Major Name Rumored To Headline WWE Hall Of Fame Class Of 2026

Alvarez reported that the "belief" is that Cena will end up being the headliner for the 2026 Hall of Fame class. This would, of course, come on the heels of Cena's retirement this December, when he will wrestle his final match at the Dec. 13 Saturday Night's Main Event show in Washington, D.C. He will face the winner of "The Last Time Is Now" Tournament.

Left standing in the tournament are Solo Sikoa, Gunther, Jey Uso, Sheamus, LA Knight, Carmelo Hayes, Finn Balor, Penta, and Rusev.

Cena's Road to the Hall of Fame

Should Cena, 48, go into the WWE Hall of Fame next year, he will go down as the biggest headliner since at least The Undertaker back in 2022.

2025 has been a unique year for the WWE Intercontinental Champion, kicking off with a dramatic heel turn at WWE Elimination Chamber that would lead to him becoming a 17-time world champion at WrestleMania 41.

He would feud with ghosts of his past throughout the summer, eventually suddenly turning babyface once again two nights before his SummerSlam street fight main event against Cody Rhodes. Cena would drop the Undisputed WWE Championship back to Rhodes in that match.

Since then, Cena has been enjoying his farewell tour, putting in strong efforts with the likes of AJ Styles, Logan Paul, among others. He won the Intercontinental Championship for the first time last Monday, defeating Dominik Mysterio for the title. He will now defend that on Mysterio's home turf in San Diego at Survivor Series later this month.

This will be Cena's second-to-last match, and he had his final Raw match on Monday at Madison Square Garden.

WWE Chief Content Office Paul "Triple H" Levesque was last year's WWE Hall of Fame headliner.