She said she would do her best not to cry but she just loves Stacy so much. that she allowed me to share this night with her.” “It gives me so much pride and so much happiness. He told a story of meeting her, and how special it is to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He called her one of the nicest wrestlers in WWE history. She texted him a couple weeks back and asked him to do it alongside Torrie, and he instantly accepted. Foley said he was as surprised as everyone else to be asked to be here. Torrie Wilson and Mick Foley were there to induct her. They played a video package that repeatedly got in references to her legs, saying things like “her career really had legs!” Saxton and Menounos showed up and Montez Ford was wearing the same jacket as Byron. Kelley was backstage with The Street Profits. Rob Van Dam is in the building, something we learned because the crowd was doing his gimmick behind Cole and Barrett as they were killing more time. He mentioned being moderately concerned about shenanigans with Dominik during Rey Mysterio’s induction tonight. That’s a first for him since he’s been in WWE. It’s been a special year for him but it still feels weird to go into the big show with so much momentum. Sami talked about LA being a home base for many years and that adding to the significance of WrestleMania this year for him. Saxton and Menounos were with Sami Zayn and his wife. Wrestlers were shown filing out to the stage to take their seats for the ceremony. Maryse claimed to be a talented singer, so they tried to get her to sing. Miz promised to “create moments that last a lifetime” at the big show, because that’s his job as host.

They’re with The Miz and Maryse, who tell us to expect the unexpected at WrestleMania. On to the next interview, back to Saxton and Menounos. She then talked about stealing the show with Rhea Ripley tomorrow. She makes sure to let us know she’s matching with her husband, just in case we see him on the red carpet. More stories were told before they kicked it back to ringside, where we again saw they were finished getting set up.īack for another interview, this time with Kelley talking to SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair. He’s just surprised he’s going in while still an active wrestler. He called Rey Mysterio the best luchador he ever wrestled and talked about how excited he is to see him go into the Hall of Fame.

WWE Hall of Famer is here on the #WWEHOF Red Carpet and he has nothing but kind words for tonight's WWE Hall of Fame headliner and longtime friend, #WWEHOF /yNiErL5DKH- WWE April 1, 2023 They tried to kick it back for another interview with a “hardcore legend” but Saxton told us said hardcore legend was called away. Sharmell said she’s excited to celebrate everyone being inducted tonight, including fellow former Nitro girl Stacy Keibler. Kelley gave Booker the chance to promote NXT’s big Stand & Deliver show tomorrow afternoon, which he’ll be doing commentary for. Michael Cole and Wade Barrett had to kill some more time because, as they showed on the broadcast, they were changing the ring out from SmackDown to the Hall of Fame setup.Ĭathy Kelley got the next backstage interview, this one with Booker T and Queen Sharmell. Maria made sure to put over how good Carmella looks. Corey is a big fan of The Great Muta and he put him over big. We get kicked off with Byron Saxton and Maria Menounos back again for another year interviewing Corey Graves and Carmella backstage. The word going around the past few weeks centered around keeping the ceremony a reasonable length and only doing this many inductees would seem in line with that.Ĭome on back here to hang out and chat along with your favorite Cagesiders while it’s all going down. and WWE Network everywhere else.Ī class of five also seems to have become the new norm. Indeed, this year will once again see the ceremony take place immediately following Friday Night SmackDown at the Arena in Los Angeles, California, just one night before the start of WrestleMania 39, which will span two nights just down the road in Inglewood. The WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony is here once again, and the new norm has been fully established.

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