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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:48 pm
According to an e-mail sent to Georgiann Makropoulos of wrestlingfigs.com, former wrestler and promoter "Cowboy" Bill Watts has accepted Vince McMahon's invitation to be inducted into WWE's hall of fame in April.
As made public by WWE, Steve Austin was announced as the first inductee.
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:49 pm
[M]a.r.t.s According to an e-mail sent to Georgiann Makropoulos of wrestlingfigs.com, former wrestler and promoter "Cowboy" Bill Watts has accepted Vince McMahon's invitation to be inducted into WWE's hall of fame in April. As made public by WWE, Steve Austin was announced as the first inductee. isn't he the one who, as legend has it, while in his office at CNN tower when he was running WCW decided it was a good idea to piss out the window of said office? Wasn't he also the one who made some particuarly disgusting racial remarks about african-americans and fried chicken while Hank Aaron was working for ted Turner?
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:51 pm
Couldn't say if it was him, but if my memory's right, I wouldn't be surprised if he was that guy.
Oh well, the HoF is there to celebrate the wrestler, not the man. (If only they could see it like that for Chris Benoit)
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:53 pm
I think it was, I remember reading about it in at least Ric Flair's book and I think Jericho mentioned it in his. I'm just hoping someone can confirm or deny this for me so I do know who it was behind this legendary (and funny as hell) story
And I agree on your last comment, despite how he spent the last few days of his life, Benoit was an awesome wrestler and should be respected for at least that
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:01 am
ยค It'd be hilarious if Vince canceled his invite because he made this public.
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:48 am
I dont think that would be funny at all. The HOF is about the persons contribution to wrestling not their personal life. I agree that I wish they would see that for Benoit, who more than deserves it.
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:09 am
xXHavenForHardcoreXx I dont think that would be funny at all. The HOF is about the persons contribution to wrestling not their personal life. I agree that I wish they would see that for Benoit, who more than deserves it. Yup. And yet, there's a football player who only participated in the WWE vs NFL Battle Royal in. WTF has he done for wrestling?
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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:21 am
[M]a.r.t.s xXHavenForHardcoreXx I dont think that would be funny at all. The HOF is about the persons contribution to wrestling not their personal life. I agree that I wish they would see that for Benoit, who more than deserves it. Yup. And yet, there's a football player who only participated in the WWE vs NFL Battle Royal in. WTF has he done for wrestling? nothing, same goes for Pete Rose, the most he's ever done was get the hell beaten out of him by Kane at three consecutive WrestleMania's
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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:13 pm
Let's just hope they settle the score this year and induct more people who actually did something for wrestling. As I think of it, there could easily be Lance Storm, Terry Funk, Trish Stratus, Yokozuna, Bam Bam Bigelow, Davey Boy Smith, The Road Warriors, Ted DiBiase and suchin the HoF. I just hope to see at least 2 of those I mentioned in the HoF.
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