Author: Anutosh Bajpai

Tiffany Stratton is not holding back on Charlotte Flair.

The Women\’s World Champion had an interview with Gorilla Position ahead of her title defence at WrestleMania. She talked about things such as how she is adjusting to life on the main roster, relationship with Ludwig Kaiser and more.

The real-life issues between Stratton and Flair started with a split-screen interview on SmackDown a few weeks back. A lot of fans noted that the segment made Tiffany look bad, and they theorized that Flair went off script, leaving the champion scrambling to find appropriate replies.

The 25-year-old was asked if she has heard the popular notion that Charlotte didn\’t give her the opportunity to shine in their exchange. The current champion noted that she has heard the complain of fans:

\”Yeah, of course I hear all the noise. Twitter didn\’t let me not hear all the noise. But congratulations to Charlotte, a 15-year veteran buried a rookie in an interview.

I hope she got all of the TV time that she so desperately needs because clearly, she needs it more than I do. So going into WrestleMania, I\’m still just, I\’m focused on beating her. If it were to happen where if Charlotte beats me, then you know what? I\’ve got another WrestleMania. At least 10 more. At least.\”

Some fans defending Flair have said that maybe she was trying to test her upstart opponent. Tiffany Stratton didn\’t agree with the idea, however, saying that Charlotte was not letting her speak at all:

\”I don\’t know about test. I do feel like there was a little bit of interrupting and kind of not letting me get anything I wanted to say out. So I wouldn\’t say test. I would say more so just being a big, mean veteran.\”

• Big E Confirms Former Champion’s WWE Return

Don\’t Want To Accomplish Too Much Too Soon: Tiffany Stratton

We have seen Charlotte Flair immediately getting inserted into the title picture after returning from a long hiatus a number of times in the past few years. This booking path for the Queen, however, usually leaves her opponent in the dust.

When asked if she is worried about a loss to Flair derailing her career, Tiffany Stratton replied negatively. The young star noted that she has a long career ahead of her. Losing the title could be a blessing as it\’ll allow her to tell new stories:

\”No I don\’t think it would derail me in the long run. I do think you know it would be time for me to reflect and kind of go back to the drawing board and figure out what I need to do next. But I don\’t think it would derail me in the long run.

I\’ve got, again, like at least 10 more years in me. If anything, it would actually be kind of a good thing because I\’m a year [in] on SmackDown, and I feel like I don\’t want to accomplish too much too soon, to where like I get boring.

Cause I just feel like if you run through SmackDown or Raw and you win a title so quickly, you kind of become boring if you don\’t have a good storyline. So I do think this could be something different for me if I do lose, and again I could just go back to the drawing board and see what I need to figure out better.\”

• Cody Rhodes Reveals Daughter Liberty’s Reaction To Elimination Chamber Injury

Randy Orton has issued a warning to Nick Aldis.

The Viper has found himself in a predicament after Kevin Owens withdrew from their WrestleMania match due to his neck injury. As things stand, Orton is not booked for the Show of Shows. Though this is not for the lack of trying on Randy\’s part, as he has been demanding an opponent from the SmackDown GM.

WWE recently posted a video of the Legend Killer commenting on his WrestleMania status while participating in a meet & greet event ahead of the of big show.

When asked if he has any idea on his status for the PLE, Randy Orton said that he hopes to find out at SmackDown this Friday. The former world champion also teased holding an open challenge if nothing works out, mentioning how it\’s going to be his 20th Mania appearance:

\”Any idea? No but I\’m gonna find out on SmackDown, Friday. At least I better find out or Nick Aldis is eating yet another RKO, which I will pay the fine happily. Honestly, I have no idea what\’s going on.

But I have my gear, I got my boots. I\’ll be all warmed up in that ring. I\’m calling somebody out. I gotta do something. I gotta give fans here in Vegas, an RKO at WrestleMania. I got to. It\’s number 20, what the hell right? Wish me luck. \”

• Big E Confirms Former Champion’s WWE Return

There are a lot of rumors on who could be Orton\’s opponent at the PPV this weekend, with speculations ranging from Aleister Black to Rusev.

Though if the plan is for Randy to deliver an RKO and stand tall, it\’d make more sense for someone from the current roster to confront the WWE legend instead of a returning star.

• Cody Rhodes Reveals Daughter Liberty’s Reaction To Elimination Chamber Injury

Big E has seemingly confirmed a big WWE return.

The last few months have seen a number of AEW stars jumping ship. Both Penta and Rey Fenix have already made their debut for the Endeavor-owned promotion with Aleister Black believed to be on his way back.

The former WWE Champion seemingly confirmed another name who would be returning to the promotion during his Fanatics Live Signing. When the card for Miro, aka Rusev came up, Big E said that he actually confirmed the news by reaching out to the former US Champion himself:

\”Someone who has just been announced to return. I actually reached out to him and he confirmed that the news is indeed true. I don\’t know when he\’ll be back. A blast from the past and now very topical because he just announced he is returning to the squared circle in World Wrestling Entertainment.\”

• Cody Rhodes Reveals Daughter Liberty’s Reaction To Elimination Chamber Injury

After renewing his wedding vows with CJ Perry in March, reports of Rusev re-signing with WWE emerged earlier this month. He is expected to be in town for WrestleMania 41, but there is no news on if a WWE appearance is planned.

Miro or Rusev would likely not be the last name to switch sides this year as Mariah May has apparently already told AEW that she won\’t be re-signing with the company. You can check out more about May\’s decision here.

• Seth Rollins Reveals Interesting Take On Charlotte Flair/Tiffany Stratton Situation

Cody Rhodes has revealed his WrestleMania superstition.

The Undisputed WWE Champion appeared on the Today show on Thursday morning to promote WrestleMania 41. He talked about things such as Travis Scott injuring him at Elimination Chamber, John Cena turning heel and more.

When asked if he has any superstitions going into the ring, Rhodes explained that he doesn\’t want to look at the live audience until he walks out for his performance as he don\’t want to form any expectations:

\”I feel like I\’m very superstitious. I almost don\’t even realize it but one big one for me is Allegiant Stadium, I don\’t want to see it. In terms of, I\’ll be able to you know, watch some playback, and it\’ll be playing on the bus and in the locker room.

But I don\’t want to look out into the live stadium until I come up from underneath the stage for the first time. I want that to be the first moment we all make eye contact, and have that just because I feel like if I see them in advance, I have an expectation. I just want to experience that for the first time just like they are experiencing it.\”

• Seth Rollins Reveals Interesting Take On Charlotte Flair/Tiffany Stratton Situation

Cody Rhodes will be walking into his third straight WrestleMania main event this Sunday, becoming only the third star to do so after Hulk Hogan and Roman Reigns. You can check out the match order and full card for the show here.

Watch The American Nightmare\’s full interview below:

Rhea Ripley has revealed a time she wanted to quit WWE.

The Mami is one of WWE\’s top stars right now, even outdoing the WWE Champion Cody Rhodes in merch sales some weeks. The journey to this success has not been an easy one for Ripley, however. Having made her wrestling debut at the age of 17 back in 2014, Rhea had to go through a lot of hardship before finding her unique identity that has led to her becoming an icon for everyone who feels like an outcast.

The former Champion talked about her path during a recent interview with Paste Magazine. She first discussed her intense routine while training at the Diana Dojo in Japan. Rhea Ripley then noted that things didn\’t improve for her even after joining WWE. Ripley, who was trying to fit in with other young signees, failed to make an impression in her early appearances. This led to her wanting to quit the business altogether:

“I literally broke down. I was at my lowest and I wanted to quit. I wanted to give it all up, and I was like, ‘No, you have to continue for all the people that actually did believe in you. You have to prove the doubters wrong.’”

• Update On Omos After Nick Khan Claims WWE Doesn’t Bench People

I Was So Much More Confident: Rhea Ripley

Rhea Ripley competed in the Inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament in July 2017. She made her NXT debut in October that year, competing in a battle royal. This remained her only TV appearance for the brand for almost a year, however, until she completely overhauled her appearance. She debuted her current look at the 2018 Mae Young Classic, that led to her becoming the star she is now:

“I said, ‘This is me now.’ And they were like, ‘Okay, we’ll see if it works.’ Luckily, I went out there and I was so much more confident. The second Mae Young Classic, I was me. I didn’t care. I just wanted to go out there and do what I loved. I wanted to brutalize and entertain, and that’s where Rhea Ripley grew into.”

The Eradicator will be competing in a triple threat match for the Women\’s title against Bianca Belair and IYO SKY at WrestleMania 41. You can check out the match order for both nights of the show here.

• Seth Rollins Reveals Interesting Take On Charlotte Flair/Tiffany Stratton Situation

The WWE status of Omos continues to be a mystery.

The Nigerian Giant\’s WWE absence was highlighted again when WWE President Nick Khan made the bold claim that they are not a company that signs talents just to bench them.

The 7ft tall star has not wrestled since the officials decided to cut short his Japanese excursion in January. The wrestling giant had been making headlines working for Pro Wrestling NOAH, so people believed that the company will have a role for him when he returns to the US.

He ended up missing the Royal Rumble event after being called back only days prior to the PPV, however. Omos has not been seen on TV even once during the build to WrestleMania since then, making people question why was he ever brought back in the first place.

• Rhea Ripley Addresses Criticism Of WrestleMania 41 Match

Fightful Select provided an update on the WWE star\’s status after these talks picked up, once again noting that he is not injured. According to the site, Omos hasn\’t been brought up in creative discussions in recent times, despite being healthy and ready to work.

As for his Japan trip, The WWE giant is said to have made a good impression during his work there and the belief is that NOAH will be happy to have him back if the opportunity is presented in the future.

WWE has announced the return of Andre The Giant Battle Royal for this Friday\’s WrestleMania go-home SmackDown. It looks to be the perfect opportunity to reintroduce the former Raw Underground star to TV, though there is no indication right now that the officials are planning to do so.

• Seth Rollins Reveals Interesting Take On Charlotte Flair/Tiffany Stratton Situation

Kevin Owens is getting a second opinion on his neck injury.

The wrestling veteran announced that he\’ll be stepping away from active competition due to a neck injury during the April 4 SmackDown. Owens also withdrew from his WrestleMania match against former tag partner Randy Orton.

The Viper opened up about his former partner\’s injury in a new interview with Complex. Orton noted that KO is paying the price of putting his body on the line for people\’s entertainment:

“If we\’re being real here, my heart breaks for Kevin, I think, first and foremost, I just hate that he\’s gotta go through that.

Even more than a physical journey he\’s gotta go on to let his body heal, it’s a mental journey too. His body\’s been through it, and now he\’s paying that price, like he said in the ring the other day. We all pay the price at one point or another.”

• Drew McIntyre Explains Reports of ‘Storming Out Of’ Royal Rumble

The article noted that Randy has set up Owens to get a second opinion from the surgeon who helped him recover from his own back injury that almost ended his career recently.

The Legend Killer who had to step away from action in 2022 due to his long-standing back issues, was told that he\’d have to get a surgery that would end his wrestling career:

“There wasn\’t a lot of help other than surgery, and I think that when I finally was told that it was time to hang up the boots–this is about six months before my operation–my world ended.”

Though, Randy Orton was determined to find an alternate solution despite battling depression over the potential choice. He was able to consult with Dr. Adam Kanter in California, who helped him get the surgery without cutting muscle in his core. This has allowed him to continue his illustrious career after a lengthy recovery.

The severity of Owens\’ injury is unknown, and it\’s hoped that he\’ll be back in the ring. One thing is sure that he\’ll have a lengthy recovery process either way. Meeting with Orton\’s surgeon will hopefully make the process easier for the former champion.

• Update On How Long Kevin Owens Might Stay Out of Action With Neck Injury

The finish to the SmackDown match between Chelsea Green and Zelina Vega did not go as planned.

The Women\’s US Champion did not have Piper Niven and Alba Fyre in her corner as usual for her match because the two were banged up from competing in the Women\’s Gauntlet match earlier in the night. The lack of support cost Green the fight as she was counted out of the bout while complaining to the commentary team about not having her Secret Hervice with her.

PWInsider is now reporting, however, that the count-out finish was not the original plan. The match was slated to go a few minutes longer and the belief is that Chelsea legitimately did not hear the referee\’s count.

• Spoiler: Tony Khan Announces New Women’s Championship After Collision

Moments ago, there was a match between Zelina Vega and Chelsea Green, and Zelina Vega won by countout#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/ZV3pfzWK2v

— Eslam (@EslamRollins) April 12, 2025

One person believed that Green thought the count would be broken up when she tossed Vega back into the ring, so she focused on playing the announcers and the audience. Though when the referee reached the 10 count, they had no choice but to call the match, and the count out was said to have been \’100% legit.\’

The site confirmed that the ending was not changed due to any injury, and the early finish was caused by just a miscommunication. Vega is believed to have been the planned winner all along so the abrupt finish did not cause any major harm. None of the involved personnel had any heat coming out of the bout and it was chalked up as one of those things that \’happen when it\’s live television being broadcast without a net.\’

This finish set up a six women tag team match for next week\’s WrestleMania go home SmackDown where Zelina Vega will team up with Kayden Carter and Katana Chance to face Chelsea Green and her Secret Hervice. Since Vega did not pin the Women\’s US Champion, it\’d be interesting to see if she gets a title shot in the future.

• Rhea Ripley Addresses Criticism Of WrestleMania 41 Match

Gunther sees the WWE becoming more like UFC in the coming times.

The WWE World Heavyweight Champion had an interview with Ariel Helwani to promote WrestleMania 41. He talked about things such as how Triple H saved wrestling, his new deal with WWE that comes with a unique perk, and more.

The Ring General was also asked if he has a retirement age in mind or, he\’ll continue wrestling even in his 50s. Gunther explained that he isn\’t putting a timetable on the end of his wrestling career, and instead, he\’ll continue evaluating things on a regular basis:

Depends how [the body is feeling] and how I look like when 50 years old. We will see. It\’s like there\’s nothing set in stone. The business is changing so much too. Like our schedule got so much better and also WWE is in such a great spot now.

We have so many guys that are over as they say that are just super popular. While before it was more structured. There\’s like one or maybe two top top guys and everything is catered towards them.\”

• Rhea Ripley Addresses Criticism Of WrestleMania 41 Match

That\’s My Vision: Gunther

Gunther explained that WWE moving away from live events will help the longevity of the talents. With the mindset of creating as many stars as possible, he believes that the big names will not be wrestling as often, allowing them to extend their careers beyond the general age limit:

\”Now we have such a big…. We have so many guys that are like \’Oh he\’s a top guy, he\’s a top guy, he\’s a top guy.\’ And I think it\’s…that\’s my vision at least for the business like going forward that it\’s going to be, I don\’t know, if I want to see Gunther there is like three four big matches a year and that\’s it.

Almost like a little bit more similar how UFC is structured, if that makes sense. Obviously, we have weekly TV. It\’s a little bit of a different scenario but I think that\’s going to be a natural progression if things keep going like that.\”

•  Kevin Owens Reveals How He Deals With Airport Hecklers

Rhea Ripley has responded to criticism of the build-up to her WrestleMania 41 encounter.

The Mami is scheduled to compete in a triple threat Women\’s Championship match against IYO SKY and Bianca Belair at the Show of Shows. While SKY is the champion heading into this bout, the tensions between Ripley and Belair have taken center stage in their feud.

Ripley talked about her focus heading into the biggest wrestling show of the year during an interview with Sports Illustrated. She claimed that they are not overlooking IYO because they know how big of a threat she can be:

\”I don\’t want to say we\’re overlooking IYO, because we\’re not. We know that she\’s a threat. We know what she\’s capable of. Hell, I\’ve never beat her in a one-on-one competition. I know exactly what IYO brings to the table,\”

• Drew McIntyre Explains Reports of ‘Storming Out Of’ Royal Rumble

Not Going To Argue With 16-Year-Old: Rhea Ripley

A singles match between Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair is long anticipated. Rhea held the women\’s title when Bianca won the 2025 Women\’s Elimination Chamber to earn a WrestleMania title shot, so fans at the time believed we\’d finally get the one-on-one encounter between the two female stars.

WWE, however, pivoted towards a triple threat, adding IYO SKY to the mix. SKY won the title from the Eradicator during the March 3 episode of Raw after Rhea got into a fight with Bianca Belair who was at the ringside for the title match.

The pivot and the story coming out of it is something fans have been vocal about. Rhea Ripley addressed the online chatter but said that she will be focusing on taking out Bianca, no matter what the fans say:

\”The story is getting spicy. I know a lot of people online don\’t want to realize what\’s going on, because they hate me or whatever it is. People are going to feel whatever they want to feel. I\’m not going to argue with 16-year-olds on the internet, but that\’s the story.

And I mean, going into WrestleMania 41, I feel like, yes, I\’m going to be focusing on Bianca, because she screwed me out of my opportunity twice now by being there and wanting to be a part of the spotlight and taking that away from me when she knows how much this opportunity meant to me.\”

WWE recently revealed the match lineup for both nights of WrestleMania 41. You can check out which night this triple threat will take place here.

• Charlotte Flair Has ‘Significant Heat’ For Trying To Rattle Young Talents (Report)

Drew McIntyre has addressed the reports of \’storming out\’ of Royal Rumble 2025.

The Scottish Psychopath entered the battle royal this year at #17 and lasted almost half an hour before being eliminated by Damian Priest. At the same time as his elimination, however, Logan Paul and LA Knight were exchanging blows, taking the attention of fans away from the elimination.

Since it was supposed to be the start of the feud between Priest and Drew, McIntyre was reported to be unhappy with the turn of events and said to have stormed out of the arena before the conclusion of the PPV.

LA Knight and Logan Paul were very close when Drew McIntyre got eliminated by Damian Priest ? #ROYALRUMBLE pic.twitter.com/iSZxEg8OeD

— Anutosh Bajpai || SEScoops || Wrestling News (@AuthorAnutosh) February 2, 2025

The WWE star was asked about the legitimacy of these reports during a recent interview with Getting Over podcast. He claimed that not all details of the incident were described accurately. Though Drew McIntyre did confirm that he left the arena almost immediately explaining that it was the grown-up thing to do:

“I mean, not all the details are accurate but yeah, I was fuming (at WWE Royal Rumble) and I let everybody know what I thought and then I left. Because I’ve learned as an adult, nothing good happens when you’re highly emotional so just go calm down, get the facts, then deal with it, because I don’t want to punch somebody in the head and be unprofessional and then find out facts later, I didn’t know about. It was the grown-up thing to do.\”

• Charlotte Flair Has ‘Significant Heat’ For Trying To Rattle Young Talents (Report)

Drew McIntyre later said that he gets frustrated when someone does something disrespectful. However sometimes you later find out that the incident was not how it appeared on the surface. So it\’s better to calm down and get all the facts before reacting to anything too harshly which is what he did.

Apart from this, the former World Champion also talked about things such as character development in today\’s wrestling, living in world of social media and more. You can check out more highlights of his interview here.

• Kevin Owens Reveals How He Deals With Airport Hecklers

Cody Rhodes had some fun after this week\’s episode of SmackDown from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, went off air.

The Undisputed WWE Champion made an appearance during the broadcast of the show. WWE had set up the multiple championship belts they have used in different eras, including the spinner belt that is synonymous with John Cena. Rhodes hyped up their upcoming match before Cena\’s return to TV next week.

This wasn\’t the last time fans in Seattle got to see the American Nightmare, however. He made an appearance in a tracksuit after the show with Carmelo Hayes. Cody Rhodes first did \’the worm\’ during his appearance, and he then took Hayes out with a Cross-Rhodes to send the fans home happy:

• Charlotte Flair Has ‘Significant Heat’ For Trying To Rattle Young Talents (Report)

What Happened On SmackDown

Prior to all this, fans witnessed an eventful episode of SmackDown as the company continued the build for the marquee WrestleMania matches.

This included a huge brawl between Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest, which led to a Street Fight stipulation being announced for their upcoming match, as well as the crowning of Bayley & Lyra Valkyria as the new #1 contender for the Women\’s tag titles held by Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez.

Apart from this, the company also confirmed the schedule for both nights of WrestleMania 41. You can check out which matches will take place on which night here.

• Kevin Owens Reveals How He Deals With Airport Hecklers

Charlotte Flair is not the most popular star in WWE behind-the-scene nowadays.

The former Women\’s Champion has been under fire in recent weeks for going off script in her promo battles with Tiffany Stratton during the build for their Women’s World Championship match at WrestleMania 41.

The latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter provided some update on how Flair is viewed backstage in light of these events. According to the report, Charlotte has significant heat for trying to rattle young talent in the way of other veterans:

\”Charlotte Flair has significant heat backstage with one person saying \”Charlotte is trying to rattle young talent in the way Cena used to and Randy used to but the problem is Charlotte has f***** this whole program because she can\’t adjust like they could. She\’s trying to embarrass Tiffany.\”

• Update On How Long Kevin Owens Might Stay Out of Action With Neck Injury

The Queen is believed to have gone off script in the dual camera segment that she had with Stratton few weeks ago. The in-ring promo segment last week then made things worse as both the women strayed away from the pre-determined path. This led to an awkward conclusion to the whole thing which the company cut from the videos they uploaded on various social platforms.

The report notes that the segment last week was written with the idea of Tiffany retaliating against Flair for her earlier conduct and most of the personal jabs including the one about Ric Flair was pre-written. Though there is contradiction on whether or not Stratton\’s \’0-3\’ line was part of the script.

It\’s unknown how the company is planning to handle the feud after the recent developments and it\’d be interesting to see which one of the two women walks out with the title at the Show of Shows.

• Update On Chris Jericho’s AEW Contract After Not Ruling Out WWE Return

Kevin Owens is expected to be out of action for the rest of the year.

The former Universal Champion announced his neck injury during the April 4 episode of SmackDown. He confirmed that he\’ll be stepping away from the promotion for a while for surgery.

Dave Meltzer provided an update on Owens\’ status in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter revealing that the WWE star has already undergone the surgery. Furthermore he noted that Kevin is hoping to be back in the ring by WrestleMania 42 though it\’s possible that the recovery takes longer:

\”Kevin Owens\’ surgery was believed to have taken place on April 7th. In most cases, this type of surgery leads to the person being out 12 to 15 months although there are other forms of neck surgery that can be done. Owens put the timetable as six to eight months, or maybe a year.\”

• Kevin Owens Reveals How He Deals With Airport Hecklers

The Canadian wrestling star was scheduled to face Randy Orton at WrestleMania 41 prior to his injury. A new opponent has not been announced for The Viper at the PPV but stars such as Karrion Kross and Sheamus have expressed interest in facing the wrestling veteran at the Show of Shows.

Owens has addressed his injury since announcing it on SmackDown and in an interview, he revealed how long he had been dealing with it. You can check out his remarks on the matter here.

• Update On Chris Jericho’s AEW Contract After Not Ruling Out WWE Return

Kevin Owens has opened up about how he deals with airport collectors.

Wrestlers and other celebrities being swarmed by collectors at the airport has become a big problem in recent times. A number of wrestling names have spoken up about the issue and now KO has joined the list.

The former Universal Champion discussed the problem during his recent interview with Chris Van Vliet. He first noted how sometimes there are more than 50 people waiting for them at the airport. He explained that this can be overwhelming when you\’re trying to get to your flight, especially for female talents. Owens then revealed that people have now started buying tickets just so they can follow talents past security:

\”Some of them have started buying tickets to get across security. So they meet us at our gate. Those guys to me are like rotten. If you do that, you\’re an asshole. I told that to one of the guys that did it recently as I was walking by him. He was at our gate.

He\’s trying to get me to sign. I go \’Nope,\’ He goes \’Oh Stone Cold doesn\’t have a problem signing.\’ I told him \’Okay good for you\’ And he\’s like trying to talk shit cuz he\’s at an airport. So he can do it. He knows nothing\’s gonna happen to him. He would never do that on the street, you know what I mean? That just says a lot about the kind of people [they are].\”

• Internal AEW Reaction To The Death Riders Storyline (Report)

Airport is Never The Place: Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens recalled the incident with Rey Mysterio where people tried to film the wrestling veteran and make him the bad guy for refusing to sign autographs. Owens then revealed how he deals with such people nowadays:

\”What I do now at airports is I come and when they\’re all waiting for their autographs, I just go \’I don\’t sign at the airport but I\’ll gladly take a picture with you.\’ When I say that 20 of them turned around and [leave]. Cuz they\’re not there to be fans.\”

Chris mentioned that there are designated places where people can meet wrestlers for autographs. Kevin then explained that they\’re happy to interact with fans, just not at the airports:

\”Even outside of the shows like when people come to the shows and they wait you know where we\’re parked sometimes. Some guys will be happy to go talk to them and sign. I try to do that and some of the guys don\’t and that\’s fine. But yeah, the airport is literally just never the place. We never like it. I guarantee it.\”

Kevin Owens has since clarified his comments saying that genuine fans can still approach him:

To clarify:

If you happen to run into me at an airport or wherever, really, feel free to come talk to me or ask for a picture or an autograph if you want and if I am in a position to oblige, I absolutely will.

If you come to the airport with a plastic bin full of merch and wait… https://t.co/mmBpsl4XWq

— Kevin (@FightOwensFight) April 11, 2025

• Bret Hart Reveals Change In Backstage Reception After Vince McMahon’s WWE Exit

Eric Bischoff has disputed Bret Hart\’s recent claims.

Hulk Hogan had tried to put The Hitman down in an earlier interview by claiming that Hart thought himself to be the greatest wrestler of all time. Bret then turned Hogan\’s remarks against him saying that wrestlers today try to copy his style of wrestling over anything the former face of WWE did during his active years.

Eric Bischoff joined this conversation in an interview with CanadaCasino.ca. The former WCW President who worked with both Bret and Hogan during his time as a wrestling executive disputed the claim, saying that he doesn\’t see anyone trying to recapture the style of the Canadian pro wrestling legend:

“I don\’t see anybody trying to recapture Bret Hart\’s style. Bret Hart was one of the best wrestlers in the ring. Technically Bret was in a category all of his own in terms of what he was able to do in the ring,\”

• Bret Hart Reveals Change In Backstage Reception After Vince McMahon’s WWE Exit

I Don\’t See Anybody Even Trying: Eric Bischoff

Though Bischoff explained that the reason nobody copies Bret Hart is not because of lack of influence. Per Eric, people are trying to hide their inabilities by doing flashy spots instead of working on their craft:

“I don\’t see anybody coming close to Bret Hart\’s abilities in the ring. I don\’t see anybody even trying. I see the opposite. I see a bunch of people that don\’t have nearly the skill or commitment to develop the skill out there doing a bunch of things to distract from the fact that they don\’t know how to wrestle.”

While Eric Bischoff has claimed that nobody has captured Bret\’s style, there are many modern greats who has been influenced by his work. People like Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Edge and FTR are only a few names who consider Hart to be their idol in wrestling.

• Update On Chris Jericho’s AEW Contract After Not Ruling Out WWE Return