Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair Match Reportedly Being Considered for WrestleMania 41
As noted before, Charlotte Flair has been out of action for WWE since December of 2023 due to a torn ACL, torn meniscus, and torn MCL injuries and underwent surgery this past January. Flair’s return from injury is currently expected to be “imminent.”
WrestleVotes reported that their sources stated that WWE officials are currently considering plans for a potential match between Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair to take place at this April’s WrestleMania 41 event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Corey Graves’ Frustrations Over Being Removed from WWE Main Roster Commentary & Pulled from NXT and WWE Speed Shows Update
As noted before, WWE commentator Corey Graves recently voiced out his frustrations on social media over being removed from WWE’s main roster commentary teams and moved over to NXT’s commentary team due to him being told “he was not famous enough for his own job.” Graves was recently pulled from this past Tuesday’s NXT show and Wednesday’s taped WWE Speed show for believed to be related to recent comments he made on Twitter.
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that Graves recently deleted all of his tweets related to his comments about his frustrations over his current situation in WWE.
Johnson reported that those spoken to within WWE stated that Graves’ comments were legitimate and not some sort of work. Those spoken to reportedly stated that Graves had privately echoed similar frustrations within the company over the last week after working the NXT New Year’s Evil 2025 show.
Johnson also reported that no announcement was made internally at WWE’s NXT brand regarding Graves’ status beyond word making the rounds backstage that he would not be appearing on this past Tuesday’s show.
Johnson reported that Graves’ current status in WWE is currently not known.
WWE News & Notes
Wednesday’s WWE Speed show on Twitter featured Chad Gable defeating Charlie Dempsey to advance to the next round of WWE’s newest #1 Contender’s tournament for the WWE Speed Championship. Gable will be facing off against the winner of Chris Sabin/Grayson Waller in the next round of WWE’s current tournament.
WWE filed a new trademark for “Cenation” on January 14th for merchandise-related purposes to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
As noted before, last week’s WWE RAW premiere show on Netflix in Inglewood, California was notable for WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan being loudly booed by the live crowd during his whole promo segment. Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported in a recent Q&A article that his sources stated that WWE’s sponsorship partners had warned the company about their association with Hogan. Sapp reported that WWE’s sponsors were well aware of the company’s new sponsorship deal with Hogan’s Real American Beer brand and were sent mock-ups of WWE’s new ring mat canvas to see how their own logos and Hogan’s Real American Beer would look on the mat. Sapp also reported that there has been no talk within WWE of any potential backlash towards Hogan following his return appearance nor WWE officials having any issues with the reaction he received.
WWE recently released a new behind-the-scenes video focusing on their WWE RAW premiere show on Netflix earlier this month.
As noted before, this past Tuesday’s WWE NXT show featured current TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich being shown in attendance. WWE also recently released a new video on Instagram featuring a behind-the-scenes moment between Slamovich and WWE SVP of NXT and Talent Relations Shawn Michaels. Slamovich stated “Thank you for having me. I said that I was going to bring this title around the world and find the best people to defend it [against], and so far I like what I see.” Michaels responded stated “Just know we’re only a phone call away, alright? Congratulations and good luck.” (Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com)
WWE also recently released three new videos to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was a WWE World Heavyweight Championship Last Man Standing match of Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H (c) from WWE Royal Rumble 2004. The second new video was a “The story of Mixed Match Challenge Season 1.” The third new video was a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match of Scott Steiner vs. Triple H (c) from WWE Royal Rumble 2003.
As noted before, Bad Bunny stated in a recent interview with the Rolling Stones that he is interested in making a potential in-ring return to WWE in the future. Logan Paul recently responded on Instagram issuing a challenge to Bad Bunny for a potential match in the future in WWE. Paul stated “Then get in the ring with me.“
In a recent interview with XeniaDidThat, former NXT correspondent and interviewer McKenzie Mitchell gave her thoughts about her interest in a potential return to WWE in the future. Mitchell stated “I’ve said this, and I think it’s so cliche, but it’s so true. Never say never. For me, I didn’t get to check some things off my list in WWE. I wanted to have that WrestleMania moment of my own. I think it’s important to think about. I think [interviewers] work just as hard. So for me, I didn’t get to tick those things off of my list, of WrestleManias, Royal Rumbles, SmackDowns, Raws, being on tour. So for me, I’d love to go back if that door still remains open.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
In a recent episode of the Hall of Fame with Booker T & Brad Gilmore podcast, co-host Booker T gave his thoughts about Oba Femi’s recent NXT Championship victory and his belief that Femi is going to take the “business by storm.” Booker T stated “Oba, he’s done so much so soon in his career. He seems like one of those guys that’s gonna have one of those Hall of Fame careers, and it seems like he’s gonna do it in about ten years [laughs], I’m serious. It’s something about these NIL guys, they pick it up so quick. They’re coming in, and they’re learning television. They’re learning how to go out and perform. Then they bring in such a realism to the game at the same time. Big ups to this NIL program and Triple H and how they put this thing together. I swear it’s paying dividends. It’s working, and a guy like Femi, definitely I think is going to take this business by storm.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
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