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  • Kay Lee Ray Makes Her In-Ring Return Following WWE Release

    Kay Lee Ray Makes Her In-Ring Return Following WWE Release

    Kay Lee Ray was known in WWE as Alba Fyre, where she was a former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion & NXT UK Women’s Champion, was released from WWE on April 24th 2026.

    She made a her return to Pro Wrestling Eve for the first time since 2019.

    Kay Lee Ray shocked the audience as she made a surprise return by answering an open challenge issued by Molly Spartan. EVE teased her return all week, then tricked the audience at the last minute by sending out Abi Cartwright as a knockoff character named Abi Fyre. The lights went out and out came Kay Lee Ray. She pulled off the victory in the match as well.

    We will keep you updated on the status of Kay Lee Ray here at Bodyslam.net

  • Myla Grace Released from TNA

    Myla Grace Released from TNA

    Myla Grace asked for and was granted her release from TNA Wrestling this week, according to a report from Fightful Select.

    She signed a contract with TNA last summer and was in tag team with Harley Hudson before ultimately being granted her release. Grace’s release was sudden but there is no backstage heat  between the company and Grace.

    Grace can be seen a lot on the independence scene. She recently wrestled for Marigold promotion in Japan and she is currently the Women’s Champion in Over the Top Wrestling in Ireland.

    We will keep you updated on the status of Myla Grace here on Bodyslam.net

  • WWE SmackDown Results – June 5th, 2026

    WWE SmackDown Results – June 5th, 2026

    On June 5th 2026, WWE aired the 1,398th episode of SmackDown live in Bologna, Italy. It aired live on the USA Network in the United States & Netflix internationally.

    Here are the results:

    – SmackDown kicked off to a very angry Gunther who was tearing down the announce desks. Gunther said he wants justice because his was under the bottom rope when Cody Rhodes pinned him for the WWE Championship at Clash in Italy. Cody Rhodes came out and said that Gunther is right and that they should have a rematch. Sami Zayn interrupts this interaction and says that Gunther and Cody both did him wrong. Gunther told Zayn to shut up because this was WWE Championship business. Zayn said he knows a thing or two about beating Gunther for championships and that he is the biggest threat to Cody. Zayn then questioned Cody on the lesson that Cody was talking about? A brawl then broke out between the 3 of them. Cody accidentally hit Zayn with a dive outside of the because Gunther moved, Cody offered Zayn a handshake but Zayn declined

    – The Miz tried to look at the experiment Danhausen was making but then went into electric shock

    – Backstage, Gunther told Nick Aldis to fix the WWE Championship situation or Aldis will get sued

    – Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-Way Match: Raquel Rodriguez def. Bayley, Kiana James, and Jacy Jayne

    After the match Giulia turned on Kiana because Kiana thought Giulia costed her the match. Kiana blamed the loss on Giulia. Eventually, Giulia would finally lay Kiana out marking the end of their partnership

    – Backstage Sami Zayn was talking to Johnny Gargano again when Nick Aldis came up and told Sami to stay out of the WWE Championship picture. Chad Gable was than seen entering Aldis’ office

    – Talla Tonga def. Royce Keys

    – Judgment Day celebrated Raquel’s victory earlier in the night and Liv Morgan said that they would meet in the Queen of the Ring finals

    – Backstage, Damian Priest & R-Truth would be confronted by the returning AAA Tag Team Champions The War Raiders

    – Jade Cargill & Michin def. Charlotte Flair & Tiffany Stratton

    – Fatal Influence attacked Brie Bella & Paige backstage

    – Ricky Saints def. Carmelo Hayes

    – Lash Legend (w/ Nia Jax) def. Chelsea Green

    – Another Blake Monroe vignette appeared and Monroe said she’s targeting Tiffany Stratton

    – Nick Aldis told Cody Rhodes that he will defend the WWE Championship in 2 weeks against Gunther. Gunther will pick the stipulation of the match next week

    – King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-Way Match: Dominik Mysterio def. Bron Breakker, Damian Priest, & Trick Williams

  • The Rock Declines Invitation to Attend UFC Freedom 250 Event At The White House

    The Rock Declines Invitation to Attend UFC Freedom 250 Event At The White House

    Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock has declined Dana White’s Invitation to attend The UFC White House Event. White revealed the huge guest list for the event in an article for TIME Magazine including Tom Brady, Guy Ritchie, and Jason Statham.

    Vanity Fair discovered that The Rock, Adam Sandler, Jared Leto, and Mario Lopez have all officially declined said invitations to the event. At this time it remains unclear the reason behind Johnson’s choice to decline attending the event.

    Although The Rock will not attend, several WWE stars will host meet and greets at the event such as The Miz, Charlotte Flair, Bron Breakker, Tiffany Stratton, The Usos, and Trick Williams

    We will keep you posted at Bodyslam.net if anything else comes out behind the reasoning for Dwayne’s absence

  • The Young Bucks Provide Update on Adam Cole

    The Young Bucks Provide Update on Adam Cole

    While Being the Elite is not what it was in the 2010s, it actually provided some interesting news on a former member of The Elite. During a livestream on Being the Elite, The Young Bucks talked about how recovery has been going for Adam Cole.

    During the Q&A, a fan asked The Young Bucks about if Adam Cole will ever wrestle again. The Bucks mentioned that Cole is progressing one step at a time, taking it day by day and showing signs of improvement. But, they told fans to continue to keep Cole in their thoughts and prayers. The Bucks concluded their response by saying that Cole is the nicest person they have met in the wrestling business.

    Adam Cole has been out of action since All In last year due to concussions.  Cole was forced to relinquish the TNT title on AEW’s biggest show of the year. It truly was one of the more emotional moments in AEW history. Since that point, Tony Khan has not stated if he believes if Cole will ever wrestle again.

    You can watch the full episode of Being the Elite below.

    Like The Young Bucks said, everyone at Bodyslam wishes all the best to Adam Cole on his recovery.

  • Exclusive: GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste On A Potential Return To WWE, NJPW, TNA, And AEW

    Exclusive: GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste On A Potential Return To WWE, NJPW, TNA, And AEW

    Current Pro Wrestling NOAH GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste reflects on the possibility of a potential WWE return.

    Former WWE Superstar Shane Haste, known as Shane Thorne and Slapjack during his time with the company, recently spoke with Bodyslam.net‘s Wombeezy for an exclusive interview. During the discussion, the topic of a potential WWE return was brought up, to which Haste appears to be keeping the door open for a potential return one day, saying “I’d never say never again..”

    Um, so yeah, I’d never say never again to us being there, but, uh, that’s, it’s all up to, you know, in like we, as wrestlers, some wrestlers do get to pick where they get to go and whatnot, but you just see like a lot of things with like fans being like, they should go to AEW, they should go to TNA.

    I’m like, it’s not our choice. Like 90% of the time, it’s not up to us wrestlers to be like, yeah. Hey Tony, give me, yeah, I’ll go here. Give me what I want. You know what I mean? We don’t get that choice. We just got to go where the work is. Um, I’m very fortunate that my work has now led me back to NOAH and to the GHC title.

    So you just never know when things are going to turn around and whatnot, but I would never say never to going back to, uh, New Japan again. I mean, TMDK is there. Um, I’d love to go back and be with the boys. I’d love the boys there to be with us in NOAH as well. Um, yeah, I’d go back to, I’d do TNA. I’d do AEW again for sure. I go back to WWE. I’m open to it. You know what I mean?

    Shane Haste originally signed with WWE back in 2016 along with his tag team partner Mikey Nicholls. The two debuted on the NXT brand as part of the tag team TM-61. They competed in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, making it to the finals in 2016 before an injury sidelined them.

    Haste would then transition into singles competition under the ring name Shane Thorne, before briefly reforming TM-61 until his tag partner Mikey Nicholls, who was going by the ring name Nick Miller, would leave WWE in 2019. This would eventually lead to a main roster call up for Haste early in 2020.

    In August of 2020, Haste would be repacked as the hockey mask wearing Slapjack as part of the Retribution stable, which also  consisted of Mustafa Ali, T-Bar (Dominik Dijakovic), and Mace (Mason Madden). The stable faced blowback from networks as it was viewed as being a “terrorist group,” which would lead to changes creatively before eventually quietly being disbanded.

    Haste would then be kept off WWE programming before officially being released from his contract on November 18th, 2021.

    You can watch the entire interview with GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste below.

    (Please credit Bodyslam.net when using the quotes above as news.)

  • WWE ID Talents pulled from Show due to Contractual Obligations

    WWE ID Talents pulled from Show due to Contractual Obligations

    Four WWE ID talents were informed of “contractual obligations” that have forced them to pull out of the Dreamwave Wrestling All Star Weekend events due to be held on June 19th and 20th.

     

    These talents include Veronica Haven (Fallyn Grey), Sloane Jacobs (The Notorious Mimi), Anya Rune (Airica Demia), and Laynie Luck.

    Dreamwave published the following announcement on their social media:

    “Due to a WWE contractual obligation that everyone was informed of today, the following talent will not be appearing at #AllStarWeekend on June 19th and 20th

    Veronica Haven (Fallyn Grey)
    Sloane Jacobs (The Notorious Mimi)
    Anya Rune (Airica Demia)
    Laynie Luck

    Due to an injury, Aminah Belmont will not be competing at All Star Weekend. We wish her a speedy recovery!

    We apologize for the inconvenience, any matches already announced will be updated soon.”

    No word yet on what the contractual obligation is at this time.

  • Four More Talent Announcements made for Wrestlecon Minneapolis

    Four More Talent Announcements made for Wrestlecon Minneapolis

    Four more talent appearances have been announced for Friday July 31st for Wrestlecon Minneapolis.

     

    These include:

    Chavo Guerrero Jr sponsored by Gimmick Promotions

    Davey Boy Smith Jr sponsored by 601 Promotions

    The Bezerker sponsored by 601 Promotions

    Danny Spivey sponsored by The Left Hand Man

     

    Tickets to Wrestlecon and more information about signings and photo ops can be found here.

     

  • Fully Updated Line Up Announced for PRODUCE Vol 1

    Fully Updated Line Up Announced for PRODUCE Vol 1

    A fully updated line up has been announced for PRODUCE Wrestling Vol 1: The Octopus. Curated by Jonathan Gresham. The matches are as follows:

    SUPERFIGHT

    Gresham vs Fuminori Abe

     

    Octopus curated matches

     ZSJ vs. Darian Bengston

    Deonna Purrazzo vs. Liiza Hall

    LaBron Kozone vs. Hot Sauce

    Cowboy Way vs. Priest/Billington

     

    JCW World Title

    Charles Mason vs Amazing Red

     

    Mance/Effy w SDL vs. Beast Dog w/Allie

     

    All-Star 10 Man Wild Card Match

    Dereiss w/Julius vs. Rich Swann Oni King vs. Dominic Garrini Sheik/Gabby/Emersyn vs Nixi/Jordan/Janai

     

    Commisioner: Nick Gage

    Security: Dominus Williams, Stunt Marshall

    Broadcast Team: Andrew Park, Filthy Tom, Walker Stewart and Veda Scott

    Musical Guest: Abel Ferrara w/Joe Delia & Sanford

     

    Watch it all as it goes down live On June 29th at PioneerWorks. Get your tickets here.

     

  • MJF Suffers Injury on Last Week’s AEW Dynamite

    MJF Suffers Injury on Last Week’s AEW Dynamite

    Current AEW World Champion MJF has reportedly been injured on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite. He wrestled in a No Count Outs match against RUSH for the AEW Championship on Wednesday.

    Beyond Wrestling announced that MJF has pulled out of his scheduled match against Bobby Orlando. They also announced that he has hyperextended his knee and cannot travel or compete in his scheduled bout.

    Fortunately though, the injury doesn’t seem to be worst case scenario. Bryan Alvarez reported that while the injury is completely legitimate and not storyline based, there is belief backstage that the injury is minor and that he won’t miss a lot of time.

    Beyond Wrestling released the following statement:

    ”Unfortunately MJF hyperextended his knee during his match last night & is not medically cleared to travel or compete. He will not be in Cranston tomorrow night but assured me that he will wrestle on Beyond Wrestling as soon as his schedule allows. He wish him a speedy recovery”

    We will keep you updated here at Bodyslam.net on any news about MJF’s injury

    (h/t Beyond Wrestling for the transcriptions)