Beth Phoenix To Be Inducted Into 2017 WWE Hall of Fame

WWE and USA Today have announced former WWE Superstar Beth Phoenix a Divas champion and three-time WWE women’s champion, will be inducted March 31 in Orlando as part of the Class of 2017 with Kurt Angle, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, Teddy Long and Diamond Dallas Page.

Phoenix, who retired in 2012 at age 31, said she received a call from Mark Carano, WWE’s vice president of talent relations, in January with the news. Carano said WWE boss Vince McMahon and executive vice president Paul “Triple H” Levesque made the decision

“To hear they find my career was worthy enough and that I did well enough in the ring to be honored among the greatest of all time was incredible and the biggest compliment I could ever ask for,” Phoenix said. “It’s still sinking in and is very surreal.”

Phoenix is married to Adam “Edge” Copeland was inducted into the 2012 WWE Hall Of Fame.

BREAKING: As first reported by @USATODAY, @TheBethPhoenix will be inducted into the #WWEHOF Class of 2017! https://t.co/MUer4SoWsC pic.twitter.com/gvlf3sqdu1

— WWE (@WWE) February 27, 2017