266. Scott Norton

How did Scott Norton never work for the WWE? With his size and power, he would have seemed like he would have fit in brilliantly with some of the other power based wrestlers that Vince had. Don’t weep for Scott Norton though…although he was not pushed to the extent of his abilities in WCW, he reached the highest level in New Japan Pro Wrestling winning the World Title there and becoming one of the top American draws for that company. Still, would Norton have been one of those many wrestlers that the WWE would make into a huge American star, or would he have been in the lot that saw the WWE turn a brilliant performer into a laughable cartoon? Looks like Scott Norton feared the latter, as he never got a paycheck from Stamford.

Should Scott Norton be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 35.1%

Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 18.9%

Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 18.9%

No opinion. - 2.7%

No way! - 24.3%

The Bullet Points

Other Aliases: Scott ‘Flapjack” Norton
Scott “Flash” Norton
Billed From: U.S.A. (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Key Championships Held: NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight
IWGP World Tag Team (2) 1w/Tony Halme, 1w/Hercules Hernandez
IWGP World Heavyweight (2)
Why they will get in: It is hard to make a case unless they wish to honor foreign born IWGP Champions.
Why they won't get in: He never competed in the WWE.
Five Greatest Matches/Moments: 1. With Tony Halme, defeats the Steiner Brothers for the IWGP Tag Team Titles (11/22/92)
2. Joins the New World Order and solidifies a mid card status for a couple of years in WCW (1996)
3. Defeats Yuji Nagata for the vacant IWGP World Title (9/23/98)
4. Won the G1 Climax Tag League with Keiji Mutoh (1999)
5. Won the IWGP World Title for a second and final time (3/17/01)