Dennis Rodman is headed into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2026, and his name is now part of a class that already reads like a pop-culture lineup. The former NBA star will be inducted Friday night at Dolby Live at Park MGM, alongside Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, Demolition, Sid Eudy and Bad News Brown.
Tickets for the ceremony are on sale at Ticketmaster.com and AXS.com. Rodman’s addition gives the class one of its most recognizable figures, a player whose wild off-court image was always part of the story and who is now being honored by a wrestling company that has long embraced larger-than-life personalities.
The timing matters because Rodman is also the spine of the in-development Lionsgate comedy-drama “48 Hours in Vegas,” which was announced in August 2021 and is based on a screenplay by Jordan VanDina. LaKeith Stanfield is set to play the lead role, Lord Miller is on board as producer for Lionsgate, and Rodman is an executive producer on the project.
The film traces the Las Vegas trip Rodman took during the 1998 NBA Finals, when he received permission from Bulls coach Phil Jackson for a quick break before the series continued against the Utah Jazz. That run turned into one of the most replayed episodes from Michael Jordan’s career, with Jordan later saying he warned Jackson that if Rodman was allowed to go to Vegas, the team would not see him again. Jordan said Rodman did not return on time, and recalled that he and others had to go get him out of bed before Game 2 of the series, which the Bulls won 93-88.
Jackson’s own account was more restrained. He later said Rodman came back and rejoined the team, and that was the way it went that year. The episode resurfaced in April 2020 in “The Last Dance,” and it remains the historical core of “48 Hours in Vegas,” a title that makes clear how tightly the film is tied to one frantic stretch of Rodman’s life.
That history also explains why this Hall of Fame nod feels like more than another ceremonial honor. Rodman and Carmen Electra were married in November 1998 at Little Chapel of the Flowers, another reminder that the same man who became a championship fixture in Chicago also spent years living as if every public appearance might turn into a headline. Friday night in Las Vegas will add one more chapter to that run, and this one ends with Rodman being celebrated by the sport that helped make him famous.
