ironworks
04-07-2013, 05:08 AM
Thanks to our correspondents Jamie and Aaron Pegram, who are live at Madison Square Garden.
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Terry Funk is out first to induct Mick Foley. Funk says Foley is the
reason he's a wrestling fan and he loves him like an ugly brother. Foley
comes out a nice reaction from the crowd.
CM Punk was holding up a
big "applause" sign in the front row when Foley came out. Foley talks
about his famous Hell In a Cell match and how wrestlers didn't like his
style but recognized his passion. Foley gives a shout-out to Damien
Sandow. Foley thanks The Undertaker and says Taker put him on the map.
He jokes about hoping that Taker never uses Twitter. He also thanks
Triple H, Shane Douglas and others.
Foley's speech goes well over
30 minutes. Foley talks about never pinning Chris Jericho. Jericho comes
to the stage, Foley drops an elbow on him and CM Punk comes up to count
the 3 count. This was described as an awesome moment and the crowd went
nuts for it. Foley says this induction is his greatest moment ever.
Foley's speech ends with Santa Claus coming out. Aaron described this as
the best Hall of Fame speech he's seen.
- Stephanie McMahon is
out next to induct Trish Stratus. Stephanie debuts some new theme music.
Stephanie talks about Trish's RAW main event with Lita and says Trish's
segments with her were some of the McMahon family's favorites.
Stephanie says Trish always made people feel how they wanted to feel.
She teases that Trish may have another WrestleMania match in her future.
Stephanie thanks Trish for all she has done and introduces her.
Trish
comes out and gives props to Stephanie McMahon. Trish reads off a very
long list of names and thanks them. She pokes fun at how she wrestled
early in her career and says she hopes everyone was Stratusfied with her
career. She mentions Gail Kim, Beth Phoenix, Jazz, Lita, Mickie James,
Tara and a bunch of other former Divas. She also gives props to Finlay
for his work with the Divas. She pulls out a gift from Jim Ross, the pen
she signed her WWF contract with, and makes a reference to "get the F
out so the pandas won't get pissed off." There was a moment where Trish
told Lita she loves her and Lita looked to get emotional. She thanked
Vince McMahon for what she learned from him. Trish's speech also goes
long. She talks about retiring so she could spend time with her mom, who
was diagnosed with cancer, but is now free of the disease. She shouts
out her husband Ron and he get booed out of the building. Trish jokingly
says the fans are mean and then they start to cheer for her husband.
She announces a shocker - she's pregnant. She's due in September.
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Stevie Ray is out next to induct his brother and former tag team
partner Booker T. Stevie talks about how when Booker was in prison, he
always stayed up to date on wrestling and they would talk about it when
Stevie visited him. Aaron believes Stevie Ray's speech may be better
than the others, very good and emotional, he says. Stevie says his
brother overcame the odds and is now a role model.
Booker T comes
out next and is met with a loud "Thank You Booker" chant. Booker is
humbled and thanks the fans for letting him be a part of their lives.
Aaron says Booker may have got the biggest pop yet. Booker T tells a
story about Psycho Sid getting him to join WCW. He mentions the late
Sherri Martel and says she gave legitimacy to the team of Harlem Heat.
Booker says they weren't a real tag team until she came along. Booker
talks more about WCW and coming to WWE. He said he never forgot when
Linda McMahon told him, "we got you now." He tells a story about The
Undertaker telling him to feel his first WrestleMania. Booker thanks
Sting. Booker shouts out his wife Sharmell and says he would marry her a
thousand times. He jokingly told the crowd they better not boo her like
they did Trish Stratus' husband Ron. Booker says he takes his place in
immortality tonight and asks if we can dig that, sucka. Booker ends it
with a spinarooni.
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Terry Funk is out first to induct Mick Foley. Funk says Foley is the
reason he's a wrestling fan and he loves him like an ugly brother. Foley
comes out a nice reaction from the crowd.
CM Punk was holding up a
big "applause" sign in the front row when Foley came out. Foley talks
about his famous Hell In a Cell match and how wrestlers didn't like his
style but recognized his passion. Foley gives a shout-out to Damien
Sandow. Foley thanks The Undertaker and says Taker put him on the map.
He jokes about hoping that Taker never uses Twitter. He also thanks
Triple H, Shane Douglas and others.
Foley's speech goes well over
30 minutes. Foley talks about never pinning Chris Jericho. Jericho comes
to the stage, Foley drops an elbow on him and CM Punk comes up to count
the 3 count. This was described as an awesome moment and the crowd went
nuts for it. Foley says this induction is his greatest moment ever.
Foley's speech ends with Santa Claus coming out. Aaron described this as
the best Hall of Fame speech he's seen.
- Stephanie McMahon is
out next to induct Trish Stratus. Stephanie debuts some new theme music.
Stephanie talks about Trish's RAW main event with Lita and says Trish's
segments with her were some of the McMahon family's favorites.
Stephanie says Trish always made people feel how they wanted to feel.
She teases that Trish may have another WrestleMania match in her future.
Stephanie thanks Trish for all she has done and introduces her.
Trish
comes out and gives props to Stephanie McMahon. Trish reads off a very
long list of names and thanks them. She pokes fun at how she wrestled
early in her career and says she hopes everyone was Stratusfied with her
career. She mentions Gail Kim, Beth Phoenix, Jazz, Lita, Mickie James,
Tara and a bunch of other former Divas. She also gives props to Finlay
for his work with the Divas. She pulls out a gift from Jim Ross, the pen
she signed her WWF contract with, and makes a reference to "get the F
out so the pandas won't get pissed off." There was a moment where Trish
told Lita she loves her and Lita looked to get emotional. She thanked
Vince McMahon for what she learned from him. Trish's speech also goes
long. She talks about retiring so she could spend time with her mom, who
was diagnosed with cancer, but is now free of the disease. She shouts
out her husband Ron and he get booed out of the building. Trish jokingly
says the fans are mean and then they start to cheer for her husband.
She announces a shocker - she's pregnant. She's due in September.
-
Stevie Ray is out next to induct his brother and former tag team
partner Booker T. Stevie talks about how when Booker was in prison, he
always stayed up to date on wrestling and they would talk about it when
Stevie visited him. Aaron believes Stevie Ray's speech may be better
than the others, very good and emotional, he says. Stevie says his
brother overcame the odds and is now a role model.
Booker T comes
out next and is met with a loud "Thank You Booker" chant. Booker is
humbled and thanks the fans for letting him be a part of their lives.
Aaron says Booker may have got the biggest pop yet. Booker T tells a
story about Psycho Sid getting him to join WCW. He mentions the late
Sherri Martel and says she gave legitimacy to the team of Harlem Heat.
Booker says they weren't a real tag team until she came along. Booker
talks more about WCW and coming to WWE. He said he never forgot when
Linda McMahon told him, "we got you now." He tells a story about The
Undertaker telling him to feel his first WrestleMania. Booker thanks
Sting. Booker shouts out his wife Sharmell and says he would marry her a
thousand times. He jokingly told the crowd they better not boo her like
they did Trish Stratus' husband Ron. Booker says he takes his place in
immortality tonight and asks if we can dig that, sucka. Booker ends it
with a spinarooni.