The Undertaker Surprises Stephanie McMahon With 2026 WWE Hall of Fame Announcement At Wrestlepalooza

The American Badass road down the ramp on his motorcycle, but stopped short of doing his usual circling of the entire wrestling ring. He spotted McMahon sitting in the front row, hopped off his bike and took a seat next to her. The crowd new something was up, they just didn't know what.

The Deadman then surprised everyone, Stephanie included, by announcing that she would be the first member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

Hall of Fame announcements are typically withheld until WrestleMania season rolls around, so this was truly an unexpected announcement. Stephanie, overcome with emotion, gave her longtime friend a hug as the audience cheered on in approval.

This is the second straight year that The Undertaker has taken part in a surprise Hall of Fame announcement. It was just a few months ago when Taker, Shawn Michaels and WWE President Nick Khan informed Chief Content Officer Paul ' Triple H' Levesque that he would be headlining the class of 2025.

Next spring, presumably during WrestleMania weekend, Stephanie McMahon will receive her own Hall of Fame ring to match the one her husband wears.

WWE Wrestlepalooza Results:

Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena

Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed defeated The Usos with LA Knight as the special guest referee

Stephanie Vaquer defeated IYO SKY to become the new Women's World Champion

AJ Lee & CM Punk defeated Becky Lynch & Seth Rollins, Lee picking up the win by getting The Man to submit to the Black Widow

Cody Rhodes defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Championship