I was given permission to reveal that earlier this year Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt) got COVID that exacerbated a heart issues.
There was a lot of positive progress towards a return and his recovery. Unfortunately today he suffered a heart attack and passed away.
Here are the details we have as of now:
CM Punk told at least one person close to him he had an hour long conversation with Triple H last week.
WWE staff, reps, creative had no idea. He walked through the back in plain site minutes before he appeared. They had cleared an area
Works his ass off, easy to work with, shows up to media with a smile on his face and is incredibly engaging, safe in the ring, always improving, and one of the company's most versatile guys
Wow. This is one of the best storyline I've ever seen in wrestling. That was perfect. The Shield call back. Sami being the one to turn. The conflicted Usos. No hesitation from Solo. Heyman even being shocked.
Just one of the best things I've ever seen
Finn Balor has re-signed with WWE on a multi-year, big money contract, Fightful Select has learned. Balor posted on X today that he's not going anywhere.
A major name retained by WWE
I just lost my Mamaw.
The most important person in my life. The entire reason I'm still here. She plucked me out of homelessness, and was always a safe place. Taught me the value of hard work and sacrifice, and standing up for myself. She sheltered and helped so many in our
The Rock hands Cody Rhodes something. He says that Cody Rhodes doesn't even have to open his hand to know what it is, and tells Cody to never break his heart again
"Little Mike Mizanin got bullied in high school because you idolized all those legends. Then after high school, you came to wrestling, met all those legends and they bullied you because you don't belong in this sport" - Gunther
DAMN
This was so amazing.
Mark Briscoe said that doctors told his oldest niece she would likely never walk again after the accident that took Jay Briscoe.
She walked out on the stage with her siblings.
"You have a rematch against Trick Williams tomorrow on NXT. You're welcome. If you don't come back home with the title, don't bother coming home" - Rhea Ripley to Dominik
Former WWE referee Brian Hebner said,
“Samantha Irvin’s voice and trying to over due things is literally making me use my mute button more than I ever have. Like nails on a chalk board.”
#WWERAW
Aubrey Edwards was shown crying in the crowd during Bryan Danielson's retirement. Tonight, Bryan raised her hand and embraced her after she reffed his match with Zack Sabre Jr.
Backstage in Gorilla position, we're told that Seth Rollins had to be ushered away by Triple H and Michael Cole, as he was not happy about Punk's appearance. Punk was said to have looked confused by it.
At least to people in the area, it was said to be an awkward scene.
Sting says he stopped taking steroids in 1990.
"We were two roided out young guys. Just shooting straight. That stopped for me in 1990.....didn't for him" - Sting on his team with Ultimate Warrior
Rhea Ripley just lifted a grown man in a pumphandle, realized she wasn't facing the hard cam, held him in air, turned to the camera, and finished the slam.
The
#Wrestlemania
Kickoff was a perfect example of how you need to be patient & let the story play out. You got several people w/ decades of experience brainstorming ideas - Rock, HHH, Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, etc. A great story has lots of twists & turns, enjoy the ride.
#WWE
There was a planned NXT segment tonight where New Day would hold a "funeral" for Pretty Deadly's title shot. When word of Jay Briscoe's passing emerged, New Day and Shawn Michaels nixed the segment, and Michaels added the Vic Joseph tribute of Briscoe to the show.
TAMA TONGA IN WWE AND THE BLOODLINE! Jimmy Uso....is out?
Heyman reluctantly puts his finger up, and Solo smashes his phone when he tries to call Roman
Hulk Hogan wasn't just racist. He was so specifically and uniquely racist that after his son almost killed his friend in a wreck, one of Hogan's primary concerns was that he and his family would be reincarnated into a black family due to "karma". This was caught on audio.
When
New from Fightful Select:
Sources within WWE say that Cody is a company man and has long respected WWE's decision making, but claim Cody actually voiced that the thought the audience wouldn't react well to the change in creative direction for Mania before last Friday.
Ahead of tonight's AEW Dynamite, Dustin Rhodes came out and led the crowd in celebrating Sandra Gray, who is retiring. She's universally loved and adored in wrestling. and has worked across WCW, WWE and AEW.
Tony Khan, several rosters and staff joined her on the stage and
Vince McMahon literally walked out to the ring, explained their "Then. Now. Forever. Together" tagline, said "Welcome to Smackdown," threw the microphone and left.
That was really weird.