5 unexpected Hall of Famers we may see in the future

#2 Jim Crockett Jr

Crockett (R) helped to usher in the transition the NWA into WCW (Picture credit: Marco Albanico)

Anyone unfamiliar with the name Jim Crockett really should be. Before the rapid expansion in the 80s of the big wrestling company in the north, known as the WWF, Crockett was developing a number of talents in the south.

Crockett took over the promotion from his father, Jim Sr, and from 1973 until 1988, Jim Crockett Promotions was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance and operated in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Crockett was also a three-time President of the NWA.

He boasted quite the roster of talent that included Sting, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, Nikita Koloff and Magnum TA. He became known for establishing the foundation of a company that was considered a worthy alternative to the WWF.

While his promotion was sold to Ted Turner and later renamed World Championship Wrestling or WCW, he remained as the NWA President until the turn of the decade. Crockett's induction into the WWE Hall of fame could happen at some point, as his role in the early development of WCW cannot be denied.