In response to the news from earlier today that Mr. T will be the latest name inducted into the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Class, Vince McMahon told TMZ that Mr. T’s WWE appearances were instrumental in helping to establish the WrestleMania pay-per-view event as the pop-culture phenomenon that it is today.

Meanwhile, speaking through his official Twitter account, Roddy Piper had the following to say, “When Roddy Piper heard Mr.T is going into the WWE’s Hall of Fame last night, THE EARTH STARTED SHAKING!”