Every year there is a huge debate ahead of the WWE Hall of Fame induction, this debate is centered on how deserving how each member is and if they should be inducted in the Hall of Fame. This year we saw two long Hall of Fame ceremonies as the 2020 and 2021 class were both inducted in the Hall Of Fame at the Thunderdome, so with that in mind let’s look at the top 5 most deserving members from the 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame class.

Please note that I will exclude Batista from this list. While Batista is extremely deserving and easily deserves a place on this list, the fact he was not truly inducted hurts him.

5. “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith

After joining WWE in 1986, the British Bulldog would be one of the first British superstars to achieve huge success in WWE. This start when The British Bulldog capturing the WWF World Tag Tag Championships with The Dynamite Kid in 1997.

The British Bulldog’s biggest achievement came in 1992 where he beat Bret “The Hitman” Hart to become Intercontinental Champion in front of a packed British crowd in one of the biggest moments in British wrestling history.

The British Bulldog’s amazing ability and huge influence on British wrestling defiantly makes him deserving to be in the Hall Of Fame and defiantly makes him deserve a place on this list.

4. RVD

During his career, Rob Van Dam would use the theme song “One Of A Kind.” Over the years RVD would prove he was one of a kind as he became a huge star early in his career inside ECW. RVD would later join WWE during the infamous invasion storyline. During this time RVD would capture the attention of WWE fans as his unique style was entertaining to watch at the time.

Early in his career, RVD would achieve success as a tag team competitor in ECW as he won the ECW World Tag Team Championships with Sabu on two occasions. RVD would later achieve success in WWE with his biggest moment coming in 2006 when he beat John Cena at ECW One Night Stand to become WWE Champion in front of a passionate ECW crowd.

Without a doubt, Rob Van Dam’s career was one of a kind. His 20+ year has seen a lot of success both inside and outside of WWE, with RVD’s unique style helping influence wrestlers we see today inside WWE.

3. Kane

After his legendary debut at In Your House in 1997, The Big Red Machine would be set for big things. Kane would have a long career and would become one of the most well-known big men in history. During his 20+ year career inside WWE, Kane would feud with legendary names such as The Undertaker, Edge, John Cena, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mick Foley with Kane remaining loyal to WWE for more than 20 years.

During his long career, Kane would become WWF World Heavyweight Champion in 1998. Kane would also be a regular tag team Champion as he won tag belts with names such as Mankind, X-Pac, The Big Show, The Undertaker and Daniel Bryan. These teams showed off new sides to The Big Red Machine as he achieved huge success being a comedy character as part of Team Hell No.

Kane’s career is one of the most longest sustaining careers in WWE history as Kane has achieved regular success during his career. While Kane could have had a bigger career inside WWE, the Big Red Machine’s career is legendary and Kane easily deserves a spot inside the WWE Hall of Fame.

2. Eric Bischoff

“Controversy creates cash.”  Without a doubt, Eric Bischoff’s career has been legendary both inside the ring and outside the ring. Eric Bischoff changed the wrestling business during the Monday Night Wars as he made wrestling feel more authentic with the New World Order. Bischoff’s shoot style of booking would change the wrestling world, as wrestling grew out of its old-school vibes and became more shoot-based with this shoot-based style still being used in wrestling today.

Inside the ring, Eric Bischoff became one of the most charismatic performers in history. Bischoff did an amazing job of playing an egotistical, cocky, smug heel. Despite being a heel on paper, Bischoff would gain the love of fans when he called Vince Mcmahon out during his promos. Bischoff would continue to show his abilities on the mic in a WWE ring after WCW fell when he became the General Manager of Monday Night Raw.

While his shoot-style booking would eventually be overused in the future and be one of the contributing factors to the death of WCW, there is no denying that Eric Bischoff’s career has been legendary and Eric is defiantly deserving of being inducted into the Hall Of Fame.

1. nWo (Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman)  

When Hulk Hogan turned heel and hit Randy Savage with a leg drop at the 1996 Bash at The Beach it was the start of something huge. The New World Order would become one of the biggest and influential factions in all of wrestling as Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall and more leading the change as they changed the wrestling business forever with Hall, Nash and Hogan all achieving huge success in WCW during their time in the nWo.

The nWo would be the major centerpiece of WCW every week on Nitro as they helped WCW dominate WWE during the Monday Night Wars. The nWo would even have a brief appearance in WWE after the Monday Night Wars, leading to Hulk Hogan facing The Rock at WrestleMania 18, with both men putting on one of the best matches in WrestleMania history.

While the nWo would be hurt in 1999 and 2000 due to confusing booking, it still didn’t change the impact the New World Order had on the wrestling business forever with the nWo without a doubt, earning a place on this list.

These were my top 5 inductions in the 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame class this year. What were your top 5 inductions and who do you think was the most deserving member to be inducted this year. Let us know in the comments below.