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LAS VEGAS – WrestleMania 42 is the big ticket on pro wrestling fans’ checklist this weekend in Las Vegas, but before the bell rings, WWE will induct its 2026 class into the Hall of Fame.
AJ Styles, Stephanie McMahon, Sycho Sid, Bad News Brown, Dennis Rodman, the tag team duo known as Demolition and Hulk Hogan’s match with Andre the Giant from WrestleMania 3 are included this year.
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Jade Cargill enters the arena before competing against Iyo Sky during SmackDown at the SAP Center in San Jose, California on April 10, 2026. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
Jade Cargill, the current WWE Women’s Champion, is also excited about the Hall of Fame festivities. She told Pakinomist Digital that she was a big fan of WWE’s Attitude Era and was hoping to meet and meet “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.
“I hope he’s there because I want to meet him,” she told Pakinomist Digital in a recent interview. “He’s one of the people, aside from Paul Heyman and Booker T, Paul Heyman, I was like, I have to meet him. How did this guy survive this long? He’s larger than life. He’s just a natural with it. I have to meet him, have a picture with him, talk to him, I have to.
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Stone Cold Steve Austin speaks during WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 20, 2025. (WWE/WWE/Getty Images)
“And Stone Cold is the other person. I really hope he’ll be there in the Hall of Fame. He was there last year. But I didn’t like there were so many people crowding him. And just seeing Stephanie (McMahon) get her flowers is one of a kind. I love it for her.”
Austin was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009 as a wrestler. Last year he was inducted as part of the Immortal Moment Wing. His match with Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13 was set last year. He is one of eight wrestlers to be in the Hall of Fame multiple times.
WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill makes an in-ring appearance during SmackDown at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona on March 13, 2026. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE)
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The WWE Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on Dolby Live at Park MGM on Friday night at midnight ET.
