Bruno Sammartino to be Inducted to WWE Hall of Fame

Its official, WWE has announced via their website that Bruno Sammartino will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.

The ceremony which takes place on April 6, the night before WrestleMania 29 already features former WWE Champions Mick Foley and Bob Backlund and former Women’s Champion Trish Straus. You can now put the longest-reigning WWE Champion of all-time to that list.

When asked why this year was the year, after turning them down year after year Sammartino had this to say, “Triple H contacted me and started telling me all the things that had changed and everything that was going on with the WWE. I started watching it after talking to him and when I saw it, I was very, very impressed.”

Triple H added “I love the history of this business, without history, there is no tomorrow. To look back on the history of the WWE, one of the most important figures in the long story of where this all came from wasn't recognized, and that was Bruno.”

Triple H would go on to say a very bold statement, “Arguably the biggest name ever in the history of the business is Bruno Sammartino.”

I’ll have a more in-depth look at the life and career of Sammartino, along with the rest of the Hall of Fame inductees as the road to WrestleMania moves forward.

Former NFL Player Turned WWE Wrestler

Former Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Dean Muhtadi has been impressing WWE officials recently. After only a few seasons in the NFL Muhtadi works for WWE’s developmental brand NXT under the alias of Mojo Rawley.

Rawley has been touted for his incredible strength and explosiveness both on the field and in the ring. He might just be someone to keep an eye out for in the coming months.

Current WWE Divas Comment on Trish Stratus Hall of Fame Nod

With the current announcement of Trish Stratus’ Hall of Fame induction WWE’s official website put together several comments from current Divas on the impact that Stratus had on them.

Lilian Garcia “She totally deserves this. She worked incredibly hard and made such an impact.”

Natalya “Trish was a pioneer for the Divas. There were women that came before, but she broke all the barriers and all the stereotypes. Certainly, I’ve been extremely inspired by my family, but when I decided I wanted to be a lady wrestler, it wasn’t because of my family. It was because Trish….She is one of the reasons I’m doing what I’m doing today and I couldn’t be happier for her.”

Kaitlyn “It’s so cool to see. She made such a huge impact and she is so iconic. Everyone aspires to have just a little bit of what Trish had.”

Aksana “I’m really excited for her. I want to say congratulations to her. She’s my idol.”

AJ Lee “To anyone in WWE, she’s an inspiration. She has helped us break a lot of glass ceilings. It’s really cool to have someone from our generation- that’s actually classified as a ‘Diva’- to be in the Hall of Fame.”

WWE Crowns First Ever NXT Tag Team Champions

Last night during WWE’s NXT taping at Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL Adrian Neville (formerly known as PAC) and Oliver Grey won the tag team tournament to become the first ever NXT Tag Team Champions after defeating the Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan & Luke Harper).

Neville and Grey picked up the win when Neville pinned Harper with the British Airways.

El Generico Officially Signs with WWE

It’s being reported that WWE has officially signed El Generico to a deal. It has been reported for several weeks now that he was going to WWE, only thing stopping him was some paperwork and medical test that needed to be finish.

It’s said that El Generico passed all of his medical evaluations and should be reporting to NXT shortly.

I’m curious if WWE will continue the El Generico gimmick or take the mask and gimmick away from him and start fresh.