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STALLONE
TO INDUCT HOGAN INTO WWE HALL OF FAME
WWE.com
March
21, 2005
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WWE event just got even bigger. World Wrestling
Entertainment announced today that movie superstar
Sylvester Stallone will be on hand to induct legendary
WWE Superstar Hulk Hogan into the WWE Hall of Fame on
Saturday night, April 2, 2005.
Stallone, best known for his portrayals of iconic
roles in the series of Rocky and Rambo
motion pictures, is currently the co-host of the NBC hit
reality series, The Contender (Sunday, 8 p.m. ET)
Stallone first met Hogan when he cast him in the
memorable role of "Thunderlips" in Rocky
III.
The Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles will be the
site of the induction ceremony. The WWE Hall of Fame
Induction is an official WrestleMania Week Event in
Southern California; a capacity crowd from 14 countries
and 48 states will be attending WrestleMania 21 on
Sunday, April 3, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Although tickets for WrestleMania 21 are no longer
available, seats for the WWE Hall of Fame induction are
available at Ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster
at 213-480-3232.
Portions of the WWE Hall of Fame Induction can be seen
on Spike TV on Saturday, April 2, at 11 p.m. (ET).
Other WWE Hall of Fame 2005 inductees are "Mr.
Wonderful" Paul Orndorff(TM), The Iron Sheik(TM),
Nikolai Volkoff, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, "The
Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart(TM) and
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
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