The 2025 WWE Hall of Fame was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE that featured the induction of the 26th class into the WWE Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place on April 18, 2025, in Winchester, Nevada at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in its BleauLive Theater the night before WrestleMania 41. It aired on WWE's livestreaming platforms, two hours after the conclusion of WWE's regular Friday night program, SmackDown.
The ceremony was headlined by the induction of Paul "Triple H" Levesque, which made him a two-time inductee, after being inducted in 2019 as part of D-Generation X. It also featured the inaugural "Immortal Moment" recipient, a new category allowing historical matches to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, given to Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin from WrestleMania 13. This made Hart the first-ever three-time inductee, having previously been inducted for his solo career in 2006 and as part of The Hart Foundation in 2019, and also made Austin a two-time inductee, after his own induction in 2009. The ceremony also had the return of the Legacy wing, which last had inductees in 2021.
Background
The 2025 WWE Hall of Fame was held on Friday, April 18, 2025, in Winchester, Nevada at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in its BleauLive Theater the night before WrestleMania 41. It aired two hours after the conclusion of WWE's regular Friday night program, SmackDown. It was livestreamed on Peacock in the United States, YouTube in all international markets, and the WWE Network in any remaining countries that had not yet transferred to Netflix due to pre-existing contracts, as well as on WWE's social media platforms.
During an event at WWE's headquarters on January 29, 2025, WWE Hall of Famers Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker made a surprise appearance to reveal WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque as the first inductee into the 2025 Hall of Fame. WWE then officially confirmed his induction. This made Triple H a two-time inductee as he was previously inducted as part of D-Generation X in 2019.
During an episode of ESPN's Get Up on February 14, 2025, Triple H made a surprise appearance to surprise The Undertaker and his wife Michelle McCool with the announcement of the latter as the second inductee.
On March 7, 2025, during a special visit to Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page, Cody Rhodes revealed that Luger was the third inductee. On the March 24 episode of Raw, The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) were announced as the fourth inductee overall and the first tag team inductee, as it was also revealed that the induction was already planned by Triple H to Earthquake's family during the Class of 2024 ceremony. Luger publicly expressed that he wanted his longtime friend and tag team partner Sting to induct him but WWE and All Elite Wrestling, WWE's rival company that Sting is contracted to, were not able to agree to terms to make it happen.
During the March 28, 2025, episode of SmackDown, WWE unveiled a new "Immortal Moment" category for the Hall of Fame, which honors historic and influential matches. The first induction in this category was revealed to be the no disqualification submission match between Bret Hart and Steve Austin with Ken Shamrock as the special guest referee from WrestleMania 13. This induction made Hart the first-ever three-time inductee, having previously been inducted for his solo career in 2006 and as part of the tag team, The Hart Foundation, in 2019. This also made Austin a two-time inductee after previously being inducted in 2009.
On April 9, 2025, WWE revealed the return of the Legacy wing for the first time since the 2021 ceremony. In a change from past ceremonies that included Legacy inductees, the recipients were announced prior to the event, with Kamala, Dory Funk Sr., and Ivan Koloff revealed as the three posthumous Legacy inductees for 2025. The families of the inductees were also present and acknowledged at the ceremony.
Inductees Individual Class headliners appear in boldface ImageInductee Inducted byWWE recognized accoladesTriple H()Shawn MichaelsTwo-time inductee: previously inducted in 2019 as a member of D-Generation XNine-time WWF/WWE (World Heavyweight) ChampionFive-time and Inaugural World Heavyweight ChampionFive-time WWF/WWE Intercontinental ChampionTwo-time WWF European ChampionOne-time WWE Tag Team ChampionTwo-time WWF World Tag Team Champion1997 King of the Ring winnerTwo-time Royal Rumble match winner (2002 and 2016)Three-time Slammy Award winnerMichelle McCool()The Undertaker2004 WWE Raw Diva Search finalistTwo-time WWE Women's ChampionTwo-time and Inaugural WWE Divas ChampionTwo-time Slammy Award winnerLex Luger()Diamond Dallas PageTwo-time WCW World Heavyweight ChampionTwo-time WCW World Television ChampionFive-time and longest reigning NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight ChampionThree-time WCW World Tag Team ChampionCo-winner of the 1994 Royal RumbleOne-time Slammy Award winner
Group Image Recipient Inducted by WWE recognized accolades as a teamThe Natural DisastersNoneOne-time WWF Tag Team ChampionsEarthquake () - Posthumous inductee: represented by his widow Josephine, his daughter Joanna, his son John Jr. and his grandson Joe.One-time NWA Vancouver Canadian Heavyweight Champion and one-time UWA Heavyweight Champion (Vancouver version).Typhoon () - One-time AWA International Heavyweight Champion, two-time AWA Southern Tag Team Champion, and one-time NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion.
Immortal Moment Image Recipient Inducted by DescriptionBret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin from WrestleMania 13CM PunkNo Disqualification Submission match with Ken Shamrock as the special guest refereeAccepted by Bret "Hit Man" Hart and Stone Cold Steve AustinBret "Hit Man" Hart – First three-time inductee: previously inducted in 2006 for his individual career and in 2019 as a member of the Hart FoundationStone Cold Steve Austin – Two-time inductee: previously inducted in 2009 for his individual career
Legacy ImageRecipientWWE recognized accoladesKamalaOne-time AWA Southern Heavyweight ChampionOne-time ICW Southern Tag Team ChampionOne-time IWA United States Heavyweight ChampionOne-time IWA Tag Team ChampionOne-time NWA Mississippi Heavyweight ChampionOne-time NWA Tri-State United States Tag Team Champion (Tri-State version)One-time NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Champion (Northern Division)Four-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight ChampionFamous for his feuds with Andre The Giant, Hulk Hogan and The UndertakerDory Funk Sr.Owner/Promoter of the Western States Sports promotionEight-time NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight ChampionFour-time NWA Southwest Tag Team ChampionThree-time NWA Western States Heavyweight ChampionOne-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight ChampionHeld the regional versions of several other NWA championships throughout his careerFather of Dory Funk Jr. and Terry FunkIvan KoloffOne-time WWWF World Heavyweight ChampionThree-time NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight ChampionThree-time NWA World Television ChampionOne-time NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion (Florida version)Seven-time NWA Georgia Tag Team ChampionFive-time NWA Florida Tag Team ChampionFive-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Mid-Atlantic version)Two-time NWA World Six-Man Tag Team ChampionTwo-time NWA United States Tag Team Champion (Mid-Atlantic version)One-time NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team ChampionFamous for ending Bruno Sammartino's 2,803 day reign as WWWF World Heavyweight Champion (the longest reign in the title's history) Represented by widow Renee Perras, who attended the ceremony.
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