WWE Hall of Fame
Promotional poster featuring 2026 inductees AJ Styles, Stephanie McMahon, and Demolition (Ax and Smash)
Promotion WWE
Date April 17, 2026
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue Dolby Live at Park MGM
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The 2026 WWE Hall of Fame was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE that featured the induction of the 27th class into the WWE Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place on April 17, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada at Dolby Live at Park MGM the night before WrestleMania 42. It aired live on the ESPN app in the United States and on YouTube internationally.

The first announced inductee into the Class of 2026 was former WWE executive and on-screen personality Stephanie McMahon, who was revealed via an announcement by the promotion during the Wrestlepalooza event on September 20, 2025. Additional inductees for the Class of 2026 were announced in the months leading up to WrestleMania 42.

Background

The ceremony will be held at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On September 20, 2025, during WWE's event Wrestlepalooza, Class of 2022 WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker officially announced Stephanie McMahon as the first inductee of the Class of 2026.[1]

On the February 23, 2026, episode of Raw, Undertaker made another appearance to announce that AJ Styles, who was holding his retirement ceremony that night, would be the second inductee.[2]

On March 2, 2026, Undertaker announced the third inductees as the tag team of Demolition (Ax and Smash).[3] WWE later announced that the ceremony would take place the night before WrestleMania 42 on April 17, 2026, at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada, following the broadcast of their regular Friday night program, SmackDown.[4]

On March 20, 2026, it was reported by ESPN that National Basketball Association (NBA) player Dennis Rodman, known in wrestling primarily for his time in World Championship Wrestling as part of the New World Order in the late 1990s, would be the first celebrity inductee of the Class of 2026.[5] Eric Bischoff was asked to induct Rodman, but declined due to his commitments producing RAF 08 that same weekend.[6]

On March 24, 2026, WWE announced that former two-time WWF Champion and two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sid Eudy, notably known as Sid Vicious, Sid Justice, and Sycho Sid, would be posthumously inducted as the first legacy inductee of the Class of 2026.[7]

On March 26, 2026, WWE announced that the two-time gold medalist and one-time bronze medalist and former four-time Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Champion Allen Coage, notably known as Buffalo Allen, Bad News Allen, and Bad News Brown, would be posthumously inducted as a legacy inductee of the Class of 2026.[8]

On March 31, 2026, WWE announced that the WrestleMania III match between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship would be the Immortal Moment for the Class of 2026. This induction made Hogan a three-time inductee, having previously been inducted for his solo career in 2005 and as part of the stable, the New World Order, in 2020. This also made André a two-time inductee after previously being inducted posthumously for his solo career in 1993, which was also the inaugural induction for the Hall of Fame.[9][10]

Reception

The Hall of Fame ceremony didn't get much interest in comparation with previous years, with only 2.549 tickets sold of 3.054 hours before the event.[11] Sid's son, Gunnar Eudy, heavyly critiziced the induction of his father, mentioning lack of merchandise, publicity and being rushed in a video package.[12]

Inductees

Individual

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Image Inductee
(real name)		 Inducted by WWE recognized accolades
Stephanie McMahon Linda McMahon, Aurora Levesque, Murphy Levesque, and Vaughn Levesque Former WWE Chief Brand Officer, Chairwoman, and Co-CEO
On-screen authority figure for over two decades
One-time WWF Women's Champion
Two-time Slammy Award winner
AJ Styles
(Allen Jones)		 Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson Two-time WWE Champion
One-time WWE Intercontinental Champion
Three-time WWE United States Champion
Two-time WWE Raw/World Tag Team Champion
One-time Slammy Award winner

Group

Image Inductee
(real name)		 Inducted by WWE recognized accolades as a team
Demolition Arn Anderson, Haku, and The Warlord Three-time and longest-reigning WWF Tag Team Champions
Ax (William Eadie)
Smash (Barry Darsow)

Celebrity

Image Inductee
(real name)		 Inducted by WWE recognized accolades
Dennis Rodman Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman Five-time NBA champion
Wrestled in World Championship Wrestling as a member of the New World Order

Legacy

Image Recipient
(Birth name)		 WWE recognized accolades
Sid
(Sidney Eudy)		 Two-time WWF Champion
Two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion
One-time WCW United States Champion
Bad News Brown
(Allen Coage)		 1976 Olympic Bronze Medalist
Two-time Pan American Games Gold Medalist (1967 and 1975)
Four-time Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Champion

Immortal Moment

Image Recipient Inducted by Description
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. André the Giant from WrestleMania III Jimmy Hart Singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Accepted by Hogan's son Nick Hogan and Andre's daughter Robin Roussimoff
Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea) – Posthumous and three-time inductee: previously inducted in 2005 for his individual career and in 2020 as a member of the New World Order (both while alive)
André the Giant (André Roussimoff) – Posthumous and two-time inductee: previously inducted in 1993 for his individual career

References

  1. ^ "The Undertaker to induct Stephanie McMahon into the WWE Hall of Fame". ESPN. September 21, 2025. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "AJ Styles receives WWE Hall of Fame induction news from The Undertaker". WWE. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  3. ^ "Demolition to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026". WWE. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  4. ^ "2026 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony takes center stage at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas on Friday, April 17". WWE. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  5. ^ "Dennis Rodman to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame". ESPN. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  6. ^ Jayaram, Nishant (April 6, 2026). "Eric Bischoff Explains Why He Won't Be Inducting Dennis Rodman Into WWE Hall Of Fame". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  7. ^ "Sid to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  8. ^ "Bad News Brown to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026". WWE. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  9. ^ WWE [@WWE] (March 31, 2026). "WWE Hall of Fame 2026 Immortal Moment Announced" (Tweet). Retrieved March 31, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  10. ^ "Hulk Hogan vs. André The Giant At WrestleMania 3 To Be Inducted Into WWE Hall Of Fame". Fightful. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  11. ^ https://solowrestling.com/new/148275-las-entradas-del-wwe-hall-of-fame-2026-cayeron-hasta-los-35-dolares-a-ultima-hora
  12. ^ https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1633337-sycho-sid-son-disrespectful-wwe-hall-of-fame