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Four new matches announced for WrestleMania 42

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Colin Vassallo
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WrestleMania 42

Four new matches were announced for WrestleMania 42 last night on Raw live from Madison Square Garden.

The WWE Women’s Tag Team titles will be on the line in a fatal four-way tag team match as Nia Jax and Lash Legend defend against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair, and Nikki and Brie Bella.

Penta is putting the WWE Intercontinental title up for grabs in a ladder match with Je’Von Evans, Rusev, Dragon Lee, and Judgment Day’s JD McDonagh as his opponents.

Speaking of Judgment Day, current AAA Mega champion Dominik Mysterio will be battling former JD teammate Finn Balor in a one-on-one match. The AAA Mega title is not on the line.

And last and certainly not least, the recently medically-cleared Seth Rollins takes on Gunther. These two had original different opponents for WrestleMania but both Bron Breakker and Rey Mysterio remain unavailable.

With these four additions, WrestleMania 42 for now has 12 matches spanned across two nights, with a few more expected.

Stephanie McMahon slaps Cody Rhodes during surprise appearance on Raw

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Colin Vassallo
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Stephanie McMahon made a surprise appearance on Raw yesterday and slapped some sense into the WWE champion Cody Rhodes.

McMahon was urging Cody to think like The Viper if he wants to beat him and retain the title at WrestleMania and mentioned that his father Dusty would know that better than anyone.

Cody told Stephanie that he was not his father and told Stephanie that she was not hers either, as fans inside MSG popped for the comment. The champ had an instant regret look on his face and then came the famous Stephanie slap.

McMahon insisted she was there to help Cody and unless he changes his way, WrestleMania will be the last time he will be introduced as the undisputed WWE champion.

Before she walked out, Rhodes grabbed her by the arm and turned her around and the two came face-to-face.

“Stephanie McMahon…I got two words for you…thank you,” Rhodes said, as McMahon smiled.

Gunther returns on Raw, attacks Seth Rollins

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Colin Vassallo
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Gunther returned on Raw last night after several weeks of absence and attacked Seth Rollins, setting up a match for WrestleMania between the two.

Rollins was announced as medically cleared to compete by Raw General Manager Adam Pearce during an in-ring segment involving also Paul Heyman. Rollins stormed the ring and attacked Heyman with a chair before setting him up for a curb stomp. But out of nowhere, The Ring General showed up and locked Rollins in a sleeper hold, putting the former champ to sleep.

Gunther then grabbed Rollins again and pointed at the WrestleMania sign hanging from the rafters, making the challenge for the show. Adam Pearce made the match official later in during the broadcast.

These two had two different opponents originally set for WrestleMania. Gunther was supposed to take on Rey Mysterio, but Mysterio remains injured. Rollins was also supposed to wrestle Bron Breakker, but Breakker is also not cleared yet following hernia surgery.

Raw preview for 03/30/2026

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Colin Vassallo
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Raw

Monday Night Raw rolls into Madison Square Garden tonight where over 16,000 fans will pack the world’s most famous arena as WWE continues its road to WrestleMania.

Four matches have been announced for tonight:

  • Nia Jax and Lash Legend vs Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
  • Iyo Sky vs Raquel Rodriguez
  • The Usos vs Austin Theory and Logan Paul for the WWE World Tag Team titles
  • Penta vs Kofi Kingston for the WWE Intercontinental title

Plus, WWE World Heavyweight champion CM Punk and his challenger Roman Reigns will be in the house and so will Brock Lesnar.

All this and more tonight live at 8PM ET on Netflix worldwide.

Impact rating for 03/26/2026

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Colin Vassallo
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Impact

Impact on AMC drew 256,000 viewers this past Thursday night, their second-best number of 2026 so far and up 6,000 viewers from the prior week. The show had a 0.05 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 and matches their best number of 2026. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

Cody Rhodes says his OnLocation tour bus price tag was “absurd”

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Colin Vassallo
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Appearing on Busted Open Radio earlier today, WWE champion Cody Rhodes admitted that his $9,950 tour bus price tag for WrestleMania weekend is “absurd” but despite the ridiculous price, the tour has been sold out. The tour was sold and promoted by OnLocation.

Rhodes said that knowing that people pay that money to be around him makes him feel incredible and he’s ready to repay it by giving the fans who purchased the tour a great experience.

“I want them to definitely feel like they got a unique and cool experience and something intimate for us,” Cody said. “Because you get those moments with your fans where you can sit down across from them and actually get to know them.”

He mentioned two of the fans who are coming on the tour are repeat from last year and they will be coming on his podcast too to share the experience. Last year’s tour was barely advertised and only a handful go to enjoy it.

The bus will also hit the road with the fans with an expert Las Vegas tour guide onboard as they go visit a couple of famous Vegas hotspots.

Dwayne Johnson comments on getting nominated for the Disney Legends Award

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Colin Vassallo
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said that he was really moved when he got the call that he would be receiving Disney’s highest honor – the Disney Legends Award.

“This honor recognizes individuals with significant and global impacts on @Disney. I’m moved. THANK YOU,” Johnson said.

He added that he believes in hard work, being grateful, being humble, being good to people, taking care of people, and respecting that the trust they put in you to deliver.

“And where and when can, always, always, always try and deliver a little joy for folks around the world,” he continued.

Johnson then thanked a bunch of people including the Disney executive teams, Imagineers, employees and cast members.

The Disney Legends Awards will be presented during a ceremony at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on Sunday, August 16.

Roxanne Perez expect back on television this week

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Colin Vassallo
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PWInsider.com is reporting that Roxanne Perez is expected to return to television tonight on Raw.

Perez has been absent since the Raw after Royal Rumble and revealed in a TikTok video three weeks later that she was sidelined due to surgery to remove a benign mass from her back.

“I recently underwent a surgery to remove a benign mass that was in my back that was causing me a lot of pain for a couple of months,” she said at the time.

Perez added that she did not want to have time off as being a WWE Superstar has been a dream of hers since she was 10.

“But our health is very important, so we need to put that first. My recovery is going well. I don’t have too much pain anymore. It kind of comes and goes. I’m gonna be back in the ring in no time, Pop Roxing everybody’s ass,” she continued.

Mercedes Mone drops the PTW Women’s title in Poland

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Colin Vassallo
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Mercedes Mone is down to just two title belts after she lost the PTW Women’s title this weekend in Poland.

Mone lost clean to Diana Strong in Koslow at an event titled More Mone, More Problems, eight months after she beat Strong for title in late July of last year.

The former TBS champion remains in possession of the WPW Women’s title and the APAC Women’s title. She will defend the WPW Women’s title tomorrow night in Winnipeg against Jody Threat and highly likely losing that one as well.

Mone has been dropping all the indie titles she won last year ahead of her impending return to AEW television.

WWE broadcaster Megan Morant qualifies for Olympic trials

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE host Megan Morant announced that she has qualified for the Olympic trials.

Morant, an accomplished runner, wrote that while watching the Olympic Trials Marathon in 2020 and seeing a record number of women qualify, she wondered what if she tried to do it herself.

“I was a has-been. My successful high school running career led to a D1 college scholarship, but in college, things never really panned out,” Morant wrote. “Deep down inside, I knew I still had untapped potential in running, but I often thought: who cares? What’s the point?”

She said over the past several years, she has concentrated on her career but now believes that you can have a career and also be a high-level athlete at the same time.

“Easy? No. Doable? If you want it to be: Why not? I was inspired. I got curious. I wanted to be there. I went to work. Over 6 years later, my dream is now a reality. With the greatest support system in the world by my side, I just qualified for the Olympic Trials (how is this even real?!),” she continued.

The 31-year-old co-hosts the WWE Now Raw Recap podcast for WWE and is also a backstage correspondent.

John Cena to host WrestleMania 42

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Colin Vassallo
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WrestleMania 42

John Cena has announced that he will be the host of WrestleMania 42.

In a video posted on his social media from Hollywood, John Cena said that his “road” has looked different since retiring, but now he’s officially on the road to WrestleMania.

“I’m shooting a movie for Netflix called One Attempt Remaining that you can see when it comes out. I’m also on the road, which is ironic because there’s a road to WrestleMania going on, and Hollywood is really close to Vegas,” he said. “Rumor around this town is WrestleMania needs a host. Well, I’m already on that road, so I will see you at WrestleMania!”

Cena has not appeared on WWE television since his retirement match in December against Gunther. He had vowed that once he retired, he will ditch his jorts and colorful t-shirts and will do WWE work in a suit and tie.

WWE did record business last year with Cena headlining events and is hoping to replicate that for WrestleMania 42, which is still short of last year’s ticket sales. Both nights are hovering at 40,000 tickets each.

Mike Santana comments on unfortunate quick ending of Sacrifice match

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Colin Vassallo
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In a post on social media, TNA champion Mike Santana addressed what happened at Sacrifice this past Friday where his main event match against Steve Maclin had to be abandoned after Maclin was knocked out minutes into the match.

He said every time before a match, he kneels and prays to God to protect him and his opponent but freak accidents happen and sometimes they are out of their control as well.

“That’s the unfortunate reality of what we do. All we can do is learn from it and take preventative measures moving forward, so that we can avoid making the same mistakes,” Santana wrote.

It was his superkick which knocked Maclin out after coming off the ropes, but thanks to the quick thinking of referee Alice Lane, no further damage was done.

“I will say, I’m truly proud of how TNA handled the situation. And even more proud of referee Alice Lane,” Santana continued. “Her elite professionalism and quick thinking saved us. We were truly blessed to have had her out there with us.”

Santana described Maclin as one of the toughest guys he knows and also a close friend for a long time and he’s glad that he’s safe and doing well.

“At the end of the day, our health and well-being come first and we showed exactly that,” he concluded.

Israel Adesanya pays tribute to Oba Femi during UFC Paramount+ broadcast

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Colin Vassallo
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UFC Paramount

UFC star Israel Adesanya paid tribute to former NXT champion Oba Femi last night on UFC Fight Night: Seattle.

Adesanya, who was in the main event fighting Joe Pyfer, entered the Octagon doing Femi’s entrance walk, with the commentary team acknowledging Fema on television.

Unfortunately for Adesanya, his first fight in over a year ended in a disappointment as Pyfre inflicted his fourth loss in a row, with his professional MMA record now standing at 24-6.

Both Adesanya and Femi are from Lagos, Nigeria.

Penta to defend WWE Intercontinental title against Vikingo on AAA television

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Colin Vassallo
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Penta will be defending the WWE Intercontinental title on AAA television on Saturday, April 11, one week before WrestleMania.

On yesterday’s third and final night of Rey de Reyes, former AAA Mega champion El Hijo Del Vikingo called out Penta to tell him that his goal is now to take the WWE IC title. Vikingo cannot wrestle for the top AAA title as long as Mysterio remains champion.

Penta accepted Vikingo’s challenge and the match will happen in Mexico City at Gimnasio Olimpico. Tickets are available now.

The popular masked star still has no match at WrestleMania. Last year, he was in a fatal four-way match for the Intercontinental title along with Dominik Mysterio, Bron Breakker, and Finn Balor.

Collision to air head-to-head against Impact next Thursday

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Colin Vassallo
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Collision next week will air on Thursday at 8PM ET instead of Saturday due to the TNT’s coverage of NCAA basketball.

The temporary change was announced on last night’s show. Collision will not be live on Thursday and instead will be part of a double TV taping the day before in Winnipeg, Canada.

TNT will air a replay of Collision on Saturday night at 11:30PM ET after the NCAA coverage ends.

With the show moving to Thursday, it will air opposite TNA Impact on AMC.

Trick Williams invites Lil Yachty to attend Smackdown next week

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Colin Vassallo
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Trick Williams has invited rapper Lil Yachty to attend next week’s Smackdown live from St. Louis.

In a video posted on social media, Williams said that he had been in deep contemplation on how “The Gingerbread Man” walked out of Smackdown the United States champion.

“So, this is what we about to do about it. We about to change up the whole dynamic. I wanna personally invite my boy, I’m talking about my day one, a long time back, my HBCU brother Lil Yachty, I need for you to pull up to Smackdown this week,” Williams said. “We in St. Louis, I need for you to pull up, spice things up, talk to these folks, man. Let them know what’s going on around here. The games are done, grown folk talking. Pull up on me, dog, let’s talk about it.”

Lil Yachty is a huge WWE fan and has been at ringside for multiple events in the past.

Williams will battle Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental title at WrestleMania 42.

Josh Alexander injured, to undergo knee surgery

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Colin Vassallo
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In a video posted on social media, a frustrated Josh Alexander revealed that he will have to undergo knee surgery next Wednesday.

Alexander suffered the injury during the Collision tapings in a trios title match and he only found out how series it was now.

“I know I’ve been limping and been in pain for a week. But yeah, my surgeon told me, you know, I’m gonna need surgery this coming Wednesday. My knee injury is pretty severe,” he said. “And there’s, there’s no timetable set right now for when I will be back.”

Alexander was supposed to defend the MLP Canadian title last night at the MLPxROH Global Wars event but obviously was not cleared to compete.

“I would defend my Canadian championship still with one leg if I had to, because MLP, Canadian wrestling, it means everything to me, man. It’s who I’ve been for 20 plus years,” he continued.

His match with El Clon and Konosuke Takeshita against JetSpeed and Mistico, taped the prior Wednesday, will be his last one for a while as a long road to recovery lies ahead.

Unsanctioned match between Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu announced for WrestleMania 42

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Colin Vassallo
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WrestleMania 42

Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu will be going one-on-one at WrestleMania 42 in an unsanctioned match.

The feud between the two escalated yesterday on Smackdown, with McIntyre telling Fatu that he stole everything from him and referred to him as a criminal who did the crime and did the time.

It was Smackdown General Manager Nick Aldis who said that the two were not in a condition to fight on Smackdown, but they have enough time to recover for an unsanctioned match at WrestleMania.

Both McIntyre and Fatu have been feuding for months, with Fatu inadvertently helping McIntyre win the WWE title but then also interfered in the return match, costing McIntyre the title.

There are rumors the unsanctioned match might also happen inside Hell In A Cell.

Taryn Terrell and Havok return to TNA at Sacrifice

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Colin Vassallo
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Sacrifice 2026

Two former TNA Knockouts returned during the Sacrifice TNA+ event last night in New Orleans.

Taryn Terrell, who is from New Orleans herself, made her first appearance for the company since 2017 and joined ODB and Mickie James. The three challenged The Elegance Brand to a match. Terrell also wrestled for WWE between 2007 and 2010 and was discovered during the Diva Search contest. The former Playboy model was released from the company in November 2010 following a suspension due to an incident with her then-husband Drew McIntyre.

Havok also returned at Sacrifice and made an appearance in a backstage segment. She appeared in a gas mask and attacked Mila Moore. The former TNA Knockouts champion worked for the company between 2014 and 2015 and then returned in 2019 for a longer stint till 2024. She had been teaming with Rosemary, who also just recently returned to the promotion.

Dynamite rating for 03/25/2026

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Colin Vassallo
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This week’s Dynamite, headlined by Omega vs Strickland, had 765,000 viewers, up 35,000 viewers from the prior week and the company’s best number since July 2024. The show averaged a 0.14 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from the prior week. Dynamite was #5 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Programming Insider)

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