WWE: Michael Cole & The Miz Announced as Hosts for 2026 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony, WWE Announces South America Live Events Tour for This September, NXT Talent Shady Elnahas Confirms New WWE Ring Name

WWE Announces Michael Cole & The Miz as Hosts for 2026 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony

WWE announced earlier today that Michael Cole and The Miz will be the official hosts for this year’s WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, which takes place on April 17th at the Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This year’s ceremony will air live starting at 12:00AM EST (9PM PST) on the ESPN app in the United States and WWE’s YouTube channel for internationally.

The 2026 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony will be hosted by @MichaelCole and @mikethemiz, streaming LIVE this Friday at 12am ET / 9pm PT on the @espn App in the U.S. and @YouTube internationally! #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/1km4VCqhX1

— WWE (@WWE) April 14, 2026

This year’s ceremony features Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Dennis Rodman, Sycho Sid, Bad News Brown, and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match of Andre The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan (c) from WrestleMania III as the members for this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class.

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WWE Announces South America Live Events Tour for This September

WWE annoucned that they will be holding a new tour of South America this September.

This four-show tour was announced to be taking place from September 9-12 and will include shows in Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, and Chile.

Official press release:

WWE announces return to South America this September

April 14, 2026 – WWE today announced a return to South America this September when WWE Superstars from Monday Night Raw will descend on Quito, Ecuador, on Wednesday, September 9; Bogotá, Colombia, on Thursday, September 10; Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday, September 11; and Santiago, Chile, on Saturday, September 12.

This marks WWE’s first event in Ecuador for 10 years, and the first time WWE returns to Colombia, Argentina and Chile in 7 years.

Fans interested in an exclusive presale opportunity for the WWE South America Live Tour can register now by visiting http://wwe.com/south-american-tour.

Fans in attendance will see their favorite WWE Superstars in action including Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer, Intercontinental Champion Penta, Seth “Freakin” Rollins, The Usos, Becky Lynch, “Original” El Grande Americano, GUNTHER, Oba Femi and many more*.

Wednesday, September 9, 2026  
Quito, Ecuador
Coliseo General Rumiñahui

Thursday, September 10, 2026
Bogotá, Colombia
Movistar Arena

Friday, September 11, 2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina    
Movistar Arena

Saturday, September 12, 2026
Santiago, Chile
Movistar Arena

*Talent subject to change.

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NXT Talent Shady Elnahas Confirms New WWE Ring Name

WWE NXT developmental talent Shady Elnahas recently revealed on Instagram that he will be going by the new ring name of Shido Ash going forward in WWE.

Elnahas had recently changed his bio on his Instagram page to reflect his new ring name.

This new ring name was among the new trademarks that WWE had filed for on April 10th.