For just the second time in WWE history, a McMahon is going into the Hall of Fame.

In 1996, Vincent J. McMahon was posthumously inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame by his grandson Shane McMahon. Now, nearly 30 years later, Shane’s brother Stephanie McMahon was announced as the first inductee into the 2026 class.

The announcement came during WWE Wrestlepalooza in Indianapolis, Indiana, and began with The Undertaker making a surprise appearance inside the Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The Undertaker, a member of the 2022 class, sat with McMahon at ringside, and, after seeing Stephanie at the Canelo-Crawford fight, asked if she was following him. Getting down to business, The Undertaker shared the huge news.

“Are you ready? It’s my honor to announce that Stephanie McMahon is the first inductee in the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame.”

McMahon was first introduced as a recurring character at age 22 in 1998, then saw her role increase in 1999 as she joined The Corporation alongside her father, Vince McMahon, amid his feud with The Ministry of Darkness and The Undertaker.

She later established a fictional relationship with Triple H, whom she later married, then went on to stand as women’s champion after winning SmackDown in March 2000.

A future general manager of both RAW and SmackDown, McMahon has left a lasting legacy in her nearly three decades in WWF/E.