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WWE Hall of Fame 2017 Live Updates, photos and videos

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedApr 01, 2017 09:21 IST

Welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the 2017 WWE Hall Of Fame.

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09:21 (IST)1 APR 2017

09:19 (IST)1 APR 2017

He celebrated by drinking milk and having it poured all over his suit. That concluded the Hall Of Fame ceremony

09:18 (IST)1 APR 2017

09:18 (IST)1 APR 2017

"You gotta bring moments. Personality moments". He said that character moments last forever. He also mentioned that the milk truck was his favourite of all time. He thanked the WWE Universe

09:16 (IST)1 APR 2017

Kurt Angle spoke about his rap battles with John Cena, and then mentioned his favourite - "Sexy Kurt". He got the crowd to clap while he sung "sexy Kurt"

09:15 (IST)1 APR 2017

He also wore a wig and asked the crowd whether they could believe he made Hulk Hogan tap out wearing that.

09:14 (IST)1 APR 2017

Kurt Angle told the talent of the current roster was to take a chance with their characters and personality. He gave an example of his cowboy hat segment with Stone Cold and Vince McMahon. He wore a cowboy hat and sang "Jimmy cracked corn but I don't care"

09:09 (IST)1 APR 2017

When Kurt Angle thanked The Hardyz, the crowd chanted "DELETE!"

09:08 (IST)1 APR 2017

Kurt Angle paid his respects to Jim Ross and the passing of his wife. He thanked a list of names such as Johnny Ace, Dean Malenko, and more

09:06 (IST)1 APR 2017

Angle talked about winning the Olympic gold medal with a broken freakin' neck!

09:05 (IST)1 APR 2017

Angle is met with "Welcome back chants", and he says that it's good to be back home!

09:05 (IST)1 APR 2017

09:05 (IST)1 APR 2017

Cena quickly introduced Angle. The crowd chanted a nostalgic "You suck!" chant at Kurt Angle

09:03 (IST)1 APR 2017

Cena says that in less than two years, he became the measuring stick of how a superstar should be.

09:02 (IST)1 APR 2017

09:02 (IST)1 APR 2017

Cena said that the moment we're about to experience is long overdue.

09:00 (IST)1 APR 2017

The crowd chanted "Let's go Miz" at Cena!

08:59 (IST)1 APR 2017

John Cena is out to induct Kurt Angle!

08:59 (IST)1 APR 2017

08:56 (IST)1 APR 2017

A video package hyping Kurt Angle's induction is shown!

08:55 (IST)1 APR 2017

Kurt Angle is NEXT!

08:55 (IST)1 APR 2017

The legacy awards are being presented. 
Haystacks Calhoun, Judy Grable, Bearcat Wright, Farmer Burns, RikoDozan, Luther Lindsay, June Byers, Joe "Toots" Mondt, Dr. Jerry Graham

08:49 (IST)1 APR 2017

Before he left, he told APA that if they wanted the money he owed them back, he would have to put them in a tag team match. He then said he would pit JBL in a one-on-one match with THE UNDERTAKAH!

08:47 (IST)1 APR 2017

Teddy spoke about his time in WWE and thanked the McMahon family for the opportunity. He explained the effort he put in to become the longest-tenured general manager in pro-wrestling history

08:42 (IST)1 APR 2017

Teddy spoke about how he got a job making rings and taking them down. He by chance got the opportunity to become a referee. His first match unfortunately, happened to be a Texas death match

08:39 (IST)1 APR 2017

Teddy Long admitted he was cheap. He later started talking about his early journey in professional wrestling.

08:37 (IST)1 APR 2017

Teddy Long started by saying "If you love Teddy Long give me a HOLLA HOLLA HOLLA!"

08:36 (IST)1 APR 2017

They then inducted their friend and "the cheapest human being to ever walk on god's green earth" to the Hall Of Fame!

08:33 (IST)1 APR 2017

After joking, Simmons said that Teddy is one of the few guys who has done every job there is. He praised it as great accomplishments. JBL praised the personal journey that Teddy Long went through, facing immense racism in the south.

08:31 (IST)1 APR 2017

JBL & Ron Simmons began ribbing on Teddy, saying that his most important job was to be their driver

08:29 (IST)1 APR 2017

JBL said "Teddy Long is the cheapest human being alive!"

08:28 (IST)1 APR 2017

Ron Simmons & JBL - The APA were out to induct Teddy

08:26 (IST)1 APR 2017

Teddy Long is up next for induction. HOLLA HOLLA!

08:23 (IST)1 APR 2017

Eric LeGrand ended the speech thanking his team, and said "I will walk again some day"

08:22 (IST)1 APR 2017

LeGrand continued for a while about his fandom and reminisced over watching wrestling as a kid.

08:19 (IST)1 APR 2017

LeGrand said that everyone has been a huge wrestling fan at some point. He expressed his love for wrestling, and told stories of putting his sister in the walls of Jericho, and also being a huge fan of Stone Cold.

08:13 (IST)1 APR 2017

Eric LaGrand spoke about the hardships that he had to face, and thanked the people who helped him during his tough time.

08:10 (IST)1 APR 2017

Eric LeGrand thanked Triple H. He spoke about Summerslam last year and his relationship with Triple H

08:08 (IST)1 APR 2017

Dana praised Eric LeGrand on how deserving he was to receive the award. He then came out to a standing ovation.

08:03 (IST)1 APR 2017

Dana's speech was in a story form, referring to WWE's superstars. She began talking about Ultimate Warrior.

08:01 (IST)1 APR 2017

Dana Brooke praised the current female superstars on the roster, and then the men as well!

07:59 (IST)1 APR 2017

Dana Warrior made her way out. 

07:56 (IST)1 APR 2017

The Warrior Award to be awarded to Eric LeGrand is next

07:55 (IST)1 APR 2017

The camera panned on Goldberg. The crowd wasn't receptive of the Universal Champion!

07:53 (IST)1 APR 2017

She thanked her children and said that they were her greatest accomplishments, and gave them a word of advice. This concluded Beth's speech.

07:51 (IST)1 APR 2017

Beth Phoenix praised Edge and told him that he was born to be a father to both their girls.

07:49 (IST)1 APR 2017

The crowd and Beth all gave Edge a standing ovation. Edge looked emotional as his music hit.

07:49 (IST)1 APR 2017

As she thanked Edge, and as she was introducing him, Tony Chimmel came out to introduce him - "The Rated R Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupppeerstarrrr - EDGE!"

07:47 (IST)1 APR 2017

She thanked the WWE Universe for demanding opportunity for women. She said that there are two people m missing: Her mother and father. Her mother had undergone a heart bypass surgery, thus was unable to make it.

07:45 (IST)1 APR 2017

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