Future WWE HOFers (The Locks, The Maybes and The No-Hopers)

ShagNastii · 07-09-2014 6:52pm #1

I know a Hall of Fame debate kicks in annually in the run up to Mania every year but I was listening to a Podcast last week which stated that a Randy Savage doc has been commissioned and the host instantly touted that with the DVD good to go it's seems it would be highly likely that we'll see Macho Man Hall of Fame bound in the next year or two.

This got me thinking, with Macho being the last of the Hulkamania megastars to make it into the HOF. He is very much in the same league as Hogan, Warrior, Perfect, Bret, Austin he can't not go in.

So with all the marquee names from the 80s in the HOF, I'd like to see who you think are future HOFers. It is pretty easy to pick out absent wrestlers that are destined to be class headliners but who IYO are the less obvious guys/gals that are worthy of a HOF ring.

I saw a thread on another forum at about the "if Koko B Ware is in, anybody can get in" we'll pass over this.

Thinking out loud

Locks:
Sting, Taker, Trips, Cena, The Hardyz, Vince McMahon.

Maybes I'd like: Vader, Goldust, Elizabeth, DDP, Luger, Goldberg.

Left of Centres: Doink

Ape Lincoln · 07-09-2014 7:26pm

Apropos of this, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter ballots have been sent out. Link

The North American wrestlers from the past three decades eligible are:

Junkyard Dog
Edge
Owen Hart
Curt Hennig
Ivan Koloff
Brock Lesnar
Fabulous Moolah
Dick Murdoch
Ken Patera
C.M. Punk
Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)
Sgt. Slaughter
Jimmy Snuka
Sting
Ultimate Warrior

Previous inductees: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_Hall_of_Fame

Soft Falling Rain · 07-09-2014 7:55pm

I wouldn't see the Hardys as locks tbh, they deserve it but there's other factors at play.

I hope Henry gets in anyway as he's the rare type that defied the odds in terms of staying relevant and even getting better.

CIARAN_BOYLE · 07-09-2014 8:57pm

I can't see the hardys as locks unless they were to return to the company

gerTheGreat · 08-09-2014 8:30pm

I'm surprised to see no mention of Kurt Angle. Surely a lock

Sirsok · 08-09-2014 8:56pm

They don't like inducting to many wrestlers who have passed on so it restricts who they can put in each year.

But a shoe in Kevin Nash, Stan Hansen, Ivan Koloff, Rick Rude, Vader, The British Bulldog, Steiners, Demolition, Jim Cornette ( would love his induction speech) , Sting, Luger, Rick Martel, King Kong Bundy , Rock n Roll + Midnight express, JBL, Michael Hayes , DDP, Sid, Goldverg, pillman, Neidhart, Macho man and Elizabeth, New Age Outlaws, Natural Disasters, Sabu , Big Bossman , Chyna..... All I could think off.

Internationally they could put in muta kobashi , liger, misawa and giant baba.

Also current active wrestlers like taker HHH Kane will all go in.

Dudleys and Angle will also go in at some stage but obviously can't atm

ShaneU · 08-09-2014 9:18pm

Locks:

Vince, Taker, HHH, Cena, Macho Man, Sting, Angle, Lesnar, Big Show, JBL, Kane

Would like to see:

Kevin Nash, Paul Heyman, Randy Orton, Ken Shamrock, Big Boss man, Owen Hart, British Bulldog, Vader, Rick Rude, Elizabeth, Bam Bam Bigelow, New Age Outlaws

Raven Runner · 09-09-2014 12:33am

I would love to see Raven get in I mean who care's if you were world champion 100 times once or never if you made an impact in wrestling you should get in

Agent Coulson · 09-09-2014 12:49pm

I think a lot of wrestlers will get in as Groups/Tag teams that wouldn't get in on there own.

DX- HHH and Shawn (To join Flair with his second HoF ring) of course but Chyna, Billy X-Pac Dogg and Rude.

Macho Man in with Miss Elizabeth.

Rock n Roll/Midnight Express with Cornette.

Heyman with some of the top ECW guys.

The rib on Michael Hayes probably means he won't get in till after he dies knowing how Vince works.

Vince himself won't go in till after he dies.

gerrybbadd · 09-09-2014 1:25pm

No doubt, now she's dead, Joan Rivers will be inducted to the celebrity Hall.

Wasn't there talk of specific matches being inducted too at one stage?

Angron · 09-09-2014 1:40pm

Kane should go in. Probably not a headlining name, but I'd consider it shocking if he didn't at some point.

The Rock isn't in yet, yes? He'd be a marquee name for whenever he does.

I'd like to see Goldberg go in, Jericho seems likely at some point. Can't really think of any others that haven't been brought up.

ShagNastii · 09-09-2014 1:54pm

God it is funny who you would completely forget about Jericho. He is sure to go in. Like Kane a decent upper-midcard/mainevent career. A huge personality who will stand out as the first undisputed champion.

Ya would probably underestimate a good few guys and their stock value when it comes to being future HOFers, many present roster included, the likes of Big Show, Orton and Batista. TBH I think anyone that had a memorable and lengthy run north of the midcard is worthy of a place.

If Heyman was to go in with a few real ECW originals I think the real stand-outs for a place would be Sabu, RVD and Tazz.

Blue_Dabadee · 09-09-2014 1:57pm

Locks (future hall of famers):

The Rock, The Undertaker, Sting, DX, The McMahon Family, Randy Savage & Liz, The Hardy Boyz, The Dudley Boys, Big Show, Kane, Bam Bam Bigelow, John Cena, Randy Orton, Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, Rey Mysterio, Batista, Chris Jericho, Paul Heyman, Triple H, NWO (Hogan, Nash and Hall), Mickie James, AJ Lee, Rob Van Dam and Daniel Bryan.

I'd like to see in Hall of Fame some day:

DDP, Vader, Goldust, Luna Vachon, Demolition, Owen Hart, Jim Johnston and Rick Rude.

ShagNastii · 09-09-2014 2:16pm

I think a DDP is very likely to go in at some stage. Nothing to do with what he has done of late with Jake and Razor but for his WCW days. He was up there with Sting and Goldberg as being one of the most over faces in WCW during the white hot Monday Night Wars. That’s not something trival, that's a big big deal

supremenovice · 09-09-2014 2:29pm

I think anyone who main events Wrestlemania deserves to be in there.
Using that logic I would like to see Psycho Sid, Bam Bam Bigelow and Laurence Taylor(celeb wing) go in.

Also, an honourable mention to one of the best celebs act Ive seen on WWE tv and that is Kevin Federline. He was a natural heat-draw, so much so that many a heel today would be envious of it. He done a fine job in his match against Cena on New Years Day '07(although never took a bump)

Angron · 09-09-2014 4:27pm

Not a bloody chance Federline should be near the HOF. He wasn't memorable, and he can't be seriously called a celebrity.

Furious-Red · 09-09-2014 4:58pm

Yea after last night Raw i can def see Joan Rivers going in this year in the celebrity wing

LeeJM · 09-09-2014 8:38pm

Maria Menunous (spelling?) will go in eventually considering her relationship with WWE. Steve Lombardi will probably get in too.

Reebrock · 09-09-2014 8:50pm

WWE HOF discussions make me laugh. Let's be realistic going my the precedent: everybody has a chance to go in. D Lo Brown can go in, Mabel can go in, British Bulldogs can go in... anybody and everybody from legitimately credible to meh.