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  • Blake Monroe: Asuka’s Elevated Every Women’s Locker Room She’s In

    Blake Monroe: Asuka’s Elevated Every Women’s Locker Room She’s In

    Blake Monroe would love to step into the ring one day with the Empress Of Tomorrow if the stars did align.

    In the build to the Backlash clash between Iyo Sky and Asuka, reports surfaced that Asuka would be taking time off from the company after seemingly saying goodbye to Sky and the WWE Universe on the following night on WWE Monday Night Raw.

    In a recent interview with Vicente Beltran, Blake Monroe spoke about the impact that Asuka has made on every locker room she’s stepped in and how she would love to get a chance to battle the legend if given the opportunity.

    “So Asuka to me is one of the best women’s wrestlers in the world, and I remember watching her after she won the Rumble wrestling Charlotte Flair and thinking, wow, like she’s something special, and I feel like she came to WWE and she elevated the NXT women’s locker room. She elevated the main roster locker room too. I don’t know where her heart is, what her decision is, but I would love to wrestle her one day. So for me, I’m kind of heartbroken if this is it, but I also respect her and what a career she’s had. So, I mean, she’s amazing.”

    Monroe is currently planning on making the move up to the main roster where she will be part of the Friday Night SmackDown brand on the USA Network.

    H/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • John Cena: I Will Not Do Anything Physical Now That I Am Retired

    John Cena: I Will Not Do Anything Physical Now That I Am Retired

    John Cena opened up about one of the biggest questions fans have asked him about now that he is retired.

    Last December, John Cena had his final match of his career in the WWE when he suffered a loss to the Ring General, Gunther, who would go on to submit and force Cena to tap out in his retirement match.

    Since then, Cena has become an Ambassador for the WWE, helping promote Club WWE, while also still doing his best to be involved with the WWE with appearances on PLE’s or shows when he is able to.

    While speaking with Sports Illustrated, Cena explained that getting physical in the ring is not something you will be seeing from him, there will be no bumps or any attitudes being adjusted by the Greatest Of All Time.

    “This was the confusing thing about retirement. First of all, I will stay retired — no fall downs. I will not do anything physical. But that doesn’t mean I’m away from WWE. I mean, anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about not only the sports entertainment business but WWE as a brand. So it was simply a matter of like, ‘So where do I fit in now?’ And we’re still trying to find out those pieces, but I think we got a clear path.”

    There is no word yet on when the John Cena Classic, a tournament that Cena announced at WWE Backlash will be happening.

    H/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • Shiloh Hill Explains The Origins Of His Missing Tooth

    Shiloh Hill Explains The Origins Of His Missing Tooth

    Shiloh Hill has been really making a name for himself during his time on WWE NXT.

    Whether it be his burst of energy in the ring, his wild online personality of searching on the Dark Web, or his lost tooth that has become a signature look of his. Shiloh Hill has definitely been making his own impact in his own way.

    While talking on the Mark Moses Show, Hill talked about the origins of how he lost his tooth.

    “The first time I ever got my tooth knocked out my cousin shot me in the mouth with a BB gun. I got it fixed, and later I got it punched out in a fight. I did play hockey when I was younger, and I got it knocked out a couple of times in hockey. Got it fixed, got it knocked out one time in football, got it fixed, and when I came here, we do these PC live matches, and I got hit with a chair, and it came out. It broke the rest of the fake tooth out. I even got it fixed in LFG, and I bit into a slice of pizza, and it broke off again,” he said.

    Hill was the winner of the second season of WWE LFG.

    H/t to Fightful for the transcription.

     

  • Nattie: I Want To Get More Women On WrestleMania All The Time

    Nattie: I Want To Get More Women On WrestleMania All The Time

    Nattie has been consistently pushing for the WWE to feature more women on their WrestleMania cards.

    For the last couple of years, Nattie, one of the biggest veterans in the WWE today has been pushing for the WWE to involve more women on the Grandest Stage of Them All. However, many of those pitches haven’t gone in one ear without going through the other when it involves other higher-ups in the WWE.

    “One thing, when I pitch ideas and it really helps, be inclusive. I make sure lots of women are included,” Nattie said on Busted Open Radio.

    Chelsea Green, who was a guest on the show, confirmed Nattie’s willingness to involve others, saying, “Nattie is the queen of that. Every WrestleMania, Nattie is the number one pitcher for a women’s battle royal or multi-women tag match. Every year.”

     

    Nattie continued, “Three years in a row, I went to Vince (McMahon) and said, ‘I want to do a women’s gauntlet match. The winner of the gauntlet match gets to face the tag team champions the next night. I want to do a women’s fatal four-way where it’s four tag teams fighting for the title.’ I just want to get more women on the show all the time.”

    There have been multiple women’s tag team matches at WrestleMania, but a Women’s Gauntlet has not been held at WrestleMania since Nattie started pitching the ideas to Vince McMahon, and now to other higher-ups in the WWE.

    H/t to Fightful for the transcription.

  • NXT Results – May 19, 2026

    NXT Results – May 19, 2026

    On May 19th, 2026 WWE aired the 838th episode of NXT live in Orlando Florida inside WWE Performance Center & can watch it on The CW (United States) & Netflix (Everywhere else).

    Tag Team Match
    Kam Hendrix & Mason Rook defeated North American Champion Myles Borne & NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo via Death Valley Driver on Borne (12:07)

    We then head backstage where Saquon Shugars & Dion Lennox express how har they’ve been training together to Osiris Griffin & Cutler James.

    -When Lennox asks Griffin what he meant last week when he said that there would be changes in Darkstate if himself & Shugars were unable to win the NXT Tag Team Titles tonight.

    -Griffin looks to answer but Shugars cuts him off and brings the focus of Lennox back to the match.

    -Kelani Jordan says she’s the fastest home grown talent of WWE and says she beat Kendal Grey last week then says she’s better than all the women who got called up to Raw & Smackdown including Fatal Influence, Blake Monroe & Sol Ruca.

    -She says she’s better than any woman listening in the back and says she’s the only woman to make Women’s Champion Lola Vice tap out.

    -She says that should’ve put her at the front of the line a long time ago, but she’s never even gotten an Women’s Title shot and continues to gloat about how great she is.

    -The Culling’s music hits and Izzi Dame makes her way out.

    -She asks Jordan if she’s trying to jump the line again and says she should be the next to get an Women’s Title shot given that she’s pinned Vice.

    -Vice’s music hits and she makes her way out. She says Jordan & Dame both have wins but she won when it mattered to become Women’s Champion and says Jordan talks a lot.

    -She says Dame blindsided her last week from behind and says she’ll give Dame an Women’s Title match next week but Jordan interjects and looks to tell Jordan that she’ll give her a shot after Dame.

    -Kendal Grey’s music hits and she makes her way out saying that her eyes are still on the Women’s Title.

    -She takes objection with having to wait for an Women’s Title shot but Wren Sinclair blindsides Jordan from behind and hits her with a crutch as Vice takes out Dame.

    Dorian Van Dux told Sean Legacy backstage that he was so close to winning his match. Legacy said that Tate Wilder cost him the match by being overzealous. Legacy said it’s fine because he’s facing Van Dux in a Speed Match. The camera panned over to Noam Dar coaching up Romeo Moreno. Moreno was fanboying over Dar, saying he wants Dar in his corner for his NXT debut. Dar agreed

    -We then head over to the women’s locker room where we see Evolve Women’s Champion Wendy Choo, Layla Diggs & several other women watching a clip of Nattie talking about Jaida Parker.

    -Parker approaches the women leading to a verbal confrontation between Parker & Diggs.

    Tristan Angels defeated Romeo Moreno via Famouser (8:58)

    -After the match Angels grabs a microphone and says Hill is in the crowd where he belongs.

    -Hill says Angels told him that he could never outclass him but he is now wearing a top hat.

    -Angels calls Hill a disgrace but Hill announces he’s running a campaign to become Mr NXT.

    -Hill asks the fans if they want to see him or Angels as Mr NXT while showing a picture of Angels in a top hat and the crowd overwhelming chooses Hill as Mr NXT.

    -Angels says Hill will never understand true beauty and promises that he will pay for ruining his perfect in ring debut.

    -Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley & Women’s Champion Lola Vice were chatting about all the challengers coming after their titles.

    -North American Champion Myles Borne & NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo showed up talking about how people are also coming after them.

    -Paxley left saying it was time to defend her title then once everyone left Naraku approached Tony D’Angelo.

    -Naraku said that evil will strike when you least expect it.

    -After the break Niko Vance approached Shawn Spears as he was watching the OTM cookout interview from last week.

    -Spears told Vance that he got them a match against OTM next week to stand out in the tag division.

    -Izzi Dame showed up and didn’t like that they won’t be around to help her during her title match against Lola Vice.

    -Spears assured everyone that it will all work out.

    Women’s North American Title Match
    Tatum Paxley (c) defeated Lizzy Rain via Cemetery Drive (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)

    -After the match Paxley helps Rain up and extends her hand to her. Zaria surprises both women with a double spear and hits a pair of F5s to them then grabs the Women’s North American Title and holds it up.

    -We then head backstage where Robert Stone approaches Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair & Kendal Grey to talk about the injured Sinclair attacking Kelani Jordan earlier tonight.

    -Sinclair tells Stone that she wants a match against Jordan next week and Stone agrees on the condition that Sinclair is medically cleared.

    Keanu Carver defeated Tate Wilder via Swinging Slam (5:40)

    -The Vanity Project were nervous talking about how to take care of Darkstate later.

    -Myka Lockwood showed up and said she can take care of Osiris Griffin & Cutler James by herself.

    -Swipe Right said they love this girl then they all held up a team hand sign.

    NXT Tag Team Titles Match
    Swipe Right (Ricky Smokes & Brad Baylor) (c) defeated Darkstate (Dion Lennox & Saquon Shugars) via Inside Cradle on Shugars (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)

  • WWE Raw Results – May 18, 2026

    WWE Raw Results – May 18, 2026

    On May 18th, 2026 WWE aired the 1,721st episode of Raw live in Greensboro North Carolina inside First Horizon Coliseum & can watch it on Netflix.

    -Kicking off this week’s Raw with a video recapping what went down between World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns & Jacob Fatu last week.

    -We then see Reigns arriving at the First Horizon Coliseum where Adam Pearce tells Reigns that they’re doing things his way tonight.

    -Reigns pushes back and says he’s planning on calling out Fatu but Pearce tries to stop him.

    -Fatu’s music instead hits and he makes his way to the ring.

    -Fatu says Reigns intended to call him out, but he’s in the ring now and demands that Reigns join him inside.

    -The Usos music hits and they make their way out & Jey Uso has a chair in hand as Jimmy Uso asks Fatu what they’re doing.

    -He says Fatu said he would do anything for his family but part of that was acknowledging Reigns per their World Heavyweight Title match at Backlash.

    -He says Fatu never did any acknowledging and now he’s about to get fired from WWE but Fatu clocks Jey to level him and cinches in the Tongan Death Grip on Jimmy.

    -Jey cracks the chair he brought to the ring across Fatu’s spine but Fatu stays standing and cinches in the Tongan Death Grip on Jey.

    Reigns’ music hits and he makes his way out. Reigns stares down Fatu from the ring apron then exchanges right hands with him and rocks Fatu with a big boot. He sets up for a Superman Punch, but Fatu cinches in a Tongan Death Grip on Reigns.

    -Jey catches Fatu with a pair of superkicks and a spear and Jimmy follows it up with an Uso Splash off the top rope.

    -The Usos hold up the 1 symbol and hits a 1D to Fatu then tangle him up between the top rope and middle rope.

    -Reigns lands a Superman Punch on Fatu as he’s still tangled up in the ropes and The Usos land a double superkick on Fatu.

    -Reigns lands a 2nd Superman Punch on Fatu & The Usos hits another double superkick to him.

    -The Usos & Reigns untangle Fatu from the ropes and Reigns connects with a spear on him.

    -Adam Pearce makes his way out and looks to fire Fatu but Fatu grabs his microphone and challenges Reigns to a Tribal Combat Match. Reigns accepts and heads to the back with The Usos.

    Street Fight
    Finn Balor defeated JD McDonagh via Coup De Grace

    -We then head backstage where Cathy Kelley catches up with Seth Rollins.

    -Rollins reveals that he will be competing in his 1st match on Raw in 9 months to main event tonight’s show and says he’ll face any member of The Vision.

    -He calls out Bron Breakker directly and asks Breakker who he is then says he has his chance to show him who he really is.

    -We then head over to Byron Saxton catching up with Sol Ruca.

    -Women’s Intercontienetal Champion Becky Lynch interrupts the pair and begins running her mouth telling Ruca that she should go back to NXT. Ruca agrees to leave but instead makes her way to the ring.

    -Ruca says there’s no point in doing things backstage then says she knows Lynch is watching and dares her to come to the ring then Lynch’s music hits and she makes her way out.

    -She asks Ruca what stunt she’s pulling and Ruca says she knows Lynch doesn’t think she belongs on Raw.

    -She says she’s worked too hard to give up and is good at proving people wrong then challenges Lynch to face her in the ring right now.

    -Lynch declines to face Ruca and says that while she would love to perform for Greensboro because the city could use some more excitement, she also prides herself on being a locker room leader and a mentor to the youth of today.

    -She says many people have stepped to her then tells Ruca that she’s not ready to face her in the ring but if Ruca thinks she’s ready, she can face her at Saturday Night’s Main Event on May 23rd.

    -She says she’s not just a star maker but a star breaker.

    -Ruca tells Lynch that she’ll see her at Saturday Night’s Main Event where she’ll snatch Lynch’s soul and her Women’s Intercontinental Title. Lynch says she’s the real prize and tells Ruca to see if she’s ready to step in the ring with her.

    Tornado 6 Man Tag Team Match
    Los Americanos (El Grande, Rayo & Bravo) defeated Los Americanos Hermanos (Julio & Bruto) & Original El Grande Americano via Running Headbutt on Bruto

    -We then head over to a sit down interview between Michael Cole & Ethan Page ahead of Page’ Intercontinental Title match against Penta at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

    -Cole shares that he feels as though Page’s ego will get in his way but Page expresses his confidence and says he’ll be the first man to put fear into Penta.

    Women’s Tag Team Titles Match
    Brie Bella & Paige (c) defeated Judgement Day (Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez) via Roll Up on Perez (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)

    -After the match Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan runs back out to the ring to attack Bella & Paige from behind.

    -Judgment Day beats down Paige & Bella but Lyra Valkyria & Bayley run out to the ring to even the odds and take out Judgment Day.

    -We then head outside the First Horizon Coliseum and see a verbal confrontation between LA Knight & Seth Rollins as Knight is heading out.

    -Oba Femi comes out to have a match but Brock Lensar attacks Femi from behind & lays him out with 3-4 F5s.

    -We then head backstage where Adam Pearce finds Paul Heyman waiting in his office as he deals with the fallout of what just happened between Oba Femi & Brock Lesnar.

    -Heyman hands Pearce a contract noting that Lesnar has already signed it and is awaiting Femi’s signature for a WrestleMania 42 rematch at Clash In Italy.

    Seth Rollins defeated World Tag Team Champion Austin Theory via Pedigree 

  • Is Baron Corbin WWE bound?

    Is Baron Corbin WWE bound?

    Is Baron Corbin WWE bound again? There has been some speculation within the company that this could be true.

    Dave Meltzer over the weekend has noted that he’d heard rumors that Baron Corbin could be headed back to WWE. One WWE source indicating it to Fightful as an out of left field thing they have recently heard. It is far from confirmed, but there are rumors swirling around his name internally.

    Corbin has worked for other companies like MLW, however, he is not under contract with MLW. This has allowed him to appear for other promotions like AEW earlier this year. Corbin works as Bishop Dyer in MLW, CMLL, Maple Leaf Pro and other companies. He’s built a successful tag team alongside Donovan Dijak as the SkyScrapers.

    Those who have been spoken to in WWE say that Corbin/Dyer has maintained a positive relationship with WWE. Many of them said they wouldn’t be surprised to see him return at the time he was released.

  • Watch: Ronda Rousey Defeats Gina Carano In MMA Return

    Watch: Ronda Rousey Defeats Gina Carano In MMA Return

    With a combined 27 years away from active MMA competition, former UFC champion Ronda Rousey and former Strikeforce champion Gina Carano made their long-awaited returns Saturday night on the first MMA event streamed live by Netflix.

    Despite a main card stacked with early finishes, the headline fight ended even faster than expected.

    Rousey needed only 17 seconds to stop Carano, securing a double-leg takedown almost immediately before locking in the armbar submission that defined much of her career. The victory now stands as the third-fastest finish of Rousey’s professional run, trailing only her wins over Cat Zingano and Alexis Davis.

    Purse figures released by the California State Athletic Commission listed Rousey at $2.2 million and Carano at $1.05 million before any potential bonuses or additional agreements.

    After the event, Rousey praised Carano once again for helping pave the way for women’s MMA, though she maintained that another extended comeback is unlikely as she wants to focus on family life and having more children. Carano said she was disappointed the fight ended so quickly and joked that she probably should have been matched up with a striker if she decides to compete again.

    The card was held at Intuit Dome near Los Angeles, where crowd shots throughout the night became a discussion point online due to the arena’s sparse-looking appearance. Some fans suggested the lighting setup inside the building may have made attendance appear lighter than it actually was.

    Main card notes and results from tonight:

    -Mike Perry defeated Nate Diaz via second-round TKO after Diaz’s corner stopped the fight between rounds because of multiple cuts that led to heavy bleeding. Veteran cutman Jacob “Stitch” Duran was working Diaz’s corner.

    – Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou scored another quick finish, knocking out Philipe Lins in the opening round. Post-fight discussion centered around the possibility of Ngannou facing Jon Jones, who was cageside for the event, though neither man sounded optimistic that the matchup will happen. Ngannou was also asked about a potential fight with Jake Paul, but appeared lukewarm on the idea.

    – The upcoming Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway fight was also officially announced during Ngannou’s walk to the cage, drawing a major reaction from the crowd.

    – Salahdine Parnasse turned in one of the stronger performances on the card with a first-round TKO victory over Kenneth Cross.
    Opening the main card, Robelis Despaigne stopped former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos by first-round knockout.

  • WWE Smackdown Results – May 15, 2026

    WWE Smackdown Results – May 15, 2026

    On May 15th, 2026 WWE aired the 1,395th episode of Smackdown live in Columbia South Carolina inside Colonial Life Arena & can watch it on USA Network (United States) & Netflix (Everywhere else).

    -Kicking off this week’s Smackdown with a recap of Backlash.

    -United States Champion Trick Williams voices his excitement for being back in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina and recalls eating local chicken wings at Kiki’s Chicken and Waffles standing up with sauce that dripped onto his lemon pepper steppers.

    -He says he had a lot of good days and some not so good ones playing for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks then points out his parents in the crowd.

    -The Miz’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring alongside Kit Wilson.

    -He says Cocky looks like a rejected mascot for his daughter’s birthday party and says he looks like Sesame Street but Lil Yachty cuts off The Miz to defend Williams and reminds him that he’s cursed.

    -Wilson reads a slam poem dissing Williams, Yachty & the University of South Carolina Gamecocks but Yachty responds with a rap dissing The Miz and Wilson.

    -The Miz raises his hand and says when his hand goes up, everyone else’s mouths go shut.

    -He mocks Columbia and says he’ll beat down Williams in front of his mother.

    -Williams lands an open palm strike on Wilson to level him and sends him crashing out of the ring before sending The Miz out to join him.

    Non Title Match
    United States Champion Trick Williams defeated The Miz via Trick Shot

    -We then backstage where Sami Zayn begs Nick Aldis for another United States Title match.

    -Aldis says Zayn will have to earn another United States Title match but Zayn pushes back.

    -Aldis responds by telling Zayn that he sounds entitled and walks off.

    Non Title Match
    Women’s Tag Team Champions Brie Bella & Paige defeated Kiana James & Giulia via RamPaige on James

    -We then head backstage where Cathy Kelley catches up with Women’s United States Champion Tiffany Stratton.

    -They get distracted by Kiana James & Giulia but Chelsea Green interrupts Kelley & Stratton.

    -Having set up a table and slid 2 office chairs into the ring, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes asks Columbia what they want to talk about.

    -He says he has all of the formal ingredients for an Undisputed WWE Title contract signing at Clash in Italy.

    -Gunther’s music hits and he makes his way out.

    -He asks Rhodes if he knows how much time and planning it took to negotiate his deal to come to Smackdown then says Rhodes is making things about himself.

    -He says the Undisputed WWE Title will be his then demands that Rhodes address him nicely and say please.

    -Rhodes says he’ll make things simple then says he has the contract for an Undisputed WWE Title match at Clash In Italy and all Gunther has to do is sign it.

    -Gunther responds by saying he knows Rhodes didn’t mean what he just said and tells Rhodes to say please.

    Royce Keys’ music hits and he makes his way out.

    -He says if Gunther won’t sign the contract for an Undisputed WWE Title match at Clash In Italy then he will.

    -Keys pushes Gunther and storms past him then looks to sign the contract.

    -Gunther grabs the pen from Keys but Keys takes it back.

    -Nick Aldis makes his way out and says Keys will be going head 2 head with Gunther in a #1 Contenders Match for the Undisputed WWE Title at Clash In Italy.

    -We then head backstage where Shinsuke Nakamura approaches Tama Tonga.

    -Talla Tonga finds them and sends Nakamura crashing through a table.

    Carmelo Hayes defeated Ricky Saints via Roll Up (Recommend)

    WWE Tag Team Champion Damian Priest defeated Tama Tonga via South Of Heaven

    Cargill says everyone acts tough when she’s not in the building.

    -She says when her music hits, everyone seems to get real quiet and says Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley found that out last Friday.

    -She says the Women’s Title will be coming home with her at Clash In Italy.

    -Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss make their way out to the ring and Flair says the fans don’t want to hear Cargill talk.

    -Bliss adds that South Carolina is Flair Country but Cargill asks where Ripley is and says it’s funny that someone gets so quiet when they get a pump kicked in the face.

    -Bliss says Michin & B Fab are supposed to be making Cargill look good and Flair invites Cargill to take a seat and take some notes.

    Tag Team Match
    Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss defeated Michin & B Fab via DQ

    Undisputed WWE Title #1 Contenders Match
    Gunther defeated Royce Keys via Powerbomb

  • Ronda Rousey: Wrestling Is The Purest Form Of Fight Choreography

    Ronda Rousey: Wrestling Is The Purest Form Of Fight Choreography

    Ronda Rousey spoke about her transition from the world of Mixed Martial Arts to Professional Wrestling.

    On May 16, Ronda Rousey looks to change her ending in the sport of MMA when she headlines the first-ever MVP MMA card against the returning Gina Carano. Rousey hasn’t fought since 2016, Carano hasn’t fought since 2009.

    Before making the decision to fight one more time, Rousey had a new career in pro wrestling with her arrival in WWE for a couple of years where she would go on to become a multi-time World Champion and won the 2022 women’s Royal Rumble.

    When asked about the transition from one sport to another, Rousey talked about her life in acting and how she found herself joining the sport of pro wrestling.

    “I feel like MMA was a good segue because being purely an athlete was doing judo in the Olympics. Being an athlete that also has to entertain was MMA and having to learn how to be on camera and stuff like that, which I used to be petrified of public speaking. Then that was kind of like a good segue. I started acting more in action films and stuff like that, or I could do fight choreography, and that kind of segued me into pro wrestling, which I feel like is the purest form of fight choreography.”  Rousey spoke with Whistle.

    Rousey will fight Carano at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California for the debut of MVP MMA which also features the MMA return of Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry, plus Francis Ngannou vs. Phillipe Lins.

    h/t to WrestlePurists for the transcript.