Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper Photo courtesy: WWE |
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WWE has announced Mr. T will be going into the Celebrity Wing of the Hall of Fame. Obviously, this is a good choice in terms of celebrity inductions. Mr. T was one of the big draws for Wrestlemania as his star power from the A-Team helped bring wrestling into the main stream or the main stream to wrestling.
Boxing at Wrestlemania II Photo courtesy: WWE |
Mr. T made a few more appearances with the WWF in the late 80's. I remember him serving as an enforcer referee during the Honky Tonk Man-Jake Roberts feud. I believe he was even doing that on the house show circuit at a match in St. Louis. He also went on to support Hogan when he moved to WCW and beat Ric Flair for the heavyweight title.
Hogan, Snuka, & Mr. T Photo courtesy: WWE |
I've talked about it before, I'm not a huge fan of the celebrity wing, but it obviously serves a purpose. The WWE is about sports entertainment, and the men so far inducted have proven they're not making a mockery of wrestling. I do think that Cyndi Lauper needs to be the next (and first woman) inducted into that celebrity wing. But for now, props to Mr. T, a well deserved honor for the 80's icon.
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