• Lucha Underground Teases Return After 7.5 Years
Lucha Underground posted the following teaser on X: “soon …”
soon … pic.twitter.com/4Xr2D3JLAL
— Lucha Underground (@LuchaElRey) April 24, 2026
The Lucha Underground promotion had a four year run from October 29, 2014 to November 7, 2018.
• 2 Title Matches Set For Tonight’s SmackDown After WrestleMania 42
According to Fightful Select, Damian Priest and R-Truth are scheduled to defend their WWE Tag Team Titles against Tama Tonga and JC Mateo of The MFTs on tonight’s post-WrestleMania 42 episode of SmackDown.
WWE previously announced Giulia vs. Tiffany Stratton for the Women’s U.S. Title as well. Below is the updated card:
– Women’s United States Championship Match: Giulia (c) vs. Tiffany Stratton
– WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Damian Priest and R-Truth (c) vs. The MFTs (Tama Tonga and JC Mateo)
– Rhea Ripley joins SmackDown as the new WWE Women’s Champion
– Trick Williams will celebrate his United States Championship victory with Lil Yachty
– Paige will return to SmackDown for the first time in 6 years along with Brie Bella as the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions
– Jacob Fatu will address World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns
• Why WWE Teased Cody Rhodes vs. CM Punk
The original plan for WrestleMania 42 was for Randy Orton to defeat Cody Rhodes with help from Pat McAfee to win the Undisputed WWE Championship.
This would’ve led to Orton and McAfee vs. Rhodes and Jelly Roll tag team match at Backlash on May 9th.
However, McAfee requested to be booked out of this storyline because he didn’t like both the fans and the wrestlers being negative about this storyline. Orton RKOed McAfee at WrestleMania and then lost to Rhodes.
According to the Wrestling Observer, McAfee being out of the picture led to WWE teasing CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes on this week’s RAW. This is a match that fans should expect in the near future.
• Major Title Change Almost Didn’t Take Place At WrestleMania 42
In the main event of WrestleMania 42 – Night 2, Roman Reigns defeated CM Punk to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE discussed an idea where Punk would defeat Reigns at WrestleMania, but then would go on to drop the title to The OTC at Backlash on May 9th.
In the end, WWE went ahead with their original plan and now Jacob Fatu is expected to face Reigns for the World Title at Backlash.
• WWE Signs Ex-World Champion & IYO SKY’s Fiancé
WWE has landed a major international star. Takaaki Watanabe, better known to wrestling fans as EVIL, is officially headed to the company.
After months of rumors about where the former NJPW star would end up, PWInsider confirmed that he has signed a deal and is officially part of the WWE roster. He is expected to get a new name.
The 39-year-old is a powerhouse with a long history of playing a dark, villainous character. He became a top star in Japan in 2020 when he betrayed his friends to join the Bullet Club. He eventually became a double champion, holding NJPW’s top two titles at the same time.
The former IWGP Heavyweight Champion is engaged to WWE Superstar IYO SKY.
