Legendary New Zealand tag-team The Bushwhackers have been awarded the ultimate professional wrestling honour– a coveted spot in the WWE Hall of Fame.

Kiwi duo - Luke Williams and Butch Miller - will be inducted during this year's ceremony in San Jose, California on March 28 alongside fellow legends 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Rikishi, with others yet to be announced.

The ceremony takes place the night before WrestleMania 31 and has become an integral part of the biggest wrestling event of the year.

The formal announcement, set to come later today on WWE programming, means Williams and Miller will join just six other tag teams at the highest echelon of sports entertainment, ensuring their name will forever stand alongside the likes of the Black Jacks, the Wild Samoans and the Legion of Doom.

"All I can say is 'about bloody time'," Williams laughs during a chat about the stunning announcement with Stuff.co.nz.

The 68-year-old Auckland-born star has been in the United States for over 40 years, but there's no doubting the accent and the Kiwi sense of humour that pervades every answer and every shared memory.

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