WWE reportedly considered having CM Punk and Roman Reigns trade wins at WrestleMania and Backlash. To close the second night of WrestleMania 42, CM Punk put his World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Roman Reigns. With two of WWE’s biggest names clashing over Monday Night RAW’s top title, many fans were going back and…
TKO reportedly do have control over WWE creative, although they don’t often use it. While visiting the University of Alabama earlier this week, the Chief Operating Officer of the TKO Group Mark Shapiro caught the attention of wrestling fans when he stated the company had ‘complete control’ of WWE creative. Coming in response to a…
The following ratings have all been taken from the April 27, 2026, edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. CMLL AT PALMS SLAM FEST APRIL 16 – Blue Panther vs. Ultimo Guerrero: ****.5 AJPW CHAMPION CARNIVAL DAY 2 APRIL 18 – Go Shiozaki vs. Kento Miyahara: ***.5 WWE WRESTLEMANIA 42 NIGHT ONE APRIL 18 – The…
Nick Khan gave Paige two conditions before allowing her WWE return. Leading up to WrestleMania 42, Nikki Bella faced a race against time to get cleared from her ankle injury and compete for the Women’s Tag Team Championships. However, when the former Divas Champion wasn’t able to get the go ahead for the show, the…
Paige hopes to compete in the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber following her return. At WrestleMania 42, Nikki Bella stood on the stage to confirm that she hadn’t been medically cleared in time for the Women’s Tag Team Championship four-way match. However, filling in for ‘The Fearless One’ was a returning Paige, who teamed with…
WWE reportedly scrapped the Pat McAfee angle at WrestleMania because he opted to pull out. In the main event of WrestleMania 42’s first night, Randy Orton looked to win his 15th world title with Pat McAfee in his corner. However, close to the end of the match, ‘The Viper’ hit his supposed ally with an…
Jelly Roll gives both take on his involvement To close WrestleMania Saturday, Pat McAfee accompanied Randy Orton to the ring for his match with Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. However, after the pair launched a pre-match attack on ‘The American Nightmare’, Jelly Roll emerged to even the odds. Before the bell had sounded to begin…
Alba Fyre thinks Piper Niven is her wrestling soulmate. Alba Fyre, formerly known as Kay Lee Ray, has over 15 years of in-ring experience having debuted in 2009. In that time, she’s worked everywhere from promotions based in her homeland like Scotland’s ICW to American independents such as SHIMMER, and even over in Japan for…
Will Ospreay discusses what it would be like to win the AEW World Championship at All In. On the April 15 edition of Dynamite, Darby Allin shocked the world by defeating MJF for the AEW World Championship. However, with All In returning to Wembley Stadium later in the year, many fans are of the opinion…
Sting is proud of Darby Allin after AEW World Championship win. On last week’s Dynamite, Darby Allin immediately invoked the AEW World Championship match he’d earned by defeating Andrade at Dynasty just days earlier. The decision appeared to take then champion MJF by surprise, but it was confirmed the title match would go ahead to…