WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan recently explained why she is entering the 2026 Queen of the Ring tournament despite already holding the Women’s World Championship.
Following the WWE Clash in Italy PLE, Morgan took to X (formerly Twitter) to address the question directly. Morgan’s post came in response to a question about her tournament participation, and her answer leaned fully into her current character, framing the entry as a personal choice driven by ambition rather than necessity.
“I, THE Liv Morgan, am a 3x world champion, 4x tag team champion, inaugural crown jewel champion, MITB winner, rumble winner, & I have no challengers for my WWC because everyone is too scared to challenge me,” Morgan wrote.
“Also, I have the most dominant faction in all of WWE watching my back so I totally get it. These girls are ? but they’re not dumb. So me being the hard working go getter that I am, have decided to enter and win the QOTR tournament because I am better than everyone else and I want it ALL. Do u understand now?”
Gladly! Ahem….
I, THE Liv Morgan, am a 3x world champion, 4x tag team champion, inaugural crown jewel champion, MITB winner, rumble winner, & I have no challengers for my WWC because everyone is too scared to challenge me. Also, I have the most dominant faction in all of WWE… https://t.co/nyLcOKWA6q
In her first-round match, Morgan will face Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, and Chelsea Green. WWE revealed the full brackets for both the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments following Clash in Italy.
WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan has dropped a tease that might excite fans.
Morgan performed a live dance entrance at WrestleMania 42 featuring her new theme song “Trouble,” complete with a suit rip-away reveal and backup dancers.
The Judgment Day member has revealed that she is considering a repeat of her viral WrestleMania 42 entrance performance at SummerSlam 2026. She discussed the possibility during a recent interview with Sidewalks Entertainment. The three-time champion called the experience one of the most unexpected of her career.
“Honestly, I feel like… I don’t know if you’ve heard the hit single Trouble by the Liv Morgan, but WWE gave me such a unique opportunity to record my new entrance song, and then shoot a music video for it, and then perform it live at WrestleMania,” Morgan said.
“Honestly, that was one of the craziest, most unexpected experiences of my life, but it was also so enriching, and I got to do things that I don’t typically do and develop a passion for them.”
“So, I just never expected to do a live performance for my entrance at WrestleMania, nonetheless. I might run it back at SummerSlam, so that’s something that I think everyone can be excited for,” she added.
Morgan recently captured the WWE Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 42 Night 1 on April 18, 2026, defeating Stephanie Vaquer in Paradise, Nevada.
WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan recently revealed the extent of injuries she sustained from a backstage attack on Raw leading into WrestleMania 42.
The Judgment Day member disclosed she competed at the premium live event with a hematoma on her head and two black eyes after a confrontation with Stephanie Vaquer went wrong.
In a backstage segment on Raw ahead of WrestleMania 42, Vaquer attacked Morgan from behind during a meeting with Roxanne Perez in the Judgment Day clubhouse. Vaquer shoved Morgan, and the latter knocked her head into Perez.
The collision resulted in a significant hematoma on Morgan’s head, with blood draining down to her face and causing two black eyes. Despite the injuries, Morgan went on to defeat Vaquer at WrestleMania 42 in April 2026 to retain the Women’s World Championship.
Liv Morgan Reflects On Injuries
During an interview with WatchGinoTV, Morgan detailed the incident and its aftermath. The champion explained the circumstances that led to the injury.
“I pretty much was having a meeting with my little prodigy, Roxanne Perez, in the Judgment Day clubhouse. No one gets access to the clubhouse unless you’re in the Judgment Day,” Morgan said.
“Stephanie Vaquer, my WrestleMania opponent whom I defeated at WrestleMania because I’m so much better than her, snuck into the clubhouse. She shoved me from behind, which was what she was doing my whole entire feud with her, she was just attacking me from behind.”
“I bashed heads with my poor little Roxy, had a hematoma which was huge on my head. All the blood drained down to my face and I had two black eyes. So, I won at WrestleMania with a giant hematoma on my head, and two black eyes. It’s kind of iconic.”
Morgan currently holds the WWE Women’s World Championship following her victory over Vaquer at WrestleMania 42.
CM Punk and Liv Morgan could bag movie roles for Netflix.
Reports suggest that they are being eyed by Netflix for movie roles, according to a report from Bodyslam.net. The streaming giant is interested in working with both WWE superstars, who have already built acting resumes outside the ring.
Netflix reportedly sees potential in both performers given their existing film experience. The move would expand both wrestlers’ entertainment careers beyond WWE programming.
Morgan’s Acting Background
Morgan has already appeared in The Kill Room and has a role in the upcoming Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, which is set to release later this year. The WWE Women’s World Champion has been balancing her in-ring career with her growing film work.
She regained the WWE Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 42 last month in Las Vegas, defeating Stephanie Vaquer. Morgan continues to hold the title as one of WWE’s top champions.
Punk’s Film Experience
Punk has appeared in Girl on the Third Floor and Night Patrol during his time away from wrestling. He also provided voice work for one of the Zebros in Disney’s Zootopia 2 alongside Roman Reigns.
The former World Heavyweight Champion has not appeared for WWE since WrestleMania 42, where he lost the title to Reigns. His status for future WWE programming remains unclear as Netflix reportedly pursues him for film projects.
Liv Morgan is back on TV screens for more than just her Women’s World Championship run. The WWE Women’s World Champion has filmed a second commercial for Morgan & Morgan, the official law firm partner of WWE, and the new spot is now airing.
In the new ad, Morgan appears in a family’s home serving food she has cooked. The family declines to challenge a tough presence in their kitchen, drawing a parallel to the logic behind hiring the firm to handle your legal matters. The spot is part of Morgan & Morgan’s “Power Move” campaign, which the firm launched nationally in February 2026 across broadcast, digital, audio, and out-of-home.
It is Morgan’s second commercial appearance for the firm. Her first spot, also in the “Power Move” series, is available on YouTube below.
A Growing Partnership Between WWE and Morgan & Morgan
Morgan & Morgan was named WWE’s inaugural Official Law Firm Partner in April 2025 as part of a multi-year deal with TKO Group Holdings. The firm had an existing relationship with TKO through UFC and PBR prior to the WWE agreement.
Morgan is among the latest WWE Superstars to land outside brand work as the company’s mainstream profile has grown during the Netflix era. The Women’s World Champion has become one of WWE’s most in-demand names for outside entertainment opportunities after signing with Paradigm Talent Agency.
The former Women’s Champion was seen walking backstage early on tonight’s episode of Raw when she was brutally attacked by the Judgment Day.
Raquel Rodriguez was the first to get a shot at Vaquer, and she sent Stephanie flying into a crate. Rodriguez then held her by the hair as Roxanne Perez took Stephanie out by ramming another crate into her.
Liv Morgan, who had been watching as her teammates finished off Vaquer, then grabbed the former champion by the hair and told Stephanie that the title belonged to her. The segment ended with Referee Jessika Carr calling for help.
The Judgment Day was in action later in the night with Rodriguez and Perez taking on Bayley & Lyra Valkyria in a tag team match.
Commentator Michael Cole announced, as the match started, that Stephanie Vaquer had suffered a second-degree AC sprain in her shoulder, and she could be out of action for a while.
It was reported after WrestleMania that Vaquer was banged up heading into her bout with Liv Morgan at the Show of Shows. Tonight’s angle will likely give her time off, so the former champion can recover from her injuries.
Liv Morgan is celebrating a major milestone for her WrestleMania 42 entrance theme. The music video for “Trouble” has surpassed 1 million views on YouTube, prompting the WWE Women’s World Champion to share her excitement on social media.
Morgan introduced the new theme song for WrestleMania 42, with the accompanying music video released on YouTube. The video features choreographed dance sequences and has resonated with fans since its debut.
The RAW Superstar shared the achievement via her Instagram Stories, (jokingly?) telling Lauren Gerrie, one of her dancers in the video, that they should take the song on tour. The post included a screenshot showing the 1 million view count.
Morgan’s Championship Reign
Morgan captured the Women’s World Title by defeating Stephanie Vaquer at WrestleMania 42. Vaquer had held the championship since WWE Wrestlepalooza in September 2025.
The victory added to Morgan’s impressive resume, which includes previous reigns as SmackDown Women’s Champion and Women’s Tag Team Champion. She also won the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble match earlier this year, earning her title opportunity at WrestleMania.
Women’s World Heavyweight Champion Liv Morgan recently admitted that she lost faith during her lengthy 2025 injury absence, revealing the emotional toll of her five-month recovery.
Morgan suffered a right shoulder injury during a match against Kairi Sane on RAW in June 2025. She vacated her tag team title, underwent surgery, and faced approximately five months of recovery.
Liv Morgan Questioned Her Beliefs During Recovery
The injury hit Morgan harder than any previous setback in her decade-long career. She described herself as someone who believes everything happens for a reason, but this injury tested that philosophy.
“Honestly, the injury was really hard for me. Like I took it really hard. I was very sad for a very long time. I’m like a very much like ‘everything happens for a reason’ type person. Even if something happens that’s terrible. I’m so, like, optimistically delusional that I’m like, ‘No, this happened for my greater good, and maybe I don’t see it now, but I know this happened for my greater good.’ My injury, I was like, ‘No, this happened just to f*ck me,’” Morgan said.
Missing major events like SummerSlam in her home state and WWE Evolution made the situation more frustrating. The uncertainty of what she would return to after six months away weighed heavily on her mind.
Raquel Rodriguez Provided Crucial Support
A FaceTime conversation with tag team partner Raquel Rodriguez became a turning point during Morgan’s recovery. While Morgan expressed her frustrations, Rodriguez offered a perspective that helped shift her mindset.
“I was just on FaceTime, just like being upset as I was always being. And I was just telling her like, ‘I just don’t believe in anything. I don’t have any faith right now on what this looks like on the other side.’ But she just was like, ‘Sister, I feel like when you feel like you have no faith is when you’re supposed to have the most.’ And it was just so simple. But I just was like, ‘Huh!’” Morgan recalled.
That simple message resonated with Morgan and helped her begin the mental and emotional recovery alongside her physical rehabilitation. She credited Rodriguez with helping her through some of her darkest days during the injury absence.
“I feel like that was when I was kind of able to stop feeling sorry for myself. And just pick myself up a little bit. But that was like the start of me feeling like, ‘Okay, I’m coming back like mentally, emotionally, and physically.’ And so Raquel definitely, definitely helped me out of some rainy days,” Morgan added.
Morgan returned at Survivor Series in November 2025, attacking John Cena during his match against Dominik Mysterio. She won the 2026 Royal Rumble and captured the Women’s World Championship by defeating Stephanie Vaquer at WrestleMania 42.
The Raw after WrestleMania 42 continued the tradition of surprises. The first one was former NXT Champion Ethan Page who showed up during a backstage segment with Penta.
Later in the night, we saw Liv Morgan making her way to the ring with the rest of the Judgment Day. The new Women’s Champion talked about her WrestleMania victory over Stephanie Vaquer. She actually thanked the former champion for reminding her of a feeling she hasn’t felt for a long time.
As Morgan looked to close her speech, however, she was interrupted by a debuting Sol Ruca. Adam Pearce showed up after tensions grew between the two female stars and booked Ruca’s in-ring debut for the brand against Liv.
The former NXT North American Champion managed to hit the Sol Snatcher on the champ after a hard-fought match, but Liv used her experience and rolled out of the ring.
Ruca took out the whole Judgment Day with a dive on the floor. Before she could take advantage, however, Zaria showed up outta nowhere and shoved her former tag team partner into the ring post.
Zaria warned Ruca about their match on tomorrow’s NXT before walking off. Sol then got back into the ring where Morgan was ready for her and Liv picked up the victory with Oblivion.
Paige’s shock return at WrestleMania 42 has fans pushing hard for her to be added to WWE 2K26, with social media campaigns targeting the game’s upcoming WrestleMania 42 Pack DLC.
After eight years away from a WWE ring, Paige replaced an injured Nikki Bella on Night 1 at Allegiant Stadium and teamed with Brie Bella to capture the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. She pinned Alexa Bliss with the RamPaige to cap the fatal four-way, marking her first WWE title win since August 2014.
The moment immediately reshaped fan wishlists for 2K’s post-launch content. With Paige signing a multi-year deal and returning as champion, players have flooded social feeds asking 2K to add her likeness, entrance, and updated attire to WWE 2K26.
WrestleMania 42 Pack Details
The WrestleMania 42 Pack is a separate drop from Ringside Pass Season 2, which launched April 15 with Demolition’s Ax, Smash, and Crush plus Kelly Kelly. According to 2K, the WrestleMania 42 Pack will include the Night 1 and Night 2 arenas along with three WrestleMania 42 Superstar Persona Cards.
The pack is automatically delivered to Monday Night War Edition owners and will also be available for standalone purchase. An exact release date has yet to be announced.
Fan Wishlist Takes Shape
Paige leads the unofficial fan wishlist, but she is far from the only name circulating. Requests have poured in for updated Liv Morgan attire, Roman Reigns’ Tribal Chief gear from his WrestleMania 42 run, and CM Punk’s WrestleMania 42 outfit as potential Persona Card additions.
Fan mockups featuring silhouetted roster slots have spread across wrestling gaming communities, speculating on which three Personas 2K will pick from a weekend packed with memorable moments. The pack format favors quick-turnaround additions that can reuse existing in-game models.
2K has not publicly responded to the Paige campaign, and there is no confirmation she is under consideration. The Ringside Pass roadmap through Season 6 already includes Brie Bella as a Season 5 addition, but no 2K26 slot for Paige has been announced.
The Women’s World Championship match between Liv Morgan and Stephanie Vaquer at WrestleMania 42 Night 1 lasted just under seven minutes, and a new report indicates injuries on both sides were the reason.
Heading into the Allegiant Stadium showdown on Saturday, April 18, the bout was widely expected to be one of the marquee matches of the weekend. Morgan walked into Las Vegas as the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble winner, while Vaquer was defending the title in her first WrestleMania appearance after a 211-day reign.
Instead, Morgan captured the title in roughly 6:50 with help from Judgment Day stablemates Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez. The brevity of the bout left a noticeable section of fans frustrated given how personal the feud had been built on Raw.
Both Wrestlers Reportedly Injured Heading Into WrestleMania 42
Per Bodyslam, WWE sources have indicated that both Morgan and Vaquer were dealing with injuries before the match, which led to a creative decision to keep the action short and limit the risk of either wrestler aggravating her condition.
Morgan’s situation has been documented for weeks. She was placed in concussion protocol along with Roxanne Perez on April 6 after a backstage segment on Raw, when Vaquer shoved her into Perez and then into a television. Morgan was visibly bruised on her WrestleMania entrance, with the head and facial markings still apparent under the lights.
Vaquer’s reported issue is the new piece of information. The champion had not publicly disclosed any injury heading into Las Vegas, and her in-ring work on recent Raw episodes had not signaled anything was wrong.
Why The Finish Felt Rushed
The truncated runtime explains why so much of the match leaned on outside interference rather than extended back-and-forth exchanges. Perez and Rodriguez were involved repeatedly, with Vaquer at one point fending off all three Judgment Day members before Morgan dropped her with the Oblivion for the win.
Yahoo Sports noted in its post-show analysis that the finish came so quickly the bout did no favors for anyone involved, with Vaquer looking weaker than she ever has during her WWE run. That criticism becomes easier to contextualize if both competitors were genuinely working through physical issues.
The feud is widely expected to continue, with a likely rematch on the horizon now that both wrestlers can take time to recover before going at it again under more favorable conditions.
Six championships changed hands across WrestleMania 42 weekend in Las Vegas, leaving WWE with a dramatically reshaped title picture heading into the post-Mania reset on Raw and SmackDown.
Night 1 at Allegiant Stadium produced three new champions. Night 2 added three more, capped by Roman Reigns dethroning CM Punk in the main event to capture the World Heavyweight Championship. Cody Rhodes was the lone top singles champion to survive the weekend, retaining the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton.
Here is every WWE main-roster champion following WrestleMania 42.
New World Heavyweight Champion: Roman Reigns
Reigns ended CM Punk’s reign as World Heavyweight Champion in the Night 2 main event, completing the storyline that began when he won the men’s Royal Rumble in January. The win adds another world title to a resume that already includes the longest championship reign of the modern era.
Undisputed WWE Champion: Cody Rhodes
Rhodes retained the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton in the Night 1 main event. Orton attacked Rhodes with an RKO and a punt after the match, teasing the direction of Rhodes’ next feud.
New WWE Women’s Champion: Rhea Ripley
Ripley defeated Jade Cargill on Night 2 to capture the SmackDown brand’s top women’s title. Ripley earned the shot by winning the women’s Elimination Chamber match earlier in the year.
Women’s World Champion: Liv Morgan
Morgan dethroned Stephanie Vaquer on Night 1 to win her third Women’s World Championship, the most of any Superstar in the title’s history. The Judgment Day member got assistance from Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez before finishing Vaquer with Oblivion. Dominik Mysterio joined the post-match celebration. Vaquer’s reign ended at 211 days.
United States Champion: Trick Williams
Williams defeated Sami Zayn on Night 2 to capture the first main-roster singles title of his career. Lil Yachty accompanied Williams to the ring.
Intercontinental Champion: Penta
Penta retained the Intercontinental Championship in a six-man ladder match on Night 2 that included Je’Von Evans, Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, Rusev, and Rey Mysterio.
New Women’s Intercontinental Champion: Becky Lynch
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Lynch defeated AJ Lee on Night 1 to regain the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. The win makes Lynch a multi-time holder of the title in 2026.
World Tag Team Champions: Logan Paul and Austin Theory
The Vision members retained the World Tag Team Championships by not defending them at WrestleMania. Paul and Theory teamed with IShowSpeed in a non-title six-man tag against The Usos and LA Knight on Night 1, a match the babyface trio won. The titles were not on the line.
WWE Tag Team Champions: Damian Priest and R-Truth
Priest and R-Truth also did not defend their SmackDown brand tag titles at WrestleMania. The pair captured the championships from The MFTs on the March 20 edition of SmackDown.
Women’s Tag Team Champions: Paige and Brie Bella
Paige made her surprise WWE return on Night 1 as Nikki Bella’s replacement after an injury to the elder Bella twin. Paige and Brie defeated Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair, Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, and Nia Jax and Lash Legend in a Fatal 4-Way to capture the titles. Paige had not wrestled for WWE in more than four years.
WWE Champions after WrestleMania 42
Raw champions: Roman Reigns (World Heavyweight), Liv Morgan (Women’s World), Penta (Intercontinental), Becky Lynch (Women’s Intercontinental), Logan Paul and Austin Theory (World Tag Team), Paige and Brie Bella (Women’s Tag Team).
SmackDown champions: Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE), Rhea Ripley (WWE Women’s), Trick Williams (United States), Damian Priest and R-Truth (WWE Tag Team).
Raw streams live from Las Vegas on Monday night with Reigns, Punk, Morgan, Ripley, and the rest of the post-Mania cast all advertised.
Night 1 of WrestleMania 42 featured Stephanie Vaquer defending her Women’s Championship against Liv Morgan, in the second last match of the night.
The defending champion seemed to be in control of the bout and even hit Morgan with her own finishing move, Oblivion, at one point. The Judgment Day then got involved, however, with Roxanne Perez distracting the referee and Raquel Rodriguez delivering the cheap shot to Vaquer. Though Stephanie still had some fight left in her, and she kicked out of an Oblivion.
The Women’s Champion then took out both Perez and Rodriguez, but the distraction allowed Liv to finally get the advantage she needed. Morgan sent Stephanie into the steel steps outside before bringing her back in for another Oblivion and she then got the pin.
The whole Women’s Championship match, bell to bell lasted only 6 minutes 51 seconds, shorter than the other two women’s matches on the card. Not only that, but the bout was the shortest women’s match on a WrestleMania card going back a decade.
Before tonight’s bout, WrestleMania 33 back in 2017 featured a six-pack challenge for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Naomi at the time had defeated the champion Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Mickie James and Natalya in 5 minutes and 35 seconds.
The 2026 Royal Rumble winner appeared on ESPN SportsCenter with Hannah Storm to preview her Women’s World Championship match against Stephanie Vaquer at WrestleMania 42 Night 1. The conversation turned to her surprise foray into music, and Morgan made it clear she has no plans to chase a recording career.
“So, I’m probably done. I’m probably a one and done, I’m probably gonna retire on a high note,” Morgan said. “I just wanted new entrance music. One hit wonder.”
“Trouble” Officially Replaces “Liv Gone Mad” as Her WWE Theme
WWE released the official “Trouble” music video on April 13, with the song debuting on Billboard the same week. Michael Cole confirmed on commentary that “Trouble” is now Morgan’s permanent entrance theme going forward, retiring her longtime “Liv Gone Mad” track produced by Def Rebel.
The video leans hard into Morgan’s chaotic persona, featuring her lighting a car on fire, getting tattooed, and ultimately being arrested and posed for a fresh mug shot. The song opens with the familiar notes of her old entrance before flipping the iconic “Watch me” line into “Bite me.”
Morgan vs. Vaquer on Night 1 of WrestleMania 42
Morgan challenges Stephanie Vaquer (c) for the Women’s World Championship tonight at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The match is part of WrestleMania 42 Night 1, which streams on the ESPN App in the U.S. and on Netflix internationally beginning at 6 p.m. ET.
The Royal Rumble winner enters as a heavy betting favorite to capture her third Women’s World Championship. Whether her newly minted theme song gets a one-night-only WrestleMania remix or simply marks her walk to the ring, “Trouble” will be making its grandest stage debut.
Liv Morgan recently revealed that WWE contacted the FBI after a stalker attempted to break into her home last year. The suspect was arrested outside the WWE Performance Center and remains in custody awaiting trial.
The former Women’s World Champion discussed the incident during an appearance on the You Wish podcast with Holly Madison. She explained that the stalker spent a couple of hours outside her home while she was away for work, ringing her doorbell and attempting to gain entry by searching for keys under mats.
The stalker left a two-page letter at Morgan’s home. According to Morgan, the individual appeared to believe he was in a relationship with her and accused her of being the stalker.
“A couple months ago, I was away for work, and when I’m gone, my mom holds down the fort. She takes care of the animals, her and my family. I guess a fan had gotten through my gated community and was like ringing my doorbell for two hours, and was surveying the property, and was trying to get into the house. He was looking under the mats for keys; this was lingering for two hours.”
WWE Escalated Case to FBI
Morgan immediately notified WWE of the situation. The company escalated the matter beyond standard security protocols.
“I had to reach out to WWE like, ‘Hey, I just wanted to let you guys be aware of this, maybe we monitor coming to shows, etc., etc.’ They took it and were like, ‘No, we’re sending this to the FBI, this is not okay. This is not just like a fan visiting your house; he was outside for two hours, and he tried to break and enter.’ He got arrested the next day, and he’s been in jail. He’s been in jail since like three months and we have to go to court and this whole thing.”
Suspect Arrested at WWE Performance Center
The suspect was arrested outside the WWE Performance Center the day after the incident. He has remained in custody for approximately three months.
No trial date has been set, and the case remains pending. Morgan stated she feels safe and expressed sympathy for the individual despite the severity of the situation.
Morgan is set to challenge Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World title at WWE WrestleMania 42 Night One in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Former Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan recently made a surprise appearance on IShowSpeed’s livestream during WrestleMania 42 week in Las Vegas, sporting visible injuries.
The Judgment Day member showed up with bruising under both eyes and a hematoma on her forehead. It stems from the incident on the April 6 edition of Raw where Stephanie Vaquer pushed her into Roxanne Perez, and they collided heads.
Morgan was the first of three WWE Superstars to appear on Speed’s stream during his first day in Las Vegas. The popular content creator is in town for WrestleMania 42 week festivities.
Liv Morgan Offers WrestleMania Advice
During her appearance, Morgan provided advice to IShowSpeed about WrestleMania 42.
“Honestly, I don’t know how much you’ve been training. I don’t know how much you’ve been doing, but I feel like I would just tell you to just be present in the moment. You know yourself. You know how you want to represent yourself. You know what you need to do in the ring.”
She added:
“So just try to enjoy it and just soak it all in. Because it’s going to go by so quick. You’re going to go out there and be like, wow, this is so incredible. And then in like, it’s gonna feel like two minutes, and then blink of an eye, it’s done, and you’re gonna wish maybe I savored a little bit more.”
IShowSpeed will join forces with Logan Paul and Austin Theory to face LA Knight and The Usos in the opening match of WrestleMania 42 Night One. On the same night, Liv Morgan will challenge Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World title.
Liv Morgan says a career-derailing shoulder injury rewired the way she thinks about success, and she told Holly Madison on the latest episode of You Wish that she is now actively trying to want less.
The Women’s Royal Rumble winner challenges Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship on Night One of WrestleMania 42 on Saturday, April 18 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Morgan dislocated her shoulder on live television in a match that lasted less than ten seconds, forcing surgery and a lengthy absence. The time at home sitting with everything she had been chasing gave her a perspective she had not expected.
“Right before I got injured, I was in a great spot at work. I had a lot of things going for me, a lot of things coming that I was so happy for,” Morgan said. “But something about me was like, I could still do more. I still want more. I get injured on live TV, 10 seconds into my match, and I have to stop because my shoulder’s dislocated. I remember after my surgery being home and just being like, I had all these blessings in front of me and I was still wanting more and I don’t have any of it. I just learned a big lesson in being present and being grateful. I live more in the moment now.”
Since returning, Morgan has made a deliberate choice to stop setting goals the way she always had, describing it as actively manifesting less rather than more.
“Ever since I came back from my injury, I’m actively manifesting less because I’m trying to not wish for more. I’m just trying to see what comes,” she said. “Since I’ve been doing it, I’ve had a lot of really cool things happen to me, things I’ve never even wanted to do or thought to do. They say when you stop wanting is when you receive. I’ve just surrendered, and then I’ve just been getting blessed with these things that blow me away.”
Since her return, those things include a Women’s World Championship reign, the 2025 Royal Rumble win, a music video, and a Paper Magazine cover.
Morgan also drew a distinction between the parts of her career that feel meaningful and the parts that feel temporary, offering a definition of success that has little to do with titles or recognition.
“I don’t feel successful as in famous or known. I feel successful in that I’m happy and I’m healthy and I have financial freedom and I’m able to take care of my loved ones. I find major success in that,” she said. “Being Liv Morgan and getting to do the amazing opportunities I get to do, that doesn’t feel like success to me. It’s like fleeting. Knowing I can take care of my family, or help this person in need, that resonates so much more and longer-lasting. I thought success was accolades. I don’t think that.”
Liv Morgan’s path to WWE ran through a Hooters across the street from a GED testing center, and she walked Holly Madison through the full story on the latest episode of You Wish.
Morgan grew up in a household with little stability and made a decision about her future at five years old while watching WWE on television.
“I just told myself in my head: that’s what you’re going to do when you get older, and you’re going to save your family, is quite literally what I said,” Morgan said. “I didn’t know that I’d really be able to follow through on that. Luckily I was able to. I just loved it and just knew right away.”
The circumstances at home gave her plenty of reason to look for a way out. “We just kind of grew up in a very chaotic environment. We didn’t have a lot of money, no connections. My mom was a single mom raising seven kids. My father had a heart attack at my dinner table before I was born.”
Morgan left school during her sophomore year to help at home, eventually getting her GED. The location of the testing center set the rest in motion.
“I dropped out of high school my sophomore year. My mom was having some health issues, I missed a lot of days of school. They wanted me to repeat a grade and I did not want to repeat a grade,” Morgan said. “So I dropped out and got my GED. Across from the GED center was a Hooters, so I went and applied, and that’s where I met pretty much who recruited me to WWE.”
The recruiter was Joe Franco, a strength and conditioning coach whose client list includes Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. A conversation during a routine shift turned into an opportunity.
“He was at Hooters with his family and we were just making small talk. I’d said something about wrestling and it sparked up this conversation. Before I knew it, I was talking his ear off with all my wrestling knowledge and he was just like, ‘All right, no promises, but I think I can put in a good word for you. Come to my gym. We’ll work out. We’ll just see.’ I went to his gym and he trained me for free every single day, five days a week.”
Six months later, Morgan flew to Orlando for a WWE tryout. It was her first time on a plane, and she quickly discovered she had packed incorrectly. “I didn’t know the difference between a check bag and a carry-on. I only brought a check bag. When I got to the gate, I saw everyone with their carry-on and I’m like, ‘Oh, was I supposed to get my bag back?’”
The call came weeks later while she was getting ready for a Hooters shift. “I cried. It was the best moment of my life. I get a phone call from WWE and they’re like, ‘We just wanted to give you some good holiday news, we would love to offer you a contract.’ My brother was at my house and he knew just by my reaction that I got signed. Going to that Hooters shift that day was so hard. I was like, ‘I’m ready to go now.’”
She credits one ritual she kept every night for years with making it happen. “My 11:11 wish every single night was: grow up and be in the WWE. When it came true I was like, ‘Wow, that shit works.’”
Morgan challenges Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship on Night One of WrestleMania 42 on Saturday, April 18, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Stone Cold Steve Austin officially joins Fortnite today, marking the latest WWE crossover timed to WrestleMania 42 weekend.
Epic Games confirmed the Texas Rattlesnake’s debut with a teaser trailer showing Austin making his entrance to his shattered glass theme before performing his signature beer smash, swapped out for Slurp Juice cans in the Fortnite-friendly version. The skin hits the item shop Thursday, April 16, during the daily reset at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET.
The Austin skin is priced at 1,500 V-Bucks as a standalone purchase, with a full bundle expected to include a back bling, pickaxe, and likely an emote. His in-game model features his traditional jean shorts, leather vest, and knee braces.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson also appears in the game, though not as his WWE persona. He is featured as The Foundation, a central character in the ongoing Fortnite storyline who returned as part of Chapter 7 Season 2’s battle pass.
A Packed Week for WWE Gaming
The Fortnite drop caps a busy stretch for WWE video game crossovers. WWE 2K26 launched its Ringside Pass Season 2 on April 15, adding Kelly Kelly, Ax, Crush, and Smash as playable superstars.
Austin has been a recurring presence in the wrestling gaming space this year, with his appearance in WWE 2K26 now joined by his Fortnite debut. Beyond the virtual world, Austin is scheduled to be backstage at WrestleMania 42, according to reports, with meet and greet appearances lined up at WWE World across the weekend.
WrestleMania 42 takes place April 18-19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Liv Morgan made clear she is battered but ready in a new interview ahead of WrestleMania 42.
Speaking to ESPN on April 15, Morgan addressed concerns about her condition following the head collision that put both her and Roxanne Perez in concussion protocol after the April 6 episode of Raw. She confirmed she is still on track to challenge Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 42.
She delivered her update with the kind of confidence that has defined her current run.
“I’m doing so much better than I’m looking — thank you for asking. I think that people who accuse wrestling of being fake are ill-informed. You cannot fake this bruising. You cannot fake this swelling. But I’m doing well — and Stephanie Vaquer is so lucky that I’m still pretty,” Morgan said.
The confirmation puts to rest fears that the Women’s World Championship match could be in jeopardy following the brutal collision that occurred when Vaquer ambushed Morgan from behind, sending her crashing into Perez. The visible bruising and swelling Morgan referenced underlined just how physical the incident was.
Morgan was part of a brawl with Vaquer during the April 13 edition of Raw, making her WrestleMania status clear through actions as much as words.
Morgan won the Women’s Royal Rumble earlier this year and selected Vaquer as her WrestleMania opponent, setting up a title match she has described as the payoff for eleven years of work in WWE. WrestleMania 42 takes place April 18-19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Liv Morgan dropped her “Trouble” music video on Monday, April 13, less than a week before she challenges for the Women’s World Championship against Stephanie Vaquer at night one of WrestleMania 42 on Saturday, April 18.
The visual leans into Morgan’s current on-screen persona. Wearing an “I Heart Trouble” T-shirt, the 31-year-old lights a car on fire, tears up a pool table, and gets a tattoo throughout the edgy clip, per Billboard.
Morgan faces Vaquer with the Women’s World Championship on the line at WrestleMania 42.
Liv Morgan has competed in every Women’s Royal Rumble since the match debuted in 2018, and she says winning it this year carried a weight that no previous Rumble appearance could match.
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Morgan reflected on what the victory meant after years of close calls and every imaginable entry position in the match. She and Natalya are the only women who can say they have been in every Women’s Rumble since its inception.
Morgan said she has been in every possible spot in that match at one point or another.
“I’ve been in every single Royal Rumble since we started doing these in 2018,” she said. “I’ve had every position in that match. I’ve come out first, I’ve come out last, I’ve had the fastest elimination time, I’ve had the shortest elimination. And to finally be the bride and not the bridesmaid this year, and not only that, but to solidify myself a WrestleMania spot where I was able to pick a champion of my choosing, none of that is lost on me.”
She described the emotion of the win hitting her the moment she walked back up the ramp, calling it one of the proudest moments of her career.
“Nothing’s promised in this business,” she said. “Those moments where you’re quite literally not only living your dream, but you’re accomplishing and succeeding at such a high level, it just makes me emotional because I’m just so proud. I have pinch-me moments every single day.”
“To win the Royal Rumble with a roster so stacked of incredible, talented women, and for it to be me, and to go on to WrestleMania, it was just amazing, incredible. I was just really proud and happy, and I just felt vindicated.”
WrestleMania 42 will mark Morgan’s eighth consecutive appearance at the Show of Shows. She chose Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer as her opponent after winning the Rumble and has been deliberate about staying present rather than letting the pressure of the moment get ahead of her in the weeks since.
“Since I’ve come back from my injury, I’m very much just trying to stay in the moment and be present,” she said. “WrestleMania is heavy on my mind, but I’m not feeling anxiety or pressure yet. I’m just taking everything day by day.”
Liv Morgan’s shoulder injury did not just sideline her physically. It broke the mental framework she had relied on her entire career with WWE.
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Morgan opened up about the psychological toll of the injury in more depth than she has previously, describing a period of genuine loss that went beyond the physical setback and left her without the coping mechanism she had always fallen back on.
“I always knew I was going to come back,” she said. “I just didn’t want the time off. Especially when I had to miss Evolution, I had to miss SummerSlam in my hometown. I knew I was going to be out for at least six months. I didn’t know what I was going to come back to, so it was just all sad for me. I was really firing on all cylinders at that point in time, so for it all to be taken away, it was just hard. It was a hard pill to swallow. I was just sat at home for a very, very long time.”
Morgan describes herself as someone who normally defaults to optimism, framing setbacks as part of a larger plan. That approach completely failed her this time.
“I’m a very ‘everything happens for a reason’ person, even if it’s terrible,” she said. “I can be delusional and be like, no, it’s for my greater good somewhere along the way. But I didn’t feel like that about my injury. Not having faith in something had me lost for a little bit.”
The moment she started to climb out of that headspace came through a single line from Raquel Rodriguez.
“Raquel said something so simple. She said, ‘Well, sister, when you feel like you have no faith is when you’re supposed to have the most.’ And I was just like, huh,” Morgan recalled. “That was the catalyst that enabled me to change my mindset. I just thought, yeah, I should have the most faith right now while I’m feeling like I have zero. And then I was able to take myself out of the slump, or start to at least.”
Morgan also described the moment the shoulder gave way, saying she recognized it immediately from a previous similar injury. Her instinct to brace herself during the fall made things worse, and she knew as soon as it happened.
“As soon as it happened, I knew, because you can’t feel anything,” she said. “It’s such an intense pain, and then it just goes away, and then you can’t feel anything because your shoulder is just not connected. I rolled out of the ring. I tried to pop it back in. Medical came and tried to pop it back in. I can’t continue, I can’t do anything else. I had to throw in the towel, which I hated.”
Morgan beat her recovery timeline, returned earlier than expected, won the Women’s Royal Rumble, and earned a WrestleMania 42 title match against Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer.
Liv Morgan says one specific storyline changed everything about how she understands professional wrestling, and she has been drawing on it ever since.
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Morgan pointed to the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour as the creative turning point that unlocked a version of herself she had not previously accessed, and said the clarity it brought has shaped everything she has done since.
“Ever since the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour, I feel like I’ve just been able to tap into something else,” she said. “I think I just really needed something to sink my teeth into, and that was it for me. And then I feel like I just understood everything better after that.”
That momentum carried directly into her on-screen partnership with Dominik Mysterio, which Morgan says developed naturally from chemistry rather than a creative blueprint. She credits the pairing with reviving the concept of couples-based storylines across the roster and describes it as a dynamic the audience had not seen in WWE in some time.
“I think ultimately we just understand the assignment,” she said. “The fans love to hate us or they hate to love us, and it’s such an intriguing, complex, messy, wholesome love story that we haven’t seen for a while. We’ve resurged couples in WWE. What couples were even couples before us? And now you’ve got like everybody. I feel like we kind of started that whole thing. And honestly it was just so funny in the beginning, and it just morphed into this.”
The same mentality showed up in her tag team work with Raquel Rodriguez. The two became four-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, a record, and Morgan said the dynamic worked because she was willing to absorb punishment in service of making the team effective.
“I’ve always been down to, if it’s going to hurt you, I’m okay with hurting me,” she said. “I have this strong, powerful six-foot woman that can just throw me across the ring. We kind of just were like, this is fun and no one is doing this. So we took that and ran with it. You can use me as a battering ram or a cannonball or whatever it is to hurt our opponents.”
Morgan is now heading into WrestleMania 42 to challenge Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship, which she has described as the next chapter built on everything the Revenge Tour first set in motion.
Liv Morgan throws up before most of her matches, and she has made peace with it.
In a new interview with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Morgan was open about a pre-match ritual she has never shaken, describing it not as a problem to solve but as a reflection of how much she cares about her performance.
“If you found me right before my match? Throwing up in a garbage can,” she said. “For real. Yeah, every match. Maybe four out of seven times I’ll be dry heaving or spinning or puking. It’s just anxiety. I think I have performance anxiety and nerves, but I know it’s coming from a place of love and care and wanting to do a great job. It’s not detrimental to me. I think I just care a lot.”
That mindset has taken on new meaning since she returned from her shoulder injury, which she said deepened her appreciation for a career she already valued. She described post-injury life as a daily reminder of how fortunate she is, including moments that still feel surreal despite a decade in WWE.
“I’m just so grateful,” she said. “I feel blessed. I feel lucky. I feel like I’m living the life of my dreams. Especially more so now coming out of my injury. I’m just so lucky. It almost makes me emotional because I’m grateful and happy and I feel like I don’t know what I did to earn this, but I will take it nonetheless.”
When asked what she is most thankful for, Morgan’s answer circled back to WWE as the source of most of what matters to her.
“I’m thankful for my family. I’m thankful for my health. And I’m thankful for my job, and that entails everything,” she said. “The life that it gives me, the life I’m able to give my family. All my friends at work are like my best friends and I’ll be friends with them until the end of time. WWE has given me everything good in my life. I’m just eternally grateful.”
Morgan carries that mindset into WrestleMania 42, where she will challenge Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship.
