Hardcore Legends Hall of Fame

[Shadow_WX316]

Who would you induct into the Hardcore Legends Hall of Fame if one were to be created? My list would be as follows:

1. Mitsuhiro Matsunaga

2. Sabu

3. Mr. Pogo

4. Atsushi Onita

5. Abdullah The Butcher

6. The Shiek

7. Necro Butcher

8. Shadow WX

9. John Zandig

10. Ryuji Ito

11. Kintaro Kanemura

12. Bad Boy Hido

13. Madman Pondo

14. Ryuji Yamakawa

15. Masato Tanaka

16. New Jack

17. Vic Grimes

18. Supreme

19. Cactus Jack

20. Terry Funk

So this is my list. Now who would you induct into the Hardcore Hall of Fame?

[Toan]

1. Atsushi Onita (for starting the whole Deathmatch craze)

2. Tarzan Goto (for helping establish the Deathmatch craze)

3. Abdullah The Butcher (for being Hardcore before it was even invented)

4. The Original Shiek (same reason, *** rest his soul)

5. Mitsuhiro Matsunaga (for giving us some of the weirdest Deathmatches)

6. Shoji Nakamaki (for not caring about his body and giving us some good Deathmatches)

7. Terry Funk (for putting in psychology into the Deathmatches)

8. Cactus Jack/Mick Foley (for being King Of The Deathmatches)

9. Ryuji Yamakawa (for killing himself for our enjoyment)

[ThaSykk]

Who would you induct into the Hardcore Legends Hall of Fame if one were to be created? My list would be as follows:

1. Mitsuhiro Matsunaga

2. Sabu

3. Mr. Pogo

4. Atsushi Onita

5. Abdullah The Butcher

6. The Shiek

7. Necro Butcher

8. Shadow WX

9. John Zandig

10. Ryuji Ito

11. Kintaro Kanemura

12. Bad Boy Hido

13. Madman Pondo

14. Ryuji Yamakawa

15. Masato Tanaka

16. New Jack

17. Vic Grimes

18. Supreme

19. Cactus Jack

20. Terry Funk

So this is my list. Now who would you induct into the Hardcore Hall of Fame?

How in the heck did Zandig make your list?

There are plenty better than him

[Shadow_WX316]

Zandig might not have put his body on the line like the others on the list, but I have seen most of his matches and most of them involve a lot of blood and chaos.

[SK3]

The term "hardcore" means much more than bloodshed and weaponry alone. It also means pushing yourself beyond your threshold in order to entertain the fans, as well as work ethic. That said, my version of a hardcore Hall of Fame would be somewhat different. To wit:

Mick Foley
Tod Gordon
Paul Heyman
Lou Thesz
George Hackenschmidt
Stu Hart
Terry Funk
Fred Blassie
Bruiser Brody
Mitsuhiro Matsunaga
Sabu
Mr. Pogo
Atsushi Onita
Abdullah The Butcher
The Sheik
Dick the Bruiser
Killer Kowalski
The Crusher
Jimmy Snuka
Bob Backlund
Superstar Billy Graham
Stan Hansen
Dusty Rhodes
Antonio Inoki
Hulk Hogan
Allen Coage
Dick Murdoch
The Iron Sheik
Sgt. Slaughter
Pat Patterson
The Road Warriors
Harley Race
Ric Flair
Andre the Giant
Steve "Dr. Death" Williams
Haku
Terry Gordy
"Dr. D" David Schultz
Roddy Piper
Bret Hart
Owen Hart
Kurt Angle
Steve Austin
Tommy Dreamer
The Sandman
New Jack
The Dudley Boyz

[Rabid Wolverine]

Ya'll always seem to forget to mention Tomoaki Honma and Winger. Add in also Shoji Nakamaki and Kendo Nagasaki.