Updates on Physical Hall of Fame, Including Another City in the Mix Besides Orlando

A physical WWE Hall of Fame is not in the company's short-term plans, according to WWE executive John Saboor.

"It's not certainly in our short-term plans, but that's not to say it couldn't be," Saboor told Brian Fritz of BetweentheRopes.com at Thursday's Performance Center grand opening in Orlando, Florida. "But, I think it's more in a longer-term vision and a longer-term discussion that Central Florida and WWE have."

Saboor said a physical Hall of Fame is part of WWE's routine capital expansion discussions, but they do not seem to be close to a decision.

"I think our Chairman, our management, our senior leadership team will every so often look at the possibility of projects," Saboor said. "I think there are lots of things that need to happen in order for that to even be discussed."

Orlando is considered the leading candidate to house a physical Hall of Fame, especially after the Performance Center launch, but Saboor also threw out Las Vegas as a potential host city.

"There's no question that when and if the WWE Hall of Fame is established, it needs to be established in a destination," Saboor said. "It needs to be in a place where not only our most passionate fans would travel, but that we can capture concentric circles of audience - people who maybe didn't initially plan to make this part of their vacation, but add a day trip or a half-trip to their vacation. ... Central Florida has expressed desire in the past, as have other cities."