Tommy Dreamer comments on a potential WWE Hall of Fame induction.
WWE held WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia, and Paul Heyman was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Leading into the show, some fans hoped to see former ECW stars like Tommy Dreamer also get included in the class. However, Dreamer was not inducted in 2024.
Speaking with Angel for WrestlingNewsCo, Tommy Dreamer was asked whether he thought about a potential WWE Hall of Fame Induction. He noted that Philadelphia would have been a fitting place.
“Of course. It’s a great benchmark for your career. I thought if there ever was a place, Philadelphia would be a great place because I always say my real name is Tom Laughlin, and I was born in Yonkers, New York, but Tommy Dreamer was born in Philadelphia. I thought it would have been a great button of a career. [And] I probably would have announced my retirement if it happened. Not that I want to ever stop wrestling, but if I could have had a perfect circle moment, it probably would have done that.”
Tommy Dreamer Loves Wrestling
Tommy Dreamer contained by noting that when he did retire from the ring, he would stick to it. He emphasized that he loved wrestling and connecting with fans. Dreamer then reiterated that a potential induction would be an honor.
“When I say I’m never gonna wrestle again, I’m never gonna wrestle again,” Tommy Dreamer said. “It’ll be hard for me because I love wrestling. I do about 200 shows a year, and I love connecting and meeting and and people. To have my name where my mentor Terry Funk, my hero Dusty Rhodes, the guy who helps me and saw something in me when no one else did, of course it would be an honor.
“It’s one of the greatest honors that you can have in your career to be inducted into any Hall of Fame.”
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