Some nominees deserve it while others who do don't always get in.
Vader
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Even though he looks like he wouldn't be all that agile, he was able to pull off both moonsaults and Vader Bombs.
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He might have had a bigger run in the WWF in the mid 90s but he might have had trouble facing the Kliq during the height of their backstage influence.
Vader was literally a monster in New Japan and is one of the few foreign-born wrestlers to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title along the likes of Brock Lesnar and AJ Styles.
His run in WCW saw him feud and win the WCW Heavyweight Championship from Sting while also battling Cactus Jack and Davey Boy Smith.
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During his WWE run, he feuded with Yokozuna and then WWF Champion Shawn Michaels, but he was unsuccessful in capturing the title.
Vader was truly a unique specimen in the wrestling ring and with his death last June, it was felt by many that he would receive an induction this year. It did not happen.
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Matthew Serocki
Matt Serocki is a sports journalist from outside of Boston, Massachusetts who has written about sports for a local newspaper, the MetroWest Daily News.
Matt has written about professional wrestling for the past year but has been writing lyrics, short stories and novels in his spare time. He writes around 30-50 articles per month.
During his time on writing for Sportskeeda, Matt has written about a variety of topics including the history of the business as well as about the current stars and product. He follows numerous promotions like the WWE, AEW, ROH, MLW, NJPW, Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and WOW.
Studied Communications with a focus on writing at Framingham State University from 2000-2004.