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Teddy Long named to the WWE HOF
Feb 13, 2017
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Speculated over the last month, Teddy Long has officially been named to the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017, joining already named inductees, Kurt Angle and the Rock and Roll Express.
Getting his start in Georgia Championship Wrestling as part of the ring crew, Long got into the ring as a last minute replacement for a referee, a role he would have for years and was regular fixture at NWA events. Long would segue into managing after a fast count pin costing the Road Warriors the Tag Team Championship. He was fired as a referee and became the manager of the Skyscrapers, the tandem of Danny Spivey and Sid Vicious who would feud with the Road Warriors.
Long would later manage Norman and following the dismantling of the Skyscrapers, he took over the reigns of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed (Doom) who would become the first African-American World Tag Team Championship. Doom would break up in early 1991 and after the his remaining protégé, Johnny B. Badd turned face, Long would occasionally be used as a broadcaster.
Long would be in the corner often for Ron Simmons during his championship run and in the mid 90’s he was a face manager for lower card workers, but was never in another major angle in WCW again. He would leave WCW for the WWF and would become a referee again.
History would repeat itself as after four years, Long would once again come back as a heel manager. His charges included D-Lo Brown, Rodney Mack, Jazz, Christopher Nowinski, Mark Henry and Mark Jindrak. While Long was entertaining, he did not have any major storylines, but in 2004, that would change when he would be named the General Manager of Smackdown.
Often, these positions don’t last long, but Teddy was in that role off and on for nearly ten years. He was involved in major angles with Edge, Vickie Guerrero, the Undertaker and John Laurinitis. It is unlikely if we will ever see a non-McMahon in an on-screen authority role longer with a tenure that reached Teddy Long’s.
We here would like to congratulate Teddy Long on earning this honor.
Getting his start in Georgia Championship Wrestling as part of the ring crew, Long got into the ring as a last minute replacement for a referee, a role he would have for years and was regular fixture at NWA events. Long would segue into managing after a fast count pin costing the Road Warriors the Tag Team Championship. He was fired as a referee and became the manager of the Skyscrapers, the tandem of Danny Spivey and Sid Vicious who would feud with the Road Warriors.
Long would later manage Norman and following the dismantling of the Skyscrapers, he took over the reigns of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed (Doom) who would become the first African-American World Tag Team Championship. Doom would break up in early 1991 and after the his remaining protégé, Johnny B. Badd turned face, Long would occasionally be used as a broadcaster.
Long would be in the corner often for Ron Simmons during his championship run and in the mid 90’s he was a face manager for lower card workers, but was never in another major angle in WCW again. He would leave WCW for the WWF and would become a referee again.
History would repeat itself as after four years, Long would once again come back as a heel manager. His charges included D-Lo Brown, Rodney Mack, Jazz, Christopher Nowinski, Mark Henry and Mark Jindrak. While Long was entertaining, he did not have any major storylines, but in 2004, that would change when he would be named the General Manager of Smackdown.
Often, these positions don’t last long, but Teddy was in that role off and on for nearly ten years. He was involved in major angles with Edge, Vickie Guerrero, the Undertaker and John Laurinitis. It is unlikely if we will ever see a non-McMahon in an on-screen authority role longer with a tenure that reached Teddy Long’s.
We here would like to congratulate Teddy Long on earning this honor.
The Charlotte Hornets Top 50 has been revised
Feb 13, 2017
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Our process continues!
Regular visitors know that we are slowly working away on our Top 50 players for each major franchise. Those same visitors know that they are being added VERY slowly and that we have a long way to go still.
Having said that, we have updated the first NBA Top 50 list, which is that of the Charlotte Hornets.
In the future, changes to top 50 NBA teams will be more subtle, as we now have an algorithm that is fixed, and adds more elements of advanced statistics. All changes after this will be only reflect what has changed over a completed season. Basically, what we are saying is that the Hornets overhaul reflects our new system and now the 2015-16 season accomplishments.
We have switched around the entire list, but for the sake of brevity, let’s look at the new top five:
Larry Johnson takes over the #1 from Gerald Wallace who traded places to come in at #2. Muggsy Bogues and Dell Curry remain at #3 and #4 respectively. Glen Rice moves into #5, up one spot, taking over for Emeka Okafor who dropped significantly to #9. Notably, Kemba Walker moved up from #12 to #6.
The entire list can be found here.
Look for more Top 50 lists and revisions from us soon!
Regular visitors know that we are slowly working away on our Top 50 players for each major franchise. Those same visitors know that they are being added VERY slowly and that we have a long way to go still.
Having said that, we have updated the first NBA Top 50 list, which is that of the Charlotte Hornets.
In the future, changes to top 50 NBA teams will be more subtle, as we now have an algorithm that is fixed, and adds more elements of advanced statistics. All changes after this will be only reflect what has changed over a completed season. Basically, what we are saying is that the Hornets overhaul reflects our new system and now the 2015-16 season accomplishments.
We have switched around the entire list, but for the sake of brevity, let’s look at the new top five:
Larry Johnson takes over the #1 from Gerald Wallace who traded places to come in at #2. Muggsy Bogues and Dell Curry remain at #3 and #4 respectively. Glen Rice moves into #5, up one spot, taking over for Emeka Okafor who dropped significantly to #9. Notably, Kemba Walker moved up from #12 to #6.
The entire list can be found here.
Look for more Top 50 lists and revisions from us soon!
Additions to the 2018 Hockey Futures Section
Feb 13, 2017
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We here at Notinhalloffame.com have been doing preliminary work for a future expansion of our Hockey section. As such, we decided to bolster our futures section, which has led us to add a few players to our 2018 Hockey Futures Section.
The 2018 Hockey Futures include Martin Brodeur and Martin St. Louis, two people who will likely get in immediately but we decided to add a few players who while are not likely to receive serious consideration, were good players who we wish to respect with their addition here.
The new entries are:
Brenden Morrow: A former Stanley Cup Champion with the Detroit Red Wings who also won a World Cup and Olympic Gold Medal with Canada.
Chris Phillips: A defenseman who spent his entire career with the Ottawa Senators.
Michael Ryder: A member of the 2011 Boston Bruin Stanley Cup Championship Team.
Robyn Regher: A Stanley Cup winner with the Los Angeles Kings in 2014 and former Olympian on the Canadian Team.
Scott Hannan: A stay-at-home Defenceman known mostly for his run with the San Jose Sharks
Along with Brodeur and St. Louis, this group joins Daniel Briere, Evgeni Nabokov, Ilya Bryzgalov, Kimmo Timonen, Olli Jokinen and Sergei Gonchar.
You know what we want you to do!
Take a look and cast your vote and offer your opinion!
As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support.
The 2018 Hockey Futures include Martin Brodeur and Martin St. Louis, two people who will likely get in immediately but we decided to add a few players who while are not likely to receive serious consideration, were good players who we wish to respect with their addition here.
The new entries are:
Brenden Morrow: A former Stanley Cup Champion with the Detroit Red Wings who also won a World Cup and Olympic Gold Medal with Canada.
Chris Phillips: A defenseman who spent his entire career with the Ottawa Senators.
Michael Ryder: A member of the 2011 Boston Bruin Stanley Cup Championship Team.
Robyn Regher: A Stanley Cup winner with the Los Angeles Kings in 2014 and former Olympian on the Canadian Team.
Scott Hannan: A stay-at-home Defenceman known mostly for his run with the San Jose Sharks
Along with Brodeur and St. Louis, this group joins Daniel Briere, Evgeni Nabokov, Ilya Bryzgalov, Kimmo Timonen, Olli Jokinen and Sergei Gonchar.
You know what we want you to do!
Take a look and cast your vote and offer your opinion!
As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support.
RIP: Chavo Guerrero Sr.
Feb 12, 2017
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This is one of the saddest days for us at Notinhalloffame.com and for me specifically, Kirk Buchner, the owner of this site.
My friend, Chavo Guerrero Sr., passed away after a battle with liver cancer. He was 68 years old.
I am not going to speak now about his decorated career, which while extensive, is not the way I will remember him. To me, Chavo was a man whose heart exceeded his muscles, whose passion for wrestling was only matched by his pride of being a member of the Guerrero family. He was proud, always told you what was on his mind and possibly the most genuine man I ever met.
A few years ago, I interviewed him for our site and shortly after he asked me to work on his autobiography, which other than the epilogue we have finished. Chavo helped us out with a YouTube video, counting down those who should be considered for the WWE Hall of Fame, and his expertise and charismatic way in which he discussed people who were his former co-workers was as entertaining as he was in the ring.
My heart goes out to the Guerrero family and his many fans.
Amigo, you will be missed.
My friend, Chavo Guerrero Sr., passed away after a battle with liver cancer. He was 68 years old.
I am not going to speak now about his decorated career, which while extensive, is not the way I will remember him. To me, Chavo was a man whose heart exceeded his muscles, whose passion for wrestling was only matched by his pride of being a member of the Guerrero family. He was proud, always told you what was on his mind and possibly the most genuine man I ever met.
A few years ago, I interviewed him for our site and shortly after he asked me to work on his autobiography, which other than the epilogue we have finished. Chavo helped us out with a YouTube video, counting down those who should be considered for the WWE Hall of Fame, and his expertise and charismatic way in which he discussed people who were his former co-workers was as entertaining as he was in the ring.
My heart goes out to the Guerrero family and his many fans.
Amigo, you will be missed.