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Is every 2012 WWE Hall of Fame inductee accounted for?

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Officially, the WWE has announced only three inductees for this year's Hall of Fame ceremony. The first was the recently retired Edge who despite being out of the ring for only a short amount of time is an 11-time world champion and will also happen to be starring in a WWE Studio movie as well as his own documentary around the same time he joins the ranks of fellow Canadians Bret Hart and Killer Kowalski.

The second announcement was that of The Four Horsemen, the first stable to be inducted. The Road Warriors were accepted alongside longtime manager Paul Ellering and the entire Von Erich family was inducted but the National Wrestling Alliiance (NWA) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) bad boys are the first honest to goodness stable given the Hall of Fame honor by the WWE.

A couple of weeks ago, the "celebrity wing" got a little more cramped as "Iron" Mike Tyson joined the likes of Drew Carey and Pete Rose. Respectively, those three are set to be inducted by Christian, the duo of Shawn Michaels and Triple H and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

There's still a few names left -- two rumored and one semi-official -- in the mix. Their names after the jump.

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Mil Mascaras - Last October as the WWE made its way through Mexico, Triple H announced during the Smackdown tapings Mil Mascaras would see Hall of Fame induction in 2012. My colleague Keith Harris hit several nails on the head when he reported the news as to why this was a good move. What's interesting is the fact the WWE has yet to make this announcement public.

As noted in Harris' story, the segment was untelevised and moreso for the Mexican audience in attendance. WrestleMania weekened is still over seven weeks away, however, so there's still time to officially spill the beans. And again as Harris' predicted in his original story, Alberto Del Rio is expected to induct his legendary uncle.

Yokozuna - As reported last month, the innovator of the Bazai Drop is also expected to get the nod this year. Dying at the young age of 34-years old, Rodney Anoa'i entered the WWE as Yokozuna in late 1992 and became the champion less than one year later. While there are several viable options for who to induct him -- former manager and Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji is possible while Harris mentioned famous rival Bret Hart -- the signs are pointing to The Rock getting the nod. In the original story, Harris mentioned The Rock's strong family ties with the Anoa'i clan as the reason. Rocky's grandfather trained Afa and Sika, The Wild Samoans, uncles to Yokozuna.

Ron Simmons - And just yesterday, rumors began swirling around that former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ron Simmons would be getting the Hall of Fame treatment. The former Doom member's wrestling credentials stand on their own but when one also takes into account Simmons played college football for Florida State University, just a few hours from where WrestleMania 28 is to take place, he becomes a no-brainer.

His induction would likely get local newspaper interest which is something the WWE always craves.

With six inductees, it seems the list is now set. This also means there is still no Randy Savage. After his death in May of last year, Savage was thought to be a shoe in for the 2012 class but barring any last minute changes, it doesn't appear as if "Macho Man" will get his due.

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I was watching something on Youtube earlier, and a thought suddenly struck me:

Why is Paul Bearer not in the Hall of Fame?

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 9, 2012 12:00 AM EST reply actions  

Isn’t his name mostly associated with Taker? I’m thinking, the day we see the Deadman in the HoF will be the same day we see Percy Pringle in there, receiving his own ring as well.

by Man from Manila on Feb 9, 2012 12:07 AM EST up reply actions  

And them inducing each other into the HoF…it’d be the right way :)

by Vox on Feb 9, 2012 12:50 AM EST up reply actions  

It goes without saying that the Undertaker will induct him

I don’t know, though. I don’t know if I’d like it if both of them are inducted at the same time. The light would be shined primarily on the Undertaker (and rightly so), but I think that’s a little unfair to Paul Bearer. Jimmy Hart is the only guy I see who was inducted with people he managed (Hogan, primarily), but Jimmy Hart was associated with everyone.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 9, 2012 1:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Next year

I believe the Macho Man will be inducted next year as the marquee name. This year you have Edge who will get most of the attention and build. Next year they can do a big build to Macho Mans induction and the night will be mostly about him, as it should be. With Edge being inducted this year, he’ll be the show stealer and Macho Man deserves to be the focus when he gets inducted.

by Ashcampbell on Feb 9, 2012 2:37 AM EST reply actions  

exactly.

They have one spotlight or main event inductee per year, and this year it’s Edge. They’re clearly spacing out their main attractions, so Savage will come up on a year where he’ll likely be the focal point. Plus, maybe time will heal whatever wounds still remain on Vince’s end, this year was probably too soon…But for sure, Macho man will be in there eventually.

by thejasten on Feb 9, 2012 7:48 AM EST up reply actions  

The correlation between where Mania is and HOF inductee hometown is overestimated

Besides Austin in 2009, which main inductee was inducted in their home state??

’12 – Edge/Horsemen – Miami
’11 – Shawn Michaels/ LOD – Atlanta
’10 – Ted Dibiase/Inoki – Phoenix
’08 -Ric Flair – Orlando
’07 – Dusty Rhodes/Mr Perfect – Detroit
’06 – Bret Hart/Guerrero – Chicago

Now there’s certainly a small connection between location and inductee (usually the lesser inductees)…but in no way is it a proven method of predicting….However, Foley next year makes sense. haha.

by thejasten on Feb 9, 2012 8:02 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah I think every year people fixate on a guy having to go in in a certain city. It is cool if a city was a big part of someone’s career but it really doesn’t matter.

by Chris Cutrer on Feb 9, 2012 10:07 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

I would have figured since

Macho Man was recently added to the new WWE game, he would maybe getting the nod this year

by marcbjr2 on Feb 9, 2012 7:22 AM EST reply actions  

That was a deal independent of WWE that THQ made.

On a different note, here’s the number of inductees in each Hall Of Fame class since 2004:
2004 – 11
2005 – 7
2006 – 8
2007 – 8
2008 – 7
2009 – 7
2010 – 7
2011 – 7

That would suggest there will probably be one more minor level inductee that hasn’t been announced or rumoured yet.

by Keith Harris on Feb 9, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions  

VKM not on best of terms with Poffo family right? Didnt Machos brother say something about not wanting him inducted or am I remembering wrong?

by LilNaitch on Feb 9, 2012 9:07 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

He said Savage wanted to go in only if the entire family was inducted. That may be what he wanted but Savage has to go in alone or at least be inducted with Liz.

by Chris Cutrer on Feb 9, 2012 10:05 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

Owen Hart's wife is the only person I can think of who is adamant about not letting whoever it is (Owen, in this case) be put in

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 9, 2012 1:24 PM EST up reply actions  

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