100 Wrestlers NOT In WWE Hall Of Fame - Ranked

98. Bill Apter

Not In WWE Hall Of Fame
MLW

Why They SHOULD Be In:

In eras before nationwide television exposure, premium pay-per-view presentations and wrestling observers kept informed by dirtsheets, the wrestling magazine was king. As a reporter, writer, editor and photographer for Pro Wrestling Illustrated and countless spinoffs, Bill Apter helped assemble everything that made them so beloved. His fingerprints cover every page to such an extent that they're still called "Apter Mags" to this day.

Why They AREN'T In:

Unclear, particularly considering WWE's willingness to use his vast archive in their various documenting of wrestling history in the post-Network era. Working against Apter could be the fact that he was associated with everybody but Titan during Vince McMahon's attempt to keep everything for his own in-house publications after the original 1980s boom.

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