Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sean “X-Pac” Waltman was recently interviewed by TMZ Sports to get his reaction to the news that D-Generation X will be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. Waltman revealed his reaction to the news, responded to fans who think Chyna should be inducted by herself, and discussed how he thinks Chyna would’ve reacted to the news. Here are the highlights:
His reaction to the news:Â “It caught me completely off-guard and I’m blown away,” Waltman said. “Wrestling is my life. This is a honor of a lifetime for me. And to be going in with DX, with my friends, the people that I had the greatest time of my life with. And more importantly, Chyna finally gets the recognition she deserves going into the Hall of Fame.”
Fans who think Chyna should be inducted by herself:Â “Well, I totally understand where they’re coming from,” Waltman said. “Of course, she deserves to go in by herself. Her accomplishments that she made, even after leaving WWE, were huge. She fought a man in the Tokyo Dome for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Women never, ever, never before or since, ever wrestle in a New Japan ring.
“I mean, that’s huge. Of course she deserves to go in by herself, but there’s only so many spots per year for the Hall of Fame, because it is a show that people watch. The thing about me and my career, I’m just grateful to be going in. And I hope that the people that think that about her are still grateful she’s going in. Because this is a win, and sometimes we should take the win.”
How Chyna would’ve received the news:Â “Oh, of course. It was huge for her before she passed. This was one of the things that was most important to her. There was a big campaign. I think that she would be very grateful to be going in with all of us,” Waltman said.
H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions
