VIDEO: WWE confirms Triple H’s Hall of Fame induction

Paul “Triple H” Levesque will indeed headline the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

After a report of the impending induction leaked Wednesday, WWE confirmed the news of Triple H’s induction on Wednesday evening, including releasing video of Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker announcing the news at a meeting in Stamford, Connecticut at WWE headquarters.

The news was presented as a surprise to Levesque at a town hall meeting on Wednesday also featuring WWE president Nick Khan, and TKO Group CEO Mark Shapiro

Levesque’s wife Stephanie McMahon also made an appearance:

.@undertaker & I got him good on his home turf!

It is an honor of a lifetime to announce that the first member of the #WWEHOF Class of 2025 is none other than my friend @TripleH. pic.twitter.com/ALmHzuBx48

— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) January 30, 2025

Stephanie noted in a social media post that the news was also a surprise to her, and congratulated her husband:

You got me too @ShawnMichaels and @undertaker! It is my honor to witness your brotherhood. Thank you for making the Executive Decision because you know Paul never would! Congratulations to my King, @TripleH! You have more than earned your place in Immortality #WWEHOF class of… https://t.co/yifO2OnBCp

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) January 30, 2025

Levesque is a 14-time World Champion in WWE, and was also inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2019 as a member of D-Generation X. He had his last match in 2019 on a WWE tour of Japan, and officially retired from in-ring competition in 2022 after suffering from heart failure in 2021.

Triple H has served in a variety of front office positions in WWE since his full-time in-ring career wound down in 2010, including multiple executive vice president titles. He has served in the role of chief content officer for the company since September 2022.