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WWE plans to keep The Bloodline storyline running straight through WrestleMania 43, treating it as core long-game booking rather than a fading...

Liv Morgan fired back at NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey’s jab about long title reigns with a Scary Movie meme, hinting at cross-brand tension. Grey...

What's next for Drew McIntyre after wrapping his movie?

• No creative plans in place for his WWE TV return
• Still linked via ReelShort micro-dramas with Fatu and Hendry
• Absent since losing at WrestleMania 42

Multiple key injuries and retirements have left WWE creative scrambling, with Drew McIntyre now sidelined for four months despite completing his film...

• Chelsea Green (interim champ) dealt with a worked leg injury at SmackDown while already nursing a broken orbital bone
• Nick Aldis gave her 30 days...

Zilla Fatu debuted in NXT on August 11 by attacking Grayson Waller and Cruz Montana, landing in a fatal-four-way title match at Heatwave on August 30....

• Kali Armstrong pins Zaria to join the Women's North American/Speed title unification as a triple threat at Heatwave
• Rey Fenix retains AAA...

Royce Keys returned on RAW alongside OTM's Bronco Nima and Lucien Price, attacking Solo Sikoa, LA Knight, and The Usos in the main event segment. This...

Bully Ray thinks Cody Rhodes dropped a major hint on SmackDown about teaming with Paul Heyman, potentially turning him into WWE's ultimate monster...

• Weeks of planning: WWE had been discussing pairing Royce Keys with OTM's Bronco Nima and Lucien Price for several weeks before their August 24 RAW...

AJ Styles will produce the NXT Championship four-way at Heatwave, excited to work with Zilla Fatu and veterans.

The stacked card airs August 30 from...

A championship reign on WWE SmackDown ended after exactly 146 days in a huge title change. The August 14 episode featured three titles on the line.

WWE may have switched opponents for Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss and Tatum Paxley at Sunday Night’s Main Event.

• Earlier plan: Loose discussions for...

Ilja Dragunov's WWE exit followed active return negotiations as recently as June, despite his last match in April. His contract expired August 20,...

Royce Keys made a shocking return on Raw, leading OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) in a surprise attack on LA Knight and Solo Sikoa. This heel turn...

Kevin Owens opened SmackDown with a promo interrupted by CM Punk, GUNTHER, and Finn Balor, leading to a triple threat for Punk's Undisputed WWE...

ESPN has shut down rumors of not renewing its WWE PLE deal, labeling the reports 'completely false' and confirming 'there is no truth to the report...

CM Punk worked the NXT live event for a selfish reason: he wants more ring reps to stay sharp, admitting he doesn't wrestle often enough as champion. He also noted the value of giving back to the business.

Drew McIntyre has returned to the United States after filming The Last Druid abroad, but no active creative discussions are underway for his WWE TV...

• Back stateside but sidelined: McIntyre is in the US after filming yet creative has not discussed writing him into storylines
• Acting takes...