With Wrestlemania 29 and the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony a few weeks away, Review Fix looks at five stars that deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame, but for various reasons were passed up on.
5: Bam Bam Bigelow: “The Beast from the East” paved the way for big men with talent. Easily one of the best big men to lace up a pair of boots, he even headlined a Wrestlemania. With titles under his belt from all over the world, Bigelow is a more than deserving entry into WWE’s hall.
4: Jim Cornette: A fantastic manager with a great mind for the business. He’s been instrumental in the development of dozens of stars over the years in countless promotions, including the WWE. He belongs in the Hall.
3: Paul Heyman: Think of the angle this would set up. Heyman wouldn’t be able to keep his mouth shut if this happened. It would be fantastic. But in all fairness, Heyman deserves the honor for ECW alone. His contributions to the industry are everlasting. He changed the industry forever, even if he did forget to pay some people along the way.
2: Scott Hall: Sure, he could have been so much more, but for what he was, Hall was a great talent. In the WWE, he had some great matches with Sean Waltman and Shawn Michaels and in WCW, he simply entertained and collected a check. But even at that, he was an integral part of the nWo, a group that changed the sport forever.
1: Macho Man Randy Savage: On the mic, in the ring, Savage was gold. His matches with Ricky Steamboat are still spoken today and his catchphrases are still uttered with respect. Savage’s legacy is an immortal one.
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
With Wrestlemania 29 and the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony a few weeks away, Review Fix looks at five stars that deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame, but for various reasons were passed up on.
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