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• Report: Former Champion Departing MLW

  20-05-2025 03:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  It appears that MLW is set to lose one of its most dominant stars.
  This afternoon, former MLW World Women’s Featherweight Champion Janai Kai got the wrestling world talking when she took to social media to thank the company, tweeting out:“Thank you MLW. *Japanese Ogre emoji* *100 emoji* What a time. – The Kick Demon,” Janai Kai said in a post.This post immediately led to speculation online regarding her status with Major League Wrestling. A short time la
  
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• CM Punk Retains World Title Over Bron Breakker On WWE RAW

  06-01-2026 04:30 via wrestlezone.com
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  CM Punk left Brooklyn as World Heavyweight Champion after picking up a victory over Bron Breakker on WWE RAW.
  Following Survivor Series: WarGames, a World Heavyweight Championship match was made for the January 5 episode of WWE RAW, which would see CM Punk defending his title against The Vision’s Bron Breakker.
  After a month of build, we finally got the match in the main event of tonight’s episode of RAW. This saw CM Punk coming out on top despite plenty of interfer
  
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• Eminem Provides New WWE RAW Theme Song

  06-01-2026 04:12 via wrestlezone.com
  Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW wasn’t special just because of its Stranger Things-themed show. It also gave fans a brand new theme song.During Monday’s episode of WWE RAW, the show opened up with a new, surprising theme. Eminem’s song “Godzilla,” featuring the late Juice WRLD, acted as the intro to the show. The new theme wasn’t just for the Stranger Things episode, though, as it was named the official theme of WWE RAW.The song, which originally released
  
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• Liv Morgan Tells Fans To ‘Suck It’ After Chanting For Chris Jericho During Her Match On WWE RAW

  06-01-2026 04:08 via wrestlezone.com
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  Liv Morgan wasn’t having it with the Chris Jericho nonsense tonight on WWE RAW.
  After several months away with a shoulder injury, Liv Morgan made her long-awaited return to the ring tonight on WWE RAW. She would take on Lyra Valkyria in one-on-one action.
  While Morgan picked up the victory tonight, it’s what happened during the match that has the WWE Universe online talking.
  During a Netflix commercial break, the audience in Brooklyn decided to start a “Y2J&rd
  
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• AJ Styles Bitchslaps Gunther On WWE RAW

  06-01-2026 03:56 via wrestlezone.com
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  AJ Styles has finally had enough of Gunther, and did something about it tonight.
  During Monday’s episode of WWE RAW, Gunther once again came out and began his usual bragging about defeating John Cena. After going through his defeat of Cena and why he deserves respect, “The Ring General” was interrupted by Styles.
  Styles came down to the ring, and went to talk to Gunther, but Gunther quickly cut him off. He says if Styles is here to talk about respect, he&rsquo
  
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• Liv Morgan Returns To The Ring On WWE RAW

  06-01-2026 03:52 via wrestlezone.com
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  Liv Morgan is back in action on WWE RAW.The January 5, 2026, episode of RAW on Netflix featured Liv Morgan competing in singles action against Lyra Valkyria. This marked Morgan’s first match on WWE television since June 16, 2025, when she suffered an injury during her bout against Kairi Sane.Morgan returned to active in-ring competition during WWE’s Holiday Tour, where she faced Lyra Valkyria at the December 27, 2025, house show in Tampa. However, this was her first
  
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• Stephanie Vaquer Announces Injury On WWE RAW

  06-01-2026 03:48 via wrestlezone.com
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  Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer has announced an injury tonight on WWE RAW.
  Last week on WWE RAW, Stephanie Vaquer successfully defended her Women’s World Championship in a triple threat match against Nikki Bella and Raquel Rodriguez. But the champion didn’t escape the match unscathed.
  Vaquer would appear in the ring tonight for an interview with a walking boot, revealing she suffered an ankle injury in her match last week on RAW.
  Despite the injury, V
  
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• WWE RAW Signs NXT Star Je’Von Evans

  06-01-2026 03:33 via wrestlezone.com
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  After WWE SmackDown signed Trick Williams on Friday, you just knew Adam Pearce would be looking to answer tonight on WWE RAW.
  During one of the Netflix commercial breaks during tonight’s episode of WWE RAW, General Manager Adam Pearce came out on the stage with a contract and played a video hype package for the audience showcasing NXT star Je’Von Evans.
  Pearce brought Evans out on the stage and officially made him the latest member of the RAW roster. Evans signed hi
  
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• Becky Lynch Uses Nefarious Means To Regain WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title

  06-01-2026 03:26 via wrestlezone.com
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  Becky Lynch is once again the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion.Lynch challenged Maxxine Dupri for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship on WWE RAW tonight. Dupri had previously defeated Lynch for the title following a distraction by AJ Lee on the November 17, 2025, episode of RAW.Dupri gained the upper hand during the closing moments of the match when she locked Lynch in an ankle lock. However, Lynch reversed the momentum by grabbing the second rope, using
  
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• How WWE Integrated Stranger Things Into Tonight’s Episode Of RAW

  06-01-2026 03:13 via wrestlezone.com
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  Strange… no… Stranger Things happened on WWE RAW tonight.WWE kicked off the first RAW of 2026 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The show was presented in collaboration with Netflix’s Stranger Things, which aired its final episode to mixed reviews last week.The cameras were inverted before the opening match, a nod to the infamous Upside Down from Stranger Things. Ringside barricades were also covered in vines to give the live crowd a more immers
  
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• WWE RAW Kicks Off With Shocking Title Change

  06-01-2026 02:40 via wrestlezone.com
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  The Kabuki Warriors are no longer your Women’s Tag Team Champions on WWE RAW.The Stranger Things-themed episode of WWE RAW on Netflix kicked off with The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) defending the Women’s Tag Team Championship against RHIYO, consisting of Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY.WWE also acknowledged Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement during the tag team title match on RAW. Corey Graves name-dropped the NJPW President when IYO SKY hit a Sling Blade on he
  
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• Chelsea Green Believes This Legend Assisted Getting Matt Cardona Back To WWE

  06-01-2026 02:23 via wrestlezone.com
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  Matt Cardona is officially back with WWE, and his wife, Chelsea Green, credits a major legend with getting him back.During a recent interview with TMZ’s Inside the Ring (via WrestlingNews.co), Green said that she believes John Cena played a big role in his return. According to Green, she thinks that Cena helping Cardona get into Cena’s “The Last Time is Now” tournament was big for him.“I really think that John, helping him get into that tournament,
  
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• WWE Star Gets In Heated Argument With Grandma At Live Event

  06-01-2026 02:07 via wrestlezone.com
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  This WWE Superstar got into an altercation with an elderly fan at a live event.During WWE’s live event in Worcester, Xavier Woods of The New Day got into a verbal spat with a grandmother seated ringside.Tensions escalated when Woods taunted the elderly fan, prompting her to cross the barricade. Thankfully, security intervened, or that granny might have laid the smackdown on Mr. Austin Creed.Check out this hilarious caption from the X page that posted the clip:“Xavie
  
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• Major WWE NXT Star Discussed For Main Roster Call Up — Report

  06-01-2026 01:56 via wrestlezone.com
  It seems the WWE NXT roster will continue to get thinner in the coming weeks if RAW and SmackDown have anything to say about it.In recent weeks, we’ve seen Je’Von Evans, Trick Williams, and Jordynne Grace called up to the WWE main roster in the ongoing “free agent” storyline. We’ve even seen video packages for NXT Champion Oba Femi continuously play on SmackDown. But it appears the main roster creative team has their eyes on another former champion.According to Fig
  
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• WWE’s Rhea Ripley Tells Fan To Use Their Brain After ‘Idiotic’ Remark

  06-01-2026 01:38 via wrestlezone.com
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  Rhea Ripley calls out a fan for a comment, seemingly referencing her friendship with a Twitch streamer.The social media interaction stemmed from a post on X in which a user appeared to allude to independent wrestler Gabriel Aeros, popularly known as KingKreas, for allegedly using his friendship with Rhea Ripley to grow his stream.“Guy who uses Rhea Ripley and his friendship with her to build his entire fanbase and twitch following: ‘If you even think about posting c
  
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• WWE’s Liv Morgan Revenge Tour 2 Gets The Netflix Treatment

  06-01-2026 01:32 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE has dropped new Liv Morgan merchandise ahead of RAW’s one-year anniversary on Netflix.Liv Morgan had all the momentum on her side until an unfortunate injury sidelined her. However, she returned months ahead of her projected comeback. Morgan returned at WWE Survivor Series and cost John Cena the Intercontinental Title in his match against Dominik Mysterio.Since then, Morgan has realigned herself with The Judgment Day. Even going as far as mentoring Roxanne Perez in bo
  
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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.
  “It’s
  
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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.
  He had a good c
  
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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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