WWE Hall of Fame 2022

The 2022 WWE Hall of Fame was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE that featured the introduction of the 23rd class into the WWE Hall of Fame. The event took place on April 1, 2022, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the night preceding WrestleMania 38. The event aired live at 10pm Eastern Time on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network internationally, immediately after the airing of WWE's SmackDown program. The event was headlined by the induction of The Undertaker into the WWE Hall of Fame.
==Background==
The 2022 WWE Hall of Fame was held on April 1, 2022, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the night before WrestleMania 38. The ceremony was announced to take place live at 10pm Eastern Time, immediately after the airing of WWE's Friday night program, SmackDown. It aired on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in international markets. On February 18, 2022, The Undertaker was announced as the first individual inductee for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
In the week following the heavily publicized Undertaker inductee news, media outlets observed that many WWE fans had advocated for the idea of The Undertaker to be the sole inductee for the Class of 2022, reasoning that his legend status in the company would warrant such an honor. The solo dedication was also publicly endorsed by fellow Hall of Famer Bubba Ray Dudley, Class of 2018, sharing as well of his opinion that such an event would be an entertainment draw and sell out the arena.
The character of "The Undertaker" was created by WWE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vince McMahon, who made a rare media appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on March 3, 2022, where he announced that he would be inducting The Undertaker into the WWE Hall of Fame. In praising The Undertaker both inside and outside of character in a heartfelt message, McMahon elaborated that this induction would be one of the most difficult endeavors of his life because of his longtime history with The Undertaker, what they had been through together, and how close they had been behind the scenes. Reacting to the heavily publicized announcement from McMahon, The Undertaker issued a Twitter response later that same day, which read:
On March 7, 2022, Bleacher Report and WWE announced that Vader would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2022 posthumously. On March 14, Complex.com and WWE announced that Queen Sharmell would be inducted into the Class of 2022.
==Inductees==
===2022===
====Individual====
Image	Ring name(Birth Name)	Inducted By 	WWE recognized accolades
 	The Undertaker 	Vince McMahon	Four-time WWE Champion, three-time World Heavyweight Champion, one-time Hardcore Champion, six-time WWF Tag Team Champion, one-time WCW Tag Team Champion, 2007 Royal Rumble winner, 15-time Slammy Award winner, and Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy winner. The Undertaker is also widely known for The Streak, a series of 21 victories at WrestleMania, with an overall record of 25–2.
 	Vader 	Jake Carter 	Posthumous Inductee. Three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, One-time WCW United States Champion, Battlebowl winner, 1-time Slammy Award winner
 	Queen Sharmell 	Booker T 	1991 Miss Black America, former Nitro Girl, and longtime manager in WCW and WWE, most famously of her husband, Booker T.
====Group====
Image 	Ring name(Birth Name) 	Inducted By 	WWE recognized accolades
 	The Steiner Brothers 	Bron Breakker 	Two-time WWF Tag Team Champions, two-time IWGP Tag Team Champions, seven-time WCW World Tag Team Champions, and one-time WCW United States Tag Team Champions.
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====Warrior Award====
Image	Recipient 	Presented By	Notes
 	Shad Gaspard	Dana Warrior	Posthumous recipientFormer WWE wrestler in the Cryme Tyme tag team with JTG who heroically sacrificed himself to save his son from drowning in 2020.
==Other on-screen talent==
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; Interviewers
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===2022 Inducted into the Hall of Fame===
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==External links==
* WWE Hall of Fame 2022 on WWE Network
Category:WWE Hall of Fame