10 who deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019

With this year’s WWE Hall of Fame ceremony right around the corner, here’s a look at 10 names that should be in and aren’t.

It’s that time of year again, folks. It’s WrestleMania week, and with that comes a number of big events.

There’s obviously the greatest spectacle in professional wrestling as “The Showcase of the Immortals” comes our way on Sunday night with WrestleMania 34 offering a number of high-profile matches on the books. We’ve got the dream match with Shinsuke Nakamura battling AJ Styles for the WWE Championship. Say that sentence three years ago and people laugh in your face. There’s the WrestleMania rematch as Roman Reigns once again takes on Brock Lesnar, this time for the WWE Universal Championship — and this time there’s no chance of a Money in the Bank cash-in. There’s Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair for the RAW Women’s Championship in a match that could steal the show, and so many other great bouts on the card.

Before that, we’ll get NXT TakeOver on Saturday night with five great matches on the card, including what should be a phenomenal Ladder Match for the inaugural NXT North American Championship. Before the two shows, however, we of course have the yearly tradition of the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. Goldberg is the headliner this time around, and he’s joined in the Class of 2018 by Mark Henry, Jeff Jarrett, The Dudley Boyz, Ivory, Hillbilly Jim, Kid Rock in the celebrity wing and Jarius “JJ” Robertson, who is the 2018 recipient of the Warrior Award.

But as per usual, the ceremony brings up the annual argument: Who still isn’t in the WWE Hall of Fame and should be? Now, I’m not going to get into the guys and gals that we know are going to get in at some point. There’s no sense in wasting an entry here on The Undertaker or The Rock or Chris Jericho. These are going to happen and it’s just a matter of when. However, there are some names that we thought we’d see in by now and it just hasn’t happened. That’s what I want to hit today. And I’m sure I’m going to leave out a few that you may think deserve induction.

For example, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart isn’t in and probably should be. Bam Bam Bigelow isn’t in and probably should be. Brian Pillman isn’t in for some reason. Christian hasn’t yet joined Edge, but I put him on that list that will likely get in over the next year or two so that’s why you won’t see him here. Some of the ECW guys probably deserve a spot. Then there are women like Victoria or Molly Holly or Michelle McCool (who I think should go in the same year ‘Taker does). I could go on with a list of about 50 but here are 10 that just came to me right off the top of my head, so we’ll go with these for today and then I’ll wait for you to chime in at the end with people I missed.

So without further ado, here are 10 names that should be in the WWE Hall of Fame and aren’t.