Batista, Shareholder Lawsuit, Jody Threat, Mara Sade, Brie Bella, Caster, Bandido, WrestleDream, Big Cass, Lesnar, Mysterio, AAA, Continental Cup – Tuesday’s News for August 4th, 2026

Batista

Batista (Dave Bautista) is in talks to play Kratos in the God of War adaptation from Amazon MGM and Sony Pictures.

The latest quarterly financial filings from TKO revealed that WWE has earmarked $105 million to settle the shareholder lawsuit: “In early June 2026, the parties reached an agreement in principle to resolve all claims against all defendants. The overall settlement amount is expected to be primarily funded by insurance recoveries, with a portion being funded by WWE as a result of pre-existing indemnification obligations owed by WWE to the directors. WWE’s portion of the overall settlement amount is $105.0 million, which is expected to be funded by probable insurance recoveries of $75.0 million, resulting in an expected loss of $30.0 million. The net estimated loss is included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. As a result, the parties and Court cancelled the trial, which was scheduled to begin June 8, 2026. The parties are currently drafting a settlement agreement, which the Court must then review and approve.”

Jody Threat requested her release from TNA Wrestling, and TNA granted said request. (PWI) After this news came out TNA confirmed both her and Mara Sadé had left the promotion.

Brie Bella confirmed she suffered a broken scapula at SummerSlam. Best wishes to her!

Max Caster’s contract with AEW reportedly expires in October. (FF)

Bandido is not defending his ROH title at the AEW vs. CMLL show after all. His match with Barbaro Cavernario has been changed to a non-title match.

AEW WrestleDream 2026 will be Saturday, October 17th in Orlando at Addition Financial Arena.

To the surprise of no one Big Cass returned on Raw last night.

Brock Lesnar has been moved back to the Alumni Section of WWE’s website following SummerSlam.

Rey Mysterio proposed Roman Reigns appearing in AAA on Raw. The Tribal Chief was intrigued.

Here’s the first round of the Continental Cup for 2026. (AEW)

  • AEW Collision: Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Sydal
  • AEW Collision: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Ace Austin
  • AEW Collision: Jake Doyle vs. Eddie Kingston
  • AEW Collision: Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O’Reilly
  • AEW Collision: Brian Cage vs. Hechicero
  • AEW Collision: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Nigel McGuinness
  • AEW Dynamite: Jay White vs. David Finlay
  • AEW Dynamite: Jack Perry vs. Jon Moxley