Who is in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026?

LAS VEGAS – WWE’s Hall of Fame Class of 2026 is as star-studded as ever. Several superstars who made an indelible impact on the pro wrestling industry will be inducted on Friday night.

Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, the tag team of Demolition, Dennis Rodman, Sid Eudy and Bad News Brown will be this year’s enshrinees.

The ceremony will take place at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas at 9 PM PT, one day before the first night of WrestleMania 42 takes place.

Read below for a quick overview of this year’s inmates.

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Stephanie McMahon

Stephanie McMahon, the daughter of WWE founder Vince McMahon, became one of the biggest heels of the Attitude Era, ushering herself into the business as a valet for several wrestling colleagues, including her father. She also became an authoritarian on-screen mouthpiece that resonated with pro wrestling fans whether she was a heel or a babyface.

She helped revolutionize women’s wrestling in WWE, developing the division from on-screen eye candy to main event superstars.

Outside of the ring, McMahon held several prominent positions within the company itself. She was an executive vice president, chief brand officer, chairman and co-CEO of WWE before eventually leaving the company in 2023. She has made sporadic appearances since then, anchoring some WWE premium live events, welcoming fans.

McMahon is married to WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque.

AJ Styles

AJ Styles will enter the arena at WrestleMania at AT&T Stadium on April 3, 2022. (Joe Camporeale/USA TODAY Sports)

The “Phenomenal” AJ Styles is one of the most prolific wrestlers of his generation and one who didn’t need to come to WWE to make a name for himself. Styles was a Total Nonstop Action wrestling (TNA) superstar for several years and was a fan favorite in Japan before he decided to cross the line and make the jump to WWE.

Styles made his WWE debut at the 2016 Royal Rumble and immediately began a feud with John Cena. For about 10 years, Styles was a main event player on the WWE roster. He was a two-time WWE Champion, three-time United States Champion, an Intercontinental Champion and a two-time Tag Team Champion. He was also the 32nd Triple Crown Champion and 15th Grand Slam Champion that WWE has ever had.

He retired from pro wrestling after his loss to Gunther at the Royal Rumble.

Demolition

Jacques Rougeau drops a kick on the Smash of Demolition during a WWF match on January 1, 1988 at the Nassau Coliseum in New York. (B Bennett/Getty Images)

Demolition was one of the hottest tag teams in WWE in the 1990s.

Ax and Smash were three-time tag team champions and hold the record for most combined days as champions. The two had epic rivalries with Rick Martel and Tito Santana, the British Bulldogs of Davey Boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid, and the Hart Foundation with Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart.

Tag teams have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as groups in three of the last four classes. Rick and Scott Steiner were inducted in 2022, US Express by Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham entered the Hall in 2024, and The Natural Disasters of Earthquake and Typhoon heard the call last year.

Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman poses with Hulk Hogan during the WCW Bash on the Beach at the Ocean Center on July 13, 1997 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (WWE Archive)

Dennis Rodman is most likely known for his achievements on the NBA court, but his appearances in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) became some of the most talked about moments during the “Monday Night Wars” between the company and WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Foundation).

Rodman briefly aligned himself with the New World Order (NWO) with Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. He even stepped away from the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls during their dynastic years.

Rodman made his NWO debut with Hogan on “Monday Nitro” on March 10, 1997. He also appeared on Uncensored later that month. His first match came in July 1997 at Bash at the Beach. During the Bulls’ 1998 playoff run, Rodman skipped practice to appear with Hogan on Nitro.

Sean Waltman, who was a member of the NWO with WCW, recalled Rodman’s appearances to Pakinomist Digital in 2023.

“He was a good guy,” Waltman said of Rodman. “He was just kind of socially awkward, shy. It wasn’t like he was really talkative. He was great. It was so great to have him there. The guy was so into it. He skipped practice during the playoffs to show up on Nitro.”

Sit Eudy

Sid Eudy, also known as Sid during his career with WWE, looks on during Superstars of Wrestling at the Portland Civic Center on August 19, 1995 in Portland, Maine. (WWE/Getty Images)

No matter what name pro wrestling fans knew him by, Sid Eudy was a menace in the ring and will finally take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame.

Eudy, who died in 2024, wrestled under various names including Sid, Sid Eudy, Sid Justice, Sid Steele, Sid Vicious, Sycho Sid, Vicious Warriors and Lord Humongous. He appeared in WWE when it was still the World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), United States Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and on India.

He was a two-time WWF Champion, two-time WCW Heavyweight Champion, and a WCW United States Champion.

Bad news Brown

Bad News Brown watches at the Miami Arena on August 9, 1990 in Miami, Florida. (WWE/WWE via Getty Images)

Bad News Brown may not have been a household name with pro wrestling fans, but he had some epic feuds during his time with WWE.

He was known to keep a straight or tense appearance. He feuded with Randy Savage and had a big match at WrestleMania VI against “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. Brown never won a championship in WWE. However, he was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007 and was a four-time Stampede North American Heavyweight Champion.

Before his pro wrestling career began, Brown was an Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and took home two gold medals at the 1967 and 1975 Pan American Games.

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Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3

Hulk Hogan battles Andre The Giant during WrestleMania III at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich., on March 29, 1987. (WWE/Getty Images)

It is perhaps the most iconic moment in pro wrestling. Hulk Hogan will face Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3 for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. This is arguably the moment Hogan became larger than life.

Hogan would try to slam Andre the Giant early in the match but to no avail. Others almost held him as he fell on him. However, as the match progressed, Hogan was sent into the ropes and hit Andre with a clothesline that knocked him down. Hogan grabbed Andre, picked him up and knocked him down. The crowd went wild and Hogan wanted to retain the title.

Hogan died in 2025 and Andre the Giant died in 1993. But their moment in pro wrestling history will forever be immortalized.