WWE Hall of Fame (2026)
| WWE Hall of Fame | |||
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | April 17, 2026 | ||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Venue | Dolby Live at Park MGM | ||
| WWE Hall of Fame chronology | |||
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The 2026 WWE Hall of Fame is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by WWE that will feature the induction of the 27th class into the WWE Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place on April 17, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada at Dolby Live at Park MGM the night before WrestleMania 42.
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. She will be inducted by longtime friend and fellow WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker.[1] Additional inductees for the Class of 2026 will be announced in the months leading up to WrestleMania 42.
Background
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. Her induction will be presented by The Undertaker, her longtime family friend.[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]
On March 24, 2026, WWE announced that former two-time WWF Champion and two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sid, notably known as Sid Vicious, Sid Justice and Sycho Sid, will be posthumously inducted as the first legacy inductee of the Class of 2026.[6]
Inductees
Individual
- Class headliners appear in boldface
| Image | Inductee (real name) |
Inducted by | WWE recognized accolades |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie McMahon | The Undertaker[1] | 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 Neal Jones) |
TBA | Two-time WWE Champion One-time WWE Intercontinental Champion Three-time WWE United States Champion Two-time WWE Raw/World Tag Team Champion Three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion Six-time and inaugural TNA X Division Champion Two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion One-time Slammy Award winner |
Group
| Image | Inductee (real name) |
Inducted by | WWE recognized accolades as a team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demolition | TBA | Three-time and longest-reigning WWF Tag Team Champions | |
| Ax (William Reid Eadie) Smash (Barry Allen Darsow) | |||
Celebrity
| Image | Inductee (real name) |
Inducted by | WWE recognized accolades |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Rodman | TBA | 5-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 Raymond Eudy) |
Two-time WWF Champion Two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion One-time WCW United States Champion |
References
- ^ a b c "The Undertaker to induct Stephanie McMahon into the WWE Hall of Fame". ESPN. September 21, 2025. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ "AJ Styles receives WWE Hall of Fame induction news from The Undertaker". WWE. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ^ "Demolition to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026". WWE. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dennis Rodman to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame". ESPN. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
- ^ "Sid to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2026.