just say " But he can work one show as a guest" DONT BE A MARK thats bullshit Labar has an appearance on Raw and has worked in the industry lets put him in while we're at it