4 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Hall Of Fame 2018

3. With My Baby Tonight

Jeff Jarrett With My Baby Tonight Hall of Fame
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Jeff Jarrett's appearance, contrary to his run in the dying days of WCW, came as a huge sigh of relief after what could favourably be described as a cavalcade of dross. Double J fought back the tears during an evocative homecoming, the one predictable downside of the speech being his curious brain fog regarding the past 16 years of his career.

They say you should end on a song, but that advice isn't universally applicable. Its ruins the solemnity of funerals, for example. Same goes here. Just as Jarrett had wrapped up a lovely little valedictory, Road Dogg barged on stage to spoil it with the same efficacy of his recent handling of SmackDown.

Had the bash not been running for 17 hour at this point, a nostalgic musical interlude would have been perfectly welcome. Apart from a single word belted out by Lillian Garcia from the audience, it wasn't even well performed. Ron Simmons' face, as he desperately screwed himself into his chair to avoid the farce, said it all.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.