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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | April 5, 2024 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | Wells Fargo Center | ||
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The 2024WWE Hall of Fame was aprofessional wrestling event produced byWWE that featured the induction of the 25th class into theWWE Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place on April 5, 2024, at theWells Fargo Center inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, the night precedingWrestleMania XL. It waslivestreamed at 10 pmEastern Time onPeacock in the United States and theWWE Network internationally, immediately after the airing of WWE's regular Friday night program,SmackDown.Paul Heyman,Bull Nakano,The U.S. Express (Barry Windham andMike Rotunda),Lia Maivia,Muhammad Ali, andThunderbolt Patterson were among the inductees.
During the ceremony,The Rock received a "People's Championship" from Lonnie Ali.[1]
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The 2024WWE Hall of Fame was scheduled to be held on April 5, 2024, at theWells Fargo Center inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, the night beforeWrestleMania XL Night 1. It was scheduled to belivestreamed at 10 p.m.Eastern Time onPeacock in the United States and theWWE Network in most international markets, airing immediately after WWE's regular Friday night program,SmackDown.[2]
On March 4, 2024, manager and former promoterPaul Heyman was announced as the first inductee.[3] WWE had proposed the induction to Heyman in the past, but he declined, arguing he was an active worker. However, he accepted in 2024 due to WrestleMania taking place in Philadelphia, the home of his previous company,Extreme Championship Wrestling, the assets of which WWE acquired in 2003.[4] The next day, WWE Chief Content OfficerTriple H announced formerWWF Women's Champion,Bull Nakano, as the second inductee.[5] On March 8,The U.S. Express (Barry Windham andMike Rotunda) were announced as the next inductees.[6] On March 11,Muhammad Ali was announced as an inductee into the Celebrity Wing.[7] On March 13,Thunderbolt Patterson was announced as the fifth inductee.[8] On April 1,Lia Maivia was announced as the sixth inductee.[9]
FormerWWE Champion andWWE Universal ChampionBray Wyatt (Windham Rotunda), who died in August 2023 at the age of 36, was a fan favourite to be inducted in this class. WWE instead decided to induct the U.S. Express, as they felt the Rotunda family were still mourning Windham's passing and such an induction would be premature under those circumstances.[10]
This is the third straight year the WWE Hall of Fame has not inducted any new inductees into the Legacy Wing. This is the first year since its introduction that there was no recipient of the Warrior Award.
| Image | Ring name (Birth name) | Inducted by | WWE recognized accolades |
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 | Paul Heyman[11] | Roman Reigns | Former manager and commentator for theAmerican Wrestling Association andWorld Championship Wrestling Owner and operator of the formerExtreme Championship Wrestling promotion, which was founded inPhiladelphia (host city ofWrestleMania XL) Former on-screen general manager of WWE'sSmackDown brand Former color commentator forMonday Night Raw Manager ofBrock Lesnar,Big Show,CM Punk,Rob Van Dam,Kurt Angle,Steve Austin,Rick Rude,Arn Anderson,Roman Reigns andThe Bloodline stable, amongst others. |
 | Bull Nakano (Keiko Aoki)[12] | Alundra Blayze | One-timeWWF Women's Champion 1994Slammy Award winner for Most Devastating Recognized as having wonwomen's championships in Japan, Mexico, and the United States. |
| Thunderbolt Patterson (Claude Patterson)[8] | Scott Spears[13] andThe New Day (Big E,Kofi Kingston andXavier Woods) | A fixture in variousNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territories from the 1960s through the 1980s Recognized as having won championships across North America. | |
| Lia Maivia[9] | The Rock[9] | Posthumous inductee: Represented by her grandsonDwayne "The Rock" Johnson One of wrestling's first female promoters. RanPolynesian Pro Wrestling (PPW), a territory of the NWA in Hawaii in the mid-1980s. Her promotion ran a show calledPolynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling on theFinancial News Network. |
| Image | Recipient (Birth name) | Inducted by | WWE recognized accolades as a team |
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 | The U.S. Express[14] | Bo Dallas and Mika Rotunda | Two-timeWWF Tag Team Champions |
| Barry Windham –Two-time inductee. Previously inducted in2012 as a member ofThe Four Horsemen. Mike Rotunda (Lawrence Rotunda) –Three-timeNWA World Television Champion (Mid-Atlantic version), one-timeNWA World Tag Team Champion (Mid-Atlantic version) (without Barry), and three-timeWWF Tag Team Champion (without Barry). | |||
| Image | Recipient (Birth name) | Inducted by | Notes |
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 | Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay Jr.)[15][16] | The Undertaker | Posthumous inductee: Represented by his widow Yolanda. Three-timeWorld Heavyweight Boxing Champion Olympic Gold Medalist Competed in "The War of the Worlds" againstAntonio Inoki, a match dubbed by WWE as "MMA's first big fight" Special guest referee in theWrestleMania I main event. Guest of honor in theCollision in Korea event. |
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