10 People WWE Should Remove From The Hall Of Fame
8. Carlos Colón
A smattering of Madison Square Garden specials in the territorial days aside, Carlos Colón managed precisely one appearance for WWF, back when he was a 43-year-old fiery youngster at Royal Rumble '93. Although the kingpin of the Puerto Rican wrestling scene, Colón was a figure barely relevant to modern WWE fans at the time of his 2014 Hall of Fame induction, better known for his sons Carlos (Carlito) and Eddie (Primo). Absolutely nobody would have becried his omission.
His inclusion, on the other hand, drew outcry. In a Hall empty of the deserving Frank 'Bruiser Brody' Goodish, WWE disinclined to broach the difficult subject of his grisly murder, it was completely abhorrent that a man commonly accused of helping the crime's cover-up should get the nod.
In 1988, Brody was stabbed to death by José González following an altercation backstage at one of Colón's World Wrestling Council shows. Eye-witnesses to the murder failed to testify, leading González to be acquitted of first degree murder. Shoot interview apocrypha holds that promoter Colón hounded Tony Atlas and Dutch Mantell away from court and off the island in order to protect his friend and asset González - who he disgustingly promoted as his top babyface soon after the incident.
It's perhaps understandable the company don't wish to revisit a murder scandal by paying homage to Brody, especially given his association with the group ended in the '70s. Why, then, did they trawl it up by proxy? It seemed Colón's familial blood meant more to WWE than that of Brody which still stained his hands.