Rip Rogers has been wrestling since the 1970’s and during his time in the business, he helped train many future WWE Hall Of Famers. But when Rip recently appeared on Sean Waltman’s X-Pac 12360 podcast, he revealed why he thinks he’ll never make it into the WWE Hall Of Fame.
“I am nothing compared to these guys that go into the Hall of Fame. I am just a guy, a fan, who loves pro wrestling, loves everything it used to stand for. I never got in it for the money. I just wanted to be apart of it because I love the business. And whether it was thirty-thousand people there or fifty-two, I never gave less than the best of my effort or try to short change anybody and I just love this wrestling business and that’s it.”
Rogers received a lot of attention recently due to his “….dive controversy” but his wrestling career meant more than just one comment about flippy wrestling. The honest fact is he might be one of the most under-appreciated unsung heroes in pro wrestling. It would be nice and deserving to see him end up in the WWE Hall Of Fame, but Rogers isn’t holding his breath for it to happen anytime soon.
