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

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

Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, the Demolition crew, Dennis Rodman, Sid Eudy and Bad News Brown will be this year’s stalwarts.

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

Read below for a quick look at this year’s inductees.

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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, breaking into the business as a valet for several wrestling colleagues, including her father. She also became a bossy on-screen spokesperson who resonated with professional wrestling fans, whether she was a heel or a babyface.

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

Outside of the ring, McMahon has held several important positions within the company itself. She served as executive vice president, chief brand officer, president and co-CEO of WWE before finally leaving the company in 2023. She has made sporadic appearances since then, anchoring some premium WWE live events to welcome fans.

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

AJ Styles

AJ Styles enters the arena during 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 who didn’t need to come to WWE to make a name for himself. Styles was a superstar in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) for several years and was a fan favorite in Japan before deciding to cross the finish line and make the jump to WWE.

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

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

Demolition

Jacques Rougeau drop kicks 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 during the 1990s.

Ax and Smash are three-time tag team champions and hold the record for the most combined days as champions. The two had epic rivalries with Rick Martel and Tito Santana, Davey Boy Smith’s British Bulldogs and 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, Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham’s US Express 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 WCW Bash on the Beach at the Ocean Center on July 13, 1997 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (WWE Archives)

Dennis Rodman is probably best known for his performances on the NBA court, but his appearances in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) became one 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 distanced himself 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 took place 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 on PK Press Club Digital in 2023.

“He was a good guy,” Waltman said of Rodman. “He was just a little 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 playoff games to appear on Nitro.”

Sid Eudy

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

Regardless of 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 performed in WWE when it was still the World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), United States Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and in the indies.

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

Bad news brown

Bad News Brown looks on 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 among professional wrestling fans, but he had some epic feuds during his WWE tenure.

He 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. 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.

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

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Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3

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

This is perhaps the most iconic moment in professional wrestling. Hulk Hogan faces Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3 for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. This is arguably the moment when Hogan became larger than life.

Hogan would attempt to slam Andre the Giant early in the match, but to no avail. André almost cornered him when he fell on him. But as the match wore on, Hogan was sent to the ropes and hit Andre with a clothesline that knocked him down. Hogan fought with Andre, picked him up and punched him. The crowd went wild and Hogan would retain the title.

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