We might be going too far back into the DeLorean on this one. The Fabulous Moolah is in the WWE Hall of Fame and is unarguably the most important female wrestler in her era. Are we incorrect to look at the most important woman in the era before? If the WWE Hall does, they would look at Mildred Burke who WAS women’s wrestling for nearly twenty years. She was a long time champion; she created her own promotion, and feuded with the powers of the NWA. Her feud with her ex-husband, Billy Wolfe, should be the material of a Hollywood movie. This probably does not equate to a WWE Hall of Fame induction but as the Hall seems to like inducting women every year, is this really impossible?

By the time Angelo Savoldi entered the World Wide Wrestling Federation in the 60’s, he was at the tail end of his career and did not exactly have a stellar won/loss record for what would become the largest wrestling promotion in the world as he was mainly used to wrestle in the undercard. However, after a solid run in the 1930’s and 40’s, he would become a premiere Light Heavyweight, capturing the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship five times and was easily amongst the top pound for pound wrestlers of his generation.

It is hard to imagine that Dick “The Bulldog” Brower could ever be a good guy, but that was how he started in wrestling. It was not long before the promoters looked at the man who though was short in stature, had a wild look in his eye and the demeanour of….a bulldog. Brower would become a mid to upper card heel in the North east and in Canada and had matches of note with every face of note in those regions for twenty years. As he did have numerous runs in the old WWWF, this is not completely out of the realm of possibility.

There are really two careers of Shirley Crabtree, the first where he was a giant chested heel who taunted the crowd with his strength and good looks. He did well, but it paled to what he did after his near decade sabbatical from the business. He returned with the same gigantic chest, though his midsection was considerably large too. He developed the “Big Daddy” character, which again began as a heel, emerged as the most beloved wrestler in the British Isles. He had found superstardom in his 40’s, and though his moveset was basic, it was incredibly over, and he owned the country. Should the WWE Hall of Fame ever feel the desire to indict a British Legend, this is an excellent choice.