Rumor Killer on Roman Reigns Potentially Leaving WWE
As noted before, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns is no longer advertised to be making appearances at upcoming WWE RAW shows this June. Reigns being pulled from RAW shows was believed to be due to WWE officials not having plans for him to travel to Saudi Arabia for this June’s Night of Champions 2026 event and a clerical error causing him to be mistakenly advertised for those shows. Reigns being removed from upcoming WWE RAW shows and WWE talents being asked to take pay cuts quickly led to online rumors claiming that Reigns was unhappy with TKO and WWE and could be leaving the company.
WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select reported that their sources confirmed that there is no concern whatsoever about Reigns leaving WWE from the company and TKO’s side.
It was reported that Reigns’ spot in WWE is “rock solid” and he is still factored into WWE’s creative plans in a big way.
Reigns is currently scheduled to defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Jacob Fatu at this Saturday’s WWE Backlash 2026 event in Tampa, Florida.
Update on Big E’s WWE Status Following New Day’s Departure
As noted before, New Day’s Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston departed from WWE this past Saturday following a mutual decision from both sides over New Day not accepting a new restructured deal offer to stay in the company.
WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that Big E is set to continue being a part of the kick off shows for WWE’s Premium Live Events.
Big E reportedly is currently viewed internally as being a “valuable presence” and a “key reason” behind the success of WWE’s PLE kick off shows over the years.
Big E had confirmed this past February that he is retired from his in-ring career following his broken neck injury in 2022.
Brock Lesnar Moved to Alumni Section on WWE Website
As noted before, this past April’s WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 2 event in Las Vegas, Nevada featured Brock Lesnar teasing his retirement from his in-ring wrestling career after he took off his gloves and boots and left it the ring after his loss to Oba Femi.
WWE recently moved Lesnar’s profile to the Alumni section on their official roster page website, which usually is an indication when someone no longer works for the company or had retired.
Brock Lesnar has been moved to the WWE alumni section. pic.twitter.com/JHf2gJBHqU
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) May 8, 2026
Nattie Comments on Wanting To Revive Total Divas & Also Launch Bloodsport Inspired Promotion
A recent episode of the Battleground Podcast featured Nattie as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Nattie’s thoughts about her long term goal being to launch a Bloodsport style promotion inspired by Josh Barnett.
“I just have so much more that I want to do. I was even thinking like the thought crossed my mind when I heard that Josh Barnett was not doing Bloodsport anymore, there was a big part of me and there is a big part of me that said, ‘Why can’t I do something like that? Why can’t I be the first female promoter in WWE history to start something up of my own that’s comparable to Bloodsport.’ Because what Bloodsport did for me and what Josh Barnett did for me, in competing there and building something new and proving myself, Bloodsport for me is like, what do you have to prove? You’ve got to have a chip on your shoulder to do that and do it great.
And so there are people that are going there and going to Bloodsport and fighting to prove something. I was like, man, that would be a dream for me to bring something like that to life. I’ve thought about that quite a bit. Of course, nothing is solidified or anything like that but I was like, that’s a dream of mine to create something all new and be the first female to do that.”
Nattie also gave her thoughts about her wanting to potentially revive the WWE Total Divas series in the future as another goal she currently has.
“And of course, my other big dream is to bring Total Divas back.I think a lot of people really, I mean I get asked about Total Divas more than anything and I would love to do a Total Divas reboot. I would love to spearhead that. I would love to not only be a part of it, but also work behind the scenes with it. And I think now when in a world that’s eating up content more than ever, people really love that deep dive into the women of WWE. So, that is a goal of mine.”
Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com
Rikiski Announces He’s Leaving KnokX Pro Wrestling
Francois Prinsloo Announces WWE Departure
Backstage Update on WWE’s Recent Round of Roster Cuts & Reason For The Large Amount of Cuts Compared To 2025
