Report: Latest List For Class Of 2015

[Jack-Hammer]

F4WOnline has released a report alleging to contain the latest list of likely candidates to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame during WrestleMania weekend next year.

The Rock
Macho Man Randy Savage
Kevin Nash
Rikishi
Victoria (AKA Tara)
Mickie James

There've been reports for a while now that The Rock is expected to headline next year's class, so it looks as though that's still a strong possibility.

Depending upon whether or not Savage is inducted, how WWE goes about it and who ultimately inducts him, it's POSSIBLE that his induction could steal the limelight from The Rock. Since the WWE began using the HOF once more back in 2004, Randy Savage is the one name that is constantly brought up by fans each & every year. Savage having passed away several years back would make it bittersweet, but if done in a classy way and hyped to a great deal, it could easily be the one that fans will be looking forward to the most.

Kevin Nash going in is a no brainer, though I can't say I care all that much. A few years back, Nash conducted an interview in which he said he didn't care if he went in or not. He said it'd be cool, but it wasn't really anything to him. That's pretty much how I'd see Nash's induction: it'd be kinda cool, but I can take it or leave it.

On the surface, it's sorta easy to immediately write off Rikishi as "deserving" to be in the HOF. After all, Rikishi in his big sumo inspired outfit rubbing his ass into people's faces isn't exactly legendary. Solofa Fatu, Jr. did ultimately have the biggest level of success in his career in his mid to late 30s as Rikishi in WWE as a 3 time Tag Team & 1 time Intercontinental Champion, though it wasn't exactly the stuff that dreams were made of. However, he was also one half of the Samoan Swat Team from the mid-80s to the early 90s before they became the Headshrinkers from '92-'95. They were a strong tag team with several title runs in WCWA in the late 80s, during the twilight of the company's years. He's also a member of the Anoa'i family and his twin sons are the current WWE Tag Team Champions.

As far as Victoria goes, unfortunately, she's a good example of how WWE has wasted female talent over most of the past 20 years. She had a lot of talent but, like most women, she was essentially treated as little more fluff material. At 43 years old, however, she's still got it. She can still deliver in the ring as good as she ever could and she's still smokin' hot.

Mickie James is one of the very, very few women in the history of WWE that hasn't been treated as though she's absolutely worthless. Aside from Trish Stratus, she's the biggest female star in WWE history. Between her runs in WWE & TNA, she's a 9 time women's champion and, for the longest of times, was really the last great female champ in WWE.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

As far as I am concerned, other than Rikishi all of the rumoured inductees are definite Hall of Famers in my eyes and you could argue Rikishi's case as a "filler" for a class one year.

I don't think that Randy Savage and The Rock should go into the HOF in the same class. They are 2 of the biggest stars in the history of the business and should be headlining their own class, rather than one being a secondary entrant in a single class. Personally, I think we'll see The Rock in a WWE match again at some point, so I'd induct Savage this year, Sting as the headliner next year and Rocky the year after.

Big Sexy is another worthy addition to the HOF. A multi-time World and Tag Team Champion, plus being a founding member of the nWo (who will likely get inducted as a group at some point), Nash deserves his spot. With Scott Hall going in as "Razor Ramon" (which likely means he'll go in as "Scott Hall" when the nWo get inducted), I'd expect Nash to go in as "Diesel", with HBK or Hall inducting him.

Mickie James definitely deserves entry into the HOF for all her success, but surely she is still able to compete? She doesn't need to be inducted yet unless she's decided to leave the business all together. It's a joke how Mickie isn't still wrestling for WWE and TNA, she's better than anyone on their rosters.

And everyone knows my thoughts on Tara (or Victoria as she'd be known on a WWE induction). She is arguably the most talented in-ring diva the WWE had in the 2000s, and could still cut it in the WWE today even in her 40s. If WWE had any sense they'd either bring her back as an active wrestler, an on-screen "mentor" for one of the new divas or as a trainer. Plus, she's still god dam hot as hell! Any reason to see Lisa Marie Varon on my TV is a great idea and I'd definitely tune in to see her get a well-deserved induction into the HOF.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

It's a great list. They're all deserving. The Rock is a massive draw for the HOF, Randy Savage deserves his spot and it's only a shame that he didn't get to give a speech himself. No doubt his induction will be underwhelming with his brother inducting or accept his place.

People forget just how big Rikishi was for 18 months or so. Incredibly popular who produced some decent matches over his short main run. Then again, Crash Holly was bretty big for a while and I don't see his induction coming anytime soon.

Mickie James deserves a spot. Victoria maybe in a few years when they're really struggling for females.

Kevin Nash would steal the show.

 

[MrMojoRisin]

It's a great list. They're all deserving. The Rock is a massive draw for the HOF, Randy Savage deserves his spot and it's only a shame that he didn't get to give a speech himself. No doubt his induction will be underwhelming with his brother inducting or accept his place.

I doubt Poffo even does the induction for his brother at this point. Last I heard on where they were at, Lanny's basically said that the WWE can induct Randy if they want to just do him and not the family... but that the rest of the family won't be involved.

As much as Randy deserves to be the headlining induction to the HOF, considering the circumstances behind it all, I don't know if that's going to happen. No Randy, no Elizabeth, no Poffo family... you'd probably end up having Hogan representing Savage at the HOF and everything leading up to it... which would be a mess since Hogan likely wouldn't be able to help promoting himself first... plus they'd have to keep surpressing the fact that Savage hated Hogan. Yet without the family taking the lead, who really is left that was important to Randy's career who could represent him?

 

[Wolf Pac]

I definitely thought Sable would be considered for next year. She was one of the biggest stars of the Attitude Era and was pretty much responsible for bringing the Womens Championship back from the dead. Also, they might wanna induct her in while they still have Brock Lesnar available. Then again, they could always bring back Jacqueline or Torrie Wilson to induct her.

Also, I know the story about Owen, but why does WWE continue putting off Bulldog or Brian Pillman's inductions? Are their wives also not giving the WWE their permission to put them in?

 

[Danny84]

For me that's a gd class but I still want to see
British bulldog
Owen hart
Irs
Boss man
New age outlaws
Jbl

Think the first two should go in at 2015 HOF

 

[JoeyJoeJoe]

I don't really see how Randy Savage is going to detract from The Rock's induction. It's not like he's going to be on hand to upstage him. It's a posthumous induction, and it'll get a lot of attention, but the Rock is still going to get the lion's share.

 

[kadroan]

For me that's a gd class but I still want to see
British bulldog
Owen hart
Irs
Boss man
New age outlaws
Jbl

Think the first two should go in at 2015 HOF

British Bulldog would be great. He's definitely underrated. Does his family got a good relationship with the WWE?

I believe I remember him in WWE 13. I may be wrong

 

[THTRobtaylor]

Someone has to "take the hit" for Randy... and Rock is a smart enough guy to know that he will only benefit if its him... if he has to "share" then all the mainstream press will tell that tale, that there were issues with Randy, but Dwayne shared his moment out of respect etc... he literally cannot lose...

The only better option and it's sad to have to choose would be Owen... they shared a stable in the Nation... Rocky was an active co-worker of Owen... He and WWE would do better for pairing those two than Rock and Savage... In terms of two Divas... nah... Victoria, great, she trained a lot of people... Mickie... not unless Chyna goes in, prolapse and all... both did porn... no difference.

They NEED a legendary Tag Team in there, Demoliton are LONG overdue... at a desperate 2nd gasp go for the Hart Foundation... Jim then goes in, Bret a 2 time.. like Ric... no biggie... if they can't do that add the Bulldogs or Davey and Owen if you REALLY must... both accomplish the same aim, Owen in the HOF... Rock's good Karma deflecting from the bad...

 

[Soulblazed]

The only change I'd make to the Hall Of Fame class is that as much as I like Mickie James, Luna Vachon should be inducted first...It's amazingly sad how many people have forgotten about her or never even heard of her...She had a 1 of a kind look, ability, promo style, wrestling style, etc..She came from a legendary Canadian wrestling family and was known for beating up men and wrestling men when given opportunities to do so..It's a fucking shame that Luna Vachon never was the WWF Women's Champion yet Sable was..

If anything, it should've been Luna vs Sable for the WWF Women's Title at Wrestlemania 14 in a first ever First Blood Match between 2 women where Luna makes Sable bleed like Ric Flair, finally winning the Women's Title in a way that would've fit her character best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vre5_vDrwCs

 

[Nate DaMac]

What a fucking twat Lanny Poffo is. Trying to piggyback of his dead brother to get he and his dad an underserved induction into the Hall of Fame. Nobody would even know who those guys were if not for Randy. If they won't be a party to his induction, fuck them. You could just get Eliza- oh yeah. Just have DDP do it, shit. Who cares?

 

[J.J.]

This is a legitimate list, I would mark out if Randy Savage finally went in. Back by 89-90 I'd argue Savage was more popular than Hulk Hogan. Savage is one of my personal favorites and with his success in WWE a dominant Hogan-Era he deserves this posthumous honors.

If his family isn't on board then long time rivals Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair should induct him.

Side note; Anyone remember when Macho Man released that Rap album some years back?

 

[Tyrant25]

The Hall of Fame class has always had some sort of formula: 2 big, marquee names (one slightly bigger than the others), about 2 to 3 filler names, a female wrestler, someone who has never wrestled, a wrestler from the 70s that nobody recognizes (including myself) and sometimes, a tag team/stable. That being said, here's my list:

The Rock
Owen Hart (WWE will definitely hold off on Savage)
Kevin Nash
JBL
Jim Cornette (please)
Victoria
Demolition (maybe)
And of course, some wrestler from the 70s that nobody recognizes

 

[NegativeFeedback]

I'm really bummed that WWE doesn't seem intent on inducting many tag teams. I think they should be doing one tag team a year, but they're falling behind. Freebirds, Kangaroos, Killer Bees, Bulldogs, Outlaws, Demolition... Way too many to count, and they're inducting only 1 team every few years.

My ideal class for 2015 would be:

• The Rock (Big main event inductee)
• "Macho Man" Randy Savage (top posthumous inductee)
• The Fabulous Freebirds (allowing one of their own backstage guys to get spotlighted)
• Victoria (She definitely deserves it as much as Trish and Lita)

• Theodore Long (He didn't get a send-off on TV which is a damn shame)
• Diamond Dallas Page (It's fitting to see both People's Champs go in at the same time)
• Ivan Koloff (I have no idea why he isn't in yet.)
• Muhammad Ali (Ali is going to pass away soon, so if they're going to induct him, it's now or never.)

 

[Nature Boy]

I'd love to see

Randy Savage
Demolition
Big Boss Man
Diamond Dallas Page
Kevin Nash
Fabulous Freebirds

 

[Alastor]

This is a great list of names for an induction class. The Rock will be the headliner considering he is a big movie star now. It would be cool that the Rock and Randy Savage might be inducted in the same class. Both became arguably more popular than the top faces of the company at the time during their runs as the second face. And not in the CM Punk 4th wall breaking suck up to the smark kind of way but simply running with their own sheer force of personality.

Kevin Nash will get in because he was involved in almost everything major in the mid-90s. But his matches were god awful and he somehow manage to still manage to snake into main event scene in WWE and TNA in the 00's to hog the limelight. Bad memories of his 2003 run still linger in me.

Rikishi is a throwaway entry in my opinion. Probably more to push his sons than anything. He was a fun character but maybe he did more backstage than we realize? Interesting choice. Victoria and Mickie James were both good female wrestlers and both deserve to get into the HoF. Victoria was a good in ring wrestler but was handed bad gimmicks after another in WWE. Mickie James had great feuds throughout and was the bridge between Trish and the modern Divas era.