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A very fundamentally sound tag team, Jack Brisco and Gerry Brisco have proven that it is not just worth the drive to the Brisco Brothers Body Shop, but it was also worth the drive to see them compete.  Jack himself was a former two time former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and one of the top wrestlers of all time.  Gerry was no slouch himself, but the highlight of his career was teaming with his brother though most remember Gerry as an on screen “Stooge” to Vince McMahon in the attitude era.  Jack may have been the star of the team, but they both have earned a slot in the WWE Hall of Fame.

The father of the “Most Electrifying Man on Sports Entertainment” was quite charismatic himself.  With his quick jabs and Ali shuffle, Rocky Johnson captured many regional championships (mostly in tag teams) and would capture Tag Team gold in the WWF along with Tony Atlas.  Johnson was an excellent mid card talent who had a very good career and deserves to be known for his own merits as opposed to just being the Rock’s dad.

What more can be said about Ric Flair?  He is considered by many to be the greatest wrestler of all time, and even those who would not anoint him that title would at least put him in their top five.  When Flair was inducted, they gave him the honor of being the first “active” wrestler to be enshrined.  Flair would retire the day after, and though that retirement did not stick, it is difficult to argue that his retirement ceremony was not the most heartfelt in American Sports Entertainment.

Mae Young

Although she had a very long and successful career for many decades, Mae Young is best known for her second career which was essentially comedic appearances for the WWE.  The chances are fairly solid that it was this aspect of her wrestling timeline that got her inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.