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WWE Celebrity List Revised

Aug 30, 2014

We owe all of you an apology, as we have been a little slow in revamping our WWE Celebrity Rankings. With that being said, we are very pleased to announce the new top ten personalities who should be considered for the WWE Celebrity Wing.

Before we go into the new list, the Celebrity List of the WWE Hall of Fame could very well be exponentially more controversial than the performer list. Inductees like Drew Carey and William “The Refrigerator” Perry, who have only appeared on one WWE show, does not exactly scream Hall of Fame in any capacity. The most recent selections of Mr. T and Donald Trump, who we had ranked at numbers 3 and 5 respectively were much better selections in our opinion, and had Carey and Perry not entered the WWE Hall of Fame, we are not certain that they would have made our ten.

With that said, we would like to announce our new top ten for the Celebrity wing to consider for the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony!

Muhammad Ali, the former three-time Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World remains in the top slot. Ali, who was clearly influenced by Professional Wrestling in his promos, competed against WWE Hall of Famer and Japanese legend, Antonio Inoki, was the special referee in Wrestlemania I, and made multiple appearances in wrestling events during his life. Ali, in our opinion, should have been the first person in any “Celebrity Wing” for the WWE Hall of Fame.

Cyndi Lauper, who moved up from number four from our last list, holds the number two slot. Lauper, who was an integral part of the original Rock and Wrestling Connection in the mid-80’s, made an appearance recently on Monday Night Raw, which reminded people of what her real impact on the WWE was.

Andy Kaufman drops from number two to three. The former star of TAXI, made headlines with his feud with Jerry “The King” Lawler in the Memphis territory, and was a passionate fan of professional wrestling.

Floyd “Money” Mayweather, who defeated the Big Show at one of the Wrestlemanias elevates from number six to four. The boxer, who has had Triple H in his corner at Pay-Per-View Boxing Events has long been a fan of the WWE.

Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion, David Arquette, moves from number seven to five. Arquette, who appeared often on WCW Television in 2000, also had a brief appearance on WWE TV, the decade after.

Maria Menounos, who appeared at Wrestlemania and has been a huge advocate of the WWE debuts at number six and is a new rank for the WWE Celebrity Wing of the Hall of Fame. Based on her support of the organization, we think she we will move up in our rankings.

The remaining ten are former Wrestlemania main eventer, Lawrence Taylor at seven, William Shatner at number eight, Dennis Rodman at number nine and Regis Philbin, who makes his debut at number ten. Philbin not only appeared at Wrestlemania VII, but has long track record of interviewing (and not in a condescending way) past WWE talent.

We encourage you to make your voices heard and give us your opinions and votes.

The new rankings can be found here:

The Padres unveil Bud Selig Hall of Fame Park

Aug 30, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

We needed a few days to truly digest this. The San Diego Padres have announced that they are renaming Palm Court Plaza, the Bud Selig Hall of Fame Plaza, which is located outside of Left Field, near the busiest entrance in the park. The name change is to coincide with a relaunch of their own Hall of Fame, and a celebration of Padres history.

To date, with the addition of Relief Pitcher Trevor Hoffman last year, the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame includes nine men. The other eight who have been previously inducted are Buzzie Bavasi, Nate Colbert, Jerry Coleman, Tony Gwynn, Randy Jones, Ray Kroc, Dick Williams and Dave Winfield. The Padres, have been to two World Series, though have yet to hold the championship trophy in triumph.

Although San Diego has yet to win Baseball’s Holy Grail, the renaming of Palm Court Plaza to Selig Hall of Fame Plaza is a real headscratcher. Selig, has not exactly been a popular commissioner, and there is really no tie between him and the Padres organization. The intention was to honor Selig, who is leaving his post as the Major League Baseball Commissioner this year, though again, his tenure has been associated with only controversy.

With the death this past of year of Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Fame player and arguably the greatest San Diego Padre of all time, it is difficult to imagine that anyone other than the former multi-time Batting Champion as the man whom a Padres Hall of Fame is named after. If they were not going to select Gwynn, than at the very least they could have chosen who has had a positive affect on the franchise. This is not something that is usually attributed with Bud Selig.

Although we were happy to see the San Diego Padres attempt to celebrate their past history with a greater zeal, could they not have chosen to rename with it at least one hundred better choices than this?

College Football HOF relaunches

Aug 24, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

The transfer from South Bend, Indiana to Atlanta, Georgia is complete.

This weekend, the College Football Hall of Fame has officially opened up embracing the old (many artifacts in the Hall are over 100 years old) and the new with a virtual presence unseen in any other North American Sporting Hall of Fame to date.

The three story facility features a chance for NCAA fans to pick their favorite collegiate team and have multiple exhibits display interactive components of their respective team. Multiple videos are also available at the simple touch of a screen, making this Hall of Fame more unique than anything else that exists in the marketplace.

This new structure looks to increase tourism to Atlanta, which is already the Sports Mecca of the American South. The new Hall of Fame, located in the heart of Atlanta’s downtown is a place where we will be going soon in the next few years. Based on what we have heard so far, so should you!

Joe Torre's Number 6 retired today

Aug 23, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

It was made official today as the New York Yankees have officially put the number 6 of former Manager Joe Torre out to pasture, marking the 17^th time that the Bronx Bombers have retired a number from the organization.

Torre, a former MVP himself as a player was a fringe candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame, remaining on the ballot all fifteen years of eligibility. This Summer, he entered Cooperstown via the Veteran’s Committee for his work as a Manager, predominantly with the Yankees. He would join two other legendary Managers into the Hall this year with Bobby Cox and Tony LaRussa also receiving the nod.

Torre arrived in New York in 1996 with an overall losing record as a Manager prompting many Yankees fans to wonder why he was hired. Their fears were quickly dispelled when his calm demeanor and ability to manage stars (and their egos) were shown by winning the World Series and the American League Manager of the Year Award in his debut campaign in New York.

Torre would go on to win the American League Pennant five more times and the World Series three more times as the Yankees’ skipper posting a Winning Percentage over .600 while there and cementing himself as one of the best Managers the game has ever had.

We are expecting that once Derek Jeter retires at the end of this season, that his number 2 will become the 18^th number retired by the Yankees.

We would like to congratulate Joe Torre for receiving the ultimate honor that can be bestowed by the New York Yankees, and the Yankees themselves for having the most elite group of retired numbers in the sport.