On Friday, WWE will have its own late show, as the 2025 Hall of Fame class will be inducted in the early morning hours of Saturday here in the East. The ceremony starts at 1 am (ET), or, 10 pm in Las Vegas.
This year's class is headlined by Paul "Triple H" Levesque, already in as a member of D-Generation X, but going in as s solo act this time, with DX co-founder and partner Shawn Michaels inducting him. Levesque's wife, Stephanie McMahon, would've been just as appropriate a choice.
The rest of the class:
Lex Luger (Lawrence Pfohl): Better known for his years in the NWA & WCW than a 3 year stint in the then-WWF (1992-5), Luger will be inducted by Diamond Dallas Page when fellow Hall of Famer Sting was unable to come to an agreement with WWE & AEW to appear in Vegas after ending his in-ring career with AEW last year. Luger was also a contributor to the short-lived Saturday morning series, WBF BodyStars, which WWE produced for USA Network in 1992.
The Natural Disasters: Typhoon (Fred Ottman) and Earthquake (John Tenta) held the tag titles in 1993, and were regional champions as singles wrestlers. Tenta is being inducted posthumously.
Michelle McCool (Michelle Calaway): The Undertaker will induct his wife, just three years after he himself entered the Hall.
Dory Funk, Sr.: Long associated with the NWA, Funk likely will be inducted by son Dory, Jr..
Ivan Koloff (Oreal Parris): Koloff won his only world title in 1971, but is better known as a tag team wrestler in the NWA & WCW, among other places.
Kamala (James Harris): The "Ugandan Giant", like Funk, Tenta, & Koloff, goes in posthumously, and made his last WWE appearance in 2006.
For the first time, an actual match will be included as a Hall of Fame moment. In this case, it'll be an epic match between Bret "Hitman" Hart & "Stone Cold" Steve Austin from Wrestlemania 13 in 1997. Likely replaces the Warrior Award.
The inductees will make a curtain call during this year's Wrestlemania, likely on Saturday.
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