Scary but good news as Chelsea Green had surgery for SVT, supraventricular tachycardia, a condition which can cause the heart rate to spike erratically. Glad to hear she caught it in time!
Last night in Omaha, Bron Breakker gave Seth Rollins a beating in the opening segment of Raw. (WWE)
Here’s the updated card for NXT tonight. (WWE)
- Jasper Troy vs. Jackson Drake
- Kali Armstrong vs. Jaida Parker
- Mr. Iguana & Lola Vice vs. Izzi Dame & Niko Vance
- Zaria to make an appearance
Here’s the updated card for Backlash on Saturday. (WWE)
- World Heavyweight Championship Match: Roman Reigns vs. Jacob Fatu
- WWE United States Championship Match: Trick Williams vs. Sami Zayn
- Bron Breakker vs. Seth Rollins
- Asuka vs. IYO SKY
- Danhausen & TBA vs. Kit Wilson & The Miz
- John Cena appears
Kyle Fletcher was backstage at Collision but is “nowhere near” ready to return to the ring. (FF)
The claim now is that Roman Reigns was never supposed to be listed for the Raw episodes in June because he’s not scheduled for the PLE/PPV that follows them and it was a “clerical error.” (PWI)
Zelina Vega is warning people not to believe a fake AI generated video talking about her WWE release.
CM Punk’s WrestleMania 42 entrance has had “Miseria Cantare” removed and dubbed over with generic music instead.
Hunter Selby has accepted a position as WWE’s Director of Show Production and Design.
John Cena is “contractually required” to make a certain number of WWE appearances even if he’s no longer an active wrestler, and Backlash is one of those appearances. (WO)
Jacob Fatu laid out Roman Reigns after the contract for Backlash was signed.
Last week’s Impact did a 0.03 18-49 and 203,000 viewers. (PI)
Bryan Alvarez says he was told last Friday that Tama Tonga would be released by WWE. (WO) That should hardly come as a surprise given his brother Tanga/Tonga Loa has already been released.
Apparently even though Xavier Woods is no longer with WWE as a wrestler, they would like him to stay on board for video game content like the UpUpDownDown channel. The ball is in his court to accept since he’s no longer under a contract, but Tyler Breeze received and accepted a similar offer. (WO)
