10 Explanations For WWE’s Marginalisation Of Randy Savage

9. Saving Him For Another Year

This one would probably be a lot more likely if Randy were still alive and well. When these guys are alive and aren't in terrible health, WWE has to figure they'll be there to induct whenever the company is "ready" for them. Of course, impatient fans would want him in as soon as possible, but as long as he was alive and inducted, it could be in 2010, 2015, 2020, or 2050. Once Randy passed away, it turned into a "what are you waiting for" situation. He died on May 20th, 2011, which means his induction should have come in 2012, on the night before WrestleMania 28 in Miami, to fully take advantage of the nostalgia wave that fans would have had. His kayfabe home was always in Florida, and he has a lot of history there, anyway, so even that would have made sense. The emotional connection would have been strong. The idea of saving him comes from there only being a certain amount of people who can headline a Hall Of Fame class. If you spread them out, and don't induct too many in one year, you can have huge classes for years and years to come. Without sounding heartless, some would say that he's already dead, so there's no rush to induct him at this point, but with the emotional connection possibly getting smaller and smaller the more they continue to phase him out, the less punch his induction will finally pack once it does happen.