- Tony D’Angelo defending the NXT Championship while NARAKU and Mason Rook circle like vultures is exactly the kind of three-way pressure cooker NXT does well, and Great American Bash on The CW on June 28 gives them a real stage to pay it off. Slam Wrestling +1 →
- The WWE ID Showcase pipeline keeps churning and if even one of these Nightmare Factory kids sticks, that’s the whole point. Ringside News →
- Mick Foley at 60 floating the idea of one last AEW match is the kind of thing that sounds touching on a podcast and catastrophic on a canvas. Slam Wrestling →
- Same story, different source — the ID Showcase card is set for June 26, and the real showcase is whether WWE’s developmental machine has finally figured out how to build stars from scratch instead of just collecting them. F4W Online →
- Kaitlyn saying a return “would make a lot of sense” is the wrestling equivalent of leaving your ex on read — technically true, but we’re not holding our breath. WrestleTalk →
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