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The Undertaker Reveals AJ Styles as the Newest Inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame

AJ Styles will be immortalized in the WWE Hall of Fame later this April during WrestleMania 42 weekend.
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The Phenomenal AJ Styles is the latest inductee to the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame.

Monday night on WWE Raw, the company paid tribute to AJ Styles. Several names from Styles' past, including The Good Brothers, Frankie Kazarian, and Abyss, all appeared to celebrate The Phenomenal One's illustrious career.

AJ Styles got the ring to himself to close out tonight's show. He spoke about his career and ending things in front of his family this evening in Atlanta. Unlike what happened last month at the Royal Rumble, Styles officially left his jacket and gloves in the ring.

The credits rolled, signifying the end of the broadcast, but WWE had one more surprise up its sleeve for The Phenomenal One.

As the stage filled with the rosters of Raw, SmackDown, and several names from Styles' past, the lights went out, and the gong hit as The Undertaker rode out to the ring on his motorcycle to speak to the man he shared his retirement match with back at WrestleMania 36.

For a brief moment, it seemed The Undertaker was teasing one more match between them at the 'Showcase of the Immortals'. Instead, he turned it around to reveal that AJ Styles was the latest inductee into the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame class.

This likely marks the end of AJ Styles' in-ring career

Monday's Hall of Fame announcement, alongside AJ Styles leaving his jacket and gloves in the ring, likely closes the door on The Phenomenal One stepping into the ring for another match in the near future.

This will likely disappoint many fans who were hoping to see Styles compete in several more dream matches this year before he officially calls it a career. However, that's looking very unlikely. Potential appearances in companies like AEW or New Japan are likely off the table. However, a potential induction into the TNA Hall of Fame later this year should be very much on the table.

While it had been reported that AJ Styles' WWE contract was set to expire at some point this month, it was also noted that Styles and WWE were in talks about a possible extension. Based on what happened on Raw, it would not be surprising to learn that a new deal between the two sides had been reached in recent weeks.

AJ Styles will join the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame class alongside Stephanie McMahon. Other names of this year's class have not yet been revealed as of this writing. As for who might be inducting him, BodySlam is reporting that WWE would like to have John Cena do those honors.

On behalf of everyone here at The Takedown on SI, we'd like to congratulate AJ Styles on a tremendous and certainly Hall of Fame-worthy wrestling career.

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MATT BLACK

Matt Black got involved in the wrestling media industry over two decades ago, covering WWE video games released by Acclaim, THQ, and 2K. He has been covering professional wrestling for multiple digital outlets since 2019. He is the former Senior Editor of WrestleZone and has extensive knowledge of the entire wrestling industry. In his spare time, Matt enjoys cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He's also a diehard comic book movie fan and doesn't pick sides when it comes to the endless debates of Marvel versus DC.

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