It is very sad that it took until 1992 for Professional Wrestling to finally have their first African American World Champion. That man was the College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ron Simmons, whose brute strength and quiet charisma made him an excellent choice for that honor. A star in WCW and in the WWE, Ron Simmons belongs in the Hal of Fame, not just for the barriers he broke but for the skills he possessed and the class he showed. DAMN!

Scott Hall may be another name in the discussion of “best wrestler never to win a World Championship”, though few would have thought based on his first eight years in the business that he would be World Championship material.

Although he was considered a transitional champion (bridging the WWF World Championship by beating Pedro Morales and losing the title to Bruno Sammartino a week later), you have to be considered a solid wrestler to have been given the strap in the first place.

When the late Gorilla Monsoon called King Kong Bundy “a condominium with legs” he wasn’t far off.  Bundy looked liked he was created on an easel.  His 450 pounds were spread over a very wide frame, a hairless body and pale white skin.  Bundy looked like a movie monster come to life.  Throw in a vicious attitude and better than average ring skills for a big man you had one of the best monster heels of the 80’s.  In the era of Hulkamania he was one of the few people that fans believed could beat the Hulkster which was proven when he headlined Wrestlemania 2 in a cage against him.  Since his best years were for Vince, King Kong Bundy may be able to get into the Hall.  It may really come down to what terms he left on.