Scott’s Blog of Doom

As per Meltzer…

“–Funny story from yesterday. Hulk Hogan was on Bubba the Love Sponge when Ann Russo (no relation to Vince), the secretary of Vince McMahon, called him to get his thoughts on the Hall of Fame. He was given the following names and asked to pick ten. The name under consideration given to him were The Von Erichs, Ultimate Warrior, The Sheik Ed Farhat, Ric Flair, Mr. Fuji, Nick Bockwinkel Muhammad Ali, Mr. T, Mike Tyson, Howard Finkel, Jim Ross, Ken Patera, King Curtis, Ted DiBiase, Jake Roberts, Honky Tonk Man, Dusty Rhodes, Dick Ebersol, Afa & Sika, Big Bossman, Randy Savage, Bob Backlund, Rick Rude, Bushwhackers, Rocky Johnson and Brooklyn Brawler. Out of that list, his picks were Bossman, Curtis, Dusty, Savage, Samoans, Von Erichs, Rude, Bushwhackers and Finkel. This all aired on the air. I checked around on this. It wasn’t a planned publicity stunt and Russo had no idea she was on the air.”

Interesting list.  For political reasons, I’d say it’s likely the the Von Erichs and Finkel are locks to get in.  Randy Savage seems like a longshot, but his speech would make for good TV.  Big Bossman in a serious Hall of Fame is a joke, but this is the WWE Hall of Fame so who knows.  Backlund and Flair both warrant inclusion, obviously.  I’m sure someone like the Samoans would get in for political reasons as well, since spawning all those Samoans was their indirect competition.  Plus if the Valiants warrant inclusion, pretty much anyone does.

All in all, not a bad list.

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