WCW Legend Sting Will Be The First Member Of The WWE Hall Of Fame Class Of 2016

On Monday, WWE teased the announcement of the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2016.

That inductee turned out to be none other than WCW legend Sting, made official in an announcement on WWE.com.

For 14 years, sports-entertainment fans the world over could only dream of Sting competing inside a WWE ring. In 2015, The Icon added that missing accolade to his legendary resume by competing on The Grandest Stage of Them All at WrestleMania 31. This year, on the eve of WrestleMania 32, Sting will receive an even bigger honor and take his rightful place in sports-entertainment history, as he is inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

“We are truly honored to have Sting take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame,” said WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative, Paul Levesque. “His contributions to our industry are unprecedented, and we look forward to celebrating his incredible career with fans all over the world.”

Sting made his long-awaited WWE debut at Survivor Series 2014, helping Team Cena defeat The Authority in a Survivor Series elimination tag team match in the show’s main-event. The Stinger made his in-ring debut at WrestleMania 31, in a losing effort to Triple H. Sting later challenged for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions 2015, where he was injured on a buckle bomb and ultimately forced to have career-threatening neck surgery.

That paragraph doesn’t make him sound great, but trust us, there are few wrestlers more deserving of inclusion in ANYBODY’s wrestling Hall of Fame than Sting. If you need a refresher on his incredible career, you can check out some of his best matches here and here, and catch up on some interesting facts from his life here.

Who knows? Maybe they’ll induct The Undertaker, as well, and finally give them a reason to have the match they have to have before they retire.