WWE Hall of Fame 2026 class features Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles and Dennis Rodman among inductees

LAS VEGAS – The WWE’s Hall of Fame people of 2026 is arsenic star-studded arsenic ever. Several superstars who made an indelible effect connected nan pro wrestling business will beryllium inducted connected Friday night.

Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, nan tag squad of Demolition, Dennis Rodman, Sid Eudy and Bad News Brown will beryllium this year’s enshrinees.

The ceremonial will return spot astatine Dolby Live astatine Park MGM successful Las Vegas astatine 9 p.m. PT, a time earlier nan first nighttime of WrestleMania 42 will return place.

Read beneath for a speedy overview of nan year’s inductees.

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Stephanie McMahon

Stephanie McMahon looks connected successful nan ringing during Monday Night RAW astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, N.Y., connected March 30, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)

Stephanie McMahon, nan girl of WWE laminitis Vince McMahon, turned into 1 of nan biggest heels of nan Attitude Era ushering herself into nan business arsenic a valet for respective wrestling colleagues, including her father. She besides became an on-screen authoritarian mouthpiece that resonated pinch pro wrestling fans whether she was a bottommost aliases a babyface.

She helped bring astir nan women’s wrestling gyration successful WWE and evolving nan section from on-screen oculus candy into main arena superstars.

Outside of nan ring, McMahon held respective salient positions wrong nan institution itself. She was an executive vice president, main marque officer, chairwoman and co-CEO of WWE earlier yet leaving nan institution successful 2023. She’s made sporadic appearances since then, anchoring immoderate WWE premium unrecorded events of welcoming fans to them.

McMahon is joined to WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque.

AJ Styles

AJ Styles enters nan arena during WrestleMania astatine AT&T Stadium connected April 3, 2022. (Joe Camporeale/USA TODAY Sports)

The "Phenomenal" A.J. Styles is 1 of nan astir prolific wrestlers of his procreation and 1 who didn’t request to travel to WWE to make a sanction for himself. Styles was a superstar astatine Total Nonstop Action wrestling (TNA) for respective years and was a instrumentality favourite successful Japan earlier he decided to transverse nan statement and make a leap to WWE.

Styles made his WWE debut astatine nan 2016 Royal Rumble and instantly embarked connected a feud pinch John Cena. For astir 10 years, Styles was a main arena subordinate connected nan WWE roster. He was a two-time WWE champion, three-time United States champion, an intercontinental champion and a two-time tag squad champion. He was besides nan 32nd Triple Crown champion and 15th Grand Slam champion nan WWE has ever had.

He retired from pro wrestling aft his nonaccomplishment to Gunther astatine nan Royal Rumble.

Demolition

Jacques Rougeau puts a driblet footwear connected Smash of Demolition during a WWF lucifer connected Jan. 1, 1988 astatine Nassau Coliseum successful New York. (B Bennett/Getty Images)

Demolition was 1 of nan hottest tag teams successful WWE successful nan 1990s. 

Ax and Smash were three-time tag squad champions and clasp nan grounds for nan astir mixed days arsenic champions. The 2 had epic rivalries pinch Rick Martel and Tito Santana, nan British Bulldogs of Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid and nan Hart Foundation pinch Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart.

Tag teams person been inducted into nan WWE Hall of Fame arsenic groups successful 3 of nan past 4 classes. Rick and Scott Steiner were inducted successful 2022, nan U.S. Express of Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham went into nan Hall successful 2024 and The Natural Disasters of Earthquake and Typhoon heard nan telephone past year.

Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman poses pinch Hulk Hogan during WCW Bash connected nan Beach astatine nan Ocean Center connected July 13, 1997, successful Daytona Beach, Florida. (WWE Archive)

Dennis Rodman is astir apt known for his performances connected nan NBA court, but his appearances successful World Championship Wrestling (WCW) became immoderate of nan most-talked astir moments during nan "Monday Night Wars" betwixt nan institution and WWE (then known arsenic nan World Wrestling Foundation).

Rodman concisely aligned himself pinch nan New World Order (NWO) pinch Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. He moreover stepped distant from nan Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls during their dynastic years.

Rodman made his NWO debut pinch Hogan connected "Monday Nitro" March 10, 1997. He besides appeared astatine Uncensored later that month. His first lucifer came successful July 1997 astatine Bash astatine nan Beach. During nan Bulls’ 1998 playoff run, Rodman skipped believe to look pinch Hogan connected Nitro.

Sean Waltman, who was a personnel of nan NWO pinch WCW recalled Rodman’s appearances to Fox News Digital successful 2023.

"He was a bully dude," Waltman said of Rodman. "He was conscionable benignant of socially awkward, shy. It wasn’t for illustration he was existent talkative. He was great. It was truthful awesome to person him there. The feline was truthful into it. He skipped believe during nan playoff games to show up connected Nitro."

Sid Eudy

Sid Eudy, besides known arsenic Sid during his profession pinch WWE, looks connected during Superstars of Wrestling astatine Portland Civic Center connected August 19, 1995 successful Portland, Maine. (WWE/Getty Images)

No matter what sanction pro wrestling fans knew him by, Sid Eudy was a menace successful nan ringing and will yet return his rightful spot successful nan WWE Hall of Fame.

Eudy, who died successful 2024, wrestled nether different names, including Sid, Sid Eudy, Sid Justice, Sid Steele, Sid Vicious, Sycho Sid, Vicious Warriors and Lord Humongous. He performed successful WWE erstwhile it was still nan World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), nan United States Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and connected nan indies.

He was a two-time WWF champion, a two-time WCW heavyweight champion and a WCW U.S. champion.

Bad News Brown

Bad News Brown looks connected astatine Miami Arena connected Aug. 9, 1990 successful Miami, Florida. (WWE/WWE via Getty Images)

Bad News Brown whitethorn not person been a family sanction pinch pro wrestling fans, but he had immoderate epic feuds successful his clip pinch WWE.

He was known for keeping a consecutive aliases tense look. He had feuds pinch Randy Savage and had a awesome lucifer astatine WrestleMania VI against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Brown ne'er won a title successful WWE. However, he was inducted into nan Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame successful 2007 and was a four-time Stampede North American heavyweight champion.

Before his pro wrestling profession began, Brown was an Olympic medalist. He won a bronze badge astatine nan 1976 Montreal Olympics and took location 2 golden medals astatine nan Pan American Games successful 1967 and 1975.

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Hulk Hogan vs. Andre nan Giant astatine WrestleMania 3

Hulk Hogan wrestles Andre The Giant during WrestleMania III astatine nan Silverdome successful Pontiac, Mich., connected March 29, 1987. (WWE/Getty Images)

It mightiness beryllium nan astir iconic infinitesimal successful pro wrestling. Hulk Hogan going up against Andre nan Giant astatine WrestleMania 3 for nan WWF World Heavyweight Championship. It’s arguably nan infinitesimal Hogan became larger than life.

Hogan would effort to slam Andre nan Giant early successful nan match, but to nary avail. Andre astir pinned him erstwhile he fell connected him. But arsenic nan lucifer wore on, Hogan was sent into nan ropes and deed Andre pinch a clothesline that knocked him down. Hogan grappled pinch Andre, picked him up and slammed him down. The crowd went chaotic and Hogan would clasp nan title.

Hogan died successful 2025 and Andre nan Giant died successful 1993. But their infinitesimal successful pro wrestling history will everlastingly beryllium immortalized.