Not in Hall of Fame News

It was rumoured that a fifth name was being considered for the WWE Hall of Fame, and this morning it was announced that it is Thunderbolt Patterson. Born Claude Patterson in Iowa, he made his wrestling debut in 1964 and would work throughout various American promotions and won significant titles in the 1970s, including the Florida Heavyweight Title by defeating Bruiser Brody and the United States Title, with a shock win over the legendary Sheik.  He also was Ole Anderson’s tag team partner in 1984, where they held the National Tag Team Titles. Patterson was not the smoothest in-ring worker,…

Last night at UFC 299, the UFC announced that Joanna Jendrzejczyk will enter their Hall of Fame in the Modern Wing as part of the 2024 Class. The induction will take this June as part of International Fight Week in Las Vegas. From Poland, Jendrzejczyk first studied Muay Thai and Kickboxing and won multiple tournaments and titles in both sports.  She made her Mixed Martial Arts Debut in 2012, and two years later, she joined the UFC.  Less than a year after her debut in the UFC, she easily beat Carla Esparza for the Strawweight Championship at UFC 185.  Jendrzejczyk…

This makes three! Two days after the WWE announced that Bull Nakano would be entering the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024 as their second entrant, a third, former WWE Tag Team Champions, The U.S. Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo) will also be enshrined. Windham and Rotundo first teamed in Championship Wrestling from Florida, winning the United States Tag Team Titles multiple times.  They went to the then-named WWF in late 1984 and were now named the U.S. Express.   Within months of their debut, they defeated Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch to win the WWF World Tag Team…

1957 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS: Thank you for all of your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946. We have completed the years up to 1956. For “1957,” a Preliminary Vote with over 130 players whose playing career ended by 1951. We are also following the structure in that players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool. Each voter was asked to…

On Sean Casey’s podcast yesterday, Josh Donaldson announced his retirement from Major League Baseball. A controversial player who wore his emotions on his sleeves, Donaldson was first drafted by the Chicago Cubs as a Catcher, but after he was traded to the Oakland Athletics and was converted to a Third Baseman, he had a path to the Majors.  Donaldson debuted in Oakland in 2010 for a brief stay, but was back in 2012 to start the year, though was sent back down to AAA.  After he was called back up in August, Donaldson was back to stay. Donaldson batted .301…