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Another appearance has been added to John Cena’s WWE WrestleMania 42 weekend schedule.
It was announced earlier this week that Cena, following his retirement from the ring in December 2025, will serve as the host of WrestleMania 42. During his time in Las Vegas, Cena will also sit down with The Undertaker for a live podcast recording. They’ll record an episode of Undertaker’s Six Feet Under podcast at the WWE World convention on Saturday, April 18 — which is the same day as night one of WrestleMania.
“Two icons. One stage. LIVE. John Cena joins The Undertaker for a live recording of Six Feet Under at WWE World,” it was announced. “No script. No filters. Just conversation you won’t hear anywhere else.”
WWE and Fanatics have partnered together for WWE World every year since 2024, with the convention replacing WWE Axxess as the company’s WrestleMania weekend fan event.
Six Feet Under is hosted by Undertaker and his wife Michelle McCool, who became the new co-host of the show in 2025 after it joined the WWE & Fanatics podcast network.
Cena is still under contract with WWE as an ambassador in his post-wrestling career. Though he’ll still be making some appearances, Cena has said that he will never wear his signature jorts or other wrestling gear again. He’ll instead opt for more formal attire like suits.
WrestleMania 42 is being held at Allegiant Stadium in Vegas on April 18-19. The stadium also hosted last year’s show, where Cena had his final WrestleMania match against Cody Rhodes.
The last time Cena and Undertaker ever faced off was a quick bout at WrestleMania 34 in 2018.
Losing the Undisputed WWE Championship right before WrestleMania 42 was disappointing for Drew McIntyre, but he’s learned to trust that WWE creative always has a plan for him.
McIntyre dropped the WWE title to Cody Rhodes on the March 6 episode of SmackDown, setting the stage for Rhodes to defend the title against Randy Orton at WrestleMania. Outside of the championship picture for the time being, McIntyre will face off against Jacob Fatu in an unsanctioned match at the April 18-19 event.
During an appearance on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, McIntyre said he appreciates that fans were disappointed on his behalf after the title loss. Though he sometimes has those same feelings, McIntyre has developed a good relationship with Paul “Triple H” Levesque and the key decision-makers in WWE creative. There are times where plans change, but they have never lied to him about his direction.
“The fans getting disappointed on my behalf, I appreciate it. And sometimes I am equally as personally disappointed,” McIntyre said. “And I hope to see the future and I do have personal conversations with those in charge and say my feelings. And I’m always told, ‘Drew, here’s what we’re thinking. Or, ‘Here’s what I’m thinking.’ We go this direction, I give my opinion, and it’s always — that’s where we’re going to go. And we have stuck on that path every time. I’ve been so particular about the journey and the character and the nuances, and I’ve not been lied to when it comes to the journey. Things change, that’s just the nature of it.”
McIntyre noted that he understands the bigger picture and why it makes sense for the WrestleMania card to have two big matches with Rhodes vs. Orton and himself vs. Fatu. He believes all of this is part of his character’s story, which will ultimately lead to a big babyface turn down the line.
“And the transitional [champion] thing, if people are saying it right now. I don’t believe that to be the case,” McIntyre said. “I think it’s another part of Drew McIntyre’s story. Personally, it sucks. I’d love to walk into Mania as champion with the title. And whatever might have been supposed to happen would have been very cool. But things happen in the bigger picture, as I’ve been talking about over and over. And as a company, as Mania for two days, we need all these big matches. We need surprises. And this gave us two giant matches. But for Drew McIntyre, you know, screwing over Cody, even though it was in a contract, even though it was justified, and it makes perfect sense to raise the story with Aldis. It makes perfect sense to set up the match with Jacob.
“Now we get this crazy match with Drew McIntyre [and] Jacob Fatu. We get people seeing like, ‘Drew was screwed. But at the same time, kind of deserved it, but did he really deserve it?’ And then Cody and Randy have got their match over there going on right now.
“So I appreciate the fans. If anything doesn’t work out, and I’m sitting there at one point just like, ‘Oh my God, no one cares and the story didn’t make sense and it sucks and I’m left in the lurch,’ then I’ll be the first one to point it out. But that’s not happened so far. And after the stuff I’ve been doing with Jacob, I know McIntyre is right back on track of where we need to be, which I believe inevitably is going to lead to a big babyface run down the line. But I’m not trying to get there any time soon.”
This was McIntyre’s fourth time holding a World Championship on the WWE main roster. His run lasted nearly two months from January-March 2026.
The lineup for NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 is now almost fully set with 18 of the 20 entrants confirmed.
NJPW has announced that junior heavyweight mainstays KUSHIDA and Ryusuke Taguchi will be participating in this year’s tournament. Along with that, Dragon Gate wrestler Hyo has been added to the list of entrants as he makes his official NJPW debut.
KUSHIDA and Taguchi are both former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champions and BOSJ winners, with KUSHIDA having won the tournament in 2015 and 2017 and Taguchi winning in 2012.
Though this is Hyo’s NJPW debut, he won the promotion’s bodybuilding contest in 2025. He’s a two-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, which is Dragon Gate’s version of a junior heavyweight title.
BOSJ 2026 begins on May 14 and runs through June 7. The final two entrants, along with the block lineups, are set to be revealed this Saturday at NJPW Sakura Genesis. A title shot will be awaiting the BOSJ winner — if current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI does not win the tournament himself.
Tiger Mask has set a date and revealed the location for his final NJPW show.
It was already known that the fourth iteration of Tiger Mask would be retiring from the ring this July. After competing at NJPW’s Road to Sakura Genesis event on Thursday, he revealed that his last NJPW date will be on July 7 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. It’s the same venue where this version of Tiger Mask made his official in-ring debut in July 1995.
An opponent for Tiger Mask’s retirement match is not yet known, with him saying he’s not sure if he’ll be wrestling at the show or if there will just be a retirement ceremony. It’s possible that he’ll be working some already scheduled indie dates overseas after this date, but July 7 will be his last NJPW event.
“I don’t even know if I’ll have a retirement match. It might just be a ceremony. If someone I want to face comes along, I might be able to make an announcement at that time,” Tiger Mask said. “My retirement is in July, but there were some overseas matches that were already scheduled after that, and I might not be able to cancel them, so there might be some matches overseas.”
Following in the footsteps of Satoru Sayama, Mitsuharu Misawa, and Koji Kanemoto, Yoshihiro Yamazaki is retiring as the longest-serving Tiger Mask. He is a six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, most recently holding the title in 2009-2010.
Thursday’s show saw Tiger Mask team up with Shota Umino for a victory over KUSHIDA & Masatora Yasuda. At the end of the night, Tiger Mask appeared again and issued a challenge to IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI, wanting to win the title again before retirement.
While the future of the Tiger Mask character is unknown, it was recently announced that CMLL wrestler Magnus is taking over the “Black Tiger” gimmick. That character was initially introduced as a Tiger Mask rival and has been portrayed by the likes of Mark Rocco, Eddie Guerrero, and Rocky Romero.
Drew McIntyre is hoping that he and Nick Aldis will get the chance to settle their WWE rivalry in the ring.
Since Aldis joined WWE, his on-screen role has been serving as the general manager of SmackDown. Having at least one WWE match remains a goal for Aldis — and McIntyre told Insight with Chris Van Vliet that he would love to face off against Aldis. There have been issues between the two as Aldis has tried to keep McIntyre in line.
“Hell yeah, I would [love to face Aldis]. I can feel it when I’m out there with him. Whenever we go back and forth on the microphone, I can feel the people starting to get into it,” McIntyre said before discussing his current feud with Jacob Fatu.
“But at the same time, there’s this Aldis thing simmering at the side. And every time we go back and forth on the mic, you can feel the tension, you can cut it with a knife. We’ve known each other a long time. I name-dropped his son because I have known him for that long. But what a corporate stooge he is. His kid, Donovan, must be ashamed of him, having such a corporate stooge for a father instead of backing me, the one who’s in the right and the one that he’s known for years and the one who’s his actual friend.
“So when the time is right, be it Mania, be it after Mania, I think we should have a match. And I don’t think there should be any sanctioning around it. I don’t think anyone should be allowed to interfere. You know, he tapes up the fists. He’s not been in the ring a long time. He thinks he can go with a four-time former World Champion in WWE in the big leagues. [Aldis is] probably the greatest NWA Champion of the modern era, since Billy [Corgan] took over the NWA. But he’s not been in there for a long time.
“He’s a big guy, I would love to get in there with him and I’d love to see what damage I could do. No one’s allowed to interfere. They can come up close and ask me to stop politely, but I’ve been known to get a little crazy out there.”
McIntyre pointed out that Aldis is actually younger than him, with Aldis being 39 years old and McIntyre being 40. They have known each other since they were teenagers.
The potential McIntyre vs. Aldis matchup won’t be happening at WrestleMania 42. Instead, McIntyre is set to take on Fatu in an unsanctioned match at the April 18-19 event in Las Vegas.
Drew McIntyre isn’t planning on slowing down in the ring any time soon.
Appearing on a new episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet, McIntyre was asked if turning 40 years old in 2025 has made him think about how much longer he wants to wrestle. McIntyre noted that he’s feeling good physically and is very creatively fulfilled in WWE. As long as he’s happy, his wife is happy, and the fans are happy, McIntyre is going to keep wrestling.
“I mean, I know my wife feels like it’s going to be a lot shorter than I probably feel it’s going to be,” he responded. “Especially with how I feel now and how creatively fulfilled I feel these days. But as long as I’m happy, as long as she’s happy, and as long as the fans are happy with what I’m doing, I don’t see any reason to slow down any time soon.
“Especially when I see guys getting up there in age right now and moving as well as they’re moving right now, because we’ve just moved so far forward with athletes. Look at LeBron James or [Cristiano] Ronaldo, for example, the same age as me and they’re just still at the top of their game.”
McIntyre was Undisputed WWE Champion before dropping the title to Cody Rhodes last month on the road to WrestleMania 42. McIntyre noted on Insight that, while there may be personal disappointments for himself or his character, he’s able to see the bigger picture on where the company is at and knows he’s still on the right track.
Van Vliet asked McIntyre how his most recent title reign felt.
“Awesome. Nobody saw it coming for one,” he said. “I think everybody assumed that the Cody Express would keep moving on forward. You know, he’s been in that position for a long time. And after he finished the story, he was on absolute fire. I’m not saying he wasn’t doing a great job. He’s a great champion, he’s a great performer.
“But it was a lot of the same, and I think there needed to be a shakeup. And there was a shakeup that no one saw come in when I won in Berlin. My hearing is not great these days, [but] I could hear the crowd. I could hear the response. I could see the response. And it put Cody in a position where he had to chase. Gave Cody a bit of that edge back, which, in my opinion, he desperately needed.”
McIntyre believes the title reign also gave himself some more legitimacy and made SmackDown a more compelling show.
At WrestleMania later this month, Rhodes will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton. McIntyre is set for an unsanctioned grudge match against Jacob Fatu at the event.
A look back at the career of Dennis Condrey of Midnight Express fame
Update on WrestleMania, both the matches, business update the ticket demand at the present time
An updated look at AEW’s All In on 8/30 at Wembley Stadium as well as a look at the Dynasty show and ticket demand for the show
Coverage of El Homenaje a Dos Leyendas, CMLL’s second biggest show of the year, with El Satanico’s retirement at 76, The Death Riders appear, the heavyweight title changes hands and Mistico returns
A look at the NCAA Division I tournament including a look back 79 years when future pro wrestling legends dominated the heavyweight division and how it ties into the most recent tournament. We also look at the rivalry that could define college wrestling for years to come between a coach and his former pupil, a guy who was in high school in December and wins the NCAA title in March, as well business notes on the show, both attendance and television ratings
A look back at Sid Vicious, Badnews Allen and Dennis Rodman’s pro wrestling days
Trying to explain the latest controversy in television ratings and how this related to pro wrestling
How ratings differ from a sports survey about wrestling fans
The most complete look at the ratings for all the pro wrestling television shows over the past week,including competition, demos and comparisons with one year ago, as well as competition in the time slot.
Notes on CMLL talent coming to WrestleMania week
Major injury to arguably CMLL’s best worker
Notes on the 83rd anniversary of pro wrestling in one of its most famous arenas
Notes on tentative plans for a major mask vs. mask match
Callum Newman and Yuya Uemura tear it up in the New Japan Cup finals
Next major New Japan show thoughts with Ospreay’s returnh
Tanahashi talks goals to turn the company around
Kazusada Higuchi retirement notes
Thoughts on Satoru Sayama and his impact on pro wrestling
Aja Kongs 40th anniversary show
Gable Stevesn and RAF
Ted DiBiase Jr acquitted in his case
The end of CBS News Radio and what former WCW announcer was an anchor there
Notes on the announcing at the orignal When Worlds Collide AAA show
Lots of WrestleMania week show notes
FantasticaMania comes to the U.K.
Update on WBD sale to Paramount Skydance
Update on Revolution PPV buys
Jeff Jarrett becomes co-owner of a sports franchise
Jericho talks about working today
More on the Ali Revival Act
A list of a lot of PPV buy numbers for UFC
Ari Emanuel’s role in getting President Trump to stop the case against Ticketmaster/Live Nation.
Will never forget the afterparty of WM 2000. No one looked happy. It was like ‘um…did we just sh*t the bed with an overbooked mess of a show and desperately need to get back to 1-1 matches with huge personal issues?’ Big letdown that paved the way for the greatest Mania ever imo
That’s like a Tom Brady level. I would say he’s Tom Brady. Like, definitely GOAT status. He’s like soft-retired right now. I don’t know if he’ll ever come out of retirement. He’s a sicko, so he probably will, because he can never get enough – much like Brady. And he’s definitely, if you talk to wrestling fans and you say who’s one of the greatest wrestlers, bell-to-bell, all-time, GOAT, they’ll say Dragon.
I feel great. I’ve been cleared for a little while. I’m not 100 percent as far as performance-based — obviously I’m not lifting as much weight on my leg lifts and I’m not jumping just as high just yet. But, I mean, I can do everything, I’ve been in the ring several times training and practicing. I’m doing all kinds of different dynamic jumping stuff on my off days in the gym. I just trained legs today, I can train them fine. So I’m feeling good and excited. Have been waiting to come back. I’ve got three matches on the same day on Mania weekend. It just worked out that way.
The quad would’ve had me out for probably nine months anyways, and then I chose to get this right knee surgery and get a special, like, replacement on it. And that’s actually what kept me out longer. Because long story short, they botched it. I should’ve come back in November, and then I had to go back under the knife in November, and now I’m cleared from that surgery. When I found that out in October, I was pretty freaking devastated. I was like, ‘You got to be kidding me.’ Because the whole point of getting the one I got done in June on my right knee was so that when November came around, I didn’t have to get surgery again. I could be good to go instead of coming back and still having problems with my right knee.
Edmonton Journal published a story on Don Callis ahead of tonight’s Dynamite in Winnipeg. Callis reacted to the news that Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling has gotten a TV deal in Canada with TSN:
I think MLP getting a national television deal in Canada is gigantic news. It’s the first time since, I think, ’86 or ’89, since anyone has had national television in Canada in terms of a quote, unquote, independent (promotion). Of course, AEW is also on TSN, so I think it’s a great partnership.
I’m excited for Canadian fans that Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling is back. I think Canada has great wrestling fans – I don’t want to speak or interact with them – but they are intelligent in terms of pro wrestling.”
This is why I tell whoever I can at ROH and even at AEW — don’t bother with these bumps. They are all risk — no reward. If you successfully take a bump in 2026 no one cares, But if you mess it up you could truly harm yourself! Don’t do it
Lady Frost will make her MLW debut at a TV taping in Charleston, South Carolina on April 12. She’s now under contract with MLW after her AEW deal expired at the end of March.
I’ll keep the same attitude that I have; I won’t change that regardless of the talk that comes out of it. And as I lead NJPW, I have to think about carrying all of Japanese wrestling and all of pro-wrestling worldwide. We have to change things, we have to keep moving into new areas, untested waters. If NJPW gets complacent, it gets left behind by WWE, AEW, CMLL, so part of protecting what makes NJPW great is by changing the way it does things, and to innovate. And that goes for the staff and the wrestlers too; I hope people disagree with me, and prove me wrong, if that makes things bigger and better for all of us.
A new WWE documentary is coming to Peacock in time for WrestleMania season.
It was announced today that “The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels” will be available to stream on Peacock starting on Monday, April 13. Touted as “one of the most improbable redemption stories in WWE history,” the documentary will cover Michaels’ career, his battle with addiction issues, and his new WWE role as the boss of NXT.
Here is the full synopsis:
‘The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels,’ Peacock’s latest original documentary in partnership with WWE features exclusive behind-the-scenes access with one of the greatest performers of all time and chronicles the career of the WWE Hall of Famer. This intimate look at Michaels spotlights his incredible ability and the personal struggles that led to one of the most improbable redemption stories in WWE history. Viewers will be taken on a journey through his life while also getting an inside look at Michaels’ role as the head of WWE’s developmental brand NXT.
Though WWE’s presence on Peacock has largely dwindled, the two sides are still partners with Peacock airing Saturday Night’s Main Event. It previously hosted the WWE PLE library before that moved to Netflix. NXT content has also left Peacock, with this Saturday’s Stand & Deliver PLE set to air live on YouTube.
Michaels job title in WWE is Senior Vice President of Talent Development, Creative. He has led NXT behind the scenes since 2021 after already having served as a coach for the brand.
Interviews with Michaels, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Bret Hart, Kevin Nash, and The Undertaker are included in the trailer. Michaels’ daughter was also interviewed for the project.
Josh Alexander has undergone surgery for the knee injury he suffered last month on AEW Collision.
Alexander was injured while competing in a trios match that was taped for Collision on March 18. After limping around for a week, Alexander got bad news last Friday when it was confirmed that the injury was “pretty severe” and he would need to undergo surgery. That operation has now been successfully completed.
In the match where he got hurt, Alexander, Konosuke Takeshita & El Clon lost to AEW Trios Champions Mistico, Kevin Knight & “Speedball” Mike Bailey. The Don Callis Family will have another chance to claim the titles when El Clon, Hechicero & Volador Jr. challenge the champions at a CMLL event this Friday night.
The injury meant Alexander was not able to compete at Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling’s events in Canada last weekend, which included a co-promoted Global Wars card with Ring of Honor. The weekend saw Stu Grayson crowned the interim MLP Canadian Champion with Alexander — the regular title holder — facing an extended absence.
This month marks the one-year anniversary of Alexander’s AEW debut. He was a World Champion for TNA Wrestling before joining the AEW roster.
When he interacts with WWE talent, radio host and commentator Peter Rosenberg advises them to avoid doing moves like suicide dives.
A clip from Monday’s Raw has been going around social media showing IYO SKY coming up short while trying to hit Asuka with a dive. While attempting the move, SKY contacted the ropes and wasn’t able to get enough air, falling on her head/neck before reaching her intended target. Rosenberg responded to the clip by saying that he wishes wrestlers would avoid moves like this because of how little upside they have.
“This is why I tell whoever I can at evolve and even on the main roster — don’t bother with these dives,” Rosenberg wrote.” They are all risk — no reward. If you successfully hit a suicide dive in 2026 no one cares, But if you mess it up you could truly harm yourself! Don’t do it.”
Rosenberg is part of the commentary team for WWE Evolve, which focuses on Performance Center recruits and WWE ID prospects. He also is a panelist on PLE pre-shows and post-shows and hosts SiriusXM’s Cheap Heat.
After receiving some pushback from fans for making a comment like this as a non-wrestler, Rosenberg posted a follow-up.
“People seem upset I posted this. It came only from a place of sincere care,” he wrote. “Iyo is amazing and one of the best on earth and it still presents a huge risk. I just think the risks outweigh the reward. I say this as a huge fan and someone who is privileged enough to be up close and personal with this business. I am not a wrestler and never put my body on the line. My respect for those who do it is undying. That said — I have opinions for a living . And my opinion is this move is not dope enough to be worth it anymore.”
SKY lost to Raquel Rodriguez on Monday’s Raw after Asuka and Kairi Sane got involved. A match between SKY and Asuka could potentially be added to the card for WrestleMania 42.
This is why I tell whoever I can at evolve and even on the main roster — don't bother with these dives. They are all risk — no reward. If you successfully hit a suicide dive in 2026 no one cares, But if you mess it up you could truly harm yourself! Don't do it https://t.co/zA72bFF3As
This week, WWE made a trademark filing for what appears to be another new wrestler name.
WWE applied to trademark the name “EK Prosper” on March 31. This comes after the company filed trademarks for five names earlier this month, with most of those having been since revealed as new monikers for prospects in the WWE ID program.
There’s no confirmation yet on who the “EK Prosper” trademark is for. The application includes the standard language WWE uses when trademarking names:
Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and through broadcast media including television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online service; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment via an online community portal; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment information; fan club services, namely, organizing sporting events in the field of wrestling for wrestling fan club members; organizing social entertainment events for entertainment purposes for wrestling fan club members; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment; online journals, namely blogs, in the field of sports entertainment
The previous round of trademarks, filed on March 19, were for the names Anya Rune, Gianna Capri, Veronica Haven, Max Abrams, and Jacari Ball. The first four of those trademarks are for ID prospects Airica Demia (Anya Rune), Valentina Rossi (Gianna Capri), Fallyn Gray (Veronica Haven), and Mike Cunningham (Max Abrams), while it’s not been reported who will be taking the name Jacari Ball.
Lady Frost is entering free agency with a positive attitude following her departure from AEW.
At the start of April, Frost became a free agent when her AEW contract expired. She sent out a tweet today confirming that she is no longer with the company and thanking Tony Khan for being an “incredibly kind and passionate boss” during the time they worked together.
“As of today, I am a free agent,” Frost announced. “I want to thank @TonyKhan for being an incredibly kind and passionate boss. I had some of the most incredible moments with @AEW and I am so grateful for the years that I spent there. For now, I’m on the hunt. Onto the next…”
Frost’s last AEW match was a January 2026 bout against Mina Shirakawa on Collision. She had been under contract since 2023 and competed in both AEW and ROH. Frost also represented AEW while traveling to Mexico for CMLL dates.
Before signing with AEW, Frost had made some appearances for the NWA and TNA. She has not revealed what her next move in pro wrestling will be.
As of today, I am a free agent. I want to thank @TonyKhan for being an incredibly kind and passionate boss. I had some of the most incredible moments with @AEW and I am so grateful for the years that I spent there. For now, I’m on the hunt. Onto the next…
Despite sending out a tweet that made people think he had departed AEW, Willie Mack says he is still with the company.
Mack posted a tweet on Tuesday night saying that he was “about to become a homeless superhero” because AEW doesn’t think he’s worth the money. He then sent out a follow-up saying that, for two years straight, he’s been calling every week to see if the promotion has anything for him:
When ya boy is about to become a homeless superhero because the booker doesn’t think he’s worth the money. #WhereTheBestWrestle
It’s like for 2 years straight I’d call every week and ask if you got anything for me? You signed right? You still getting paid right? I want to Wrestle.
During his time with AEW, Mack has only wrestled sporadically, mostly featuring on ROH in the matches he’s had. The most recent of those was an ROH match in December 2025 where he and Aaron Solo lost to Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia. Mack has worked outside dates while with AEW and is a regular for Juggalo Championship Wrestling.
Mack wrestled for PWG early in his career and has held championships for Lucha Underground, TNA, NWA, and JCW.
An AEW/ROH departure was confirmed at the start of April with Lady Frost entering into free agency upon the expiration of her contract.
On social media today, Stephanie Vaquer addressed an uncomfortable fan encounter that took place surrounding WWE Raw in New York City.
The fan sent out a tweet claiming that Vaquer was “mean” when they tried to get an autograph and picture with her. In the tweet, the fan attached video of Vaquer at an Uber pickup line and claimed that Vaquer was the only women’s wrestler who would not stop for him.
Vaquer then responded by detailing the encounter, saying that the fan would not take no for an answer and kept following her and saying hurtful things.
“I always stop and I’m very kind to my fans. Yesterday was my birthday and I was honestly having a really bad day. Even so, I politely asked for understanding, and many people respected that,” she wrote. “But you followed me for a long time, saying hurtful things and making me feel uncomfortable. I told you no multiple times, and you kept following me and recording. And now you’re posting this on social media. It’s sad to see people like you call themselves fans….”
“You are the sweetest and most kind person I’ve ever met. That’s what attracted me to you in the first place,” Borne wrote. “I’ve personally witnessed you take time for others even when you weren’t feeling your best. They say never meet your heroes.. clearly they’ve never met La Primera.”
Vaquer turned 33 years old on March 29. She is the current WWE Women’s World Champion and is heading toward a title defense against Liv Morgan at WrestleMania 42. The two had a brawl on Monday’s Raw at Madison Square Garden. After Vaquer initially had the advantage, Morgan ended up laying out Vaquer after getting help from the returning Roxanne Perez.
I always stop and I’m very kind to my fans. Yesterday was my birthday and I was honestly having a really bad day. Even so, I politely asked for understanding, and many people respected that. But you followed me for a long time, saying hurtful things and making me feel… https://t.co/dVEzGmijhK
It’s been four years since Cody Rhodes left AEW — and he says fans still do not know the actual reason for his departure.
Cody and Brandi Rhodes announced that they were leaving AEW in February 2022. Soon after, Cody made his WWE return at WrestleMania 38. He’s now heading into his fourth consecutive WrestleMania main event with Cody set to defend the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton next month.
During a media tour in New York City, Cody made an appearance on The Breakfast Club and was asked about a previous comment he made where he credited his wife Brandi for making the “selfless” decision to not talk about why they left AEW. Cody believes that approach has helped both of them move forward. But fans inevitably create narratives when they do not know the reason for something.
“Our departure from when we left the company we were with and helped create, and that was AEW, it came down to her deciding to not talk about it, that departure,” Cody said. “Like, ‘We’re not going to talk about it. We’re moving on. Did bad stuff happen? Good stuff happened too. I’m not going to talk about it.’
“And one of the sad things about not talking about why we left and the departure, one of the difficult things was narratives get created. Stories get told, podcasts happen, fans literally think they know what happened when no one’s been even close. And what I would say is the selfless part, she lives with that. She owns that. She respects not just here, but the place we left enough to, ‘I’m not going to talk about that.’ And that made it so that — they’re good. They’re out of here. That was very, very helpful for us. And again, good stuff happened there too. But that’s what I mean by selfless, because she lives with that.”
Cody said there is no “breadwinner” in their household because he and Brandi built everything together and their pursuits are equally important. At the moment, they are doing their own thing career-wise, but Cody was happy that Brandi got to see how much fans supported her when she was part of his WrestleMania 40 entrance.
Though he has been mostly quiet about the reason for his AEW departure, Cody has said there was a personal issue involved and that he felt “disrespected” at the end of his time there. Despite that, Cody still has love and respect for AEW and is rooting for the promotion to succeed.
Tony Khan only has good things to say about Cody, and the two have had positive interactions when they’ve seen each other in the time since Cody left AEW.
Cody is now a three-time Undisputed WWE Champion. His title defense against Orton is expected to headline night one of WrestleMania 42 on Saturday, April 18.
