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Paige to appear with Brie Bella, Women’s U.S. title match announced for Friday Night SmackDown

April 24, 2026 John Pollock

Paige is set to appear on Friday Night SmackDown after her return to WWE this past weekend on the first night of WrestleMania.

CMLL’s Arena México Anniversary card airing on Fox Sports 2 in Mexico

April 24, 2026 John Pollock

CMLL celebrates seventy years of events at Arena México with tonight’s Viernes Espectacular card at the famous arena.

Report: EVIL (Takaaki Watanabe) signs with WWE

April 24, 2026 John Pollock

Takaaki Watanabe a.k.a. EVIL is believed to be WWE-bound.

TKO releases compensation figures for key execs, Dwayne Johnson paid $900k in royalties

April 24, 2026 John Pollock

TKO released compensation figures for its executive class in its proxy statement on Thursday, with several significant increases over the previous year.

TNA reimburses WrestleCon for hotel and flight expenses related to Leon Slater

April 23, 2026 John Pollock

WrestleCon has resolved its issues with TNA Wrestling over the removal of Leon Slater from its Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow.

WrestleMania 42 viewership figures for first hour on ESPN & ESPN2

April 22, 2026 John Pollock

The ESPN viewership figures for nights one and two of WrestleMania 42 have been released.

WWE SmackDown attracts largest audience of the year heading into WrestleMania 42

April 21, 2026 John Pollock

WWE started its WrestleMania weekend with Friday Night SmackDown ranking first on cable.

Sean Waltman on fan problems in Vegas: “I got physically assaulted, stalked in the bathroom & more”

April 21, 2026 John Pollock

Sean Waltman has added his name to the list of WrestleMania guests who were harassed by fans over the weekend.

TrillerTV discontinues AEW Plus, no longer distributing pay-per-views

April 21, 2026 John Pollock

AEW Plus is being discontinued by Triller TV.

Booker T on fans swarming talent: “I wish we had better security…It was really bad, the worst I’ve ever seen”

April 21, 2026 John Pollock

Booker T. weighed in on the interactions with fans in Las Vegas and cited a need for better security to protect the performers and talent.

Jun Saito to miss rest of AJPW’s Champion Carnival due to injury

April 21, 2026 John Pollock

An orbital fracture to Jun Saito will take the former Triple Crown holder out of the ongoing Champion Carnival.

Nikki Bella not rushing back from injury, Brie comments on staying on WrestleMania card

April 21, 2026 John Pollock

Nikki Bella is optimistic about a return in six to eight weeks but says she is not rushing back to the ring to ensure she is properly healed.

TKO announces multi-year deal for the UFC to run Fight Night events in Azerbaijan

April 21, 2026 John Pollock

The UFC has formalized a multi-year agreement in Azerbaijan to run annual Fight Night cards in the country over the next two years.

Fan seeking an apology from CM Punk over hotel incident in Las Vegas

April 21, 2026 John Pollock

The unnamed fan whose phone was struck by CM Punk at a hotel in Las Vegas is seeking an apology.

Josh Barnett on shutting down Bloodsport: “Zero to do with WWE ever telling me to do anything”

April 20, 2026 John Pollock

Josh Barnett shed light on the decision to shut down the popular Bloodsport series after Friday’s announcement by its namesake.

Stipulation added to Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania 42

April 19, 2026 John Pollock

A last-minute change has been made to one of the matches on Night 2 of WrestleMania 42.

Former WCW wrestler Van Hammer (Mark Hildreth) dies at 66

April 19, 2026 John Pollock

Former WCW talent Van Hammer (Mark Hildreth) has passed away, with longtime friend Marc Mero disclosing the news.

Nikki Bella underwent surgery earlier this month

April 19, 2026 John Pollock

Nikki Bella disclosed having surgery on her ankle weeks ago, which prevented her from remaining in the women’s tag match at WrestleMania.

GCW’s The World on Lucha Results: El Desperado defeats Vipress, Jack Cartwheel suffers injury

April 17, 2026 John Pollock

Gringo Loco’s The Wrld on Lucha was highlighted by an intergender ‘Lucha Extrema’ match, but also saw performer Jack Cartwheel injured.

WrestleMania 42 and the Cost of Chasing Growth | Column

April 17, 2026 John Pollock

By any historical metric, WrestleMania 42 is an unqualified success, but the company is using its own stories to tell you the opposite.