WWE has announced Andy Kaufman’s induction into the Hall of Fame in the Class of 2023.
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WWE has announced comedian Andy Kaufman’s induction into the Hall of Fame.
Andy Kaufman enters the WWE Hall of Fame in the class of 2023, announces the American site Variety. Kaufman, an actor and comedian who played Latka Gravas on the television series “Taxi,” made his foray into the world of wrestling during a feud with Jerry Lawler in Memphis. The storyline went so far as to land an appearance in 1982 on NBC’s David Letterman’s Late Show, during which Lawler slapped Kaufman.
This storyline was the first involving a wrestler and a national celebrity and began after Kaufman, who was posing as a “cross-gender” champion to challenge women to beat him, met Jerry Lawler. in Memphis resulted in a game.
Andy Kaufman died in 1984 of lung cancer at the age of 35.
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It’s unclear who will induct Andy Kaufman into the Hall of Fame at the ceremony. Logic would have it to be Jerry Lawler, but the latter was hospitalized a few weeks ago following a stroke.
Andy Kaufman joins Rey Mysterio and the Great Muta in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023. The ceremony will take place on Friday March 31, right after SmackDown.
