Over the years, the WWE Hall of Fame has become a staple of the WrestleMania weekend tradition.
Either one or two days before the show of shows, fans and wrestling personalities alike gather together in order to celebrate legends of the professional wrestling business. There's a red carpet, induction speeches and much more to make the evening feel like a special occasion.
Much like many other WWE events, it's certainly had its issues, from speech timings to fans attempting to hijack the show.
Whatever the case may be, it's far from perfect, and there are a couple of changes that should be made in order to fully utilise it's potential. It's nothing too drastic, and the general atmosphere of the proceedings would likely remain the same.
It's probably too late to implement some of these ideas for this year's ceremony, but it's something to consider for us fans when attending the Hall of Fame.
Who knows, maybe by the time WrestleMania 34 rolls around the company would've made some of these alterations. Not because of this list, of course, but just because they've seen the light.
So with that being said, let's look at five ways WWE can improve the Hall of Fame.
#1 Induction limit
Every year the number of superstars being inducted tends to range slightly, what with all of the groups and celebrity inductions that have been introduced. However, it seems like there should be a limit going forward on how many people are going in on a yearly basis.
After all, a lot of fans have complained in the past about the length of the ceremony.
Having four or five individuals/groups go in every year would make things feel that little bit more special, and it would allow for them to extend the length of their speeches.
We could hear numerous stories about their past and of their legacy within the WWE, give the inductors more time to speak, all the while restricting things so that the evening doesn't run over by about two hours. Yes, we're looking at you, Ric Flair.
Onto a different kind of award altogether for the next option.
#2 Warrior Award
The Warrior Award was a great idea by WWE, done in order to commemorate a certain type of individual whilst also honouring the memory of the late Ultimate Warrior.
The award has been around since WrestleMania 31, with Connor the Crusher being the first person to receive it, however, some questions have been raised regarding what it should mean.
The first two inductees that received this award truly did deserve it, but it's well known that Warrior wanted the specialised trophy to go to the men and women behind the scenes that do so much for WWE but are never truly recognised for their work within the company.
As we approach WrestleMania 33, perhaps they will indeed choose to go down this route.
From one award to the way in which they are decided.
#3 Criteria
In many other sports, you have to meet a certain range of criteria in order to be inducted into their Hall of Fame. There are things that should've been achieved, you should've been retired for a certain amount of time and you should have a fairly squeaky clean record.
In terms of the WWE Hall of Fame, there aren't too many rules that you must adhere to, with a number of examples proving just that.
Some people had to wait 20 years for their induction simply because of personal issues, meanwhile, the likes of Edge and Shawn Michaels were inducted the year after their retirements.
It's an odd situation all around and there needs to be some clarity as to what a superstar must have achieved over the course of their career. After all, Koko B. Ware is in there for some reason.
Onto a much smaller detail.
#4 Location
Every year, the Hall of Fame is usually held in the same building as the Raw or SmackDown that follows WrestleMania.
It makes sense to do that as it's the most practical thing to do, but perhaps WWE should attempt doing something different in order to really ramp up the 'special' feeling that goes alongside the event year in and year out.
Finding a slightly smaller and a more intimate arena could give the ceremony an extra boost. It sounds odd, but fans may gravitate towards the idea that it's such an important event, so tickets would be even more limited than you'd usually expect.
It adds a bit of extra hassle, but it would also mean that the team behind the scenes would haven't to go to as much trouble in order to prepare the large set that they usually have.
For our final selection, we have something that would really get the fans excited.
#5 Physical Hall of Fame
It's been talked about for a long time now, but a physical Hall of Fame could be the cherry on top in terms of making it feel as big as possible.
A lot of people tend to see WWE's version as 'fake' anyway, so if they invested in an actual HOF located somewhere in the United States then it's bound to add some legitimacy to the honour.
After all, wrestling fans are known to travel all around the world in order to watch the WWE product so you can bet that they'd go and see this.
You'd walk into the building and see images of Hall of Famers from the past and the present, with detailed descriptions of exactly why they've been placed among this group of legends.
You could have different rooms for different categories, and WWE could even organise tours given by legends of the business.
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