You will have to forgive us, as had you told us that Dave Grohl was going to emerge as an even bigger star following the death of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, we would have taken that bet.  It was Cobain, who garnered the lion’s share of attention with Nirvana, and Grohl was the quiet drummer with the big smile.  Now it looks like Grohl will be a two-time Hall of Fame inductee.

Shockingly returning to the WWE in a limited schedule in 2012, Brock Lesnar became (at the time) the youngest WWE World Heavyweight Champion ever.  Lesnar left to pursue a successful career in Mixed Martial Arts, and this his future induction to the WWE Hall of Fame is a lot more likely than it was only a few years ago.  We are very anxious to see how this current run will play out.

A controversial selection to us as despite the huge status of Smokey Robinson, his best work was clearly with the Miracles (who were inducted decades after) and was clearly superior to his solo career. Robinson should be in the Hall, but the Miracles should have entered at the same time. Inducted in 1987. From Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

It is really hard to find a place on the world that has not heard a Neil Diamond song, nor a band that hasn’t covered one. Diamond has one of those rare gifts of writing music that has a timeless quality about them and for someone classified as an Adult Contemporary artist he could put on a show with the dynamic force of performers half his age. The mid 70’s found Diamond’s music continue to get softer which may have gained him new listeners, but did him no favors with the critics. Regardless, as long as current artists and new fans keep “discovering” Diamond (especially his early work), his legacy will continue to grow, as will his chances to be inducted.