— Alexander Rusev defeated Dolph Ziggler in the dark match prior to Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown TV tapings in Ontario, California. Man, what did Dolph Ziggler do to piss off WWE management?! Ouch!
— WWE once again did a SmackDown pre-show trial for the WWE Network prior to Tuesday night’s WWE Main Event and SmackDown TV tapings in Ontario, California.
— The following matches were taped Tuesday night in Ontario, California for this week’s WWE Main Event broadcast:
* Sin Cara & Los Matadores vs. The Wyatt Family
* Aksana vs. Natalya
* Drew McIntyre vs. Big E Langston
Full WWE Main Event **SPOILERS** are posted on the main newsboard.
Various: “Blackheart” Lio Rush Wins ROH World TV Title at ROH x CMLL x Stardom Global Wars Cincinnati, Tessa Blanchard Explains Her Reason for Choosing CMLL Over Staying in TNA, Indies/Misc.
NJPW Dominion 2026 Notes: SANADA Competes in First Match Since Injury Return, Aaron Wolf Wins NEVER Openweight Title, United Empire Wins IWGP Tag Team Titles, Shota Umino Wins IWGP Global Title, Gabe Kidd Surprise Return, YOH Wins IWGP Jr. Title, Yota Tsuji Wins IWGP Heavyweight Title
Rhea Ripley’s Knee Injury Reportedly Caused Multiple WWE Creative Plans Changes


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