Muhammad Ali Being Inducted Into WWE Hall of Fame

WWE announced today that Muhammad Ali is going into their Hall of Fame. The late boxing great remains arguably the best heavyweight boxer ever. While he’s more known for his boxing achievements, Muhammad Ali certainly made an impact on the wrestling world.

He was the Special Guest Outside Referee of the main event of Wrestlemania 1 between Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff. Vince McMahon wanted the first Wrestlemania to be a landmark for both sports and entertainment. Getting a name like Muhammad Ali to be involved in the show was a huge get for the WWF at the time.

Muhammad Ali was involved in a highly publicized fight with wrestling legend Antonio Inoki in 1976. “The War of Worlds” On June 26th, Ali and Inoki fought to a 15-round draw at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The match is seen as the precursor to mixed martial arts. While Ali’s involvement in the fight brought him criticism from those in the boxing world, you can’t deny how big of an impact this fight had. It garnered 1.4 billion worldwide views in 1976.

In the boxing world, not many could touch Muhammad Ali’s greatness.

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”

Muhammad Ali

“The Greatest” finished with a boxing record of 56-5 with wins over fellow legends like Sonny Liston, George Chuvalo, Joel Frazier and George Foreman. Ali may be the most famous boxer of all time due to his mix of talent and charisma.

Congrats to the late Muhammad Ali for being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. A well deserved honur! If you have the recently released WWE 2K24 you can play as Muhammad Ali in the game.

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