Much like Vince McMahon, Donald Trump is a master of self promotion.  Trump and McMahon had no issues using each others resources to further their own agendas.  As such, Trump may have brought more mainstream media attention to the WWE in the last few years than any other non wrestling performer.  Throw in hosting two Wrestlemanias, and a solid working relationship with Vince, and there is a really good chance for a place for Trump in the Hall.

In what has to be the first logical celebrity inductee, “Iron” Mike Tyson was the focal point of Wrestlemania 14 as the Special Enforcer, and unlike many celebrities brought in for that role, Tyson WANTED to be there. A lifelong wrestling fan, Tyson did not just appear at Wrestlemania, he participated in two months of televised angles leading up to it and undoubtedly spiked the Pay Per View buys for the event. The joy that Tyson had when accepting his induction to the Hall of Fame was all you needed to see to know that this was a celebrity induction that made sense. 

One of the things that took the then WWF into the mainstream was its association with MTV and the “Rock and Wrestling Connection”.  The link came to them in the form of Cyndi Lauper, who in the mid 80’s was one of the biggest stars of the music world.  Her celebrity helped reach new fans and there were only a few performers who were big enough at the time who could have given them this kind of MTV exposure.  She was far more instrumental to help taking the WWF big time then she got credit for.

If there was a celebrity who totally immersed himself in wrestling more than Andy Kaufman did, we have no idea who it is.  His feud with Jerry “The King” Lawler was legendary and he played a heel better than the bulk of the WWE roster today.  Kaufman loved the business so much he pursued it at the detriment of his own career.  An induction to the Hall would be a nice posthumous gesture to someone who loved wrestling so much.