Live WWE Hall of Fame 2023 Discussion Thread *Spoilers*

[Daddy Deville]

Young OMB cried on her lap once for not seeing Hogan & Macho

 

[Wiseman]

Kiebler, interesting pick. Can't say I'm really gungho to put her in the ring. But well, Torrie is in correct? They pretty much had the same amount of popularity and talent.

Side note, I love Stacy Kiebler.

 

[Sabretooth]

not really sure this is a spoiler but

Spoiler

apparently Ric Flair will be announcing The Great Muta for the Hall of Fame this Wednesday and will be inducting him

 

[Canadian Dragon]

makes sense

 

[Chris]

Flair confirmed to be announcing someone on The Bump this week for those that didn't watch Raw and yeah I'd say that one makes sense. Flair was involved in his first American exposure and feud

 

[Sabretooth]

I just watched the segment and now it is official. As reported by the Nature Boy himself, The Great Muta is the second inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Round of applause!

 

[Cwalker]

Kinda figured Muta was going in.

 

[Chris]

Did they announce who was inducting him too? Not sure if Flair was doing that or if he just made the announcement

 

[Dale]

Did they announce who was inducting him too? Not sure if Flair was doing that or if he just made the announcement

Flair

 

[Wiseman]

Did they announce who was inducting him too? Not sure if Flair was doing that or if he just made the announcement

 

[Canadian Dragon]

a shame that it cant happen this way

 

[Dale]

Batista will not be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.

Batista was originally announced to be inducted in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced a delay, and both sides agreed to induct him in the near future. There was then talk of inducting The Animal this year in Los Angeles, but word now via PWInsider is that he will not be going in with his longtime friend Rey Mysterio.

Batista is currently filming the “My Spy” sequel in South Africa, so that was the likely given reason for Batista not going in this year.

It was noted that WWE plans to induct just five Hall of Famers this year. WWE has already announced headliner Mysterio (inducted by Konnan) and The Great Muta (inducted by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair). It was reported earlier this week that Stacy Keibler was close to finalizing a deal to be inducted, and word now is that she is 100% confirmed, and should be announced soon.

At last word, WWE had no plans to induct any tag teams this year. WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan recently teased The Rougeau Brothers for the Hall, but it looks like that will not be happening this year. With Mysterio, Muta and Keibler going in, that leaves just two more names.

It wasn’t clear if WWE plans to announce a Celebrity Wing inductee this year, or Legacy Wing inductees. There’s also no word yet on if the Warrior Award will be given out in Los Angeles.

It had been reported that WWE planned for a much smaller group of inductees this year and while five is down from most years, WWE inducted just five in 2022 – The Undertaker, Vader, Queen Sharmell, The Steiner Brothers, and Shad Gaspard with the Warrior Award.

The 2023 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, March 31 from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, right after the WrestleMania 39 go-home edition of SmackDown goes off the air in the same venue.​

 

[Sabretooth]

Well that fucking sucks. I guess they’re gonna be dragging this shit forever

 

[Storm Trooper]

I love how because the HOF is in LA this year we all expect the wrestlers turned actors to get in. I don't think Batista is based out of LA and unsure about Rock. But they're also super busy with their day job. They'll get in when their schedules permit them to. It isn't like they're being passed over the offer is probably a standing offer for whenever they can.

And ai like the smaller classes now. Headliner, tag team, woman, celeb, warrior award that is all you need.

 

[Sky]

Booker T On Stacy Keibler In The WWE Hall Of Fame: 'She Was One Of A Kind' - Wrestling Inc.

Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Booker T has stated that Stacy Keibler deserves to be a part of the Hall of Fame and explains why he feels that way.

www.wrestlinginc.com

"I would love to see someone like Stacy Keibler actually make that walk on the stage because she was another one who did so much for this business," he said in a recent episode of "The Hall of Fame" podcast. "Stacy, she was someone you did not want to change the channel when Stacy Keibler was on, man. She didn't have to take one bump. That was the beauty about her career."

How you can tell if a pre-2013 woman is going to the Hall of Fame: a bunch of WWE-adjacent people start pretending she was ever used as anything more than a piece of meat