I know the WWE Hall of Fame is just an advertisement for WrestleMania, but I’d like to add some of my personal favorite heels. I guess we’ll have to wait a little longer for Bastion Booger to get in? Anyway this is a list of great guys, and one woman.
Okay here goes
1) Owen Hart: Yeah I don’t see it happening because WWE likes to have the permission of the family, and while we all know Bruce would do it, WWE wants Martha Hart’s (Owen’s wife) permission. They could induct Owen without permission. I don’t see Martha giving permission because she blames wrestling for Owen’s death. I guess Uncle Smith could talk one of the kids into it sometime? I don’t know?
2) Sputnik Monroe: You need to know this guy. I’m writing this on Martin Luthor King ‘s birthday, and this guy was right there during King ‘s rise. See Sputnik Monroe was a white man traveling to Memphis for a match. His travel partner was a black guy that had been driving all night, and he was tired, so Sputnik drove the rest of the way into Memphis. When Sputnik pulled into the parking lot of the arena, a bunch of white people commented (negatively) about Munroe driving around a black guy. Monroe gave them all the finger, and upon entering the arena some woman shouted that he was a Communist and “Sputnik”. Sprinkle was Russia’s first spacecraft. You know the one that beat America into space? That night Monroe changed his name from Rocky Monroe to Sputnik Monroe. He was the first wrestler to have a black tag team partner in the southern regions, and he was the first wrestler to demand that black fans not be segregated in the Memphis’ arenas. He wouldn’t wrestle until every black fan, who wanted in, got in. He was a heel in Memphis because this was the South in the early 60’s. He was a huge draw, and used his clout to give black wrestling fans real wrestling experience. If you notice the African-American community is still very loyal to pro-wrestling today? A lot of that is due to other performers taking Sputnik’s lead and demanding all fans be included at events.
3) Madusa: This nearly happened last year, and I’m not sure why it didn’t? There’s no animosity by the WWE over Madusa trashing the belt in WCW. I’ve heard they’ve been over it since the early 2000’s. It’s not like she threw the belt in the trash by herself, Bischoff was probably being pretty aggressive that she should do it. Also Vince cut her. It’s not like they had a dispute over money and Madusa ran off with the belt. Also we already have Wendy Richter, Trish Stratus, and Sunny(sniff) already in the HOF. I don’t see why she isn’t here yet?
4) Lord Alfred Hayes: He qualifies as a heel in British pro-wrestling, and that’s enough for me to bring him up. I always loved this guy, and Vince. Especially on reruns of Tuesday Night Titans. He was from a time when Vince McMahon was the evil boss we know today. This was a time where guys like the Bushwackers would help you fix up your house. I can remember Lord Alfred trying to teach manners to some of the more brutal wrestlers. Captain Lou, and the Samoans weren’t getting it though. Hayes was even kidnapped by Sgt Slaughter, and his evil Iraqi allies. The bravery he showed that day should be enough to induct him.
5) The Butcher: I figure one-day Hogan will be able to talk Hunter, or Vince into inducting Ed Leslie (known as Brutus the Barber Beefcake in WWE). I know this because when they say no, Hogan will say, “Brother, you put Koko B Ware in it brother”, and Vince, or Hunter will sign off on it. The Butcher was Leslie’s most successful persona. It was Starrcade’s 1994 main event. Brother!
6) Jim Cornette: Okay back to being serious. I was surprised this never happened before 2004. I think it hasn’t happened because Cornette sees the WWE HOF as being the faux hall of fame. I believe his mindset is so old-school that he’d rather have a dinner put on by the Cauliflower Alley Club, than the induction into the WWE HOF Ceremony. He comes from an era where the NWA Belt was more respected than the WWE Belt. He was a successful manager in WWE, at a time when there weren’t constant title changes. He ran Camp Cornette with the stable of Owen Hart, British Bulldog, Vader, and Yokozuna. This was the stable that served as a foil to Shawn Michaels, right after Shawn won the WWE belt at WrestleMania 12. Actually King of the Ring 1996 was basically a ppv run by heels, and he was the boss of it. Also Cornette managed more tag team champions than Jesus. Give him a hug, WWE.
This week’s Heel of the Week is Dolph Ziggler. You know he’s going to turn on Cena for getting him “fired”?
Top 5 Heels With Bad Table Manners
5) George The Animal Steel
4) New Jack
3) Samu
2) Fatu
1) The Boogie Man
