WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 2011
This is one of the lighter classes, except for the headliner.Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels is a yes vote. Moving on.
Legion of Doom
They’re the most dominant tag team ever, bar none. Yes the Dudleys won a lot more titles, but to even suggest that the Dudleys are at the Road Warriors’ level is laughable. The Road Warriors feuded with the Horsemen in the late 80s. That alone makes them a huge deal. This isn’t even remotely close and it’s an easy yes.
That pretty much ends the good Hall of Fame picks this year. Let’s get through the rest of them.
Sunny
I can accept this one given how insanely popular she was, but the first Diva inducted should have been Liz. Considering the INSANE legal trouble Sunny has gotten into recently, this is one of those that WWE likely regrets. Also, Sable should have gone in before Sunny. I’m ok with this one but it definitely has its flaws.
Jim Duggan
Uh…….yeah. Duggan is in that group of people with Hillbilly Jim and Koko B. Ware: he didn’t accomplish much (although Duggan accomplished a lot more than they did) but he’s so beloved that it’s hard to turn him down. It’s just hard not to like this guy on some level as he never came off as menacing but rather a guy who loved America and wanted to do the right thing, while also being incredibly goofy. At least Duggan won something of note in his career, as he won the first Royal Rumble as well as the WCW US and TV Titles. As for being in the Hall of Fame, I’ll go hide in a shelter somewhere before telling the fans that no, he doesn’t belong in there. I feel dirty for saying it though.
Bob Armstrong
This is another one where it’s more because of his family than anything else. Bob is the father of wrestlers Steve Armstrong (wrestled in WCW in the early 90s), Brad Armstrong (good wrestler in WCW), Brian Armstrong (more famous as Road Dogg) and referee Scott Armstrong (the blonde one with that annoying hitch in his count). As for Bob, he wrestled under a mask for years as the Bullet in Alabama and other parts of the south. While he’s a big deal down there, that’s really about all he’s done. To me, that isn’t enough to be in the Hall of Fame.
Abdullah the Butcher
This falls under the same category as the Sheik: yeah he’s legendary, yeah he’s been around forever, yeah he was innovative, no I don’t want him in the Hall of Fame due to all of the stuff he’s done to hurt wrestling by making hardcore more popular. That’s all there is to this one.
Drew Carey
Yeah he’s here too.
Like I said, this is a pretty lame class other than the headliner.
I hope Mike Tyson doesn’t get the “Yeah whatever” description in your 2012 HOF review. Tyson was a HUGE help for the WWF at the time with the Austin/Tyson deal.