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Interesting inductors for the WWE HOF
Mar 24, 2016
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We aren’t really sure what we think of this one.
It was strongly speculated and for the most part assumed that Kevin Von Erich would be inducting the Fabulous Freebirds into the WWE Hall of Fame. It was announced today that this would not be the case.
Current WWE Tag Team Champions, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E. and Xavier Woods will have that honor, and for us this is a bit of a head scratcher.
The Von Erich/Freebirds feud set the World Class territory on fire and it seemed fitting that the last surviving member of the Von Erichs, Kerry, would be the one to induct the Freebirds, and based on comments made from other wrestlers and fans, that was the belief too, although a case (though much weaker) could be made for the current WWE Tag Team Champions.
Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts instituted what is still referred to as the “Freebird Rule”, in which the trio would choose which two members would defend the Tag Team Championship, a rule that has been used by groups after and is currently utilized by the New Day. Both groups were charismatic and featured members whose wrestling styles were vastly different from one another.
Still there is no existing link between the groups, other than the fact that Hayes has worked with the company for the past twenty-one years. It is also curious (or maybe we are reaching) that three African Americans have been asked to induct a group who flew the Confederate Flag, and does have a member (Hayes) who has had past racial insensitivities in the company as the inductors.
With all due respect to the New Day, is there really a more fitting inductor than Kevin Von Erich?
Moving on, it was also reported that Vader will be the inductor of Stan Hansen.
This is also a little bit of a surprise as barring a match the two had in Japan which involved Hansen nearly blinding “the Mastadon” and the two are not exactly synonymous with another, though who are we kidding?
We are going to watch this regardless!
It was strongly speculated and for the most part assumed that Kevin Von Erich would be inducting the Fabulous Freebirds into the WWE Hall of Fame. It was announced today that this would not be the case.
Current WWE Tag Team Champions, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E. and Xavier Woods will have that honor, and for us this is a bit of a head scratcher.
The Von Erich/Freebirds feud set the World Class territory on fire and it seemed fitting that the last surviving member of the Von Erichs, Kerry, would be the one to induct the Freebirds, and based on comments made from other wrestlers and fans, that was the belief too, although a case (though much weaker) could be made for the current WWE Tag Team Champions.
Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts instituted what is still referred to as the “Freebird Rule”, in which the trio would choose which two members would defend the Tag Team Championship, a rule that has been used by groups after and is currently utilized by the New Day. Both groups were charismatic and featured members whose wrestling styles were vastly different from one another.
Still there is no existing link between the groups, other than the fact that Hayes has worked with the company for the past twenty-one years. It is also curious (or maybe we are reaching) that three African Americans have been asked to induct a group who flew the Confederate Flag, and does have a member (Hayes) who has had past racial insensitivities in the company as the inductors.
With all due respect to the New Day, is there really a more fitting inductor than Kevin Von Erich?
Moving on, it was also reported that Vader will be the inductor of Stan Hansen.
This is also a little bit of a surprise as barring a match the two had in Japan which involved Hansen nearly blinding “the Mastadon” and the two are not exactly synonymous with another, though who are we kidding?
We are going to watch this regardless!
The College Basketball HOF Announces its latest class
Mar 23, 2016
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The College Basketball Hall of Fame has officially announced the next class of inductees, which will consist of six former players and two coaches.
Those men are Mark Aguirre, Bob Boozer, Doug Collins, Lionel Simmons, Jamaal Wilkes and Dominique Wilkins join former coaches Hugh Durham and Mike Montgomery.
Averaging 24.5 Points per Season in his three seasons at DePaul, Mark Aguirre took the Blue Demons to a Final Four appearance as a Freshman. The following year he was named the Naismith College Player of the Year.
Playing for Kansas State in the late 1950’s, Bob Boozer would bring the Jayhawks to the Final Four in 1958. He averaged 21.9 Points per Game over his collegiate career.
Doug Collins holds the distinction of being the first scholarship player for Illinois State. In his final season, he averaged over 31 Points per Game.
Lionel Simmons played for LaSalle and remains the only player in NCAA Division One history to score 1,000 Rebounds and 3,000 Points.
Jamaal Wilkes played for UCLA and was a member of the John Wooden dynasty. He was a member of two Championship Teams.
Dominique Wilkins played for the University of Georgia averaging 21.5 Points per Game and was named the SEC Player of the Year during his Junior and last campaign with the Bulldogs.
Hugh Dunham retired with 633 wins and is the first coach to take two programs to the NCAA Final Four.
Mike Montgomery was a star coach in the Pac 12 with 282 league wins with Stanford and California.
We here at Norinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest class of the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
Those men are Mark Aguirre, Bob Boozer, Doug Collins, Lionel Simmons, Jamaal Wilkes and Dominique Wilkins join former coaches Hugh Durham and Mike Montgomery.
Averaging 24.5 Points per Season in his three seasons at DePaul, Mark Aguirre took the Blue Demons to a Final Four appearance as a Freshman. The following year he was named the Naismith College Player of the Year.
Playing for Kansas State in the late 1950’s, Bob Boozer would bring the Jayhawks to the Final Four in 1958. He averaged 21.9 Points per Game over his collegiate career.
Doug Collins holds the distinction of being the first scholarship player for Illinois State. In his final season, he averaged over 31 Points per Game.
Lionel Simmons played for LaSalle and remains the only player in NCAA Division One history to score 1,000 Rebounds and 3,000 Points.
Jamaal Wilkes played for UCLA and was a member of the John Wooden dynasty. He was a member of two Championship Teams.
Dominique Wilkins played for the University of Georgia averaging 21.5 Points per Game and was named the SEC Player of the Year during his Junior and last campaign with the Bulldogs.
Hugh Dunham retired with 633 wins and is the first coach to take two programs to the NCAA Final Four.
Mike Montgomery was a star coach in the Pac 12 with 282 league wins with Stanford and California.
We here at Norinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest class of the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
Stan Hansen to the WWE HOF
Mar 19, 2016
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We were going to hold off on this until it became official but it has leaked multiple times this weekend, we might as well go ahead and talk about it!
The WWE Hall of Fame will shortly be announcing that Stan Hansen will be part of the Class of 2016. Hansen, who may have a stronger legacy in America with his work in the NWA and the AWA (where he was the World Champion in 1985), did have a notable run in the then named World Wide Wrestling Federation when he broke the neck of champion Bruno Sammartino and challenged for the World Title.
Hansen, a Texas native, played the crazy cowboy perfectly. With his imposing size and swinging bullrope, Hansen was the person in the crazy world of professional wrestling that you would least likely want to provoke in a bar. While he was a draw in the United States, Hansen found the Japanese wrestling style more to his liking and it was there where he was revered as one of the top stars in the business.
Hansen worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling before he jumped abruptly to their rival, All Japan. He would win every title and tournament worth winning in All-Japan, including the Triple Crown four times, the Strongest Tag League four times (with four different partners), the Champions Carnival twice and the World Tag Team Title eight times.
This will not be the first time that Stan Hansen attended the WWE Hall of Fame, as he was the inductor for Antonio Inoki several years ago.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Stan Hansen as he enters the WWE Hall of Fame.
The WWE Hall of Fame will shortly be announcing that Stan Hansen will be part of the Class of 2016. Hansen, who may have a stronger legacy in America with his work in the NWA and the AWA (where he was the World Champion in 1985), did have a notable run in the then named World Wide Wrestling Federation when he broke the neck of champion Bruno Sammartino and challenged for the World Title.
Hansen, a Texas native, played the crazy cowboy perfectly. With his imposing size and swinging bullrope, Hansen was the person in the crazy world of professional wrestling that you would least likely want to provoke in a bar. While he was a draw in the United States, Hansen found the Japanese wrestling style more to his liking and it was there where he was revered as one of the top stars in the business.
Hansen worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling before he jumped abruptly to their rival, All Japan. He would win every title and tournament worth winning in All-Japan, including the Triple Crown four times, the Strongest Tag League four times (with four different partners), the Champions Carnival twice and the World Tag Team Title eight times.
This will not be the first time that Stan Hansen attended the WWE Hall of Fame, as he was the inductor for Antonio Inoki several years ago.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Stan Hansen as he enters the WWE Hall of Fame.
The Indianapolis Colts to retire Peyton Manning's Number
Mar 18, 2016
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As we slowly work on the 50 All-Time players for each major North American franchise, the follow up will be a look at how they honor their past players/coaches/executives.
This being said, it is news to us that the Indianapolis Colts will be retiring the number 18 of former Quarterback, Peyton Manning and will also be erecting a statue in his honor outside of Lucas Oil Field.
The number one draft pick in 1998, Manning was the team’s starting Quarterback for fourteen years and was the NFL MVP four times. Manning took the Colts to the Super Bowl twice, winning one of them, and threw 399 Touchdown Passes with 54,828 Yards as a Colt and is a surefire first ballot Hall of Famer.
This will be the eight number retired by the Colts.
We would like to congratulate the Indianapolis Colts and Peyton Manning at this time and we are sure it will be a beautiful moment for the fans of Indianapolis.
This being said, it is news to us that the Indianapolis Colts will be retiring the number 18 of former Quarterback, Peyton Manning and will also be erecting a statue in his honor outside of Lucas Oil Field.
The number one draft pick in 1998, Manning was the team’s starting Quarterback for fourteen years and was the NFL MVP four times. Manning took the Colts to the Super Bowl twice, winning one of them, and threw 399 Touchdown Passes with 54,828 Yards as a Colt and is a surefire first ballot Hall of Famer.
This will be the eight number retired by the Colts.
We would like to congratulate the Indianapolis Colts and Peyton Manning at this time and we are sure it will be a beautiful moment for the fans of Indianapolis.