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WWE will not be holding the Slammy Awards during WrestleMania 42 week in 2026, according to Cathy Kelley who confirmed on the ZELVX and CHARLIE GIRL podcast that "it's actually not happening this year." The company had brought back the fan-voted awards in 2024 and 2025 after previously discontinuing them, but is instead focusing on other WWE World experiences for fan engagement this year.
A gift list from Janel Grant's lawsuit against WWE and Vince McMahon has resurfaced following Grant's new opposition filing this month regarding WWE and McMahon's push for arbitration. According to the lawsuit, McMahon allegedly provided Grant with gifts from 2019 to early 2022, including luxury items, medical procedures, a BMW, jewelry, and various gift cards totaling thousands of dollars. The filing claims McMahon purchased the gifts and expensed them to WWE as part of keeping Grant "under McMahon's control."
WWE has added a tag team match to tonight's April 3 SmackDown featuring Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss teaming up against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria. The match serves as a preview for their upcoming WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania 42.
WWE has announced that Rhea Ripley will face Mia Yim in singles action on tonight's April 3 SmackDown episode. The match comes after Ripley was attacked by Jade Cargill, Michin, and B-Fab last week, with Ripley set to respond to that attack on tonight's show.
Sami Zayn will address the crowd on tonight's SmackDown following his United States Championship victory over Carmelo Hayes last Friday. WWE has confirmed that Zayn is scheduled to defend the championship against Trick Williams at WrestleMania 42. Tonight's SmackDown takes place at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri and also features scheduled appearances from Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Drew McIntyre, and Jacob Fatu.
Nikki Bella has commented on not knowing which night of WWE WrestleMania 42 she's scheduled to perform on. The WWE Hall of Famer explained why she wants to know the exact night she will be appearing at this year's WrestleMania.
New and more detailed sexual abuse allegations have emerged against Vince McMahon and WWE. The allegations reportedly involve Brock Lesnar and additional parties.
Ticket sales for WWE WrestleMania 42 are down compared to the previous year. WWE has made various attempts to boost attendance for the event.
WWE has officially added Seth Rollins vs. GUNTHER to WrestleMania 42. WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select has provided backstage details regarding the match being made official for the event.
Valentina Rossi has officially earned a WWE ID contract, with Shawn Spears personally presenting her with the contract after WWE leadership reviewed her progress. Rossi previously had a WWE tryout that was derailed by an injury, forcing her to rebuild her career from the ground up. The wrestler, who broke into wrestling in 2019 and has worked for promotions including AEW, NWA, JCW, and ROH, is a two-time NWA World Women's Tag Team Champion.
WWE has announced 12 matches for WrestleMania 42 so far, with plans for 14 total matches split across two nights. The card includes major championship bouts like Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk for the World Championship, Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, and women's title matches featuring Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley and Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan. Recent additions include an Intercontinental Championship ladder match with Penta defending against multiple challengers and Seth Rollins vs. Gunther after earlier plans involving Bron Breakker were delayed due to injury concerns.
Jade Cargill addressed criticism of her fast rise in WWE during an appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast, stating that nobody would turn down the opportunity to be pushed to the top and emphasizing "I'm getting paid." The WWE Women's Champion acknowledged the pressure that comes with her position but said she has developed thick skin to deal with critics. Cargill is set to defend her WWE Women's Championship against Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 42 on April 18-19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.