I have two WWE Hall of Fame related questions..(questions inside)?

I'm becoming quite cynical when it comes to the WWE, and especially, Vince McMahon.

I saw Peter Maivia wrestle (he was one of my first favorites). I saw Rocky Johnson, too. Both of these guys do deserve to be in the Hall Of Fame, but it should've happened many years ago when more people knew who they were. I don't think it's a coincidence that both are being inducted THIS year. The WWE fans were upset that The Rock didn't appear at all on the 15 year anniversary show. I don't believe there is any man (or woman) who would NOT show up to induct his/her father and grandfather into a H of F. Of course, I don't know what took place behind closed doors, but it was announced that both would be inducted to the H of F. This all but guarantees that The Rock will be at Wrestlemania (what would it do to his public image if he no-showed THIS?). I think, though, that this was more a ploy to get The Rock to appear than anything else. Why else are his father AND grandfather being inducted at the same time?

I have been a wrestling fan for 41 years and I don't recall ever seeing Eddie Graham in the ring. Of course, I know who he is -- one of the greatest promoters. I had to wiki it to double-check, and I was right in thinking he has never worked for the WWF/E (unless you want to count four short reigns as the NWA United States Tag Champs 50 years ago before that title was absorbed into the WWWF in 1963). The point is, the vast majority of WWE fans have no idea who Eddie Graham is and it doesn't make sense why he is being inducted into the WWE H of F. I'm not trying to downplay his importance to the wrestling business (besides being one of the great promoters he was one-half of a very successful heel team), but it's odd that he's being inducted this year. There are a lot more suitable inductees (quite a few mentioned above me in other answers).

Being cynical about Vince, I think he's saving Austin, Jake, etc. for times when putting them into the H of F will make him more money (that's all Vince really cares about anyway). He's got The Rock coming this year; he doesn't need to put Austin in to attract PPV buyers. Eddie Graham is deserving to be in the H of F for his contributions to pro wrestling, but he's mostly unknown to today's WWE fans. In all honesty, I think he was put on the list just to fill a spot.

P.S. I'm glad you're back! There has been a shortage of "meaty" questions lately. Keep 'em coming!

There are way more worthy candidates not in the H of F yet. The Funk brothers, Randy Savage, Arn Anderson, hell, even The Ultimate Warrior is more worthy than Eddie Graham. I'm not sure why he is getting inducted. Maybe Dusty Rhodes asked for him to get inducted?

Maybe, but Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia deserve it. But I do see what your saying. That was probably the only way Vince could get The Rock to appear.

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1) Of course there is, from Randy Savage to Jake Roberts but i think since Mania is in Florida and Eddie Graham was a huge promotor in Florida inducting him makes sense, so I have no problem with it.

2) Rocky and Peter both should be in the HOF, but i think the only reason they are going in is so the Rock will make an appearence. If The Rock couldnt be at the HOF ceremony trust me Rocky and Maivia wouldnt be going in this year.

Yes There Are more deserving People Than Eddie Graham like Jimmy "The Mouth Of The South" Hart Or Owen Hart Or Jim Neidhart Or "Stone Cold" Steve Austin

Yes It Probably is just A Plot to get The Rock To appear because the fans like seeing The Rock do Promos And they'd Like To see Rocky One More Time And Give the rock Chants Of "ROCK ROCKY ROCKY ROCKY"

I believe Jake "The Snake" Roberts should be put in over Graham, so should Macho Man.

And of course Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia are put in because of the Rock. Especially Maivia.

Match 1: Siberian Wolverine Match 2: Tough... 101% Stratus Faction Match 3: Straight Edge Punk Match 4: Psycho Dude 99 Match 5: Golden Falcon with Perfection At It's Best Main Event: Fallen Diablo Promo: Well I cant say that I didnt give it all I got. Psycho Dude injured my tag team partner and not even my built up rage could help me get the win last week. But that was then... It's time to move on and think about what is in store for me tonight. It seems that I am taking on the arrogant and cocky Charlie Scene. It was just a couple of weeks ago that you and I were opponents in a tag team match that ended in a no contest. But tonight I will ensure you that their will be a winner. And that winner will be me. You want to really talk about what happened last week? If you didnt know, the match was not a Handicap Match nor even a Triple Threat Match because Psycho Dude cowardly pushed PAIB off the top rope hard enough to injure and making him unable to compete last week. The only superstars competing in that match was me and Psycho Dude. I gave it everything I had but I came up short. You may have been victorious last week but like I said.. That was then and you should start worrying about tonight. And what gives you the right to call me a jobber? I give just as much effort as anyone to step in a YWWA ring and I am jobber? I put my body on my line for the entertainment of other and I am a jobber? Let me give you a little piece of information before I knock some out of you tonight. *The Golden Falcon opens his locker and pulls out a dictionary and starts skimming through it* Hmmm it seems the word "jobber" is not in the dictionary. Therefore the word is pointless and has no true meaning. Some people around here use it to try to call people a loser. The only people that can be called a loser are the people who dont give any effort. And Charlie, you thinking that our match is going to end in 5 seconds shows that you have no intentions of giving any effort tonight. But if you really want to lie on the ground and let me cover you to let me hold the record for the shortest victory in YWWA then that is fine by me. Because I can ensure you that it will not be me who is going to be losing in 5 seconds tonight. You should already know that the Golden Falcon and short matches can't go together in the same sentence. So if you hoping this match to be as quick as you can then you got another thing coming.

1 ~ For sure i think Stone Cold would be equally worthy of getting inducted into the HOF.He's arguably the figurehead of the Attitude Era that completely turned around WWE's fortunes & popularity.The most popular & easily-identified character in pro wrestling.He's contributed so much with his matches, gimmick, rivalries, backstage segments & in-ring promos.He's a charismatic wrestling legend.

2 ~ Personally i don't think it is a ploy to get The Rock to appear.For sure he'll be at WM24, but it's a quick fly-in for the induction & then out again.He's currently on location shooting his new movie Escape to Witch Mountain.It seems the producers & WWE have agreed a deal to have him for a limited time at Mania.

1. i think that anyone who has contributed to the growth and success of the wrestling business should be inducted in to the hall of fame and from what i have heard and read about eddie graham, he definitely deserves it.

2. you could be right, but i think that it is because they deserve to be in the hall of fame. they were some of the ones not only led to wrestling becoming more mainstream, but also led to the advancement of minorities in the wrestling industry.

- Eddie Graham got inducted? Who is he? Well, I think I might remember him getting inducted, but not sure if that's him. And I think of many others that deserve to be there that already aren't.

- Well good point, I didn't notice that, and it might be, but who knows?

1. Gotta agree with you there. I have to admit, when I heard that they would be announcing the next inductee on ECW first, my first thought was that it would prbably be Terry Funk. Eddie Graham was great but there are people more deserving.

2. That's what I thought too, when I first heard.