News for Tonight’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

- The 2013 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place tonight from a sold out Madison Square Garden in New York City. The ceremony begins at 8pm and we will have full coverage here on the site as it happens.

Here is the full list of inductees for tonight:

* Bruno Sammartino, inducted by Arnold Schwarzenneger

* Mick Foley, inducted by Terry Funk

* Trish Stratus, inducted by Stephanie McMahon

* Booker T, inducted by Stevie Ray

* Bob Backlund, inducted by Maria Menounos

* Donald Trump, inducted by Vince McMahon

It’s worth noting that WWE is advertising John Cena for tonight’s ceremony, the only star besides the Hall of Famers.

Bruno on Why Arnold Is Inducting Him; Posts Tweet About Vince

- Bruno Sammartino tweeted the following video with this caption: “@VinceMcMahon @TripleH @WWEUniverse @WWE Hey Vince see why I can’t sleep tonight, on a plane to NY in morning”

- Speaking of Bruno, Wrestling101.com published an interview with Bruno. Bruno discussed Arnold Schwarzenegger inducting him into the Hall of Fame.

“There were a few people who I wouldn’t have minded inducting me into the Hall of Fame, but they asked me if I would allow them to choose someone that is worthy and famous to do this,” Bruno said. “They told me they were going to come up with a couple of names to see if I agree but when they mentioned Arnold I agreed as we have been friends for quite a while.”

Big News on Next Week's WWE Hall of Fame Special

The 2013 WWE Hall of Fame one-hour special will air next Tuesday, April 9th at 10PM ET on the USA Network.

Bruno Sammartino, Trish Stratus and Donald Trump will be the only inductions televised according to Dave Meltzer. Below is the updated 2013 Hall of Fame class and their inductors.

* Bruno Sammartino, inducted by Arnold Schwarzenegger

* Trish Stratus, inducted by Stephanie McMahon

* Donald Trump (TBA)

* Mick Foley, inducted by Terry Funk

* Bob Backlund, inducted by Maria Menounos

* Booker T, expected to be inducted by Stevie Ray

What Was Cut from Hulu Plus Raw This Week

The following matches and segments were cut from the Hulu Plus episode of Monday's Raw 

* Mark Henry vs. the Usos 

* Prime Time Players vs. Team Hell No 

* Wade Barrett vs. The Miz 

* Backstage segment with AJ Lee and Kaitlyn 

* Team Rhodes Scholars vs. Brodus Clay and Tensai 

* Arnold Schwarzenegger inducting Bruno Sammartino announcement 

* AJ Lee vs. Kaitlyn

Jim Ross Predicts WrestleMania 29 Will Do Over 1Million Pay-Per-View Buys

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has published a new blog on JrsBarBq.com. Here are some highlights. 

WWE Axxess: My only appearance at AXXESS will be Saturday morning 8-10 at the Legends Booth. 

Tonight's Raw: Hopefully, the broadcast starts off hot and engages the live audience early so as to sustain momentum and build upon it throughout the three hour broadcast. 

Obviously, what ever closes the show needs to leave fans talking and create some "water cooler talk." 

WWE's live event business: WWE has really been on a roll in recent weeks in their live event business with multiple shows selling out. I hear big plans are on the drawing board to make these live event experiences even more memorable which will start sometime after WrestleMania. 

WrestleMania 29: I'm predicting that WM29 will be the most lucrative event ever produced by WWE from a live gate standpoint, I'm guessing the live gate will be approximately $12M, and over 1M PPV buys. 

On Arnold inducting Bruno: Just saw on Twitter that Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger will be inducting Bruno Sammartino at the WWE HOF inductions at Madison Square Garden on April 6 which is sold completely out. I couldn't get a ticket for a family member if I had too as this one of the hottest tickets ever. Great 'get' by WWE and a fitting inductor for the great @SammartinoBruno. 

WWE Scouting: Gerald Brisco scouted the NCAA Wrestling Nationals over the weekend and has some intriguing prospects interested in WWE. We feel that next year will be a banner year with many of these recruits because several have another year of eligibility remaining. The last thing that we would do is encourage a kid to leave school and not finish their commitment to their team and to cease their efforts to earn a college degree. Plan B is imperative because most prospects will not make it as it has been demonstrated over the years. It's the same way in the NFL or on Broadway

Arnold Schwarzenegger to Induct Bruno Sammartino into the WWE Hall of Fame

WWE announced that Arnold Schwarzenegger would be inducting Bruno Sammartino into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6th, 2013 at Madison Square Garden. 

This will be the second Hall of Fame Schwarzenegger inducted Sammartino into. Schwarzenegger gave the speech inducting Sammartino into the International Sports Hall of Fame in conjunction with the Arnold Fitness Expo in Columbus, OH earlier this month. 

Arnold Schwarzenegger commented on the announcement, writing on Twitter, "Honored to be inducting my friend The Living Legend @SammartinoBruno into the @WWE Hall of Fame April 6"