Following the go-home episode of WWE SmackDown, last night, the WWE Hall of Fame 2024 ceremony was hosted as part of the WrestleMania 40 weekend. Wrestlers gathered around the ring while the inductions went down inside the ring in the presence of several legendary professional wrestlers.
CM Punk was spotted backstage at the very beginning of the WWE Hall of Fame 2024 as he was giving an interview to Kayla Braxton. AEW talent Keith Lee was also spotted on camera as he was there to accompany his wife and SmackDown wrestler “Michin’” Mia Yim. Plus, Stephanie McMahon returned to the WWE for this one-off occasion.
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WWE Hall of Fame 2024: Paul Heyman inducted by Roman Reigns
Paul Heyman was the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame 2024 class. Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns was the one to induct him into the prestigious club. Roman came straight to the point and revealed the things that Heyman taught him. It was also revealed that The Tribal Chief moniker was innovated by his Wise Man and he’ll drop this character if Heyman ever goes away.
Heyman came out to the ring in a round of applause greeted by his former ECW pals Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, and Bubba Ray Dudley. “It’s time for Stephanie to admit she married the wrong Paul,” was Heyman’s first punchline to Stephanie McMahon.
Putting over Triple H for all his works, Heyman talked about how ECW changed the game in the 90s. Heyman also mentioned Brock Lesnar in his full gimmick voice, multiple times, while talking about conquering The Undertaker’s Streak 10 years ago to end his WWE Hall of Fame 2024 speech.
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Alundra Blayze inducted Bull Nakano who talked about the challenges she faced in the US because she was an outsider with less knowledge of English.
The Undertaker came out next to induct Muhammad Ali into the WWE Hall of Fame 2024. Ali’s widow Lonnie Ali gave the speech and brought out The Rock to present him with The People’s Championship.
Bo Dallas returned along with his sister Mika Rotunda to pay tribute to Bray Wyatt. Their father Mike Rotunda and uncle Barry Windham, together known as The US Express were also present in the ceremony. The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods) then inducted Thunderbolt Patterson.
In the final segment of WWE Hall of Fame 2024, The Rock inducted his grandmother, Lia Maivia. Crediting Lia for all his success, Rock had a brief confrontation with Cody Rhodes before sending the ceremony off the air.
