10 Wrestlers You Will Never See In WWE Hall Of Fame
9. Ole Anderson
One of the toughest bastards to ever step in the ring, Ole Anderson had a reputation as a selfish worker with a tendency to gobble up matches by not bumping, though he'd do business when he felt obliged to. A tremendous sh*t-kicker who excelled at convincingly beating the tar out of babyfaces, he rarely gets the credit he deserves as one of the territory era's best talkers.
Ole has historical significance as a formative Four Horsemen member. On top of this, it was Jerry and Jack Brisco selling their shares in the Anderson-booked Georgia Championship wrestling that kickstarted Vince McMahon's national expansion, partly explaining the title of his book: Inside Out: How Corporate America Destroyed Professional Wrestling.
This HOF-worthy legacy was almost cemented when the Horsemen were inducted in in 2012, but Barry Windham ended up taking his place. Per Arn Anderson, Ole turned out down because that would mean taking a paycheck from WWE, whom the legendary curmudgeon despises.
To what extent? Well, when he first met Vince McMahon, who extended a hand and offered a humble "hello sir," Ole said "f*ck you," jumped in his car, and drove off. He makes Jim Cornette look like a teddy bear.