Spring 2026 WWE Releases Megathread

[Cwalker]

That's Matt Cardona

You picked up what I was tryna put down

 

[King Kong Booty]

Well he did originally comeback as Zack Ryder for a few matches before they let him be. Cardona

 

[Butters]

 

[Chris]

WWE Extremely Happy With Celebrity Performances - Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News

Details on how WWE feels about the performances of celebrities going into WrestleMania 42.

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[Looji Nagata]

They REALLY want to get a lot of people off the payroll, huh...

Makes me wonder if they're planning to bring in even more celebs/internet people over the rest of the year...

...well make that "over the next couple of years"

 

[Chris]

A Number Of People In WWE Were Asked To Take Pay Cuts - Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News

More details on people in WWE being asked to take a pay cut.

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Let's recklessly speculate on who took a FIFTY PERCENT pay cut Gotta love when companies don't have to honor their own contracts but remember when wrestlers get fed up and walk out, they're super unprofessional for it bc contracts are so sacred

 

[Looji Nagata]

Maybe I remember it wrong, but didn't they resign quite a few bigger names in the roster to bigger contracts over the last 2 years or so as well?

What is even going on at this point...

 

[King Kong Booty]

A Number Of People In WWE Were Asked To Take Pay Cuts - Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News

More details on people in WWE being asked to take a pay cut.

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Let's recklessly speculate on who took a FIFTY PERCENT pay cut Gotta love when companies don't have to honor their own contracts but remember when wrestlers get fed up and walk out, they're super unprofessional for it bc contracts are so sacred

I’ve read a few places it was Roman and that’s why he’s now taking the summer off.

 

[Chris]

Maybe I remember it wrong, but didn't they resign quite a few bigger names in the roster to bigger contracts over the last 2 years or so as well?

What is even going on at this point...

The Saudis are pulling out of their golf thing so people are speculating WWE could be next. I doubt that actually happens but that deal with them only has a couple years left anyway so the Saudis will probably actually finish out the contact at least. But if they don't renew then that's crazy profit lost every year, might be trying to get ahead of it

 

[Barry Poppins]

So are we supposed to believe that the TKO merger has done wonders for WWE financially when they're penny-pinching as much as they can, using AI in lieu of actual graphics/booking decisions, and requiring a bajillion ads?

 

[Chris]

So are we supposed to believe that the TKO merger has done wonders for WWE financially when they're penny-pinching as much as they can, using AI in lieu of actual graphics/booking decisions, and requiring a bajillion ads?

I think you're assuming the penny pinching is a need when I still see it as just a greedy want myself. But you have to maximize those margins, record profits aren't enough, you have to break those next year

 

[Blazehausen]

I’ve read a few places it was Roman and that’s why he’s now taking the summer off.

I think him taking time off in June is him not wanting to work Saudi right now.

 

[Barry Poppins]

I think you're assuming the penny pinching is a need when I still see it as just a greedy want myself. But you have to maximize those margins, record profits aren't enough, you have to break those next year

Oh believe me, I'm 90% sure they're just being greedy tossers.

 

[Chris]

I think him taking time off in June is him not wanting to work Saudi right now.

The war was happening before he was originally announced for the summer right? Don't even think it's gotten any worse since the initial invasion tbh, if this is the case then idk what changed his mind if he originally agreed to do it

 

[Blazehausen]

The war was happening before he was originally announced for the summer right? Don't even think it's gotten any worse since the initial invasion tbh, if this is the case then idk what changed his mind if he originally agreed to do it

Yeah idk. could be maybe both things. They asked him to take a cut and he's like fine but I'm staying my ass at home for June.