There have been a few rumors floating around lately regarding the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame, which will take place on Saturday 4/6/13 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. One person who is very likely to be included in the 2013 Hall of Fame class is Hardcore Legend Mick Foley — a NY native who is in good standing with WWE — so that makes a ton of sense. Some other names being discussed that would be harder to land than Foley are the Ultimate Warrior, Bruno Sammartino and the late Owen Hart. The Figure Four Weekly Newsletter reports:
“The door is not closed for Warrior or Bruno Sammartino going into the Hall of Fame this year in the sense that WWE hasn’t given up hope on either. The belief is that a deal could be made with Sammartino, but the feeling from people close to him is that when all is said and done, he’s not doing it. Warrior is still being considered but there are still trust issues there in the sense that they don’t want to make a deal, announce it, and then have him hold them up for more money. I have no idea if Warrior would actually try something like that, but that is the concern that has been brought up from the WWE side. The theme is people who have had special moments at Madison Square Garden, which is also why Owen Hart is a possibility (his singles career was made after his win over brother Bret at Mania X in one of the great matches in Mania history). The issue with him is that Martha Hart, his widow, will probably try to make life very difficult for WWE if they attempt this since she wants nothing to do with the company or for them to make any money off of or acknowledgment of Owen whatsoever.”
CB’s Slant: Personally, my 2013 Hall of Fame class would look something like this, keeping in mind WWE wouldn’t do too many huge names at once and would only want to induct one person who has died:
Bruno Sammartino (if you can get him, you get him over everyone else)
Mick Foley (hopefully inducted by Terry Funk and not The Rock)
Owen Hart (inducted by Bret Hart)
Demolition
Bob Backlund
Celebrity Wing: Mr. T or Cyndi Lauper (inducted by Rowdy Roddy Piper)
Who do you think should be in WWE’s 2013 Hall of Fame class? Sound off in the comments section below!
