We are a week away from Wrestlemania, and as such close to the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony.  Overall, we are very happy with this class, but even happier with whom will be doing the inductions.

The main attraction will be the induction of Adam Copeland, otherwise known as Edge.  The former multi time Heavyweight Champion is being inducted much sooner than expected, but following a career ending injury it was clear that it was time for him to retire.  A week after he did so, Edge appeared in from of a Smackdown crowd where they spontaneously chanted "Hall of Fame".  We could be wrong, but this appears to be the first time that this chant was ever uttered on WWE Television by its fans.  To us, this was the moment that the WWE Hall of Fame was truly accepted by its fanbase as the logical conclusion to a wrestling career.  Perhaps the WWE agreed, as Edge will be entering the Hall of Fame a year after he was forced to retire.

He will be inducted by the only logical choice.  His closest friend, long time tag team partner and current WWE Superstar, Christian will be doing the honors.  There is no other person it should be.

The most interesting choice for us in this year's Class is the Four Horsemen.  It is not because they don't deserve induction, but it is the first time that a collective group will be inducted.  It also marks the first two-time inductee (Ric Flair), who also will be the first active TNA competitor inducted.  There have been multiple incarnations of the Horsemen, and rather than induct all members, they have chose one specific group: Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham and J.J. Dillon.

This was not the first version (it was actually the third), but many felt that this was the best collection of in ring workers that the group had.    Anderson, Blanchard and Windham were all highly ranked on our Notinhalloffame WWE List and although we would prefer to see them all get in individually, we are happy that they still will be inducted.

This has led to many to speculate that other Horsemen were snubbed.  Ole Anderson was an excellent worker, but bad blood exists between him and Vince McMahon over the purchase of the Georgia territory decades ago.  Ole has been very public about his dislike for McMahon, and even if he did get inducted, there was no way the stubborn Anderson would ever accept it.  This is one of those cases where when a wrestler says that he doesn't care about the WWE Hall of Fame, we believe him.  Selfishly, we would have loved to have seen Ole as part of the group.

Lex Luger was part of the second Horsemen group.  We don't feel that Lex has been snubbed here as has been speculated elsewhere.  Lex was a member of the group for one year, but truthfully his greatest moments took place as a solo star away from the Horsemen.  He has been vocal about his happiness for the rest of the group and has been a class act all the way.

Sid Vicious had a run with the group too, but like Luger, his best moments did not occur as a member of the quartet, and his career is just not synonymous with the Horsemen.

Paul Roma has been vocal about feeling snubbed, but fans (and other Horsemen) have been equally vocal about viewing Roma's inclusion in the Horsemen as a low point.

Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko were all in later versions of the Horsemen, but the group was not even the top stable when they were in, and none of them are associated with the group at first thought.  Besides, Pillman has his own HOF resume, as does Malenko.  We don't need to explain why Benoit was left out.

As the first major super heel group, the Four Horsemen laid the blueprint as to how top heels could run a company.  The selection of Dusty Rhodes, who fought the Horsemen throughout the late 1980's is the perfect choice to induct them. 

Mike Tyson (the first celebrity inductee that we completely agree with) will be inducted by Triple H and Shawn Michaels.  Tyson was associated with the pair as part of DX in the months leading up to Wrestlemania XIV, however we would have preferred his rival in that time, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin doing the inducting. 

Mexican legend, Mil Mascaras will be inducted by his nephew, Alberto Del Rio.  There is no better choice here.

Ron Simmons will be inducted by his long time friend and tag team partner, John Bradshaw Layfield.  Again, there is no better choice for an inductor.

The late Yokozuna will be inducted by family members and current WWE Superstars Jimmy and Jey Uso along with their father Rikishi.  Rikishi is a great choice, and we do like how they are incorporating current performers (The Usos) for the ceremony. 

Overall, we would like to give the WWE praise for these selections and we are looking forward to the ceremony.  Congratulations again to those who will be joining the Hall of Fame.

Just two weeks ago, I was listening to my local Sports Radio station where Bert Sugar was a guest discussing his memories of the first Ali-Frazier fight.  Sugar was there covering the event, and to those who followed the sport, he was considered as the premier writer of the sport.

Sugar died today following Cardiac Arrest at the age of 75, and I can't help but think that another part of boxing died with him.  It is no secret, that boxing is a sport on life support, and we likely won't be bothered to create Notinhalloffame section for it.  With another all time great gone, we are not just mournning the loss of great boxing writer....we are mourning the loss of boxing itself.

I love the people who blog here!   I just wanted to draw your attention to some new blogs that have been written here.  First off our newest blogger, The Kidd, is taking a look at the tight race for the Calder Trophy in the NHL.  You can view this at Kidd's Corner. 

Our Music Blogger, Live Music Head, has a wonderful new piece on Grant Smith & The Power, and the 60's R&B music scene.  Live Music Head always an interesting take on the music industry and as always she delivered an excellent piece to us.

Finally, DDT takes a look at VH1 and their take on the Greatest Artists of All Time.  DDT does an excellent job taking VH1 to task on how they view music (and their role in it). 

Check these out when you can!

As you may have heard, Atlanta Braves' star, Chipper Jones has announced that this will be his farewell season.  Speculation is that he will be a first ballot Hall of Famer and why not?

Listen to these credentials:  1999 NL MVP, a career Batting Average of .304, a career OPS of .935 (making him 31st overall), 454 Home Runs and a career WAR of 82.7, which makes him 35th overall for position players.  Chipper Jones also has not been attached to controversy of any kind.  Realistically, there is no reason to think that he won't get in right away (2017).  Enjoy this season, and take a chance to catch him if he visits your ballpark, and honor one of the great ones.