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The WWE Hall of Fame is an illustrious recognition. Every wrestler aspires to be on this list post his/her retirement. Critics and fans can argue on the choice of selection who make it to this list.
Going by the logic, wrestlers who have attained huge success and won numerous titles should be only allowed, but there have been few wrestlers who have made it to this list without ever being a world champion.
Here is the list of five such wrestlers.
#5 Paul Orndorff
Paul Orndorff was a contemporary of Hulk Hogan, and their feuds were most profitable in those times. Since the 1980s and 90s were largely inspired by Hogan and Hulkamania, Orndorff never really got his due. In fact, he wrestled in the main event of WrestleMania I in 1985 against Mr. T and Hogan for WWF title but was unsuccessful in gaining the title.
His stint at WWF was successful as a heel, but he left the company to join WCW. Mr. Wonderful won the Television Championship in WCW, but Ted Turner never backed him the way Vince McMahon did. Nonetheless, Vince inducted him into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 although he had never won the world championship.
#4 Razor Ramon
Razor Ramon started his professional wrestling career in 1984 and competed in various promotions. The Bad Guy helped Ric Flair defeat Randy Savage for the WWE title. He was also the founding member of nWo which consisted of Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash.
He, along with Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kevin Nash, and X-Pac formed a backstage group known as The Kliq. This group had great authority and power in the WWF which they used positively to promote each other's career. One of Ramon's biggest WWE moment came when he defeated Shawn Michaels in the Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match at WrestleMania X in 1994.
He was tall and had a huge personality. Despite this, he never won the world championship. One of the reasons could be that his career coincided with legends like Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, The Undertaker, and other superstars. WWE inducted him into Hall of Fame in 2014.
#3 Jimmy Snuka
Jimmy Snuka is a classic example of a WWF heel who later became a popular babyface. The fans remembered him for his acrobatic style of wrestling. In fact, some experts call him a pioneer of high-flying style in the wrestling world hence was nicknamed "Superfly."
Born in 1943, he was an amateur bodybuilder. Soon, Snuka joined professional wrestling promotions to make ends meet. He never won the world title and his final years of wrestling were marred with murder charges. WWF inducted him into Hall of Fame in 1996.
#2 Ted DiBiase
Ted DiBiase was one of the most hated heels in the 1980s. IGN called DiBiase "one of the most gifted technical wrestlers to ever grace the squared circle," He embodied the millionaire gimmick to represent the decade of the 1980s which was all about excesses.
His feuds with Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Dusty Rhodes, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Hulk Hogan are etched in the minds of the wrestling fans. The Million Dollar Man was instrumental in introducing Steve Austin and The Undertaker to WWE.
He came very close to winning the WWE championship at WrestleMania 4, but Randy Savage defeated him by a pinfall. WWE inducted DiBiase into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010.
#1 Sting
Sting was a charismatic wrestler who brought mystery to wrestling with his colorful face paint, neon ring gear, and bleach blond hair. He spent a large part of his career in WCW from 1987 to 2001, and that is why they often called him “The Franchise of WCW.”
His rivalries with Ric Flair, Lex Luger, Big Van Vader, and Hulk Hogan were magnificent. Sting joined WWE in 2014 and made his Raw debut to help Team Cena crush The Authority. He fought Triple H at WrestleMania 31 in 2015 where The Game struck him with a sledgehammer to win the match.
The Icon dabbled in bodybuilding, wrestling, writing, and acting throughout his career. In his praise, Hulk Hogan said:
"I have unbelievable respect for Sting - he doesn’t realise how good he really is...Sting should have already had his New York (WWE) run. I’ll tell you something; when I got red-hot after WrestleMania III, I was begging Vince to get Sting in the WWF so I could turn heel at some point. He had the blond hair, he was 10 times more athletic than me, and I believed this guy could have the same run as Hulkamania, but take it 10 times bigger."
Vince inducted Sting into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.
