WWE: Brock Lesnar Appearance Set for 2/23 WWE RAW Show, Tommaso Ciampa on How Not Even His Tag Partner Knew Specific Date His WWE Contract Was Ending, Jesse Ventura on “It’s A Disgrace That Donald Trump Is In The WWE Hall of Fame”

Brock Lesnar Appearance Announced for Feb. 23rd WWE RAW Show

WWE announced one new segment for the card of their WWE RAW show on February 23rd at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

This new segment announced was Brock Lesnar making an appearance on the show.

JUST ANNOUNCED! The Beast Brock Lesnar LIVE at Raw in Atlanta ONE WEEK from Monday!

🎟️: https://t.co/xAHsXH8XKG pic.twitter.com/a6IV5CGIG8

— WWE (@WWE) February 11, 2026

This will be Lesnar’s first appearance since this past January’s Royal Rumble 2026 event.

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Tommaso Ciampa Comments on How Not Even His Tag Partner Knew Specific Date His WWE Contract Was Ending

As noted before, Tommaso Ciampa’s contract with WWE expired this past January and made his official surprise debut for AEW at the January 28th AEW Dynamite show in Cedar Park, Texas.

A recent episode of the AEW Up Close with Renee Paquette show featured Ciampa as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Ciampa’s thoughts about how he and his wife kept his contract end date a secret to the point that not even his former tag team partner Johnny Gargano knew the exact date when he would be leaving WWE.

“We [Ciampa and his wife] knew my contract end date. I was very very private about that. No one knew that date. I don’t even know that my tag partner at the time [Johnny Gargano] knew the specific date. I just didn’t tell anyone. ‘Okay, contract ends midnight the 26th.’ I already had the plan of what I wanted the next evolution to be and the presentation to be. Whether or not AEW was going to be the place to do was kind of wishful thinking.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Jesse Ventura Comments on “It’s A Disgrace That Donald Trump Is In The WWE Hall of Fame”

American Independents held a recent interview with WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura. One of the topics discussed included Ventura’s thoughts about how he feels that it is a disgrace that President Donald Trump is in WWE’s Hall of Fame and his belief that Trump is not qualified to be in it.

“He’s in the wrestling Hall of Fame. I’m angry, very angry. And here’s why. Do you know how you get into the Hall of Fame? You do what I had to do. Do you know what I did one time? True story. I wrestled 63 consecutive nights in a row without a day off. There are people who would destroy that. There are guys who did even more than that. That’s how you get into the Hall of Fame.

You know why he got in? Because he provided two buildings where he probably made millions renting them to WWE for WrestleMania. For that, Vince McMahon puts him in the Hall of Fame? It’s a disgrace. I’ve almost gone public and said I’m resigning from the Hall of Fame because Trump is in it and he doesn’t qualify. Like everything he does, he’s not qualified.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com