Jushin 'Thunder' Liger Announced for 2020 WWE Hall of Fame Class

Jushin "Thunder" Liger will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of a loaded 2020 class.

WWE announced the move Monday, putting him alongside Batista, nWo members Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman, The Bella Twins,  JBL and The British Bulldog in an induction ceremony that will take place April 2 in Tampa.

Liger competed in WWE, WCW and NJPW in Japan over a wrestling career that spanned five different decades before retiring in January.

The 55-year-old is best known in his home country of Japan, winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 11 times.

"Inside the ring, Liger was an innovator in every sense of the word," Bobby Melak of WWE.com wrote. "His high-flying, hard-hitting style has influenced generations of competitors, and is credited as the inventor of the Shooting Star Press."

His run took him to the United States for matches in WCW and eventually WWE where he competed at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn in 2015.

The international career was enough to earn him a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame.