WWE Hall of Fame 2024

JP Liz V1

I'm kinda surprised no announcements yet with Wrestlemania just over a month away

Will Bray and Brodie get individually inducted or part of The Wyatt Family, I would think Bray deserves in on his own merits first and I doubt anyone would have issue with Brodie also going in same year as Bray

Is this finally Batista's year

Mickie James aka Mrs. Nick Aldis might get in

Is Brian Pillman already in, as with his son on NXT and his Legend's deal, could be a name

I know Miss Elizabeth, Chyna and Victoria get mentioned alot, I don't think they are in yet

Is there a limit on yearly amount of deceased superstars to go?

Of course I'd love to see Christian go in, if AEW would leave their current hot mvp off for a night

Lord TSC

First inductee announced, and makes sense given the location...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/03/04/wrestlemania-wwe-heyman/ba3c1eca-da46-11ee-b5e9-ad4573c62315_story.html?utm_source=reddit.com

JP Liz V1

Paul Heyman, the wise man going in, I doubt Brock will be inducting him

Lord TSC

https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/1764699868734345374?s=20

Speech has potential to be legendary.

JP Liz V1

Roman and or Punk to induct Paul or some ECW alum?

J. Marston

A large talking point of his career will be omitted with Brock being persona non grata, but it's Heyman so he might just praise him anyway.

Patrick Mahomes

He is a deserved HOF for his on screen role there in the WWE but I doubt it will be mentioned how many wrestlers he screwed over in ECW and didn’t pay.

Regards,

P.

Lord TSC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121849973#Comment_121849973

Sure. Being honest, there's a lot of shady people in the HoF. These things tend to gloss over their more darker times.

Necro

Brock is the only guy who should induct Heyman imo but that's probably not happening given the recent issues.

The White Wolf

Based on who is available it should be Punk and he'll understand the job without overegging it.

People are actually suggesting Dreamer or RVD on social media, lol.

Ridley

He should induct himself.

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121850324#Comment_121850324

Would that be a first

My name is Paul Heyman ..........

Furious-Red

Surely Reigns should induct him at this stage since Brock is out of the question?

CastorTroy

Need to get Bischoff to induct him.

Stunning Steve Austin could do it.

callaway92

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121850447#Comment_121850447

I can't see them wanting to break 4th walls with Reigns at this stage tbh.

Seems like CM Punk is the guy

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121850235#Comment_121850235

Well the special that they did on ECW thats on the network, I wouldn’t have dreamer do it. He had major issues with heyman. It’s actually genuinely awkward to watch.

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121850447#Comment_121850447

Even if brock wasn’t out of the question for obvious reasons, would brock have wanted to do it ? You want someone who can tell the story of the person. Brock isn’t that.

Patrick Mahomes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121850799#Comment_121850799

I would have major issues with someone who stiffed me for hundreds of thousands and that put me in huge debt that had me contemplate suicide as well.

Regards,

P.

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121850806#Comment_121850806

Maybe Brock with R Truth 😄

Necro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121850871#Comment_121850871

Jaysus I'd say you're an absolute hoot at parties P.

El Gato De Negocios

I haven't watched the HOF in years but Heyman with a live mike would be worth the price of admission alone. Considering the starting points for all three, it's absolutely wild that he has outlasted both Vince and Bishoff in the game and he is front and centre in the biggest storyline in a generation.

Agent Coulson

Huku being talked about as the next indutee.

Makes sense if they are going introduce Tama Tonga into the whole Bloodline story.

Lord TSC

https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/39662389/bull-nakano-inducted-wwe-hall-fame

Bull Nakano next name announced.

The White Wolf

That's great news, Alundra and Bull really did put together matches ahead of their time.

Necro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121857208#Comment_121857208

They feckin mention her enough on those Ultimate shows that I'm shocked it took this long😂

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121856664#Comment_121856664

Is Umaga and Rikishi in yet?

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121858224#Comment_121858224

Rikishi is. Umaga isn’t .

Lord TSC

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1766120515146510500

US Express next going in.

Lord TSC

A list leaked out a few days ago on Reddit, and it’s not 3 for 3 on announcements,

the other names it had were…

Muhammad Ali, Bray Wyatt, Lia Maivia, and Thunderbolt Patterson.

hynesie08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121866121#Comment_121866121

It'd be a short ceremony anyway........

ShagNastii

The American Express seem like such a weird one. Were they THAT big or successful? They are from a really forgetten era.

If I was doing a list of 100 greatest tag teams I genuinely think I’d probably miss them.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121873878#Comment_121873878

How is the mid-80s a forgotten era? lol

PWI ranked them in the top 50 tag-teams of the PWI years in 2003. Plus, Rotunda is long overdue.

Speaking of a forgotten era...The Midnight Express & Cornette not being in there is utterly bewildering.

Patrick Mahomes

Strange that Windham is now a two time WWE hall of famer considering nearly all his runs in the company were total failures with him quitting soon after a new gimmick started.

I think it’s a way of getting Rotunda in to the Hall of Fame while linking it to Wrestlemania 1 as he and Bundy are probably the two big male omissions from that event not to be on the Hall of Fame.

If Bray is going in Posthumously it also makes sense having his father and uncle going in as well.

Regards,

P.

CastorTroy

If Rotunda was going in, I would've expected either solo as IRS or part of Money, Inc.

Agent Coulson

Barry Windham really is a strange one he never lived up to his potential and I know he was regarded by his peers as one of the best and most natural pro wrestlers of his generation

However i would say he never stayed anywhere long enough to really have a hall of fame career yet he will now have two WWE hall of fame rings now.

Even with the Four Horsemen he really wasn't really a core member of that group he was just a part of the second and third incarnation of it.

Mike Rotunda would for me be better know and remembered by a most of the WWE's fan base for the IRS gimmick and going into the WWE hall of fame that is the gimmick I would have expected him to go in with.

I have no issue with either of them getting in and getting a payday out of it.

That just leaves King Kong Bundy and Cyndi Lauper now from WM 1 to go into the HoF.

ShagNastii

A solo IRS induction would be very worthy.

It was a fantastic run and hugely memorable gimmick.

I'd agree that Barry Windham is a funny one. There are a number of guys the IWC will tout till the cow come home as to how amazing they are for whatever reason. Terry Gordy is another one.

JP Liz V1

I thought IRS was already in as Ted DiBiase and Virgil are in?

I would think Bray would have already been announced as the headliner but looks like Paul is the headliner

Lord TSC

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/muhammad-ali-wwe-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024-1235935160/

Another confirmed name.

JP Liz V1

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1767373857441071136

April 5th Ceremony

Agent Coulson

The next inductee Thunderbolt Patterson was announced earlier today

Lord TSC

Lia Maivia confirmed now as well.

I presume the Bray announcement will be done via video package during a live show.

Lord TSC

Seems Bray has been postponed…

Mike Rotunda: "With Windham passing, I thought they were gonna immediately put Windham into the Hall of Fame, which he will be in at some point. I think WWE reassessed stuff and thought it was too soon to go there with our family and the reactions and the stress on us." (wrestlingnews.co)

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121890724#Comment_121890724

Is that a connection to Dwayne Rocky?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121947460#Comment_121947460

Yes, his grandmother. The wife of High Chief Peter Maivia.

She was a promoter in Hawaii in the 80s.

JP Liz V1

Reigns inducting Heyman

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1774962415085457548

Petermc83

just finished watching Heymans acceptance speech. ( not interested in the rest of the inductees).

My god, what pure gold! Loved every second of that. From talking about HHH and bringing up Brock, to changing it up to classic ECW Paul E and dropping a big S*** My D*** line which was amazing. It had it all.
congrats to him on an amazing career so far

CastorTroy

Heyman's surprise at seeing the phone was funny. Was only seeing the video package that made me realise, probably later than everyone else, that he's still doing the phone thing these days. He managed to slip in one unedited F-bomb.

Keith Lee made a brief appearance during Punk's interview beforehand.

ThePott

Heyman's speech was great.

Other than that was a weird ceremony, I really think they either need to have these be behind clothes doors or do them at a different time, crowd was getting restless, sitting through it after Smackdown.

The Ali thing turning into a belt for the Rock was strange, he also kept it a bit kayfabe which was odd. Nice to see Bull get her moment, Thunderbolt was a good speaker even if it became a religious ceremony but a positive message nonetheless. US Express was a quite subdued speech and definitely think WWE made the right call not inducting Bray this year, the emotion and sadness was still quite evident from the whole family.

hynesie08

One of the few things I'll 100% agree with Jericho on, the hall of fame should be a formal lunch event, limited attendance, pricier tickets and at least a shirts and slacks rule.

Wrestling fans can't help themselves.

Petermc83

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121984791#Comment_121984791

couldn’t agree more. The ridiculous “what” chants during Romans induction for Heyman were unnecessary and the heckles at every opportunity.

JP Liz V1

Solo stays in character throughout