Below are a couple of top WWE & AEW news stories of the day.
• “WWE is the best company in the world” – Former AEW Star
During an interview with WWE Deutschland, former AEW Tag Team & Trios Champion Penta talked about his time in WWE so far.
Here’s what the RAW Superstar said:
“It’s a mix of emotions and feelings. It’s very different. I think, not I think, I’m sure WWE is the best company in the world, brother. WWE, they make you feel like a big superstar. They make you feel very professional. You are a professional wrestler. I love WWE.
These three months was changes in my life. Every change is to improve something. This improvement was my career. When I say this is the new Penta Era. When I came to WWE, I started a new era for Penta in my life.”
When asked about potentially getting unmasked in WWE, Penta said:
“In my present? No. In 10 years, I would like maybe a Mask vs Mask or Mask vs. Hair or Mask vs. something. Something special.
My dream match – Mask vs. Mask, Penta vs. Fenix. I don’t know when. Maybe only in my mind it happens, but maybe in 10 or 15 years it’s possible.”
Penta will face Bron Breakker, Finn Balor, and Dominik Mysterio in a Fatal 4-Way match for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 41.
• Sunny Ordered To Pay $5 Million
WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch has been ordered to pay $5 million in damages to the estate of Julian Lasseter, who died in a DUI crash caused by Sytch in March 2022.
Circuit Judge Mary G. Jolley in Volusia County, Florida finalized a consent judgment, stemming from a confidential settlement reached in February.
The court order states: “Plaintiff, WHITNEY L. HILL, as Personal Representative of the Estate of JULIAN L. LASSETER… shall recover from Defendant, TAMARA L. SYTCH… the sum of FIVE MILLION DOLLARS… that shall bear interest at the rate of 9.38%.”
Sytch is required to submit a financial information form under oath within 45 days, unless the judgment is paid.
Sunny is currently serving a 17-year prison sentence for her involvement in the fatal DUI, with a projected release date of November 2, 2039. The crash, which resulted in Lasseter’s death, occurred while Sytch was driving without a license, with cannabis in her system, and an open bottle of vodka in her vehicle.
The lawsuit highlighted the emotional impact of Lasseter’s death on his daughter, stating she “has suffered, and will suffer into the future, the loss of her father’s companionship, instruction, guidance, and mental pain and suffering.” It also alleged Sytch “negligently operated or maintained her motor vehicle” when she crashed into Lasseter’s car.
During her 2023 criminal sentencing, Sunny apologized to the Lasseter family, expressing a wish to trade places with him. She later referred to the crash as a “terrible accident” in an interview with TMZ.
