WWE List Revised. Major Overhaul to the List!!!
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02 Jun
2015
2015
For those of you who are regular visitors to Notinhalloffame.com, you have probably noticed a major overhaul in the site. That isn’t all as the Notinhalloffame.com WWE section has received a major makeover.
We here at Notinhallofffame.com always strive to update our rankings after a class is announced but with the extensive overhaul of the website it took a little longer than normal. Also, we elected to look more to the past than before, this resulting in additions that had not been there previously.
With the help of one of our regular visitors and WWE historian, we have added a lot more names from the annals of the WWE’s past, and while they may be names that are not familiar to many current fans of the product, they are a part of the organization’s history.
All changes to the rankings were also a part of the input of all of your votes, comments and e-mails; a pattern we here at Notinhalloffame.com have every intention of continuing.
Here is a preview of the changes and complete list that you can view here and the reasoning of how we got there.
Last year, Randy “Macho Man” Savage and Vince McMahon were 1 and 1A on our list. With the posthumous (and years late) induction of Savage we had a decision to make as to who (or whom) would be ranked at the top. The more we thought about it, the easier it was to determine.
At #1 alone is the owner, Vince McMahon, who according to his son-in-law, Triple H will not allow to be inducted. As much as you can criticize him (and we have) this is the man who is responsible for making most of us fans of the WWE and “Sports Entertainment”. He could be ranked here for awhile, but if you look at others major sports halls, the induction of Vince McMahon falls right in line.
The Undertaker returns at #2. This is about a Hall of Fame lock as it comes, and to say it is only a matter of time is not inaccurate.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is ranked at #3. While Johnson has become an A-Lister, he has never forgotten his WWE roots, and when the WWE comes calling for the Hall of Fame, not only does he deserve it, there is no reason to think he won’t accept it.
Coming at #4 is former multi-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Lou Thesz who while does not have a huge association with the WWE’s past, is more than validated by the previous induction of Gorgeous George.
Triple H arrives in at #5. Like Vince McMahon, he is more than deserving of a WWE Hall of Fame accolade, but would it come across as self-serving to some? It might, but it is earned at this stage of “the game”.
Bruiser Brody comes in at #6 and based on online voting has increased in rank every year since the website’s inception.
At number #7 is active TNA wrestler, Kurt Angle. At age 46, Angle’s career should be winding down and we here at Notinhalloffame.com have decided that once an active wrestler reaches 46, they will automatically move from futures candidates to the main rank. This will come into play later in this article.
Former WWWF World Heavyweight Champion, Ivan Koloff is ranked at #8.
Sting finally made his WWE and Wrestlemania debut and now that he is in the WWE fold a WWE Hall of Fame induction is a lot more probable. He is ranked this year at #9.
Legendary wrestler, The Destroyer rounds out the Top Ten.
Continuing the top twenty-five we have the following.
Dave Batista headlined Wrestlemania XXX, but his return was not met with a huge ovation. No matter as Big Dave had made his niche in Hollywood and did more than enough for a future nod and at the age of 46 he automatically moves to the main list whether he makes a return to the ring or not.
The Fabulous Freebirds are ranked at #12 and are the highest rated group on the list and have been since we began the site. With a Texas based Wrestlemania on the horizon will this end the drought?
The largest jump in the ranking is from Toots Mondt, who upon additional reflection had an impact on the origins on the WWWF that cannot be quantified. His new ranking is #13.
Stan “The Lariat” Hansen comes in at #14 and based on your votes is a favourite of a lot of yours!
While Kane may still be a regular fixture on Monday Night RAW, his age at 48 automatically moves him to the main list. Hell, fire and brimstone indeed! He debuts on this list at #15.
Owen Hart is at #16, Paul Heyman is #17, the Dynamite Kid is at #18 and “Ravishing” Rick Rude is at #19. “The Crippler” Ray Stevens, who many thought would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame when Wrestlemania was in San Francisco is at #20.
The final men in the top twenty-five are Bill Goldberg #21, Giant Baba in #22, Davey Boy Smith is #23, Jim Cornette at #24 and the father of WWE Hall of Famer, Greg Valentine, Johnny Valentine is #25.
There are more additions to be made aware of on the WWE Notinhalloffame.com list.
Former World Heavyweight Champion and multi-time Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion, Christian has quietly retired from wrestling and has been moved to the main list from the futures. He debuts at #33.
Another former World Heavyweight Champion, Mark Henry, also moves to the main list. Although he is still active and not at our magic number of 46 years old (he is 43), injuries are piling up on the big man and we wonder how much time he has left. He debuts at #73.
Former WWE Executive and son of Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon also moves from the Future List to the main one. Shane has been away from the WWE for a long enough period to make this transfer. He checks in at #101.
The recently retired Vickie Guerrero comes in at #116. Considering her lackluster debut, her emergence as one of the most heel characters was a long road indeed.
Joey Styles, the former ECW Announcer also moves to the main list at #189.
The man now known as Jason Alberts (also Albert, A-Train and Lord Tensai) moves to the main list at #231.
The following are new additions based on historical significance in not only the WWE but in professional wrestling in general.
#157: Jim Crocket Jr.
#159: Bobby Davis
#181: Ray Morgan
#187: Willie Gilzenberg
#197: Sam Muchnick
#199: Linda McMahon
#205: Paul Boesch
#207: Miguel Perez
#213: Dick Hutton
#217: Blue Demon
#221: Red Bastien
#225: Dump Matsumoto
#227: Pepper Gomez
#229: Hans Mortier
#233: Dick Ebersol
#235: Jaguar Yakota
#237: Frank Tunney
#239: El Hijo Del Santo
#241: Bull Curry
#247: Tony Parisi
#255: Johnny Saint
#256: Aja Kong
#259: El Solitario
#265: Don Owen
#275: Skull Murphy
#279: Lance Russell
#283: Tony Marino
#285: Hisashi Shinma
#289: Roy Shire
#293: Tony Schiavone
#295: John Laurinaitis
#298: Vince Russo
#299: Ted Turner
We have also combined previous entries into their more known tag teams.
Moondog Spot and Moondog Rex have been removed in favour of the Moondogs (including Moondog King) and are ranked at #183.
B. Brian Blair & “Jumping” Jim Brunzell are no longer ranked individually but now as the Killer Bees, which are ranked at #206.
You may notice that we our list goes currently to 333 ranked performers. We did not wish to eliminate previous entries, but new additions pushed it well beyond our 300. We do have plans to extend it to an even 350 in the near future.
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