Interactive: Early Hall of Fame 2016 Discussion

[Dave]

What is up everyone, David Kerms here once again as we draw ever closer to, perhaps, the biggest show in WZCW history; Kingdom Come 2015.

But even closer than that, of course, is the Hall of Fame Ceremony. This year, a sterling class lines the way for the superstars of today to follow. Ty Burna, Ricky Steamboat and Big Dave will take their place amongst the very best that WZCW has ever had to offer.

But following on from some social buzz around next year, we are very keen to find out who you feel will be lucky enough to be rewarded next year with the ultimate WZCW honour and why.

So, have at it ladies and gentlemen.

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[Showtime]

The One Big Will - Before my time, but how can we have a HOF without him? First ever LL winner. Main evented the first KC. Former Elite-X and World heavyweight champion. Definitely checks all the boxes for me.

Barbosa - Argurably WZCWs most unique character. 2x world heavyweight champion. Rose up the WZCW ladder incredibly quickly and had so many memorable feuds. Him vs S.H.I.T. may go down as the most violent and physical feud ever. Epic is the best word to describe it.

Saboteur - The WZCW HOF needs a tag team. Both Saboteur and Action Saxton were great characters in WZCW, but individually they aren't HOF'ers. Together they formed one of the best teams in WZCW history. Tied the record for longest title reign at one point. 2x tag team champions. Two of the most entertaining wrestlers ever in WZCW. Their HOF speech alone would be worth the price of admission.

 

[Lee]

Matt Tastic - A grand slam is nothing to be sniffed at.

Vengeance - Dr. Zeus fears Vengeance.

Celeste John 21v5 There are so many other things Jesus Celeste did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

 

[Ty Burna]

Matt Tastic - A grand slam is nothing to be sniffed at.

Vengeance - Dr. Zeus fears Vengeance.

Celeste John 21v5 There are so many other things Jesus Celeste did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

On point with these three.

 

[NSL]

The One Big Will - Before my time, but how can we have a HOF without him? First ever LL winner. Main evented the first KC. Former Elite-X and World heavyweight champion. Definitely checks all the boxes for me.

Barbosa - Argurably WZCWs most unique character. 2x world heavyweight champion. Rose up the WZCW ladder incredibly quickly and had so many memorable feuds. Him vs S.H.I.T. may go down as the most violent and physical feud ever. Epic is the best word to describe it.

Bingo. I'd agree with Lee on Tastic, as well.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

Tastic: Grand Slam, Won the World title in the LL itself, eats a lot of beans.

Saxoteur: I agree a tag team should go in next year.

Steven Holmes: Cuz I like Steven Holmes.

 

[Lee]

Another one is Constantine. He's having a baby soon, usually means a reduced WZCW schedule. Guaranteed a HOF place

 

[Dagger Dias]

The One Big Will
While he may not be around anymore, Showtime made a point. We should get guys like him in if they were important, before they are forgotten.

Celeste
She paved the way for the other great female characters like Eve and Kagura.

Saxoteur
If anyone should start the Tag Team wing, it's these guys. Always among the first names mentioned in a "who is the best tag team" discussion.

 

[NSL]

I think the Full House Daves were the original "greatest tag team", so there's an argument for them, even if they are not the team to enter.

 

[Bernkastel]

I'm not really willing at this point to really narrow it down, but as someone that's been around since the beginning, and kept an eye on the fed even when I wasn't a member, here's a few past characters whom I feel were important.

- Joseph Rios [questionable given Enforcer's consistency, but the character is kayfabe important]

- Hatchiyama Manzo [one of Everest's greatest rivals]

- Carmen Bratchney

- Tag team: The Devil Spawns

- Big Will [Who is getting some consideration already]

- Vengeance [Also receiving consideration]

I feel like those are the heavy hitters from 2010 and before at least. Considering that Ty and Dave have already been inducted.

 

[Richard Blonoff]

I'd personally hold off on Tastic for another year or two because I feel that Killjoy is just hitting his stride with the character. Plus it would piss him off and that makes me giggle.

Celeste would be a good choice based on her longevity and some of the history she made, including being the first female champion.

Barbosa definitely deserves a nod. 2x World Champ, as well as some memorable feuds with Ty and S.H.I.T.

I'll throw a new name out there. Ricky Runn. He is a triple crown winner, was part of RRR, one of the more underrated teams in fed history, he did a flip off the titantron to beat Barbosa at Meltdown 100, and he tried to run over Mikey in a street fight.

 

[Viola Moonlight]

I personally believe we should induct only older people in for the next Hall of Fame before they become forgotten by the majority of RPers and give them the proper honour. We will remember the Matt Tastic's & the Barbosa's for the next couple of years (although Matt Tastic is an excellent option for the HoF and he is very old).

Celeste Crimson was just barely passed over this year. She has to go in next year.

"The One" Big Will accomplished a lot considering he was only around for the dark ages and left when things started picking up. Definitely deserves the nod.

Round it off with Vengeance and you've basically got all the important old school guys who deserve to go in without question.

 

[Prince Vee]

We probably also should have a thread in the WZCW.com for the Hall of Fame stars, describing about their past, title runs and major feuds. That would be helpful, because every time when someone mentions a name I've to go back to the released wrestlers thread and search for them instead. Would be great if you add a new thread like I mentioned.

 

[Viola Moonlight]

We probably also should have a thread in the WZCW.com for the Hall of Fame stars, describing about their past, title runs and major feuds. That would be helpful, because every time when someone mentions a name I've to go back to the released wrestlers thread and search for them instead. Would be great if you add a new thread like I mentioned.

There is one in the WZCW Roster section.

http://forums.wrestlezone.com/showthread.php?t=259255

Every time someone gets inducted, we add them here.

 

[Prince Vee]

Oh.. Thank you

 

[Phoenix]

Given that the majority of HoFers are guys who were around my time, I do agree that we need to look at the older class of WZCW to keep the HoF diverse.

I'd suggest having next year's HoF expand to four inductees and induct the following:

Barbosa

The One Big Will

Celeste

One out of these guys: Vengeance, Manzo, Joseph Rios, Carmen Bratchny, The Devil Spawns (I like the tag team idea)

With the way the roster keeps building and stars keep being built, the older guys are going to get overlooked, and I feel that with four inductees, you could induct two of that generation, a person that's big that people remember that isn't active, and someone who has achieved something big and feels they're ready to bow out. While my choices are heavy on the older generation for next year, it's because the HoF needs to include them sooner than later.

I'd hold off on Matt Tastic, you could swap Barbosa with Constantine, but if he's not in the 2016 HoF, he's a definite choice for 2017.

 

[Beastmode 24]

For a tag team I'd put down strikeforce. The first ever two-time tag champions (even though the reign was super short.)

Agree with Constantine, Barbosa and Celeste as other names.