Right now, there are 113 men and women in the WWE Hall of Fame. Ever since the 2004 class, the company has let between five to seven wrestlers, managers, tag teams or stables in each year. While the Hall is stacked with some of the best wrestling talent of all time, it still feels incomplete. There are a few glaring omissions that are deserving for enshrinement, but for one reason or another, they haven't got the call yet. For some wrestlers, it's only a matter of time before they get in. You can imagine that talent like JBL, The Rock and Lita will get in sooner or later. But others are starting to seem like they'll be locked out forever. This year it's actually quite surprising that Ultimate Warrior and Jake "The Snake" Roberts are getting in due to their past troubles with the company. However, other controversial stars remain waiting...perhaps forever. WWE doesn't want negative attention to be drawn from their picks, but that can be unfair to the talent being left out. So for now, here are 10 controversial wrestlers who belong in the WWE Hall of Fame, and the reasons why they may be kept out so far.
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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