Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham, collectively known as The U.S. Express, will join Paul Heyman and Bull Nakano as part of this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class. This will be Windham’s second induction as he was part of the Four Horsemen when they joined the Hall of Fame in 2012.
The U.S. Express was one of the most entertaining and exciting duos of the ’80s, helping usher in charisma and sex appeal to WWE’s tag team division. They would be part of the first Wrestlemania and go on to become two-time WWE tag team champions. Eventually, Windham would leave for the NWA and Rotunda would find new life as the Irwin R. Schyster character in the early ’90s.
WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque revealed to both men they were going in, with Rotunda saying it was a huge honor.
From the very first #WrestleMania… to the WWE Hall of Fame.
Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham are a legendary tag team with deep family ties to our business, and their influence will be felt for generations to come.
It was an honor to tell the US Express that they’re #WWEHOF bound. pic.twitter.com/PT4m7rQVIt— Triple H (@TripleH) March 8, 2024
As brothers-in-law, the mix of wrestling and family became part of their life as Windham’s father, Blackjack Mulligan, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of The Blackjacks as well. Rotunda passed on his legacy to his sons Windham (named after Barry) and Taylor, who competed in WWE as Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas, respectively, for many years.
The WWE Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on Friday, April 5 following Smackdown.
