The patriarch of the Hart Family, Stu Hart was an accomplished wrestler, but this isn’t the reason that he got inducted.  Stu was a successful promoter in the Calgary area, making that territory a region worth watching.  More over, Stu Hart’s primary contribution to wrestling was as the trainer to countless future superstars that would add three pages just to this article.  This is a very worthy induction, and by no means done just to appease Bret Hart.

The small in stature French Canadian was a legitimate amateur athlete, and even more legitimate tough guy.  Although Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon was often the shorter combatant, he always looked the toughest.  Vachon was a classic heel, with his shaved head, missing teeth and vicious growl.  Like so many, Vachon did his job so well that he earned major respect and has become one of the most beloved figures in wrestling and is considered a legend in many circles.

This was another induction that shocked us, as the career of Gorgeous George predated the WWE completely.  With that said, there was NOBODY else who was made for televised wrestling in the 1950’s than Gorgeous George.  He wrestled under his real name, George Wagner, for the first decade of his career to limited success.  It was when he donned a character of an effeminate nature that he truly drew monster heat and became one of the biggest draws of the country.  Considering that wrestling is basically called “Sports Entertainment” by the powers that be in the WWE, it stands to reason that the industry’s first real Sports Entertainer is inducted.  We wonder though, if this induction means that other stars of the 50’s and before could be headed towards the WWE Hall of Fame?

The third Celebrity Inductee, Bob Uecker was actually one of the more entertaining celebrity guests in Wrestlemania history.  His self deprecating humor played well on WWE TV and many people still remember his failed interview with Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania IV.  If only other celebrity guests would give a solid effort like Bob Uecker did.  This would not have been our first celebrity induction, but this is not exactly a travesty either.