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Post by jimsteel on Mar 4, 2020 0:12:22 GMT -5
 WWE.COMJBL to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame BL, the brash, bruising cowboy-turned-stock market maven and World Champion, is the latest inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020. The “Wrestling God” will take his place in sports-entertainment history on Thursday, April 2, in Tampa, Fla., during WrestleMania 36 Week. JBL joins Batista, The Bella Twins and nWo members Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman and Kevin Nash in the 2020 class. The road to the WWE Hall of Fame began for JBL in 1995, when he arrived as Justin “Hawk” Bradshaw, an ornery Texan with a propensity for taking his opponents’ heads off with a lariat so devastating that it would go on to be known as the Clothesline from Hell. But it was when he joined forces with another hard-hitting Superstar, fellow WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons, that his career truly began to take off. Known as The Acolytes, Bradshaw and Simmons served as the ruthless enforcers for The Undertaker’s Ministry of Darkness, ensuring The Phenom’s will was done and bulldozing anyone who stood in their way. But when The Ministry disbanded, Bradshaw and Simmons stuck together, showing a little entrepreneurship in the process. The two opened The Acolytes Protection Agency, renting out their services as bodyguards to anyone who could pony up the cash to keep the cold ones coming. The APA always had a line out of their makeshift office door, whether it was Superstars looking for protection or someone looking to get in on their rowdy poker games. The two heavy hitters also racked up three reigns as World Tag Team Champions along the way. But when The APA closed its doors for good, Bradshaw did not ride off into the sunset. No, instead, he showed us that underneath his gruff exterior lied one of the most cunning competitors in WWE history. Embracing his success on the stock market, John “Bradshaw” Layfield traded in his sleeveless tee and jeans for a white cowboy hat and suit, along with a limousine with bull horns attached to the hood. Though the WWE Universe was not thrilled with the shocking change, it proved to be the jolt that the Texan needed. The tycoon became an immediate contender for the WWE Championship, and defeated Eddie Guerrero at The Great American Bash 2004 in a Texas Bull Rope Match to win the title. JBL held onto the championship until WrestleMania the following year, where he was dethroned by John Cena. JBL went on to capture the Intercontinental and United States Championships, becoming one of the few Superstars that can call themselves a Triple Crown winner. Though he hung up his boots after WrestleMania 25 in 2009, he did not stay away from WWE for long. He returned in 2012, this time as a color commentator, lending his expertise on the mat game to give the WWE Universe unique insight. After stints calling the action on Raw and SmackDown, as well as a turn as NXT’s General Manager, JBL left WWE to focus on his charity work with at-risk kids and communities through organizations like Beyond Rugby Bermuda and Beyond Sport, where he was named a Global Ambassador. |
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Post by TTX on Mar 4, 2020 7:19:20 GMT -5
No surprise there.
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Post by Swarm on Mar 4, 2020 10:00:03 GMT -5
Great work jimsteel and throwingtoasters keeping us updated. Very courteous of you both. For some reason i thought both the nWo and JBL were already in. |
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Post by throwingtoasters on Mar 12, 2020 9:00:48 GMT -5
Davey Boy Smith “The British Bulldog” to be inducted by his son.
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Post by ajcostello on Mar 12, 2020 11:20:01 GMT -5
I appreciate the updates, gentlemen.
For the most part, though, I think this year's class of inductees is pretty anemic.
There's only two entries that I feel are actually deserving (at this time) and one entry that I find laughable.
Won't lie.
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Post by Swarm on Mar 12, 2020 12:13:35 GMT -5
I appreciate the updates, gentlemen. For the most part, though, I think this year's class of inductees is pretty anemic. There's only two entries that I feel are actually deserving (at this time) and one entry that I find laughable. Won't lie. Agree. Hate to be cynical, but inducting some of these names seems more like a way to lock their rights up w Legends contracts so they can’t go to AEW, more than honoring a HOF career at the appropriate time. And while I understand the reasoning behind it, it’s too bad Dynamite Kid isn’t going in w Davey Boy as the Bulldogs. |
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Post by jimsteel on Mar 16, 2020 17:59:36 GMT -5
 WWE.COMJushin “Thunder” Liger, one of the most revolutionary competitors in sports-entertainment history, is the latest inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020. Liger joins Batista, nWo members Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash & Sean Waltman, The Bella Twins, JBL and The British Bulldog in the Class of 2020. They will take their place in history during the 2020 Induction Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The masked marvel emerged in Japan in the late 1980s, enchanting fans from the moment he emerged from the curtain, clad in a dazzling red-and-white body suit and a striking mask with three protruding horns. But as impressive as he was on first glance, Liger was even more remarkable once the bell rang. Inside the ring, Liger was an innovator in every sense of the word. His high-flying, hard-hitting style has influenced generations of competitors, and is credited as the inventor of the Shooting Star Press. Liger made his way to the United States in 1991, arriving in WCW and engaging in an epic rivalry with Brian Pillman over the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship, the precursor to the Cruiserweight Title. Liger and Pillman’s incredible bouts are still talked about to this day as some of the most influential in sports-entertainment history. Liger appeared for WCW sporadically throughout the 1990s, taking on competitors like Rey Mysterio and Dean Malenko. Meanwhile, in his home country of Japan, he established himself as one of the greatest competitors of all time, becoming an 11-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, even after a brain tumor almost took his life. He went nearly four decades without competing in a WWE ring, until he made his WWE debut at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn in 2015, defeating Tyler Breeze in a battle that brought the NXT Universe to its feet. |
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Post by TTX on Mar 16, 2020 18:06:07 GMT -5
Well deserving of course.
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Post by phantasyfan on May 30, 2020 23:05:52 GMT -5
When I worked for afa’s wxw I got to meet Batista and his wife at the time really nice guy. Alittle soon perhaps but it would have happened I guess they are feeling sooner rather than later with him. NWO no need to say any they self explanatory amazing stable.JBL has never been one of my favorites but I can see why. Jushin Liger is amazing and I can understand him. The Bella Twins......SMH I’ve never been a fan of their ring work I think they got the push they did because of who they were sleeping with. That’s nothing new and it’s happened for years example Billy Wolf and almost his entire group of women’s wrestlers he was married to Burke and sleeping with Kill em Gillem , Nell Stewart and June Byers.however at least those legends could work I think there are so many more deserving Velvet, Leilani Kai, Molly holly hell I would rather see Sable get it over them
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Post by Bazzy on May 31, 2020 4:31:07 GMT -5
No olden days one say more than the last 20-40 years , are they now forgotten in todays world ? .
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