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http://www.cheap-heat.com/hall-of-fame-hopefuls-part-four-divas-lady-wrestlers/#comment-2976 Connor Johnston Fri, 24 Apr 2015 03:25:00 +0000 http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=10536#comment-2976 Hi nice article. I agree on some of your picks but not all. Rockin Robin did not make the impact on women's wrestling that Richter, Sherri and Madusa did and her career did not last all that long. For those reasons I don't see her being inducted. Mike McGuirk is another I do not see happening, the WWE has had various ring announcers over the years and imo none other than the great Howard Finkel are HOF worthy. What exactly did McGuirk do that was standout? Bull Nakano is more than deserving of a HOF spot, she is a legend in Japan and if WWE recognises Inoki and Fujinami as inductee's then I see no reason why Nakano should be overlooked in the future, however I won't hold my breath on this one, Nakano's time in US promotions was short and that could possibly keep her out but never say never on this one. Victoria is more than deserving also, Victoria did just as much as Trish and Lita and outlasted them both career wise too. Trish and Lita was promoted stronger than Victoria but Victoria was a solid number 3 golden era female performer. In a 13 year career she has been a multiple time champion in both WWE and TNA and has wrestled and beat all the top names in women's wrestling from Trish, Lita, Molly, Mickie, Jazz, Ivory, Jacqueline and Gail Kim to Awesome Kong and TBP. I see her induction happening for sure. Jackie Moore is a tough one to decide for me, in many ways she is very deserving however she never seemed to get that star power that a Trish, Lita or Victoria achieved. Her longevity in the business definately strengthens her chances but I think her status as just a supporting player with no stand out character may keep her out also. This could go either way. The Glamour Girls. I have all the respect for those ladies, Leilani Kai and Judy Martin were the pulse rate of old school women's wrestling. 2 reliable and quality workers indeed however I do not see them in the HOF for the following reasons. As in the case of Rockin Robin, Martin and Kai were not the standout ladies of their era, they was the reliable hands mostly there to put over the face champions. Their feud with the Jumping Bomb Angels was stellar however the women's tag division was a failed venture that only truly produced the above mentioned feud of any relevance. I would love to see it happen but I really don't think it will. I think with Madusa inducted I think there will be no more 80's lady wrestlers inducted from this point onwards, they got the main 80's in ring ladies inducted now in Sherri, Richter and Madusa. Luna Vachon again is more than deserving and although career wise I could compare Luna's in ring roles to that of Jackie Moore or the Glamour Girls in that she was there to put the champions over I think Luna stands a better chance based on the following reasons... Character, there has never been a woman like Luna before or after her, she was unique, scary, wild with a image never seen since or a voice for that matter too. Luna was probably the top heel foil for the babyface champions like Madusa and Sable and apparently was planned to have a run as champion herself but Sable screwed her out of it by no showing the belt. Luna like Sherri Martel was also a unique female manager and was a rare dangerous and active female at ringside also that was featured in every top promotion over a 20 plus year career. Luna lived the business and I think for her overall contibutions as a standout female character in several of wrestlings boom periods and her longevity that she will be inducted in the next few years. Missy Hyatt. Zero chance of this happening. Hyatt had very minimal connection to WWE, yes she was featured in other promotions in the WWE library but she is nowhere near as celebrated in history as a valet as the likes of Miss Elizabeth, Sherri Martel or Sunny. Also her reputation in the business is one I think WWE will stay clear of as Missy is well known as the industry bike. Her actions are classless by bragging about guys in the business and their sexual performances and I think she has sunk too low for WWE HOF consideration. Sable. There is no denying that Sable was THE attitude era diva and no diva before or since has rivalled the pops and popularity that Sable got. Sable was a key player in helping to turn the Monday night wars in the favour of WWE as at one point she was only second in popularity to Stone Cold Steve Austin. Sable was also a pioneer in introducing the model type diva that can fight blueprint to WWE, a blueprint that Trish Stratus improved upon later on. For those unrivalled achievements and fame I would say Sable is a guarantee to be inducted at some point. Miss Elizabeth. There is no question on this one, Miss Elizabeth is the first lady of wrestling, no other woman in wrestling history has seen such main event angles with the top names in the business like she did. Elizabeth was a focal point of the early Wrestlemania's in her classic managing of Randy Savage to the championship and the Mega Powers explode to the big Savage reunion and the Summerslam wedding. The fans loved her and she was massively over. Elizabeth was linked throughout her entire career with the top guys like Savage, Hogan, Flair etc and although never a in ring competitor she probably had more main event storylines than any other woman in the history of the business. Without a doubt she was a icon of 1980's WWE and is a guaranteed future Hall of famer if her family give permission to do so. As for others that you did not list I would say .. Chyna, no other woman in history made the impact Chyna did, she truly was a groundbreaking female in the business and I doubt any woman ever touching the success she had again but sadly her personal problems and erratic behaviour may keep her out of the HOF which is a shame as she is a major standout female. I think past that we are looking at more recent women that probably take more time to debate because they are more recent but names like Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, AJ Lee etc are all worthy of a future debate years from now. I think WWE needs to induct a few more great ladies of the past yet before looking at recent years and I think they will.

Hi nice article. I agree on some of your picks but not all.
Rockin Robin did not make the impact on women’s wrestling that Richter, Sherri and Madusa did and her career did not last all that long. For those reasons I don’t see her being inducted.

Mike McGuirk is another I do not see happening, the WWE has had various ring announcers over the years and imo none other than the great Howard Finkel are HOF worthy. What exactly did McGuirk do that was standout?

Bull Nakano is more than deserving of a HOF spot, she is a legend in Japan and if WWE recognises Inoki and Fujinami as inductee’s then I see no reason why Nakano should be overlooked in the future, however I won’t hold my breath on this one, Nakano’s time in US promotions was short and that could possibly keep her out but never say never on this one.

Victoria is more than deserving also, Victoria did just as much as Trish and Lita and outlasted them both career wise too. Trish and Lita was promoted stronger than Victoria but Victoria was a solid number 3 golden era female performer.
In a 13 year career she has been a multiple time champion in both WWE and TNA and has wrestled and beat all the top names in women’s wrestling from Trish, Lita, Molly, Mickie, Jazz, Ivory, Jacqueline and Gail Kim to Awesome Kong and TBP.
I see her induction happening for sure.

Jackie Moore is a tough one to decide for me, in many ways she is very deserving however she never seemed to get that star power that a Trish, Lita or Victoria achieved.
Her longevity in the business definately strengthens her chances but I think her status as just a supporting player with no stand out character may keep her out also.
This could go either way.

The Glamour Girls. I have all the respect for those ladies, Leilani Kai and Judy Martin were the pulse rate of old school women’s wrestling. 2 reliable and quality workers indeed however I do not see them in the HOF for the following reasons.
As in the case of Rockin Robin, Martin and Kai were not the standout ladies of their era, they was the reliable hands mostly there to put over the face champions.
Their feud with the Jumping Bomb Angels was stellar however the women’s tag division was a failed venture that only truly produced the above mentioned feud of any relevance.
I would love to see it happen but I really don’t think it will. I think with Madusa inducted I think there will be no more 80’s lady wrestlers inducted from this point onwards, they got the main 80’s in ring ladies inducted now in Sherri, Richter and Madusa.

Luna Vachon again is more than deserving and although career wise I could compare Luna’s in ring roles to that of Jackie Moore or the Glamour Girls in that she was there to put the champions over I think Luna stands a better chance based on the following reasons…
Character, there has never been a woman like Luna before or after her, she was unique, scary, wild with a image never seen since or a voice for that matter too.
Luna was probably the top heel foil for the babyface champions like Madusa and Sable and apparently was planned to have a run as champion herself but Sable screwed her out of it by no showing the belt.
Luna like Sherri Martel was also a unique female manager and was a rare dangerous and active female at ringside also that was featured in every top promotion over a 20 plus year career. Luna lived the business and I think for her overall contibutions as a standout female character in several of wrestlings boom periods and her longevity that she will be inducted in the next few years.

Missy Hyatt. Zero chance of this happening. Hyatt had very minimal connection to WWE, yes she was featured in other promotions in the WWE library but she is nowhere near as celebrated in history as a valet as the likes of Miss Elizabeth, Sherri Martel or Sunny.
Also her reputation in the business is one I think WWE will stay clear of as Missy is well known as the industry bike.
Her actions are classless by bragging about guys in the business and their sexual performances and I think she has sunk too low for WWE HOF consideration.

Sable. There is no denying that Sable was THE attitude era diva and no diva before or since has rivalled the pops and popularity that Sable got.
Sable was a key player in helping to turn the Monday night wars in the favour of WWE as
at one point she was only second in popularity to Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Sable was also a pioneer in introducing the model type diva that can fight blueprint to WWE, a blueprint that Trish Stratus improved upon later on.
For those unrivalled achievements and fame I would say Sable is a guarantee to be inducted at some point.

Miss Elizabeth. There is no question on this one, Miss Elizabeth is the first lady of wrestling, no other woman in wrestling history has seen such main event angles with the top names in the business like she did.
Elizabeth was a focal point of the early Wrestlemania’s in her classic managing of Randy Savage to the championship and the Mega Powers explode to the big Savage reunion and the Summerslam wedding.
The fans loved her and she was massively over.
Elizabeth was linked throughout her entire career with the top guys like Savage, Hogan, Flair etc and although never a in ring competitor she probably had more main event storylines than any other woman in the history of the business.
Without a doubt she was a icon of 1980’s WWE and is a guaranteed future Hall of famer if her family give permission to do so.

As for others that you did not list I would say ..
Chyna, no other woman in history made the impact Chyna did, she truly was a groundbreaking female in the business and I doubt any woman ever touching the success she had again but sadly her personal problems and erratic behaviour may keep her out of the HOF which is a shame as she is a major standout female.

I think past that we are looking at more recent women that probably take more time to debate because they are more recent but names like Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, AJ Lee etc are all worthy of a future debate years from now.
I think WWE needs to induct a few more great ladies of the past yet before looking at recent years and I think they will.