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Former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, JC Mateo and Tonga Loa have been confirmed to be departing WWE. All four wrestlers are leaving the company.
Tonga Loa has left WWE as part of a new group of departures from the company. Loa joined WWE in May 2024 at Backlash France, where he aligned with Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga as part of The Bloodline faction, and he held the WWE Tag Team Championship during his run before suffering a torn bicep injury that sidelined him for several months.
WWE Hall of Famer Booker T has expressed high hopes for Trick Williams on the main roster and recently explained what steps he believes Williams should take next. Booker T assessed what Trick Williams must do to succeed in WWE.
JC Mateo has officially departed WWE less than a year after his debut, with the company moving him to the Alumni section on its website. Mateo's final match was on the April 24 episode of WWE SmackDown, where he teamed with Tama Tonga in a loss to Damian Priest and R-Truth, and he had debuted at Backlash 2025 by aligning with Solo Sikoa as part of the MFTs faction.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have mutually decided to part ways with WWE, officially ending The New Day's run as one of the most important tag team acts in modern WWE history. Both wrestlers were moved to the Alumni section of WWE's website, with Kingston's 16-year tenure with the company now concluded. The duo, alongside Big E, helped turn The New Day into multiple-time tag team champions who held the record for the longest tag team title reign in WWE history.
WWE star Logan Paul has claimed credit for WWE and TKO's media rights deal with Netflix. Paul stated that WWE and TKO should thank him for the lucrative agreement with the streaming platform.
WWE has canceled its June 9 NXT Live on The CW event that was scheduled to take place at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, citing "unforeseen circumstances" in an email to ticket holders. The company stated that refunds will be automatically processed to the original payment method within 14-21 days, and the event listing has been removed from the venue's website. This marks the second NXT Live on The CW cancellation in the past year.
Shane Haste won the GHC Heavyweight Championship at Pro Wrestling NOAH Spring Mayhem 2026. The former WWE star captured the title at the event, marking a significant victory in his career.
LA Knight explained his promo process during an appearance on Mackey & Judd, revealing that he works from memory using a simple structure of knowing where he's coming from, where he is, and where he's going. Instead of memorizing full scripts, Knight focuses on hitting key story beats while filling in the middle content on the fly, stating he's not good at remembering scripted lines but prefers to handle things his own way. He attributed his old-school style to watching wrestling religiously until 2003 when he entered the business, explaining that his approach was shaped by that earlier era before heavily scripted promos became the norm.
WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash believes that John Cena would return to wrestling if WWE offered him sufficient financial compensation. Nash claims that Cena would step back inside the ring for the right price.
LA Knight claims his WWE rise is unique in wrestling history, arguing that unlike stars such as Bryan Danielson and Stone Cold Steve Austin, he built fan momentum without any prior championship runs, major storylines, or company backing. Speaking on Mackey & Judd, Knight said he was "doing jack nothing" and had to create his own opportunities during moments like his program with Bray Wyatt, generating strong crowd reactions at events like Money in the Bank despite not winning titles. Knight emphasized that while other stars had already established themselves with championships and pushes before their breakthrough moments, he built his groundswell "from that depth" with essentially no foundation.
Stephanie McMahon reflected on her first WWE storyline during the Attitude Era, which involved working with someone she describes as a "big brother" figure to her.