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    The WWE Hall of Fame has reactivated its legacy wing for the Class of 2025, and Kamala, Ivan Koloff, and Dory Funk Sr will be inducted. This is the first time the Legacy Wing has been used since 2021, and it has been criticized in the past as many of the inductee's families were not aware of the induction until it was announced publicly.  It is not known now if this is the case for these three. Born James Harris in Mississippi, Harris first began wrestling in 1978 but adopted the Kamala gimmick in 1982 under the advice…

It is with great pleasure that we are bringing back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works: For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1.  We knew the following: The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points easier than elite players…

While most basketball fans are excited about the Final Four, this is secondary to us to the announcement of the annual Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class.  This year’s announcement was altered when the Hall announced three months ago that they reduces the waiting period from three years to two, which allowed Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and Sue Bird to be eligible this year.  As expected, all three of them were elected. Here is the complete list of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025. 2008 United States Olympic Team (TEA).  Coached by Mike Krzyzewski (with Jim Boeheim,…

This was no surprise. Days before the official announcement of the Naismith Basketball Class of 2025, it has been leaked that Carmelo Anthony will be a part of this year’s class. Anthony led Syracuse to a National Championship in 2003, ands drafted third overall by the Denver Nuggets, where he blossomed into one of the premier scorers in the league.  Traded to the New York Knicks where he had his best run (and most recognized), Anthony would overall make ten All-Star Games, earn six All-NBA nods and was chosen for the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.  He also won the Scoring…

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 have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Tampa Bay Rays. As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:  1.  Advanced Statistics. 2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League. 3.  Playoff accomplishments.…