WWE: Stephanie McMahon Reportedly to Launch New Official WWE Podcast, Plans for NXT TV Taping for WrestleMania 41 Week Update, Drew McIntyre on Original Response Idea for CM Punk’s “Chosen One” Promo Segment

Stephanie McMahon Reportedly to Launch New Official WWE Podcast

Former WWE co-CEO Stephanie McMahon reportedly is currently in the process of launching a new official WWE podcast series, according to WrestleVotes.

It was reported that their sources stated that this new podcast is currently expected to launch this spring. No other details were given regarding this new podcast series.

A very interesting name is set to debut an official WWE podcast soon—Stephanie McMahon will be launching her own podcast series, expected this spring. Given her life and experiences in wrestling, this series should be as compelling as they come.

— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) February 27, 2025

This will be the second of two new upcoming shows that McMahon will be launching this spring with the other being the upcoming premiere of the new Stephanie’s Places series for ESPN+ this March.

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Update on WWE’s Current Plans for NXT TV Taping During WrestleMania 41 Week

As noted before, WWE is currently working on plans to hold a new NXT television taping as part of their schedule of events for WrestleMania 41 week in Las Vegas, Nevada. This new taping would be for the April 22nd NXT show.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that WWE officials currently do not have any plans for this upcoming NXT taping to be held at the UFC Apex and instead are looking at a venue on the Vegas Strip.

This would be the first time in WrestleMania history that WWE will be extending their official WrestleMania week by an additional day to Tuesday.

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Drew McIntyre Comments on His Original Response Idea for CM Punk’s “Chosen One” Promo

Inside The Ropes held a recent interview with Drew McIntyre. One of the topics discussed included McIntyre’s thoughts about his original idea for a response to CM Punk’s “chosen one” line in reference to Vince McMahon during their promo segment on the March 25, 2024 episode of WWE Raw.

“What’s going through my mind is: “The same person that fired you on your wedding day.” But I’m a professional. I think by that point, people started seeing what I was capable of on the microphone like it was a new thing. If you watched my stuff outside of WWE, you know when I’m comfortable and the reins are taken off me. I don’t care who it is, I can go toe to toe with anyone. Even Punk.

If you watch the first interview we had, the look in his eyes throughout the promo and how much it changed, you realise this is not the same kid that was an arse so many years ago. He was ready that night, I was ready that night and we went back and forth and back and forth, just hitting each other with these lines.

And again, this is not something that’s written on a piece of paper like you say this and I’ll say that. This is just two guys going for it, two guys that have got some banter, and two guys that genuinely don’t like each other in a place as hot as Chicago where Punk’s from.

Then that one line, once we’d finally go back and forth so much, it was a choice for me to make. Do I go back and then we see where we end up? Or do I bite my tongue and say OK, this round belongs to you. I’ll be a professional. I’ll do it for the company as well as the de facto babyface, even though I’m really the real babyface of the situation. So I let him have it. For the company, not for him.”