One of Britain's most celebrated and influential professional wrestlers, Doug Williams, has been named the next inductee into the 2026 Wrestling Life Hall of Fame.

Bill ‘Demolition Ax’ Eadie and Barry ‘Demolition Smash’ Darsow will be the first inductees into the Wrestling Life Hall of Fame in 2026. 

Best known to Western audiences as one half of former WWF World Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs, The Dynamite Kid was a wrestling idol in Japan and recognised across the globe as a pioneer of the modern wrestling style.

A five-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, Marcus Bagwell was the definition of showman. A gifted sportsman in football and baseball before stepping into the ring, his rise in professional wrestling was meteoric and unforgettable.

As a standout of the WWE’s Diva era, Candice Michelle became one of the most recognisable faces of women’s wrestling during a time of rapid change and growing spotlight.

Mike Chioda is a legendary WWE referee who served as the third man in the ring for some of the most iconic matches in sports entertainment history. A true unsung hero of the industry, Chioda was trusted with countless WrestleMania main events and worked with a who’s who of Hall of Famers across four decades.