The Rock- Six-Time WWE Champion. WWE IC and WWE World Tag-Team Champion. "The Most Electrifying Man In Sports-Entertainment". Cut some of the most entertaining promos ever. Won't be in because he left WWE to do films, and Vince's plans was for the Rock to only do films for "WWE Films". When he was a hit in "The Scorpion King", and other studios wanted to hire him to do their films, the Rock left, and Vince and a lot of the workers weren't pleased.
I disagree with this assessment. I believe that The Rock will someday take his place in the WWE HOF, but it wont be for many, many years in the future. This however has very little, if anything to do with Vince. The Rock has distanced himself completely from wrestling, to the point where he is no longer even referred to as The Rock, but Dwayne Johnson.
My feeling is that even
IF Vince offered The Rock a slot in say next years WWE HOF, he would turn it down because he and his agents would feel it would be a dark cloud over his movie career and he would not do it.
Years down the road, when the Rock is done making profitable movies, it's my feeling that he may possibly make a return to wrestling much like the Hogan of today...but he will almost certainly be inducted into the HOF at that time.
Eric Bischoff- Yes, Eric Bischoff. Sure, he contributed to WCW eventually folding (Metallica, Kiss, Million-Dollar Giveaway), but he changed the industry. He had the balls to take "Monday Night Raw" and made WCW legitimate competiton (for a while) with the formation of the "New World Order". Made "Nitro" must-see TV for 84 weeks. Forced Vince's hand to change what WWE was doing, which led to the "Attitude Era". Would never get in because that would be Vince admitting that WCW was a threat, which his ego can never admit.
I'd say there is a 75% chance that Bischoff gets in. He and Vince are on good terms now I believe. I mean he was the GM of RAW for what, 4+ years? From what Bischoff has said in interviews, that ended not because of bad terms with Vince, but because his contract was up and both sides didn't really feel that there was anywhere that creative could take his character. It had run it's course in WWE. I wouldn't be suprised at all to see him in the HOF someday.
Randy "Macho Man" Savage- 2 - Time WWF World Heavyweight Champion. WWE IC Champion. Won't be in because he has had disputes with WWE over many things (I don't buy the "sex with teen Stephanie" story).
I don't believe the Steph sex story either. I also think Macho Man will eventually go in, especially with his new DVD coming out later this year. As long as it isn't another, "Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior" - like DVD, I think it shows that Vince is willing to set some of his differnences aside to A) Make Money and B) Give the fans what they want.
Now...to keep this on topic, I do wanna say that I wish that Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund WOULD be inducted into the HOF because I feel like those two alone would go a long way to legitimize the HOF since they were both important players in te early days of the WWE. However, it's my understanding that neither of them will ever, under any circumstances allow Vince to induct them. Both for very different reasons, but they refuse none the less. I believe both men will eventually take their place in the HOF, but sadly, it wont be until their passing in my opinion.
