As noted, WWE announced on Monday that Sting is the first inductee in the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame class.
Several WWE stars have since taken to Twitter to comment on the news:
https://twitter.com/Goldust/status/686618956421988353
Welcome to the club Stinger! Right where you belong. WOOOOO! @Sting #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/9ht4NWOsk0
— Ric FlairĀ® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) January 11, 2016
Congratulations to the Icon @Sting! Couldn't think of a more deserving man to go into the @WWE #HOF! pic.twitter.com/KwXZrDABNB
— Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) January 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/mauroranallo/status/686613662493114368
Congrats @Sting for being inducted into the #WWEHOF!
This means it's socially acceptable to wear face paint at the ceremony, right?@WWE
— Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) January 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/JoeyStyles/status/686610605638209537
https://twitter.com/HEELZiggler/status/686611997992050688
A moment decades in the makingā¦a career of true accomplishment. Welcome @Sting to the #WWEHOF #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/igQAbOZScr
— Triple H (@TripleH) January 11, 2016
The 2016 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place on Saturday, April 2, the night before WrestleMania 32, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas at 6:30 p.m. local time. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Jan. 15, at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT.