Jim Cornette on The 2018 Legacy Inductees To The WWE Hall Of Fame

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[@borneojimmy1431]

Why is Ivan Koloff still missing from the HOF?? He ended Bruno's first world title run, had at least 3 strong heel runs, and drew money everywhere he went from the 70s through the mid 90s! WTF???

[@A_real_Ha_So]

I don't recall seeing his name on that list. I could be wrong but I don't think I am.

[@OneUltimateWarrior]

McMahon still holds a grudge against Koloff for jumping to IWA.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Borneo Jimmy What's worse in his case is that WWE invited him to see Sammartino's induction in 2013, he was in the crowd when he should have been inducted that year along with Bruno, Backlund and Foley. Too bad he decided to join the lawsuit months later, it killed all his chances to get inducted down the line.

[@oldjms1965]

Still can't tell why he is not, Vince I guess, makes up his mind on who gets in

[@tomjones5650]

I heard he 'Allegedly' had a affair with Stephanie? Is this true or false?

[@mikevm3]

7:58 six years later, not only did Thunderbolt get in, they allowed him to give a speech

[@Mr.Mcloving]

lol they running low on people too put in lol

[@bigearl33]

Lord Alfred Hays should have a full HOF segment !!!!!!!

[@DarkRonin21]

But who would have paid for he promotional consideration?

[@georgewilliams1470]

I'm surprised that he wasn't put in when he was still alive.

[@thaboyshawn5911]

A lot of wrestlers should have like Thesz, Strangler Lewis for example but this is the WWE hall of fame

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

All inductees deserve to have their inductions done properly in the ceremony this is complete bull.

[@RyanS881]

Mcwhorter141 Mcwhorter Bruiser Brody’s induction pissed me off

[@ITxManster]

Wahoo McDaniel.shoulda been in there years ago

[@menapperdude]

I popped for Sputnik I really wish he would have gotten a full induction

[@A_real_Ha_So]

In fairness, Tiger Jeet worked tirelessly in humanitarian work in that area.

[@cobaltbovine]

Believe it or not Rufus R. Jones was big business in the mid west in the 1970's and 1980's.......

[@Rjensen2]

Lmao, no he wasn't. 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheKilodead4]

Boris Malenko feuded with Wahoo Mcdaniel in MSG in the early 60s

[@pulsarstargrave256]

Is SONNY KING, Co-holder of the WWWF tag team titles in the WWE Hall of Fame?

[@Jim-Tuner]

Rufus R. Jones? Well. Well. Well. Chicago's "Hobo Brazil" finally makes the WWE hall of Fame. Maybe there is still a chance for Bummy Rogers and ""Bruno San-martino" getting their dues.

[@robbrindisi4364]

Dean malenko hof 2019

I still don't know why Gene Kiniski doesn't get a nod in the legacy wing. The guy took the NWA Title off of Lou Thesz and held it for 3 years. Also was an AWA World Heavyweight and AWA Tag Team champion.

[@tomjones5650]

Anti polishism? Puttski too!

[@someparts]

Alfred should have a real induction. Geesh!

[@davidholzer4155]

I didn't realize Alfred Hayes wrestled

[@tomjones5650]

If u wanna call it that....

[@chrischar9428]

Newbies eh

[@bigmike2464]

Boris is Dean's Dad and he also trained Sean Waltman among others.... What about Butch Reed?

[@purplebondsaiyan2987]

Guys Most of them are in the PWHOF in Wichita Falls, Texas

[@scotcarr3390]

Hearing "Santo" get a Legacy (legit - there was NO bigger Lucha star then, now, or ever will be than Santo) actually got me thinking that gimmick "lineages" should get in that way too. Santo, Hijo del Santos & Hijo Jr., Tigers Mask, La Parka/L.A. Park, Super Parka & La Hija del Parka, Mascaras Sagrada, Misticos, & Jushin Liger/Liger Black. Oh, for the record, Rikidozan was FAR more over outside of Japan because, though he WAS a native of Japan, he was an ethnic Korean. Seems that Japanese soceity still thinks that native ethnic Koreans are like your idiot bastard 3rd cousin 5 times removed - still related, but definitely yokels. Now, THAT'S slowly changing - Riki Chosu & Saito are legends despite their ethnicity, & bigotry exists everywhere, but it says quite a bit that Ethnic Koreans - no matter how many generations their families have been native Japanese citizens - are STILL mandated by the Interior Ministry & Ministry of the Police/Japanese Combined Self-Defense Forces, to carry "Internal Passports" at ALL times!

[@gravewax5892]

Dean had done Vince a "favor" thus he's in

[@FerretJohn]

Generally they made the Legacy Awards for the deceased wrestlers, those who're no longer around to accept the honors personally and those who only the wrestling historians would know

[@RandalfElVikingo]

El Santo deserved a separate induction and his son is still alive and also a legend in wrestling

[@FerretJohn]

@@RandalfElVikingo Not really, El Santo may have been the greatest Lucha star in Mexican History but the problem with him was he never travelled outside of Mexico. He was the Big Fish in his particular pond and had no interest in testing out the greater ocean, so most fans outside of Mexico never even heard of him. Outside Mexico Mil was the greatest, simply because he travelled all over the world

[@RandalfElVikingo]

@@FerretJohn I find that hard to believe, the Big Fish stuff because there were a lot of legends like Blue Demon, Perro Aguayo, El Cavernario Galindo, Gory Guerrero, Rayo de Jalisco, Huracán Ramírez, Black Shadow and, like you said, Mil Máscaras. It was the golden era of mexican wrestling and El Santo was leading, but the names I mentioned were not lacking in fame or followers. But even if El Santo is not as known worldwide, he deserved a separate induction just for being one of the first wrestlers to make it big in movies, even before Hulk Hogan or The Rock, he is an important precedent for wrestling in mainstream (also, his induction alone would've made big views with the mexican market; I even read an article about him a month ago by one of the biggest newspapers in México, so he is not a forgotten legend).

[@FerretJohn]

@@RandalfElVikingo Again, El Santo only ever wrestled in Mexico, all his movies while very popular in their day, were only seen in theatres in Mexico, and the last one was made in 1982, most of the other names you mentioned also only wrestled in Mexico, they may be legends there but the average US fan, whom the WWE caters primarily to, wouldn't know any of them very well (Gory in the US was known mostly as Eddie's dad). Now I do know El Santo and I respect the hell out of his accomplishments, I consider myself a wrestling historian who's been watching everything for 40 years now, but to expect everyone to know him because he was a God in Mexico is like expecting everyone outside Memphis to know all the accomplishments of Jackie Fargo or Sputnik Monroe, or everyone outside England to know Big Daddy.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

@@FerretJohn While I like reading you and I know you like wrestling more than I do, I still think he could've been great to have an individual introduction. I understand your point and it's a valid one. Off topic, Do you have a blog or something? Even if english is not my native language, I can recognize when someone is a good writer and has valuable knowledge to share. I would love to read more of what you have to say c:

[@Chubby722]

Special delivery Jones ,Ray Candy, butch reed

[@mncppc54]

Chubby722 SD Jones is in. Iceman King Parson.

[@gorewhoreproductions8972]

Kamala or Bad News Allen/Brown?

[@davidscott7626]

If promos are a factor that goes into qualifications for the HOF, then Austin Idol definitely goes in. He was absolute gold on the microphone. Great in the ring as well.

[@wolfhurricane897]

Hiro did train WWE stars after his career. If you want his most famous one. Hulk. Hogan.

[@superruben702]

Is cornette in the hof?

[@daltonio6001]

No

[@eddietasker9110]

Brian Pillman deserves a full hof induction.

[@DLRX]

Hiro Matsuda trained Hulk Hogan and Lex Luger, and was part of the underwhelming Yamazaki Corporation with Flair after Arn, Tully, and J.J. left the Horsemen and Crockett. That's literally all I know him for in wrestling.

[@MatthewWolverine]

That's true, and that's what they should have said.

[@FerretJohn]

Matsuda wrestled back in the 60s and 70s, primarily in Japan and Florida, he was one of the first Japanese stars in fact to move full-time to the US, and as a trainer he was one of the best (though with a bit of a rep as a hard-ass) who trained a lot of guys, not just Hogan and Luger

[@Jim-Tuner]

Hiro Matsuda is most famous for introducing Hogan to the wrestling business by breaking his leg.

[@darrinh.2322]

Was Cora Combs Debbie Comb's mom ?

[@Mistertbones]

Yes she was.

[@donaldrussell3524]

yes

[@ostpies]

Lofty Blomfield has a school named after him in New Zealand.

[@Walkingzombi]

Has cornette raged yet about that kid winning the tag titles with strowman at mania?

[@scotcarr3390]

In all fairness, while it WAS a feel-good thing & added a layer of "good guy" complexity to Braun's character, GOTTA say it didn't really make a Hell of a lot of sense. Not as whack as, say, Russo putting the Big Gold Belt on Arquette (I guess that Yahoo Serious, Pauly Shore, & Emo Phillips weren't available), but it was SO out of left field! Same for Braun getting a special SSA belt for winning the Greatest Royal Rumble! If they're gonna ride the Saudi Deal train completely off the rails, why not just give him a Gulf States Championship & have Mansoor win it off him? Might as well make a Championship mean something over there!

[@TheMugenmunster]

Is it just me or does that Boris malenko pic look like Ralph gracie

[@georgemurrell8464]

I don't know if he is still alive but I would like to see Sailor Art Thomas in the Hall Of Fame.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

George Murrell He passed away in 2003 and was inducted in the hall of fame in 2016 (legacy award).

[@ROIDEDCAPS7868]

KANE IS RUNING FOR MAYOR OF KNOX COUNTY TENESEE

[@charlieoutback1798]

Special delivery Jones

[@eddiesoto8358]

Blue Demon should be acknowledged in this category.

[@arnavbhagwat4232]

Seeing Dara Singh in the HoF is awesome as an Indian fan!

[@FerretJohn]

For the most part the Legacy wing is for the older wrestlers, the ones less known to the general fans of today, and the ones who've passed on. Jim Londos for instance, yes in his day he was arguably the greatest wrestler in history, but his day was 80 years ago, if they made a spot for him in the regular presentation the award would have had to be presented to his great-grandchildren

[@abhramovichrocks]

Then do it

[@roryfahy1175]

Several of those people deserved their own separate induction.

[@raymondking214]

Two words: Dean Malinko.

[@jdd32384]

Ahahahahahah

[@DavidLucas-oj6ju]

Dean Malenko was most underrated technical wrestlers EVER

[@bigmikeystyle]

8:01 now we know why they wait until some people die.......

[@shizzygotitphilly]

How many shows Conrad’s on ?

[@rickyusa1000]

Back in the early '70's Central States drew good crowds and the two top baby faces by far were Rufus R Jones and Danny Little Bear. Rufus' promos were nearly unintelligible but everyone loved him. Except guys like me who liked the heels and cheered for Harley Race and Roger Kirby.

[@deadaccount7520]

I know he probably won't get in because of his involvement with the class action lawsuit. But the first heel tag team that stuck out to me was skandar managing OMG and Kamala. Just double checked and Kamala still isn't in.

[@jonathanlindsey790]

Cornette is always moaning that non-WWe people get ignored. The Legacy wing is part of WWE acknowledging these people.

[@beefy1986]

They deserve more than 30 second intros

[@jackierobinson9008]

Cornette needs to make a speech about the ending of Wrestlemania because I wanted to puke after the end of Wrestlemania

[@tomdotson6053]

People take this wrestling crap way too seriously it's a circus full of weirdos