Bad News Brown to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame

WWE announced Thursday that Bad News Brown will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a legacy member of the Class of 2026.

Brown, real name Allen Coage, will join a class that includes Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, Demolition, Dennis Rodman and Sid Eudy. He will join Eudy as a member of the legacy.

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“From the podium at the 1976 Summer Olympics to the center of the ring at #WrestleMania IV, Bad News Brown was a fierce competitor with an attitude to match,” WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque wrote on #WWEHOF.”

Before entering the squared circle, Brown was a judo competitor. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and won two gold medals at the Pan American Games in 1967 and 1975 respectively.

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

He began his professional wrestling career with New Japan Pro-Wrestling and would perform there several times between 1977 and 1992. He was with the World Wide Wrestling Federation and Stampede Wrestling before making his big break in WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation).

Brown was known for keeping a straight or tense gaze. He feuded with Randy Savage and had a major match at WrestleMania VI against “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.

He continued to work in independent promotions after his WWE career ended.

Brown has never won a championship in WWE. However, he was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007 and was a four-time North American Stampede Heavyweight Champion.

Bad News Brown celebrates with the Battle Royal trophy during WrestleMania IV at Trump Plaza on March 27, 1988 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (WWE/WWE via Getty Images)

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He died in 2007 of a heart attack. He was 63 years old.