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  • Stardom American Dream Results – April 17, 2026

    Stardom American Dream Results – April 17, 2026

    On April 17th, 2026 Stardom aired the 2nd annual American Dream live in Las Vegas Nevada inside Horseshoe Las Vegas & can watch it on TrillerTV & Stardom is part of the 1st ever Slam Palm Fest.

    The event was headlined by a big 6-woman tag team match involving AEW’s own Babes of wrath & Kris Statlander! You can see the full results below.

    Tag Team Match
    Cosmic Angels (New Blood Tag Team Champion Sayaka Kurara & Natsupoi) defeated Brittine Brooks & Saki via Fairy Ring on Brooks

    6 Woman Tag Team Match
    Empress Nexus Venus (Hanako & Maika) & Mina Shirakawa defeated Mi Vida Loca (Rina Yamashita & Suzu Suzuki) & Hazuki via Michinoku Driver on Suzuki

    Athena defeated Artist Of Stardom Champion Rina via Koji Clutch

    NJPW Strong Women’s Title Match
    Alex Windsor (c) defeated Saya Iida via Made In Japan (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)

    6 Woman Tag Team Match
    Neo Genesis (Starlight Kid, Miyu Amasaki & AZM) defeated Babes Of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) & Kris Statlander via Azumi Sushi on Cameron

  • HOG Culture Clash 2026 Results – Las Vegas, Nevada (4/16/26)

    HOG Culture Clash 2026 Results – Las Vegas, Nevada (4/16/26)

    House Of Glory held their Culture Clash 2026 event on Thursday night, April 16th, 2026 from the Pearl Theater At Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event aired live on Triller TV.

    The event featured former WWE Superstars Shotzi Blackheart and Charlie, AEW Stars Brody King and Bandido, The Hardys, The Good Brothers, Zilla Fatu and more. You can see the quick results for HOG’s Culture Clash 2026 below.

    • Ken Broadway defeated Raymond Bright – (9:34)
    • Six-Way Match: Phumi Nkuta defeated Angel Jacquez, JJ Doze, JJP (w/KB Prime), Kuro and Raheem Royal – (9:50)
    • HOG Women’s Championship Match: Shotzi Blackheart (c) defeated Charlie to retain the HOG Women’s Title. – (10:32)
    • Brody King vs. Zilla Fatu resulted in a No Contest – (9:48)
    • HOG Cruiserweight Championship Match: Daron Richardson (c) defeated Joey Silver to retain the HOG Cruiserweight Title. – (6:52)
    • Bandido defeated Amazing Red – (16:40)
    • HOG Heavyweight Championship Match: Charles Mason (c) defeated Michael Oku (w/Amira Blair) to retain the HOG Heavyweight Title. – (18:31)
    • HOG Tag Team Championship Three Way Match: The Hardys (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy) (c) defeated The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) and The Mane Event (Jay Lyon & Midas Black) to retain the HOG Tag Team Titles. – (14:06)

    (h/t Cagematch for the results.)

  • CM Punk: I’m A Gold Medalist At Crossing The Line Because I Will F*ck With You And Get In Your Head

    CM Punk: I’m A Gold Medalist At Crossing The Line Because I Will F*ck With You And Get In Your Head

    CM Punk understands that the consequences to his actions will unfold on Sunday night at WrestleMania 42.

    On March 2, CM Punk delivered one of the most shocking lines to end his promo battle with Roman Reigns when he mentioned that he would bury Reigns next to his father, Sika, who had passed away in June 2024.

    When asked if Punk crossed the line by mentioning Reigns late father by Corey Graves for WWE, CM Punk believes he is doing what has to be done for his game plan of getting in Reigns head to work.

    “I 100% crossed the line, because that’s what I do. I’m a gold medalist haitual linestepper because I will fuck with you and get in your head. I have all the respect in the world for Sika, Afa, all the Wild Samoans. He needs to be taught a lesson. Yeah, I crossed the line. I legitimately feel a little bit gross about it because it’s low-hanging fruit and I know I’m better than that, but I’m doing what I have to and I’m following my game plan.”

    CM Punk is scheduled to be in the main event of WrestleMania 42 on Sunday night where he will put the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line against the 2026 Royal Rumble winner, Roman Reigns.

    You can watch the entire interview with CM Punk below.

    h/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • Stephanie McMahon: Ronda Rousey Was The One To Request Our WrestleMania Match

    Stephanie McMahon: Ronda Rousey Was The One To Request Our WrestleMania Match

    Stephanie McMahon reflects on her battle with Ronda Rousey at the grandest stage of them all.

    As the Billionaire Princess looks to be immortalized in the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame, she has been reflecting on some of her biggest moments in the world of the WWE, including her WrestleMania 34 match where she teamed up with her husband, Triple H to go against Kurt Angle and the debuting Ronda Rousey.

    On What’s Your Story, Stephanie went more in-depth on the match and how it was Rousey who requested the match between the two in her first official match with the WWE.

    “I’m a big fan of hers. She was the one who requested the match. It was a couple of years later. Originally, she was going to come in sooner, but there was a movie or something. You [Triple H] signed her, and Ronda was the one who said, ‘We need to finish the story with Steph.’ She is the reason I ever had a WrestleMania match. It was her first match and we had to really train and put it together. It was stiff [laughs]. Safe, but stiff,” she said.

    Rousey departed from the WWE a couple of years later and is now set to battle Gina Carano in her return to the world of combat sports on Saturday, May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

    Stephanie will officially be inducted into the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame on Friday, April 17. There is no word yet on who will be inducting her, but it should be a induction speech to remember for ages.

    You can listen to the entire episode of Whats Your Story? with Stephanie McMahon featuring WWE Hall of Famer and COO Triple H, below.

    h/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • Jade Cargill: I Would Love Paul Heyman To Be My Manager

    Jade Cargill: I Would Love Paul Heyman To Be My Manager

    Jade Cargill would love to have the man of a million names by her side throughout her WWE career.

    During a chat with 8 News Now — Las Vegas for the WWE’s build to this weekend’s WrestleMania 42 event, the current WWE Women’s World Champion, Jade Cargill spoke about the impact that was left on her by Joanie Laurer, a.k.a. Chyna and how she’d love to add the WWE Intercontinental Championship to her list of accomplishments with a certain Wiseman in her corner.

    “Of course,” Cargill responded when asked if she’d be interested in the Intercontinental Championship. “If they let me and — listen, I would love Paul Heyman to be my manager if I’m going that route. But, if they let me, I would love that and I would take over for sure. Of course.” The interviewer said Cargill and Heyman would be next-level, and she responded, “Let it happen, guys. Let it happen.” 

    The current holder of the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship is AJ Lee, she is set to defend the gold against former champion, Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 42 this weekend.

    Cargill will be defending the WWE Women’s World Championship against Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 42.

    You can watch the entire interview with WWE Women’s World Champion Jade Cargill from 8 News Now – Las Vegas, below.

     

     

  • Triple H: Stephanie McMahon Is The Heart And Soul Of The WWE

    Triple H: Stephanie McMahon Is The Heart And Soul Of The WWE

    Triple H is excited to see his wife get inducted into the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame.

    Appearing as a guest on What’s Your Story, Stephanie’s husband Triple H talked about the impact that his wife has made upon her arrival in the wrestling business from turning it from the wild west to a real family, and how she is the heart and soul of the WWE.

    “You put the culture in what we do. It didn’t exist before that. It was just the fucking wild west. It’s just what the business was. You came in and sort of changed it. All of a sudden, there was a different take and perspective of it. It wasn’t that wild west business anymore. All of a sudden, it was a family. I don’t know that it was a family before that. It was a business before that. You had people on the road that you worked with that were like your family, but it was very much a business treated that way. Hard, cutthroat, all those things. Then, you changed it over time. You made the changes internally, you made the changes on the road. You were the person that listened and knew everybody’s families and kids and the crew.”

    “You changed that culture, and you still see it today. There is a component of it, that no matter what, you will hear people say it that were here. Some of the people that are new don’t get it, but anybody that was here through that period of time all the way through to when you left the office, ‘Steph was the heart and soul.’ You’d hear it all the time. I still hear it. People light up when they see you. When you’re at the arena, and I see people later in the day, ‘Oh my God, I saw Steph.’ They are so excited and happy. If none of the other things were there, but that was there, then you changed the business. How could you not be in the Hall of Fame?”

    Stephanie is set to be the headliner for the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame on Friday, April 17, following WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

    You can listen to the entire episode of Stephanie McMahon’s What’s Your Story podcast featuring WWE Hall of Famer and COO Triple H below.

    h/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • GCW: Gringo Loco’s The Wrld On Lucha 2026 Full Results (4/17/26)

    GCW: Gringo Loco’s The Wrld On Lucha 2026 Full Results (4/17/26)

    GCW presented Gringo Loco’s The Wrld On Lucha 2026 live from The Collective. This event took place on Friday, April 17 live from the Horseshoe Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    This stacked Lucha based show was headlined by a six-man Lucha dream tag team match between Arez, Gringo Loco & Vengador vs. Hyo, Kzy & Yuki Yoshioka, and main evented by El Desperado versus Vipress in a Lucha Extrema Match. You can see the full results

    • Lucha Extrema Death Match: El Desperado def. Vipress
    • Galeno Del Mal vs. Jack Cartwheel ends via ref stoppage due to injury on Jack Cartwheel. 
    • Lucha Scramble Match: KJ Orso def. Jimmy Lloyd,  Devon Monroe, Dulce Tormenta, Resplandor & Rafael Quintero
    • Thunder Rosa def. Julissa Mexa
    • Arez, Gringo Loco & Vengador def. Hyo, Kzy & Yuki Yoshioka
    • Mala Fama(Latigo & Toxin) & Rey Horus def. Mexa Boy’s (Noisy Boy & Spider Fly) & Briyante Jr.

    This event kicks off at 11:00AM local, 2PM ET on Friday, April 17 and was streamed on TrillerTV+. You can subscribe to TrillerTV+ to watch all of The Collective events.

  • Marko Stunt: I Wouldn’t Have Even Considered Returning If Jack Perry And I Weren’t Teaming Up

    Marko Stunt: I Wouldn’t Have Even Considered Returning If Jack Perry And I Weren’t Teaming Up

    Marko Stunt is happy to be back in the pro wrestling world with his best friend right by his side.

    Joey Janela’s Spring Break X features plenty of crazy matchups for Mania Week, but one of the biggest comes with the return of Marko Stunt as he reunites with Jack Perry to get revenge on KJ Orso and Sam Stackhouse.

    Stunt announced in November 2024 that he would be stepping away from pro wrestling immediately and retiring due to health issues. Since then, he has worked at a dealership and was adjusting to life outside of the business. However, that has now changed and he is back to chokeslam his enemies like his hero, the Big Show.

    While speaking with Jeremy Lambert & SP3 on In The Weeds, Stunt opened up about how his return to pro wrestling came about and how he wouldn’t be doing this if he wasn’t teaming up with Perry.

    “A few months ago. Joey called me and pitched the idea. I wasn’t sure at that point if I was going to be able to do anything again, at all. Legitimately, the retirement was a real deal thing. Obviously, I’m back right now. I started wondering if there was a possibility of me doing it again. I went and got a couple extra opinions and had some doctors look at some stuff. I talked to them and they told me that it looked like something that we could work through, so I’ve been working through it. Right now, I feel okay. Feel good enough to beat up on KJ and Sam Stackhouse, with Jack in my corner. I plan to try and do some stuff after. Joey called me with an idea, not necessarily the full idea. A couple of months ago, I started honing in. I knew what was coming and what the potential was, but realistically, I wouldn’t be doing it at all if it had not been with Jack. If Jack and I were not tagging, I wouldn’t be returning. I wouldn’t have even considered it.”

    “We were talking one night and I was just like, ‘Man, I miss it. I miss not being involved anymore.’ That kind of sparked some talks. ‘What if?’ I’m like, ‘I doubt it,’ but those what ifs? Ended up spiraling. Brett (Lauderdale) contacted me and set everything up. I did the whole retirement speech and bawled like a baby because it was real to me. I didn’t know if it was going to be a one-off. Right now, it’s not. I knew about it a couple of months ago and with it all coming to fruition now, I’m excited.”

    You can check out the entire interview with Marko Stunt on In The Weeds below.

    H/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • Paige (Saraya) Reportedly Signs Multi-Year Deal With WWE

    Paige (Saraya) Reportedly Signs Multi-Year Deal With WWE

    The former WWE Divas Champion is reportedly back.

    First reported by PW Insider and confirmed to BodySlam, Paige (Saraya) has reportedly signed a multi-year contract to return to the WWE.

    This is her first contract with the company since her release on June, 2022 where she departed after a decade with the WWE.

    https://x.com/BodyslamNet/status/2045187831765590301?s=20

    Under the name Saraya, she would make her arrival in All Elite Wrestling on September, 2022 where she would go on to win the AEW Women’s World Championship, she took a hiatus in November, 2024 and has been working on different projects during her break from professional wrestling.

    She would announce her departure from AEW in March, 2025 before reportedly signing a multi-year deal to return to the WWE on April 17, 2026.

  • Nick Khan On WrestleMania 43 In Saudi Arabia: No Matter Where WWE Goes, Our Fans Will Tune In

    Nick Khan On WrestleMania 43 In Saudi Arabia: No Matter Where WWE Goes, Our Fans Will Tune In

    Nick Khan gave his first comments on the WWE’s build to WrestleMania 43 in 2027 in Saudi, Arabia.

    While speaking with The Sporting Tribune, Nick Khan, who serves as the President of the WWE discussed the plans for the WWE to travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as that will be where the next WrestleMania will be held at in 2027.

    During the conversation, Khan stated that no matter where the WWE goes around the world for a massive event like this, the fans will tune in, and the company decisions are based on ratings, revenue and relevancy.

    “We’re doing WrestleMania next year in Saudi,” Khan said. “First time ever, WrestleMania will be outside the United States or Canada, and we’ve had a big, fruitful partnership with them…

    “When we go, it doesn’t have to be only here. Our fans will tune in… no matter where we go.”

    This past year’s Royal Rumble was also held in Saudi Arabia where Roman Reigns and Liv Morgan won their respective Royal Rumble matches to earn a shot at the main event of WrestleMania 42.