Major names like Steve Austin, Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels are obviously in the Hall of Fame, but that doesn’t it is doing a great job for the wrestling. Just making a career work out of “voodoo guy” and “pimp” is something that shouldn’t be understated.Wright also revealed to Bleacher Report that JBL and Ron Simmons will be inducting him and congratulating him for pulling himself up by his bootstraps and not pulling the race card.Congratulations to Charles Wright for the acknowledgement. See all 183. He’ll be inducted by Ron Simmons and JBL.


That means that the other gimmicks Wright portrayed — Papa Shango and Kama to be exact — aren’t included in the Hall of Fame induction. … Following his release, The Godfather would retire from wrestling, but would continue to make occasional appearances for WWE, including a stint in the 2013 Royal Rumble Match, with his most recent WWE appearance being on a special Old School edition of RAW in January 2014.When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings.

The pimp character would debut in 1998 and would immediately resonate with the fans as The Godfather would come to the ring with a group of his “hoes” and would often offer his opponents a night with his ladies instead of facing them in a match. The WWE Hall of Fame is impossible to forecast with a seemingly changing formula. WWE Hall of Fame Wrestler. © 2020 CultOfWhatever. We use these cookies to analyze and improve your user experience and assist in our marketing efforts. I’ve always thought that Charles Wright was talented and a charismatic talker, so I’m glad he turned his gimmick into something that was popular. The Godfather, as played by Charles Wright, has been inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame for 2016. And a combination of that fact, coupled with an over-abundance of talent being inducted has led to this year's second nomination, and an example of its biggest problem: The Godfather. I’ve At the same time, marking The Godfather gimmick as something to be honored in 2016 is pretty telling.
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WWE Hall of Fame Wrestler. As originally announced by The Bleacher Report on Monday and confirmed by WWE later that night on RAW, former Intercontinental and WWE World Tag Team Champion The Godfather (Charles Wright) will be inducted into the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame on April 2 in Dallas, joining “The Icon” Sting in this year’s Hall of Fame Class. While Charles Wright debuted in WWE in 1991 under the ring name “Sir Charles” and would be given many different ring names and gimmicks during various stints in WWE, including Papa Shango, Kama Mustafa, & The Goodfather, Wright’s most popular WWE gimmick is of the colorful, charismatic ladies man The Godfather.