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  • Tiffany Stratton Names Her Top Three Favorite Women In WWE NXT

    Tiffany Stratton Names Her Top Three Favorite Women In WWE NXT

    The former WWE Women’s Champion would love to see these three women shine the brightest with their future in the WWE.

    Before she blossomed into the star she is today, Tiffany Stratton also got her start in WWE NXT where she learned from the very best, feuded with legends like Becky Lynch, and was brought up to the main roster once the higher ups knew she was ready for what it takes to be a face of the franchise.

    In a new interview that Stratton did with Adrian Hernandez, Stratton was asked about the big stars that are becoming a name down at NXT and which three would she like to lock horns with in the future if she was given the opportunity.

    “That’s a good question. I feel like every single girl in NXT is really freaking good. I think you can call up anybody and I’ll have a good match with them. I would love to have a match with Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, and Kelani Jordan. I think those are my top three in NXT right now.”

    Stratton also spoke in the interview about her feud with the legendary Trish Stratus and how she would lock to have another round with the monarch of Canada if the two were given the chance to run it back against each other.

    You can watch the entire interview with Tiffany Stratton on Unlikely with Adrian Hernandez below.

    h/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • Widow Of Bad News Brown Shares Speech She Would’ve Given At WWE Hall of Fame

    Widow Of Bad News Brown Shares Speech She Would’ve Given At WWE Hall of Fame

    This past weekend, the WWE inducted the late Bad News Brown into their Legacy Wing for the Hall of Fame.

    In a post made on the social media of the widow of the late Bad News Brown, Helen Coage spoke about the fans reaction to a speech not being made due to the Legacy Wing reasonings that WWE has made over the last couple of decades. However, that didn’t stop Coage from thanking the fans and allowing them to read what would have been her speech if she was able to give one at the WWE Hall of Fame.

    “I know many of you are unhappy about our family not being granted the opportunity to speak at the WWE induction of Bad New into the Legacy Hall of Fame. But from past inductees we all knew that was not going to happen, please don’t be bitter, please just be happy that he was given this honor. I am happy.

    “Had we been given the opportunity the speech would have been short… something like this

    Good evening, on behalf of our family, I want to thank WWE for this incredible honor. To see my husband inducted into the Legacy Hall of Fame is something we will cherish forever.

    “I also want to take a moment to thank Benjamin Brown and Holly Von Holtz for taking such good care of us through all of this. Your kindness and support have meant more than you know, and we are truly grateful.

    “To the fans—he loved you more than you may have realized. Now, he may have called you “beer-bellied sharecroppers” and “spineless cockroaches”… but that was the character. That was the show. Because outside that ring, he was the exact opposite—a devoted husband, a proud father, and a man with a big heart.

    “He gave everything he had to entertain, to connect, and to leave an impression that people would never forget.

    “His gimmick has been copied more than a few times by those who came after him… and in this business, that’s one of the highest forms of respect. It means what he created mattered. It meant something. And it lasted.

    “He truly left his mark—helping shape an era and even giving Hulk Hogan the name “Hollywood Hogan,” a name that became legendary in its own right.

    “Though he’s been gone for many years, his voice still echoes. In every cheer, every memory, every moment like this—he’s still here. And tonight, I know he would be so proud… not just of this honor, but of the family, the fans, and the legacy he leaves behind.

    “Thank you for remembering him. Thank you for honoring him. And from the bottom of my heart—thank you for never letting him be forgotten.”

    Alongside, Sycho Sid, Bad News was added to the WWE”s Legacy Wing where he will be immortalized forever.

    You can see Helen Coage’s Facebook post about Bad New Brown and the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony below.

  • Cam’ron: Roman Reigns Does What Triple H Says, The Rock Wouldn’t

    Cam’ron: Roman Reigns Does What Triple H Says, The Rock Wouldn’t

    Cam’ron had something to say after his name was mentioned on the Raw after WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    Following the events that unfolded during the week of WrestleMania 42, rapper Cam’ron started some beef with Jey Uso, and it ended with him being pulled over his table and given a couple light scratches from the whole ordeal. However, it didn’t end there and is still continuing.

    After winning the World Heavyweight Championship, Roman Reigns was the final segment this past Monday on WWE Raw where he brought out the Usos and joined in on clowning Cam’ron after the incident with Jey.

    This would spark a response from Cam’ron where he name dropped Paul Levesque (Known in the ring as Triple H) and told the Tribal Chief to keep doing what the boss says before issuing a big challenge for SummerSlam against the Usos on his Instagram.

    “All I can do is laugh at you @romanreigns staying for Monday Night Raw after WrestleMania is like eating thanksgiving leftovers on Monday after thxgvn 🤦🏾‍♂️😂The Rock would Never

    “But you’re @tripleh lil lil employee. You better do what he says

    “@uceyjucey bring ya whole family and let’s settle this in August at #SummerSlam 🤷🏾‍♂️”

    It will be very interesting to see what the next response is from the Bloodline, or if the conversation and subject officially drops here before it escalates to something beyond both sides expectations.

    You can see the Instagram post from Cam’ron talking about Roman Reigns below.

     

     

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  • Tiffany Stratton Says She Wants To Run It Back With Trish Stratus

    Tiffany Stratton Says She Wants To Run It Back With Trish Stratus

    Tiffany Stratton wouldn’t mind if she got the opportunity to have another round against one of the greatest WWE stars of all time.

    The WWE Women’s Championship was on the line at WWE’s 2nd Evolution PPV, which featured an all-women card with the gold being on the line between the champion, Tiffany Stratton and the legendary, Trish Stratus.

    In the end, Stratton would walk away with the massive victory over one of her biggest idols in the business, she would go on to tell Adrian Hernandez that she is keeping the motto ‘never say never’ close to her heart in regard to another battle with Stratus.

    “Oh, it was just- I feel like that whole day was just so amazing. I feel like it was like a dream. I’m really proud of that match with me and Trish. I thought we had such a good match together. We had amazing chemistry, and Trish, I love her. I love her so much. I wish we could have a round two. But never say never. Maybe she’ll come back out of retirement for me.”

    Stratton has been recently involved in a feud with the Women’s United States Champion, Giulia, and had a number one contenders match against Jordynne Grace on Friday Night SmackDown to determine who would be next in line for the Women’s United States Champion.

    You can see the entire interview with Tiffany Stratton from Unlikely with Adrian Hernandez below.

    h/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • Ric Flair: Dennis Rodman Asked Me To Induct Him Into WWE Hall Of Fame

    Ric Flair: Dennis Rodman Asked Me To Induct Him Into WWE Hall Of Fame

    Ric Flair reveals that Rodzilla wanted the Nature Boy to be the one to induct the multi-time NBA Champion into the WWE Hall of Fame.

    This past weekend, the WWE Hall of Fame inducted a large variety of names who made an impact on the business throughout the years. Whether it was a couple of appearances or their whole career, the names involved included AJ Styles, Stephanie McMahon, Demolition, Sycho Sid, Bad News Brown, and Dennis Rodman.

    Rodman, who was part of the main event for Bash At the Beach 1998 where he teamed up with Hulk Hogan to battle Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by his fellow NWO brothers, Kevin Nash and X-Pac (Syxx), however, he originally wanted Ric Flair, but Nature Boy Flair never got a call back, he says.

    Flair was a guest on The Ariel Helwani show, and talked about Rodman’s Hall of Fame induction.

    “Dennis Rodman called me and said, ‘Will you induct me into the Hall of Fame?’ I sent it to the power that be, ‘Dennis wants (me to induct him).’ I never got a call back. I’m very happy for Kevin and Sean. I never got a call back.”

    Rodman has not commented. He would impersonate Hogan during his speech and pay tribute to the New World Order as an honorary member for life.

    You can see the entire Ariel Helwani show featuring “Nature Boy” Ric Flair below.

    h/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • Joe Jonas: I Was More Nervous To Meet John Cena Than Sing National Anthem At WrestleMania 42

    Joe Jonas: I Was More Nervous To Meet John Cena Than Sing National Anthem At WrestleMania 42

    Joe Jonas sang the National Anthem at WrestleMania 42, but he was more nervous to meet the Greatest Of All Time.

    This past weekend, the WWE did their first back-to-back WrestleMania in Las Vegas, Nevada where they had Joe Jonas sing the National Anthem on Sunday night before the matches went underway.

    During his vlog that he filmed throughout the week and weekend for WrestleMania 42, Joe spoke about how nervous he was to shake the hand of and say hi to John Cena, the host of WrestleMania and now-retired 17-time WWE Champion.

    “I was more nervous to say hi to John Cena than I was to sing the national anthem.” 

    Joe would go on to talk more about his love for professional wrestling, stating that he is one of the biggest fans of the legendary Stone Cold Steve Austin.

    You can see the entire WrestleMania 42 vlog from Joe Jonas below.

     

  • Rob Parker: I Don’t Understand How Grown Men Still Like Wrestling

    Rob Parker: I Don’t Understand How Grown Men Still Like Wrestling

    Fox Sports’ Rob Parker had a lot to discuss when it came to the discussion of professional wrestling fans.

    After the massive weekend that was produced from plenty of pro wrestling companies, from the Indies to the WWE in Las Vegas, Nevada for Mania Week. It sparked a lot of athletes, celebrities, and even TV personalities diving into the conversation to give their thoughts on what they think about professional wrestling.

    One Fox Sports TV host by the name of Rob Parker had this to say about grown men that are into pro wrestling on his show, The Odd Couple.

    “I’m just shocked to see ESPN….I know McAfee was involved and Stephen A. It was a big ordeal. I saw stuff online where people were ripping it that it wasn’t good. A lot of commercials. Four hours and they only wrestled for an hour and a half. 

    “I can’t understand how grown men are still into wrestling. I can’t. We all went to the zoo. We all went to the circus as kids, right? At some point, you grow out of it. I just can’t get over how older guys who are sports fans, who watch the NFL, baseball, the NBA, and live and die for that stuff, but they have this soft spot for wrestling, and they’re walking around with the belts, and they’re going to a watch party at a sports bar. I need somebody to explain it to me, because I don’t understand it.”

    Parker has worked for FOX Sports and ESPN, where he has appeared many times on shows like Colin Cowherd’s The Herd and on First Take, alongside Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith where he talked about controversial takes in sports.

    You can see his comments about WWE’s WrestleMania 42 below.

     

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    He also worked as a contributor for Skip and Shannon Sharpe’s show on FS1.

    h/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! Preview – April 23, 2026

    TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! Preview – April 23, 2026

     

    TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! is airing from Syracuse, New York this week and will air on AMC Network as well as simulcast on both TNA + and AMC + for subscribers.

     

    TNA World Title

    –Mike Santana (c) vs. Rich Swann

    https://x.com/thisistna/status/2046606780415770716?s=46

    Mike Santana in-ring promo. He wants to give an opportunity. Santana mentions Swann’s sobriety and how far he’s come since returning to TNA. Rich Swann comes out. He says he’ll fight Santana all night long. Santana summons Daria Rae to make their title match official for next week.

    https://x.com/ThisIsTNA/status/2044961955652444531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2044961955652444531%7Ctwgr%5Ea5acbb8bbebe35f3f3e69b5a94adc8cf4e44db0c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbodyslam.net%2Ftna-thursday-night-impact-results-april-16-2026%2F


    -Rosemary, Allie, Mara Sade vs. The Diamond Collective (Tessa Blanchard, Mila Moore, Victoria Crawford)

    Mara Sade & Allie appear. Tessa demands that Rosemary tell her how to get out of the undead realm. Tessa chokes Rosemary with a chain. Mara and Allie free her. Tessa and crew leave through a bright red portal that leads to them coming out from under the ring in smoke.

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    Rosemary and Mara brawl with Tessa, Mila Moore, and Victoria Crawford. Allie appears and evens the odds.

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    –Nic Nemeth vs Bear Bronson

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    Backstage, Nic Nemeth gets approached by his brother about helping KC Navarro. Nic defends KC Navarro when The System insult him. Bear Bronson steps up. Nemeth says he’ll fight him anytime, any place.

    https://x.com/ThisIsTNA/status/2044960431039815989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2044960431039815989%7Ctwgr%5Ea5acbb8bbebe35f3f3e69b5a94adc8cf4e44db0c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbodyslam.net%2Ftna-thursday-night-impact-results-april-16-2026%2F

     

    –Following her turn against Lei Ying Lee at Rebellion, we’ll hear from Xia Brookside.

    https://x.com/thisistna/status/2045969594989384134?s=46

    Backstage, we saw Xia Brookside watching what Lee had to say about the betrayal on the monitor. She’s approached by Gia Miller, who asked why she did what she did at Rebellion. Xia stares at Gia for a moment and then walks away.

    https://x.com/ThisIsTNA/status/2044964602576838748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2044964602576838748%7Ctwgr%5Ea5acbb8bbebe35f3f3e69b5a94adc8cf4e44db0c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbodyslam.net%2Ftna-thursday-night-impact-results-april-16-2026%2F

     

     

    -Matt Hardy vs. Dutch

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    Matt and Jeff Hardy backstage promo. Matt challenges Dutch to a match next week. A spoooky Willow laugh engulfs the segment as it ends.

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    The Righteous respond, with Dutch saying Matt is walking right into his trap.

    https://x.com/thisistna/status/2044977901461008573?s=46

     

  • WWE EVOLVE Results – April 22nd, 2026: Bullrope Match & More!

    WWE EVOLVE Results – April 22nd, 2026: Bullrope Match & More!

    World Wrestling Entertainment taped this week’s episode of EVOLVE on March 20th, 2026 from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and aired on Wednesday night, April 22nd, 2026 on Tubi.

    You can see the results for this week’s WWE EVOLVE below.

    • Harley Riggins & Kam Hendrix defeated Luca Crusifino & Tate Wilder
    • Kali Armstrong defeated Layla Diggs (w/Masyn Holiday)
    • Bullrope Match: Brooks Jensen defeated Cappuccino Jones

    (h/t Cagematch for the results.)

  • AEW Dynamite Results – Portland, Oregon (April 22nd, 2026)

    AEW Dynamite Results – Portland, Oregon (April 22nd, 2026)

    All Elite Wrestling held this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite on Wednesday night, April 22nd, 2026 from the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. The event aired live on TBS and HBO Max. The show featured the return of Samoa Joe, plus Darby Allin defending the AEW World Championship against Tommaso Ciampa in the Main Event, plus much more. You can see the complete show results from this week’s episode of Dynamite below.

    AEW Dynamite Results – 4/22/26

    • Dark Match: Steven Borden defeated Mansoor
    • Dark Match: AR Fox, El Phantasmo, Mascara Dorada, Michael Oku & Mistico defeated Kip Sabian, Nick Wayne & The Lethal Twist (Blake Christian, Jay Lethal & Lee Johnson)
    • MJF Confronts Darby Allin to open the show. MJF came out wearing a “Seattle Screwjob” shirt, claiming that he was robbed of the AEW World Championship at Dynasty. AEW TNT Champion “The Jet” Kevin Knight comes out to interrupt MJF. The two banter back and forth until Knight eventually MJF decides he will challenge Knight for the TNT Title. MJF calls for a ref and it looks like we will be getting an impromptu TNT Title match, but instead MJF rolls out of the ring and tells Knight that the match will happen next week.
    • Backstage we see The Demand and Chris Jericho. It is announced that The Demand will take on Jericho in a trios match, but Jericho has yet to reveal his tag partners. Ricochet talks about Jericho being the man who got his ass beat by Ricochet, Jericho informs him that he went and got that phrase trademarked. Jericho shows off a t-shirt with the newly trademarked phrase. He tells The Demand that he doesn’t have to find two guys that like him to face them… just two people that don’t like Ricochet.
    • Match 1: Brody King vs. Lio Rush
      • Result: Brody King defeated Lio Rush via pinfall after a Ganso Bomb.
      • Following the match, King grabbed a microphone and said that he was keeping his eye on the Main Event World Championship later tonight.
    • Backstage segment with Tommaso Ciampa ahead of his Main Event match against Darby Allin for the AEW World Championship later tonight.
    • Backstage segment, we hear from Adam Copeland, who talks about why he and Christian deserve one last shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships. Cope makes the challenge for Double or Nothing, and challenges FTR to a New York Street Fight. But that’s not all, Cope adds an additional stipulation: if FTR beat them at Double or Nothing for the Tag Titles, Cope and Cage will retire as a team.
    • Match 2: Hikaru Shida vs. Mina Shirakawa
      • Result: Hikaru Shida defeated Mina Shirakawa via pinfall using the Falcon Arrow.

     

    • We hear from Kazuchika Okada, who will be defending the AEW International Championship against Konosuke Takeshita at Double Or Nothing. Okada says Takeshita is still just a boy, and he will regret challenging the Rainmaker for the title…bitch.
    • Match 3: Mark Davis vs. Will Ospreay
      • Result: Mark Davis defeated Will Ospreay via Referee Stoppage.
      • After the match, Davis is about to hit another piledriver when Marina Shafir appears on the apron followed by the rest of the Death Riders, led by Jon Moxley. Davis leaves Ospreay in the ring with The Death Riders, who begin to roll Ospreay out of the ring, before he is eventually carried by Claudio Castagnoli through the crowd and to the back.
    • Backstage segment with Alex Windsor addresses her issues with the Triangle of Madness, and CMLL Women’s Champion Persephone offering to help.
    • Match 4: Samoa Joe vs. Cody Chhun
      • Result: Samoa Joe defeated Cody Chhun via pinfall after hitting the muscle buster.
      • Following the match, Joe celebrates his return and victory, he is met while walking back up the ramp by Hook who is applauding Joe’s return.
    • Video package highlighting Darby Allin ahead of his AEW World Championship match against Tommaso Ciampa in the main event of tonight’s Dynamite.
    • Backstage segment showing The Hurt Syndicate leaving Chris Jericho’s locker room. MVP says that with them its never personal, it’s just business.. and it appears as though The Hurt Syndicate will team with Chris Jericho against The Demand.
    • Darby Allin makes his way to the ring for his World Championship match, he addresses the crowd in Portland saying this was where he had his first match. He is eventually interrupted by MJF, who tells Darby that he doesn’t deserve shit and demands Darby give him back his title right now. Darby denies. MJF demands a rematch right now. Darby denies that as well, adding that he won’t face MJF until he can put something on the line.
    • MJF leaves and confronts Ciampa on the ramp while he makes his way to the ring for the Main Event.
    • Main Event – AEW World Championship Match: Darby Allin (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa
      Result: Darby Allin defeated Tommaso Ciampa via submission by using the Scorpion Deathlock.
    • Following the match Brody King comes out and says that he spoke to Tony Khan and that if they have his permission, that he will challenge Darby Allin for the AEW World Title next week on Dynamite. Darby nods, and it’s official for next week.