WWE Hall Of Fame 2018: 5 Names Revealed (Spoilers)

It's been a busy few days for wrestling blogger Brad Shepard. After first 'breaking' the news that WWE were exploring an XFL revival he followed it up with another tweet, supposedly revealing the first five names chosen for WWE's Hall of Fame class of 2018.

Shepard's tweet is entirely sans source, and hasn't been picked up on as widely as his previous exposé, leading the auto-condimenters amongst us to take it with a pinch of salt. Still, there seemed to be some basis to the frankly ludicrous XFL story - albeit substantiated by Deadspin's David Bixenspan - so maybe Shepard's on to something via his mysterious insider.

Nonsense or not, all the names on the list seem perfectly viable, though honestly, at this point pretty much any ex-WWE wrestler who isn't Chris Benoit is a likely candidate. After all, The Godfather qualified, so it's basically a free-for-all.

At least two (technically, three) of the names have wider implications for WWE's future plans on television. One potential inductee is long overdue, another fills a quota, and the final matriculant threatens a horrendous concert. That is, if the list is not complete and utter b*llocks.

First on the list is Lisa Moretti, better known as three-time WWE Women's Champion Ivory. A former star of GLOW (and don't think the promotion's recent spotlight thanks to the Netflix series doesn't have some bearing on her selection), the seasoned Ivory was one of the more competent members of WWE's Attitude Era women's division. In a time of tacky titillation, that wouldn't do, so she was shoved into the PTC-parody RTC group as punishment for wanting to wrestle in rings rather than mud.

At No Mercy '99, she featured in one of the worst matches ever, opposite a prehistoric Fabulous Moolah. They had a rematch a week later. Ivory isn't to blame for WWE's despairing booking however, and she's as worthy of a place in their hallowed Hall as any other woman.