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• Dakota Kai Is Open To A Return To NXT, Names Potential Opponents

  30-04-2025 18:22 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Dakota Kai would have plenty of options to choose from if she returned to NXT.
  NXT was the brand Dakota Kai called home from 2017 to 2022. She was called up to RAW to join the Damage CTRL faction, which she’s been a member of the group ever since then. Dakota recently spoke with Stephanie Hypes for Bodyslam.net at WrestleMania 41 media day about potentially returning to compete on NXT, which is an idea she would be very much on board with.
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• Update On Chris Jericho’s WWE-AEW Status — Report

  06-01-2026 01:05 via wrestlezone.com
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  We have more on Chris Jericho and his current status with both WWE and AEW ahead of tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW.
  In recent weeks, speculation has reached a fever pitch regarding former AEW World Champion Chris Jericho returning to WWE. With some reports going as far as to say he could debut as soon as tonight’s episode of RAW.So what is the latest on this situation ahead of tonight’s show?According to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp (
  
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• WWE Legend Cautions Released Wrestlers From Bashing The Company

  05-01-2026 23:47 via wrestlezone.com
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  A WWE Legend is warning released talents that bashing the company isn’t the way to go.
  WWE Superstar Hornswoggle was a recent guest on The Velvet Ropes. While discussing his release from the company in 2016, Swoggle reflected on the advice his father gave him to not be openly bitter about his release led to him signing a Legends deal with the company years later.“When I got released. The first thing he sai
  
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• WWE And 2K Sued For Alleged Theft of Intellectual Property

  05-01-2026 23:29 via wrestlezone.com
  People will sue for just about anything nowadays. And this latest lawsuit against WWE and 2K is a perfect example of that.
  According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, WCWA promoter Nathaniel Tatha-Nanandji filed a lawsuit against WWE, TKO, and 2K on December 30 before the United States District Court for the Western Division of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division.The 30-page lawsuit alleges that WWE stole his intellectual property as it relates to the entrance of The Bloodline.
  Tatha-Nanandji states th
  
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• Will Ospreay Provides An Update On His Injury Status

  05-01-2026 23:05 via wrestlezone.com
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  Will Ospreay has offered an update on his injury status and what he plans to do when he returns to the squared circle.
  All Elite Wrestling‘s Will Ospreay made a surprise appearance at New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s New Year Dash. During his appearance, Ospreay spoke openly about his current injury status and his plans to not only return to AEW, but New Japan as well.“I can’t come back right now. I still need to recover,” Will Ospreay said. “It&rsq
  
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• WWE Raw Results: Review, Grades, Card For Jan 5

  05-01-2026 23:00 via wrestlezone.com
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  Our WWE Raw Results for tonight include an epic crossover with Netflix’s Stranger Things, The Judgement Day’s Liv Morgan battling Lyra Valkyria, Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY challenging The Kabuki Warriors for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships, Maxxine Dupri defending the Women’s Intercontinental Championship against the former champion Becky Lynch, and CM Punk defending the World Heavyweight Championship against The Vision’s Bron Breakke
  
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• Backstage Update On WWE’s Creative Teams — Report

  05-01-2026 22:48 via wrestlezone.com
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  How does WWE have its creative teams set up as the company heads into a very important 2026?WWE kicked off 2026 in a big way on Friday night with SmackDown returning to three hours. Later tonight, RAW will hold its one-year anniversary of their Netflix debut in Brooklyn with a stacked show planned.
  But as we quickly approach WrestleMania season, how does WWE currently have its creative teams for RAW and SmackDown set?
  According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, des
  
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• CM Punk Is A Better Babyface Promo Than Heel, Says WWE Legend

  05-01-2026 22:24 via wrestlezone.com
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  A WWE Hall of Famer explains why he believes CM Punk is a better babyface mic-worker than a heel.Speaking on the latest episode of his Kliq This podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash praised The Vision’s current lineup following Austin Theory’s addition. Refusing to call him Bron Breakker, saying he’s known him as Bronson Steiner since his birth, Nash lauded the 28-year-old star’s promo work before sharing some of that praise with World Heavyweight Champ
  
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• Bron Breakker Declares Long-Standing WWE Booking Decision Embarrassing

  05-01-2026 22:21 via wrestlezone.com
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  Bron Breakker isn’t keeping quiet heading into his huge match with CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship later tonight on WWE RAW.The Vision’s Bron Breakker recently spoke with Zack Heydorn of Sports Illustrated. While discussing the fact that WWE hasn’t featured a World Champion under the age of 30 in nearly a decade, Breakker called it embarrassing and said he wants to take out all of the “80 year-olds” in the company.
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• WWE SmackDown Format Change Might Be Temporary — Report

  05-01-2026 22:04 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE SmackDown returned to its three-hour format Friday night to kick off 2026. But a new report suggests this change might only be temporary.
  At the beginning of 2025, WWE and USA Network made SmackDown a three-hour show. But once we got to July, the show reverted to its standard two-hour format for the rest of the year.
  The three-hour SmackDowns returned in 2026, and many fans assumed this shift was for good. But a new report believes that might not be the case.
  On the latest
  
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• Top Injured WWE Star Backstage At RAW — Report

  05-01-2026 21:43 via wrestlezone.com
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  Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW promises to be a big one. And a new report has revealed that one of the company’s top injured talents is currently backstage.
  It’s the one-year anniversary of WWE RAW being on Netflix, and the company has big plans for tonight’s show, including multiple title matches and a synergy with the the hit Netflix show, Stranger Things. But could we also see a shocking return this evening?
  According to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp
  
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• Why We Likely Won’t See Chris Jericho On WWE RAW Tonight

  05-01-2026 21:19 via wrestlezone.com
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  Despite reports and speculation to the contrary, it’s very unlikely that we’ll see Chris Jericho make his WWE return tonight on RAW.In recent weeks, speculation has reached a fever pitch regarding former AEW World Champion Chris Jericho returning to WWE. With some reports going as far as to say he could debut as soon as tonight’s episode of RAW.Over the weekend, RAW General Manager Adam Pearce had fun with the speculation using certain lingo th
  
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• The Wrestler Star Mickey Rourke Launches GoFundMe Campaign To Stop Eviction

  05-01-2026 21:12 via wrestlezone.com
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  Mickey Rourke, the star of the critically acclaimed 2008 sports drama film, The Wrestler, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to prevent eviction from his home.Entering the movie industry in 1979, Mickey Rourke rose to prominence through films like Body Heat (1981), Diner (1982), Rumble Fish (1983), 9½ Weeks (1986), Angel Heart (1987), and Barfly (1987). His career stalled in the early 1990s when he decided to pursue professional boxing.
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• WWE Superfan Brock Lesnar Guy Announces Next Move Ahead Of WWE RAW

  05-01-2026 21:07 via wrestlezone.com
  WWE Superfan Brock Lesnar Guy has announced his next move after retiring from attending live wrestling shows.Long-time WWE fan Brock Lesnar Guy recently announced that he’s stepping away from attending live wrestling events. He noted that he needs to focus on other things and promised to share the details with everyone soon.Now, Brock Lesnar Guy has taken to X/Twitter to reveal his next move. He announced that he will be making his Twitch debut tonight, reacting to the first anniversary e
  
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• AEW Talents Removed From The Roster

  05-01-2026 20:52 via wrestlezone.com
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  It appears an AEW talent is no longer with the company.
  Saturday night on AEW Collision, Komander was in action, taking on Hechicero. Conspicuous by his absence was Alex Abrahantes, who is always at ringside when Komander is in action. But it appears there was a good reason for that.
  This afternoon, Alex Abrahantes was removed from the All Elite Wrestling’s official roster page. The company is notorious for removing names from the roster page right after contracts expire.
  
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• The Miz’s WWE Run In 2025 Ended On A Very Embarrassing Note

  05-01-2026 20:30 via wrestlezone.com
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  The Miz might be a former Grand Slam Champion, but he had a terrible 2025 in WWE.Recently, we’ve uncovered that four members of The Judgment Day were among the top five with the most losses in WWE last year.Despite that, the faction still had a tremendous year and carried multiple championships throughout the year. The same can’t be said for The Miz.
  According to Cagematch, The Miz went through the entire year of 2025 without a single
  
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• Kevin Nash Fires Back at CM Punk Trolling Him Over Being Out Of Shape

  05-01-2026 19:50 via wrestlezone.com
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  Kevin Nash didn’t hold back anything while reacting to CM Punk trolling him at a WWE live event.WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash recently claimed CM Punk looked like he’s done with wrestling and also took a shot at him for wearing a t-shirt while being the reigning World Heavyweight Champion. In response, Punk trolled Nash at a recent live event when he took off his t-shirt to reveal he was wearing another shirt underneath it.Now, speaking on the latest episode of his K
  
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• Karrion Kross Admits To Trolling the WWE Universe

  05-01-2026 19:48 via wrestlezone.com
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  Karrion Kross admits to using the rumors about him to troll the WWE Universe.Speaking to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, former WWE Superstar Karrion Kross opened up about the online rumors that claimed he refused to take back bumps in the ring. He noted that he figured it was just general trolling and recalled using it to turn things around and troll the fans.“Yeah, I figured it was just general trolling. I took on an aspect of the character to troll people, because I k
  
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• CM Punk Shares Behind-The-Scenes Look At Night Patrol Movie

  05-01-2026 19:46 via wrestlezone.com
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  CM Punk is getting ready for his close-up.
  Punk is one of the stars of Night Patrol, a new horror-action movie directed by Ryan Prows. Punk plays one of the members of the LAPD’s night patrol task force, who are actually a group of vampires targeting the residents of a local housing project.
  Night Patrol opens in theaters on January 16, but the film will host some advance screenings beginning on January 7. CM Punk marked the occasion by sharing a behind-th
  
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• Netflix’s WWE Unreal Season 2 Trailer Released

  05-01-2026 18:53 via wrestlezone.com
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  Netflix has dropped the first official trailer for WWE: Unreal Season 2.Ahead of its release on January 20, Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for the second season of the docuseries WWE: Unreal, featuring some of the company’s top stars. The show gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at World Wrestling Entertainment, revealing how storylines, matches, and major events are planned and executed.“Wild plot twists. Larger-than-life personas. And a whole lot
  
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• CM Punk Fully Committed To Playing An ‘Awful, Awful Person’ In Night Patrol

  05-01-2026 18:46 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE star CM Punk shines in his latest role as an evil vampire cop.
  Night Patrol is an action-horror movie about an LAPD officer who discovers his department’s task force is hiding a secret. The titular night patrol is actually a group of vampires targeting the housing projects that the protagonist grew up in. He is then forced to team up with local gangs to protect his neighborhood and fight the undead cops, which results in some bloody and gory b
  
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• WWE Star Was Almost Fired Before Main Roster Debut

  05-01-2026 17:34 via wrestlezone.com
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  A former WWE Superstar recalls the time he and his tag team partner were almost fired from the company before their main roster debut.Former and longest-reigning WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Konnor and Viktor, The Ascension, were recent guests on Rewind Recap Relive. During the conversation, Viktor revealed that a WWE higher-up once told him that he and Konnor would be released if they didn’t get called up to the
  
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• John Cena Lost A Match To Britney Spears’ Ex-Husband On WWE RAW

  05-01-2026 17:03 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena has had his fair share of controversial losses, but this one might just take the cake.In late 2006, Cena found himself involved in a filler feud with Britney Spears’ then-husband, Kevin Federline (aka K-Fed). Federline appeared on the October 16, 2006, episode of WWE RAW, where he took an FU (also known as the Attitude Adjustment) from the then-top champion.Kevin Federline resurfaced on RAW the following week. Despite K-Fed’s antics, John Cena secured the
  
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• Vince Russo Reacts To Matt Cardona’s WWE Return

  05-01-2026 16:49 via wrestlezone.com
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  Vince Russo has reacted to Matt Cardona’s WWE return a day after his JCW Lunacy Heavyweight Championship win aired.Matt Cardona returned to WWE this past Friday on SmackDown as Kit Wilson’s surprise opponent. The commentators announced during the match that Cardona had signed with WWE and was an official member of the SmackDown roster. However, the return took place just a day after his big world championship victory in JCW. The show, taped on O
  
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• John Cena Reacts To Hiroshi Tanahashi’s Wrestling Retirement

  05-01-2026 16:42 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena paid tribute to New Japan’s “Ace” after he retired from the ring this weekend.
  New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 20 marked the final match of Hiroshi Tanahashi. The Japanese wrestling legend ended his in-ring career with a loss to Kazuchika Okada at Tokyo Dome, but he’s continued to receive plenty of praise for his storied career in the aftermath.
  John Cena, who recently retired himself, took time to recognize Tanahashi’s ac
  
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• Gable Steveson Reveals Honest Reason Behind His WWE Departure

  05-01-2026 16:19 via wrestlezone.com
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  Former WWE star Gable Steveson has opened up about why his time with the company came to an end.In 2021, Gable Steveson created a huge buzz after winning Olympic gold in wrestling. Following that success, WWE signed him, making Steveson the first Olympic gold medalist to join the company since Kurt Angle.He remained with WWE from September 2021 until May 2024. Despite the excitement around his signing, Steveson competed in only one televised match on WWE NXT, where he faced Bar
  
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• Matt Hardy Explains Why Chris Jericho Could Appear in TNA in 2026

  05-01-2026 16:13 via wrestlezone.com
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  TNA star Matt Hardy explains why he feels Chris Jericho’s next chapter may take him to TNA.Speaking on the latest episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Hardy addressed reports linking Jericho to a possible WWE return. While he didn’t rule that out, Hardy suggested Jericho’s time in AEW appears to be winding down.“I just think he’s at that point where his run as feels kind of done in AEW for better or worse, and it just kind of is what it is. C
  
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• Injured WWE RAW Star Hints at Return

  05-01-2026 16:07 via wrestlezone.com
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  Zoey Stark has dropped very subtle hints that her much-anticipated return to the ring could happen very soon on WWE RAW.In July 2025, Stark was part of a Triple Threat Money in the Bank qualifying match on WWE RAW on Netflix against Rhea Ripley and Kairi Sane. During the match, Stark tried to execute a Missile Dropkick but unfortunately landed on her knee, thereby suffering from injuries consisting of a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus.The major knee injury put Stark out of WWE for
  
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• Shinsuke Nakamura Reacts To Missing Hiroshi Tanahashi’s Retirement at Wrestle Kingdom 20

  05-01-2026 16:02 via wrestlezone.com
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  Shinsuke Nakamura has reflected on missing Wrestle Kingdom 20 and not being part of Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement match.Tanahashi officially ended his in-ring career at Wrestle Kingdom 20, where he faced his longtime rival Kazuchika Okada in the Tokyo Dome. Okada picked up the win in Tanahashi’s final match, closing the chapter of his professional wrestling career.A few months ago, reports surfaced that WWE star Shinsuke Nakamura who shares a long history with Tana
  
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• Chris Jericho Return Teased Ahead of WWE RAW

  05-01-2026 15:59 via wrestlezone.com
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  A potential WWE return for Chris Jericho may be closer than expected. Adam Pearce has now added more fuel to the fire ahead of WWE RAW.Recent reports suggest that Jericho is expected to sign a new deal with WWE and could make his comeback as early as the January 5, 2026 episode of WWE RAW. That episode is a major one for WWE, as it marks the company’s one-year anniversary of streaming live on Netflix. Several big title matches have already been announced for the show.Rumo
  
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