WWE Hall of Fame (2012)
WWE Hall of Fame was the event which featured the introduction of the 13th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by WWE on March 31, 2012 from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania XXVIII. The event was hosted by Jerry Lawler. A condensed one-hour version of the ceremony aired on the USA Network the following Monday, before Raw. In March 2015 the ceremony was added to the WWE Network.
Event
was inducted by Alberto Del Rio.Ron Simmons was inducted by his former tag team partner as part of The Acolytes Protection Agency, John Layfield. The two shared stories of being on the road together, and Simmons discussed what it was like to be the first black World Heavyweight Champion.
Yokozuna was inducted by his nephews, The Usos, Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso. The Usos discussed their "Uncle Rodney" and their confusion as kids as to why he was dressed as a sumo wrestler and was throwing salt. Due to Yokozuna's passing in 2000 he was posthumously inducted by his cousin Rikishi and his family.
The Four Horsemen were next inducted by Dusty Rhodes. Although through the years there were more members, the only ones inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame were "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Barry Windham, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard and James J. Dillon. With this induction Ric Flair became the first person to be inducted twice
Mike Tyson was inducted by D-Generation X members Shawn Michaels and Triple H.
The final inductee was Edge who was inducted by his childhood friend Christian. The two shared stories of coming up through the Canadian wrestling system and their time together in the WWE.
Inductees
Individual
- Class headliners appear in boldface
| Image | Ring name | Inducted by | WWE recognized accolades |
| Edge | Christian | Four-time WWE Champion, a record seven-time World Heavyweight Champion, winner of the inaugural Money in the Bank ladder match and the 2010 Royal Rumble. He was also the 2001 King Of The Ring winner. He held the WWF/World and WWE Tag Team Championships a combined 14 times, more than any other wrestler | |
| Mexican luchador. Máscaras was the first masked wrestler to perform in Madison Square Garden | |||
| First Black World Heavyweight Champion having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship once. Wrestled in WWF/E as "Faarooq" where he was a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw as The APA | |||
| Yokozuna | Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso | Posthumous inductee: Represented by his cousin Rikishi. Two-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WWF Tag Team Champion, 1993 Royal Rumble winner |