Some people in WWE are pushing for Lilian Garcia to take part in the Divas Battle Royal at WrestleMania 25 as a rib, but that doesn’t mean it will happen. Besides a few angles over the years and a Gown vs. Tuxedo match against Howard Finkel in 2002, Lilian hasn’t had any matches that I can think of.

On a related note, another Diva with not much experience will be performing in the Battle Royal at WrestleMania. ECW’s Tiffany has wrestled in WWE developmental but since being called up to the main roster, she has only had one match. Tiffany took part in a 16 Diva tag match on the 800th episode of RAW but probably didn’t even make it in the ring.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:06 PM | Permalink | Comments

Long-time WWE ring announcer Howard Finkel will be inducted into this year’s WWE Hall of Fame by Mean Gene Okerlund. In Finkel's latest blog, he revealed who would be inducting him into the Hall of Fame and also commented on the induction.

Finkel said, “It is an elite honor to be recognized for what I have brought to the table, as it relates to the ring announcing that I have done through the years. I love what I do in the ring, am passionate about it, and continue to enjoy it today when the opportunity presents itself. Everything else that has happened to me from a standpoint of "ha-ha" (thanks for the term, Chief!) was what it was; that was all just a part of being "The Fink". I look forward to April 4, and am equally delighted that the one and only Mean Gene Okerlund will do the honors of presenting me on that evening.”

Fink's induction was announced on this week’s ECW on Sci Fi show.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 6:50 PM | Permalink | Comments

Ring announcer Howard Finkel has been confirmed as an inducted into this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class. He will join Stone Cold Steve Austin, Terry, Dory Funk, Jr., Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, “Cowboy” Bill Watts, Koko B. Ware and The Von Erichs as 2009 inductees to the WWE Hall of Fame. The 2009 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony will take place the night before WrestleMania 25 on Saturday, April 4, 2009 from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

Labels: 2009 WWE Hall of Fame, howard finkel, steve austin

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