Current WWE Inductees
A long-time referee in the NWA, Teddy Long got his big break as a heel official who became a successful manager. He would develop a stable of monster tag teams, and his fast talking and sneaky ways put him near the top of managers in the early 90’s. He would turn face and would still…
First forming in the early 70’s, the team of Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza may have been in the mold of other rough Texas cowboy tandems, but the black leather clad duo ran rough shot over their opponents in many regions. Their apex as a team occurred in 1975 when they captured the WWF World…
A very fundamentally sound tag team, Jack Brisco and Gerry Brisco have proven that it is not just worth the drive to the Brisco Brothers Body Shop, but it was also worth the drive to see them compete. Jack himself was a former two time former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and one of the top…
Professional Wrestling may have a predetermined outcome, but athleticism has its place there. This makes it all the more surprising that Butch Miller and Luke Williams really made it in the business after the age of forty. Prior to their appearance in Stamford, they were known as the Sheepherders; a team known for their violent…
When the Dudley Boys gimmick started as Hanson brother (From Slapshot) goofballs in ECW, many were entertained, but few would have pegged them to become one of the greatest tag teams of all time. Bubba Ray & D-Von won more high level Tag Team Titles than any other duo. They are currently entrenched in TNA,…
(Michael Hayes, Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy & Buddy Roberts) Talk about innovation. Before there was the N.W.O, D-Generation X or the Four Horsemen there was the original gang concept; The Fabulous Freebirds.
Easily the most important figure in Women’s wrestling, The Fabulous Moolah holds the longest uninterrupted title reign in Professional Wrestling history. She began her career as a valet, but quickly became a tough as nails wrestler who’s in ring skill was only matched by her ability to train and mold other female grapplers. Moolah was…
The first true “Supergroup” in wrestling, the Four Horsemen was the post powerful group of heel wrestlers in the 1980’s. Although they went through the various incarnations it was the collective of Flair, Blanchard, Anderson, Windham and Dillon that were selected to go into the Hall of Fame. Arguably, this was the best version of…
Although they were inducted as the Funk Brothers duo, there can be no doubt that both Terry Funk and Dory Jr. both belong on their own individual merits. Many claim to be the pioneer of Hardcore Wrestling, but who transitioned better from a technical marvel to hardcore master better than Terry Funk. Who was relevant…
We actually liked Papa Shango when he debuted and as corny as the gimmick was, we know we are not the only ones who had a soft spot for the voodoo man. Charles Wright would later be repackaged multiple times before he struck gold as the “Godfather”, a lovable pimp. This character allowed Wright to…
The Grand Wizard has been called by many the greatest heel manager of the 1970’s and by a few as the greatest ever. He was a regular fixture of WWWF programming for a decade and was responsible for more entertaining promos than anyone else during the Allentown era. He may not be that well known…
The Honky Tonk Man proclaimed himself the “Greatest Intercontinental Champion of All Time”. Considering that he held the title for fourteen months and was one of the greatest heat generators it is really hard to argue that statement.
Anyone who has heard the Iron Sheik lately should be amazed that there was no set incident during his induction speech from 2005. All jokes aside, the Iron Sheik may have been a surprise WWF World Heavyweight Champion when he defeated Bob Backlund, but the Sheik brought to wrestling a very legitimate amateur background that…
One of the most popular draws ever for Bill Watts’ Mid South Promotion, The Junkyard Dog migrated North to the WWF and was equally popular. He was not a wrestler with a spectacular move set, but was one with unequalled charisma and was a fan favorite that transcended through age and race. His induction was…
He was showered with “Beach Bum” chants through out the bulk of his WWE career, but Don “The Magnificent” Muraco was anything but lazy. Muraco was as entertaining as he was talented and the former two time Intercontinental Champion always put on a good show. Considered by many of his peers as one of the…
We could have ranked Billy Gunn on his own. As one half of the Smoking Gunns, the Billy & Chuck tandem, and an up and down solo career post DX, he could have garnered a top 200 spot. We also could have ranked the Road Dogg as a single as he had a lengthy career…
The Road Warriors were not just a tag team; they were a force of nature. With their painted faces, spiked shoulder pads, strange haircuts and cerebral manager (Paul Ellering) they created a new style of power wrestling in the 80’s. They didn’t just beat their opponents, they destroyed them. When they won their first recognized world…
Wrestling fans that were not exposed to promotions outside the WWE may only remember the Rock and Roll Express as a lower card tag team in brief runs in the late 90’s. Those however who saw Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson in the NWA during the 80’s saw their version of the Rock and Wrestling…
A major star in multiple promotions, the Sheik was one of the original hardcore wrestlers. His in ring persona was sadistic and violent and was the master of the foreign object. The Sheik was a major draw in many arenas and his feuds with various fan favorites sold out arenas in Detroit, Toronto and New…
Although we recognize that Scott Steiner had a very successful solo career winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and Rick Steiner had decent singles run before and after his partnership with his brother, it was as a tag team where they had their greatest impact