Here is Every Inductee of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024

Besides the larger-than-life main event of Cody Rhodes challenging Roman Reigns for the Undisputeda href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/show/wwe-monday-night-raw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"WWE/aUniversal Championship – and countless other must-see matches – the WWE Universe is looking forward to one of our favorite events of WrestleMania weekend: the annual WWE Hall of Fame ceremony!/p pTaking place on Friday, April 5, 2024, the Hall of Fame ceremony is the perfectemamuse-bouche/emfor what will be thebiggest WrestleMania in history. With news trickling out about who will be inducted into the Class of 2024, we here atstrongemUSA Insider/em/strongem/emthink it's the perfect time to give the WWE Universe the lowdown on who will receive the most prestigious honors of their careers!/p pFor More WWE:brstronga data-entity-href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/jade-cargill-reflects-on-her-wwe-royal-rumble-debut" data-entity-title="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/jade-cargill-reflects-on-her-wwe-royal-rumble-debut" href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/jade-cargill-reflects-on-her-wwe-royal-rumble-debut" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Jade Cargill Reflects on Her WWE Royal Rumble Debut/abra data-entity-href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/all-the-2024-wwe-premium-live-events-and-when-theyre-happening" data-entity-title="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/all-the-2024-wwe-premium-live-events-and-when-theyre-happening" href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/all-the-2024-wwe-premium-live-events-and-when-theyre-happening" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Here's When You Can Catch All The WWE Premium Live Events of 2024/abra data-entity-href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/wwe-rhea-ripley-announces-engagement-buddy-matthews" data-entity-title="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/wwe-rhea-ripley-announces-engagement-buddy-matthews" href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/wwe-rhea-ripley-announces-engagement-buddy-matthews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Rhea Ripley Breaks the Hearts of the WWE Universe, Announces Engagement/a/strong/p p(Asa href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/how-to-watch-wrestlemania-40" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"WrestleMania 40/aweekend draws near, this running list will be continuously updated, so check back often.)/p div class="listicle-heading" h2span class="title"What Does a WWE Hall of Fame Induction Mean?/span/h2 div caption="The Undertaker speaks at his WWE Hall of Fame ceremony." data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embed" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="9ef9c473-d44e-4765-96ad-040f499a41d9" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"div class="media__image" style="max-width:862px" div class="media__image-wrapper" div div img loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" src="https://www.usanetwork.com/sites/usablog/files/styles/scale_862/public/2022/07/the-undertaker-sdcc.jpg" width="862" height="575" alt="Close up of The Undertaker smiling" typeof="foaf:Image" /div /div /div div class="media__metadata" div class="media__metadata-wrapper" span class="media__caption" pThe Undertaker speaks at his WWE Hall of Fame ceremony./p /span span class="media__credit"Photo: WWE /span /div /div /div /div /div pReceiving an induction means WWE – and its fans – recognizes you for your overall contributions to the world of professional wrestling. Like the NBA's, NFL's, and Major League Baseball's Hall of Fames, the WWE Hall of Fame is a collection of larger-than-life men and women who transcend pro wrestling – thea href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/roman-reigns-2-year-anniversary-undisputed-champion-wwe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Superstars whose lasting accomplishments/awill stand the test of time. Like other professional sports Hall of Fames, only the best of the best are inducted – and the WWE Hall of Fame boasts timeless Superstars who will live on forever./p pThe Class of 2023 –a href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/who-is-rey-mysterio-wwe-hall-of-fame-inductee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"headlined by Rey Mysteri/ao and boasting talents like Stacy Keibler and The Great Muta – was one of the most top-heavy Hall of Fame classes in recent memory, leading to an unforgettable evening of iconic and heartfelt induction speeches. Mysterio's speech, in particular, was incredibly emotional:/p p/pdiv class="embed-code-other embed-code-youtube"iframe loading="lazy" fetchpriority="low" src="about:blank" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ygYyIAfXsJY?si=NVVGk0Qaedr-sUyx" class="optanon-category-13" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 560 / 315;"/iframe/div pSimply put, being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame means the recognition of excellence in every way./p div class="listicle-heading" h2span class="title"Paul Heyman Joins the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame?/span/h2 div caption="Paul Heyman is the first announced 2024 WWE Hall of Fame inductee." data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embed" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="e1a6b039-e00c-4ed5-90db-a089f9037307" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"div class="media__image" style="max-width:862px" div class="media__image-wrapper" div div img loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" src="https://www.usanetwork.com/sites/usablog/files/styles/scale_862/public/2024/03/wee-hall-of-fame-paul-heyman.jpg" width="862" height="575" alt="WWE Hall of Fame Paul Heyman key art" typeof="foaf:Image" /div /div /div div class="media__metadata" div class="media__metadata-wrapper" span class="media__caption" pPaul Heyman is the first announced 2024 WWE Hall of Fame inductee./p /span span class="media__credit"Photo: WWE /span /div /div /div /div /div pAfter years of speculation, the WWE Universe is finally getting their wish. The Wiseman himself, Paul Heyman, is officially the first inductee into the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame, headlining what we're sure will be an all-star lineup of inductees this year!/p pWhile younger members of the WWE Universe may only know him as thea href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/wwe-paul-heyman-summerslams-tribal-combat" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"current outspoken spokesperson for The Bloodline/a, Paul Heyman's magnificent wrestling career has seen him tackle countless roles en route to making an immeasurable impact on the industry in general. He's a living legend and one of the most deserving Hall of Fame inductees, well,emever/em./p div data-embed-button="related_content" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="e12b5782-e552-4135-bd88-007927049636" data-langcode="en" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="embedded-entity"h2 class="headline" a class="embed-in-feed" href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/wwe-paul-heyman-summerslams-tribal-combat" Paul Heyman Opens Up About SummerSlam's Tribal Combat, Roman Reigns Mindset /a /h2 /div pSomething tells us that we've only seen the tip of the iceberg from Mr. Heyman. Speakinga href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/04/sports/paul-heyman-on-wwe-hall-of-fame-significant-voice-in-bloodline-booking/?utm_campaign=nypostutm_medium=referral" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"to theemNew York Post/em/aafter news of his Hall of Fame induction broke, Paul Heyman revealed that at age 58, he believes he still has plenty more left to give to the WWE Universe./p p"It's taken me all these decades to figure this business out and the art of presentation to an audience, so while I hate to use the old cliche of, 'You ain't seen nothing yet, and I'm just getting started', but you ain't seen nothing yet, and I'm just getting started," he explained./p pA consummate performer who is one of the few people to find success in almost every major professional wrestling organization in existence (as an on-air talent and behind-the-scenes mastermind, Paul Heyman is widely regarded as having one of the most brilliant minds for the business that anyone's ever encountered. Of course, like many of the best WWE Superstars of all time, he commanded a mastery on the microphone:/p p/pdiv class="embed-code-other embed-code-youtube"iframe loading="lazy" fetchpriority="low" src="about:blank" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JdxJneNFAbM?si=ud7VWWndHuxQJJgQ" class="optanon-category-13" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 560 / 315;"/iframe/div p(It's safe to say that Paul Heyman's speech during the ceremony will be one for theemages/em.)/p pHeyman has had a hand in many of the most significant roles in wrestling history, from the formation of Extreme Championship Wrestling in the early 90s to his current relationship with Roman Reigns,a href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/the-rock-cody-rhodes-roman-reigns-drama-explained" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"The Rock/a, and the rest of The Bloodline, who are currently embroiled in a feud with both Seth Rollins anda href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/wwe-american-nightmare-becoming-cody-rhodes-where-to-watch-stream" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Cody Rhodes/aahead of WrestleMania 40./p p/p h2Bull Nakano Joins the Class of 2024 WWE Hall of Fame/h2 div caption="Bull Nakano will join the WWE Hall of Fame in 2024" data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embed" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="82b82540-0586-4503-a64f-e87a8554ec85" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"div class="media__image" style="max-width:862px" div class="media__image-wrapper" div div img loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" src="https://www.usanetwork.com/sites/usablog/files/styles/scale_862/public/2024/03/wwe-bull-nakano.jpg" width="862" height="575" alt="Wrestler Bull Nakano" typeof="foaf:Image" /div /div /div div class="media__metadata" div class="media__metadata-wrapper" span class="media__caption" pBull Nakano will join the WWE Hall of Fame in 2024/p /span span class="media__credit"Photo: WWE /span /div /div /div /div p/p pOne ofa data-entity-href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/asuka-wwe-career-explained" data-entity-title="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/asuka-wwe-career-explained" href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/asuka-wwe-career-explained" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"the best female wrestlers/aof all time is getting a well-deserved Hall of Fame nod: the legendary Bull Nakano will join the Class of 2024!/p p/pdiv class="embed-code-other embed-code-youtube"iframe loading="lazy" fetchpriority="low" src="about:blank" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3V-fWHwkaxE?si=PxGWvsFjNIRtQ-BT" class="optanon-category-13" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 560 / 315;"/iframe/div pHer classic matches – viewed by many as ahead of their time in terms of physicality and technical prowess – with WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze put her on the radar of millions of American fans, but it was her work outside of WWE that garnered her the most notoriety – and respect. Before retiring in 1997, Bull Nakano was one of the biggest international female stars in wrestling, frequently competing in Japan, Mexico, and countless other promotions, collecting championships every step of the way. In aa data-entity-href="https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/39662389/bull-nakano-inducted-wwe-hall-fame" data-entity-title="https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/39662389/bull-nakano-inducted-wwe-hall-fame" href="https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/39662389/bull-nakano-inducted-wwe-hall-fame" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"recent statement toemESPN/em/a, she expressed her gratitude over being inducted into the Hall of Fame during the upcoming WrestleMania weekend."During my active years, I was able to get championship belts in Japan, America, and Mexico," Nakano explained. "But just one thing was missing – I didn't get inducted into the Hall of Fame. I wanted this. Finally, in 2024 in WrestleMania week, I am able to get this."It's a well-deserved honor for one of the best to ever do it./p h2The U.S. Express Joins the Class of 2024 WWE Hall of Fame/h2 div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embed" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="a616f3fa-34b5-4c19-85b8-ce3379bd855a" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"div class="media__image" style="max-width:862px" div class="media__image-wrapper" div div img loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" src="https://www.usanetwork.com/sites/usablog/files/styles/scale_862/public/2024/03/wwe-hall-of-fame-us-express.jpg" width="862" height="575" alt="2024 WWE Hall Of Fame Inductees US Express" typeof="foaf:Image" /div /div /div div class="media__metadata" div class="media__metadata-wrapper" span class="media__caption" 2024 WWE Hall Of Fame Inductees US Express /span span class="media__credit"Photo: WWE /span /div /div /div /div pHot on the heels of the first two induction announcements comes the news that the U.S. Express will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a tag team!/p p/pdiv class="embed-code-other"blockquote class="twitter-tweet-lazyload"p lang="en" dir="ltr"BREAKING: As first reported by a href="https://twitter.com/ringer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"@ringer/a, The U.S. Express will be inducted into the a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEHOF?src=hashref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"#WWEHOF/a Class of 2024! brbrFULL DETAILS Âa href="https://t.co/HYzJhIOiV3"https://t.co/HYzJhIOiV3/a a href="https://t.co/GSgUeoKwSZ"pic.twitter.com/GSgUeoKwSZ/a/p— WWE (@WWE) a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1766120515146510500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"March 8, 2024/ascript async src="https://www.usanetwork.com/themes/custom/lifestyle/js/twitter.min.js" charset="utf-8" class="optanon-category-13" type="text/plain"/script/blockquote /div pCapturing the WWE Tag Team titles on two occasions, Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham debuted at the a data-entity-href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/wrestlemania-history-event-evolved-years" data-entity-title="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/wrestlemania-history-event-evolved-years" href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/wrestlemania-history-event-evolved-years" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"first-ever WrestleMania in 1985/a – and never looked back. The two men competed against many of the top tag teams of the mid-80s and eventually went their separate ways to enjoy extended success as singles competitors./p pThe U.S. Express joins a handful of prestigious tag teams honorably inducted into the Hall of Fame, including The Bushwhackers, the Hart Foundation, the Dudley Boyz, and the Brisco Brothers. It’s exceedingly rare for two legendary Superstars to enter the Hall of Fame as a tag team – but Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham will nevertheless join the exclusive club on April 5!/p pIf Rotunda’s name is ringing bells, you’re not alone – he is the father of the late, great Bray Wyatt, who a href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/wwe-bray-wyatt-dead-36" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"tragically died/a in August of 2023./p h2Muhammad Ali Joins the Class of 2024 WWE Hall of Fame/h2 div caption="Muhammad Ali is joining the WWE Hall of Fame in 2024" data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embed" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="713755e2-f3c5-4ccf-974d-4ba891073548" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"div class="media__image" style="max-width:862px" div class="media__image-wrapper" div div img loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" src="https://www.usanetwork.com/sites/usablog/files/styles/scale_862/public/2024/03/wwe-hall-of-fame-muhammad-ali.jpg" width="862" height="575" alt="Muhammad Ali" typeof="foaf:Image" /div /div /div div class="media__metadata" div class="media__metadata-wrapper" span class="media__caption" pMuhammad Ali is joining the WWE Hall of Fame in 2024/p /span span class="media__credit"Photo: WWE /span /div /div /div /div pIt's about time! The man many people believe is the greatest professional boxer of all time will finally be granted a posthumous induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. At first glance, though, this may seem puzzling to younger members of the WWE Universe – but trust us, Muhammad Ali has extensive experience appearing in WWE! Just take a look at this clip from 1976, when he got into the ring with Gorilla Monsoon, and, well, see for yourself:/p piframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YalhAclq9y4?si=1AkD3j_J_76BTpbe" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen/iframe/p pOf course, most fans remember Ali for a data-entity-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_--4_zeUBQYamp;ab_channel=WWE" data-entity-title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_--4_zeUBQYamp;ab_channel=WWE" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_--4_zeUBQYab_channel=WWE" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"his unforgettable appearance/a at the first-ever WrestleMania, when he took on the role of special guest referee during the night's main event, a classic tag match that saw a data-entity-href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/hulk-hogan-wwe-superstars-greatest" data-entity-title="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/hulk-hogan-wwe-superstars-greatest" href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/hulk-hogan-wwe-superstars-greatest" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Hulk Hogan/a and Mr. T defeat Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper. The bout was predictably chaotic, with Ali himself getting physical on more than one occasion./p pMuhammad Ali is one of the best heavyweight champions ever, so it's only suitable that WWE honors him for his contributions to sports entertainment. Without the credible "rub" of Ali associating with wrestling in the '70s and '80s, who knows if WWE would have still ascended to the top of the industry today?/p h2Thunderbolt PattersonJoins the Class of 2024 WWE Hall of Fame/h2 div caption="Thunderbolt Patterson joining the WWE Hall of Fame" data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embed" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="0f6f7752-7f38-48f9-82f6-b72c31607d8c" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"div class="media__image" style="max-width:862px" div class="media__image-wrapper" div div img loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" src="https://www.usanetwork.com/sites/usablog/files/styles/scale_862/public/2024/03/wwe-hall-of-fame-thunderbolt-patterson.jpg" width="862" height="575" alt="Wwe Hall Of Fame Thunderbolt Patterson" typeof="foaf:Image" /div /div /div div class="media__metadata" div class="media__metadata-wrapper" span class="media__caption" pThunderbolt Patterson joining the WWE Hall of Fame/p /span span class="media__credit"Photo: WWE /span /div /div /div /div pThis year's Hall of Fame class recognizes some of the most influential people in professional wrestling history, and we're proud to report that one of the most underappreciated names in sports entertainment will be rightfully acknowledged as a WWE Hall of Famer in 2024! Thunderbolt Patterson collected countless titles throughout his career in the 1960s and 1970s and ultimately paved the way for many a data-entity-href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/most-influential-black-world-champions-wwe" data-entity-title="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/most-influential-black-world-champions-wwe" href="https://www.usanetwork.com/usa-insider/most-influential-black-world-champions-wwe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"African-American Superstars/a to follow in his footsteps. Perhaps most notable is Patterson's contributions behind the scenes – he frequently fought for equal pay among all Superstars and more rights for every man and woman in the locker room./p pThe New Day's Xavier Woods took to social media to commemorate the news of Thunderbolt Patterson's upcoming induction:/p p/pdiv class="embed-code-other"blockquote class="twitter-tweet-lazyload"p lang="en" dir="ltr"He did so much for professional wrestling that doesn't get talked about. Glad to see that this man get his chance to enter into the a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"@wwe/a hall of fame. Congrats Thunderbolt! a href="https://t.co/20jZiDblZp"https://t.co/20jZiDblZp/a a href="https://t.co/958LjYHOyf"pic.twitter.com/958LjYHOyf/a/p— Austin Creed (@AustinCreedWins) a href="https://twitter.com/AustinCreedWins/status/1767931447795405030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"March 13, 2024/ascript async src="https://www.usanetwork.com/themes/custom/lifestyle/js/twitter.min.js" charset="utf-8" class="optanon-category-13" type="text/plain"/script/blockquote /div pThe WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024 is impressive, but there is arguably no man more deserving of an induction than Thunderbolt Patterson./p pemYou can tune in to/ema href="https://www.peacocktv.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"emPeacock/em/aemto watch WrestleMania on April 6 and 7. In the meantime, catch up on all things WWE Universe on/ema href="https://www.peacocktv.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"emPeacock/em/aem./em/p