Although he was considered a transitional champion (bridging the WWF World Championship by beating Pedro Morales and losing the title to Bruno Sammartino a week later), you have to be considered a solid wrestler to have been given the strap in the first place.

When the late Gorilla Monsoon called King Kong Bundy “a condominium with legs” he wasn’t far off.  Bundy looked liked he was created on an easel.  His 450 pounds were spread over a very wide frame, a hairless body and pale white skin.  Bundy looked like a movie monster come to life.  Throw in a vicious attitude and better than average ring skills for a big man you had one of the best monster heels of the 80’s.  In the era of Hulkamania he was one of the few people that fans believed could beat the Hulkster which was proven when he headlined Wrestlemania 2 in a cage against him.  Since his best years were for Vince, King Kong Bundy may be able to get into the Hall.  It may really come down to what terms he left on.

Does the induction of Antonio Inoki pave the way for other past stars of New Japan?  If it does, the next logical choice would have to be Tatsumi Fujinami who held their version of the World Heavyweight Championship on six different occasions.

(“Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, “Sweet” Stan Lane & “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey)
Despite the temptation, this entry will focus on the tag team and not the entire package that featured the dynamic Jim Cornette.