Yesterday the WWE announced that The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, one of the greatest tag teams in sports-entertainment history, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2017 during WrestleMania Week. The news was first reported by CBSSports.com.
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WWE superstars quickly took to Twitter to heap praise on the legendary tag team whose style both in and out of the ring came to define tag team wrestling in the 1980s.
Here are some of the best reactions to the Hall of Fame announcement.
Triple H
The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express are one of the greatest, most charismatic tag teams in our industry.
— Triple H (@TripleH) February 6, 2017
Welcome to the #WWEHOF! #TellEmHoot @WWE pic.twitter.com/hIAb3KOmKV
Shawn Michaels
So awesome to hear they are in #WWEHOF !! Clearly deserve it & certainly helped me a great deal starting out! @wwe #RockNRollExpress https://t.co/tooqHwEWYw
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) February 6, 2017
Seth Rollins
This is awesome. https://t.co/e0EqGaHENA
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) February 6, 2017
Karl Anderson
This is the real deal! https://t.co/qMfk5xnvjH
— Karl Anderson (@KarlAndersonWWE) February 6, 2017
Scott Dawson
What a great article. Rock & Roll will never die! #RockNRollExpress #WWEHOF https://t.co/4VBLsVJ8vQ
— Scott Dawson (@ScottDawsonWWE) February 7, 2017
Dash Wilder
They paved the way. They’ve inspired more than they know. They’ve helped us in & out of the ring. Selfishly I must say, #RockNRollVsRevival https://t.co/R4oG7h52dq
— Dash (@DashWilderWWE) February 6, 2017
Matt Hardy
I ascended @RealRickyMorton so far into the heavens that he reached the HOF..
— #BROKEN Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) February 6, 2017
Being DELETED can also allow REBIRTH. https://t.co/j6vNs4EmGz pic.twitter.com/ul6KLKj6Cs
James Ellsworth
Congratulations to #therockandrollexpress on being inductees into the #wwehalloffame I had the honor of wrestling them in a tag years ago pic.twitter.com/o724MbSfTo
— James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) February 6, 2017
