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A former WWE star believes AJ Styles will "absolutely not" be able to resist the urge to wrestle again. The unnamed former WWE performer expressed confidence that Styles will return to wrestling to satisfy his competitive drive.
WWE SmackDown's February 20, 2026 episode will feature several matches including Uncle Howdy vs. Solo Sikoa, Tiffany Stratton vs. Kairi Sane, Oba Femi vs. The Miz, and a Carmelo Hayes United States Championship Open Challenge. The show will also include a Drew McIntyre segment, an Elimination Chamber segment, and Rhiyo defending the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Lash Legend & Nia Jax.
WWE has officially revealed the highest rated stars in the upcoming WWE 2K26 video game. The ratings were confirmed following today's official announcement from the game developers.
Drew McIntyre is scheduled to open tonight's February 27 WWE SmackDown according to early internal reports, with the Undisputed WWE Champion set to appear before the six Men's Elimination Chamber participants face off. The show will also feature a WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match between champions Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY against Lash Legend & Nia Jax, plus matches including Oba Femi vs. The Miz and a WWE United States Open Challenge with champion Carmelo Hayes.
Former WWE star Rezar claims a backstage incident contributed to his release from WWE on February 7, 2025, along with tag team partner Akam and manager Paul Ellering. Speaking to Casinostugan, Rezar said a "minor incident" occurred backstage after which the Authors of Pain stopped being called for shows, though he declined to provide specific details about what happened. Rezar took responsibility for the incident while noting he had been professional during his nearly nine-year WWE tenure without previous issues.
WWE confirmed that Carmelo Hayes will defend his WWE United States Championship in an open challenge on the February 27, 2026 episode of Friday Night SmackDown from Louisville, Kentucky. The announcement was made just hours before the Elimination Chamber go-home show, with no opponent announced in advance. Hayes previously issued an open challenge on January 30, successfully retaining his title against Rey Fenix.
CM Punk criticized WWE's longstanding Elimination Chamber event format during an appearance on Morning Moshpit, specifically targeting the tradition of opening and closing the show with Chamber matches. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion, who is set to defend his title against Finn Bálor on February 28, 2026, suggested that major singles matches like his own or AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch for the Women's Intercontinental Championship should get prime positioning instead. Punk also expressed his dislike for the "can they coexist?" storyline trope, stating he has no interest in forming a temporary tag team with Roman Reigns on the road to WrestleMania 42.
CM Punk addressed the topic of public figures speaking out on politics during an appearance on The Morning Moshpit on February 27, 2026, arguing that "everything's political" and criticizing what he calls selective outrage. Punk, who previously reposted content critical of ICE's actions in Chicago and shared Mayor Brandon Johnson's response to Donald Trump in October 2025, stated that he refuses to censor himself and pointed to athletes' White House visits as an example of unavoidable political engagement. He concluded that people typically oppose political statements until they align with their own beliefs, saying "Everyone always says don't be political until it's their politics — and then they're rooting for it."
WWE has announced a new starting time for WrestleMania 42. NXT Stand & Deliver will no longer take place before WrestleMania 42, and WWE has informed ticket holders of the schedule change.
Drew McIntyre has expressed frustration with a recent WWE Raw segment involving Roman Reigns and CM Punk. McIntyre felt that a promo from earlier this month was disrespectful, though the specific details of his concerns were not elaborated upon in the available information.
John Cena addressed why he never faced Adam Copeland during his WWE retirement tour, explaining that with only 36 scheduled dates, he couldn't work with everyone he wanted to face. Speaking on The Takedown on February 27, 2026, Cena revealed he talks to Copeland "all the time" and has great respect for him, referring to their relationship as "old shoes" because it felt comfortable from their first match. Instead of a final match, the two paid tribute to each other with Cena performing a spear during his last SmackDown match and Copeland later doing the Five Knuckle Shuffle at AEW's All Out event.
The official soundtrack for WWE 2K26 has been revealed. The game's early access release is scheduled for next week.