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AJ Styles Inducted into WWE Hall of Fame 2026 After Undertaker’s Surprise Announcement

AJ Styles is officially headed to the WWE Hall of Fame 2026 after a surprise announcement by The Undertaker on RAW. Here's how the emotional tribute unfolded.

25.02.2026
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AJ Styles WWE Hall of Fame 2026

The newest Inductee in the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame has been revealed and it is none other than the retired AJ Styles. The Undertaker shocked him with this announcement as AJ Styles had no Idea that this announcement was about to be made. This was the culmination of a truly Phenomenal Wrestling Career which has inspired countless young wrestlers. He will be inducted during the WrestleMania 42 weekend. 


Let’s talk about the newest Inductee in the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame AJ Styles


A Phenomenal WWE Hall of Famer

It was advertised on Raw that it will be the tribute to AJ Styles in his home town of Atlanta Georgia. There were severe weather issues before the event but there were thousands of fans and all the WWE superstars that were present to pay tribute to AJ Styles. Throughout the night on Raw, some of his most famous rivals and teammates were present. Frankie Kazarian, Abyss from TNA were present. The Good Brothers were there to honour their friend. A beautiful video package was played to Creed after 23 years for a WWE superstar. This was supposed to be the main event segment of the show. AJ Styles came out and he gave an emotional speech where he thanked his wife and kids. He then proceeded to take off his gloves and he put them in the ring. The whole roster was present to pay tribute. At the end The Undertaker came out to a loud pop and he announced AJ Styles as the newest Inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame for 2026.


The reaction and the emotions of AJ Styles was pure and real. He had no Idea that he was going to be announced for the WWE Hall of Fame. This happening only three weeks after he retired at the Royal Rumble is incredible as that rarely happens. However in the 10 years that AJ Styles has wrestled In WWE, he has had one heck of a career. He has been a 2 time WWE Champion, United States Champion, Tag Team Champions multiple times. He wrestled the likes of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Brock Lesnar, Finn Balor, Shinsuke Nakamura. His legendary rivalry with John Cena and the 4 Matches they have had were his best. Last year their perfect match at WWE Crown Jewel was the point that made AJ Styles realize that he should retire at the Royal Rumble. He had the last ever match for The Undertaker who is the greatest of all time. Recently he wrestled CM Punk, Gunther and those were great Matches. AJ Styles became a tag team champion with Dragon Lee and that was the last title that he won.


He has had numerous WrestleMania Matches against the likes of Chris Jericho, Shane McMahon, Logan Paul, The New Day. AJ Styles has inspired countless young wrestlers who did not have the body or the physique like a Brock Lesnar or a Randy Orton or a John Cena. Wrestlers like Seth Rollins, CM Punk, Sami Zayn, Bryan Danielson look up to AJ Styles. At the age of 49, he was able to wrestle better than some of the younger talent in WWE. AJ Styles said that now is his time to be a Full Time Father. His family will be there to see the all time great get recognised at the WWE Hall of Fame. John Cena would be the perfect man to induct AJ Styles in the WWE Hall of Fame.