Jim Cornette is probably the greatest manager ever not named Bobby Heenan, managing some of the greatest tag teams of all time in the 80s, before jumping to the WWF in the mid-90s for a memorable run. Also a great promoter, booker, commentator, on-screen authority figure, podcaster, meme inspirer and all around cantankerous son of a *****.

Inducted by: UNDRAFTED

Vincent K. McMahon
Dusty Rhodes
Bret Hart
The Road Warriors
Giant Baba
Gorilla Monsoon
Ed Lewis
Ricky Steamboat
Jim Cornette

The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts, and Jimmy Garvin)

One of the greatest tag teams ever, The Fabulous Freebirds are one of only a handful of teams that were a main event-level attraction. They've been a part of some of the hottest feuds in wrestling history and were champions almost everywhere at one time or another during their 15 year run. They're also the namesake behind "the Freebird rule" which has become an institution for mostly heel tag teams for almost 40 years.

CM Punk

It's hard to put a value on what the long-term impact CM Punk will have on the industry, but I think on resume alone he provides a ton of value at this point in the draft. A two-time WWE Champion (including a 434-day reign), three-time World Heavyweight Champion, ECW Champion, and Intercontinental Champion in the WWE; he was also ROH World Champion and IWA-Mid-South Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion before that.

He will be most remembered, probably, for his incredible mic skills. Where Phil Brooks, the person, ends and CM Punk, the wrestler, begins is almost impossible to determine. He is his character, it seems, and has been able to just slightly change his delivery to draw cheers or incite boos through his whole career, as well as anyone.

Those that witnessed the end if his ROH career will also remember Punk for the incredible angle he ran as a Champion on his way out the door during "The Summer of Punk."

Hulk Hogan
Harley Race by Vader
Mitsuhara Misawa by Stan Hansen
Paul Heyman
Terry Funk by Mick Foley
Keiji Mutoh
Stu Hart by Bret Hart
Jack Brisco by Ric Flair
The Fabulous Freebirds
CM Punk

Bryan Danielson

Inducted by: UNDRAFTED

I think we can pretty much all agree that the artist currently known as Daniel Bryan is a surefire Hall of Famer regardless of how his comeback turns out. He’s an indy legend who, against all odds and despite all the backstage forces working against him, parlayed that into becoming the most popular wrestler in the world in 2014, who main evented WrestleMania 30 and walked away with all the gold simply because the fans demanded it. At his peak, he was the greatest wrestler in the world, and by the time his career is over, he’ll be in the conversation for greatest pure wrestler of all time. And despite not being top-notch on the mic, he’s a compelling character in the ring, whether face or heel.

Vincent K. McMahon
Dusty Rhodes
Bret Hart
The Road Warriors
Giant Baba
Gorilla Monsoon
Ed Lewis
Ricky Steamboat
Jim Cornette
Bryan Danielson

Curt Hennig, after a nice run in AWA that featured an all-time classic against the just-selected Nick Bockwinkle, went on to become one of the most memorable figures of the Golden Era under the moniker of Mr. Perfect. It's a shame that injury kept this peak period of his career from being very long, but he made an indelible mark in any case.

I struggled to figure out where Hennig rated here, but I think that Ted DiBiase provides a decent guide point; since he went several rounds ago, Hennig can't be too bad here.

Steve Austin
Lou Thesz
Roddy Piper
Sting
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Big Van Vader
Stan Hansen
Chris Jericho
Jumbo Tsuruta
The Dudley Boyz

I've got a definite pick to induct Jake Roberts, but he's UNDRAFTED, so, you know.

Mildred Burke

The pioneer of women's wrestling, Mildred Burke was the top female wrestler in both the USA and Japan for 20 years and also had great success as a promoter; she is credited with helping to build Japanese women's wrestling.

Antonino Rocca

Antonino "Argentina" Rocca was one of the biggest draws in wrestling for over 10 years, and at one point headlined every single show at Madison Square Garden for seven years straight. He was one of the first wrestlers to use an acrobatic style of wrestling and was also well known outside of wrestling; he was once depicted wrestling Superman on the cover of a Superman comic.

Gorgeous George
Antonio Inoki
The Undertaker
Mick Foley
Kurt Angle
Classy Freddie Blassie
Brock Lesnar
Rikidozan
Eric Bischoff
Mildred Burke
Antonino Rocca

D-Generation X, ****ing obnoxious as they were, was a significant force in the Attitude Era and made a big impact for years. In fact, I heard they got in a tank one night and singlehandedly won the Monday Night Wars!

I select the HHH/X-Pac/Chyna/NAO rendition that developed after HBK retired. Awfully tough to pick a presenter since nobody liked them and Mrs. Helmsley probably wouldn't much like to induct Chyna. Also it would be weird for HBK to do it since it's kind of a snub to him. I guess that pretty much leaves Nash and Hall, and while Hall is superior in all ways, I'll give Nash the nod because I have no interest in enjoying this imaginary induction segment and would rather Hall not succeed in causing me some sort of enjoyment of it.

He seemingly had a hand in anything big that happened in wrestling. The biggest of which was probably him selling his share of Georgia Championship Wrestling to Vince Jr. in 1984 which would create Black Saturday. In return, Jim got a lifetime job with Vince but he was fired for talking to Crockett in 1987. His last job in wrestling: a consultant for WWE in 02/03. He died in 2004.

An interesting tidbit with him: Paul E. Dangerously and James E. Cornette both come from James E. Barnett. Jim Cornette's real name is James Cornette but his MI is an M.

If it isn't obvious, I find this guy incredibly fascinating. If there was one guy who's book I'd want to read, it's James E. Barnett.

Steve Austin
Lou Thesz
Roddy Piper
Sting
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Big Van Vader
Stan Hansen
Chris Jericho
Jumbo Tsuruta
The Dudley Boyz
JIM MOTHER****ING BARNETT

Pedro Morales

Inducted by: Bob Backlund

A pioneer for Puerto Ricans and Latino wrestlers in general, Morales became the first ever Latino world heavyweight champion with his WWWF title win in 1972. He and Bruno Sammartino headlined the very first Showdown at Shea, wrestling to a 75-minute curfew draw in what was at the time an unheard-of face vs. face matchup. Morales would return the WWF in 1980 to win the WWF Intercontinental and tag team championships, becoming the WWF’s first ever Triple Crown winner.

Vincent K. McMahon
Dusty Rhodes
Bret Hart
The Road Warriors
Giant Baba
Gorilla Monsoon
Ed Lewis
Ricky Steamboat
Jim Cornette
Bryan Danielson
Pedro Morales