Not in Hall of Fame News

It wasn’t much of a build-up was it? The UFC may have come a long way in the last ten years, but its Hall of Fame is in the dark ages. Six weeks ago, Dana White announced that Stephen Bonnar and Forrest Griffin would be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at their event on July 6, 2013. That day has arrived, and they are now officially part of the Hall of Fame, but has this really mattered as much as it should? That answer is easy: No.Let’s forget about the fact that there is no physical Hall of…

                    The world of professional wrestling lost another of its brethren when Matt Borne passed away yesterday at the age of 56. To fans of the WWE, Borne is best known as the original Doink the Clown. As strange as that character was, even in the cartoonish world of wrestling, Borne made it work and fans often look back on his heel run in 1994 as a great role, and one that was completely neutered when he left the organization late that year and the role was recast.         Matt Borne was a second generation wrestler, the son of “Tough” Tony…

Another wrestling legend was lost today when it was reported that Memphis legend, Jackie Fargo passed away today at the age of 85. Fargo would win many titles in his long career, mostly in the NWA in promotions in the South. Fargo would be a multi-time tag team champion with his kayfabe brother, Don Fargo, and eventually would settle in as a mainstay on the Memphis scene, where he would mentor Jerry “The King” Lawler to greatness.           Some wrestling historians have pegged Jackie Fargo as one of the inventors of the “Hardcore” style, as he was one of the…

We have some additions on the WWE section of the “Futures” section on Notinhalloffame.com. The “Future Candidates” are those who we feel are on the downswing of their wrestling career or are at an age where they may have less to offer than they have already given. Once we feel they have little more to offer in a WWE in ring or storyline capacity, they will be transferred accordingly to the main list.The new entries to the Future List are:Alberto Del RioBeth PhoenixChristianCM PunkDolph ZigglerEve TorresJohn CenaJuventud GuerreraMark HenryR-TruthRandy OrtonShane McMahonSheamusShelton BenjaminStephanie McMahonTensaiThe Great KhaliThe Hardy BoysVickie GuerreroGang, you know…

It was not that long ago that we here at Notinhalloffame.com looked at two pitchers (Roy Halladay and Tim Hudson) who reached the 200 Win milestone and openly discussed their overall Cooperstown credentials. We now have had a greater milestone achieved, that of 250 wins by Andy Pettitte, who secured that feat by defeating the Seattle Mariners today. Pettitte is currently the active pitcher with the most career wins, but unlike Roy Halladay, who has significantly less, we are not sure that Pettitte measures up.First off, there is the PED question. The New York Yankee is an admitted PED user…