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13 live WWE productions surround WrestleMania programming

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Colin Vassallo
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It is going to be a full week of shows for WWE, which begins its final road to WrestleMania live tonight on Raw. Cameramen, producers, sound technicians, and graphic artists will have a tough week ahead of them, with a total of 13 live productions over the next several days.

The work starts tonight with a live Raw on Netflix at 8PM ET, followed by NXT: Revenge night one tomorrow night at 8PM ET on The CW.

The WrestleMania Kickoff party is set for Friday at 5PM ET and airs on ESPN2 and YouTube, followed by Smackdown at 8PM ET live on USA Network. The Hall of Fame ceremony will close out the day at Midnight ET on the ESPN Unlimited app.

On Saturday, the Countdown to WrestleMania Saturday starts at 4PM ET on YouTube and then WrestleMania Saturday kicks off at 6PM ET on ESPN. Kill Tony: WrestleMania will be taped on Saturday after WrestleMania for Netflix and airs on tape delay on Monday.

The same schedule continues on Sunday for WrestleMania Sunday, with the Kickoff show at 4PM ET and WrestleMania at 6PM ET.

The Raw After Mania is next week starting at 8PM ET on Netflix and NXT: Revenge night two continues on Tuesday at 8PM ET on The CW. The WrestleMania programming comes to an end on Friday with Smackdown After Mania at 8PM ET on USA Network.

For international viewers, Netflix will be the place where all programming will air with the exception of the Hall of Fame which is on YouTube.

MJF appears on the Adam Friedland podcast

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Colin Vassallo
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AEW World champion appeared in studio on the Adam Friedland podcast this week to discuss wrestling psychology, being better than everyone else, and tests Adam on his insult skills.

“When it comes to Adam Friedland, this dumb, disgusting sniveling hebe, with a rape mustache,” MJF says. “That four-eyed piece of sh*t is going to go down.”

“Dude, I hate you so much,” Adam says.

“Hell yeah,” MJF says.

“Your mom had sex with every single guy at the company,” Adam says. “Even the guys that cleaned the bathrooms…”

“Okay,” MJF says.

“Not only them, just guys that live near the building,” Adam says.

MJF bursts out laughing.

Some more highlights from the episode.

Adam tries to improve MJF’s catchphrase:

“‘I’m Maxwell Jacob Friedman and I’m better than you and you know it’,” MJF says. “And it’s effective.”

“I’ll give you a couple notes,” Adam says. “You need something that enters the cultural zeitgeist. When DX did two words, ‘Suck it’, it caused an epidemic in middle school.”

“Oh yeah, children just pointing at their crotches,” MJF laughs.

“I just think that ‘I’m better than you’ is a thing rich girls in high school say,” Adam says.

On Kids f*cking themselves up copying MJF’s moves:

“A kid may have died trying to do one of your moves,” Adam says.

“Oh, there are plenty of kids who are paralyzed, and I think that’s funny,” MJF says. “The fact that all wrestling fans are still breathing is a testament to the human race and our toughness.”

On the fake pilot who tried to abduct MJF:

“Before security comes, QT goes, ‘Wait a minute, wait a minute, we’ll let you go if you show us your pilot’s license,'” MJF explains. “I sh*t you not, the guy does this [pat’s down his chest], ‘Ah! I left it at home!’ Get the fuck out of here! So, then they throw the guy in the brigg.”

“How did he get access to you?” Adam asks.

“We still don’t know how he got backstage,” MJF says. “They asked this guy what he was planning on doing, and he was honest. He said he was going to abduct me.”

“An adult man!” Adam laughs.

On MJF’s goals:

“I’m here to be a star,” MJF says. “I’m here to make the most money. I’m here to be world champion. I’m here to be a draw. I’m about to start doing big movies. I’m here to make a name for myself and build my brand up to such a point that I become synonymous with not just elite wrestling, but wrestling as a whole.”

How MJF became famous:

“Little by little,” MJF says. “It was momentum, which I think you can relate to, specifically with Cum Town. You guys were doing funny bit after funny bit, and little by little it started getting traction. Then you started doing this, and you got some serious traction. That was my wrestling career. Every single shot I was doing, you had people going, “Fuck… this MJF kid, he’s something special.”

You can check out the episode here.

WWE takes over Allegiant Stadium for WrestleMania 42

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Colin Vassallo
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WrestleMania 42

WWE took over the Allegiant Stadium today to start building the WrestleMania stage.

A Bruno Mars concert during the weekend prevented an earlier load-in but the WWE crew along with the hundreds of locals engaged to help with the build will have five days to complete everything before the stage unveil on Friday.

It is unlikely that there will be an elaborate set just like last year’s WrestleMania considering last year they had around two weeks to build it. The WrestleMania stage is usually one of the most things that fans look forward to every year.

Gabe Kidd suffers shoulder injured, out indefinitely

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Colin Vassallo
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Former AEW Trios champ Gabe Kidd suffered a shoulder injury during the trios match last night at Dynasty and was taken out of the match by AEW’s medical team.

It is believed that Kidd suffered a dislocated shoulder and will be out for quite a while. AEW President Tony Khan said in the post-show media scrum that Kidd is out indefinitely and he was being evaluated by medics.

Kidd, along with David Finlay and Clark Connors won the AEW Trios titles during the Saturday Collision but their reign only lasted one day, losing the titles at Dynasty to The Conglomeration. According to multiple insiders, the finish of the match was not affected by Kidd’s injury and Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly were still scheduled to win the title regardless.

MJF vs Darby Allin for the AEW World title announced for Dynamite

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Colin Vassallo
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Following a hard-fought battle at Dynasty to retain the AEW World title against Kenny Omega, MJF will not have much time to rest as his next title defense is this coming Wednesday.

AEW President Tony Khan announced during the Dynasty post-show media scrum that Darby Allin will get the title shot he earned in the city where he first trained to be a professional wrestler, in Everett, Washington.

Allin earned the shot after he beat Andrade El Idolo at Dynasty yesterday night.

The MJF vs Allin match will headline the Dynamite portion of the Spring BreakThru-themed episodes.

Kyle O’Reilly returns, wins AEW Trios titles at Dynasty

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Colin Vassallo
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Kyle O’Reilly has returned to AEW after a five-month absence due to an injury.

O’Reilly was the surprise partner of Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong in their trios match against The Dogs for the AEW Trios titles. O’Reilly even picked up the win for his team, tapping out Clark Connors to win the titles, titles which The Dogs won on last night’s taped episode of Collision.

This was O’Reilly’s first match since November’s Full Gear pay-per-view and his win against Jon Moxley. The former member of the Undisputed Era was dealing with a neck injury which thankfully did not require surgery.

Dynamite and Collision Spring BreakThru on back-to-back nights this week

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Colin Vassallo
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The Dynamite and Collision Spring BreakThru themed episodes will be returning this week.

The two shows will air Wednesday and Thursday, starting at 8PM ET on TBS and TNT respectively, which means that Collision’s second hour will run head-to-head with TNA Impact’s first hour again.

The reason why Collision is being moved this time around is to avoid going head-to-head with WrestleMania 42.

Collision is being taped right after Dynamite so it will not be live on Thursday night. The shows will be held at the Angles of the Wind Arena in Everett, Washington.

Kamille returns to AEW after over 500 days absent

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Colin Vassallo
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After over 500 days absent from AEW television, Kamille returned last night at the Dynasty pay-per-view.

Kamille attacked Willow Nightingale backstage during the Zero Hour show and then won a previously-unannounced match in just under 90 seconds.

The 32-year-old was last ween on AEW television as Mercedes Mone’s bodyguard. During her time away from AEW, Kamille had a part in the Queen of the Ring movie and also joined the cast of the new American Gladiators show, which coincidentally enough, is about to start on Amazon Prime.

Kamille has one of the longest-reigning NWA Women’s championship reigns with 813 days.

AEW Dynasty 2026 pay-per-view results

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Colin Vassallo
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Dynasty 2026

Here are the results from last night’s AEW Dynasty 2026 pay-per-view which took place live from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

ZERO HOUR:

  • Alex Windsor defeated Marina Shafir
  • Kamille defeated Big Anne
  • Jack Perry defeated Mark Davis to retain the AEW National title
  • Megan Bayne and Lena Kross defeated Hyan and Maya World to retain the AEW Women’s Tag Team titles

PAY-PER-VIEW:

  • The Young Bucks defeated Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita
  • Ricochet defeated Jericho
  • Darby Allin defeated Andrade El Idolo and won a future AEW World title shot
  • FTR defeated Cope and Cage to retain the AEW Tag Team titles
  • Kevin Knight won the 10-man Casino Gauntlet match and became the new AEW TNT champion
  • Thekla defeated Jamie Hayter to retain the AEW Women’s title
  • Jon Moxley defeated Will Ospreay to retain the AEW Continental title
  • Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly defeated The Dogs in a trios match to become the new AEW Trios champions
  • MJF defeated Kenny Omega to retain the AEW World title

Former WWE talent and Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson signs with UFC

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Colin Vassallo
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Olympic gold medalist and former WWE developmental talent Gable Steveson has signed a deal with the UFC.

The news was announced last night during UFC 327 by Joe Rogan.

Steveson, 25, was present at the show sitting next to former champion Jon Jones. Steveson trains with Jones and is currently 3-0 in his MMA career.

He was signed to a WWE NIL deal in 2020 and then started training at the WWE Performance Center in 2021. He made a few WWE TV appearances but mostly worked in NXT. He was cut from his deal in 2024 despite the hype surrounding him and his pro wrestling career never really took off.

AAA’s newest member, La Catalina, coming to WWE World at WrestleMania 42

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE World 2026

AAA’s newest acquisition, La Catalina, will be added to WWE World at WrestleMania 42.

The former CMLL star showed up on yesterday’s episode of AAA on FOX to a big ovation and interrupted Flammer’s celebration of 1,000 days as Reina de Reinas champion.

Catalina, the first one to make the jump from CMLL to TKO-owned AAA, then took out all three of Los Toxicas, making her intentions clear that she is going after the Reina de Reinas title.

Fellow AAA stars La Parka, El Hijo de Vikingo, Psycho Clown, and Mr. Iguana will also be at WWE World.

It has not been announced as to which day La Catalina will appear at the fan convention.

AEW Dynasty 2026 live on pay-per-view tonight, full card and how to watch

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Colin Vassallo
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Dynasty 2026

Live tonight from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, AEW presents Dynasty 20206 on pay-per-view. The full card is as follows:

PAY-PER-VIEW:

  • MJF vs Kenny Omega Singles for the AEW World title
  • Thekla vs Jamie Hayter for the AEW Women’s title
  • FTR vs Adam Copeland and Christian Cage for the AEW Tag Team titles
  • Jon Moxley vs Will Ospreay for the AEW Continental title
  • The Dogs vs The Conglomeration for the AEW Trios titles
  • The Young Bucks vs Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita
  • Andrade El Idolo vs Darby Allin with the stipulation that if Allin wins he gets a future AEW World title shot
  • Casino Gauntlet match for the vacant AEW TNT title
  • Chris Jericho vs Ricochet

ZERO HOUR:

  • Alex Windsor vs Marina Shafir
  • Jack Perry vs Mark Davis for the AEW National title
  • Lena Kross and Megan Bayne vs Hyan and Maya for the AEW Women’s Tag Team titles

How to watch

The Zero Hour show kicks off at 7PM ET and is available on AEW’s social media properties as well as the MyAEW app internationally. In the United States, Dynasty is available via HBO Max, Prime Video, PPV.COM, and YouTube and it’s also included with the DAZN Ultimate plan. Internationally, Dynasty is available via the MyAEW streaming service and it also can be purchased via MyAEW for those with a lower plan. The show starts at 8PM ET.

Alberto El Patron out of jail following domestic abuse allegations

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Colin Vassallo
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SuperLuchas is reporting, quoting local media in Mexico, that Alberto El Patron was released from jail yesterday following his domestic violence assault on April 6.

The Mexican star paid 1 million pesos, the equivalent of $57,000, to his wife and got her forgiveness as well. While he is out of jail, the case against him will continue.

This was not the first time that he was arrested for the same reason. In 2020, he was also picked up by cops following sexual assault and battery allegations from his girlfriend at the time. The charges were eventually dropped after many delays.

El Patron also had a checkered past with former AEW and WWE star Saraya and that relationship did not end well either.

The Dogs win the AEW Trios titles on Collision

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Colin Vassallo
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The Dogs, the faction with David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, and Clark Connors, won the AEW Trios titles last night during Collision, just 24 hours before Dynasty.

The former NJPW stars defeated JetSpeed and Mistico for the gold, with Kidd pinning “Speedball” Mike Bailey for the win.

It was a short run with the titles for JetSpeed and Mistico, holding on to the titles for just 25 days. Kevin Knight was originally part of the team until he was replaced by the Mexican star.

For The Dogs, this is their first run with any title in AEW.

Mask vs mask match for the El Grande Americano(s)

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE AAA

In a hot segment on last night’s AAA television show, El Grande Americano challenged Original El Grande Americano to a mask vs mask match.

The two stars had a massive brawl throughout the night and finished the show with another pull-apart brawl which resulted with Americano, portrayed by Ludwig Kaiser, issuing a challenge to the other Americano, portrayed by Chad Gable, where the loser will have to drop the mask.

In Mexico, Kaiser’s Americano is a huge babyface and the crowd was 100% behind him. The mask vs mask announcement also received a big pop from the crowd.

The match is rumored to take place at the Noche de Los Grandes event set for Saturday, May 30.

ODB to be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame at Bound For Glory weekend

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Colin Vassallo
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ODB was surprised with a Hall of Fame announcement after a six-woman Hardcore Country match last night at Rebellion.

Following their loss to The Elegance Brand, TNA President Carlos Silva and Tommy Dreamer came out to the ring and broke the news to her that she will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in October during Bound For Glory weekend.

ODB, who just recently returned to the company, was emotional and was hugged by her tag team partners Mickie James and Taryn Terrell. After a “you deserve it chants” from the crowd, ODB said she was not expecting this at all and without the fans, there would not be an ODB. She said after 25 years in the business, she is not done yet even though she has food trucks to run.

The former TNA Knockouts champion is on her fourth run with the company.

TNA Rebellion 2026 pay-per-view results

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Colin Vassallo
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Here are the results from last night’s TNA Rebellion 2026 pay-per-view which took place from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

  • Ryan Nemeth defeated BDE in the pre-show
  • Leon Slater defeated Cedric Alexander to retain the TNA X Division title
  • Frankie Kazarian defeated Elijah
  • Special Agent 0 defeated Moose
  • The Elegance Brand defeated Mickie James, ODB, and Taryn Terrell in a six-woman Hardcore Country tag team match
  • Nic Nemeth defeated AJ Francis
  • Arianna Grace defeated Lei Ying Lee to retain the TNA Knockouts title
  • Mustafa Ali defeated Trey Miguel to become the new TNA International champion
  • The System defeated The Hardys to become the new TNA Tag Team champions
  • Mike Santana defeated Eddie Edwards to retain the TNA title

Sid’s family invite long-time fan and “coach” to Hall of Fame ceremony

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Colin Vassallo
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Gunnar Eudy, one of the sons of soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer Sid Vicious, revealed in a video on Instagram that the family has invited Seth, an individual who served as a “coach” to Sid, to come to WrestleMania weekend with them.

The Eudy family arranged a video call with Seth’s family and broke the news to him that he is going to Las Vegas to attend the Hall of Fame to watch his favorite wrestler get inducted as well as go to WrestleMania.

Seth was a neighbor to Sid and his family in the West Memphis area back in the day and had a few televised appearances as well.

On an episode of Nitro in December 1999, Seth was introduced by Mike Tenay as Sid’s “coach” during a backstage segment where Seth proclaimed that Sid Vicious was his favorite wrestler. Seth also walked down with Sid that night for a match against Dr. Death Steve Williams.

Around 3,000 WrestleMania tickets sold in the last three days

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Colin Vassallo
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WrestleMania 42

WWE has moved nearly 3,000 tickets for WrestleMania in three days according to the latest numbers from @WrestleTix.

WrestleMania Saturday has finally broke the 40,000 mark and stands at 40,610, with just over 1,200 tickets sold in 72 hours.

WrestleMania Sunday is at 42,700 tickets distributed and WWE moved around 1,700 in the last three days for night two.

For both nights, Allegiant Stadium is configured for 45,767 seats, around 20,000 short of its capacity.

WrestleMania 42 will be the least-attended WrestleMania in a stadium on each night ever (excluding COVID) unless they break the 54,000 number, which was the attendance for WrestleMania XIX in Seattle.

In a bid to boost attendance, WWE is running several discounts for both nights, with combo tickets providing the best value at record-low prices.

Dynasty 2026 sets new record ticket sales for the PPV series

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Colin Vassallo
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Dynasty 2026

Tomorrow’s Dynasty pay-per-view will be the most-attended of the series so far, with nearly 8,500 tickets already distributed.

The Rogers Arena in Vancouver is currently set up for 9,000 fans but will likely be expanded especially if there is a strong walk-up tomorrow night. The arena can hold up to 17,000 fans.

Last year’s show drew 7,921 fans while the 2024 edition had 6,619.

Tickets for Dynasty are still available starting from CA $41.65 on Ticketmaster.ca.

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