WWE: R-Truth Promo Segment Set for 5/23 WWE SmackDown Show, WrestleCon Issues Statement Over WrestleMania 42 Being Pulled from New Orleans, Potential Wyatt Sicks Return Plans [Spoilers]

R-Truth Promo Segment Announced for Friday’s WWE SmackDown Show

WWE announced one new segment for the card of tonight’s WWE SmackDown show at the Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia.

This new segment announced was a promo segment featuring R-Truth.

R-Truth will address John Cena tonight on WWE #SmackDown per WWE's email system. pic.twitter.com/kKZaFnlebf

— Robert DeFelice (@dudefelice) May 23, 2025

Current card for May 23rd WWE SmackDown show:

• WWE Tag Team Championship – Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) vs. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (c)
• Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Triple Threat match – Aleister Black vs. LA Knight vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
• Women’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Triple Threat match – Giulia vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Zelina Vega
• R-Truth to speak

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WrestleCon Issues Statement on Being “Incredibly Disappointing” Over WrestleMania 42 Being Dropped from New Orleans

As noted before, next year’s WWE WrestleMania 42 event will no longer be taking place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Next year’s event is currently expected to now be taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada for the second year in a row.

In an official statement to Post Wrestling, WrestleCon owner Michael Bochicchio gave his thoughts about how “incredibly disappointing” it is to his company for WWE moving next year’s event from New Orleans.

“We had already contracted space in NOLA. We hadn’t announced anything because our next event is August (SummerSlam), and we’re 100 percent focused on that event. It will be interesting to see how difficult/expensive it will be to get out of the NOLA contract and the impact it may have on our process moving forward.  IF this was that easy, I’m sure everybody would be doing it, so its just part of the experience.”

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Wyatt Sicks WWE Absence & Injury Update – Potential Return Plans Spoilers

As noted before, The Wyatts Sicks have been absent from WWE since this past December due to Bo Dallas/Uncle Howdy had been dealing with an undisclosed injury but he was medically cleared for a return this past March.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that the Wyatt Sicks’ Erick Rowan and Dexter Lumis are backstage ahead of tonight’s WWE SmackDown show in Savannah, Georgia. Johnson reported that it is not known if other members of the Wyatt Sicks were also backstage at the time of his report.

Johnson reported that one source spoken to within WWE creative stated that there have been new creative pitches for the group and the current internal word is that the Wyatt Sicks may be returning to the SmackDown brand very soon.

Fightful Select reported that their sources also confirmed that the Wyatt Sicks were backstage ahead of tonight’s show but did not specify if any other faction members including Joe Gacy or Nikki Cross were missing.