Rap legend joins Trump, Tyson and many more in celebrity wing
Sunday 10 April 2016 12:06, UK
Fo shizzle!
Rap legend Snoop Dogg is the latest celebrity entrant into the WWE Hall of Fame, with the Californian inducted on the night before WrestleMania 32.
The award-winning musician has been recognised for some iconic WWE moments, including knocking Santino Marella to the canvas and serving as Master of Ceremonies for a Divas match at WrestleMania 24.
Snoop joins a stellar list of celebrity inductees, with the potential next President of the United States, an A-Team favourite and The Baddest Man on the Planet among them…
Donald Trump
Trump could be sworn into office at The White House in January 2017, but he has been in WWE's Hall of Fame since 2013 when he was inducted by WWE chairman Vince McMahon. Trump and McMahon had been arch-enemies on WWE television in 2007, with a high-stakes WrestleMania match sanctioned to settle their rivalry - and see which of the magnates would have their head shaved bald! McMahon lost his locks after his representative, Umaga, was defeated by Trump's, Bobby Lashley, with Trump taking great delight in trimming McMahon's hair himself.
Mr T
He may not like getting on a plane but the man that played BA Baracus in The A-Team is in the Hall of Fame. The Chicago native's induction, in 2014, was a long time coming, with Mr T competing in the opening two editions of WrestleMania. Firstly, in 1985, he teamed with Hulk Hogan to defeat Paul Orndorff and 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper in a match guest refereed by Muhammad Ali - Ali even lamping Piper to exercise his authority - while, in 1986, Mr T contested a boxing bout with Piper, emerging victorious when Piper was disqualified for bodyslamming him in the fourth round.
Mike Tyson
With Ali's involvement in WrestleMania 1 and Joe Frazier in Mr T's corner at WrestleMania 2, boxers were making a big impact at WWE's premier event. Tyson did the same at WrestleMania 14 when he acted as special ring enforcer for the match between Shawn Michaels and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin. Tyson had seemingly formed an alliance with champion Michaels in the lead-up to the bout, but helped Austin win in Boston, counting the pin-fall after the referee had been knocked out. Not that Tyson was finished, with the boxer then flooring Michaels with a venomous punch, a fate that also befell Chris Jericho 12 years later in 2010 when Tyson hosted Raw.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger has 'terminated' a few WWE Superstars in his time. Triple H felt the film legend's power on Smackdown in 1999, battered by a flurry of punches after deciding to attack the actor, while, in 2014, Schwarzenegger clocked The Miz, allowing Hulk Hogan to throw The Awesome One from the ring. Triple H has since gained a new-found respect for Schwarzenegger, though, even taking inspiration from his Terminator guise while heading to the squared circle for his match against Sting at WrestleMania 31 - The Game wearing a Terminator skull while carrying many more.
William 'The Refrigerator' Perry
NFL luminary Perry competed at WrestleMania, WWE's version of the Super Bowl, in 1986, taking part in a combined WWE Superstar-NFL player battle royal which featured Bret Hart, Andre The Giant and The Iron Sheik as well as gridiron's Russ Francis, Bill Fralic, Harvey Martin, Ernie Holmes and Jimbo Covert. The former Chicago Bear failed to win the match - Andre The Giant was that man - but he did eliminate Big John Studd and Tony Atlas, two men who would go on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame themselves. A decent showing from the Fridge then, if not one as cherished as his Super Bowl victory with the Bears against New England Patriots in 1985..
