Author: Thomas Lowson

Jey Uso is no longer the World Heavyweight Champion but he could soon add the King of the Ring crown to his trophy cabinet. On Instagram, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce shared that Jey will join Sheamus, Rusev, and Bronson Reed in a Quarter-Finals match during the June 16, episode of the red brand.

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While this is a golden opportunity for Jey, many fans aren\’t happy with Uso\’s entry into the King of the Ring tournament. The comments of Pearce\’s video was flooded with messages from fans supporing Karrion Kross as part of the growing favor of the former NXT Champion. Ilja Dragunov and Mr. Iguana were also thrown out as tournament entrants instead of Jey.

Jey lost the World Heavyweight Championship to GUNTHER on the June 9, Raw, kicking off the second reign of the Austrian powerhouse. It remains to be seen if Uso can bounce back with a win next week over three very game adversaries.

The WWE x AAA Worlds Collide event delivered on many fronts with Nick Khan having major praise for the crossover show. Speaking on the Keepin’ It 100 podcast, Konnan discussed being nervous about the show flopping before it aired, and was thrilled to see how the event turned out.

\”It ended up being the number one trending topic, okay? And across all their social media platforms—and I’m sure it’s even more now—they had 32 million views in just the first 24 hours. So, yeah, it was a success.\”

It wasn\’t just Konnan, who commented at Worlds Collide, who was pleased. On his podcast, Konnan recalled a brief interaction with Nick Khan after the event.

“I spoke to him briefly—Nick Khan, yes, I’m a Nick Khan guy. I said, ‘I think we hit a home run,’ and he said, ‘No, we hit a grand slam.’ So there’s that—that’s the President. They’re happy.”

With huge matches and the viral popularity of Mr. Iguana, Worlds Collide was an undisputable success. The show, and Khan\’s praise, bodes well for the future of AAA under WWE.

GUNTHER defeated Jey Uso to become a two-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion during the June 9, episode of WWE Raw in an exciting main event. 51 days after losing the gold to Jey at WrestleMania, the Austrian proved his might by forcing Jey to pass out in his dreaded sleeper hold.

The title change from Jey to GUNTHER came from Paul \’Triple H\’ Levesque, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports. The plan is for GUNTHER to face Goldberg in the latter’s retirement match at WWE Saturday Night\’s Main Event on July 12. Goldberg will return on the June 16, Raw, where fans can expect his feud with GUNTHER to begin.

The idea has always been for GUNTHER vs. Goldberg to air at Saturday Night\’s Main Event, which will go head-to0head with AEW All In: Texas. Levesque believed the match would be more captivating as a title match to attract viewers to WWE\’s show in the head-to-head battle.

Jey had just two successful title defenses as champion, his first ending as a no contest and his second being at Saturday Night\’s Main Event in May against Logan Paul. Now, the era of the Ring General has returned as GUNTHER holds the gold.

WWE Superstars are known for changing up their looks from time to time, but now Stu the cameraman has otten a haircut, thanks to Logan Paul. In his latest vlog, Paul discussed a recent entrance from SmackDown where he was supposed to throw a piece of gum at the camera lens, only for it to catch Stu instead.

\”Stu, I could not believe what I was seeing with my own eyes… I couldn’t show remorse in the moment because I was walking down the aisle.”

Paul had the chance to speak with Stu during his vlog. When Paul asked why Stu didn\’t just take the gum out, the veteran WWE camera operated fired back, sharing \”That\’s why I got the friggin\’ haircut!\”

Stu is the one who holds the camera, but has become quite the star in his own right. Prior to his heel turn, John Cena would often address Stu when speaking directly to the camera, resulting in fans wanting to learn much more about the cameraman.

Fans may never see Stu\’s haircut, but he has a new look thanks to Logan Paul, a look he clearly isn\’t ready to embrace just yet.

Terri Runnells is better known as a manager than a wrestler, but one match nearly marked the end of the former Marlena. Speaking with Ring the Belle, Runnels recounted a frightening moment from a 2002 Monday Night Raw “fluff match” against Stacy Keibler which saw her get tarred and feathered with a combination of syrup and feathers.

\”The mistake I made was trying to take a breath before the syrup hit. Oh my god. I opened my mouth to breathe—and it all came in. The syrup coated my throat.\”

Having her throat drenched in syrup made things difficult for Runnels, and things went from bad to worst once the feathers came into play.

\”When the little pin feathers from the feather pillow hit, they went straight into my throat. Every tiny feather stuck because of the syrup. I couldn’t breathe. I thought, ‘I’m going to die on live television.\”

Runnels described the situation as \”God awful\” but made it through the show and continues to live to this day. Fans continue to be relieved that the incident didn’t end in tragedy and she would remain with WWE for another year or so before pursuing opportunities outside of the promotion.

Nikki Bella made her WWE television return during the June 9th edition of Monday Night Raw and fans can expect to see much more of her. Speaking with PEOPLE, Bella revealed that this comeback won’t be limited to a single appearance, as is often the case with WWE Hall of Famers.

“You’ll definitely see me for a bit,” Bella said. “It’s not a quick in and out.”

The WWE Hall of Famer has not competed inside the ring since her appearance at the 2025 Royal Rumble Premium Live Event. Now, with a major storyline unfolding opposite Liv Morgan, fans are eagerly anticipating their upcoming clash at the Evolution 2 Premium Live Event.

Nikki Bella clearly aims to prove she can still perform at a high level. Whether she competes beyond Evolution 2 remains to be seen, but fans can expect plenty from the former Divas Champion.

Shotzi Blackheart\’s time with WWE has ended, but she\’s not going to bemoan the circumstances behind her release. Sitting down with Ariel Helwani, Shotzi shared that WWE never revealed why they weren\’t going to renew her contract.

\”I probably will never know why they released me but, WWE doesn’t owe me anything. That’s showbiz, right?\”

Though Shotzi is gone, there\’s no shortage of talents who have returned to WWE after establishing themselves elsewhere. For Blackheart, a return to WWE isn\’t off the table.

\”I would love to be back at WWE. I loved working there… It was only when I wasn’t being used that I was unhappy.\”

With her time in WWE a thing of the past, at least for now, Shotzi is looking to the future. When asked if she\’d like to land in either AEW or TNA full-time, Shotzi saw herself as a future \’All-Elite\’ talent.

\”I love their freedom, I have a lot of friends there who are doing really awesome things. I’ve heard many stories of how Tony (Khan) treats talent. So, yeah, I do love that he really cares.\”

Signing with AEW would also give Shotzi the chance to face ROH Women\’s World Champion Athena, a star Shotzi is very familiar with. Shotzi named Athena, who she once held the NXT Women\’s Tag Team Championships with, as a dream match, adding that \”I am such a huge fan of her.\”

Shotzi Blackheart is already racking up bookings post-WWE, showing that there is a market and interest in her. It remains to be seen if a return to the Sports Entertainment juggernaut, or a future in AEW, ever happens.

A broken nose is never a fun experience, and in wrestling can result in a talent losing weeks of action. As Chelsea Green explained on the Lightweights podcast though, things could have been much worse for her during her recent broken nose injury.

\”It looks pretty good. Honestly I\’m shocked, it was such a clean break. I barely had bruising, I barely had swelling, I could breathe properly. I was lucky.\”

Green suffered her broken nose during a showdown with Zelina Vega at WWE Saturday Night\’s Main Event. Always one to make the best out of a bad situation, the longest-reigning Women\’s U.S. Champion saw her injury as a chance to show a new, creative side.

\”We shifted creative to do something fun. So I could bedazzle a mask, so I could hit Piper with it at TV when Alba had a match. Who knows what we\’ll be doing tomorrow.\”

Chelsea Green may be dealing with an injury but that won\’t keep her from entertaining fans aroun the world with her antics in and out of the ring.

WWE has officially announced that CM Punk will face John Cena for the WWE Undisputed Championship, with their long-awaited showdown to come at Night of Champions. The match has sparked a discussion about Punk\’s involvement, given his past criticisms about WWE\’s partnership with Saudi Arabia.

WWE has been planning for Punk to be part of the Saudi event for some time, Dave Meltzer reports. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer said that despite WWE removing Punk from a promo package for the event, the response from WWE sources was \”he\’s going.\”

Punk has not shared any issues with going to Saudi Arabia in recent months, despite his past criticism of Saudi events. In an infamous, now-deleted tweet from 2020, Punk told The Miz to \”Go suck a blood money covered d**k in Saudi Arabia you f**ing dork\” when Miz made a comment on WWE Backstage Punk saw as a swipe at him. The two later reconciled when they crossed paths backstage at WWE RAW in 2023.

WWE Night of Champions will be held on Saturday, June 28, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It remains to be seen if Punk can be the one to save WWE from the \’Unseen Seventeen.\’

Total Divas may have been off the air for years, but Chelsea Green hasn’t stopped thinking about it—and she’s more than ready for a revival.

In a recent appearance on the Lightweights podcast, Green was asked whether she ever thinks about a potential return of the reality series. Her answer was immediate and emphatic.

\”Every day. Every minute of every hour of every day, I think about Total Divas.\”

A longtime fan of the show, Green didn’t hesitate to cast herself in a hypothetical reboot. She also nominated her friend Maxxine Dupri and explained why Tiffany Stratton might surprise viewers.

\”Tiffy is a shoo in. Although I think it\’s funny because she\’s not like her character. She\’s so much calmer and she\’s very down to earth, so that actually might be boring for reality TV. I dunno, she\’s so normal.\”

Green initially overlooked Zelina Vega until host Joe pitched her, and then wrapped up her dream cast by naming Nia Jax—a Total Divas alum she believes would bring serious value as she \”knows everything about everything\” and would be perfect to \’spill the tea.\’

While WWE currently has no plans to revive Total Divas, Chelsea Green is clearly ready to add “reality TV star” to her résumé if the opportunity ever arises.

Ron Killings has made an impactful return to WWE, and fans have Triple H and Nick Khan to thank for his return. Taking to X, Killings name-dropped WWE’s CCO and President when discussing his return. Killings also declared that people “put some RESPECT on my name,” demonstrating his more serious side.

The post followed a dramatic segment on Raw, where Killings delivered a heartfelt promo and cut off his signature braids. Staring right into the camera, he declared: “The truth has set me free—I am Ron Killings,” seemingly marking an end to the fun-loving R-Truth character.

The emotional reinvention marked one of the most striking character shifts in recent WWE memory, closing the door on years of comedic antics. Killings’ new side was on clear display at WWE Money in the Bank, where he attacked John Cena, the man R-Truth once called his ‘childhood hero.’

The veteran wrestler is back and with a new attitude. Whether it leads to a serious singles push or a high-profile feud, the WWE Universe is now seeing a side of Ron Killings they’ve never seen before.

On the June 9, WWE Raw, GUNTHER regained the World Heavyweight Championship, putting an end to Jey Uso\’s reign at 51 days. While Jey\’s reign may have been brief, GUNTHER had to give kudos to Jey during an appearance on the Raw Recap:

\”I\’ve got to give it to him; I think he stepped up. I think he fulfilled a lot of hopes and expectations that people had in him.

While GUNTHER regained the gold, things could have gone differently. The Ring General admitted that Mr. Money in the Bank Seth Rollins remains a threat, as does a long-rumored showdown with Bill Goldberg.

\”Everyone was speculating that Seth Rollins was gonna do something with his briefcase, or that Goldberg was gonna show up… when I was world champion the first time, all those big names stayed away from me—and for good reason.\”

Time will tell what GUNTHER\’s second reign looks like, but he plans to hold the World Heavyweight Champion for a long time. And after a dominant first reign, the second run of the Ring General could be his best yet.

Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit fame is ready to step back in the ring with WWE after a fake rumor about collaboration was shared online. After Breakker told Billboard that he\’d like a new theme from Limp Bizkit, a false report shared online claimed that this was in the works.

While a theme isn\’t in the works, Durst would love to make it happen. In an Instagram comment, the artist made clear he\’d love to work with WWE again.

“Word has spread and the rumor has me ready to make it a reality. LET F’N MAKE’M BOUNCE @wwe”

Several Limp Bizkit tracks have been used in WWE, including \’Rollin\’ for The Undertaker, \’My Way\’ for WrestleMania X-Seven, and \’Crack Addict\’ at WrestleMania 19. The band also performed live at WrestleMania 19.

Whether Durst and WWE collaborate again, time will tell, but don\’t be surprised if the WWE Intercontinental Champion debuts some new music in the near future.

Mr. Iguana’s time in WWE proved to be a hit at Worlds Collide, and things are just getting started for everyone\’s favorite lizard. On the June 9 episode of WWE RAW, fans were treated to a full-fledged Mr. Iguana video package, showcasing the charismatic luchador and his signature sidekick, La Yezca.

Mr. Iguana\’s appearances at Worlds Collide and Money in the Bank quickly gained traction online, becoming some of WWE’s most-liked posts of the weekend. It has been reported that WWE are eager to do more with him, both in the ring and in terms of merchandise.

It\’s not just in WWE and AAA that Mr. Iguana is getting recognition. On X, Duolingo, the language-learning juggernaut, dared Mr. Iguana to a match, asking \”We\’ll see which side the iguana chews on, do you accept the challenge @MrIguana?\”

Whether or not Mr. Iguana becomes a mainstay in WWE or beyond remains to be seen, but he has quickly won over fans. Between his appearance on Raw, and Duolingo\’s challenge, Mr. Iguana and his pet are here to stay.