Randy Orton's Dead-Dog Joke Came True
Randy Orton spent two weeks joking that Cody Rhodes' dog was dead. Days later, the dog actually died -- and WWE hasn't said a word about it since.
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WWE Bet the Whole Show on Rhodes-Orton Being Personal
No championship is on the line when Cody Rhodes fights Randy Orton tonight. After a month of personal attacks, WWE is betting that won't matter at all.
WWE Put Lil Yachty in a Real Title Match
WWE booked a rapper in a real title match on the same card as Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton, and Lil Yachty surviving five minutes is the actual main event.
WWE Found Someone Else to Pay for the Show
WWE just locked Perth, Western Australia into a three-year, taxpayer-backed deal for Wrestlepalooza. Vegas did the same thing for F1. Saudi Arabia too.
WWE's Biggest Gate Came With a No-Touching Rule Attached
WWE reportedly drew its biggest SmackDown gate ever in Toronto, and the same week its GM had to legally ban Rhodes and Orton from touching each other first.
Cody Rhodes Ended the Avery Styles Chairs Controversy
Arik Cannon dragged AJ Styles' 19-year-old son for skipping chair duty at a GCW show. Cody Rhodes ended the whole debate with one perfect tweet.
Oba Femi Beat Brock Lesnar. That's the SummerSlam Story.
Oba Femi beat Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell at SummerSlam, closing out a trilogy WWE built for years. That's the story, not the title match.
WWE Got Its Randy Orton Pop and Used It to Screw Cody
Randy Orton's SummerSlam return got one of the loudest ovations of the night for what was supposed to be a heel turn. WWE heard it and bet against it anyway.
CM Punk and Cody Rhodes Actually Fought on SmackDown
CM Punk and Cody Rhodes actually threw hands on SmackDown, and the nervous urgency behind that booking says more about SummerSlam than any hype video.
CM Punk Calling Cody Rhodes "Dusty's Kid" Was Ice Cold
CM Punk called Cody Rhodes Dusty's kid to his face on SmackDown, and Oakland cheered louder for Punk than for the guy WWE calls its franchise babyface.
CM Punk Told Cody Rhodes 'That's on Purpose'
CM Punk shoved Cody Rhodes on the WWE SummerSlam Kickoff stage and said the quiet part out loud in front of Triple H. This feud stopped being business days ago.
WWE Doesn't Know Which Era It's In
CM Punk won the title. Cody Rhodes built the future. At SummerSlam 2026, one of them has to actually win the argument—and the belt is almost beside the point.
Punk vs. Cody Is Finally Happening
CM Punk stole Cody's title shot. Three years of detours built toward SummerSlam 2026 in Minneapolis — and the belt is the least interesting part.
WWE Already Knows How SummerSlam Ends. So Does the Market.
WWE sold 22,069 tickets for SummerSlam Night 1. A 25% discount didn't move the needle. The audience isn't priced out — they already know how the rematches end.
Punk vs. Rhodes at SummerSlam Is the Right Call
WWE officially booked CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam 2026. The ticket sales were bad. This match just fixed it.
SummerSlam Can't Fill One-Third of a Building
WWE booked Punk-Rhodes, Reigns-Rollins, Lesnar in Hell in a Cell — and still can't fill a third of US Bank Stadium. The card is fine. The product isn't.
WWE Built Three Months of Story in One Friday Night. Somehow That's Normal.
CM Punk is SmackDown champion, SummerSlam vs. Cody Rhodes is set, and Gunther choked out the GM on the same night. Only wrestling operates like this.
CM Punk Is Champion and SummerSlam Just Got Better
CM Punk won the WWE Championship on Raw in Chicago. He didn't complicate SummerSlam — he gave it an emotional architecture it didn't have before.
SummerSlam 2026 Is the Card WWE Didn't Plan
WWE's SummerSlam 2026 card is stacked — Punk vs. Cody, Roman vs. Seth, Femi vs. Lesnar in a Cell. Here's why the accidental detours made every storyline better.
Sami Zayn Did It. He Actually Did It.
Sami Zayn just pinned Cody Rhodes in Riyadh to win the Undisputed WWE Championship. After ten years of getting screwed, this is the movie ending I never thought we'd get.
Sami Zayn Is WWE Champion and Wrestling Finally Got It Right
Sami Zayn won the WWE Championship at Night of Champions 2026 and earned every second of it. A decade-long pursuit, one miracle in Riyadh.
WWE Night of Champions 2026: A Good Show in a Bad Venue
WWE Night of Champions 2026 has one of the best-built main events in years. Geographic snobbery about Saudi Arabia is going to cost you a great wrestling weekend.
WWE's Wildest Main Event of 2026 Is Six Days Away
WWE Night of Champions 2026 is June 27. Cody Rhodes defends the title against Gunther AND Sami Zayn at once. The card is insane and nobody is acting like it.
Sami Zayn Turns Night of Champions Upside Down
Sami Zayn crashing the Cody Rhodes-Gunther match at Night of Champions 2026 does something rare: it makes a WWE title picture genuinely impossible to predict.
WWE Clash in Italy 2026 Results: Same Champions, Same Problem
Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns retained at Clash in Italy. Every champion walked out with their title. WWE's booking has never been safer — or more boring.