Major WWE star pushing for his father’s Hall of Fame induction
The current WWE roster has numerous generational superstars. Many sons and daughters of wrestling legends have followed in their footsteps for similar reasons. However, a fan favorite has just revealed the real reason he's signed, and it has to do with the Hall of Fame.
Brian Pillman Sr. trained under the legendary Stu Hart and his sons following a brief NFL-CFL pro football career. His early runs in Stampede, NJPW, and CWA led to several years with WCW and ECW. Armed with a strong buzz around him now, Pillman joined WWE in June 1996, but his infamous run ended on October 5, 1997, when he passed away from a heart attack at the age of 35. Pillman is a two-time WCW champion and a two-time Stampede Wrestling champion. He was inducted into the Stampede Hall of Fame in 1995.
The Loose Cannon was father to current WWE NXT Superstar Lexis King, who previously went by Brian Pillman Jr. in AEW and MLW. The 31-year-old took to X this week to respond to a post that declared Flyin' Brian should be in the WWE Hall of Fame. King made a surprising admission on his main wrestling career goal.
"Just speaking as Pillman Jr. here for a moment. This is all I ever wanted. My goal from day one in wrestling has always been to bring enough attention to the Pillman name, to remind us all of this legendary performer so that he could take his rightful spot in the Hall of Fame," Lexis King wrote.
Pillman's last match was a non-televised live event loss to Goldust on October 4, 1997, the night before his passing. He was scheduled to wrestle Dude Love at the inaugural Bad Blood PPV that same day.
Lexis King secures major WWE NXT win
This week's WWE NXT episode saw the feud between Lexis King and Meta-Four's Oro Mensah continue. The two rising stars faced off in a Gentleman's Duel.
The special gimmick match included unique rules that would result in a DQ if violated, and the first few minutes were spent establishing these rules. After the eleven-minute match, King asked Mensah for a handshake, and Mensah obliged but was skeptical of the second-generation superstar.
Tuesday's NXT marked the third contest between The Loose Cannon 2.0 and The Predator Slayer. King won their first match on September 3, but Mensah got the win back three weeks later. The Gentleman's Duel served as the tie-breaker, taken by Lexis.