π½πππΌππππ ππππ: First Member Of The WWE Hall Of Fame Class Of 2024 Announced
March 4, 2024A Philly wrestling icon is going into the hall.
We are just mere weeks away from WrestleMania 40. The show itself will be taking place from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and many have been asking who will be going into the hall of fame this year. In recent years WWE has not announced member for the upcoming class till March and well it’s March and the first member was announced.
Monday morning first announced by the Associated Press, it was announced that Paul Heyman will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024. WWE wrote the following about the New York native who made a name for himself in Philly in the ’90s stating:
As first reported by the Associated Press,Β Paul HeymanΒ will be inducted into the WWE Hall of FameΒ Class of 2024.
The outspoken, brusque New Yorker first gained enemies under the guise of Paul E. Dangerously in WCW. Managing Steve Austin, Arn AndersonΒ and Rick Rude in a stable he dubbed his Dangerous Alliance, Heyman used a Big Apple attitude and an oversized 1980s cell phone to help his charges run through the likes of Sting and Ricky Steamboat.
After WCW released the hothead in 1993, Heyman found an opportunity in failure, turning a modest Philadelphia-based independent promotion called Eastern Championship Wrestling into the notoriously daring Extreme Championship Wrestling. Inspired by alternative rock music and MTV, the innovator took ECW from public access to national pay-per-view by endorsing brutal bouts showcasing the rare combination of misfit warriors alongside cutting-edge athletes.
Credited with inspiring WWEβs landmark βAttitude Era,β the controversial brand became the third-largest wrestling company in the world before it was crippled by financial problems in 2001. Heyman joined WWE as Jim Rossβ broadcast partner, but it wouldnβt be long before the nonconformists of ECW reemerged in WWE as part of the infamous βInvasion.β Aligning himself with Stephanie and Shane McMahon, Heyman came frighteningly close to overthrowing WWE but ultimately failed to bring down his competition.
Time and again, however, Heyman was able to find his way back in, forming alliances with Superstars likeΒ CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, Big Show andΒ Kurt Angle.
Since the summer of 2020, Heyman has been firmly entrenched as the Special Council to Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, where he lends his opinion and uses his outspoken nature to advise one of the most impressive title reignsΒ in WWE history.
Heymanβs influence on sports-entertainment has become immeasurable, as his brash, in-your-face attitude has paved the way for multiple generations of managers and Superstars. With a resume that is unmatched, HeymanΒ nowΒ takes his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame.
Congratulations to Paul Heyman on becoming a WWE Hall of Famer!
BREAKING: As first reported by @AP, @HeymanHustle will be inducted into the #WWEHOF Class of 2024!
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— WWE (@WWE) March 4, 2024
As noted above Heyman is the first to be announced for this year’s class and if we do hear anything further of the class of 2024, we will have it here and on the PWUnlimited YouTube Channel.
