Posted February 1, 201015 yr comment_5447467 Dave just put this up on the site. It was just announced in Japan that the WWE has invited Antonio Inoki into the Hall of Fame, and that Stan Hansen will be the guy inducting him.
February 1, 201015 yr comment_5447468 I wonder if that means they'll acknowledge him as a former champion now.
February 1, 201015 yr comment_5447476 Am I wrong for thinking it's weird that Stan Hansen is inducting Inoki? It's like if Vader inducted Giant Baba into the WWE Hall of Fame.
February 1, 201015 yr Author comment_5447479 Inoki & Hansen did have a big rivalry but yeah Hansen isn't the first one I would have in mind for that spot. Hogan would've been the natural choice but that ain't happening.
February 1, 201015 yr comment_5447485 Yeah, even if Hogan was on good terms with Vince, he probably would try to duck doing the speach for Inoki. Hansen... is really freaking strange. He jumped at the end of 1981, and was strictly loyal to Baba over the years. One would have thought the if the WWE asked him to do Inoki that he'd say that he'd only do it if it was for Baba as well as Inoki. I'm not sure who could do Inoki. Very few of Inoki's big gaijin rivals are folks that you would think that the WWE could use. Dusty probably would be a decent one, since he was pretty damn loyal to Inoki even though the NWA was associated with Baba. He wasn't a big rival of Inoki's, but could bullshit his way through a speach. Sort of a strange thing, and I look forward to Dave explaining why the WWE is doing it. One would think making an annual tour of Japan with Inoki doing some PR for it. John
February 2, 201015 yr comment_5447513 Is Vader on bad term with Vince ? Really, Backlund could do it, it would make more sense...
February 2, 201015 yr comment_5447526 I wonder if that means they'll acknowledge him as a former champion now. They do from time to time. I remember reading WWF magazine several years ago where it was acknowleged. Then again I just checked the official history here And he's not on there, so I guess it varies.
February 2, 201015 yr comment_5447532 Is Vader on bad term with Vince ? Really, Backlund could do it, it would make more sense... God, that would not go well.
February 4, 201015 yr comment_5447577 I think this got announced in Japan, so I guess I'll wait to hear it directly from WWE to believe it. I'd like to think it's true, but it's a little out of character for WWE.
February 9, 201015 yr comment_5447722 Antonio Inoki looking very happy with his Hall Of Fame invitation.
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