Hall Of Fame Update

WWE has announced that they will be inducting Tony Atlas and Chicago Bears great William "Refrigerator" Perry into the HOF.

Tony Atlas was a professional bodybuilder before getting into wrestling in 1974. He is a three time Mr USA winner, and he still trains, himself and others, to this day. The following vital statistics are taken right off his website, http://www.tonyatlas.com, verbatim:

Tony Atlas
Anthony White (Tony Atlas)
Born April 23rd, 1954 in
Roanoke, Virginia USA
Professional Wrestler
APA Maine State Chariman

Tony began wrestling professionally in 1974. Tony was a former Mr. USA. He wrestled in the NWA and captured the NWA Georgia Tag Team Title with Tommy Rich. He later teamed with Mr. Wrestling II, Thunderbolt Patterson, Kevin Sullivan, and Rocky Johnson. In the WWF, Tony teamed with Rocky Johnson to defeat The Samoans to win the Tag Team Title. In 1987, Tony teamed up with Skip Young to win the World Class Texas Tag Team Title. In 1990, Tony again wrestled in the WWF as Saba Simba.

*Present - Tony currently wrestles throughout the New England area for Atlas Championship Wrestling. He is a Certified Personal Trainer and trains at Fitness World in Lewiston, Maine.
*1999 - MTV TRUELIFE "I'M A PRO WRESTLER" Tony Say's his interests are: "Training people mostly. Working with kids here in Maine, keeping them off drugs, out of trouble, that sort of thing. They need somebody to keep them going in the right direction. It's a great program and we've been doing it for about ten years."
*1998 - W.P.W.A.P.A. C.P.A. BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
*1997 - W.W.W.A. AFRICA CHAMPION
*1992 - NORTHERN STATE CHAMPION
*1991 - WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAMPION, NORTHERN STATE CHAMPION.
*1989 - ICW CHAMPION, PINNING & JUMPING JOE SAVORDI.
*1988 - 3RD IN WORLD A.P.F. 659 LBS, 300K.
*1987 - TEXAS POWRELIFTING CHAMPION, NATIONAL POWERLIFTING CHAMPION, BRASS KNUCKLES CHAMPIONSHIP, DEFEATS ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER, CARIBEAN WRESTLING CHAMP.
*1986 - TEXAS TV CHAMPION, TEXAS TAGTEAM CHAMPION WITH SKIP YOUNG.
*1985 - AAU MR. UNIVERSE, A.W.A. TAGTEAM CHAMPION WITH JUMPING JIM BRUNZELL
*1984 - NEW ENGLAND POWERLIFTING CHAMPION. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
*1983 - WWF TAGTEAM CHAMPION WITH ROCKY JOHNSON
*1982 - NEW YORK POWERLIFTING CHANPION.
*1981 - PINS HULK HOGAN IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NY., JAPENESE BENCHPRESS CHAMPION.
*1980 - MR. U.S.A., MR. HERCULES, GEORGIA TAGTEAM CHAMPION WITH TOMMY RICH.
*1979 - GEORGIA WRESTLING CHAMPION, MR. U.S.A., GEORGIA POWER LIFTING CHAMPION, GEORGIA TAGTEAM CHAMPION WITH KEVIN SULLIVAN.
*1978 - MID ATLANTIC CHAMPION, MR. EASTERN CHAMPION, MR. SOUTH HEMISPHERE
*1977 - GEORIA TAGTEAM CHAMP WITH MR. WRESTLING #2
*1975 - TURNS PRO
*1974 - TEENAGE MR. VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA POWERLIFTING CHAMPION, VIRGINIA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPION.

Copyright and courtesy of tonyatlas.com

William "Refrigerator" Perry
Usually I do the work of researching the facts on the subject matter, but for some reason I feel exceptionally lazy today, so the following bio on the '"Fridge" was taken blatently and verbatim from wwe.com:

Name: William Perry

Height: 6 foot 2
Weight: 375 pounds
From: Aiken, South Carolina
Career Highlights: Eliminated Big John Studd and Tony Atlas in the WrestleMania 2 Battle Royal, Super Bowl XX Champion
WWE Debut: WrestleMania 2

WrestleMania is often referred to as the Super Bowl of sports-entertainment, so who better to be inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame than Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl Champion William “The Refrigerator” Perry.

Simply known as The Fridge to many of his adoring fans, the Super Bowl Champion defensive lineman made his mark on WWE at WrestleMania 2 at the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago in the first-ever WWE Superstar and NFL Player Battle Royal. Joining the likes of Bret “Hit Man” Hart, Bruno Sammartino, The Iron Sheik and Andre the Giant were several football players. Many didn’t think that the football players would stand a chance against the giants of the squared circle, but if anyone had a chance, it was The Fridge. Additionally, since The Fridge was one of the most popular players to ever play for the Bears, he also had the home field advantage.

Before the match even started, The Fridge seemed to pick out his primary target: WWE Hall of Famer Big John Studd. The Fridge isn’t used to being the smaller man, but Studd did have a size advantage over the master of the gridiron. Amidst all of the chaos during the match, Studd did manage to eliminate Perry over the top rope. But The Fridge wasn’t about to leave quietly. He extended his hand for a handshake, seemingly to acknowledge the better man had won. Studd reached out to Perry, but once their hands met, The Fridge pulled the WWE Hall of Famer over the top rope, eliminating him. The Fridge had outsmarted Studd.

Eliminating one WWE Hall of Famer in a battle royal on the grandest stage of them all is an impressive accomplishment in itself. But before being eliminated by Studd, The Fridge also managed to eliminate another Class of 2006 WWE Hall of Fame inductee, Tony Atlas. Eliminating two WWE Hall of Famers in one WrestleMania is a feat that no celebrity will probably ever match.

Perry’s WrestleMania accomplishment is one that few will forget, but his accomplishments in the NFL are just as impressive. The Fridge burst onto the scene in the NFL as a first round draft pick by the Bears in 1985. He immediately impressed with his defensive line play, but he also had the unique opportunity to play on offense on occasion. In fact, The Fridge was even called upon during Super Bowl XX to run the ball, and he made the most of it, rumbling through a crowd of defenders and into the end zone for a touchdown.

Copyright and courtesy of WWE.COM

Also, it was announced by WWE that the current RAW Play-By-Play announcer, Joey Styles, will not be announcing this years Wrestlemania, but rather good 'ol JR will be doing the honors. It is thought by WWE higher ups that Joey needs a bit more work and polish in the storytelling department, and this years Wrestlemania is meant to be studied and learned from by Mr Styles. For an in depth interview and information with Joey, go to WWE.Com for the whole scoop.