20 Most Overdue WWE Hall Of Fame Inductions
7. Ivan Koloff
Bruno Sammartino was invincible, especially in Madison Square Garden. For seven years, no force on Earth could pin Sammartino's shoulders to the mat for those three crucial seconds. No force, that is, except the Soviet war machine that was "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff. Capturing WWE Championship from the Living Legend in MSG should be enough to cement his legacy, but Koloff later ventured to the NWA alongside his kayfabe nephew Nikita.
Why He Isn't In: The recently-deceased Russian Bear was apparently well-liked and better-respected by a lot of people in the wrestling business. However, he had apparently joined the class-action CTE lawsuit against WWE, which has rendered him basically radioactive until the suit is settled.