6 celebrities who should be in the WWE Hall of Fame

#2. Lawrence Taylor

Bam Bam Bigelow confronts Lawrence Taylor for the first time

The year was 1995. Pro Wrestling's popularity was in a downturn. WrestleMania XI was on the way, and the WWF needed something to sell their biggest event. They believed in the roster of Superstars they had, but they knew that there was nobody in the locker room that could be that box office attraction they needed. At least, not yet. With their biggest event of the year coming up, they needed something special.

Enter NFL legend, Lawrence Taylor. Sitting at ringside during that year's Royal Rumble, the Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker found himself in an altercation with Bam Bam Bigelow (who also deserves a WWE Hall of Fame induction, as well), led to the two headlining WrestleMania.

As mentioned before, WWE was going through a rough patch and was doing everything it could think of to drum up publicity, crowds, and money. They had already worked with NFL players before, during the NFL/WWF battle royal at WrestleMania 2 (which featured eventual WWE Hall of Famer William 'The Refridgerator" Perry), but this would be the first time that someone outside of the WWE would main event their biggest show of the year.

And, you know what? He actually did all right. It was clear by the end of the match that Bigelow carried the load and helped LT to a respectable finish. And Taylor was clearly gassed as he left the ring. But, Taylor didn't slack at all during that bout and you could tell he was giving it all. He may not have been prepared for how difficult a pro wrestling match could be, but you could tell he wasn't taking it lightly.

Most importantly, LT chose to work with WWE at a time when they were really struggling and helped them get a lot of outside exposure. His post-NFL troubles with the law might have kept WWE from honoring him, but it's about time. He deserves to be in there.

In fact, he'd be number one, except this one legend deserves it even more...