After he defeated Leon Slater at New Year's Evil, The Ruler walked out of the WWE Performance Center and left the NXT Title belt laying in the middle of the ring. It was later confirmed that the championship was relinquished and GM Ava is set to give an update on the entire situation this coming Tuesday night.

Jordynne Grace took to social media to send a not-so-subtle message to Jade Cargill following their interaction on SmackDown. This week on WWE SmackDown, Jordynne Grace made her debut after signing with the brand.

The WWE romance storyline between Trish Stratus and Jeff Hardy ended before it really got to pick up any steam. But why did this happen? Back in 2003, WWE featured a romance storyline between Trish Stratus and Jeff Hardy.

A big return is on the cards during tonight's episode of SmackDown, which takes place this afternoon in Berlin, Germany. Fightful Select are reporting that Jaco

WWE's creative team has its work cut out to create memorable moments in 2026. There are potentially more farewell tours on the horizon for our living legends, and opportunities for WWE's current crop of up-and-comers to be the next big thing. With that in mind, CBS Sports' experts predict what we could see happen in the new year.

It's a cynical view, no doubt, but a justified one, given the long lens of history. All WWE can do is prove it wrong through its actions, but the first week of 2026 was a mixed bag that certainly leaves the door open for doom and gloom.

Aleister Black expresses a mix of humility, appreciation, and slight discomfort regarding WWE fans getting tattoos dedicated to him. During a recent interview with Tattoo Life, WWE Superstar Aleister Black,

Bron Breakker entered Monday's episode of WWE Raw red hot, but he left without becoming world champion. Breakker lost to world heavyweight champion CM Punk in the night's main event.

Oba Femi appears on his way to WWE's main roster. According to Sapp (h/t Ortman ), Femi won, then vacated his NXT Championship so that he wouldn't need to eat a loss and look weak on his way to the main roster. WrestleVotes reported he's headed to Raw for a big spot on the program.

A majority of fans were left underwhelmed by WWE‘s crossover with Stranger Things this week on Monday Night RAW. For several weeks, WWE had been hyping up its one-year Netflix anniversary of RAW with a Stranger Things crossover.