Demolition FINALLY Announced for WWE Hall of Fame

Their distinctive look and the popularity of Hasbro figures at the time meant Ax and Smash were two of the strangest action figures virtually every child owned. Demolition has also been confirmed as a DLC for WWE 2K26 as part of Ringside Pass Season 2. It will be their first appearance in the video games series since 2012.

Demolition arrived in WWE in 1987, where they tore through tag teams such as The Islanders, The Killer Bees, The British Bulldogs and The Rougeau Brothers as part of an impressive undefeated streak. At WrestleMania IV, Demolition defeated Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. They held the titles for 478 days, with wins over The Heart Foundation, The Rockers, The Powers of Pain and Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. The latter team would end their historic reign at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

But their record would remain undefeated until the New Day bested the 478-day reign 28 years later. Crush would join Ax and Smash in Demolition, but will not join them in the WWE Hall of Fame. Crush was brought in over fears Ax (Bill Eadie) would not be able to compete due to a shellfish allergy he picked up during a WWE tour of Japan.

The man behind Crush (Brian Adams) passed away in 2007. Last year, Demolition signed a WWE Legends deal signalling the HoF induction could be in the not so distant future.

Earlier this year, a reference during WWE Raw about Hiroshi Tanahashi led to speculation he could be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2026.

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