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the late, great Andy Kaufman will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next week, Variety reported today.
PWInsider.com can confirm we heard Kaufman's name last week and had been trying to confirm with multiple sources.
Kaufman's angle and storyline with Jerry Lawler in Memphis Wrestling was one of the greatest celebrity tie-ins with professional wrestling of all time, including Kaufman selling so well after a Lawler piledriver that he remained in traction in a local hospital for three days to milk the headlines and exposure. Kaufman being slapped by Lawler on The David Letterman Show before exploding into an insane string of expletives remains a masssively talked about TV moment.
Kaufman, who loved professional wrestling with all his heart, passed away of lung cancer in 1984 and remains a beloved comedic figure. Lawler played himself in the excellent Kaufman biopic Man On The Moon starring Jim Carrey. There is no word yet who will induct Kaufman.
PWInsider.com can confirm there is one more name still to be announced for the Hall.
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