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Tony Hinchcliffe bringing his Kill Tony comedy show to WrestleMania weekend

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Colin Vassallo
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WrestleMania 42

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe is bringing his Kill Tony show to WrestleMania weekend in Las Vegas.

WWE today announced that Hinchcliffe will present Kill Tony: WrestleMania on Saturday, April 18 at 9PM PT following WrestleMania Saturday. The show will be held at Dolby Live at Park MGM, with several WWE Superstars and other comedians set to appear.

Tickets go on pre-sale today at 10AM PT using the code KILL26 and then they go on sale to the general public tomorrow morning on Ticketmaster.com.

Hinchcliffe was supposed to host a similar show during SummerSlam weekend last year but it was canceled. His Roast of WrestleMania last year got panned by fans after audio from the show leaked. The comedy show was filled with offensive jokes about certain WWE Superstars and did not air anywhere.

Collision preview for 03/22/2026

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Colin Vassallo
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The second part of Collision Slam Dunk takes place tonight on TNT immediately following the conclusion of the NCAA tournament, tentatively scheduled at around 11PM ET.

Matches taking place are:

  • Tommaso Ciampa vs Lio Rush
  • Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong vs Jay Lethal and Lee Johnson
  • Megan Bayne & Lena Kross vs Alex Gracia and Vipress
  • Mistico and JetSpeed vs Josh Alexander, El Clone, and Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW Trios titles

This is a one-hour Collision, continuing from yesterday’s first part.

Collision Slam Dunk Sunday will also stream on HBO Max.

John Cena hopeful he “cracked the code” on what his future with WWE will be

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Colin Vassallo
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Appearing at Megacon Orlando yesterday, former 17-time world champion John Cena spoke about his future in WWE and said he’s working diligently to try to figure out his next path as a contributing, useful member of WWE.

“I think I might have cracked the code…but I think we have something,” John Cena said as the crowd applauded. “And if the stars align and everybody signs off, I will be a whole lot more integrated in the system and I’m very excited about the road ahead. I’m just crossing my fingers!”

Cena has not appeared on WWE television since his retirement match this past December at Saturday Night’s Main Event. He previously announced that he signed a long-term deal to continue working for WWE.

Cena met with fans for photo ops and autographs, with his prices just $179 for a photo and $149 for regular autographs. He then held a panel later in the afternoon.

Toni Storm believed to be out for the rest of 2026

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Colin Vassallo
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It is believed that Toni Storm will not be available for any in-ring action for the remainder of 2026 following her win against Marina Shafir at Revolution.

Storm had a face-to-face encounter with Ronda Rousey on the show and had a pull apart, with many of the idea that it was going to lead to a program between the two after Rousey is done with her upcoming MMA fight.

But on this week’s Dynamite, Storm was found laid out in the locker room, with blood all over the floor. Her scheduled no holds barred match against Shafir was then canceled and she was replaced by her friend Mina Shirakawa.

Rousey did not appear on the show for the follow-up and according to insiders, she is not signed to the promotion.

It’s still unclear what kind of injury Storm is suffering from, if it is an injury. Storm appeared at the The Big Event fan convention in Brentwood, New York yesterday and is also set for WrestleCon next month during WrestleMania weekend.

New WWE World at WrestleMania 42 photo ops and autographs to go on sale Friday

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE World 2026

Tickets for the new set of WWE Superstars appearing at WWE World at WrestleMania 42 will go on sale this coming Friday. Those who purchased tickets before have the opportunity to get them during a pre-sale on Thursday morning at 9AM PT.

The Superstars being added to WWE World weekend include “Original” El Grande Americano, AJ Styles, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Austin Theory, Becky Lynch, Brandi Rhodes, Charlotte Flair, Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest, Danhausen, Finn Balor, Gunther, Iyo Sky, Jimmy Uso, Joe Hendry, Kairi Sane, Kevin Owens, Kit Wilson, Kofi Kingston, LA Knight, Oba Femi, Randy Orton, Raquel Rodriguez, Rey Mysterio, Rick Steiner, Roxanne Perez, Rusev, Sami Zayn, Scott Steiner, Seth Rollins, Sol Ruca, The Miz, Torrie Wilson, The Undertaker, and Xavier Woods.

Virtually every WWE Superstar will be available for meet and greets, some of whom will be on Superstar Row, a free meet and greet held throughout all the days of WWE World at random times.

A WWE World entrance ticket is required to access all paid or free meet and greets.

El Hijo Del Vikingo sets his sight on Penta’s WWE Intercontinental title

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Colin Vassallo
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Former AAA Mega champion El Hijo Del Vikingo will confront current WWE Intercontinental champion Penta on next week’s third night of AAA Rey de Reyes.

In a backstage segment which aired yesterday on night two of Rey de Reyes, Dorian Roldan told Vikingo that since he can’t challenge for the title again, he should focus on something else, and that’s Penta’s WWE Intercontinental title at WrestleMania.

Vikingo made an appearance at WrestleMania 41 last year and interfered in the Rey Fenix vs El Grande Americano match. The appearance happened just hours after WWE announced the acquisition of AAA during the WrestleMania kick off show.

The popular Mexican star cannot challenge for the AAA Mega title anymore as long as Dominik Mysterio remains champion.

WrestleMania 42 combo tickets drop in price, best value so far

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Colin Vassallo
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WrestleMania 42

WrestleMania 42 tickets have once again dropped in price, making it way more affordable to attend the show.

Combo seats for both Saturday and Sunday start from $456.60, with tickets in the 100 level starting from $533.55 only. Floor risers start from $918.30, a massive discount from previous prices.

WrestleMania Saturday tickets start from $202.70 in the 300 level and floor seats start from $584.75. WrestleMania Sunday is still holding on to high prices, with the cheapest price at $456.60 in the 400 level.

Sunday is moving ahead in sales compared to Saturday, although the company has moved a considerable number of tickets over the past few days.

At this point, the combo seat option is the most affordable for fans who wish to attend.

Double or Nothing 2026 inching closer to 10,000 tickets distributed

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Colin Vassallo
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Double or Nothing

This year’s Double or Nothing has surpassed last year’s attendance already and is inching closer to 10,000 tickets distributed according to @WrestleTix.

The show is only around 1,000 tickets away from reaching its current capacity although the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Flushing can accommodate up to 15,000 seats and if sales continue as they are, a sell out is pretty much guaranteed.

The 2022 Double or Nothing is currently the most-attended of the series, with 14,459 packing the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last year’s event in Glendale, Arizona drew 8,200.

Tickets remain available at Ticketmaster.com.

Collision preview for 03/21/2026

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Colin Vassallo
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The Slam Dunk themed episode of Collision airs tonight on TNT starting at 11PM ET right after the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. This will be a one-hour episode followed by another hour tomorrow night.

Scheduled matches include:

  • Dralistico, Rush, and The Beast Mortos vs. Alpha Zo, Lucas Raleigh, and Don Kubrick
  • Death Riders vs Kommander and Mascara Dorada
  • Sisters of Sin vs The Brawling Birds
  • Kyle Fletcher vs Robbie Eagles for the TNT title

The show is expected to get a huge lead-in from the NCAA game which will affect the weekend ratings in a positive way.

Mercedes Mone loses two more indie titles in England

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Colin Vassallo
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Mercedes Mone is two title belts lighter after she lost the Bodyslam Women’s title and the Discovery Women’s title in a double title match at the RevPro High Stakes event today in Wolverhampton, England.

The former TBS champion lost to Alexxis Falcon clean and then received a standing ovation from the crowd. Mone won the Discovery Women’s title in August 2025 and the Bodyslam Women’s title in October 2025.

This loss leaves her with just three indie titles, and is highly likely losing her Winnipeg Pro Wrestling Women’s title later this month.

Mone has been on a European tour losing the titles she won last year before her return to AEW.

Mississippi jury acquits Ted DiBiase Jr. on all charges in federal case

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Colin Vassallo
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Former WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase Jr., who had been undergoing a trial for several charges at the Thad Cochran Federal Courthouse, was found not guilty by a Mississippi jury.

The verdict was delivered yesterday after four hours of deliberation.

DiBiase Jr was facing one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, six counts of wire fraud, two counts of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and four counts of money laundering.

His worst case scenario saw him spending a maximum 45 years in prison and pay $1,000,000 in fines.

The charges were filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in April 2023, accusing the former WWE Tag Team champion with misappropriating millions of dollars in federal safety-net funds intended for needy families and low-income individuals in Mississippi.

He worked for WWE between 2007 and 2013.

Nickelback’s Bones For The Crows chosen as one of WrestleMania 42’s themes

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Colin Vassallo
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WrestleMania 42

WWE has announced that Nickelback’s song Bones For The Crows will serve as one of the official songs for WrestleMania 42.

This is a just-released new single by the Canadian band.

“They’ve rocked with us for over 20 years, and their new song will soundtrack the Grandest Stage of Them All,” wrote Triple H on X. “@Nickelback’s ‘Bones For The Crows’ is an official #WrestleMania theme song.”

This is not the first time that Nickelback has worked with WWE for a theme song. Their song Burn It To The Ground was used as the theme for Raw years ago.

Aerosmith’s Back In The Saddle is also being used as an official WrestleMania 42 theme. It remains to be seen if The Weeknd will return to the show as he holds the record of for the most consecutive Mania theme songs with six in a row so far.

Brandi Rhodes added to WWE World at WrestleMania 42 week

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE World 2026

Brandi Rhodes, the wife of WWE champion Cody Rhodes, has been added to WWE World at WrestleMania 42.

This will be Brandi’s first time appearing in an official capacity for WWE since her husband returned to the company a few years ago.

Brandi is set for Thursday, April 16 and will be posing for photos and signing autographs for those who purchase a ticket to meet her.

Tickets for her and others who were recently announced will go on sale very soon.

A WWE World entrance ticket is required for all paid photo ops and autographs.

Dennis Condrey, founding member of The Midnight Express, passes away

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Colin Vassallo
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Dennis Condrey, one of the founding members of The Midnight Express, passed away yesterday at the age of 74.

The Alabama native formed The Midnight Express in 1980 with Randy Rose and they were later joined by Norvell Austin until 1983, when he departed Continental Wrestling Association and formed the new version of The Midnight Express with Bobby Eaton in Mid-South Wrestling.

He was eventually replaced in the team by Stan Lane after he abruptly left Jim Crockett Promotions in 1987.

During his career, Condrey wrestled for multiple promotions and held several tag team titles with all his former Midnight Express partners.

He also had a short stint with WWE as a trainer in 2010, helping developing talent at Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT.

Almost 20,000 tickets sold for All In 2026 in the first week

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Colin Vassallo
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All In London

Ticket tracking service @WrestleTix is reporting that All In 2026 had moved nearly 20,000 tickets in its first week during pre-sales and the first day of general on-sale which was yesterday.

The first count number of the last All In at Wembley Stadium in 2024 stood at almost 34,000 and ultimately had a final number of tickets distributed of 53,922, with a reported turnstile attendance of 46,476.

The current configuration of Wembley Stadium is of 37,396 seats but obviously that will expand depending on how much tickets AEW can sell. Wembley has a total of 93,556 seats on the map.

Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.co.uk.

Jelly Roll to get his first singles match next week on Smackdown

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Colin Vassallo
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Jelly Roll will step back in the ring for his second match next week on Smackdown as he takes on Kit Wilson.

The two had an in-ring segment yesterday on the show where Wilson continuously insulted Roll in “slam poetry,” mainly about his weight loss, even congratulating him on losing 300 pounds so he can see finally see his “little willy.”

Roll responded that he doesn’t have to see his willy, because Kit Wilson’s mother sees it for him and that followed by a few more mom jokes, before Wilson had enough and attacked Jelly, finishing him off with a flying corkscrew elbow.

In a segment later, Jelly Roll requested a match against Kit Wilson and it was made official for next week.

Roll is expected to be at WrestleMania in some capacity and might even lace up his boots for a match on the grandest stage of them all.

This will be Jelly Roll’s first singles match as his previous one he was in a tag team at SummerSlam.

Claudio Castagnoli loses the CMLL World Heavyweight title

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Colin Vassallo
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CMLL

Just days after signing a contract with CMLL to make it a dual one along with the AEW contract, Claudio Castagnoli lost the CMLL World Heavyweight title yesterday night against Hechicero.

Castagnoli won the title from Gran Guerrero in November 2025 and remained champion for a total of 112 days. It was his first time with the championship in CMLL.

Hechicero, another one under those dual CMLL/AEW contracts, previously held the CMLL World Heavyweight title for 409 days and it’s his second run with the title.

Dynamite rating for 03/18/2026

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Colin Vassallo
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Dynamite logo

The post-Revolution Dynamite drew 730,000 viewers this past Wednesday, up big by 111,000 viewers compared to the previous week. This was the most-watched Dynamite of 2026 so far and their best number since June 18, 2025. Dynamite had a 0.13 rating in 18-49, up 0.04 from last week and placed #8 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

Jade Cargill forms new faction on Smackdown

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Colin Vassallo
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Jade Cargill has engaged the services of two of her former opponents, forming a faction on Smackdown with B-Fab and Michin.

The WWE Women’s champion had a face-to-face with her WrestleMania opponent Rhea Ripley on Smackdown last night and Ripley wanted a fight, something which Cargill didn’t want.

Cargill started walking to the back but she was blocked by B-Fab and Michin, who quickly aligned with Cargill and surrounded Ripley. The three of them then beat Ripley down, with Wade Barrett calling them the Tormentors, maybe the new name of the faction.

Both B-Fab and Michin had matches against Cargill over the past few months so this group came out of nowhere.

Smackdown preview for 03/20/2026

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Colin Vassallo
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Smackdown rolls into the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina tonight and it will be another big crowd for WWE, with over 12,500 fans expected in the building.

Four matches and two segments have so far been announced for tonight’s broadcast which airs at 8PM ET live on USA Network and on Netflix everywhere else.

  • The MFTs vs Damian Priest and R-Truth for the WWE Tag Team titles
  • The Irresistible Forces vs The Bella Twins for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles
  • Motor City Machine Guns vs Fraxiom
  • Drew McIntyre vs Jacob Fatu

Plus, Randy Orton will explain why he turned on Cody Rhodes, and Kit Wilson calls out Grammy Award winning artist Jelly Roll.

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