Stephanie McMahon is still processing the magnitude of her WWE Hall of Fame induction. A new episode of McMahon’s What’s Your Story? podcast debuted today featuring Triple H interviewing her about the upcoming ceremony. When asked how it feels to be going in, McMahon was unguarded in her response.
“My God, it feels, it’s such an honor. And I’m so grateful. It’s the biggest, I never, ever imagined it. And it’s just the biggest thing ever in my career. And I’m really proud,” McMahon said.
McMahon also addressed whether she has come to terms with feeling worthy of the honor after Triple H noted that she initially struggled to understand why she was being selected.
“Well, I don’t know that worthy is a word I would use. But I definitely am accepting and I’m in such a great place and I’m so excited and I’m just so grateful. That’s the thing. It’s like, no matter what happens in WWE moving forward, this has been my life. And I’m so grateful to have had this remarkable, incredible life surrounded by these characters and people who are probably the most honest, truthful versions of themselves. Because when you’re on the road with people, I love our community,” McMahon said.
McMahon revealed that she has written her induction speech in pieces, with new memories coming back throughout the process. She also noted that WWE staff told her they struggled to put together a video package for her induction because it needs to encapsulate nearly 50 years of history in a short runtime.
Triple H became visibly emotional at the end of the podcast while speaking about what McMahon means to WWE’s culture.
“There’s very few people that I could look at and say deserve it more. Like, truly. I don’t say that because you’re my wife. I don’t say that because it’s you. I say that because of your accomplishments and what we’ve done and the things you’ve accomplished and especially the stuff that you’ve accomplished that people don’t even see. People come along and participate in the business. People come along and add to the business. Very few people change the business. You put the culture in what we do. It didn’t exist before that. It was just the Wild West. It’s just what the business was. And then you came in and sort of changed it,” Triple H said.
The 2026 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony takes place this Friday at midnight Eastern and 9 p.m. Pacific at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas, streaming live on the ESPN app in the United States and on YouTube internationally. This year’s inductee class consists of Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, Demolition, Dennis Rodman, Sid Vicious, and Bad News Brown, with the Immortal Moment Award going to Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant from WrestleMania III.
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