Bayley was happy to see her friend Chad Gable get a chance to shine at AAA Noche de Los Grandes.
In a career highlight, Gable (as Original El Grande Americano) headlined the May 30 event in a mask vs. mask match against Ludwig Kaiser (El Grande Americano). Gable lost and is now forced to give up the Americano gimmick — but Bayley is confident that only great things are in his future. She was in Mexico for the show and made an Instagram post joining in on the chorus of praise for the main event.
“It’s not everyday that you get to watch your friend create magic in front of the most pure and passionate fans in the world!!,” Bayley wrote. “I’m so proud to know you, @wwegable! You take control of your opportunities and have always made everything count. It’s only up from here my dude!!”
Bayley and Gable came up together in the same era of NXT and have both now been with the company for more than a decade. When part two of Noche de Los Grandes airs this coming Saturday (June 6), a six-woman tag match with Bayley, Lola Vice & La Catalina vs. Flammer, Maravilla & La Hiedra will be part of the lineup.
Chad Gable comments on Noche de Los Grandes match —
It’s been less than two days since the match, but Gable took a moment to make his own Instagram post reflecting on the moment and how much the crowd meant to him.
“What an atmosphere. What a crowd. What a moment,” he wrote. “Thank you Mexico.”
Gable also shared an Instagram stories post from Finn Balor, who called the mask vs. mask match a “masterpiece” and said he’s already watched it multiple times.
“So good I already had to watch it twice,” Balor wrote. “I encourage you also. Masterpiece.”
Nikki Bella pulled back the curtain on a creative pitch she made for WWE Clash in Italy that ultimately was not approved.
On the latest episode of The Nikki & Brie Show, Nikki revealed a pitch for a themed segment at Clash in Italy. The concept would have featured WWE stars like Gunther, Oba Femi, Penta, The Judgment Day, and the Women’s Tag Team Champions, in a series of lighthearted vignettes inspired by Emily in Paris aesthetics and the Italian phrase ‘Ciao Bella’ embracing the culture and atmosphere surrounding the event.
“I pitched this incredible idea called Ciao Bella! ‘Hey, you guys, I would love to do this, whether it’s pre-show or doing a fun commercial thing for a PLE or just make it social.’ It would be where I have these different moments with WWE superstars, so there would be a moment where I’m on the scooter with Danhausen and his scarf is flying in my face. I’d have a moment with Brie and Paige and have a spritz with the tag team champions, and then I’d be on a gondola ride with Gunther, and he’s just staring straight being Gunther, and I’m looking around like Emily in Paris. This is what gave me the idea, being like Emily in Rome, me touring with WWE superstars. The gondolier is another WWE superstar giving me the look, or he’s someone who hates Gunther. I have this other moment where Oba and I are getting gelato and trying a selfie with him, but the height difference. Judgment Day comes and slaps the gelato out of our hands.”
“I had all these fun segment ideas with superstars that were very Italian and fun, that gave Emily in Paris vibes. I have a romantic spaghetti dinner with Penta. They showed interest. I was going back with the team, and they really liked the idea. My ending segment was me walking down the street, and they are going, ‘Ciao Bella, Ciao Bella.’ I take a pause and go, ‘Oh my God, I’m so famous here.’ Obviously, because they call everyone Bella, but I think it’s because I’m Nikki Bella. It was cute and they all loved it, but it fell through.”
Neither The Bellas nor Paige were a part of the Clash in Italy match card. Nikki suffered an ankle injury in March that has kept her sidelined. Last month, she indicated a hopeful return at Night of Champions on June 27 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Cody Rhodes would like to see WWE turn back the clock to 1993 when the company placed a wrestling ring on the deck of a decommissioned Navy ship.
To celebrate the Fourth of July that year, WWE held a bodyslam challenge on the USS Intrepid in New York City, where Lex Luger slammed Yokozuna on the road to SummerSlam 1993. WWE’s attempt to turn Luger into its next Hulk Hogan-level star ultimately wasn’t successful, but the Intrepid slam is still one of the most memorable WWE moments of that early 1990s era and of Luger’s Hall of Fame career.
Rhodes pointed back to the moment when TMZ asked — with UFC’s White House event coming up — if there are any “wildcard” venues he would like to see WWE run.
“Ohh, I would like to do a decommissioned — what do they call them? Where you put the planes on it,” Rhodes responded. “Luger did the slam on Yokozuna on the Intrepid, basically a decommissioned battleship. That’s a really great outlook. I would hope so, that would be really cool. Unique locations is always fun because then you can play them in the [WWE 2K] game.”
When asked what’s next for him in WWE, Rhodes claimed to TMZ that he did not know. An Undisputed WWE Championship rematch against Gunther looks like a possibility after Rhodes retained in controversial fashion at Clash in Italy on Sunday. WWE is also teasing Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns picking back up their rivalry.
Cody Rhodes on ‘Street Fighter’ movie —
Rhodes (playing Guile) and Reigns (Akuma) both have roles in the upcoming “Street Fighter” movie from Legendary Entertainment, which is set for an October 16, 2026 release. Rhodes spoke to TMZ about the project.
“Street Fighter is an absolute hit. [Director] Kitao Sakurai did a great job with that movie — great job. I saw a piece of it the other day. [You’ll] be very impressed,” he said. “It’s amazing. I hope people go and see it, October. Really fun time making it.”
NJPW wrestler Hirooki Goto is also in “Street Fighter,” playing the character E. Honda.
Sol Ruca understands the intensity of the visibility on the WWE main roster especially when it comes to online critics.
Speaking with Sam Roberts and Megan Morant on WWE Now, Ruca addressed how she deals with online hate and negative reactions. She admitted that moving to the main roster brought greater exposure as well as increased scrutiny from fans on social media.
“Yeah 100%. I mean even in NXT, we get people that are watching every move and we get people that are leaving hate comments and all this negativity, and essentially being up on the main roster, you have more eyes, which means more hate, but also means more love. So it is something that I’ve had to kind of navigate because I wasn’t really, it wasn’t something that I thought of when I got signed that it was going to be like ‘oh, this means that there’s going to be more eyes or more people trying to nitpick everything’. But at the end of the day, especially with people on social media. That’s such a small percentage of our fan base, and as long as the crowd in person is happy and everyone backstage is happy with what I do, then that’s fine with me.”
Despite the added pressure that comes with performing on the big stage in WWE, Ruca seems to be taking the attention in stride. Last month, an awkward botch while she attempted her signature move, the sol snatcher, garnered widespread criticism. WWE edited the footage to make it look like a clean cut. Later, Ruca revealed Triple H reached out to her with advice on dealing with online negativity.
Ruca officially transitioned to the Raw roster in April and a little more than a month later won her first title. She participated in her first main roster Premium Live Event, Clash in Italy, where she defeated Becky Lynch to end her third reign as Intercontinental Champion.
Roman Reigns is aware of the WWE environment following his Clash in Italy win over Jacob Fatu, and had a message for the roster post the Premium Live Event.
Following his Tribal Combat match win, Reigns was asked about his next move. He acknowledged the chatter in the air about potential challengers in LA Knight and Royce Keys among others. And proceeded to trash talk the roster with The Bloodline regaining supremacy again.
“I don’t think it really matters what it means for me. What’s it mean for everybody else? I can hear the chattering – LA Knight, Royce Keys, and this goes for any of you chumps back there. You want to run your mouth about The Tribal Chief, you want to run your mouth about my family, you’re terrified about this Bloodline ain’t you? You already seen what’s happening behind me. I’m been the general, I’m been had an army. I’m trying to do it the right way. I’m trying to shine a light on my legacy in a positive manner but you’ll are forcing my hand. Keep on trying me. I’ll run it all forever.”
Knight was one of the many eager challengers who stepped up to face Reigns during his lengthy Universal Title reign. They squared off at Crown Jewel 2023. It was during this time, main roster audiences started advocating for his push to win the Money in the Bank and the World Heavyweight Championship. However, in the last three years, Knight has ended up on the fringe of the main event scene.
Knight is aware of his positioning in the company and has addressed the frustrations. He has been involved in key storylines over the past few years and has been barely inches away from high-profile wins on multiple occasions. His last match was a six-man tag team bout with The Usos against The Vision at WrestleMania 42. Since then, Knight has yet to enter a marquee program.
AJ Styles addressed Will Ospreay using the Styles Clash on Samoa Joe at AEW Double or Nothing. He also highlighted his backstage role in WWE to shape the future of the wrestling industry,
On the latest episode of The Phenomenally Retro Podcast Styles expressed that the wrestling move on someone like Joe is not an easy feat. Yet Ospreay managed to pull it off flawlessly. Although this is not the first time Ospreay has used the maneuver popularized by Styles.
“I could tell you, hitting (Samoa) Joe with the Styles Clash is not an easy task. I’ve done it a couple times in my career, but man, he pulled it off flawlessly. So it’s awesome.”
“It scratches that itch so that I don’t have to get in the ring again. I can kind of just live through these guys and these characters that they’re doing and just being a part of what they’re doing. It just, that’s what I need for me to not say like I let me get in the ring, you know? I don’t have to have that as long as I have them. So that’s what it’s scratching that itch for me. And I’m so proud of these guys and the girls, man, to work with them and then see them do well.”
“And of course, it’s not perfect. It’s never going to be perfect. Even when you get on the main roster, it’s not going to be perfect. But that’s what we do. If you’re mad that you screwed something up, something else on the show, great, that’s a great attitude. That way you don’t make the same mistake twice. So that’s a good thing if you’re not happy with your match, great. Let’s make sure the next one’s better. And then you’ll learn from mistakes. That’s what this whole experience is about with WWE.”
At the AEW PPV on May 24, Ospreay defeated Joe in the Owen Hart Cup Quarter Final. On this week’s edition of Dynamite, he will face Mark Davis in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Swerve Strickland and Brody King will battle for the remaining spot in the tournament.
When the Women’s World Champion’s name appeared on the bracket for this year’s Queen of the Ring tournament, it left many confused, as the winner of the tournament will get a title match at SummerSlam. But during the Clash in Italy post-show, Morgan made it clear why she’s in.
“It had me thinking of all the people that say Liv Morgan isn’t worthy of being champion, and you know what that made me think? That made me think that I am entering the Queen of the Ring tournament because I want it all,” she said. “I want it all, so I’m taking it all. Because I am the greatest Women’s World Champion of all time.”
Elsewhere, Sol Ruca will face Lyra Valkyria while Ric Flair faces Jade Cargill. The other side of the bracket has a four-way match pitting Roxanne Perez against IYO SKY, Giulia, and Lash Legend. Bayley will face Raquel Rodriguez, while Jacy Jayne faces Kiana James.
The most detailed look at the sale of New Japan, what happened, the glory days that Bushiroad built and why it came down and what led to the sale.
Business realities of Japanese wrestling today.
The reason for the surprising low sale price.
The shareholders lawsuit against Vince McMahon and the WWE Board of Directors is getting near. Judge Travis Laster orders sanctions against Nick Khan and Vince McMahon for destruction of evidence. Laster makes a ruling, and we look at it in detail, on how this changes the trial and the exact details of the destruction of evidence including when McMahon and company knew not to do it and ignored their own lawyers. Also we look at problems with the case.
AEW Double of Nothing coverage. Business notes, historical biggest gates in U.S. pro wrestling, three-time world champions by 30, how the PPV did, poll results, Mick Foley and more.
Did Ronda Rousey set a viewing audience record for MMA, plus coverage of Rousey vs. Carano, how everything goes forward, can things be sustained, can she fight, will she fight, her thoughts on AEW.
Scott Coker returns to MMA with a new promotion.
Marcel Barthel (Ludwig Kaiser) arrested.
A look at the career of Jerry Grey.
The most detailed look at the ratings for all the TV shows over the past two weeks.
Mistico injury update.
How CMLL is doing this year compared to last year.
Natalia Jiminez and J Balvin appear and are part of CMLL shows.
Wrestlers vs. media soccer game.
Grande vs. Grande match looked at.
Major return to Stardom.
Champion Carnival finals.
NOAH tag team tournament.
New Japan Best of the Super Juniors tournament.
Hana Kimura tribute show.
Phil Hickerson passes away.
WCW announcer is the final anchor as CBS News Radio closes its doors after 99 years.
Death of the Laguna version of Piloto Suicida.
Junior Hodge Trophy winner.
Advance ticket sales for all major events in AEW, WWE, TNA and other indies.
Pro wrestler/fighter on the Rousey-Carano undercard.
WWE stars purchase promotion.
Tony Khan media appearances.
More thoughts on how Paramount/Skydance can affect AEW.
What can affect the time slot of Collision in 2027.
— Bryan and I will be back tonight talking Grande de los Noches, Clash in Italy, Holly Holm, Ray Stevens, Collision, King & Queen of the Ring, Copa Juniors, and assorted other topics with Wrestling Observer Radio.
— I’ll save the talk of today’s show for tonight. I will say that if you have not seen the main event from Noche de los Grandes, you should drop everything and do it as quickly as you can. The Grande Kaiser vs. Grande Gable match is a candidate for best match and a probable winner for best feud of 2026. But that is not the big news from the show.
— The big news is that WWE is now taking direct aim at CMLL, which should surprise nobody. With CMLL announcing its anniversary show for 9/18 at Arena Mexico, WWE has now announced a SmackDown on 9/11, TripleMania on 9/13 and Raw on 9/14 all at Arena Ciudad in Mexico City. Mexico City is the No. 1 pro wrestling market in the world by leaps and bounds, but even that is stretching things. TripleMania should sell out and the anniversary show will sell out, and I think Raw will as well. SmackDown I’m not sure about. But just the fact WWE will book TV in Mexico City, and specify it the week before the anniversary show indicates something that eventually was going to happen, but is happening now. The TripleMania show is traditionally in August and was clearly moved back a month because September is anniversary month, but adding the tapings was something more as WWE had been okay with AAA vs. CMLL, but adding WWE to the mix takes things up. I suspect there will be AEW talent on the CMLL shows both of those weekends.
— At last night’s show they announced the first night of Triplemania would be in Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel’s HyperX Arena which, depending on the setup, holds 650 to 1,000. Fans in Monterrey last night were mad because they thought they “deserved” it. Why you are doing Triplemania in a building that small is a question for sure.
— The final three-hour episode of SmackDown for the next several months will be on 6/26. Many thought it would be this past weekend. But it is another month. The Braun Strowman Everything on the Menu show will be starting at 11 p.m. until July, when it likely moves to 10 p.m.
— We’re awaiting more of an update on Octagon Jr., who was injured on last night’s show in a match taped for later. But he was hurt significantly.
— Atlantis Jr. was taken off all shows through the end of the month.
— Jacob Fatu was injured in Liverpool on Thursday night. On the broadcast they tried to act like that wasn’t the case. It may play into why today’s match wasn’t nearly as good as the first Roman Reigns vs. Fatu match.
— We’re looking for your thoughts on Clash in Italy and Grande de los Noches from AAA last night. You can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle for each show as well as a best and worst match of each show to [email protected]
— Paul Levesque before the show claimed something would happen on this show that would change the foundation of WWE. I have no idea what he was talking about.
— Nice tribute to Dennis Condrey at last night’s Collision show in Huntsville, AL. Condrey was living in Huntsville when he passed away in March. Bobby Eaton grew up in Huntsville. The Midnight Express was the best tag team of its era.
— For the shows and topics this weekend, here are the Google searches as of earlier today:
Clash in Italy – 52,000 Holly Holm vs. Stephanie Han boxing for the world lightweight title – 22,000 UFC in Macau – 40,000 AAA Grande de los Noches – 10,000 Real American Freestyle – 10,000 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship – 5,000
— Steveson debuted in RAF last night and beat Alexandr Romanov via tech fall in the second round. Colby Covington beat Chris Weidman 5-4 in the semifinal. FOX Nation did stream the show for free live last night. Steveson challenged both Abdulrashid Sadulaev and Amir Hossein Zare to wrestling matches in RAF.
— With the win, Covington will face Arman Tsarukyan.
— Merab Dvalishvili suffered a broken nose in his tech fall win over Frankie Edgar. The two bonked heads, causing the broken nose. He had just recovered from a broken nose in training.
— For WWE on A&E tonight:
8 p.m. – WWE Rivals on the feud between The Miz and Daniel Bryan
9 p.m. – Seth Rollins vs. Triple H
10 p.m. – LFG featuring Mike Derudder (Dorian Von Dux now) vs. Elio LeFleur
11 p.m. – WWE Greatest Moments on ladder matches
11:30 p.m. – WWE Greatest Moments on Bret Hart
— Best of the Super Juniors updated standings:
A Block
Titan and Master Wato – 10
Jun Kasai, Nick Wayne, Kosei Fujita, Robbie X and Francesco Akira – 8
Ryusuke Taguchi – 6
Valiente Jr. – 4
Daiki Nagai – 0
B Block
El Desperado – 10
Sho, Yoh, Taiji Ishimori and Robbie Eagles – 8
Daisuke Sasaki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Hyo and Jakob Austin Young – 6
Kushida – 4
— Dralistico returned to action during the ROH tapings for AEW last night in Huntsville. He teamed with Lee Johnson, Blake Christian and Jay Lethal in a loss to The Outrunners, Dalton Castle and Adam Priest.
— The MVPW show with Han vs. Holm for the title drew the largest combat sports gate in the history of the El Paso County Coliseum, drawing a sellout of 7,000 fans. Many people believe Holm should have won the title and it was another robbery coming off the poor judging in the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven heavyweight title fight last week. Holm outlanded Han by a significant margin but two judges gave it 96-94 to Han and one had it 95-95. I’ll probably talk about it either tonight or tomorrow night, but Holm did have a sizable edge in strikes landed.
— Former NFL star Greg Hardy, who fought in UFC for years after his NFL career ended, missed weight by 25 pounds. Hardy weighed 292 pounds and lost via third-round stoppage.
— Villano III Jr. beat Zandokan Jr. Friday night at Arena Mexico to win the Copa Juniors. Atlantis Jr. was to face Villano III Jr. but he’s out with an injury. Very good match, many called it the best of the weekend. It wasn’t for experimenting with flashy moves, but that’s not all of pro wrestling. It did have great heat as well.
— Jushin Liger will be appearing for TMart Promotions at The Gathering from 7/22 to 7/26 in Charlotte, NC at the Hilton University Place. Liger will be there on 7/26.
— 72-year-old Tony Atlas won the ISPW Tri-State Championship in a tag team match last night in Wallington, NJ. Atlas and Joe Clean beat Anthony and Angel Reyez, and if Anthony was pinned he would lose the title. Atlas will defend the title on 7/23 in Wildwood, NJ.
Jade Cargill has found a target following Clash in Italy.
As Charlotte Flair was seen leaving the arena, Cathy Kelley asked Flair about her relationship with Rhea Ripley. Before she could respond Cargill, B-Fab, and Michin attacked. The 3-on-1 beatdown continued until security ran in to break things up. Flair recovered enough to tell Cargill and her group to continue the fight.
Flair helped Rhea Ripley retain at Clash in Italy
Flair played a pivotal part in the WWE Women’s title match that took place at Clash in Italy on Sunday, wiping out both Michin and B-Fab at ringside after they interfered. Back in the ring, Cargill hit Ripley with Jaded, but Flair put Ripley’s foot on the ropes. Ripley then gained the advantage, pinning Cargill after hitting the riptide.
After Cargill lost the title to Ripley at WrestleMania 42, she took time off before returning and making it clear she was coming back to take the title away from Ripley. But she and her group have also crossed paths with Flair and Alexa Bliss, who have formed an uneasy alliance with Ripley following confrontations with Fatal Influence. Cargill went further on Friday’s SmackDown, sending Bliss onto a chair with Jaded.
The brackets for the King and Queen of the Ring tournament are now out.
On the Clash in Italy post-show, WWE officially announced the men’s and women’s tournament brackets. The finals will take place at Night of Champions on June 27 in Saudi Arabia. The winners will then earn title matches that will take place at SummerSlam.
The brackets include two four-way matches
The 2026 men’s King of the Ring bracket (Image credit: WWE)
The men’s side will open tomorrow on Raw with a four-way match that will feature Penta, Oba Femi, Solo Sikoa, and Carmelo Hayes. The other bracket features Dominik Mysterio taking on Bron Breakker, Trick Williams, and Damian Priest.
On the other side of the men’s bracket, Seth Rollins will face Je’Von Evans, Tama Tonga, and Ricky Saints. The other match has Jey Uso, LA Knight, Royce Keys and Finn Balor.
Brackets for the Queen of the Ring tournament (Image credit: WWE)
The women’s side will have Liv Morgan, who is already the Women’s World Champion, squaring off against Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, and Chelsea Green. The winner of that will face the winner of the Sol Ruca, Lyra Valkyria, Charlotte Flair, and Jade Cargill match.
The other side of the women’s bracket features Roxanne Perez, IYO SKY, Giulia, and Lash Legend while Bayley will face Raquel Rodriguez, Jacy Jayne, and Kiana James.
Last year’s winners were Cody Rhodes and Jade Cargill. Rhodes went on to defeat John Cena at SummerSlam for the WWE title while Cargill was initally unsuccessful against Tiffany Stratton, only to win it later in the year.
One of AAA’s top stars, Octagon Jr. recently had to be stretchered out at Noche de Los Grandes following a top rope botch.
Just hours after the mishap, our Bryan Alvarez reported that Octagon Jr.’s MRI came back good. “He will likely be out several months but could have been much worse,” wrote Alvarez.
The botch took place when Octagon Jr faced Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, Lince Dorado, and Mini Vikingo in a fatal five-way match for Noche de Los Grandes Night Two taping on June 6, 2026.
Midway through the match, after Wilde performed a top rope DDT on Octagon Jr., fans saw the latter drop flat on his neck and seemingly injure it. The referee present in the ring immediately held up the “X” sign, following which the 35-year-old had to be stretchered out.
AAA Noche de Los Grandes Night One was filled with three title matches, where three new champions were crowned. The final match of the night saw El Grande Americano defeat and unmask the original El Grande Americano, which turned out to be Chad Gable.
Next week, apart from the fatal five-way match, La Catalina, Bayley, and Lola Vice will team together to face Las Toxicas (Flammer, La Hiedra, and Maravilla).
Roman Reigns is still the Tribal Chief and still the World Heavyweight Champion.
Reigns defeated Jacob Fatu in a tribal combat match on Sunday at WWE Clash in Italy. The finish saw him spear his cousin through a table set up in the corner before hitting another spear and getting the three-count to retain.
As a result of his loss, Fatu must now acknowledge Reigns as the Tribal Chief on Monday’s edition of WWE Raw, which will also take place in Turin, Italy.
After the bout, Jimmy and Jey Uso came to the ring, and Jey put the Ula Fala on Reigns. As Reigns and The Usos were leaving the ringside area, they spotted Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Talla Tonga at ringside. Reigns turned to The Usos and said he had something for them as well.
After Fatu got out of the ring, he glanced over briefly at the MFTs before following behind The Usos and Reigns toward the stage.
Top AAA star Octagon Jr. had to be stretchered out following a scary top rope botch during Noche de Los Grandes 2026.
Week 1 of the Lucha Libre AAA Noche de Los Grandes took place at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey. After the scheduled four matches of the night, AAA also taped another multi-man match.
Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, Lince Dorado, Mini Vikingo, and Octagon Jr. faced each other in a fatal five-way match. The taped match will air in the second week of Noche de Los Grandes on June 6, 2026.
However, mid-way through the bout, Wilde executed a top rope DDT on Octagon Jr. However, Octagon Jr. landed awkwardly on the mat from the top rope.
Octagon Jr. landed flat on his neck, as Wilde immediately checked out Octagon Jr. Shortly after, fan videos from the arena started going viral online, showing the exact spot.
Octagon Jr. has seemingly suffered a serious neck injury and had to be taken out on a stretcher in the middle of the match. As of now, no official update has been shared on his injury or recovery status.
Parece ser que Octagón Jr. sufrió una lesión grave de cuello en la Fatal 5 Way de Noche de los Grandes, que se grabó para la semana que viene. Se tuvo que ir en camilla en medio del combate.
Lesnar picked up the victory after delivering his seventh F5 of the match, which went six minutes and 21 seconds. He had jumped Femi before the bell and gave his opponent four F5s in the early going.
After the bout, Lesnar was shown shouting at Femi that they were now 1-1 against each other.
For Lesnar, he is now 5-5 in his last 10 singles matches in the company, dating back to his SummerSlam 2022 bout against Roman Reigns.
For Femi, this is the 28-year-old’s first loss in a singles match since Ricky Saints defeated him for the NXT Championship at No Mercy on September 27, 2025.
Brock Lesnar’s future after WWE Clash in Italy
Last week, reports surfaced that despite his apparent retirement at WrestleMania 42, Lesnar is expected to continue with WWE past Clash in Italy. He is not expected for the upcoming Saturday Night’s Main Event on July 18.
Following the third match of the night, WWE showed a montage of several wrestlers who were present at Inalpi Arena in Turin attending Clash in Italy. After Brock Lesnar defeated Oba Femi, WWE showed footage of Tag Team Champions Austin Theory and Bron Breakker sitting ringside.
The feed featured Giulia sitting ringside and attending the show, before they also showed former WWE Intercontinental Champion and TNA’s current on-screen director of authority, Santino Marella, also in the arena.
Marella was met with a massive roar from the audience and a swarm of fans who hyped him up as he appeared on screen. Marella was present at WWE Clash in Italy, just as part of the audience, and had nothing planned for the show (as of this writing).
Marella is next scheduled to team up with Indi Hartwell and face the duo of Arianna Grace and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo on the upcoming episode of TNA Impact.
