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Mr. T to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame

T famously turned down a spot in the WWE's H.O.F. in 2009.

By Veronica Linares
Actor Mr. T at the Jones-Tarver Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, May 15, 2004. The fight was won by Antonio Tarver with a 2nd round KO. (UPI Photo/Roger Williams)
1 of 3 | Actor Mr. T at the Jones-Tarver Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, May 15, 2004. The fight was won by Antonio Tarver with a 2nd round KO. (UPI Photo/Roger Williams) | License Photo

Mr. T has been chosen as the celebrity to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.

Vince McMahon, the 68-year-old owner of World Wrestling Entertainment, told TMZ that T's "WWE appearances were instrumental in helping to establish WrestleMania as the pop-culture phenomenon it is today."

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According to the celebrity gossip site, Mr. T teamed up with Holk Hogan for the inaugural event of WrestleMania. Mr. T also participated in a special boxing match at WrestleMania II against Roddy Piper.

Despite his involvement with the WWE, the 61-year-old actor famously turned down a spot in the organization's H.O.F. in 2009.

Now that the two have kissed and made up, Mr. T will be inducted during the Hall of Fame ceremony on April 5.

[TMZ]

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