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Arnold Schwarzenegger to the WWE HOF

Jan 26, 2015

It was reported by TMZ, that Arnold Schwarzenegger will be the next inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame and will be part of their “Celebrity Wing”. TMZ was the first to report that Randy “Macho Man” Savage would be part of the class.

Schwarzenegger has been a longtime fan of the WWE and has befriended many past superstars, namely Bruno Sammartino who ha inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame two years ago and Jesse “The Body” Ventura who appeared in three of his movies. He has also done film work with Professor Toru Tanaka and Andre the Giant.

The former Governor of California has made multiple appearances on WWE television, the first and most famous when he appeared on Smackdown in 1999 receiving a replica title belt as the “World Box Office” Champion. He would later that show get physically involved in a match, where he decked Triple H.

Schwarzenegger was Bruno Sammartino’s inductor at the 2013 Hall of Fame and appeared on RAW last year along with Hulk Hogan and Joe Manganiello and beat down The Miz.

We would like to congratulate the WWE for this get, and Schwarzenegger for adding another accolade to his belt.

RIP: Ernie Banks

Jan 24, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

It is a very sad day for Baseball fans as it was learned yesterday that the “Mr. Cub”, Ernie Banks passed away at the age of 83.

Banks was not just “Mr. Cub”, he was the greatest and most important player in the history of the Chicago Cubs the team he played his entire career for.

Over his nineteen year career in Baseball, Banks was a two time National League MVP (1958 & 1959), a two time Home Run Champion (’58 & ’60), a two time RBI Champion (’58 & ’60) and a fourteen time All Star and would accumulatively would blast 512 Home Runs with a 67.5 bWAR.

Banks was not just popular at Wrigley, but of all of Baseball as his infectious personality made him a popular figure everywhere. Although Banks was never able to make it to the post season he was a first ballot Hall of Fame inductee. His number was the first retired by the Cubs and when news of his death occurred, the city of Chicago (White Sox fans too) began mourning.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to friends, family and the Cubs organization at this time.

Shawn Marion to retire

Jan 24, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

Cleveland Cavalier Forward, Shawn Marion has announced that this will be his final season in the NBA. The 36 year old currently has a 8.9 Point per Game Average, the lowest of his career, though still respectable, is seeking his second NBA Championship.

“The Matrix” began his career with the Phoenix Suns where he would become part of a very competitive team and twice eclipse the 20 Points per Game mark and four times make the All Star Game. He was also a ferocious rebounder and would hit the double digit average five times in that category. In 2004/05 and 2005/06, Marion would be named a Third Team All Star, and as a Sun had five seasons with a PER over 20.

Although Marion would go into decline in his later years with the Dallas Mavericks, but as more of a role player, he was a major contributor to the Mavs lone NBA title in 2011.

Asking the question that we always ask here, “Is Shawn Marion a Hall of Famer”, we are initially leaning towards no, but recognized that he will have a healthy rank once eligible.

Either way, we think he will merit some serious Hall of Fame discussion, and we are looking forward to hearing the thoughts about his career.

Fictitious Rock & Roll Semi Finalists Announced

Jan 22, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

We have a major announcement here at Notinhalloffame.com as the 40 Semi-Finalists have been announced for the first ever Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class.

The 40 Semi-Finalists are:

Aldous Snow (Get Him to the Greek)

Alice Bowie (Up In Smoke)

Alvin & The Chipmunks (Alvin & The Chipmunks…TV, Movie & Music)

Bleeding Gums Murphy (The Simpsons)

Dethlkok (Metalocoplypse)

Dewey Cox (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story)

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem (The Muppet Show)

Eddie and the Cruisers (Eddie and the Cruisers)

Faith + 1 (South Park)

Gorillaz (band)

Jem and the Holograms (Jem)

Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)

Jesse and the Rippers (Full House)

Jerome “Chef” McElroy (South Park)

Josie and the Pussycats (TV Show)

Michigan J. Frog (The Looney Toons)

Nick The Lounge Singer (Saturday Night Live)

Otis Day and The Knights (Animal House)

Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy)

Robin Sparkle (How I Met Your Mother)

Rowlf the Dog (The Muppet Show)

Schroeder (Peanuts)

Sgt. Peppers’ Lonely Hearts Club Band (Sgt. Pepper’s Movie)

Spinal Tap (This is Spinal Tap)

Stillwater (Almost Famous)

Tenacious D (band & The Pick of Destiny)

The Archies (The Archies, Song)

The Banana Splits (The Banana Splits, TV Show)

The Blues Brothers (The Blues Brothers, Saturday Night Live)

The Commitments (The Commitments)

The Junkyard Band (Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids)

The Monkees (The Monkees)

The Partridge Family (The Partridge Family)

The Rutles (The Rutles: All You Need is Cash)

The School of Rock (School of Rock)

The Soggy Bottom Boys (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)

The Wonders (That Thing You Do)

Tony Clifton (Andy Kaufman & Taxi)

Vince Everett (Jailhouse Rock)

Wyld Stallyns (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure)

The 40 Semi-Finalists are up and you can vote for your favorite ten here. The top ten receiving votes will advance to the Finals.

Those 40 will be on the ballot until May 1, 2015 when the top 10 Finalists will be announced with the intent of announcing the first Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class on October 1, 2015.

As always we encourage you to vote on these Semi-Finalists and help us decide who will be the first group of Finalists for the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.