IShowSpeed made a surprise appearance on Raw last night and was shown on screen a couple of times, including a speaking part backstage.
The charismatic Speed was shown with Adam Pearce during a backstage segment where he was hyped up to see Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, CM Punk…and that’s when Danhausen entered the frame to a surprisingly big pop from the crowd.
Danhausen asked Speed how is he that famous if he only has “180 human followers,” to which Speed corrected him by adding a million after 180.
Danhausen then had a proposition for him, doing a show together called IShowSpeedHausen and they can split the profits. Speed rejected the proposal so Danhausen cursed him for good measure, something which Speed was not happy about.
In a digital exclusive video, Danhausen then challenged Speed to a race, with the stipulation that if Danhausen wins, he gets the password to Speed’s YouTube account and if Speed won, he would remove the curse from him.
The newest WWE Superstar was no match to IShowSpeed, as he magically won the race as well.
This was Speed’s first appearance on WWE television since he got absolutely mauled by Bron Breakker at last year’s Royal Rumble, a clip which went viral for the sick-looking spear delivered on the 21-year-old.
Have to be quicker than that to beat @DanhausenAD in a race! 💨
TNA Impact drew 250,000 viewers this week, down 9,000 viewers from the prior week with the show going head-to-head against the NCAA basketball. It had the same 0.04 rating in 18-49 that the show scored the prior week. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
John Cena has always promoted younger talent to leave WWE in a better place after his retirement. Now that his professional career has come to an end, he hasn’t given up on his primary mission. His final loss to Gunther helped the rising star reach new heights in the WWE. And that’s not the only example when matches defined the brand’s new talents. Let’s take a look at some of the most notable names so far.
Oba Femi
Oba Femi started his professional career in 2023. But his first match took place in January 2024 during the NXT Breakout Tournament. In that debut, he defeated Dante Chen, marking a strong start to his in-ring career. Femi began to gain momentum after entering WWE’s NIL program. He ended the last season with the biggest back-to-back moments of his career. His match against Cody Rhodes became one of the biggest clashes of the year. Femi shocked the audience with his ability to match the intensity and presence of his rival on the mic. His fans actively use the online betting service to wager on the player’s victory in the WWE match.
Despite his rising dominance in the ring, Femi doesn’t try to outshine other young talents like Je’Von Evans and Ricky Saints. He started the 2026 season as NXT Champion, defending his title in a match against Leon Slater. He also defeated Joaquin Wilde.
Sol Ruca
Sol Ruca began her professional wrestling career in 2022 after signing with WWE. Her in-ring debut match took place on NXT in 2022. She won in her debut tag team match while wrestling next to Dani Palmer. The successful debut helped showcase her athletic style right away. She gained a lot of attention for her high-flying moves soon after.
Ruca was a dual champion in NXT throughout the last year. She spent 189 days as the women’s champion in North America and around 200 as the female speed champion. Despite those achievements, her most impressive victory took place at Saturday Night’s Main Event when she defeated Bayley. In 2025, Ruca transformed from having the best wrestling finishes to establishing herself as a top competitor in NXT. She became the champion in both the Women’s Speed division and the NXT Women’s North American division. Ruca has been very active in 2026, mainly in NXT. Despite a few losses, she managed to put herself together and defeat Lainey Reid in singles competition. She now seems to be ready for bigger things by moving from NXT to WWE.
Kevin Knight
Kevin Knight began his professional wrestling career in 2020 after training at the NJPW LA Dojo. His first match took place on the independent/NJPW LA Dojo shows. Despite the loss, he eventually gained prominence in tag team competition. His first year as part of the AEW roster became a prominent event. With wins over Darby Allin and Kazuchika Okada, he has established himself as one to watch in AEW.
Knight has the physical strength and individual charisma to gain a large army of fans globally. In 2025, he had a series of wins that weren’t as convincing as before. But the situation changed in 2026 when Knight established himself as a technical wrestler. He competed regularly in singles and tag team matches, often teaming with The DKC and other NJPW LA Dojo graduates. He gained several wins over mid-card talents, solidifying his position in NJPW Strong’s roster. Knight participated in tag team and multi-man matches representing the Bullet Club faction.
Bron Breakker
Bron Breakker started wrestling in 2019 after training at the WWE Performance Center. His debut match was against Cameron Grimes in 2020. His quick victory made an immediate impact on his future career. His athleticism and technical style led him to become a powerhouse in the NXT Championship. Many fans thought that Breakker’s initial position was meant to be in the cornerstone position. But it wasn’t the case. He is now ready for the World Title program.
In 2026, Breakker continues to be one of the most popular rising stars in WWE NXT. He appeared on RAW/SmackDown, maintaining his status as a powerhouse performer. Breakker successfully competed for the NXT Championship and appeared in SmackDown/RAW specials. He defeated Rohan Raja to retain the NXT Title and participated in special events within NXT TakeOver. The WWE heel faction is built around Breakker. This moment keeps fans both excited and suspicious. They still have questions about the new alliance of Breakker, Bronson Reed, and Paul Heyman. Breakker may fill Rollins’ spot and further expand the faction. But the situation can change at any moment, so fans just have to follow the latest news not to miss significant updates.
The WWE Women’s Intercontinental title will be defended at WrestleMania 42 with champion AJ Lee defending against former two-time champion Becky Lynch.
On Raw last night, Lynch claimed that she “murdered” the Divas era, which brought out Lee, who played a major part in the Divas division at the time.
Lee offered Lynch a rematch for the title at WrestleMania and told her that she wanted to make Lynch tap on the biggest show of the year.
Lynch said that 11 years ago, AJ handed in her resignation the day after WrestleMania and this year, she would end her at WrestleMania.
This will mark AJ Lee’s first WrestleMania match since 31 in 2015 at Levi’s Stadium where she and Paige defeated The Bella Twins.
WWE today announced that Sid Eudy, better known to fans as Sid Vicious, Sid Justice, and Psycho Sid, will be posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2026.
Eudy had a long history with WCW and WWE, forming part of The Skyscrapers with Danny Spivey, the famous Four Horsemen, the alliance with Shawn Michaels and the Million Dollar Corporation, and more.
He even headlined WrestleMania VIII with Hulk Hogan and won the WWE title as well as the WCW World Heavyweight title, each on two different occasions.
“No matter which moniker you knew him by, Sid’s intensity was palpable across the ring and through your TV screen,” wrote Paul “Triple H” Levesque on X. “A multi-time champion in @WWE and WCW, and a two-time #WrestleMania main event, it’s a pleasure to announce that he will take his rightful place in the 2026 Legacy Class of the #WWEHOF.”
Eudy died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer on August 26, 2024 at the age of 63 and had hoped of being part of the WWE Hall of Fame before he passed away.
One of his sons, Frank, reacted to the Hall of Fame news by writing, “So proud to have my late father join the club! #WWEHOF love you dad!”
Sid joins Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, Demolition, and Dennis Rodman as this year’s class.
WWE Raw takes place from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts tonight live on Netflix starting at 8PM ET.
Scheduled matches include:
The Usos vs Austin Theory and Logan Paul
Lyra Valkyria and Bayley vs Asuka and Kairi Sane
Je’Von Evans vs Grayson Waller
Penta vs Dominik Mysterio for the WWE Intercontinental title
Also, Roman Reigns and WWE World Heavyweight champion CM Punk will be in the house and so will the Beast Incarnate, who was taken out by Oba Femi last week.
The first trailer of the live action movie Moana, featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, was published by Disney today.
In this movie, Moana, played by Catherine Lagaʻaia, answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui, played by Dwayne Johnson, on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
The film is directed by Emmy and Tony Award winner Thomas Kail and is produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia and Lin-Manuel Miranda. It’s executive produced by Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth and Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated films Moana and Moana 2.
Moana features original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina, and an original score composed by Mancina.
Moana is released in theaters nationwide on July 10, 2026.
On this day 25 years ago, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc., announced the acquisition of World Championship Wrestling from AOL Time Warner.
Vince McMahon’s company put the final nail in the coffin for WCW and bought the name WCW, its extensive video library, and the majority of the intellectual property rights related to all their pay-per-views, television shows, and wrestling names.
“This acquisition is the perfect creative and business catalyst for our company,” said WWF CEO Linda McMahon at the time, while WWF President and Chief Operating Officer Stuart Snyder added that the acquisition was a strategic move and called it “a perfect fit.”
The original press release said that new WCW TV shows would air on TNN in the future, but none of that happened and the WCW brand was killed off after the botched invasion storyline ended.
The full story on how it happened can be read here.
The Usos have been announced as special guests on the MLB 2026 Opening Night broadcast on Netflix.
Netflix, WWE’s global media rights partner, will stream multiple live MLB events each year including the first one on Wednesday, March 25 at 8PM ET. Special coverage will kick off an hour earlier.
Netflix will also air the T-Mobile Home Run Derby as well as an additional special event game each year, starting with MLB at Field of Dreams in 2026.
The opening game will have the New York Yankees take on San Francisco Giants.
The streaming giant is upping their live sports game, with the upcoming Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano MMA fight also airing on Netflix in May.
WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton, one half of the popular tag team The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, is spending the week in Orlando, Florida at the WWE Performance Center as a guest coach.
Morton announced the news himself, writing, “Fortunate to be able to teach, train & give back. Catch ya soon, PC.”
The 69-year-old still occasionally wrestles after a 49-year career and made several appearances for AEW with his tag team partner Robert Gibson. Their most recent appearance was in April 2025, getting attacked by FTR.
The Rock N’ Roll Express were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017.
The WrestleMania 42 commemorative belt is now available for purchase on WWE Shop.
Already in stock, the silver and black title belt features the playing card symbols – clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades – on the main big plate as the background, with a nice polished WWE logo on the front and “WrestleMania Golden Champion” text at the bottom.
The side plates features the WrestleMania 42 logo as well as the location and the date and the leather strap has the Las Vegas sketched skyline on the left and the WrestleMania logo on the right. The back of the title belt has the skyline graffiti and the WWE logo.
It carries a cool price tag of $849.99 and is available to ship now.
Speaking on his Phenomenally Retro podcast, soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles said that he plans to keep his HOF speech “short and sweet” as he thinks that is the best way to do it.
Styles said he will try and not piss everyone off by having to endure a long speech, something that everyone has experienced in the past.
“So I’m gonna try to make sure that I stay within the guidelines of that and not make people hate AJ Styles based on his Hall of Fame induction speech,” Styles joked.
He admitted that he doesn’t know exactly of what his speech will be about but there’s a lot of people he has to thank, including the fans.
“I look at me in the mirror and I know I never should have made it,” Styles continued. “So the fact that I did, that’s a testament to the kind of fans that are out there.”
Styles will join Stephanie McMahon, Demolition, and Dennis Rodman in the Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Tickets for the show remain available via Ticketmaster.com starting at $130.30.
PWInsider.com is reporting that Bron Breakker will be at the WWE Performance Center this week to start his return to the ring.
Injured WWE Superstars typically have a stop for a few days at the PC in Orlando, Florida as they get assessed by WWE’s medical team in hopes of getting cleared for a full return.
The former WWE Intercontinental champion underwent hernia surgery in the beginning of February and has been rehabbing non-stop to maybe get cleared in time for WrestleMania. Breakker suffered the hernia when he flipped off the Raw commentary table.
There are rumors that Breakker is supposed to wrestle his former Vision leader Seth Rollins on the show but those plans are on hold pending his return.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
