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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | April 18, 2025 | ||
| City | Winchester, Nevada | ||
| Venue | Fontainebleau Las Vegas | ||
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The 2025WWE Hall of Fame was aprofessional wrestling event produced byWWE that featured the induction of the 26th class into theWWE Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place on April 18, 2025, inWinchester, Nevada at theFontainebleau Las Vegas in its BleauLive Theater the night beforeWrestleMania 41. It aired on WWE'slivestreaming platforms, two hours after the conclusion of WWE's regular Friday night program,SmackDown.
The ceremony was headlined by the induction ofPaul "Triple H" Levesque, which made him a two-time inductee, after being inducted in2019 as part ofD-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 toBret Hart vs.Stone Cold Steve Austin fromWrestleMania 13. This made Hart the first-ever three-time inductee, having previously been inducted for his solo career in2006 and as part ofThe Hart Foundation in 2019, and also made Austin a two-time inductee, after his own induction in2009. The ceremony also had the return of theLegacy wing, which last had inductees in2021.
The 2025WWE Hall of Fame was held on Friday, April 18, 2025, inWinchester, Nevada at theFontainebleau Las Vegas in its BleauLive Theater the night beforeWrestleMania 41. It aired two hours after the conclusion of WWE's regular Friday night program,SmackDown. It waslivestreamed onPeacock in the United States,YouTube in all international markets, and theWWE Network in any remaining countries that had not yet transferred toNetflix due to pre-existing contracts, as well as on WWE's social media platforms.[1]
During an event at WWE's headquarters on January 29, 2025, WWE Hall of FamersShawn Michaels andThe Undertaker made a surprise appearance to reveal WWE Chief Content OfficerPaul "Triple H" Levesque as the first inductee into the 2025 Hall of Fame.[2] WWE then officially confirmed his induction. This made Triple H a two-time inductee as he was previously inducted as part ofD-Generation X in2019.[3]
During an episode ofESPN'sGet Up on February 14, 2025, Triple H made a surprise appearance to surprise The Undertaker and his wifeMichelle McCool with the announcement of the latter as the second inductee.[4][5]
On March 7, 2025, during a special visit toLex Luger andDiamond Dallas Page,Cody Rhodes revealed that Luger was the third inductee.[6] On the March 24 episode ofRaw,The Natural Disasters (Earthquake andTyphoon) 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 theClass of 2024 ceremony.[7] Luger publicly expressed that he wanted his longtime friend and tag team partnerSting to induct him but WWE andAll 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 ofSmackDown, 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 theno disqualificationsubmission match betweenBret Hart andSteve Austin withKen Shamrock as thespecial guest referee fromWrestleMania 13. This induction made Hart the first-ever three-time inductee, having previously been inducted for his solo career in2006 and as part of the tag team,The Hart Foundation, in 2019. This also made Austin a two-time inductee after previously being inducted in2009.[8]
On April 9, 2025, WWE revealed the return of theLegacy wing for the first time since the2021 ceremony. In a change from past ceremonies that included Legacy inductees, the recipients were announced prior to the event, withKamala,Dory Funk Sr., andIvan Koloff revealed as the three posthumous Legacy inductees for 2025. The families of the inductees were also present and acknowledged at the ceremony.[9]
| Image | Inductee (Birth name) | Inducted by | WWE recognized accolades |
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 | "The Game" Triple H (Paul Levesque)[3] | Shawn Michaels | Two-time inductee: previously inducted in2019 as a member ofD-Generation X Nine-timeWWF/WWE (World Heavyweight) Champion Five-time and InauguralWorld Heavyweight Champion Five-timeWWF/WWE Intercontinental Champion Two-timeWWF European Champion One-timeWWE Tag Team Champion Two-timeWWF World Tag Team Champion 1997King of the Ring winner Two-timeRoyal Rumble match winner (2002 and2016) Three-timeSlammy Award winner |
 | Michelle McCool (Michelle Calaway)[4] | The Undertaker | 2004WWE Raw Diva Search finalist Two-timeWWE Women's Champion Two-time and InauguralWWE Divas Champion Two-time Slammy Award winner |
 | Lex Luger (Lawrence Pfohl)[6] | Diamond Dallas Page | Two-timeWCW World Heavyweight Champion Two-timeWCW World Television Champion Five-time and longest reigningNWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Three-timeWCW World Tag Team Champion Co-winner of the1994 Royal Rumble One-time Slammy Award winner |
| Image | Recipient (Birth name) | Inducted by | WWE recognized accolades as a team |
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  | The Natural Disasters[10] | None | One-timeWWF Tag Team Champions |
| Earthquake (John Tenta) - Posthumous inductee: represented by his widow Josephine, his daughter Joanna, his son John Jr. and his grandson Joe. One-timeNWA Vancouver Canadian Heavyweight Champion and one-timeUWA Heavyweight Champion (Vancouver version). Typhoon (Fred Ottman) - One-timeAWA International Heavyweight Champion, two-timeAWA Southern Tag Team Champion, and one-timeNWA Florida Heavyweight Champion. | |||
| Image | Recipient | Inducted by | Description |
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.jpg)  | Bret Hart vs.Stone Cold Steve Austin fromWrestleMania 13[11] | CM Punk | No DisqualificationSubmission match withKen Shamrock as thespecial guest referee |
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