We have been waiting years for this one.

Today, the Undertaker broke the news to Bill Eadie and Barry Darsow, who competed as Ax & Smash of Demolition in the WWE from 1987 to 1990 will be entering the WWE Hall of Fame.

Prior to their formation, Eadie began his career in 1972 as one of the Mongols, but later donned a mask and became the Masked Superstar.  Under that persona, he won multiple regional titles and competed in promotions across the United States and Japan.  In the summer of 1986, Eadie became Andre the Giant’s tag team partner, as The Super Machine, but this would last only six months.  Following the run of the Machines, Eadie took the mask off, painted his face, and was joined by Darsow, who had been wrestling as Krusher Kruschev in the NWA.  Now named Ax (Eadie) and Smash (Darsow), the rest was history.

While initially viewed by some as Road Warrior rip-offs, many WWF viewers had never seen Animal and Hawk.  Aligned with Mr. Fuji, Demolition won match after match and won their first World Tag Team Title by defeating Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) at Wrestlemania IV.   Fuji would betray the team at the 1998 Survivor Series, but Fuji’s new duo, the Powers of Pain, were unable to wrest the straps from Ax and Smash. 

Demolition lost the titles to the Brain Busters (Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson) 15 months into their first run, but they would win back the titles months later.  The second reign was brief, as they dropped the titles to the Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant & Haku), but they won them back at Wrestlemania VI.   Following that win, they turned heel and lost the belts to the Hart Foundation after the Road Warriors (now the Legion of Doom) had entered the WWE and distracted Demolition at their SummerSlam title defense.  Ax would leave the WWF following a health scare and was replaced by Crush, but the new version of Demolition would be disbanded only a few months later.

Demolition’s delay in the Hall likely stems from its participation in the 2016 Konstanin Kyros concussion lawsuit, which was later thrown out.  Last year, the tandem signed a Legends Deal with the WWE, signalling that this induction was inevitable.

We will be removing Demolition from our Notinhalloffame WWE list of those to consider for the WWE Hall of Fame following Wrestlemania.

We here at Notinhalloffame would like to congratulate Eadie and Darsow for this impending induction.

Last January, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2026, and for us at Notinhalloffame.com, this means it is time to revise the list of those to consider for the Hall.

At present, it is a work in progress, as we have multiple projects underway (including prepping the ballot for the 2026 United States Athletic Hall of Fame), but we are also slowly working on the Baseball Hall revision.

Our revisions take into account the following:

• Removing those who were inducted and including those who are now eligible.
• Taking in your votes and comments and adjusting accordingly.

Simple, right?

As this is a work in progress, the section is under construction, but we will keep you apprised of the changes as we go.

The entire list (again, it is under construction) is here,  but in the meantime, here is the revised 1-10:

11. Kenny Lofton
12. Tommy John
13. Manny Ramirez
14. Roger Maris
15. Wes Ferrell
16. Mark McGwire
17. Keith Hernandez
18. Rafael Palmeiro
19. Luis Tiant
20. Gary Sheffield

Look for more updates soon.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Atlanta Braves.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following: 

1.  Duration and Impact.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the Major League Baseball.

3.  Advanced Statistics.

4.  Playoff performance.

5. Their respective legacy on the team.

6. How successful the team was when he was there.

7. Respecting the era in which they played.

Criteria 1-4 will make up the lion’s share of the algorithm.  Please note that we have implemented this for the first time.  This has changed the rankings all throughout the board.

Last year, the Orioles had a disappointing record, winning only 75 Games and finishing last in the new division.  There were no new entrants, and no active players moved up, but there were some minor changes due to the new algorithm.

As always, we present our top five, which remain unchanged.

1. Cal Ripken Jr.
2. Jim Palmer
3. Brooks Robinson
4. Eddie Murray
5. George Sisler

You can find the entire list here.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Last January, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2026, and for us at Notinhalloffame.com, this means it is time to revise the list of those to consider for the Hall.

At present, it is a work in progress, as we have multiple projects underway (including prepping the ballot for the 2026 United States Athletic Hall of Fame), but we are also slowly working on the Baseball Hall revision.

Our revisions take into account the following:

• Removing those who were inducted and including those who are now eligible.
• Taking in your votes and comments and adjusting accordingly.

Simple, right?

As this is a work in progress, the section is under construction, but we will keep you apprised of the changes as we go.

The entire list (again, it is under construction) is here,  but in the meantime, here is the revised 1-10:

1. Barry Bonds
2. Roger Clemens
3. Pete Rose
4. Alex Rodriguez
5. “Shoeless” Joe Jackson
6. Lou Whitaker
7. Jim McCormick
8. Bill Dahlen
9. Dwight Evans
10. Curt Schilling

Look for more updates soon.