Personally, I don’t like the idea of inducting a moment or a match into the WWE Hall of Fame. To be blunt, it’s pointless. Fans are the ones who actually determine what matches and moments are immortal. Yes, there are certainly iconic moments and matches that should be discussed and remembered and the two matches that received the “Immortal Moment” award are obvious matches. 

But what does having a space in an imaginary Hall of Fame actually mean? There is no physical building that fans can make pilgrimages to. If there were, they could have a seating area where the matches could be shown in full on the anniversary of the match or moment. They could also air highlights of the match year round. But none of that exists. Who says, “let’s watch the Hall of Fame match of Austin vs. Hart”? No one. 

The award is just one more way for WWE to pat themselves on the back and in this case, it’s technically a lie. Hogan didn’t slam Andre for the first time at WrestleMania 3 and it wasn’t even the first time that Andre had ever been slammed. There’s no denying it’s an iconic moment, but designating it for the Hall of Fame is dumb.