WAW is tracking this developing story across 5 independent wrestling outlets. This is a WAW-built coverage index: it measures how widely and how quickly the story is being reported while keeping every publisher credited and linked.
WAW coverage signal
Broad same-day convergence: multiple independent wrestling outlets are now carrying the development.
- Coverage intensity: WIDESPREAD (84/100)
- Independent outlets: 5
- Coverage window: 6.6 hours
- Approx. outlet velocity: 0.8 outlets/hour
- Promotion: WWE
- Status: Developing coverage
- Earliest source timestamp: 18 Sep 2026, 5:14 pm
- Latest coverage detected: 18 Sep 2026, 11:52 pm
Who is involved
Aleister Black · Cody Rhodes · Damian Priest · Malakai Black · Randy Orton · Zelina Vega
Coverage timeline
- 18 Sep, 5:14 pm — Ringside News: Malakai Black Says WWE Gave Him a “Dud” Year After “Mountains” of Promises
- 18 Sep, 5:37 pm — NoDQ: Malakai Black says his second WWE run was a “f*cking dud of a year” despite promises that were made
- 18 Sep, 6:23 pm — Fightful: Malakai Black Says He Was Presented With A ‘Dud’ Year In WWE That Was Nothing Close To ‘Mountains’ Of Promises Made
- 18 Sep, 8:37 pm — eWrestlingNews: Malakai Black – ‘WWE Presented Me With This Fu**ing Dud Of A Year’
- 18 Sep, 11:52 pm — WrestleZone: Malakai Black Says WWE Promised ‘Mountains’ Before a ‘F—ing Dud’ Year
How WAW Tracker works
A Tracker is created only after WAW detects reporting from at least 4 independent eligible outlets on the same clustered development. The WAW signal is calculated from source diversity and coverage velocity; it is not a claim that every reported detail has been independently verified.
WAW Tracker does not replace or claim the reporting of the credited publishers. Follow the source links above for each outlet’s original reporting.
