Big E made a big move and popped the question to his girlfriend, Kris Yim.
“I can’t wait to be your husband,” E wrote in a post on Instagram, along with photos of his now-fiancee and the ring.
The two have been dating since early 2024, with E posting photos of the two together writing, “My neck is broken but my heart is whole,” while announcing their relationship.
Yim is the sister of WWE Superstar Michin.
The former WWE champion remains sidelined due to his neck injury, an injury he suffered in 2022.
Dutch and Vincent of The Righteous have departed AEW, with their profiles also removed from the AEW roster page.
The former ROH Six-Man Tag Team champions returned to ROH in 2023 where they mainly wrestled on ROH and Collision.
Their last match was on ROH TV which aired on April 12. Their last televised appearance on AEW was back in November 2024 when they participated in the AEW Tag Team title #1 contendership casino gauntlet match.
Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo will be heading down to Mexico for AAA’s Triplemania Regia event which is set to take place on June 15 in Monterrey.
WWE stars, including those from NXT, are expected to start appearing on big AAA shows down the line after WWE secures the acquisition of the Mexican lucha libre company later this year.
The Triplemania Regia event will happen a week after the NXT/AAA Worlds Collide event in Inglewood, California.
There are rumors that Matt and Jeff Hardy and TNA champion Joe Hendry are also going to appear on the June 15 show in Mexico.
WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio opened the AAA show this past weekend, narrating a video hyping up the partnership between WWE and AAA.
Former wrestling star Duke “The Dumpster” Droese was indicted on one count of attempted aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor by District Attorney General of the 31st Judicial District Chris Stanford.
In a press release, the AG said that his decision to seek the indictment against Mr. Droese came after a brief but very effective investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
“On April 21, 2024, Michael Droese used his Coinbase account to attempt to purchase child sexual assault material (child pornography) from the Dark Web. The transaction was flagged and terminated prior to the purchase being completed,” Stanford said in a press release.
The FBI was tipped off by Coinbase regarding the attempted purchase and the Warren County Sheriff’s Department was then alerted of the case, with Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force taking over the case.
The AG said that since Droese was unsuccessful in securing the child sexual assault material he intended to purchase, the charge becomes a a criminal attempt.
“Thus, the decision was made to charge one (1) count of Attempted Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – a Class D Felony in the State of Tennessee that carries a possible sentence of two (2) to four (4) years. After the Warren County Grand Jury returned the indictment against Mr. Droese, bail was set by the Circuit Court in the amount of $10,000.00,” the press release stated.
Droese submitted himself to the Warren County Sheriff’s Department after he became aware of the indictment against him and was released after posting the bond.
Droese’s arraignment on the charge in Warren County Circuit Court is set for May 28, 2025.
He was also fired from his job as part of the 31st Judicial District Adult Recovery Court Program.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful is reporting though his Select service that Chelsea Green has signed a new, multi-year deal with WWE.
Green returned to WWE in January 2023 at the Royal Rumble and quickly climbed the popularity ladder with her outlandish heel character antics.
She was the inaugural WWE Women’s United States champion, a title she won on Saturday Night’s Main Event in December of last year. Unfortunately for Ms Green, she lost her title to Zelina Vega on Smackdown last month.
Smackdown last Friday drew 1,406,000 viewers, down 193,000 viewers from the prior week going against heavy sports competition in the form of NBA and NHL playoffs. This was the third least-watched Smackdown of 2025 so far. The show had a 0.37 rating in 18-49, down a whopping 0.14 from last week and was #3 on cable TV and #3 in all of television for the night. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
The Intercontinental title will be defended this Saturday at Backlash as champion Dominik Mysterio will take on Penta.
This is the second one-on-one match between the two as they already went head-to-head on the Raw After Mania in another title match, a match which Mysterio won after interference from Judgment Day.
This is the fifth match announced for Backlash, four of which are for a title.
Mysterio has been champion since WrestleMania 41, winning the title in a fatal four-way match which also included then-champion Bron Breakker, Penta, and Finn Balor.
After Raw went off the air on Netflix last night, Logan Paul attacked World Heavyweight champion Jey Uso at ringside.
The attack came after Jey was greeting fans who were at ringside and then Paul, wearing a hoodie, showed up and laid out the champion with one right hand to the face.
Paul quickly exited the same way he came in after Sami Zayn and CM Punk came to the aid of the champion.
Uso had just defended the WWE World Heavyweight title against Seth Rollins which ended in a no contest after several interference from Bron Breakker, Zayn, and Punk.
Three matches have been announced for tonight’s Monday Night Raw live on Netflix from the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
The returning Rusev will have his first WWE match since 2020 as he takes on Otis, Penta battles JD McDonagh of The Judgment Day, and WWE Women’s World champion Iyo Sky faces former NXT Women’s champion Roxanne Perez.
Plus, Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker, and Paul Heyman will appear along with Becky Lynch, who will call out the Women’s Intercontinental champion Lyra Valkyria.
Mexican newspaper Récord is featuring a report saying that changes and decision-making by WWE on AAA will come into effect after Triplemania XXXIII, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 16.
The acquisition deal for WWE to take over AAA will be official sometime in Q3 2025 after it goes through the usual procedures, so for now, things remain somewhat normal for the Mexican luchador promotion.
The report by Récord also states that WWE/TKO will take 51% ownership of AAA’s shares while Mexico-based sports and entertainment holding company Fillip will own the other 49%.
Récord mentions that AAA is not the only thing WWE is eyeing in Mexico, as there are plans to take over other properties in the country, including a possible WWE Performance Center location or an arena.
The first joint NXT/AAA show will take place on Saturday, June 7 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California with Worlds Collide.
Elayna Black, the artist formerly known as Cora Jade, has created her OnlyFans page, with content starting to drop on June 2, the day she’s legally free from her WWE release.
“What you’ve all been waiting for. Content starting June 2nd,” she wrote in the bio along with, “FKA Cora Jade on WWE NXT” and her real name of Brianna Coda.
She is selling subscriptions at $15.99 per month at the moment and those interested can subscribe at https://onlyfans.com/elaynablack.
Yesterday, she wrote that the strength and conditioning classes at the WWE Performance Center were not doing anything for her other than get her body shamed by “bosses, coworkers, and fans.”
In a now-deleted post on X, Shotzi said that her current WWE deal runs until July, and only then she would be able to wrestle anywhere else.
“Just to clarify, I still have a good amount of time on my contract,” she originally posted. “But come July I will be full time balls to the walls!”
Shotzi was not technically released, but just informed that there would be no contract renewal for her when it expires. This worked out better for her since any released star on the main roster gets a 90-day no-compete clause and she would be free to wrestle anywhere in less time than that.
Those released still get paid for the 90 days – or 30 days in case of NXT – sitting at home, but they can’t work anywhere else in the meantime.
Shotzi is accepting bookings at Shotzibooking@gmail.com.
All In: Texas is slowly adding more sold seats, with the show now surpassing 14,000 according to ticket tracking service @WrestleTix.
Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, is currently set up at just under 19,000 seats, which is less than half the seats which the stadium actually has. A large portion of the field remains closed, although new sections could be added if more are sold.
@WrestleTix reports that around 4,500 tickets are available, with the count standing at 14,200 distributed.
The show takes place on Saturday, July 12, so there’s still ample time to fit thousands of more people. The company is distributing around 150 tickets a week on average for the show, which needs to step up in the final nine weeks remaining to at least hit the 19,000 available.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com with the cheapest price at $31 plus taxes and fees.
Elayna Black, the artist formerly known as Cora Jade, dropped some allegations against those at the WWE Performance Center, claiming she was body shamed.
She was reacting, and refuting, a report by Dave Meltzer of the Observer where he said that those from NXT who were cut last week “were perceived as not working hard in training.”
She said that she used to go to the gym outside of work after the PC strength and conditioning training classes were not doing anything for her “other than get me body shamed by my bosses, coworkers, and fans.”
The 24-year-old underwent breast enlargement surgery in 2023 while she was out injured.
WWE has not addressed these allegations yet and it’s unclear who is she referring to when she mentioned “bosses.”
In a statement after she was released, Black said that she will have a lot to say in due time.
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Attorney Ann Callis, who is representing Janel Grant in her lawsuit against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE, was served with a lawsuit against her by Dr. Carlon Colker of Peak Wellness.
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, the 41-page lawsuit claims defamation by Callis as well as the Holland Law Firm.
In her lawsuit, Grant’s legal team are alleging that Dr. Colker and his clinic facilitated the abuse against Grant by administering unknown substances, unapproved treatments, and enabling McMahon’s control over her.
Now, Colker is claiming that Callis defamed him as well as his clinic in press releases and press conferences, rejecting their allegations that the clinic did not turn over all medical records of her client as requested. He’s also denying that he or his clinic administered unidentified substances.
Collision next week will air on Thursday night on TBS, yet another change for the weekly Saturday show.
TNT is airing NHL Playoffs on Saturday night, and instead of airing on TBS on Saturday like yesterday, the company opted for a Thursday live show, avoiding going head-to-head with WWE Backlash.
The Thursday show will be held from the Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. It’s a double-header in Detroit as Dynamite will also air live from the same building the night before.
Both nights are not doing that great in ticket sales, although Dynamite is a bit ahead of Collision. Tickets are available through AXS.COM.
Dakota Kai and Cora Jade, two of the 17 now-former WWE Superstars who were released this weekend, issued statements on social media.
Dakota Kai said she feels like she’s the luckiest girl in the world after reading all the messages of support from friends, family, coaches, colleagues, coaches, and fans.
“That’s the stuff that matters. I got to make memories, create the best friendships and travel the world. I’m beyond grateful for the opportunities,” Kai wrote.
She added that she’s going to take a little time away but she’s far from done as she’s been ready to go.
Kai was the first one brought back by Triple H when he took over WWE in July 2022.
Jade wrote that she dropped out of high school at the age of 15 to chase her dreams and it was scary, but she’s thankful that it worked out for her.
“I got to live out so many childhood dreams, go so many places, do so many things and most importantly I met some of the most important people in my life that I know I’ll have in my corner forever,” she wrote.
She said that while this journey didn’t go as she thought it would and she’s disappointed by a lot of things, she can look back with no regrets knowing she did everything with love and passion and always stood up for herself.
“I’m proud of myself for that. With all that being said, TRUST that this is not the end and only my new beginning. I have a lot to say when the time is right,” she continued. “I have so many ideas and am excited for the future and to be able to show what I truly am capable of. Elayna Black is back from the dead bitches! See you in 30.”
Her post on Instagram garnered support from many of her peers, including none other than CM Punk.
Liv Morgan is already in Japan to do her filming for the upcoming movie Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo.
The current WWE Women’s Tag Team champion was cast in the movie along with Shun Oguri and Lily James, with Deadline reporting the news a few days ago.
Morgan is expected back in the United States later in the month and it looks like the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles will not be stripped off of her and Raquel Rodriguez since she will not be out for a long time.
Rodriguez wrote on X that she’s ready for whoever tries to come at her on Raw while her “hermanita is away being a movie star!”
The plot of the movie revolves around the Bad Lieutenant (Oguri), who is a corrupt gambler in the Metropolitan Police Force, who finds himself thrown into a tangled case after an enigmatic FBI agent (James) arrives in Tokyo to investigate the disappearance of a politician’s daughter (Morgan).
Neon will be releasing the film theatrically in the United States and it will be shopped for an international release at Cannes later this month.
Shotzi became the 17th WWE star to have been given the boot from the company, with Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reporting that she was notified that her contract was not being renewed.
Her profile on WWE.COM has already been transferred to the alumni section.
“I am more than grateful for the wild ride! Can’t wait to see where this crazy journey takes me next! I hope to make all my believers proud,” she wrote on X later.
The 33-year-old star seemingly knew she was getting the axe on Thursday, posting a video on social media saying whatever happens next, she’s ready for it.
Shotzi signed with WWE in 2019 and was part of NXT until her main roster call up came in 2021. An ACL tear kept her out of action for almost a year and she had just returned to action in December of last year.
Her last match was on the February 14 episode of Speed on X, losing to Zoey Stark.
