10 BOLD Predictions For WWE In 2019
7. JBL Will Headline The Hall Of Fame Class Of 2019
Post-Mauro Ranallo, this may read as very, very dumb, but then, this is a company that made the very, very dumb move of glorifying the Fabulous Moolah immediately prior to WrestleMania 34—i.e., when faced with the most intense mainstream scrutiny.
This is a company that ran a show in Saudi Arabia after their role in the killing of a journalist was made public.
This is a company that had Hulk Hogan host said Saudi Arabia show.
This is a company that responded to legion cries of “Vince McMahon is out of touch, and needs to go” by installing him on television.
This is a company that doesn’t give a f*ck.
Besides which, who else but JBL fulfils the headliner remit? That remit is thus: a living person, no longer active in the ring, who headlined several shows, who hasn’t been inducted previously, and who, and this is key, is familiar to modern WWE fans.
Per the rumour and innuendo, WWE wants to induct The Rock, and is hardly about to tell him “Sorry mate, we know your schedule is clear, but you’re in the Hall of Fame—you can’t wrestle anymore”.
But the notion of Rock actually spending a Saturday night listening to Tatanka drone on for an hour just seems far-fetched.