10 Active WWE Superstars who are future Hall of Famers

The WWE Hall of Fame is meant to honor more than just Superstars. It also gives recognition to promoters from other companies as well as to talent and celebrities who helped make the industry what it is today.

While we probably have mixed feelings about some Superstars and whether or not they belong in the HOF, the fact is that the majority of those inducted deserve to be there. The guidelines are what you would expect regarding a lasting career/impact on the business. Some guidelines are a lot more loose as WWE likes to add a varied class of past, present and female stars each year.

As I have written numerous times in the past, the WWE has it's deepest and most talented roster ever. From top to bottom on both RAW, SmackDown and NXT, there is no shortage of stars making waves or waiting for their chances to do so.

If we watch a single episode of either RAW or SmackDown, we can usually pinpoint Superstars that will join the HOF when the time comes. Huge names like Kane, The Undertaker, John Cena and Big Show will soon be inducted, but for the purpose of this slideshow, I'll focus on active talent that has had matches consistently for the last six months. Here are 10 current WWE Superstars who could be future Hall of Famers.

#10 AJ Styles

He might have only joined the WWE in 2016 but Styles looked like he belonged the minute he entered the ring. It's certainly true that he should have been signed much earlier than 2016 but things played out the way they did. And it didn't take long for the Phenomenal One to become one of the top Superstars in the company.

AJ Styles has already won the WWE Championship a few times and battled John Cena and Chris Jericho. He's also had matches with everyone from Roman Reigns to Seth Rollins to Daniel Bryan to Shinsuke Nakamura.

WWE often inducts people into the Hall of Fame that had huge impacts outside of WWE (Antonio Inoki, Carlos Colon, DDP, Harlem Heat) in addition to WWE Superstars, so it makes total sense for Styles to join the Hall of Fame. Styles has had a great career both inside the WWE and outside of it.

#9 The Miz

The impact that The Miz has had on the WWE cannot be overlooked. He might not be considered on the level of the likes of Seth Rollins, Cena or Roman Reigns, but he is a valuable performer for many reasons.

One reason is that alongside Kofi Kingston, he won the most titles in the 2010s. During a decade featuring Cena, Orton, Rollins and Reigns, that is extremely impressive. The Miz jumps from the main event to mid-card whenever needed and always delivers great promos. He has also carried the tag team divisions on numerous occasions, including pairings with the Big Show, Shane McMahon, and John Morrison.

His feuds with Daniel Bryan, Cena and Shane McMahon showed he deserves to be considered for the HOF when his time comes. That also doesn't rule out the fact that he's a great ambassador for the company and is a reality TV star both before he became a wrestler and in the present.

There are names like Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake who were also mainly mid-carders for the majority of their WWE careers. The A-Lister actually won the WWE title and has more than earned a spot alongside the industry's elite inductees.

#8 Natalya

She may not have the number of title reigns of Charlotte Flair or the popularity of the Man, Becky Lynch, but Natalya is headed to the Hall of Fame once she retires. The Queen of Harts has been on the active roster since 2008. That makes her a 12-year veteran of the Women's Division. While that longevity isn't unheard of for male Superstars, for female performers, it's a milestone.

Most women like Trish Stratus, Melina or Michelle McCool performed for five to seven years. Natalya has been a Divas Champion and a SmackDown Women's Champion, but her main value has been with the stars newer to the main roster shows.

When recent call ups like Lacey Evans joined RAW and SmackDown, Natalya was trusted to help train them and get them used to things. She's been so trusted by management and bookers that she and Evans participated in the first-ever women's match in Saudi Arabia.

I'm guilty for not thinking much of the Queen of Harts due to her lack of charisma, but she's been around for so long that she's experienced various points of women's wrestling in WWE. She debuted at the tail end of Stratus and Lita's prime and was prominently featured during the Divas' Era of women in WWE.

Through all of that, she's still around. While Tamina and Alicia Fox were also around for a long time, they haven't have the type of impact that Natalya has had.

#7 The New Day

As we've seen recently with the likes of DX, the Four Horsemen and the nWo joining the HOF, some Superstars get inducted individually and as a part of a faction. Kofi Kingston is the likeliest member of the New Day to get a solo induction, but the entire trio is Hall of Fame bound.

The group formed in 2014 and has been together ever since. Legendary factions like the Shield, the nWo and even Evolution didn't last that long. The nWo branched out into two different factions, but it faded out a few years after its inception. For Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods, they've kept things going strong for six years and counting.

Various pairings of the members have won seven tag team titles on both RAW and SmackDown. Not many teams from the past can boast about that accolade. Those facts also don't portray their fantastic promos and the ability to sell merchandise like no other.

In an era when there aren't many factions in the WWE, the New Day seem more like a magical pairing of unicorns, Booty-Os, pancakes and charisma rather than a group of three guys thrown together. They've stood the test of time and even though some of us would like to see a heel turn from one member, they're more valuable together than apart.

#6 Daniel Bryan

Bryan will always be loved by the WWE Universe.

Daniel Bryan is one of my favorite wrestlers of all time. He's an amazing technician and storyteller in the ring. He can also deliver any type of promo from an extremely passionate promo stating why he's an A+ player to an emotional retirement speech. And then he can berate the WWE Universe for being wasteful as the heel Planet's Champion.

Like Natalya, although with a brief period of retirement mixed in, Bryan has been a part of WWE for more than a decade. In his case, he was a part of NXT when it was a competition back in 2009. During an eventful career, he's won the WWE Championship four times and the World Heavyweight Championship once.

Bryan is such a valuable performer because although he has had main-event runs, he has also put over younger Superstars like Murphy, The Fiend, Roman Reigns and many others. For a Superstar his age to be willing to do that is not unheard of but a sign that he cares about the craft and its future.

You can also add the Yes Movement to his many accomplishments. It's spilled out of the WWE and into pop culture at college basketball games and other events. He's had a huge influence on the WWE product and without his storytelling, matches wouldn't be nearly as impactful.

#5 Charlotte Flair

This picture alone solidifies that Flair is a future Hall of Famer.

While all of the Four Horsewomen of NXT will probably make it to the WWE Hall of Fame at one point, at the forefront for most of their main-roster tenure has been Charlotte Flair. She was the Superstar chosen to end Nikki Bella's record-setting title reign. Flair has also been a Champion on the main roster 10 times. The likes of Trish Stratus (seven titles) and Lita (four titles) haven't won double-digit titles.

Since she was a part of the wave of NXT women to debut during the Women's Evolution in WWE, the Queen has also been a part of several first-time matches. Along with various opponents, she's participated in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match, the first women's Money in the Bank Ladder match and the first-ever TLC match involving women.

It's also probable that she breaks her father's record of 16 title reigns. After winning the 2020 Women's Royal Rumble match, she'll also participate in the first NXT Women's Championship match to be held at a WrestleMania PPV.

Whenever she hangs up her boots and colorful robes, she'll likely be an inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame. Women have been given substantially more chances in WWE over the last five years and Flair has capitalized on every opportunity she's received.

#4 Rey Mysterio

Longevity, thy name is Rey Mysterio. While thousands of wrestlers have come and gone since Mysterio (at 45 years old) was a mainstay in WCW in the 1990s, very few of them are still going strong. Just watch his recent match on RAW teaming alongside Humberto Carrillo against Andrade and Angel Garza. It was the best match of the night and showed that the "Biggest Little Man" in WWE history can still go strong.

He's likely slowing down but has been featured in feuds against Samoa Joe, Brock Lesnar and Andrade over the last few years. A lot of older performers might lose a step from their prime but Mysterio seems as if he's found the Fountain of Youth.

Had he stopped even 10 years ago, Mysterio would still be a lock for the HOF. Although his size has been used as a detriment in particular feuds against practically everyone, it's actually helped keep him active. Mysterio was also a big member of Lucha Underground's success and he faced current WWE stars John Morrison and Ricochet in LU.

His presence alone helped to keep that promotion afloat for three years before it went defunct. Fans will always cheer for the Master of the 619. It's probably why he's never really been a heel in WWE.

#3 Brock Lesnar

If Brock Lesnar hadn't returned to the company way back in 2012, then he wouldn't have had a Hall of Fame worthy career. He was the Next Big Thing but that only lasted for three years. His return to the company after WrestleMania 28 started the huge trend of debuts/returns occurring on the RAW immediately after the Show of Shows.

While he mainly had a part-time schedule, his matches were always anticipated due to the possibility that he would lose his titles. The star power alone helped Lesnar end the Undertaker's WrestleMania streak, a win that shocked the world at the time.

Lesnar has always been part of the act with Paul Heyman making up the other half. Without Heyman, the Beast would just be a physically imposing person jumping in place in the middle of the ring. The advocate adds credence to all of the physical domination that Lesnar imposes on his opponents in the ring.

His last few runs were the usual gambit of appearing only a few times a year and for big PPVs. The latest runs as WWE Champion, however, has proven why he might be one of the GOATs.

He's had good feuds with Rey Mysterio and Drew McIntyre and his performance in the 2020 Royal Rumble set the tone for how McIntyre would be received as the winner. We may not like having a part-timer as a major Champion in WWE but when Lesnar is in Beast Mode, there are few Superstars who can touch him.

#2 Roman Reigns

This one is pretty much a slam dunk. Not only does he have the career to back it up but he also has the real-life story of a Champion. Beating Leukemia and returning to ring was amazing, but even before that, Reigns was an enormous success in the WWE.

His former Shield teammate, Seth Rollins, is also a likely future Hall of Famer, but unlike the Big Dog, Rollins has not main-evented four WrestleManias. He's faced everyone from Cena to the Undertaker to Lesnar to Rollins to Styles to Triple H.

The criticism he had previously faced might have been warranted had he not delivered in every match but I can't pick a bout in which he didn't bring his best. Some of his main events might have been too long (over 20-25 minutes) but that wasn't his choice.

Reigns also has the hard task of being the company's hand-picked Superstar with all of fandom knowing it. When Hulk Hogan was the top star in the company, mostly everyone cheered him.

The same happened at the beginning and middle of John Cena's career, but it was during his run atop the WWE when things started to change regarding fan reaction to particular performers.

The Big Dog is a part of the legendary Anoa'i wrestling dynasty but he has carved his own path of success in the WWE. He might not be as legendary as his cousin, the Rock, but Reigns is certainly on his way to being a Hall of Famer.

#1 Randy Orton

This potential induction is more of an indication of when and not if. Orton, like Cena and Batista, was a hugely dominant and successful part of the WWE from 2002 until 2015.

Batista and Cena have come and gone a few times in that time period but the Viper has remained loyal to the WWE since he debuted in 2002.

Over that illustrious career, he's captured 13 World titles, a MITB win, two Royal Rumble victories and numerous other accolades. He's a consistent main-event presence on whatever brand he's a part of. The funny thing is he's perhaps doing his best work currently in his ongoing feud with the returning Edge.

Whenever Orton has switched from heel to face and vice versa, it's been hard to see much difference in his character.

All he usually does is target faces when he's a heel and heels when he's a good guy. But in this feud with Edge, he's clearly a reviled villain and it's easy to see that Orton is enjoying this run.

The Viper has also battled everyone from Triple H to Cena to Batista to Bryan to Styles and the Undertaker. He's also had memorable feuds with Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels and practically everyone who has come and gone in WWE. There might even already be a spot reserved for Orton, he just needs to retire first for an induction to become official.

Edited by Alan John