Mr. T to be Inducted into the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame

In 1982, when Sylvester Stallone, Mr. T, and Hulk Hogan got together for Rocky 3 the friendship that Hogan and Mr. T made would forever change the history of pro wrestling forever. It was until three years later that the first Wrestlemania happened. The main event of the first Wrestlemania was Hulk Hogan and Mr. T taking on Rowdy Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff. That night catapulted WWE into the main stream.

However that would not be Mr. T’s last Wrestlemania. He competed in a boxing match against Roddy Piper at Wrestlemania 2. There was a lot of real life tension and hatred between Piper and Mr. T which made for great television. After his two Wrestlemania appearances he went on to accompany Kerry Von Erich in WCCW and he appeared several times in WCW during Hogan’s initial run in 1994.

Whether it be as Clubber Lang or Sergeant Bosco “B. A.” Baracus, Mr. T was a huge pop culture phenomenon in the 80’s. He has appeared on Different Strokes, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Saturday Night Live, Spy Hard, The Simpsons, and many others. His trademarks were wearing the gold chains and saying “I pity the fool.”  He did however give up his gold in 2005 after he helped the victims of Hurricane Katrina. It was a life changing experience for him.

There a few celebrities in the WWE Hall of Fame including Bob Uecker, Donald Trump, Drew Carey, Mike Tyson, Pete Rose, and William Perry. All of them had some involvement in WWE but none of them can say they were part of the first Wrestlemania and in the Main Event. Mr. T has built a legacy that goes above and beyond Wrestlemania 1 and 2. He has done a lot for charity and always tried to be a positive role model for kids.

Congratulations to Mr. T on his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2014.