Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
— The Rock was in Boston last week and was spotted working out at Gold’s Gym several times. He was said to keep a low profile and was mainly working out his arms and doing squats.
— WWE usually tends to release several talents post WrestleMania, in what has been dubbed the company’s “spring cleaning.” The feeling is that this year, there will be fewer, if any post WrestleMania releases, due to the increase in weekly TV the company now produces. It should be noted that there was no post-WrestleMania releases last year due to Linda McMahon’s senate campaign.
— Here are some highlights of Antonio Cesaro vs. The Great Khali from this week’s WWE Main Event telecast:
Backstage Update on Pat McAfee Dropping Out of WWE Storyline with Randy Orton & Cody Rhodes and TKO Having “Complete Control” of WWE Creative
Inappropriate Fan Incidents Towards WWE Talents During WrestleMania 42 Weekend in Las Vegas Update – Fan Wants Apology After CM Punk Incident, Sean “X-Pac” Waltman Says Fans Stalked & Assaulted Him
WWE SmackDown Ratings – April 17, 2026 – Up
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