5. Hall Of Fame Is Really Dependent On The Speakers
I went to the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in 2011 largely because my favorite wrestler ever Shawn Michaels was there. We got tickets on the day of the show for something like $50 and we sat in the 300 level at the very back of the arena, so we were high up there. I was fine with it because we could see the big screen. That's enough for me. It's just speeches. What's there to really see, right? The problem with Hall of Fame in 2011 was that Road Warrior Animal and Paul Ellering spoke for about 45 minutes in the middle of the show. I don't mean any respect to Legion of Doom because they're deserving, but it was too much. How long did Michaels actually talk for? About 12 minutes. That's it. It was disappointing in the sense that the reason we went to the event was to see Michaels and instead he spoke for about 1/4 of the length of another inductee. In 2012, I didn't go to Hall of Fame because of my disappointment from the year before. During Hall of Fame, I went to Axxess one more time and got to meet talent that was lower on the roster, but there were a lot less people around so we were able to talk to them too. It also meant more time in the downtown Miami nightlife, which was important to me. This year I may go to Hall of Fame. I haven't decided yet. I'm intrigued by the speaking abilities of Ultimate Warrior because he's crazy while Jake Roberts should be very good. We need to learn more names, though. The best advice for Hall of Fame is that you need to prepare to sit in the same spot for a solid three hours, clap once in a while, maybe give a standing ovation and hope that there isn't somebody that talks too much because it could kill the whole show.