{"id":2466160,"date":"2026-06-18T23:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2466160"},"modified":"2026-06-18T23:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:07:49","slug":"backstage-update-on-cyndi-laupers-relationship-with-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/backstage-update-on-cyndi-laupers-relationship-with-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstage Update On Cyndi Lauper&#8217;s Relationship With WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite being one of the most famous celebrities to be involved in WWE&#8217;s growth in the 1980s, two-time Grammy award winner\u00a0Cyndi Lauper has still yet to be given a WWE Hall Of Fame induction, but it seems like that could finally be changing after 40 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/fightful\/posts\/cyndi-lauper-wwe-161439636\/instant-access?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpYTI6ZWMzYjZkYmUtZjMwMC00Yjc4LTllMjEtMTU3NWMxYzdjMjhhIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTYxNDM5NjM2LCJwYXRyb25faWQiOjM2MTQ1NTc5fQ.gvjJFf47KqLhRPnIEnq1gIJ80WJlpcJes4ApN42PkiQ&amp;utm_source=post_link&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=patron_engagement&amp;utm_id=154c4306-2316-43b1-87e9-bed7633e0f32\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select<\/a> reported that all signs are moving towards Lauper being a future\u00a0WWE Hall Of Fame inductee, but that she likely wouldn&#8217;t make it into the class of 2027. Over the years, Lauper has expressed that WWE became &#8220;weird&#8221; near the end of their working partnership, but after it was revealed that the American singer would be\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/cyndi-lauper-reacts-getting-first-183010263.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:getting a WWE action figure;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;getting a WWE action figure&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">getting a WWE action figure<\/a> earlier this week, many began to question if both sides had finally put their difference aside. At this time,\u00a0Wrestlevotes Radio has confirmed that Lauper&#8217;s relationship with WWE has\u00a0strengthened, but a possible Hall Of Fame induction may need to exceed 2027 due to the relationship being limited to\u00a0licensing with there being other projects with the singer on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When it comes to celebrity inductions, Lauper is often one of the most requested musicians by fans, with many crediting some of the success of the very first WrestleMania to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/947732\/forgotten-celebrity-wwe-wrestlemania-appearances-that-had-people-talking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:her involvement at the event.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;her involvement at the event.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">her involvement at the event.<\/a> Outside of appearing at WrestleMania, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/1818579\/80s-icon-transformed-wwe-hof-ignores\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Lauper was a major crossover star for WWE;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lauper was a major crossover star for WWE&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lauper was a major crossover star for WWE<\/a>, having featured\u00a0Captain Lou Albano in her music video for &#8220;Girls Just Want To Have Fun,&#8221;\u00a0managing Wendi Richter on MTV&#8217;s &#8220;The Brawl to End It All,&#8221; and appearing in the corner of Hulk Hogan when he entered battle with Roddy Piper. Today, Lauper is considered <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/1598909\/drew-barrymore-cyndi-lauper-discuss-fan-push-wwe-hall-fame-induction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:one of the architects of &quot;The Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection&quot;;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;one of the architects of \\&quot;The Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection\\&quot;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">one of the architects of &#8220;The Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Wrestling Connection&#8221;<\/a> with her music career being part of the movement to bring professional wrestling to the mainstream.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So far, other icons from the 80s that have been inducted in the WWE Hall Of Fame include names such as Ozzy Osbourne, Mr. T and Arnold Schwarzenegger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/1927793\/children-wrestling-legends-who-flopped-hard-in-ring\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Children Of Wrestling Legends Who Flopped Hard In The Ring;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Children Of Wrestling Legends Who Flopped Hard In The Ring&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Children Of Wrestling Legends Who Flopped Hard In The Ring<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Don&#8217;t miss any of the major wrestling headlines. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.wrestlinginc.com\/newsletter-syndicated?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=wrestlinginc-NL-feed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sign up to our free newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sign up to our free newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sign up to our free newsletter<\/a> for the biggest stories, sent straight to your inbox. 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On Thursday,\u00a0Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select reported that all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2466161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[320934,347354,354369,320415,485150,485149],"class_list":["post-2466160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-caesars-palace","tag-cyndi-lauper","tag-grammy-award-winner","tag-las-vegas-residency","tag-wwe-action-figure","tag-wwe-hall-of-fame"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Backstage-Update-On-Cyndi-Laupers-Relationship-With-WWE.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2466160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466162,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466160\/revisions\/2466162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2466161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2466160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2466160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2466160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}