{"id":14409,"date":"2016-03-28T15:23:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T20:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=14409"},"modified":"2016-03-28T22:17:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T03:17:58","slug":"wwe-hall-fame-update-years-warrior-award-recipient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/28\/wwe-hall-fame-update-years-warrior-award-recipient\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Hall of Fame update &#8211; this year&#8217;s Warrior Award and Celebrity inductees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1220918183\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE star John Cena announced on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Today&#8221; show that veteran TV journalist <strong>Joan Lunden<\/strong>\u00a0will be this year&#8217;s recipient of the &#8220;Warrior Award&#8221; at the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Lunden is a cancer survivor and\u00a0appeared on Raw in 2014 during Breast Cancer Awareness month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is an award that embodies warrior spirit, strength, and spirit,&#8221; Cena said on Monday&#8217;s TV appearance.<\/p>\n<p>During Monday&#8217;s Raw, WWE announced that Dana Warrior will induct Lunden on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Also\u00a0on Monday, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwe-hall-fame\/wwe-hall-fame-2016\/article\/snoop-dogg-celebrity-inductee-wwe-hall-fame-2016?sf23270401=1\" target=\"_blank\">WWE announced<\/a> that Sasha Banks&#8217;s cousin, rapper <strong>Snoop Dogg<\/strong>, will be the celebrity inductee of the 2016 HOF class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 WWE Hall of Fame Class<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sting (inducted by Ric Flair)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Stan Hansen (inducted by Vader)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3393908304\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; Fabulous Freebirds (inducted by WWE tag champions New Day)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Godfather (inducted by APA &#8211; JBL &amp; Ron Simmons)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Big Boss Man (inducted by Slick; recipient TBA)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jacqueline Moore (inducted by The Dudleys)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Warrior Award recipient: TV journalist Joan Lunden (inducted by Dana Warrior).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Celebrity inductee: Snoop Dogg.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1412973607\"><div id=\"pwtor-1262049966\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE star John Cena announced on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Today&#8221; show that veteran TV journalist Joan Lunden\u00a0will be this year&#8217;s recipient of the &#8220;Warrior Award&#8221; at the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. 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