WWE Announces Celebrity Inductee For Hall of Fame

WWE announced today via Billboard that Kid Rock will be the next inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018. The induction ceremony takes place on Friday, April 6th as part of Wrestlemania week in New Orleans and will air live on the WWE Network.

The 47 year old musician grew up a big WWE fan in Michigan, and following his success in music created a bond with the world’s top wrestling company with his music being used as the soundtrack for numerous events including this year’s Wrestlemania. Rock performed at Wrestlemania 25 in Houston, Texas.

Rock joins Goldberg, the Dudley Boys, Ivory, Jeff Jarrett, and Hillbilly Jim in this year’s class of HOF inductees. He follows previous celebrity honorees who have had relationship with WWE like Mr. T, Drew Carey, Mike Tyson, and Donald Trump.

Rock released his most recent album ‘Sweet Southern Surgar’ in Novmeber 2017, and it shows the once rap-rockstar’s continued venture into country music and Americana themes. Whether you like him or not, Kid Rock has proven himself to be quite successful in his career with over 20 million albums sold in his still active music career.

BREAKING NEWS: As first reported by @billboard, @KidRock is the celebrity inductee in the #WWEHOF Class of 2018! https://t.co/5QTD1Pz1v3

— WWE (@WWE) March 12, 2018