WWE Honky Tonk Man

Former WWE Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man said that he will “Whip Ric Flair’s A**” when he confronts him with the WWE Hall of Fame approaching. Honky Tonk Man will be inducting Koko B. Ware into this year’s Hall of Fame and Ric Flair will be inducting Ricky Steamboat.

“For the things he said about me in his book, I will finally get a chance to confront him in Conn. this coming Friday night. If he dodges me, I will confront him on Sunday night in Mass. If he dodges me again, I will confront him at HOF, and if he skates on me there I will catch him at Mania. I want to know why he says I would be nothing without a Hogan rub when I spent 12 years working main events before I went to WWE with out a Hogan rub and Flair knows that.” Honky said on his official website, honkytonkman.net.

After all the rumor, WWE.com has finally confirmed the story that was leaked then removed from their site last Friday: Stone Cold Steve Austin will lead the Class of 2009 into the WWE Hall of Fame during WrestleMania weekend.

Let us be among the many who welcome this induction and add that we hope to see a Stone Cold Stunner somewhere in the ceremony…

After the jump is the official statement from WWE.com:

It’s time to raise a glass — of beer, naturally — to the most popular WWE Superstar in history, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.

It’s official! The six-time WWE Champion will be inducted into the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame on April 4 in his home state of Texas at Houston’s Toyota Center, the night before WrestleMania XXV. “Stone Cold” is the first Superstar announced for this year’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in what promises to be one “Hell Yeah” of an evening.

Congrats Stone Cold!

WWE originally planned for Jim Ross to induct Steve Austin int the Hall of Fame, but Austin requested Ric Flair instead. Officials are not happy with his request since Flair is viewed as an “outsider” and WWE would not like to give him press. Jerry Lawler was in a similar situation two years ago when he requested Memphis announcer Lance Russell, and instead officials wanted William Shatner to induct him.

So who will be tagged with the job? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Several sources inside the WWE were surprised to hear reports of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson being aloof backstage at the Hall of Fame. They thought he was just being his regular Dwayne Johnson self and didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary.
Apparently there were only a couple people upset with Johnson, but they were, of course, the top people in the company. Most of the heat on The Rock has been attributed to either jealousy or not knowing that he had to leave immediately because he’s working on the Witch Mountain film.

The Rock talked to Mr McMahon before the show and talked about having some fun on the show and having a long monologue to open up the show as if he was the host of the show. The Rock told Vince that he would roast some of the guys in attendance and be self-deprecating. McMahon loved the idea and Rock apparently said that he was having a great time and would have gone for another hour if he could have.

If you remember Both The Rock’s and Flair’s speeches went long, but only Flair was told to ‘wrap it up.’

So maybe the whole this is just a mole hill after all.

Well, at least for WrestleMania anyway. That’s right, 9 time World Champion Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be part of one of the most exhilarating weekends for a WWE fan.

On the night of WrestleMania XXIV, The Rock will be in Orlando, Fl. to induct two men into the WWE Hall of Fame. His father – Rocky Johnson, and his grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia.

The High Chief Maivia and his son-in-law Rocky will join Ric Flair in the Class of 2008 Hall of Fame.

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