We’re getting deep into WrestleMania season and WWE is wasting no time when it comes to announcing the 2024 Hall of Fame inductees. Earlier this week the company announced Paul Heyman for the 2024 class and Bull Nakano was confirmed for the Hall of Fame induction ceremony as well.
Now it’s been confirmed via The Ringer that Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham will be getting inducted into the Hall of Fame as the U.S. Express. This will be the first Hall of Fame induction for Mike Rotunda and the second Hall of Fame induction for Barry Windham.
The U.S. Express carried the WWF Tag Team Championship into the very first WrestleMania and dropped the belts to The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff at the event.
WWE also posted the following announcement confirming the induction:
“As reported first by The Ringer, The U.S. Express will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Competitors at the first WrestleMania with deep family ties in the sports-entertainment industry, Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham changed tag team wrestling forever when they debuted together as The U.S. Express.
Entering the arena with rock ‘n’ roll legend Bruce Springsteen’s iconic “Born in The U.S.A.” blasting on the speakers, The U.S. Express was one of the most entertaining and exciting duos of the ’80s.
As two-time World Tag Team Champions in their career, Rotunda & Windham battled many WWE legends including the team of Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik as well as The Dream Team composed of Greg “The Hammer” Valentine & Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake.
As real-life brothers-in-law, family was essential to both Superstars as Windham’s father, Blackjack Mulligan, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of The Blackjacks. Windham himself was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of The Four Horsemen in 2012.
Their legacy continued into the newer generation as Rotunda’s two sons, Windham (named after Barry) and Taylor, notably competed in WWE as Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas, respectively.
As a pioneering tag team, Windham & Rotunda helped pave the way for decades of tag team excellence to come and for their incredible contributions, they will be immortalized in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024.”
Stay tuned for more updates on the WWE Hall of Fame as they become available.
