6 celebrities who should be in the WWE Hall of Fame

#1. Andy Kaufman

Comedy legend Andy Kaufman and WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler

Andy Kaufman wasn't just a comedian. He was an actor. An entertainer. A provocateur. He was, as he once called himself. a "song and dance" man.

I could spend this entire page talking about Andy's appearances on SNL, or his TV specials, or his stage shows, or his role on Taxi, or Tony Clifton or...

Look, here's a trailer for the Netflix documentary about Jim Carrey playing Kaufman in Man on the Moon. Watch this first.

But the main reason that Andy deserves to be in the WWE Hall of Fame is because he was the one who brought Hollywood to wrestling.

Kaufman would work shows in the Mid-South territories (after unsuccessfully pitching his ideas to Vince McMahon, Sr.), calling himself the Intergender Wrestling Champion - and would challenge women in the audience to pin him. Soon, he would get into a feud with Jerry "The King" Lawler - which would eventually result in this segment on Late Night with David Letterman. (warning: the end of the video has some harsh language that was originally edited out of the TV broadcast.)

As was finally revealed in the Jim Carrey movie (which also starred Lawler as himself), this entire incident was a work and Kaufman and Lawler were actually very good friends.

Kaufman wasn't trying to insult wrestling - he loved pro wrestling. He brought lots of attention to the business, especially to the mid-South region. He was a showman first and foremost and he couldn't have picked a better partner to work with than Lawler at the time.

In 1984, Kaufman died of a rare form of lung cancer at age 35. Because of his clean living lifestyle (he neither smoked nor drank alcohol) and his penchant for hoaxes and pranks, many thought (and continue to think) that Kaufman faked his own death and will reveal himself sometime to be alive someday. That's highly unlikely, obviously, but it would be outrageous to have Lawler induct Andy into the WWE Hall of Fame, only to have Andy come out and accept the accolade in person.

Or have Tony Clifton come out to do it. That would be even more amazing.

We miss you, Andy.

Who other celebrities do you think should be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame - since they're going to do it anyway. Share your ideas in the comments below.