Tuesday, March 02, 2004

PETE ROSE IN THE HALL OF FAME...OF WWE?????

Gotta love that Vince McMahon. Apparently, he has named Pete Rose as a member of the WWE (formerly WWF) hall of fame. Now, Pete Rose is not, never was, never will be a professional wrestler, but he DID make three appearances at Wrestlemania. Now, by all justifyable causes he should not be in a Hall of Fame for Wrestlers, especially when Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart are not in.
But let's look at this for what it is. A cheap chance for McMahon (and Rose) to get more publicity and possibly, more money.
Rose needs the money (he always does), and McMahon hopes that Rose's presence will increase his Wrestlemania 20 buyrate.
Of course, debating who should be in a Hall of fame for a fake sport may seem odd to some of you. But I think wrestling however silly at times, does require a great deal of skill, charisma and consistancy. So I am in favor of a WWE hall of fame, provided that those who get in are deserving, and those who are left out are not done so for political reasons.
Pete Rose falls into neither category. He belongs in the baseball hall of fame. period.

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