• Some People In WWE Are Pushing For Controversial Star’s Return
Alberto Del Rio aka Alberto El Patron was written out of AAA recently after losing a high-stakes match to El Mesias. While Fightful Select reported that WWE isn’t interested in bringing Del Rio back, the Wrestling Observer is reporting that some people in WWE are pushing for Del Rio to return to the main roster:
“There’s many different people with many different ideas on Alberto with everything from he’s gone (from AAA), which I don’t expect watching the way they put that thing, to he’s going to the main roster, which I don’t expect, but there are absolutely people pushing for that.
There are people very, very impressed with Alberto as far as the way he handles himself as a star and he’s super, super over. He’s the biggest star in [AAA].”
Below are Del Rio’s top accomplishments in WWE:
– 2x WWE Champion
– 2x World Heavyweight Champion
– 2011 Royal Rumble winner
– 2011 Money In The Bank winner (RAW brand)
– 2x United States Champion
• Top WWE Star Expected To Return Next Week
Bianca Belair has been out of in-ring action since WrestleMania 41. During her Triple Threat match against IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley, she broke her finger.
In an update, WrestleVotes is reporting that Bianca’s return is imminent: “According to sources, we are told Bianca Belair is closing in on her return. The former 3 time Women’s Champion is expected to be cleared for action this upcoming week and could appear as soon as the SmackDown following SummerSlam on 8/9. She won’t be cleared ahead of this weekend, per one source.”
• Official Cause Of Hulk Hogan’s Death Confirmed, Cancer History Revealed
The official cause of Hulk Hogan’s death has been confirmed as an acute myocardial infarction – the medical term for a heart attack – according to documents obtained by Page Six from the Pinellas County Forensic Science Center. The 2-time WWE Hall of Famer passed away when the blood supply to his heart was suddenly blocked, resulting in fatal cardiac failure.
In addition to the heart attack, the medical documents also reported Hogan’s prior health struggles. The 71-year-old had a documented history of an irregular and often rapid heart rate. He also had a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a rare form of cancer that affects white blood cells known as lymphocytes.
The manner of death was ruled natural by the authorities. While a request for cremation approval has been submitted to the medical examiner’s office, it is currently unknown whether Hogan will ultimately be cremated.
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• WWE’s Huge Plan For Dominik Mysterio Revealed
The AAA Mega Championship match for Triplemania XXXIII was recently made official and it will feature 3 WWE RAW Superstars. Reigning champion Hijo del Vikingo issued an open challenge for his title on AAA TV. Dragon Lee was the first to answer, followed by El Grande Americano. The situation escalated quickly, with Vikingo and Lee teaming up to dispose of Americano. But before either man could regroup, the lights dimmed and another masked figure stormed the ring.
The mystery man laid out both Vikingo and Lee before unmasking to reveal himself as none other than Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio. With the pieces now in place, AAA confirmed that Vikingo will defend the Mega Championship in a four-way match against Dragon Lee, El Grande Americano, and Dominik Mysterio at Triplemania XXXIII on August 16.
¡Dominik Mysterio (@DomMysterio35) ha llegado a AAA!
📍 CDMX.
📺 EN VIVO en @canalspace y @StreamMaxLA.#AlianzasAAA 💫 #NochesDeLuchaLibreAAA pic.twitter.com/ETJi2ATJ7l— Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (@luchalibreaaa) July 26, 2025
According to WrestleVotes, WWE is heavily considering making Dirty Dom the face of AAA and this push could begin with him capturing the AAA Mega Title. Dominik is also scheduled to defend the Intercontinental Title against AJ Styles at SummerSlam this weekend.
• Ric Flair Criticizes Goldberg for Having a Retirement Match
Ric Flair gave an unfiltered assessment of Bill Goldberg’s retirement match against World Heavyweight Champion Gunther during his conversation with Ariel Helwani. “No, I didn’t like it,” Flair said. “Bill’s got enough money. I don’t think he needed to do that.”
Flair said Goldberg had already achieved enough and didn’t have to prove anything. “I know he wanted his son to see it… I just hate to see anybody go out there when they can’t give their best.” Reflecting on his own WWE retirement match, Flair said, “I was lucky with Shawn (Michaels). He led me. I was a cosmetic nightmare at 59, but Shawn carried me.”
Ric Flair’s actual last match took place 3 years ago today, where he passed out twice and even suffered a heart attack during the match (which he found out later).
• Young Bucks React To Cody Rhodes Saying He Felt Disrespected In AEW
During an interview on the Bill Simmons podcast, Cody Rhodes addressed his AEW departure ahead of his WWE Championship rematch against John Cena at SummerSlam 2025:
“There’s clearly bad blood, but there’s also clearly respect and love. In the end, the way I see it is, if I felt disrespected ever at WWE, that’s one thing. That’s a company that was built… that’s the Yankees. That’s the flagship of it all. If I ever felt (at WWE) that I was a number on a sheet, maybe, but feeling disrespected at something I built with my friends. That we built. Feeling disrespected there, I wouldn’t stand for it.
Brandi and I both, I’m so blessed to have her. It was one of those where it was, f**k it. ‘I did way more here than you think, and you’re going to find out the moment I’m out the door.’ I don’t believe in the cold-hearted backstabbing type of revenge. The greatest revenge on Earth is success.
I felt like we were sitting on something wonderful. Something great. A huge, potentially, what I was doing with The American Nightmare, as a bad guy, as a good guy, something in between. We’re sitting on some magic. If I’m not going to do it in the house that I literally, with Matt, Nick, and Kenny built, then buddy, I’m going elsewhere.”
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), who lost their AEW EVP positions in storyline recently, tweeted the following:
“You know what hurts the most is the… the lack of respect. You know? That’s what hurts the most.”
