2018 Pro Wrestling thread

No particular order: Owen Hart, Chyna, Brian Pillman, Psycho Sid and I'll agree with you on Rick Martel.

 

Pillman is another head scratcher. Sid Vicious is an interesting pick. He belongs, however, not sure he would be in my top five. I’ll add another one to your list and that’s Demolition.

 

I always looked at them as a Road Warriors rip off. However, I agree they deserve to be in.

 

I want Steve Lombardi and Jim Johnston to go in. Outside of Vince McMahon himself, you could argue there have never been two guys in the history of WWE who have played as pivotal a role in building the careers of as many superstars as those two.

 

Ohhh.. I might have to consider Jim Johnston for top 5. Had not even considered him.

 

I can't blame Owen's widow. For one thing, the company's decisions killed her husband. For another thing, the lawsuit got quite nasty.

Chyna, I think, will eventually get in. Obviously, her post-WWE life hurts her, but, with the increased emphasis on women, it'd be silly not to have her in their. One problem, though, is who would accept it for her. She supposedly was estranged from her family.

Martel definitely deserves to get in. He was a former AWA champ, had two great tag runs in WWF, had his Model era, and somehow built up a nice run in WCW out of nowhere before injuries ended his career.

Brawler and Johnston definitely deserve to get in. Demolition does, too, but they, and a bunch of others, are still involved in that concussion lawsuit; so don't expect them to get in any time soon.

 

My others:

Cyndi Lauper (I think she's refusing to go in for some reason)

King Kong Bundy (estranged from WWE)

Midnight Express (Eaton, Condrey and Lane) with Jim Cornette. (Obviously, the Louisville Slugger will have to be on his best behavior)

Ivan Koloff (deceased, I think his estate involved in the concussion lawsuit)

Vader (will go in soon)

British Bulldogs (for both individual and team accomplishments, although they may do it after Dynamite dies since he was such an asshole during his career)

Diamond Dallas Page (unique career, also for his post-wrestling work)

 

Triple H, Stephanie or Shawn Michaels could accept it for her, I think. They could do it as representatives of WWE, but there's also enough personal and professional connections that they could talk about her as both a performer and a person without wading into the nasty stuff.

 

DDP went in last year.

 

He definitely deserves to be in.
So much so that he was inducted last year

 

A Heenan fart on my part.

 

Shawn would be OK. Trips and Steph would be awkward, unless Trips did it as a DX thing with HBK, Waltman, Road Dogg and Billy.