WrestleMania 42

WWE Friday Night SmackDown After Mania April 24th, 2026 Preview: Jacob Fatu Goes Live After Calling Out Roman Reigns, Giulia Defends Against Tiffany Stratton

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Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown After Mania has the job of turning WrestleMania 42 fallout into the next chapter for the blue brand. This is not a show built around a stacked match card. It is built around consequences. Rhea Ripley arrives as the new WWE Women’s Champion, Trick Williams celebrates becoming United States Champion … Read more

Paige’s WrestleMania 42 Return Was More Than a Surprise — It Was the WWE Comeback She Fought to Finish

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Paige’s return to WWE at WrestleMania 42 Night 1 was already one of the weekend’s biggest stories before she ever said a word. Nikki Bella’s injury forced a last-minute change, Brie Bella suddenly needed a new partner, and WWE answered with one of the most emotional reveals of the show. But Paige stepping in, winning … Read more

Pat McAfee Reportedly Pulled the Plug on WWE’s Cody Rhodes-Randy Orton Celebrity Follow-Up, and That Says Everything About the Backlash

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The report making the rounds on Wednesday appears to be rooted in a real Wrestling Observer Radio update, but the most important part of the story is not just that a planned WWE Backlash tag match was scrapped. It is why it was reportedly scrapped. Multiple secondary outlets are now attributing the same core claim … Read more

WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 2 April 19th, 2026 Results & Recap: Oba Femi Retires Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns and CM Punk Save WrestleMania 42

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WWE needed WrestleMania 42 Night 2 to deliver in the worst way after a Night 1 that felt flat, overproduced, and way too corporate for a show that is supposed to be the biggest spectacle in wrestling. Thankfully, Night 2 was a lot better. It still had some of the same problems that hung over … Read more

WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 2 April 19th, 2026 Preview: CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns and Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar Lead a Night Built on Pride, Pressure, and Payoff

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WrestleMania 42 Night 2 has a real chance to be the stronger half of WWE’s biggest weekend. Night 1 delivered title changes, two major returns, a headline-grabbing pregnancy announcement, and a chaotic Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton main event that kept the feud alive even after the bell. It also drew plenty of criticism for … Read more

WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 1 April 18th, 2026 Preview: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton and Rollins vs. Gunther Set the Stage for a Night Built on Legacy and High Stakes

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WrestleMania 42 Night 1 arrives tonight with a card that looks stronger on paper than the road to it has felt at times. WWE is bringing seven matches into WrestleMania Saturday, with Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton in the advertised headliner, Stephanie Vaquer putting the Women’s World Championship on the … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown April 17th, 2026 Results & Recap: Randy Orton Finally Gives Cody Rhodes Real Story, Royce Keys Wins the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

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WWE had three hours, the WrestleMania stage, a loaded roster, and one final chance to make the blue brand feel essential heading into the biggest weekend of the year. Instead, last night’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown felt like a show that kept teasing urgency without ever fully committing to it. Randy Orton finally delivered the … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown April 17th, 2026 Preview: Cody Rhodes’ Final Message and the Andre Battle Royal Headline WrestleMania Eve in Las Vegas

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WWE brings the blue brand to Las Vegas tonight for WrestleMania SmackDown, and this show has a lot more pressure on it than a normal go-home episode. On paper, there is enough here to make the night feel important. Cody Rhodes gets one last chance to speak before facing Randy Orton, Jacob Fatu has to … Read more

WWE World April 16th, 2026 Results & Recap: A Brief but Solid Addition to WrestleMania Week

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WWE brought live in-ring action to WWE World in Las Vegas today, adding a little extra wrestling to WrestleMania week with a quick two-match lineup that mixed an NXT title defense with a featured tag team bout. It was not a major card, but it did exactly what it needed to do. Tatum Paxley kept … Read more

Cody Rhodes Destroys The Pat McAfee Show Set, Reclaims His Title, and Puts This Feud Back on Track

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WWE spent weeks building intrigue around Randy Orton’s mystery caller, only for the reveal of Pat McAfee to drag Cody Rhodes’ title feud into a sideshow that never fully clicked. The backlash was immediate, the complaints kept growing, and the focus drifted further away from the actual story. That is what made Cody Rhodes destroying … Read more