Current List of the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame Inductees

[Slyfox696]

Here are the names which are currently scheduled to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame:

Goldberg
Dudley Boyz
Ivory
Jeff Jarrett
Hillbilly Jim
Kid Rock (celebrity wing)
Mark Henry



Are all of these workers Hall of Fame material? How do you feel this class, so far, stacks up to last year's class (Kurt Angle, Teddy Long, DDP, Beth Phoenix, Rick Rude, Rock N' Roll Express, etc.)?

[Dave]

I'm not sure what to make of this yet. A case can be made for all of them but I don't think any of them are quite elite level, you know. Kurt Angle was the headline HOF entrant last year and he was head and shoulders above any of this year's class. You look back at some of the recent names and it's no wonder I can't get excited about this class. People like Macho Man, Bruno Sammartino, Edge, Shawn Michaels etc all shaped wrestling as we know it. I don't think the same can be said of any of these people.

Goldberg had an amazing streak but was hardly ground-breaking by any means. If it wasn't for the streak, Goldberg wouldn't be going in. The Dudley Boyz are the best of the group, I reckon, They had an amazing career as tag team partners and deserve all of the accolades they get. But they don't do enough to make me excited to see this.

Has Goldberg been announced as the headline act this year? If not, they ought to get someone else in there. I'm pretty sure he has been though, so not chance of that. Either way, it's not crying out to me as a must-see event.

[Yaz]

The Dudleyz are really the gem of the class thus far. That isn't to disrespect Goldberg (much) but I feel they mean more to the history of pro wrestling than Goldberg.

September 22, 1997 - December 27, 1998. That is Goldberg's relevancy in pro wrestling. You could argue that November 20, 2016 to April 2, 2017 as well, but 18 months is a short ass time to be relevant. You could even argue it wasn't until about mid March of 1998 that he truly mattered, as that was when his "streak" first started to be mentioned. Hell, he isn't even the best of The Chosen in wrestling. Savage was definitely ahead, as was DDP. I'd even be the guy to argue Colt Cabana is better. So yeah, number four on the list, just ahead of Barry Horowitz.

Ivory did some solid character work at a time when most women's character was "tits" but she is going in mostly because she is one of the few Attitude and Ruthless Aggression Era women who had not been naked for a camera, been addicted to drugs, or been known to be loose.

Double J is there so WWE can look good for paying for his rehab and maybe so Vince can get a laugh at his expense.

Hillbilly Jim was a decent manager in an era of decent managers.

At least Kid Rock is a cowboy baby.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Goldberg and the Dudleys are both deserving.

None of the others really are. Hillbilly Jim and Jeff Jarrett were both just midcarders while Ivory never did anything of note.

[Lee]

Ivory did nothing of note? Shut your whore mouth you absolute fucking retard. How can you be so wrong?

Kid Rock is also confirmed now.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Ivory did nothing of note? Shut your whore mouth you absolute fucking retard. How can you be so wrong?

Kid Rock is also confirmed now.

What exactly did she do that was HOF worthy?

[Lee]

What exactly did she do that was HOF worthy?

That's not what you said. What YOU said was she never did anything of note.

['Ravishing' Ned Flanders]

Ivory never did anything of note.
Except become champion during a time when the division was rather stacked as well as be a part of a hated faction that was consistently given air time.

[Yaz]

Ah yes, Kid Rock. The musical genius who once rhymed "We were trying funny things. We were smoking funny things." A true talent.

[Fallout]

I think Double J deserves an induction for his work in TNA alone quite honestly.

[Spidercanrana]

Yeah maybe I'm desensitized by now, but this seems like a fair list of people casual fans know and grew up on. A deep fried list, but it's one that has a few fond memories attached to it.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

That's not what you said. What YOU said was she never did anything of note.

Yeah I did a poor job of wording that.

[Lee]

Yeah I did a poor job of wording that.

You did a poor job on commenting on things you haven't a clue about, as ever.

[Jack-Hammer]

It was announced a little earlier today that Mark Henry will be part of this year's HOF class as well.

Mark Henry is someone that I think WWE wasted for much of his career. Starting in 2011, with the whole Hall of Pain schtick, talking trash to his opponents and just intimidating the crap out of them, Henry became one of the best things in wrestling for the next year or so. I always wondered why they hadn't gone down that road with him from the beginning, or at least a decade earlier, when they could've gotten the most out of it. By late 2012, Henry's body was starting to break down as he was becoming more injury prone; I mean, Henry had been lifting very heavy weights since before he was a teenager and had been extremely heavy all his life so that, coupled with age, saw him going downhill after he was doing his best work.

Ah well, c'est la vie.

[Y 2 Jake]

Henry is piss poor, if he wasn't then people would have more praise than simply stating they enjoyed his retirement speech and the Hall of Pain. That's very little impact in a long career.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Mark Henry is a fine member, if only for his fake retirement speech and Hall of Pain run. He was also one of the better World Champions in WWE history.

[Y 2 Jake]

He wasn't even involved in the best World Championship run or feud of 2011.

Stand up Christian vs. Orton.

[Big Nick Dudley]

I hate Kid Rock, but he's as deserving as any other celeb. Jarrett's a fairly big deal, so I'm fine with it. Hillbilly Jim? Nope. Not even close.

Goldberg is a good headliner. If you didn't watch him live in 98/98/99, you can't truly understand how big he was.

[Y 2 Jake]

Kid Rock isn't as deserving as Mr. T or Trump, but it's the Celebrity Wing so there's no reason for anybody to get upset about it. Ultimately if he does an interesting speech he justifies his inclusion.

[Big Nick Dudley]

Kid Rock isn't as deserving as Mr. T or Trump, but it's the Celebrity Wing so there's no reason for anybody to get upset about it. Ultimately if he does an interesting speech he justifies his inclusion.

My point was I don't care about any of them. Then again, it's a HOF for fake wrestling, so I probably shouldn't care about anyone getting in.