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SOURCE SPORTS: Muhammad Ali to be Inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame

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Muhammad Ali to be Inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame

Muhammad Ali is headed into the WWE Hall of Fame. According to Variety, the boxing legend is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class.

The Hall of Fame event will be on April 5, part of WWE’s Wrestlemania weekend in Philadelphia.

Renowned as one of sports’ most iconic figures, Muhammad Ali, the three-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Olympic gold medalist, captivated the world with his charisma, confidence, and ring prowess. Known as “The Greatest,” Ali’s influence transcended sports, extending into activism and entertainment.

In a groundbreaking exhibition match on June 26, 1976, dubbed “The War of the Worlds,” Ali faced WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki in Tokyo, Japan. The event, watched by 32,000 live spectators and 33,000 closed-circuit TV viewers, hinted at the future of mixed martial arts.

After retiring with a record of 56-5, Ali returned as a special guest referee for the inaugural WrestleMania in 1984. His punch to restore order in the main event remains a defining moment.

Ali passed away on June 3, 2016, at 74, but his legacy endures as one of the greatest athletes. His impact on modernizing and globalizing professional wrestling seamlessly blended sports and entertainment, cementing his status as an immortal icon.

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Nick Cannon Compares Himself To Bob Marley & Muhammad Ali

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Nick Cannon is notorious for his large family, but he doesn’t see that as any reason for people to criticize him. In a recent interview with The Los Angeles Times, he addressed his perceived role as a deadbeat dad and recent reports that he pays $3 million a year in child support. “That’s not a lot of money,” he remarked. “When you think about my lifestyle, I have to generate at least $100 million a year… Everybody thinks Ryan Seacrest has tons of money. I do everything that he does times 10. Well, not times 10- times three. Because he does a lot. I’ve been villainized. I hear all the time: ‘You can’t be present for all those children.’ So, therefore, I get this deadbeat dad title.

“Right now, the narrative is, ‘He has a bunch of kids,’” Nick Cannon continued. “But I’m really at a place now where I don’t care what people know. I’d rather just operate. It’s more about really being a good person instead of telling people you’re a good person. I mean, Muhammad Ali had a bunch of kids, and he was the greatest fighter there ever was. Bob Marley got more kids than I got. These are great men.”

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Nick Cannon & Mariah Carey With Their Twins

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon arrive with children Monroe Cannon (2R) and Moroccan Scott Cannon (top) at the 31st Annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on March 24, 2018 at the Forum in Inglewood, California. / AFP PHOTO / Jean-Baptiste Lacroix (Photo credit should read JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX/AFP via Getty Images)

In another interview with Jason Lee, the “Wild ‘N Out” host spoke on why his twins with Mariah Carey, Moroccan and Monroe, aren’t on social media more often. “The few times we have let [Moroccan] go, he does it so classy,” Nick Cannon remarked. “They said something about his mom, and he said, ‘Hold up.’ He was on Twitch. He’s like, ‘First of all, I don’t discuss any of my family issues and I feel like you’re being disrespectful right now. That’s not why I’m here, so if you’re going to continue to ask me questions, I’m going to ask you to remove yourself.’

“I love it, but Mariah is more of a private person, which I understand,” he continued. “So it’s a balance, it’s alignment. I let them run. They make TikTok videos with me and do all this stuff. And they do it with Mariah too, but I let them have a little bit more freedom, especially stepping into the place of being almost teenagers.” For more updates and the latest news on Nick Cannon and his family, stick around on HNHH.

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Eight-Part Series on Muhammad Ali Headed to Peacock, Led by Morgan Freeman & More

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Muhammad Ali will be the subject of an eight-part event series that is headed to Peacock. According to Variety, the series is led by Regé-Jean Page, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Willmott.

The scripted drama series, Excellence: 8 Fights, is based on the biography, Ali: A Life, written by Jonathan Eig. Executive producers on the project include Page, Freeman, Willmott, Lori McCreary from Revelations Entertainment, and Emily Brown. Along with CBS Studios and UCP, Eig will work as a producer.

The show’s official synopsis reads:

Excellence: 8 Fights will chronicle eight distinct and defining moments in the iconic life of Muhammad Ali. Each episode will be framed by one fight from Ali’s life, but the essence of the episode, what it’s really about, is the internal fight – the drama outside the ring – where we will explore the struggle going on in the heart and mind of one of the most consequential and controversial figures of the 20th century.

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