The consummate mechanic in the ring, few (if any) made Professional Wrestling look more fluid than “Cowboy” Bob Orton.  If given the opportunity, Orton would have the longest and best match on the card and could make any opponent look like a million dollars.  Bob Orton did not win a lot of titles, but with this role, he didn’t have to.  Despite being the father of current WWE Superstar Randy Orton, this is a very legitimate induction and likely would have happened regardless of Randy’s success.

At one point, Tito Santana could have made a claim to have been the best Mexican-American wrestler that the WWE ever had.  A consummate professional, Santana held both the Intercontinental and World Tag Team Titles twice and was a popular draw for Vince for nearly ten years.  Few wrestlers were ever as dependable as Tito Santana.

Generally, when you look at the career of a musician you find a steady progression. In the case of Herbie Hancock, we find a career that did not seem to follow any discernable pattern though it did produce a brilliant career of musical experimentation matched by few.

Although we have stated that it is difficult to have a WWE Hall of Fame without Bruno Sammartino, we imagine it is no different to have a Hall without Hulk Hogan in it.  If you were a wrestling fan in the 80’s you knew who Hulk Hogan was, and even if you were not a fan….you knew who Hulk Hogan was.   As the biggest wrestling star of all time, the Hulkster HAS to be in the WWE Hall of Fame.