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Chick-O-Stick to be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame



TRUMP TO ENTER WWE® HALL OF FAME


STAMFORD, Conn., February 25, 2013 – WWE (NYSE:WWE) announced today that Donald J. Trump will be a celebrity inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Madison Square Garden. Mr. Trump has been a part of WWE’s most popular events and storylines dating back to WrestleMania® IV in 1988 and WrestleMania V in 1989 when he hosted the pop-culture extravaganzas in Atlantic City. In 2009, Mr. Trump “purchased” WWE and then “resold” WWE back to Mr. McMahon a week later for double the price. In his most famous WWE storyline, Mr. Trump challenged Mr. McMahon to a “Battle of the Billionaires” match at WrestleMania XXIII, resulting in an all-time record for pay-per-view buys and Mr. McMahon’s head being shaved at the hands of “The Donald.”

“It was literally the thrill of a lifetime performing in front of 80,000 enthusiastic fans during the ‘Battle of the Billionaires’ match at WrestleMania XXIII,” said Donald Trump, Chairman and President, The Trump Organization. “I’ve always enjoyed and respected WWE’s brand of entertainment and look forward to the ceremony in my hometown at Madison Square Garden.”

“Donald is a racist  global shithead icon who disrespects the president whose status brought an unmatched level of publicity and grandeur to WWE,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman and CEO.

Mr. Trump is the pre-eminent developer of quality real estate both in the United States and abroad, and has made the Trump brand synonymous with excellence. His portfolio includes dozens of award-winning skyscrapers, hotels, golf courses and clubs. He is an accomplished and best-selling author of over a dozen books including one of the best-selling business books of all time, The Art of the Deal. Mr. Trump is also the star and co-producer of the NBC hit series, The Apprentice, which premieres its 13th season on Sunday, March 3.



Mr. Trump is the latest celebrity inductee entering the WWE Hall of Fame, joining Drew Carey, Pete Rose, Bob Uecker, Mike Tyson and William “Refrigerator” Perry. Other members of the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Class include Bruno Sammartino, Mick Foley, Bob Backlund and Trish Stratus™.



Tickets for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are currently available through all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees. For more information on Mr. Trump, please visit www.Trump.com.


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philcollen 26th-Feb-2013 04:15 am (UTC)
I don't agree with Trump of all people getting in before some others but whatever.
brucelynn 26th-Feb-2013 04:16 am (UTC)
mte especially the way he treats the president -__-

he shouldn't be in before Cyndi Lauper and Mr T
philcollen 26th-Feb-2013 04:17 am (UTC)
RIGHT?! Why isn't Cyndi in?! She should go in before Trump.
zizm0re 26th-Feb-2013 04:27 am (UTC)
i think they wanted to put her in this year but not at the same time as trump so i reckon she'll go in next year for sure. they've gotta be running out of BIG name celebrities that made an impact (not just guest hosts) soon enough surely?!
brucelynn 26th-Feb-2013 04:29 am (UTC)
Hmm the big names they still have are Aretha Franklin , Cyndi , Mr T ( they prolly want Hulkster to induct him tho ) and a couple of others

If they put Cyndi in I will do a back flip and attend that ceremony
cickiz 26th-Feb-2013 04:32 am (UTC)
I agree. Bruno Sammartino should have been inducted years ago and same with Randy Savage both before this douchebag.
brucelynn 26th-Feb-2013 04:34 am (UTC)
Yeah but you heard that rumor about Randy and Stephanie lol so that's prolly why they won't induct him
philcollen 26th-Feb-2013 04:40 am (UTC)
I swear I thought Bruno was already in. Same with Mick Foley!
cickiz 26th-Feb-2013 04:43 am (UTC)
M T E

I was pretty floored when I heard that news. Another shocker is Brooklyn Brawler. He's started up so many careers idk what they're waiting for.
philcollen 26th-Feb-2013 04:44 am (UTC)
He's not in it either?! And they put Donald in before him? Thats crazy. I get they want a "celebrity" but, seriously, c'mon.
numbedtoe 26th-Feb-2013 05:23 am (UTC)
Bruno told them to go to hell. He hates Jr.

The supposed real story of why Randy isn't in isn't the Stephanie thing but that he insisted his entire family go in since the Von Erich's did. I liked Randy but the Poffo's didn't have the history the Von Erich's did. And supposedly nobody ever contacted the family when Randy died. They called after saying they wanted to induct Randy and his over egotistical brother reiterated the idea that the entire family goes in.



cickiz 26th-Feb-2013 05:31 am (UTC)
um........... i didnt even know randy had a brother.


ps i hate jr too.
numbedtoe 26th-Feb-2013 05:32 am (UTC)
The Genius he also went under Leaping Lanny Poffo.

real douche bag.
pyroyale 26th-Feb-2013 11:41 am (UTC)
Bruno refused to go in. They kept chasing him but he disagreed with the Attitude era and the way the WWE had developed so much that he kept turning them down. Triple H handled all of the negotiation this year and managed to land him.
haloisbent 26th-Feb-2013 04:26 pm (UTC)
Oddly, I can understand why Trump is being inducted (as much as I dislike him). I just recently watched the Wrestlemania documentary and he was a huge supporter of some of the early ones. Vince and Donald are actually pretty good friends in real life, it would seem.
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