March 24, 20214 yr Author comment_5943339 Dave Bautista has asked WWE not to induct him this year, as he won't make it due to prior commitments.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943387 10 hours ago, flyonthewall2983 said: Dave Bautista has asked WWE not to induct him this year, as he won't make it due to prior commitments. The next Thor movie is filming in Australia.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943406 THE GREAT KHALI going to be inducted in this year's Hall of Fame. That rocks, to be honest. His return at Battlegrounds 2017 still sends shivers down my spine. What a pop
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943413 I'm sure some wrestling fans will be fuming about Khali's induction which I'll enjoy. Kane and Khali are both obvious inductions given the parameters. Here's Undertaker telling Kane the news: https://mobile.twitter.com/WWETheBump/status/1374746413138071552 Much like Bischoff he gets emotional. Even though fans, me included, seem to care less and less about this HOF and it's overly long induction ceremony, it's quite cool to see that it still means a lot to most of the talent.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943416 7 minutes ago, NintendoLogic said: By Khali, you mean Kane, right? <br> Is he gonna wear his mask ? *wink wink nudge nudge*
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943426 2 hours ago, RingoPlaysDrums said: I'm sure some wrestling fans will be fuming about Khali's induction which I'll enjoy. Kane and Khali are both obvious inductions given the parameters. Here's Undertaker telling Kane the news: https://mobile.twitter.com/WWETheBump/status/1374746413138071552 Much like Bischoff he gets emotional. Even though fans, me included, seem to care less and less about this HOF and it's overly long induction ceremony, it's quite cool to see that it still means a lot to most of the talent. Yeah, that's the part that I take the most out of those inductions. Seeing those announcements made live emphasize more and more how meaningful it is to them to be inducted, even if by fans' standards, the WWE HOF isn't exactly the most revered.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943427 The weird thing about these emotional announcements is that....I'm not saying they aren't real, but we've learned from others that going into the WWE HOF is a process that involves being asked by the company (since people like Honky have turned them down) so it's not like the first they would hear about it is when told on a WWE produced show.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943428 I assume Kane is the headliner? I wonder if Batista backed out because of his complete and utter disdain for Khali. 7 minutes ago, sek69 said: The weird thing about these emotional announcements is that....I'm not saying they aren't real, but we've learned from others that going into the WWE HOF is a process that involves being asked by the company (since people like Honky have turned them down) so it's not like the first they would hear about it is when told on a WWE produced show. Is Kane still under contract? I wonder if it works differently for people who already work for WWE vs. former wrestlers. Maybe being inducted into the HOF is buried in the contract's fine print as a future obligation if they're chosen? That could open the door for these emotional surprises.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943430 Could be as simple as it's harder to get turned down or held up when you tell them on camera.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943431 HOF induction probably means a lot to the talent because it comes with a WWE Legends deal and all that entails. In fact, that's why HTM has turned them down. He can make more hustling on his own and still own the rights to his character. By the way, let's not jump the gun on Khali. The only source for him being one of the inductees is a since-deleted announcement from WWE India.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943432 I would assume Kane is probably at least under a Legends deal since he shows up from time to time. The one that got me to question things was Molly, as she has no current ties with the company and even turned down their offer to be a trainer at the PC because she said she isn't at a point in her life where wrestling has that kind of pull for her anymore. She surely would have been asked by the company since unlike Kane there was a chance she could have been not interested in it.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943436 Watching the clip of Graves telling Bischoff on After The Bell... I really think that was the first time he'd been told. It feels like a genuine reaction to me.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943445 WWE officially announced Khali, I guess the WWE India tweet just got deleted because they jumped the gun. Someone on Twitter asked Dave if the current round of announcement reactions are worked due to the reasons I mentioned, and his reply was probably pretty close to the truth. He mentioned that there's a whole generation of people in the business who's goal was pleasing Vince and getting into the WWE HOF is an indication they did that.
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943450 The Bischoff thing is like a bunch of abusive former lovers. The guy gets hired strictly to be a scapegoat, then gets fired in humiliating fashion, then get brought back for an "emotional" HOF speech. "But never mention that bitch Tony Khan again ! You can't see that guy anymore Eric ! I still love you. BUT YOU'RE FIRED !!!! Hey, can we be friends ? I'd love you in my HOF... xoxo"
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943455 Wait, Ivan Koloff is really not in the Hall of Fame? How in the fuck?
March 24, 20214 yr comment_5943460 There's a clip of Batista and Khali chatting away backstage in one of the Network documentaries about Batista's comeback in 2014. I don't know if they were supposed to have had heat back in the day but they seemed fine then at least.
March 25, 20214 yr comment_5943484 There are plenty stories about Khali just not giving a fuck and saying "that doesn't work for me brother"
March 25, 20214 yr comment_5943491 The guy had no talent whatsoever and was an asshole about it. Where was Akira Maeda when you really needed him in the 00's ?
March 25, 20214 yr comment_5943503 3 hours ago, MoS said: Why does Batista hate Khali, and since when? Batista openly said Khali's reign with the World Title made him sick to his stomach.
March 25, 20214 yr comment_5943521 Well, as of this year, Kane and Great Khali have to be a toss-up. Both the same year is the ultimate 1-2 punch of suck. People will talk about Torrie Wilson, but she really never was a properly trained pro-wrestler anyway.
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