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A former champion has stated that they didn't have creative freedom during a previous WWE repackaging. The wrestler indicated that their current new wrestling character represents what they had wanted their past WWE repackaging to look like.
Corey Graves revealed that Michael Cole kickstarted his WWE commentary career through a chance conversation after Graves' injury, when Graves mentioned his past radio experience and Cole suggested he try commentary. Cole encouraged Graves to practice in the booth at the Performance Center, despite Graves initially having no interest in commentary work. Graves credited Cole with teaching him essential commentary skills, particularly knowing when to stay silent during big crowd reactions and understanding the rhythm of live audiences.
WWE's Danhausen has filed a new trademark application related to his gimmick. Danhausen joined WWE as a star earlier this year.
D-Von Dudley stated during an appearance on Jasmin St. Claire's Krazy Train podcast that the Attitude Era will never return due to modern cultural sensitivity. The WWE Hall of Famer specifically cited movements like MeToo as reasons why the type of content that was acceptable during that era would not be allowed on television today, saying "whatever the things that we said and did back then would never be allowed today."
Chelsea Green has been out of action since suffering an ankle injury in February nearly two months ago. According to a backstage update, Green could be closing in on a return to the WWE ring soon.
D-Von Dudley criticized today's wrestlers during an appearance on Jasmin St. Claire's Krazy Train podcast, stating that the current generation is "easily rattled" and gets offended too easily by criticism. The WWE Hall of Famer said this issue extends beyond wrestling to the broader generation, explaining that honest feedback was once seen as a tool for growth but now often leads to resentment. D-Von expressed hope that wrestling would return to "old school ways" but doesn't expect that to happen, noting that the current environment makes honest communication difficult.
Roman Reigns appeared on The Tonight Show on March 26 and took shots at CM Punk, calling him old and claiming to be a bigger star than his WrestleMania 42 opponent. During the interview with Jimmy Fallon, Reigns suggested Punk was likely at home resting and mocked his age, saying "Phil, most likely you're asleep right now... you're probably wondering like, 'Why is Roman there and I'm here at home?' That's because I'm a way bigger star than you." The comments add to the ongoing verbal rivalry between the two wrestlers as WrestleMania 42 approaches.
The Good Brothers have expressed their desire to see a current WWE star win a World Championship. They believe this star could potentially turn heel during the process.
Chelsea Green pushed to remain on WWE television while dealing with an injury, rather than taking time off as is typically done with injured talent. According to Sean Ross Sapp, Green didn't want to disappear from programming during her recovery and WWE agreed to the arrangement since she could still contribute value without wrestling. She has continued appearing on multiple brands for almost two months while discussions about her eventual return remain ongoing.
Bryan Alvarez criticized the March 24 WWE NXT episode on Wrestling Observer Live, calling it "ungodly terrible" and claiming that people working inside NXT also described the show as terrible. The episode featured storyline developments for NXT Stand & Deliver, including Ricky Saints vs. Tony D'Angelo to set up a Fatal 4-Way for the NXT Championship and Johnny Gargano winning a Gauntlet Eliminator for a North American Championship shot. Fan ratings were mixed, with the episode receiving a 6.19 rating on Cagematch and 3.1 on Dropkickd.
Mark Coffey returned to the WWE Performance Center this week as a guest coach for NXT talent, nearly a year after he and the rest of Gallus were released from WWE in May 2025. The former NXT UK Tag Team Champion shared photos from his visit on Instagram, expressing that he had a "fantastic time coaching" at the facility alongside NXT coach Johnny Moss and other WWE personnel.
WWE NXT drew 581,000 viewers on The CW Network for its March 24, 2026 episode, representing a decrease of 7,000 viewers from the previous week's 588,000 viewers. The show's P18-49 demographic rating increased from 0.07 to 0.08 week-over-week, though both viewership and demo ratings declined significantly compared to the same week in 2025.