— As noted earlier here on the website, Alberto Del Rio is now officially part of the SmackDown brand. Del Rio moved to RAW in 2011 and became the WWE champion before being injured.
— Antonio “Claudio Castagnoli” Cesaro made his WWE TV debut in a backstage segment as a “good friend” of Aksana.
— Darren Young and Titus O’Neil have been officially moved to the WWE SmackDown roster after John Laurinaitis “hired” them for the brand. Derrick Bateman is the last remaining “Rookie” on NXT.
— Here is the latest “Backstage Fallout” from this week’s WWE SmackDown:
100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): Eve Torres At WWE Live Event In Russia! BOOTY PIXXX!!
WWE: Nikkita Lyons Wins WWE EVOLVE Women’s Title at WWE EVOLVE Succession III Show, Big E on Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods’ WWE Departures, WWE & Fanatics Pulls “Match Used Steel Chair” Auction Over Chair Never Used In Actual Match Listed
WWE RAW Notes: Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar in Hell in a Cell and Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns for WWE World Title Matches Set for SummerSlam 2026, Lyra Valkyria Explains Her Reason for Bayley Attack, Raquel Rodriguez Earns Shot at WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title
Indi Hartwell vs. Mara Sade vs. Elayna Black Three-Way Match and New Stip Set for AJ Francis vs. Elijah Match for TNA Slammiversary 2026
