WWE is internally discussing James Harris, known as “The Ugandan Giant” Kamala, for induction into the 2025 Hall of Fame class.

According to WrestleVotes, Kamala is expected to join the 2025 class that already includes Triple H, Lex Luger, and others.

According to sources, another name being discussed internally for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025 is ‘The Ugandan Giant’ Kamala.

Kamala passed away in 2020 at age 70 from a heart attack after complications from diabetes and COVID-19.

Before adopting the Kamala character in 1982, Harris wrestled under the name “Sugar Bear” Harris. He became a notable star in Memphis, Mid South, World Class Championship Wrestling, and the WWF.

During his career, Kamala faced major opponents including Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, and Jerry Lawler.

The 2025 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony will take place at the BleauLive Theater in the Fontainebleau hotel in Las Vegas on Friday, April 18. Triple H, Michelle McCool, and Lex Luger have been officially confirmed for the class.

The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) are also set to be inducted into the 2025 class.

Matt Riddle’s recent claim about once being scheduled to win a Royal Rumble match has been contradicted by WWE sources.

During an interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling, Riddle stated he was originally planned to win the Royal Rumble during his RK-Bro partnership with Randy Orton.

You know, it’s WWE, anything can happen at any time. There was, believe it or not, when Randy [Orton] and I were together, and they pitched it—that I would win the Rumble, have some back-and-forth, maybe get rid of Brock [Lesnar]. And then Brock came in and called the match and that wasn’t going to happen.

Riddle doubled down on this claim during a virtual signing, suggesting WWE producers didn’t challenge Lesnar’s alleged decision.

I was told at one point, yeah, I was gonna win the Royal Rumble and everything else… Then Brock came in, didn’t wanna do business with everybody, said he was winning, and then he won, and then none of the producers… nobody stood up to him, and they let him do it. I didn’t either.

A WWE creative team member has directly refuted these claims to Ringside News.

Riddle was never planned to win the Rumble.

Seth Rollins recounted the decision process behind The Shield’s iconic tactical gear during a recent appearance on WWE Break It Down.

The Shield, composed of Rollins, Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley), and Roman Reigns, initially debuted wearing turtlenecks before transitioning to their now-famous tactical attire.

Two first impressions when I put on the Shield gear. One, ‘Oh, this is great. I don’t have to shave my legs anymore.’ Two, ‘Hot. It’s hot.’ It was so warm because it was everything was tucked in, tied in. I was just sweating bullets every single night. So it was like an extra like, it was like a sauna suit you were wearing out there.

Rollins appreciated how the tactical gear eliminated certain performance pressures.

We as performers. There’s a certain scrutiny that comes with being in your underwear in front of millions of people all the time, and not having to deal with that scrutiny was kind of nice. Just iconic, just an iconic look. The mask was sick. We only got one or two of those uses, unfortunately.

The trio quickly agreed to change their initial attire after debuting.

I mean, the turtleneck was iconic, but I remember immediately going, ‘Why are we wearing turtlenecks?’ That was the literal first thing is like, ‘Okay, by Monday of the next week. We need a new look. We gotta go tactical. We gotta do something else.’ I mean, all three of us, me, Roman, Dean, we were all in agreement: Turtlenecks back in the closet, and we gotta go full tactical.

The group conducted their own research to develop better ring gear.

So we went and kind of did our own reconnaissance, if you will, on new gear for The Shield. The boots were an adjustment, and we had to go through a series of boots to find which one was going to be the lightest. We had to buy, I want to say, like two or three different sets we had to go through because the first ones were given to us. We didn’t even know the look when we came with the turtleneck. The first set of combat boots, they were just given to us. Those were heavy. Those were like you’re trudging through some forests with those suckers, those you do not want to do anything athletic in those and so we had to find some alternatives that we’re going to make moving around in the ring a little bit easier.

The tactical gear became an iconic part of wrestling history for all three performers.

Rollins occasionally wears the Shield gear to play mind games with Roman Reigns.

Rollins recently stated he believes a match between himself, Reigns, and CM Punk has sufficient name value to transcend special placement considerations at WrestleMania.