WWE: Kevin Owens on Wanting To Help The Next Generation & Just Want To Be Around Wrestling, Nick Khan Says WWE Has Over 100 Active Legends Deals, Jack Cartwheel Arm Injury Update, Several Indies Talents Were Backstage at WrestleMania 42

Kevin Owens Comments on Wanting To Help The Next Generation & Just Want To Be Around Wrestling

As noted before, Kevin Owens has been out of action for WWE since April of 2025 due to a neck injury and surgery. During his time away, Owens joined the cast as a coach for the upcoming new third season of WWE LFG on A&E.

WWE recently released a teaser trailer for their upcoming new season of WWE LFG featuring Owens’ thoughts about his role as a coach on the show and how he just wants to be around wrestling.

“I’ve been wrestling for 25 years. Ultimately, for me, I just want to help the next generation. Also, I don’t really know what I’d do with myself if I didn’t. This is all I’ve done since I was 15. This is what I love and have always loved. Right now, I’ve been off for eight, nine months, because of my neck surgery. I’m losing it. I just want to be around it.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Nick Khan Says WWE Has Over 100 Active Legends Deals

The United States Senate recently held a committee hearing to discuss the Muhammad Ali Boxing Revival Act that has been pushed heavily by WWE’s parent company TKO Group for their new Zuffa Boxing company. Among those in attendance at the hearing was WWE President and Zuffa Boxing promoter Nick Khan.

One of the topics discussed during the hearing included Khan revealing that WWE currently has over 100 active Legends contracts with the company.

“So WWE for example has over 100 deals with what we call our legends, our retired wrestlers. So they receive compensation from us for years after their retirement from (the) ring, because of their participation in our video games, trading card deals, merchandise deals, and action figures and all of these other ancillary revenues.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Jack Cartwheel Arm Injury Update

As noted before, Jack Cartwheel has been out of action for WWE and Lucha Libre AAA due to an arm-related injury he had suffered at Game Changer Wrestling’s Gringo Loco’s The WRLD on Lucha 2026 event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cartwheel provided an update on Thursday on Twitter stating that he currently has a MRI test scheduled for next week to determine the severity of his injury.

“Injury Update

Hello everyone! I’m in high spirits, Going to have to do more than take away my arm to break my momentum. I will be paused However, I have an MRI scheduled for next week. I hate sitting out, I hate missing out, I don’t like to take things easy. I Will be back.”

🚨Injury Update🚨

Hello everyone! I'm in high spirits, Going to have to do more than take away my arm to break my momentum. I will be paused However, I have an MRI scheduled for next week. I hate sitting out, I hate missing out, I don't like to take things easy. I Will be back. pic.twitter.com/UCHlUROOK1

— 🤸 (@jackcartwheel) April 23, 2026

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Several Indies Talents Were Backstage at WrestleMania 42

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that several indies talents were in attendance backstage as extras at this past weekend’s WrestleMania 42 event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It was reported that Emily Jaye, J-Rod, Blair Onyx, Brittnie Brooks, Nixi XS were among the indies talents who backstage at the event for extras work.