Update on next WWE Hall of Fame inductee

It appears that The Great Muta (Keiji Muto) will be the next inductee confirmed for the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame class.

On Raw last night, it was announced that Ric Flair will reveal the next Hall of Fame inductee on WWE's The Bump this Wednesday. Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that Flair has been asked to induct Muta into the Hall of Fame.

I presume that that's Keiji Muto because Ric Flair has asked to induct Muto, or has been asked to induct Muto. A lot of people thought it would be Sting, but politically that would have been tough before. I think it would be even tougher now. So I don’t know that that's the case. We do know that Muto has been asked to be in the Hall of Fame, and we do know that Flair has asked to induct him, so that seems to make sense.

Muta completed a retirement tour at the Tokyo Dome last month. The retirement tour also included a match against WWE star Shinsuke Nakamura for Pro Wrestling NOAH.

PWInsider first reported that Muta would be going into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. They've also reported that WWE is working on a deal for Stacy Keibler to be one of this year's inductees.

The Hall of Fame ceremony is taking place in Los Angeles after SmackDown on Friday, March 31. The ceremony will stream live on Peacock/WWE Network.

Rey Mysterio is the only inductee that has been officially announced for the 2023 Hall of Fame class thus far. He's being inducted by Konnan.