Seth Rollins nearing return to WWE after rotator cuff injury

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02/28/2026

Appearing on ESPN’s First Take, former WWE World Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins said t hat he’s nearing a return to WWE.

Rollins appeared on the show yesterday, and showed the hosts the range of motion in his arm, but shot down the idea of appearing tonight at the Elimination Chamber.

“No. I will not be able to do anything this weekend. But we’re getting close,” the former leader of The Vision said. “I mean, look…I can move it around, it’s not in a sling anymore. It’s feeling good.”

Rollins added that he did the surgery in October and when you look at the timeline, they’re getting close.

“We’re getting close. We’re not all the way there, but we’re getting close, guys,” he continued.

Rollins’ injury came at Crown Jewel: Perth last year when he went for a coast-to-coast diving headbutt but tore his rotator cuff after landing badly on his shoulder.

On the following Raw, he was taken out by Bron Breakker and then vacated the title.

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 live on ESPN and Netflix tonight, full card and how to watch

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02/28/2026

Live tonight from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, WWE presents Elimination Chamber 2026 streaming on ESPN and Netflix. The full card is as follows:

Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton vs Je’Von Evans vs Trick Williams vs Logan Paul vs LA Knight in an Elimination Chamber match for a WWE title shot at WrestleMania 42; Tiffany Stratton vs Rhea Ripley vs Alexa Bliss vs Asuka vs Kiana James vs Raquel Rodriguez in an Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Women’s title shot at WrestleMania 42; CM Punk vs Finn Balor for the WWE World Heavyweight title; and Becky Lynch vs AJ Lee for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental title.

How to watch

The Countdown to Elimination Chamber show will air on WWE’s YouTube channel and social media properties at 5PM ET. The actual PLE will start at 7PM ET on ESPN Unlimited in the United States and on Netflix everywhere else. The post show will start immediately following the conclusion of Elimination Chamber and airs also on YouTube and on WWE’s socials.

The United Center nears total sellout for tonight’s Elimination Chamber

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02/28/2026

Over 17,500 tickets have been distributed for tonight’s Elimination Chamber premium live event, with WWE moving over 2,000 tickets within 48 hours according to @WrestleTix.

Prices remained steady, with the cheapest at $286.60 at time of this writing.

The United Center can hold up to 19,000 fans if required, with WWE adding extra seats by the hour to accommodate the large influx of ticket buyers in the final few hours before the show.

Some more expensive floor seats remain, including front row which are priced $3,132.

Chicago is doing for WWE what it has traditionally done for AEW in the past few years, turning up in the thousands for every event held in the city.

First hour of WrestleMania to air on ESPN linear TV

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02/28/2026

In what will be a first in its history, a portion of WrestleMania 42 will air on cable television as ESPN and ESPN 2 will pick up coverage of the first hour on their linear television channels.

The first hour of WrestleMania Saturday will air live on ESPN 2 while the first hour of WrestleMania Sunday will air live on ESPN.

The show will air in its entirety on the ESPN Unlimited app as well.

WWE also confirmed the start time for WrestleMania, with a 6PM ET / 3PM PT kick off, an hour earlier than usual. It’s unclear at this point if WrestleMania will air an hour longer than usual as usually it airs from 7PM to 11PM ET.

Bronson Reed undergoes bicep surgery

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02/28/2026

Bronson Reed underwent successful bicep surgery in Birmingham, Alabama and the world renowned Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center.

The Australian star posted a photo on Instagram from a hospital bed, writing, “Surgery done. Tomorrow is DAY ONE. The road back.”

Reed was supposed to win his Elimination Chamber qualifying match but tore his bicep after trying to break up a pin attempt. The finish was changed on the fly, allowing Jey Uso to win instead.

Uso was taken out at the beginning of Smackdown and was eventually replaced by Logan Paul.

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Dynamite rating for 02/25/2026

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02/28/2026

This week’s episode of Dynamite drew 633,000 viewers, down 59,000 viewers from last week’s high. The show had a 0.10 rating in 18-49, down 0.02 from the previous episode and was #15 for the night on the top 50 cable chart. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

Nia Jax and Lash Legend win the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles

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02/28/2026

There are new WWE Women’s Tag Team champions as the unbreakable team of Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky suffered a defeat by The Irresistible Forces, the team of Nia Jax and Lash Legend, last night on Smackdown.

The finish came when Ripley performed the Riptide on Nia Jax, but Jax was not the legal woman in the ring. Legend sneaked in from behind and then flattened Ripley with the Lash Extension, pinning her cleanly for the win.

It is a rare loss for Ripley, whose pin ended the duo’s 54-day reign as WWE Women’s Tag Team champions.

This is the third tag title win for Jax but the first one for Legend in her WWE career.

Logan Paul replaces Jey Uso in Elimination Chamber match

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02/28/2026

There will be a Vision member after all in the Elimination Chamber.

Jey Uso was found laid out at the beginning of Smackdown, causing a huge commotion backstage with many WWE Superstars and officials yelling and screaming.

Uso was eventually loaded into an ambulance and was accompanied by family member Jacob Fatu, who himself was in a Chamber qualifying later in the broadcast against Paul.

But in the main event, it was The Maverick who advanced after WWE champion Drew McIntyre interfered in the match, taking out Fatu with the WWE title. This allowed Paul to perform a simple roll-up to get the victory and a spot in the match.

The masked man also made an appearance but his attempt this time was thwarted. He was unmasked by Paul, but revealed an unknown individual.

Paul now joins Randy Orton, LA Knight, Cody Rhodes, Je’Von Evans, and Trick Williams in the men’s Elimination Chamber match.

Danhausen posts cryptic messages on social media ahead of Elimination Chamber

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02/27/2026

Danhausen has posted a few cryptic posts on social media ahead of tomorrow’s Elimination Chamber premium live event and the unboxing of the crate, which some insiders suggest it will be him.

The star posted the songs Freedom Slam by Freedom and Finally Free by Bad Beat in two Instagram stories and then an illustration of a genie on X.

Danhausen has been part of AEW since 2022 and requested his release from the company in August of last year, a release which was denied. In return, AEW extended his contract by several months due to his 2023 injury. He remains on the AEW roster page as of this writing.

The mystery crate bounced from Raw to Smackdown leading up to the Elimination Chamber, with both general managers refusing it, ultimately agreeing to opening it on tomorrow’s show. The crate had a print of do not open until tomorrow’s date.

Smackdown preview for 02/27/2026

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02/27/2026

The Elimination Chamber go-home episode of Smackdown takes place tonight, back on USA Network in the usual time slot of 8PM ET.

Set for tonight are Uncle Howdy vs Solo Sikoa, Jordynne Grace vs Candice LeRae, The Miz vs Oba Femi, and Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles against Nia Jax and Lash Legend.

Plus, all the Elimination Chamber competitors will appear for the final push!

Ticketmaster sends e-mail to all WrestleMania ticket holders notifying on start time change

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02/27/2026

An e-mail went out to all WrestleMania ticket holders yesterday saying that the start time was changed from 4PM PT to 2:30PM PT.

This does not mean that the show will actually start an hour and a half earlier than usual, and it’s hard to think that a show would not start at the top of the hour.

Since WrestleMania is on the West Coast again, it starts bright and early to accommodate the usual 7PM ET slot. At this new start time, it would be at 5:30PM ET, although that is likely for the kick off show.

Thousands and thousands of tickets remain available both for WrestleMania Saturday and Sunday, with this year’s event really hurting to move past the 37,000 ticket mark on each day.

Alisha Edwards re-signs with TNA

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02/27/2026

Alisha Edwards has re-signed with TNA Wrestling, and was featured in a backstage segment on Impact last night as it was turned into an angle, with Tommy Dreamer and TNA President Carlos Silva convincing her to stay on and sign the new deal.

The 39-year-old Massachusetts native has been working steadily with TNA since 2017 following early appearances in 2008 and 2015.

She is a one-time TNA Knockout Tag Team champion with Masha Slamovich.

Alisha is married to TNA star Eddie Edwards.

NXT rating for 02/24/2026

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02/27/2026

Going up the State of the Union address, NXT drew just 589,000 viewers, down 155,000 viewers from last week’s high. This was the least-watched episode of 2026 so far. The show was pre-empted in some areas and the number could change to lower as well once it’s corrected. In 18-49, NXT had a 0.08 rating, down 0.01 from the prior show. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

Nick Khan says WWE team will be at Asia Cup in Saudi next year for WrestleMania venue tips and tricks

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02/27/2026

In the conference call with investors yesterday to discuss the TKO Q4 2025 earnings, WWE President Nick Khan answered a question regarding what lessons WWE learned from hosting the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia.

Khan said that there were a lot of things learned since it was their first time doing such an event at a pop-up stadium and will be looking at the 2027 Asia Cup, which takes place in Saudi Arabia in January and February 2027, for more tips and tricks.

Khan mentioned that the Asia Cup will take place from “the same venue” as WrestleMania, but failed short in mentioning which venue. The Asia Cup will be held across eight stadiums in the Kingdom, including the newly-renovated King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, which seats 60,000 fans.

“That’s three and a half weeks of international football/soccer action, which there will be a lot of learnings coming out of that in terms of the look of the venue, the feel of the venue, how to light it properly and how to get all of those nuances down,” Khan said.

He also mentioned that some of their production team will be there for the entirety of the tournament to take notes.

WWE got a lot of criticism for their production of the Royal Rumble, especially for the lights added to each seat which made the arena look empty.

Fees paid by WWE to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed in latest SEC filing

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02/27/2026

While The Rock has not appeared on WWE television in quite a while, he continues to reap the benefits of being an active member of the TKO Board of Directors and for his services agreement with WWE.

In the latest document filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, TKO revealed the amounts paid out to Dwayne Johnson as part of his DJ Services Agreement with the company, where he agreed to provide to WWE certain promotional and other services, including the licensing of the term The Rock for WWE merchandise.

During the year ended December 31, 2025 TKO paid Johnson $4.0 million for this agreement.

He also receives annual royalties in connection with the sale of licensed products that utilize the term The Rock and his name, likeness and other intellectual property rights in accordance with the agreement.

TKO paid $900,000 in royalties during 2025 for use of his likeness.

Johnson is also entitled to reimbursement for certain travel expenses associated with delivering services and was paid $600,000 for these expenses in 2025.

The Rock owns a total of 289,673 shares in TKO, with a value of over $40 million. He received 96,557 shares this year as part of his agreement to be on the TKO Board.

WWE announces 11 post-WrestleMania TV live events dates and locations

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02/27/2026

WWE announced 11 new dates for Raw and Smackdown televised events post-WrestleMania.

Smackdown, April 24 – Forth Worth, Texas at the Dickies Arena
Raw, April 27 – Laredo, Texas at the Sames Auto Arena
Smackdown, May 1 – Tulsa, Oklahoma at the BOK Center
Raw, May 4 – Omaha, Nebraska at the CHI Health Center
Smackdown, May 8 – Jacksonville, Florida at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena
Raw, May 11 – Knoxville, Tennessee at the Thompson-Boling Arena
Smackdown, May 15 – Columbia, South Carolina at the Colonial Life Arena
Raw, May 18 – Greensboro, North Carolina at the First Horizon Coliseum
Smackdown, May 22 – Lexington, Kentucky at the Rupp Arena
Raw, June 15 – Baltimore, Maryland at the CFG Bank Arena
Smackdown, June 19 – Kansas City, Missouri at the T-Mobile Center

Tickets for each live event will go on sale Friday, March 6 at 10AM local. Fans can purchase individual event tickets during an exclusive pre-sale starting Thursday, March 5 at 10AM local time.

Elimination Chamber photo ops start today in Chicago

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02/27/2026

The WWE photo ops in Chicago for Elimination Chamber weekend start this morning.

All photo ops will be held at Morgan MFG at 401 North Morgan Street.

Scheduled for today are Joe Hendry, Maxxine Dupri, Penta, Sol Ruca, and Stephanie Vaquer. Penta, Ruca, and Vaquer have sold out of their allocated slots.

Appearing Saturday are Alexa Bliss, Chelsea Green, Damian Priest, Lash Legend, Matt Cardona, Oba Femi, and Rey Fenix. Both Green and Femi sold out.

On Sunday, Asuka, Je’Von Evans, Kiana James, LA Knight, and Tiffany Stratton will be on hand to meet fans. All their slots remain open.

Ticket prices vary depending on which Superstar you select.

You can purchase them at Epic Leap Event.

TKO stocks surge to new all-time high following Q4 and FY 2025 results

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Colin Vassallo

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02/26/2026

TKO stocks reached new all-time high today following a successful Q4 and FY 2025 earnings results, closing the trading day at $223.81.

Stocks traded slightly lower after hours, losing around 1.2% from the closing number.

TKO stocks reached $226.94 during the day, a brand new record, with the company already experiencing a 7% increase year-to-date.

The previous record was $217.40, reached on December 21, 2025.

Netflix drops out of the race to buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max

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Colin Vassallo

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02/26/2026

WWE’s media partner Netflix has dropped out of the race to buy Warner Bros. after a seemingly done deal following a new and improved bid from Paramount Skydance.

Netflix bid to take over Warner Bros. and its HBO Max streaming service and intellectual property rights, leaving Discovery and its channels such as TNT, TBS, CNN, and more to be spun off in a new company.

But Paramount Skydance submitted a new, higher bid, a bid which Warner Bros. Discovery said it was superior. Netflix has refused to match or present a better offer, with Netflix co-CEOs saying that the deal is no longer financially attractive.

The sale has implications to a certain extent for AEW, which airs on TNT and TBS as well as on HBO Max. Warner Bros. Discovery also owns a stake in the company.

TKO Group already has a partnership with Paramount Skydance, with the UFC airing on Paramount+ in a multi-billion dollar deal.

Report: AJ Styles signs new deal with WWE

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02/26/2026

PWInsider.com is reporting that AJ Styles has signed a new contract with WWE, which will see him transition from a WWE Superstar to a backstage role, helping developing new talent, serving as a mentor and coach.

The Phenomenal One poured cold water on an AEW run during an appearance on the Talk ‘N Shop Live podcast yesterday, saying that he is officially retired from the ring and will keep working with WWE in a different role.

Styles was given proper send-off this past Monday on Raw and was surprised with a Hall of Fame announcement by none other than The Undertaker himself.

The 48-year-old has spent the past decade working with WWE, winning multiple titles, including the WWE Championship on more than one occasion.

What is for sure is that with the likes of Shawn Michaels and AJ Styles developing the next crop of WWE Superstars, the future is in good hands!