WWE shares Hall of Fame details as WrestleMania 42 nears

WWE announced the location of the Hall of Fame ceremony for the class of 2026 on Monday. This year's event will take place at Dolby Live at Park MGM. WrestleMania WWE shares Hall of Fame details as WrestleMania 42 nears Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles and Demolition will be a part of the class of 2026 By Ryan Gaydos Fox News Published March 2, 2026 5:15pm EST Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for March 2 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The WWE on Monday announced the location of the Hall of Fame induction ceremony as WrestleMania 42 gets set to take place in Las Vegas next month. This year, the WWE will host the festivities at Dolby Live at Park MGM near the T-Mobile Arena. The event will occur on April 17 at midnight ET and 9 p.m. PT. In 2025, the event took place at the Fontainebleau Hotel.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM WWE personalities Stephanie McMahon and Triple H arrives on the red carpet at Microsoft Theatre on July 10, 2019. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports) The organization has announced four inductees so far. Stephanie McMahon, A.J. Styles and the tag team duo known as Demolition, Ax and Smash, will be among those honored. McMahon, the granddaughter of WWE co-founder Vincent J. McMahon and the daughter of former chairman Vince McMahon and wife of WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque, was announced as the first member of the class of 2026. She worked in the ring in various roles from performer to manager to commissioner and was the women’s champion at one point in her career.Outside of the ring, McMahon served as the CEO and chairwoman briefly and the co-CEO with Nick Khan before she stepped away from WWE in January 2023. She is now the host of the "What’s Your Story?" podcast and has welcomed fans to various premium live events. Styles’ in-ring career with WWE seemingly came to an end when he lost to Gunther at the Royal Rumble. His impact on pro wrestling goes far beyond a WWE ring. He was one of the handful of pro wrestlers who made a name for themselves outside of WWE when he was with Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestling. He was with the company until 2014. AJ Styles enters the arena during WrestleMania at AT&T Stadium on April 3, 2022. (Joe Camporeale/USA TODAY Sports) He made his WWE debut at the 2016 Royal Rumble, setting himself up for dream matches against John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Shinsuke Nakamura, Randy Orton and others. He ended his career as a two-time WWE champion, three-time United States champion, two-time tag team champion and an intercontinental champion. He was WWE’s 15th Grand Slam champion. Demolition was one of the hottest tag teams in WWE in the 1990s. Ax and Smash were three-time tag team champions and hold the record for the most combined days as champions.Tag teams have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as groups in three of the last four classes. Rick and Scott Steiner were inducted in 2022, the U.S. Express of Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham went into the Hall in 2024 and The Natural Disasters of Earthquake and Typhoon heard the call last year.Pro wrestling fans can get presale access on March 9 at 1 p.m. ET with tickets being available for everyone beginning March 10 at the same time. Jacques Rougeau puts a drop kick on Smash of Demolition during a WWF match on Jan. 1, 1988 at Nassau Coliseum in New York. (B Bennett/Getty Images) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPWWE said additional inductees will be announced in the next few weeks.WrestleMania 42 will take place at Allegiant Stadium on April 18 and 19. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Related Article WWE star Roman Reigns chooses CM Punk as WrestleMania 42 opponent, delivers blistering promo Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital. Related Topics WrestleManiaWWESportsPro Wrestling Fox News First Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Arrives Weekdays By entering your email and clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Fox News Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and agree to receive content and promotional communications from Fox News. You understand that you can opt-out at any time. Subscribe Subscribed Subscribe You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!