• Huge Brock Lesnar Match Discussed For WrestleMania 42
Brock Lesnar missed WrestleMania 40 & 41 due to being mentioned in the Vince McMahon – Janel Grant lawsuit. His last WrestleMania was WrestleMania 39 aka WrestleMania Hollywood in 2023, where he defeated Omos in the opening match of Night 2.
WWE has now confirmed that The Beast will return to the Grandest Stage of them All after 3 years, as he’s featured on the poster for WrestleMania 42.
According to Bodyslam, WWE has been discussing the possibility of a future match between Bron Breakker and Brock Lesnar, with one source suggesting it could potentially happen at WrestleMania 42 in April 2026.
• WWE Wrestler Is Leaving The Company After Last Night’s Attack
On last night’s episode of NXT, Jazmyn Nyx was attacked backstage. NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne said it was about time someone “dropped her anyway.”
According to PWInsider, Jazmyn Nyx has finished up with WWE and is leaving.
Although the company put a new deal on the table with her current contract set to expire, she chose not to accept the offer.
• Zack Ryder Comments On Returning To WWE TV After 5 Years Last Night
Matt Cardona (fka Zack Ryder) returned to WWE TV on last night’s episode of NXT (tap here for complete results). This was his first WWE appearance since his release in 2020.
Here’s what he tweeted about it:
“Last night I invaded NXT with TNA!
TNA and Matt Cardona have a lot in common…
20+ years of highs and lows…
Constantly getting counted out…
But always coming back…
And now we are both BETTER THAN EVER!
I’m Team TNA!”
• Update On Piper Niven’s Career-Threatening Injury
As previously noted, WWE SmackDown’s Piper Niven has been out of action with an injury for some time. The nature of the injury was not known earlier.
Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer recently reported that WWE is concerned the injury could be serious, potentially even career-threatening.
Fightful Select now reports that The Secret Hervice member is dealing with a neck injury. Sources believe she should be able to return to action despite the seriousness of the injury, though she is still waiting for an official diagnosis.
Piper Niven last competed on the August 22 episode of SmackDown in Ireland, where she got a win over WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Charlotte Flair. Chelsea Green has been teaming up with Alba Fyre during Niven’s absence.
• TNA’s Masha Slamovich Accused Of Domestic Violence By Ex AKIRA in Leaked Messages & Photos
TNA star Masha Slamovich is facing serious allegations after her ex-partner, independent wrestler AKIRA, came forward with accusations of domestic violence today. The claims surfaced after AKIRA’s current manager posted screenshots of alleged text conversations between the two, along with photos showing visible injuries such as bruises on AKIRA’s face, split lips and marks on his hands.
AKIRA’s manager shared the screenshots on X, and the full conversation can be read in the following tweet:
Masha is an abusive piece of shit who feels entitled to everything including a Ribera Jacket.
Anyways enjoy some of her abusive text messageshttps://t.co/eIGZVJRRuo https://t.co/clCVuVhsNL pic.twitter.com/JTP40nrf8h
— Bam/Jasmine (@deathsamuraiszn) September 23, 2025
Alongside the screenshots, AKIRA’s manager posted photos of AKIRA’s injuries and wrote, directed at PWI columnist Kristen Ashly:
“Explain why is it okay to celebrate a woman who done this to her ex and have her in the Top 25.”
Explain why is it okay to celebrate a woman who done this to her ex and have her in the top 25 pic.twitter.com/cXYGtULtaO
— Bam/Jasmine (@deathsamuraiszn) September 23, 2025
The “Top 25” reference refers to Masha Slamovich’s ranking in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Top 25 Women, highlighting the controversy over her being recognized professionally while facing serious personal allegations.
They also shared a Dropbox link with a lot of evidence against Masha Slamovich in the original tweet.
AKIRA also released a statement on X, writing:
“I woke up to this and people asking me if I was okay. Kinda wanna throw up, kinda want to go away forever.
My friend held back for months because I asked her to, and I would have never said anything. I still really don’t want to. I didn’t want to lash out in anger, because I was angry, suicidal, and depressive since the end of January. I’m not alive though if she didn’t take my calls everyday while caring for her sick grandfather, I’m not alive if my roommate Wraith didn’t laugh with me at stupid videos daily. I’m not alive if Dale Patrick’s and Simon Gotch weren’t there for me.
I gave a lot with little in return. I had a lot of growing up to do and despite my progression I was always told I was never doing enough, the things I liked and did were stupid and wastes of time. Things I told about my thoughts on my gender and the confusion I was feeling was turned on me. I was lied to about finances and spent more than I should have because I thought we were struggling together.
I almost killed myself three times as the life I tried to build with someone was torn apart and I became nothing to that person. It was like a withdrawal, every time I went to the hospital that person I put on a pedestal was gone. I didn’t matter.
I would have never said anything. I only came out with my prior experiences of $exual abuse because I was spiraling alone in Japan.
I tried my best but my best was never good enough and all my accomplishments and money were nothing but tools for someone else.
Many things said in confidence turned and used against me.
I can’t get that time back. I can’t get the money back. I can’t get the last four years of my life back. I was just trying my best to come back and be with my family and friends and dog, and try to get signed. I dreamed of doing things.
Maybe it won’t happen now.
I’m not angry. I’m not sad. Not anymore. I’m apathetic. I’ve moved on and there’s still bitterness in my stomach I don’t let it guide me.
I’ve grown up as a person and a wrestler. I’ve grown up mentally, physically, and spiritually. I’m still figuring things out and have nothing to say to that person. I adored them. I still feel phantom pains in my heart every time I see a photo.
They’re a part of my life and history. I don’t get to where I am now ; a mature and thoughtful person with a healthy dose of CTE without the experiences I went through and the isolation I experienced in a foreign country.
But
It is what it is. Whatever happens, happens.
I love wrestling. I love the life and people it brought into my life. Even her. But it’s not a drug for me. If this makes it impossible to hire me or anything, so be it. I’ll move on because wrestling isn’t everything to me and I’m thankful it showed me the world and the man I have to be for myself.
I’m just looking for my happy ending.”
The fallout has already started affecting Slamovich’s career. Prestige Wrestling confirmed she has been pulled from their Roseland XII event in Portland, Oregon, on October 5.
Sports Illustrated reached out to TNA for a statement on the situation. The following is their response:
“We take any allegations like this very seriously, and have begun an internal investigation.”
As of now, Slamovich has not publicly commented on the allegations. She remains advertised for TNA Victory Road this Friday, where she is scheduled to challenge Ash By Elegance for the Knockouts World Championship.
