U.S. Express Announced as Third Member of 2024 Class for WWE Hall of Fame

WWE announced earlier today that former NWA and WWE tag team U.S. Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda will be the next official inductee for this year’s class of their WWE Hall of Fame.

U.S. Express joins Paul Heyman and Bull Nakano as the currently announced members for this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class.

Official press release:

The U.S. Express to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024

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.