• Original WrestleMania 42 Plan For Jade Cargill
According to the Wrestling Observer, the original plan for WrestleMania 42 was for Jade Cargill to defend the WWE Women’s Championship against Bianca Belair.
Belair was scheduled to win either the Women’s Royal Rumble match or the Women’s Elimination Chamber match to earn a title shot against her former tag team partner.
However, Belair still hasn’t healed from her finger injury and this forced WWE to cancel those plans. Instead of Belair, Rhea Ripley ended up winning the Women’s Elimination Chamber match to earn a title match against Cargill at the Show of Shows.
Cargill and Ripley will come face-to-face on tonight’s SmackDown.
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• Former Champion Is Back In WWE Video Games After 13 Years
Former WWE Divas Champion Kelly Kelly is officially making her return to the virtual ring. After 13 years away from being in video games — her last appearance was in WWE ’13 — she confirmed that she will be joining the roster for WWE 2K26 as part of the “Ringside Pass Season 2” coming this April.
Kelly Kelly shared her excitement on social media, giving credit to the fans for making it happen. When the initial roster was announced earlier this year, she was noticeably missing, leading many (including Kelly herself) to believe she had been snubbed.
However, she noted that after fans spoke up, 2K listened and decided to add her back in. Kelly Kelly last competed in WWE during the 2022 Women’s Royal Rumble match.
• Why Road Dogg Decided To Leave WWE
Despite rumors of a creative shakeup at WWE, “Road Dogg” Brian James was not fired — he actually quit. According to PWInsider, James walked away from his job on the creative team in person.
Sources within the company say that James had been unhappy for a while and chose to hand in his resignation rather than being let go. While some fans thought he was part of a round of cuts, it was actually the other way around: he chose to leave the position himself.
Cory Hays of Bodyslam reported the following: “Road Dogg was upset with his diminishing role in creative in recent months and decided to walk away today. One person I’ve spoken to stated that it seemed like it was almost inevitable that Road Dogg was on the way out.”
Interestingly, WWE just put tickets on sale for a meet-and-greet with him in Las Vegas. While the timing seems strange, it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s staying. Because he has a separate Legends deal with the company, he will likely still show up for those fan events even though he no longer works behind the scenes.
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