The bad news is that WWE has decided to put it up as an online pay-per-view starting from tomorrow and airing through April 19 for $7.99 if you’re in the U.S., or $4.99 for everywhere else. The PPV is available only on WWE.com, the WWE Mobile App, Xbox Live and Samsung SMART TVs.

The three and a half hour broadcast is one of the best Hall of Fames of the past years, with a memorable speech from Mick Foley, the craziness of Bob Backlund, Trish revealing she’s pregnant, Trump getting booed out of the building, Booker T’s on-stage spinaroonie, and the induction of one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of professional wrestling, Bruno Sammartino.

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The 75 minute broadcast – extended by 15 minutes – will feature some of the best moments from Saturday’s three and a half hour Hall of Fame event which took place on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

Originally the show was going to be 60 minutes featuring Sammartino, Trump, and Stratus, however WWE fans complained that Foley was not going to be featured and WWE decided to include him as well.

“The fans were a little rough as another inductee and friend, Donald Trump, would likewise experience,” Menounos wrote. “It’s understandable as we are not pro wrestlers and the honesty of the WWE fans is what makes it fun,” she then continued, saying that the speech was mainly to tell the world the “amazing things about Bob.”

Since she fears some of the things were not heard, she has decided to publish her speech in full in hopes that the media prints it in full “for a good friend, a great champion, and one of the most incredible human beings.”

You can read the speech below.

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Dear fellow WWE fans and members of the wrestling press,

As you know, I had the honor of inducting my friend, Bob Backlund, into the WWE Hall of Fame. The fans were a little rough as another inductee and friend, Donald Trump, would likewise experience. It’s understandable as we are not pro wrestlers and the honesty of the WWE fans is what makes it fun. However, I did the speech mainly to tell the world all the amazing things about Bob and I fear some of those things were not heard.

Below is my speech. I’m hoping you’ll print it for a good friend, a great champion, and one of the most incredible human beings I know.

Thanks and God Bless,
Maria Menounos

===== Maria’s Hall of Fame speech =====

To induct anyone into the WWE Hall of Fame puts you in the company of the greatest artists, athletes and performers in the entire world. I CHALLENGE ANYONE who disagrees to show me another kind of entertainer who can recite monologues, in character, without the use of teleprompters and before world audiences, performing improv drama and comedy while flying through the air and taking bumps, 300 nights a year.

But for me tonight is even more special for I am not just inducting anyone into the WWE Hall of Fame. I’m inducting someone who encapsulates the word champion. Someone whom I’m a great fan of…Someone whom is my friend.

Growing up Greek and not speaking English, wrestling was one of the few things on TV I’d watch and be able to understand. I was five when Bob Backlund lost his title to The Sheik. I was 14 when “Mr. Backlund” returned. I was eighteen when I met Bob in person and I remember being in awe. It was on the set of my first movie and Bob was literally the most positive and striking force I have ever encountered. He was funny when we needed laughter – the man has an incredible and underrated sense of comedic timing – strong when we needed support and sensitive when we needed a friend.

While Working on Bob’s congressional campaign, a story came up about the Iron Shiek and his Persian Clubs. the Iron Shiek apparently had an exercise where he would swing these heavy wooden “Persian Clubs” behind his back. He had toured the nation’s gyms with the clubs and, apparently, no other strong man in the country could perform the exercise, nor could anyone on the WWF roster – except Bob, who did it….on his FIRST TRY. When I asked Bob how, he told me ‘when you believe you can do something…you can.’ The very next day, bob said he was going to perform an exercise of his own-the harvard step test in front of city hall on his election day. Twenty years earlier bob set a personal record doing the step test for two straight hours. The goal was to match that. we all thought he was crazy as he was well into his 50s by that time. Bob was not able to match that record. He made a new one. It wasn’t three hours. It wasn’t four hours. He did his harvard step test for eight hours straight!!! Once again reminding us all, if you believe you can do something, you can.

Speaking of Hollywood, one of the first days I was hosting the Today Show, John Cena and Vince McMahon happened to be guests. Of course, I’m huge fans of theirs, too, but I couldn’t help but threaten John that Bob would one day come back to put him in the chicken wing! They both had great things to say about Bob but I’m sure they thought I was a little nuts, as people have thought Bob was a little nuts. But along with everything else Bob taught me, its okay to be a little nuts.

I’m sure people thought Bob was more than a little nuts, when after an unprecedented 5 year run with the title, he refused to turn heel. He believed it would let down his fans which included many troubled youth who had looked up to him and in those days, it would have. In so doing he surrendered millions of dollars from the new age of rock and wrestling as well as the career he loved most.

Not only did Bob Backlund hold the title for almost six consecutive years – he did something perhaps even greater when he came back a decade later. He completely reinvented himself and his character. When you think of performers who’ve been able to successfully reinvent their characters, even in Hollywood, few names come to mind. Bob not only created an entire new persona he also went on to become wrestling’s number one heel and regained his title in one of the most successful comebacks in sports entertainment history.

But, most people know that. Like the greatest champions Bob Backlund carries himself with humility – which is why many of the facts I’m about to reveal are not known.

In a Pennsylvania match against Hulk Hogan, whom he pinned on several occasions, Bob Backlund picked Hulk up over his head with one arm. It’s a feat Hulk, and his own late father, often reflected on in astonishment.

Bob Backlund has only been to the doctor twice since 1973.

Bob Backlund has never done a drug. As he says and I quote, “I wouldn’t know what to do with them.”

Bob Backlund, within a three month span, won the NCAA wrestling championship and the National college football championship. He is perhaps the only man in history to hold that distinction.

In that championship football game, Bob Backlund recorded 22 tackles and 2 fumble recoveries. To give perspective, a team averages about 65 plays in an entire game.

Bob Backlund was a top shoot fighter if not THE top shoot fighter in the world of professional wrestling.

Bob Backlund intentionally NEVER squashed his opponents as he believed it would harm their future earnings.

Bob Backlund is in better condition than 99 percent of men…a third his age.

Bob Backlund has a diverse portfolio of stocks and real estate and has NEVER IN HIS LIFE PAID A DIME OF INTEREST!

Bob Backlund has a beautiful wife and daughter.

And at the end of the day, Bob Backlund justs want to help others in need.

Bob Backlund is simply one of, if not, THE greatest personal success stories for wrestlers, fans and people in general.

I know it wasn’t always easy in your career, Bob. But, in the face of shortcomings and disappointments, you never gave up or succumbed like so many of us understandably would. Instead, you continued working out, educating yourself and, always, helping others and donating your time to charity. Through it all you kept your faith and your resolve and here you are on the greatest stage being honored by your greatest peers. I’m excited for tonight, your book being published and all the amazing things you remain to accomplish in your journey. And, I believe there’s one more WWE run in that journey for you Bob, because ‘When u believe you can do something, you can.’

Some know you as Bob Backlund. Others as Mr. Backlund. I just know you as my champion, my hero and my friend. Thank you to the WWE Universe for allowing me to welcome to the stage, Mr. Bob Backlund!

There are six videos which cover the introductions where the WWE Superstars, Divas, and Legends walk out with their families to take their respective seats. It’s cool to see how the fans react to each of them, some getting a bigger pop than others while certain individuals just get booed.

There are also videos of Bruno Sammartino’s introduction, Booker T doing the spinaroonie on stage, Mick Foley dropping the elbow on Chris Jericho, and the final salute to the fans from the class of 2013.

The playlist is embedded below.

The addition comes mainly due to the addition of Mick Foley’s segment on the show which was added after WWE fans complained about him being left out.

Originally, Trish Stratus, Donald Trump, and Bruno Sammartino were going to be featured on the show which will air at 10PM EST.

It will be interesting to see how WWE will edit the speeches considering everyone – maybe except Trump who wasn’t given time by fans to speak because of the booing – had a fantastic speech and it surely must be a headache for the editors.

The full Hall of Fame ceremony will be included in the WrestleMania 29 DVD and Blu-Ray.

Van Dam was last seen in the WWE during the 2009 Royal Rumble and he has been working for TNA for the past couple of years. His contract expired recently and a few weeks ago he declared himself a free agent.

Van Dam told WWE.COM that he was there to support his friend Booker T and when he was asked if he’s coming back, he replied, “There’s always a chance.”

Trump was booed for most of his speech and eventually cut it short after the abuse. He challenged Vince McMahon to a match at WrestleMania 30 and vowed to kick his ass.

Trump said he received many awards and had many accomplishments in his life but being in the WWE Hall of Fame was one of the best feelings. He then introduced his son, who also got booed out of the building and his daughter Ivanka, who got cheered for obvious reasons. Trump noted that at least there is a member of the Trump family that the MSG crowd liked!

Donald wrapped his speech quick and was the least person to talk while on stage.

TV host and actress Maria Menounos did the introduction for Backlund and the hostile New York crowd showed absolutely no love for the celebrity. As she was recounting stories of how she met Backlund and his accomplishments, the crowd kept booing her and shouting obscene things in a total show of lack of respect.

Eventually the cheers came out as Backlund – in full gimmick – came on stage and started his weird speech. Shouting in the microphone and sometimes running around on stage, Backlund cracked the crowd with some hilarious stories.

He then turned into a serious mode however just as he was about to return to his normal self, Vince McMahon came out slowly and told Backlund to hurry up, motioning to his watch. Backlund freaked out again and went back into crazy mode but eventually wrapped up the speech.

While the in-between segment commercial was going on he tried to speak again but the microphone was off and he then gave up and left.

The former one half of the Harlem Heat looked genuinely excited to be there to honor his brother and recounted a few stories of when they were kids. Ray said that they lost both of their parents when they were very young and while Booker was always attached to his hip, he couldn’t help him when he was jailed for a few years.

In jail, all the two talked about was professional wrestling so when Booker got out they started training and were offered to go try wrestling out by Ivan Putski.

Booker came out and thanked his brother as well as some other people including JBL, Jim Ross (again), Michael Cole, the Undertaker and some other people. He said he started with nothing and eventually won the big prize and made it to the top of the mountain.

He told a story when it was the last WCW Nitro back in March of 2001 and Dave Penzer – the WCW ring announcer – came up to him crying asking him what he was going to do now. Booker told him that he was going to WWE and compete with the very best in the world.

Booker also thanked his very emotional wife and former WWE Diva Sharmell who had their baby daughter with them clapping for her father.

Booker wrapped up his speech with his usual “can you dig that” and tried to walk off but his brother told him to go back and do the spinaroonie. Booker took his jacket off and gave the crowd a Hall of Fame spinaroonie on the stage.

McMahon came out following the video introduction for Trish and one person immediately screamed “You’re hot” when the crowd silenced down. Yes, she did indeed look hot. McMahon put over Trish for being a successful wrestler and business woman and called her an inspiration.

Stratus came out in a long dress showing some cleavage and thanked Stephanie for her intro and returning the favor with some nice words of her own.

Trish thanked her trainer, and some other influential people in her life including Fit Finlay, Jim Ross, the McMahon family, and the fans. She also thanked her fellow former Divas – Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, Jazz, Molly Holly, Victoria, and last but not least, Lita, who she called her best friend.

Stratus recounted a story of when she went to the WWE HQ in Stamford for the first time to meet Jim Ross and how she was in awe of all the stuff displayed in the building. Trish then picked a pen from her cleavage, yes, it was hiding there, which JR used to sign her contract and put her thumb on the F of the old scratched WWF logo so “the pandas don’t get pissed.” Big pop for that.

She then thanked her family, including her mom who was battling cancer when she retired and is now cancer free. Her last thanks went to her husband Ron, who was booed out of the building every time she mentioned his name or a cute story. He took it well and laughed along and then Trish revealed that she is pregnant with the couple’s first child.

The fans and her peers gave her a standing ovation for the announcement and she is expected to be a mom in September.

Foley came out to a loud ovation and did a few comedy spots. He thanked several people including Jimmy Snuka, Jim Ross, Randy Orton, The Rock, and The Undertaker. Foley talked a bit about that Hell In A Cell match against the Undertaker and put over Ross for his contribution to that match.

The highlight of Foley’s speech came when he said that he never managed to beat Chris Jericho and expressed his wish to at least drop an elbow on him. Jericho rushed to the stage and laid down on the floor as Foley prepared to drop an elbow. CM Punk then joined in on the fun and acted as the referee as Foley hit the elbow, followed by a three count by CM Punk.

During his speech he mentioned he wished Santa Claus was there and after he wrapped up, Santa Claus came out and gave Foley a jacket as Christmas music was played in the background.

Foley’s speech went almost an hour and was the person who spoke the longest.

You can see a video of Foley dropping the elbow on Jericho below courtesy of YouTube user djPortaRock.

Headlining the show will be the man who many believe would never accept the invitation – the living legend and longest reigning WWE champion ever Bruno Sammartino. He will be inducted by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Mick Foley will join the all time greats this year, being the first person announced for this year’s Hall of Fame ceremony. He promised an epic speech and fans fought to have his speech appear on the HOF broadcast on USA Network next Tuesday. He will be inducted by his longtime friend and former tag team partner Terry Funk.

One of the greatest – if just not the greatest – WWE Divas of all time will also be honored at tonight’s show. The former seven time Women’s champion Trish Stratus will join the Hall of Fame after she gets inducted by WWE executive Stephanie McMahon.

Former five time, five time, five time, five time, five time, WCW champion Booker T will add Hall of Famer to his resumé tonight with his brother and former Harlem Heat tag team partner Stevie Ray inducting him.

One of the longest reigning WWE champions Bob Backlund also joins the class of 2013 and many believe he should have been there already by now. TV host, actress, and longtime friend of Backlund Maria Menounos will be inducting Backlund.

And last and certainly not least, the newest member in the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame will be Donald Trump. Trump, who hosted WrestleMania IV and V and his Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, will be inducted by his friend and WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon.

Ray and Booker made their debut in WCW in 1993 and together they won the WCW tag team titles on 10 separate occasions. Ray retired in 2002 and opened up a wrestling school with Booker called Pro Wrestling Academy in Houston.

With Stevie Ray’s announcement, all Hall of Fame inductees have their presenter chosen.

Foley was left out of the one hour edited version of the show and instead Trish Stratus, Donald Trump, and Bruno Sammartino were going to be highlighted.

Foley mentioned that he was going to give it his all to make that decision seem as stupid as it can get and a lot of fans voiced their displeasure at the company for leaving out Foley from the TV broadcast.

“Don’t worry @RealMickFoley – I had a nice talk with @VinceMcMahon and your #WWEHOF speech Will be televised. All is calm, all is bright,” said a tweet from ‘Santa Claus’ which was retweeted by Foley. Foley is really into Christmas in real life.

“Please give @SantaClausWay a follow and thank him for saving #WWEHOF. He never did get me those 2 front teeth, but delivered BIG TIME today,” added Foley afterward, saying that he cannot wait till Saturday.

“I’ll give the best speech I can, and let the decision makers make the decisions,” Foley wrote after it was revealed that Trish Stratus, Donald Trump, and Bruno Sammartino will be the three headliners on the USA Network one hour broadcast.

“I’ll accept that it was a simply a decision that was beyond my control, and do everything I can – through the passion for my profession – to make that decision look as glaringly stupid as possible,” Foley added.

The addition of Trump and Trish to the broadcast stem most likely from the fact that Vince and Stephanie McMahon will be doing the inductions respectively, raising the profile for both inductees.

The one hour broadcast which airs on Tuesday is always butchered by the WWE crew and all the good stuff is left in the editing room due to the long acceptance speeches and limited amount of airtime. The full Hall of Fame ceremony will be included in the WrestleMania 29 Blu-Ray and DVD release.

“As the Hall of Fame is a nod to what one has accomplished in their career, my mind naturally went to Stephanie as there would have never been a Women’s Division to win seven championships and create lasting memories in, without her continuous support of the women in our company,” Stratus said.

In the same interview, Stephanie McMahon said the two were in a storyline together 10 years ago and both started around the same time and very “green” as the word goes.

“Trish is truly a business woman, and as a business woman, I appreciate and respect that, especially as Trish has really done that on her own. She is a strong, powerful, smart woman, and we need more women in leadership roles,” McMahon added.

In a message on her personal Facebook page, Menounos said she knows some people don’t understand why she’s inducting one of the longest reining WWE champs ever.

“Here’s a quick history… I met Bob when I was 19-he starred in my movie, he supported me when I competed at Miss Mass USA pageant and I helped him run for congress,” she wrote. “He’s a dear friend of 14 years and I’m honored to be a part of this historic moment in his career and with the WWE.”

Menounos is probably one of the biggest WWE fans among all the celebrities that have been involved with WWE over the years and participated at a past WrestleMania wrestling with two cracked ribs.

“Battle of the Billionaires revisited? I’m honored to be inducting @RealDonaldTrump into the @WWE Hall of Fame this Saturday. #WWEHOF,” McMahon tweeted last night.

Vince and Donald have been friends for a very, very long time and the McMahons are frequent donors to the Trump charities and last year Vince was named as the top donor of the Donald J. Trump Foundation.

Trump hosted WrestleMania IV and V back in the late 80s at his Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, the only time location to hold WrestleManias back-to-back.

“I’d be honored if @StephMcMahon would be a part of the biggest nite of my career & inducts me into @WWE #HOF, Steph will u do me the honor?” Trish wrote on her Twitter account yesterday.

Stephanie replied on Twitter saying, “Yes!!! It would be my pleasure to induct one of the greatest Divas of all time in to the #WWEHOF #overwhelmed #honored.”

The tweet however vanished from Stephanie McMahon’s timeline on Twitter and can only be seen if you use Twitter’s search feature for part of the quote.

The two enjoyed a big rivalry during the WWE Attitude Era including sharing one of the best backstage segments when Steph caught Trish being “coached” by Triple H who were both in a rather compromising position.

Last week after an interview with Wrestling News Live,  Trish expressed her desire off the air that her longtime rival Lita would be the one inducting her in the Hall of Fame.

The announcement of Menounos as the inductor for Bob Backlund might seem weird but the two are big friends.

“I am truly humbled to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame,” said Bob Backlund. “Maria has been a friend for years and I can’t think of someone I would rather have induct me at Madison Square Garden.”

Menounos said that it is an honor for her to be chosen to induct Backlund in the Hall of Fame, and called him her hero and friend.

Menounos has a long history with WWE, first co-hosting RAW in 2009, wrestling on RAW and at Tribute to the Troops, and then even participating in a tag team match at WrestleMania XXVIII with Kelly Kelly vs Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres.

While the former Miss Massachusetts Teen USA might look petite, Menounos is one tough cookie as she wrestled at WrestleMania last year with two cracked ribs after an injury while doing practice for Dancing with the Stars that same week.