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• MFTs Member Suffers Injury

Talla Tonga of The MFTs last wrestled on the April 17 episode of SmackDown, where he failed to win the 2026 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. He was the last man eliminated from the match by the winner, Royce Keys.

He was notably absent from the SmackDown after WrestleMania 42, with the reason now being revealed as an injury.

According to Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Tonga is currently sidelined with an undisclosed issue, although it is not expected to keep him out of action for long.

• Edge & Christian’s 1st Ever Match As A Tag Team On AEW Dynamite Announced For Tonight

Adam Copeland (Edge) and Christian Cage will have their first ever match as a tag team on AEW Dynamite on tonight’s episode. All Elite Wrestling announced the following card:

– AEW World Championship Match: Darby Allin (c) vs. Brody King

– TNT Championship Match: Kevin Knight (c) vs. MJF

– AEW International Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Ace Austin

– AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) (c) vs. Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida

– The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) will be in action

– Rush will be in action

– Adam Copeland and Christian Cage vs. RPG Vice (Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero)

• Released WWE Star Might Go To CMLL

Santos Escobar was close to leaving WWE last year before being offered a lucrative new deal, ultimately choosing to remain with the company.

However, things did not last long after that. The former Cruiserweight Champion was sidelined earlier this year due to injury before being released as part of WWE’s latest round of roster cuts.

According to Fightful Select, sources with knowledge of the situation noted that CMLL had expected Escobar to join them before he re-signed with WWE last year, and there is now an expectation that those conversations could be revisited.

CMLL currently maintains a working relationship with All Elite Wrestling and is also set to be featured as part of this year’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view.

• Why EVIL Debuted On NXT Instead Of WWE Main Roster

On last night’s episode of NXT, Tony D’Angelo was addressing potential challengers for his NXT Championship. He then brought up the mysterious box he received last week, which had Japanese writing on it.

As he spoke about it, the lights suddenly went out and EVIL made his debut. He handed D’Angelo a cloth with the same writing that had been on the box, directly linking himself to last week’s tease.

According to Cory Hays of Bodyslam, EVIL’s arrival in NXT was done at his own request rather than an immediate placement on the main roster.

The former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, now 39, left New Japan Pro Wrestling in January before signing with WWE.

• Ricky Saints Bids Farewell To NXT (Video)

In the main event of last night’s NXT, Shiloh Hill defeated Ricky Saints. Saints tried to attack Hill with a steel chair during the match, but got stopped by the referee. Hill took advantage and got the win.

Saints’ NXT career is over as he’s headed to SmackDown. His official main roster debut will take place this Friday. After tonight’s show went off the air, Saints bid farewell to NXT:

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