Keith Greene, who had a short run with World Championship Wrestling from 1996 to 1998 and over the course of his football career played with the Carolina Panthers, the San Francisco 49ers, the Los Angeles Rams and the Pittsburgh Steelers before coaching the Green Bay Packers following the end of his run as a player was elected yesterday to the NFL Hall of Fame, with the ceremonies to take place in August.

While Greene only wrestled 5 times for World Championship Wrestling from 1996 to 1998, his appearances received considerable media exposure at the time.

Greene was most notably invovled in an angle at the 1996 Great American Bash pay-per-view where he teamed with fellow NFL alumnus Steve “Mongo” McMichael against the team of Arn Anderson and Ric Flair, only for McMichael, who spent a year on television as an announcer, turning on his partner to become a member of the Four Horsemen.

Greene then returned to the company in 1997 and teamed with Ric Flair and Roddy Piper against the nWo at the 1997 WCW Slamboree pay-per-view and also got a win under his belt against Steve McMichael at the 1997 WCW Great American Bash pay-per-view.

Greene then had two appearances in 1998, where he beat The Giant (The Big Show) via DQ on a broadcast of WCW Nitro, which set up a rematch between the two at the 1998 Great American Bash pay-per-view, where he lost to The Giant in his final appearance for World Championship Wrestling as the NFL stepped in and restricted Greene from any further involvement as a professional wrestler.