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Kaitlyn discusses not believing AJ Lee would ever return. On the September 5, 2025, edition of SmackDown, AJ Lee returned to WWE for the first time in over a decade. That night, she confronted Becky Lynch, setting up a mixed tag match involving their respective husbands CM Punk and Seth Rollins for that month’s Wrestlepalooza…
WWE have reportedly discussed adding to The Vision. At WrestleMania 41, Seth Rollins officially allied with Paul Heyman, and the pair quickly added Bron Breakker to the ranks to form The Vision. A month later, Bronson Reed entered the fold and it wasn’t until December that Logan Paul and Austin Theory completed what we know…
Leon Slater could be heading to WWE or AEW when his TNA Wrestling contract expires. Cedric Alexander defeated Leon Slater to capture the TNA X-Division Championship in a 2/3 falls match during the May 14 episode of TNA Impact. Had Slater retained the title, he would have surpassed Austin Aries’s record as the longest reigning…
Enzo Amore looks to be set for a return to WWE NXT. On May 20, False Finish reported that Real1, formerly known to WWE fans as Enzo Amore, was backstage at that week’s episode of WWE NXT, with the news following Self Made noting that there had been recent contact between Amore and WWE. According…
GUNTHER reflects on his NXT UK match with Ilja Dragunov. When the pandemic hit, crowds were suddenly gone from live events, changing a fundamental aspect of wrestling. This meant matches from the period took place in eerie silence, leaving many without much rewatch value today. But, GUNTHER has now said one of his matches actually…
GUNTHER shuts down a possible partnership with Paul Heyman. Following his attack of Seth Rollins on the March 30 episode of RAW, GUNTHER revealed that Paul Heyman had asked him to take out the former WWE Champion to aid The Vision. This created a connection between the legendary manager and ‘The Ring General’, something which…
Roxanne Perez discussing learning from Liv Morgan in WWE. When Roxanne Perez joined the Judgment Day in 2025, she essentially came in as a replacement for the injured Liv Morgan. This prevented ‘The Prodigy’ from working alongside the more-experienced star and paused any storyline developments involving them both, with Morgan initially unhappy that Finn Bálor…
Seth Rollins prefers being a heel in WWE. At present, Seth Rollins is one of Monday Night RAW’s top babyfaces. Having been kicked out of The Vision last October, his return at Elimination Chamber cemented his alignment change as he looked for revenge on his former stablemates. However, most fans would argue that ‘The Visionary’…
Roxanne Perez reveals the 2025 Royal Rumble was the moment she felt she belonged on the main roster. In May 2025, Roxanne Perez officially joined the Monday Night RAW roster as the latest NXT call-up. However, months before she ever stepped foot on the main roster, ‘The Prodigy’ featured in the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble,…
GUNTHER believes Axiom is currently WWE’s best technical wrestler. Back on January 14, 2021, GUNTHER successfully defended the WWE NXT United Kingdom Championship against Axiom, then known as A-Kid, in the main event of that week’s episode of WWE NXT UK. The pair would later become known to the WWE Universe as GUNTHER and Axiom…