In 2025, for the first time, WWE took a page from the UFC and began inducting individual matches – alongside wrestlers – into the Hall of Fame.
The company has titled this new category the “Immortal Moment.”
The inaugural bout inducted was the iconic ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart No DQ Submission Match from WrestleMania 13.
Here are nine other bouts we could expect to see added in the future.
9. Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock – WrestleMania 18
One Hulk Hogan match that will almost certainly find its way into the WWE Hall of Fame after his passing this past summer is his WrestleMania 18 clash with The Rock.
This legendary encounter saw Canadian fans at the SkyDome unanimously cheer Hogan, who, despite returning to WWE as a heel, was wrestling at his first WrestleMania in nine years – turning the crowd firmly against the company’s top babyface, The Rock.
Billed as a battle for “The Absolute Best Ever,” it was an undeniably memorable bout between arguably WWE’s two biggest ever stars, and with Hogan’s recent passing, it would be entirely unsurprising to see this match inducted into the Hall of Fame as soon as this year.
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8. ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage vs. Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat – WrestleMania 3
By WrestleMania 3, Vince McMahon’s WWE had become the biggest and most successful wrestling promotion in North American history – that much was undebatable.
What was up for debate, however, was whether the in-ring wrestling WWE was offering matched the quality seen in its main rivals, such as Jim Crockett Promotions, which was celebrated for its high work rate matches featuring Ric Flair, Barry Windham, and The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express; WWE, by contrast, was known as “the land of the giants,” favouring short, spectacle-driven bouts.
At WrestleMania 3, however, WWE delivered its own work-rate classic as ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage and Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat fought over the Intercontinental Championship in a 15-minute masterclass of seamless, athletic storytelling.
Over the years, WrestleMania would come to feature multiple bouts considered in-ring classics – but this was the first, and it is a match certain to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, whether in 2026 or the near future.
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7. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon – WrestleMania 10
Ladder matches have become a staple of professional wrestling over the past three decades – arguably overused to the point that they no longer feel special.
That was not the case in 1994 when Shawn Michaels met Razor Ramon at WrestleMania 10, which, while not the first ladder match in wrestling history – the concept dating back to the 1970s in the Hart family’s Stampede Wrestling – was the bout that truly popularized the stipulation.
For most fans, this was the first time seeing such a match, and it was breathtaking for its era, featuring Shawn Michaels arguably at the height of his in-ring powers battling Razor Ramon in a contest built around psychology rather than stunt spots, with the drama hinging on two men’s desperate struggle to climb the ladder and claim the Intercontinental Championship.
A paradigm-shifting match, its combination of quality, innovation, and cultural impact makes it a certainty for future induction into WWE’s Hall of Fame.
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6. Undertaker vs. Mankind – King of the Ring 1998
Visually, there are arguably no more spectacular matches in WWE history than The Undertaker vs. Mankind from King of the Ring 1998.
The bout saw The Undertaker both throw Mankind off the top of the cell and chokeslam him through it – images etched into the minds of WWE fans, not just those who watched live at the time, but anyone who’s ever seen a company highlight reel where the moments are forever replayed.
It’s perhaps easy to forget that the match itself wasn’t much of a traditional wrestling contest at all, largely built around those two unforgettable spots – the reason behind this was that The Undertaker was injured and unable to work a standard bout.
While it may not have been a five-star technical classic, its infamy, drama, and cultural impact make it one of the most iconic matches in company history – and a deserving future Hall of Fame inductee, perhaps as soon as 2026.
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5. Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar – No Way Out 2004
Eddie Guerrero’s impact on professional wrestling is there for all to see – every week on both WWE and AEW, stars ascend the top rope and perform Guerrero’s trademark shimmy before delivering the frog splash he made famous.
Known as one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time, the late star produced many in-ring classics across his 19-year career – but few bouts are as historically significant as his No Way Out 2004 match against Brock Lesnar.
While not necessarily the highest of his work-rate classics, there are few, if any, matches in WWE history that have captured such palpably overwhelming emotion as Guerrero’s shocking victory that night at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
The eruption of joy from the crowd was one of the most memorable feel-good moments of the modern-era in professional wrestling – the ultimate triumph of an underdog talent – a moment that deserves its place among WWE’s “Immortal Moments” in the Hall of Fame.
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4. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley – NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
Much was made of the “Women’s Revolution” in WWE – in truth, the company lagged far behind both popular culture and Japan in treating its female wrestlers as serious athletes.
The shift was forced by the women of NXT, whose in-ring skills made change unavoidable.
The Horsewomen of NXT – Bayley, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Sasha Banks – each deserve recognition in the Hall of Fame for driving that change, but in terms of one defining match, it was Sasha Banks vs. Bayley for the NXT Women’s Title at TakeOver: Brooklyn that lit the spark.
The 2015 bout was an in-ring classic, one of the greatest women’s matches in WWE history – and a contest that changed the company’s antiquated view of female wrestlers forever.
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3. The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin – WrestleMania 17
There are few rivalries more iconic in WWE history than ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin and The Rock.
Their trilogy of WrestleMania main events – at WrestleMania 15, 17, and 19 – remains arguably the greatest series the event has ever produced.
Of the three, their clash at WrestleMania 17 is the most critically celebrated, headlining what many consider the greatest WrestleMania of all time.
Featuring two all-time legends at the height of their powers, during WWE’s peak pop culture era, the intense and chaotic No DQ match captivated a molten crowd for nearly 20 minutes – a bout uniquely deserving of a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame.
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2. Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair – WrestleMania 35
In the main event of WrestleMania 35 in 2019, WWE’s women headlined the company’s biggest show of the year for the first time.
While the “Women’s Revolution” had seen female wrestlers treated as serious athletes on weekly programming, the idea of women closing out WrestleMania – the biggest stage in wrestling – had long seemed impossible.
That changed largely thanks to Ronda Rousey, whose trailblazing MMA career made her a mainstream star, and Becky Lynch, who had captured lightning in a bottle that year, becoming the most popular performer in the company, male or female.
As a match, it received a mixed critical reception, but as a historic milestone it is beyond dispute that it deserves a place in the WWE’s Hall of Fame — though Rousey’s recent outspoken criticism of WWE may prevent its induction in 2026.
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1. Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant – WrestleMania 3
Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant from WrestleMania III is a bout certain to enter WWE’s Hall of Fame.
There are few matches in wrestling history as wrapped in myth and outright fabrication – from WWE’s claim that 93,000 fans filled the Silverdome (when actual attendance was closer to 78,000), to the story that Hogan didn’t know André would do the job until they were in the ring, or that it was the first time anyone had ever slammed the Giant.
Regardless of the liberties taken with its retelling – or the fact that the match itself was far from a technical classic – Hogan’s slamming of André and delivering the leg drop remains one of the most iconic moments in WWE history.
Given Hogan’s recent passing, it seems almost certain that this defining spectacle will be inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2026.
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