• 2 Absent WWE Stars Returning For SummerSlam 2026
Absent WWE superstars Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre are expected to make their highly anticipated returns to the ring in time for SummerSlam 2026 this August.
Both of them have been missing from TV since their WrestleMania 42 losses. WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select reports that a new internal company document shows that WWE management is already factoring both men into the creative mix for the biggest party of the summer.
While the document didn’t reveal specific storylines or opponents for the duo, the fact that their names are officially listed proves they are actively in the plans for the major premium live event.
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• Janel Grant Lawsuit May Be Moved Behind Closed Doors
Janel Grant, Vince McMahon, and WWE have jointly requested that Grant’s lawsuit be transferred from the public court system into private arbitration:
“JOINT MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the parties respectfully submit this joint motion for a short adjournment of the upcoming hearing on Defendants’ Motions to Compel Arbitration and Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Leave to Serve Motion-Related Discovery, which is currently scheduled for June 16, 2026.
The parties are in active discussions regarding a potential agreement to arbitrate the dispute in confidential arbitration that would moot those motions.
They seek this relief in good faith, to avoid unnecessarily consuming the Court’s and the parties’ resources—and so they can focus on progressing the potential arbitration agreement.
The Parties respectfully propose that the Court temporarily adjourn the hearing and allow them to file a Joint Status Report within 21 days.”
If the court approves the request, the case would largely move out of public view and be handled through the arbitration process instead.
McMahon and WWE have been seeking that outcome for some time, arguing that a 2022 nondisclosure agreement signed by Grant included a clause requiring disputes to be resolved through arbitration rather than in court.
