The Hall!

Hello all

I will be doing something a little different this week. Since I did not write a blog last week, and I have some ideas just floating through my head, and because I would like next week’s blog to be a shopping guide for those of you who want to buy either yourself or your loved ones a wrestling themed present. And the week after that, I would like to do a yearend review, as I see it. I will be doing a few blogs this week. I will do one today, and maybe 2 more before the year is out.

With that said, let’s get started with today’s blog. I was watching wrestling a week or so ago, and something stood out to me, that made me want to know something. “Rowdy Roddy Piper” was in during the 1st segment. He was having a “Piper’s Pit” segment. His guest was John Cena. He was talking to Cena about the fans, and was wondering out loud to Cena, if the crowd’s lack of appreciation for him was starting to get to him. They went back and forth about it. Then Piper did something that started the wheels in my brain turning. Piper took off his Hall of Fame ring, gave it to Cena and said you will receive one of these someday. That got me wondering, this is a conversation we have in all other sports, but we don’t have it in this one. Well today let’s have it. And I mean a conversation, so let’s go back and forth with this. And I am not going to limit this to just the WWE. So let’s think about this, who are the future Hall of Famers.

I guess we will start off with guys who are not in yet, but are sure fire no brainers. I guess we could start off with a guy who has been the measuring stick for the WWE (and I will start with the WWE because they have been around the longest, and are the most credible), the Undertaker. Beyond him being undefeated at WrestleMania, he has long been the most respected man in the WWE. Taker is a 7 time world champion, a 7 time tag team champion, and has been involved in some of the more remarkable matches in WWE history. Ironic enough most of them have been “Hell in a Cell” matches. The 1st ever Cell matches with him and Shawn Michaels is my favorite match of all time. This was the introduction of Kane into the WWE, and it was a battle between to WWE staples. It was contested at the “Bad Blood” PPV. Of course we cannot forget the Cell match at King of the Ring in ’98, when he threw Mankind off the top of the Cell. Then there was the Cell match between him and Brock Lesnar, where believe it or not, Taker came up on the wrong end. Beyond Taker, there is another guy who has been with the company and has done everything one cold do; that man is Triple H. H has won the WWE Grand slam championship (which was all of the titles the company had to offer at the time he won them), he was the 2nd undisputed WWE champion, he is the 1st recognized world heavyweight champion in the WWE, and he has been the leader of some of the greatest factions in WWE history. Triple H is a no brainer. The next guy is known as a wrestling machine, Kurt Angle. Angle has done everything one could do in the wrestling world. He has won championships in college, the Olympics, at the world championship games, and in pro wrestling. He won an Olympic gold medal, is a 12 time world champion and has even been a MMA fighter. Angle is one of a few men to find success in both WWE and TNA, winning both world championships multiple times. If just these 3 men went into the hall by themselves it would be a star studded class.

Now let’s think of the guys who are pretty much there, but they are not quite the no brainers the others were. Let’s start off with a guy who could have been in the no brainer category, but I knew he would be better suited for this one, even with all of his accolades. John Cena. I am sure this will not be the most popular one, but it must be said. Let’s leave out the fact that Cena is a 10 time WWE champion (that is a record), a 12 time champion overall (one less than Triple H, and 4 behind Ric Flair), but let’s look at the fact that when Cena was given his opportunity, he ran with it. He grabbed a hold of that brass ring and never let it go. He has been everything a WWE champion is supposed to be. He draws big numbers every week. He is “Mr. Pay per View” (I coined that here at this blog), and he also gives a lot of his time outside of the ring. Like it or not, Cena is a 1st ballot Hall of Famer. The next guy I can think about is someone who came on during the latter part of his career, which just ended. He revolutionized the ladder match, even making the TLC match popular. He is Edge. Edge was a multi time Intercontinental champion, a 14 time tag team champion (record), and an 11 time world champion. He has had some of the best matches of his time, especially as the champion. Unfortunately his career came to an end after Mania this year, due to injury. But Edge has had a career that warrants hall of fame mention. And next we have someone who I am not really sure if he is still in wrestling or not. He left for a little while, and then came back, and now he has left again. His name is Chris Jericho. Y2J is a guy who has done it all in the business, and has done it on every coast. He was big in Mexico and Japan, before he made it big here in the states. He is the only man to wrestle in WCW, but win the WCW championship in WWE (I know that is confusing). He is also a grand slam winner, he is a 7 time tag team champion, a 9 time IC champ (record), and he is a 6 time world champion including, being the 1st ever undisputed champion in WWE history. Y2J has done everything one can do in WWE. He is not one of those guys that come to the top of your mind when you think of hall of famers, but he needs to be thought about when it comes to the hall. And speaking of guys who need to be thought about, there is a guy who I am not that fond of as a wrestler, but he has the stats to prove he belongs. Jeff Jarrett. I know he hasn’t won a world title since he has not been in charge at TNA, but you have to give him credit. He’s not just a former TNA champ, but he was also a 4 time WCW champ, a 6 time TNA-NWA(back when the NWA was a part of TNA) champion, and he is a 6 time WWE IC champion(even though his last time reign was ended by Chyna). So I think Jarrett deserves some credit for being the man that he has been in the business, and for helping start an organization that can compete head to head with WWE.

So I have laid out some names for you guys. I really would like this blog to be interactive. I would love for you all to tell me what you think. If you want to take one of these guys off, let me know, and tell me who we should add. I do think the 1st group is no brainers, but if I need to add to that list let me know. And of course I think the second list of guys belong, but if you want to add, let me know. Let’s keep this one going for a month, and see what names we can put in there. I won’t veto anyone; I will ask you to explain your choice though. So here you are, this one is all yours. Let’s make something happen.