• Change Made To Tonight’s WrestleMania 42 Match
During the WrestleMania 42 Sunday Countdown Show, it was revealed that the match between “Demon” Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio tonight will now be a Street Fight.
A STREET FIGHT 👊
Better get ready for The Demon, @DomMysterio35! #WrestleMania streams TONIGHT at 6 ET/3 PT on the @espn app with the first hour streaming LIVE on ESPN!
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— WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2026
• R-Truth Calls Andreas Hale “B*tch A$$” Over WrestleMania 42 Controversy
ESPN reporter Andreas Hale tweeted the following yesterday:
“I will not be covering WrestleMania for ESPN.
WWE denied my credentials and blocked my access.
Neither I nor ESPN has been told why.
You can speculate on the reasons, but if you want answers, ask WWE.
Let me know what they tell you.”
Today, WWE Superstar R-Truth replied the following to him: “Cause you a b*tch a$$ 🥷That’s why🤷🏾♂️… I said what I said”
For those who don’t know, Andreas is the ESPN reporter who gave WWE PLEs bad reviews right after WWE’s deal with ESPN started last year with Wrestlepalooza.
In September 2025, WrestleVotes reported that many within WWE were both surprised and confused by ESPN handing their first-ever PLE a grade of “C.”
Several questioned why ESPN would associate that kind of “online stigma” with Wrestlepalooza, which was otherwise viewed internally as a fairly typical WWE event.
• WWE Releases Injury Update On Cody Rhodes
In the main event of WrestleMania 42 – Night 1, Cody Rhodes managed to defeat Randy Orton to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship in a bloody encounter. After the match, Orton hit Rhodes with the WWE Title and delivered a Punt Kick to The American Nightmare.
During the WrestleMania post show, it was revealed that Cody hurt his eye during the match:
Due to this injury, Cody’s Meet & Greet appearance at WWE World today got canceled. The following statement was issued:
“Due to injuries sustained at WrestleMania, Cody Rhodes is no longer able to make it to WWE World. Unfortunately, this means your photo op and/or autograph have been cancelled.”
During today’s WrestleMania 42 Sunday Countdown Show, Jackie Redmond revealed that Cody is not medically cleared and suffered an orbital socket injury. He also needed 3 sutures to the face and 4 staples to the back of the head. She also revealed that Cody’s eye is still shut.
