The 2024 WWE Hall of Fame was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE that featured the induction of the 25th class into the WWE Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place on April 5, 2024, at the

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the night preceding

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. It was livestreamed at 10 pm Eastern Time on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network internationally, immediately after the airing of WWE's regular Friday night program, '' SmackDown''. Paul Heyman, Bull Nakano,

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( Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda), Lia Maivia,

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, and

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were among the inductees. During the ceremony, The Rock received a "People's Championship" from Lonnie Ali.

Background

The 2024 WWE Hall of Fame was scheduled to be held on April 5, 2024, at the

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the night before

Night 1. It was scheduled to be livestreamed at 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets, airing immediately after WWE's regular Friday night program, '' SmackDown''. On March 4, 2024, manager and former promoter Paul Heyman was announced as the first inductee. 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. The next day, WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H announced former

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, Bull Nakano, as the second inductee. On March 8,

( Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda) were announced as the next inductees. On March 11,

was announced as an inductee into the Celebrity Wing. On March 13,

was announced as the fifth inductee. On April 1, Lia Maivia was announced as the sixth inductee. Former WWE Champion and

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Bray Wyatt (Windham Rotunda), who passed away 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. 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.

Inductees

Individual

* ''Class headliners appear in boldface''

Group

Celebrity

References

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