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Compared to the other Halls of Fame that we discuss on our website, this one is hands down the most fun and the hardest to calculate. Keep in mind, that there is no actual WWE Hall of Fame where fans can go and see their heroes. There are no set criteria to get in the WWE Hall of Fame. Wins and losses don’t exactly matter when the matches are predetermined. It does not even seem to matter if you even wrestled for the WWE as some of their inductees never drew a paycheck from Stamford. This is as subjective as they come so with that we made a criterion of our own which did incorporate (in no particular order) impact, ability, innovation championships won, legacy and their use in the WWE. The only two rules we set was that the wrestler in question was not currently an active competitor on a full-time basis unless that wrestler was 46 or over. Once a wrestler becomes 46 that individual moves from the Futures to the Main List at the time of revision.Until Then, Whatcha gonna do when Notinhalloffame.com runs wild on you!
Sincerely,
The Not in Hall of Committee.
Dump Matsumoto was one of the most vicious “puroresu” female heels of all time and throughout the 1980’s she was not just a destroyer of female babyfaces in Japan but a serious ratings draw on television and an arena filler. If the WWE Hall of Fame ever looks to induct a female combatant, they could do a lot worse than…
Arguably one of the most underrated wrestlers that put on the trunks under the WWE umbrella, Tyson Kidd was the last graduate of the famous Hart Dungeon, and with his marriage to Nattie Neidhart, he is on the fringe of wrestling royalty. He would join the WWE in developmental in 2006, and along with his longtime friend, Harry Smith would…
Often confused with Ed “Strangler” Lewis, Evan Lewis was a pioneering wrestler in his own right who would win multiple championships in the late 1800s including the American Catch-as-Catch-can, American Heavyweight and American Greco-Roman title. Lewis would become a draw in the Midwest, and he is credited for creating the rear naked choke, which gave him the nickname of "Strangler"…
Like the Von Erichs who have six members in the WWE Hall of Fame, we present the Duseks, who have six notable family members…well, four and two kayfabe ones.
Johnny Powers challenged Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF Heavyweight Championship many times in the early 60’s in Pennsylvania and Toronto and he main evented in Minnesota, Detroit and Texas but his biggest contribution was as a promoter in the Cleveland area with the NWF promotion.
A sentimental favorite for many ECW fans, Stevie Richards went from “clueless putz” to a certified ECW Heavyweight Title contender. Amidst the parodies and comedy routines lied a very good in ring wrestler who while he never really found his niche in the WWE (though he did work there for a few years) will always be remembered in Philadelphia…and should…
Negro Casas came into Lucha Libre with an excellent pedigree as the son of Pepe Casas (and the brother of two other Luchadores), and he proved to be the most talented of the clan. A natural from the start, Casas would win a plethora of championships in Mexico both as a single and tag team, and his rivalry/friendship with El…
Some fans may remember a Kendo Nagasaki who competed in various promotions in North America as a mid card heel. However, in the United Kingdom the original Kendo Nagasaki was a white British man named Peter Thornley who was actually the biggest draw in England for years. Thornley was not a well built man, nor was he technically skilled, but…
Earl Caddock was one of the greatest amateur wrestlers of all time as he was a three-time winner of the National AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) title before becoming a professional. Caddock would defeat Joe Stetcher for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1917 and would later beat Wladek Zbyzsko who won a tournament for the vacant title when Caddock refused to…
Tony “Cannonball” Parisi may be remembered now mostly as lower card wrestler in the WWE in the early 1980’s, but decades before the Italian-Canadian had done very well in the Toronto area and the then named World Wide Wrestling Federation, capturing various championships there and was used as a link to Bruno Sammartino where he was billed as his cousin.
Considered one of the good guys of the business and a premier tag team wrestler, Johnny Weaver competed all across the National Wrestling Alliance for many decades. Weaver was a popular grappler who may never have been the top man of a promotion but he was a great hand for whatever area he was in. Weaver has been given credit…
While Angelo Poffo is best known as the father of WWE Hall of Famer, Randy “Macho Man” Savage it can’t be forgotten that he was a decent wrestler in his own right and one hell of an athlete.
As of this writing, Ultimo Guerrero is still on top of the world in CMLL, but we do have a mandatory age of 46 where a wrestler moves to the main list, hence why he is here.
Nepotism runs rampant in wrestling (like almost every other industry) and it has led to some people who have competed in the ring who had no business being in the squared circle. Mike Graham may not have been a superstar on a national level, nor was he the main draw (though fairly high up in Florida) regionally, but the undersized…
A former recognized National Wrestling Association Heavyweight Champion, Danno O’Mahony would become a major draw in the American Northeast due to his skill and Irish heritage. Mahony would unify for a time The NWA and AWA World Title and was the biggest wrestling draw in Boston for years.
Like Leilani Kai, for years Judy Martin could be counted on as a heel to always provide challenges in both singles and tags. Martin would have many shots at the WWE Ladies Championship, but she will always be best known as one half of the Glamour Girls with Leilani Kai.
Phil Zacko is a name that doesn't come up much, but along with Gorilla Monsoon and Arnold Skaaland, Phil Zacko owned part of Capitol Sports which was the precursor to the WWE. That triumvirate had half of the WWWF where Vince McMahon Jr. would buy out his father’s share and worked out a deal to buy the other half in…
The older brother of longtime figurehead president, Jack Tunney, was the longtime promoter for the Toronto territory and was the man who had the vision that made that city a hotbed for professional wrestling, which it still is today. Frank Tunney's negotiations with the NWA and promotion of Whipper Billy Watson should be recognized somewhere. Sadly, it won’t be here.
Despite how much respect that many American wrestling fans have towards Japanese grapplers, it is hard to get noticed if you remain exclusively in Japan. For many wrestling fans, Nobuhiko Takada may be the best wrestler from Asia that they never heard of.
Tony Marino had a decent run in the WWWF and in the NWA. His WWWF performances saw him win the WWWF International Tag Team Title twice, one with Bruno Sammartino, who would bring him into the Pittsburgh territory where he would compete as Battman, and yes we mean that Batman; completely decked out as the Caped Crusader.