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AUGUST 24, 2026 • 1 MIN READ

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THE SQUASH · AUGUST 24, 2026 NO FILLER. FIVE TAKES.

⚡ The Squash · Monday, August 24, 2026

Cena’s waistcoats hitting Goodwill for nineteen bucks is either a tax write-off gone wrong or the universe telling us something about his fashion sense. eWrestlingNews →
AJ Styles producing NXT matches is what happens when you’re too good to retire but too smart to keep taking bumps. Fightful →
WWE’s streaming price hike is what happens when you’ve got nowhere else to go and you know it. NoDQ →
Dragunov disappearing for seven months then vanishing entirely is peak WWE—they’ll bury a guy in real time and act shocked when he leaves. F4W Online →
AJ Styles sad about Ilja is the most genuine emotion anyone’s had about this company in months. Fightful →

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