The WWE Hall of Fame has polarizing reactions from fans and talents alike, but most names to work for WWE hope to achieve that honor. Memorable speeches from the likes of Bret Hart, Scott Hall, and Mick Foley showed how much that acknowledgment meant to them. There are plenty of active talents hoping to follow that same blueprint.
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WWE doesn’t have any set formula that determines who gets inducted other than who they want to spotlight that year. There are both obvious and surprising names alike who will have a great chance of achieving this when they retire. Fans should prepare for the following names one day getting inducted into the HOF.
10 Seth Rollins
The WWE career of Seth Rollins already makes him a lock for the Hall of Fame if he opted to retire today. Rollins has been a relevant player on the main roster his entire time there from his time breaking out in The Shield to the main event success on his own.
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WWE will not have a second thought about inducting him into the Hall of Fame when he reaches the end of his career. Rollins is already among the most decorated talents in WWE history with a lot of time left to continue adding to his legacy.
9 Becky Lynch
WWE may even try to wait for both Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch to get inducted together into the same Hall of Fame class. Lynch’s resume may be even deeper than Rollins' since she played such an integral part in the success of the women’s division taking off in the late 2010s.
The historic WrestleMania 35 win in the first-ever WM women’s main event match cemented Becky’s place in WWE lore. Lynch has been a bulletproof performer since that night making every program that she’s in feel important. There is a real chance Becky will be considered the greatest female wrestler of all time when she retires.
8 Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens may seem like the least-tenured name on this list, but he’s another all-time decorated champion. The recent tag title win with Sami Zayn was important for Owens to both main event his second WrestleMania and become a grand slam champion.
WWE has seen Owens deliver with everything he’s been given, even if he wasn’t always given the best creative. The past few years have seen KO become arguably the most consistent performer on the show. Owens is easily going to make the Hall of Fame if he just wrestles for a few more years.
7 Dolph Ziggler
Any newer viewers of WWE would be shocked to realize that Dolph Ziggler is clearly going to be a Hall of Famer one day. Ziggler has barely done anything of note over the past few years as a lower mid-carder, but his body of work shows the importance of longevity.
WWE has benefited from Dolph being on the roster for about fifteen years now.
Ziggler was among the most respected mid-carder for years with the occasional main event run. WWE loves to reward the workhorse talents like Dolph if their longevity merits an induction.
6 Kofi Kingston
Another wrestler to have a long WWE stint with incredible consistency is Kofi Kingston. WWE has seen Kingston having fan support from the start of his run to the current time. New Day becoming an all-time great tag team act will see the trio inducted together, but Kofi deserves one on his own as well.
The WWE Championship victory of Kingston will always be remembered as a special moment on the biggest stage. Even the consistent mid-card success of Kofi would have been enough to get inducted, but he’s proven to be first ballot Hall of Famer.
5 Roman Reigns
The era of Roman Reigns is still being written, but there is no arguing that he’s already a WWE Hall of Famer. Reigns’ success in The Shield and his all-time great singles run see him on the short list of names who could be included in an overall Mount Rushmore of WWE.
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WWE would have inducted Roman for his Shield run and decent work as a top face, but the heel run has put him on another level. Some fans have even joked that WWE should induct Reigns next year as a historic accomplishment for heel bragging rights since he’s still in his prime.
4 Charlotte Flair
The women’s division started to take off in WWE with Charlotte Flair as one of the most prominent talents. WWE clearly trusted Charlotte from day one with a mega-push that never wore off. Flair deserves a lot of credit for living up to the pressure placed on her for historic results.
WWE is most likely having Charlotte pass her father Ric’s 16-time champion record to show how much they still believe in her. Flair is already considered a legend, much like Becky Lynch, despite being an active talent. There is almost zero chance of Charlotte being snubbed from the Hall of Fame.
3 The Miz
Few wrestlers have accomplished as much as The Miz in WWE due to longevity. Miz overcame the odds of starting off horribly when most of his peers expected him to get fired. WWE gave Miz a few more chances, and he quickly improved to show his worth.
Miz made history a few years back as the first-ever wrestler to become a two-time grand slam champion. Critics of Miz will bring up his two failed WWE Championship reigns, but he always bounced back as arguably the top mid-carder of his era.
2 Bianca Belair
The boldest pick here will be Bianca Belair due to how early she is in her main roster run. However, WWE has clearly talked about Belair as someone they want to have that Hall of Fame pedigree. Bianca has been the strongest booked woman on the roster since winning her feud with Becky Lynch.
Charlotte Flair is the last woman left for Belair to defeat in her elaborately booked victories over the Four Horsemen. WWE is treating Bianca similarly to how they booked names like John Cena and Roman Reigns. A Hall of Fame-worthy career has already started and just needs to be completed now.
1 Sheamus
Wrestling fans used to have mixed reactions to Sheamus back when WWE over-pushed him in the main event scene early in his career. However, the audience has completely rallied behind Sheamus in recent years upon fully realizing all he’s given to WWE.
Sheamus is another decorated champion that has done just about everything possible in WWE as he remains just one title short of the grand slam. The Hall of Fame induction is likely coming for Sheamus the first class after his eventual retirement. Sheamus deserves a lot of credit for having such a respected career after the polarizing start.
