For as long as Vince McMahon has owned WWE, he's always had a fascination, and a reliance, upon celebrity involvement. The original WrestleMania was built on the backs of celebrities being advertised for the show such as Mr. T, Cyndi Lauper, Muhammad Ali, Billy Martin, and Liberace. So while it certainly makes sense for Vince to utilise celebrities for his Hall Of Fame, it doesn't need to be overdone. Celebrity inductions are fine and, considering the name of the WWE game is often to increase exposure of the product, it's understandable that the company wishes to induct non-wrestlers into their sports-entertainment Hall Of Fame. What makes the inductions a problem is the forced yearly tradition of having every class include one celebrity . In reality, there aren't many celebrities that are truly "deserving" of a Hall Of Fame induction. Mike Tyson? Certainly, he helped revive the company as part of the Attitude Era by bringing in major viewership to see the rise of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Drew Carey, who had a one-time Royal Rumble appearance only to promote an upcoming comedy PPV of his own? I think not. While the company is unlikely to deviate from their current schedule, the Hall Of Fame would be better served to limit these celebrity inductions to only those that truly deserve them and with that, removing the yearly occurrence.
A former stuntman for Paramount Pictures, Matt enjoys sports, water skiing, driving fast, the beach, professional wrestling,
technology, and scotch. At the same time, whenever possible.
Having attended many famous (and infamous) shows including WrestleMania XV, In Your House: Mind Games, and the 1995 King of the Ring, Matt has been a lifelong professional sports and wrestling fan. Matt's been mentioned in numerous wrestling podcasts including the Steve Austin Show: Unleashed, Talk Is Jericho, and Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard.
As a former countywide performer, Matt has been referred to as Mr. 300 for his amazing accomplishments in the world of amateur bowling. He is also the only man on record to have pitched back-to-back no hitters in the Veterans Stadium Wiffle Ball League of 2003.
