The 2026 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place tonight from Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas, immediately following SmackDown.
How to Watch
The ceremony streams at midnight Eastern and 9 p.m. Pacific on Friday, April 17 on ESPN Unlimited in the United States and on YouTube for international viewers. Michael Cole and The Miz are serving as hosts.
The Class of 2026
Stephanie McMahon headlines the class and will be inducted by The Undertaker. The former Chief Brand Officer, Chairwoman, and Co-CEO spent more than two decades as an on-screen authority figure and is a one-time WWF Women’s Championship holder. McMahon has said she was not sure she deserved the honor when she first received the news.
AJ Styles retired at the 2026 Royal Rumble after 28 years in the business. The Phenomenal One is a two-time WWE Champion, Triple Crown Champion, and Grand Slam Champion. The Undertaker personally delivered the induction news on the February 23 episode of Raw.
Demolition, consisting of Ax and Smash, receive long-overdue recognition as three-time WWE Tag Team Champions. The team held the titles for a combined 698 days during their peak run from 1988 to 1990, including a record 478-day reign.
Dennis Rodman enters the celebrity wing. The five-time NBA champion made his WCW debut alongside Hulk Hogan at Bash at the Beach 1997 and became a regular presence on the nWo side of the Monday Night War.
Sid Eudy, known to fans as Sycho Sid and Sid Vicious, will be posthumously inducted into the Legacy wing. The two-time WWF Champion and two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion passed away in August 2024.
Bad News Brown also enters the Legacy wing alongside Sid. Allen Coage was a 1976 Olympic judo bronze medalist who brought legitimate combat credentials to his WWE run in the late 1980s and famously won the battle royal at WrestleMania IV. He passed away in 2007.
The Immortal Moment Award goes to Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III, the bodyslam heard around the world in front of a reported 93,173 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome. The honor makes Hogan a three-time Hall of Famer and Andre a two-time inductee.
WrestleMania 42 takes place Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
