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Following the departure of The New Day's Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston, a report has revealed information about the future of former group member Big E in WWE. The report addresses Big E's current status within the company after his New Day teammates have left.
WWE positioned Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods to transition out of full-time wrestling into reduced roles with less money, offering them the option to wind down their in-ring careers while working in a promotional capacity. The New Day members, who had signed five-year contracts in 2025, were asked to restructure their deals just one year later and chose to leave WWE instead of accepting the reduced terms.
According to a Wrestling Observer Newsletter report, WWE originally planned a significant singles push for Jeff Cobb (who wrestled as JC Mateo) with major programs against important roster names, but those plans changed after he began appearing on television regularly. Instead of becoming a featured singles competitor, Cobb became background support in the MFT faction around Solo Sikoa, with Tama Tonga receiving more screen time and Talla Tonga filling the dominant "monster" role within the group.
Austin Theory has commented on IShowSpeed's actions at WrestleMania 42, calling the content creator's behavior "disrespectful." Theory stated that IShowSpeed cost "The Vision" their WrestleMania moment during the event last month.
John Cena recently teased a major announcement he will make at the WWE Backlash PLE. A backstage report has revealed what Cena could possibly announce at the event, though the specific details of the potential announcement were not disclosed in the available information.
Jacob Fatu has addressed fans who doubt his ability to defeat Roman Reigns at WWE Backlash 2026. Fatu explained why he believes he will beat Reigns and dismissed suggestions that Reigns will continue as champion.
Brock Lesnar has been moved to WWE's Alumni section on the company's website. This follows his apparent retirement tease after losing to Oba Femi at WrestleMania 42.
WWE star Nattie expressed that she is "really proud" of B-Fab following a training session. The comments came after footage from B-Fab's training was shared.
WWE SmackDown will tape on Tuesday, June 23 in the UK but will air in its usual Friday time slot. The taping will have a different start time to avoid conflicting with the World Cup.
WWE has updated the roster status of several female superstars, with Paige receiving a status update while AJ Lee and the Bella Twins (Nikki and Brie) have been moved from Raw to free agent status. The changes affect the official WWE roster listings for these performers.
New WWE contracts under TKO reportedly include a one-year non-compete clause for talent fired for cause or breach, which has become standard language according to multiple sources. Wrestling attorney Mike Dawkins revealed that TKO-era contracts also allegedly feature a nine-month "exclusive negotiation period" during the final portion of deals, preventing wrestlers from discussing their future with other promotions like AEW, TNA, or GCW during that timeframe. Dawkins described the nine-month restriction as potentially unreasonable and suggested some of the new contract language could lead to significant legal challenges.
Eric Bischoff has defended TKO's decision to ask WWE talent to take pay cuts, explaining that he believes the company is likely making decisions based on long-term financial forecasting rather than current revenue performance. According to reports, TKO has been pushing for "50% restructuring" on some existing deals, with Bryan Alvarez stating the company believes talent workloads are significantly lighter than when contracts were originally signed. Bischoff argued that publicly traded corporations like TKO don't operate on a year-to-year basis and suggested the company probably conducted an internal audit projecting what WWE's cost structure would look like over the next five years.