Posted By: Ben Kerin on Apr 18, 2026 
A strong reaction has emerged following the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, as the son of Sid Eudy, known to fans as Sycho Sid and Sid Vicious, publicly criticized how his father was honored during WrestleMania 42 weekend in Las Vegas.
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“The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes doesn’t view Pat McAfee as a monster in his dreams; rather, a nagging gnat in reality that hasn’t gotten swatted to smithereens yet. As he approaches his WrestleMania 42 main event match, Rhodes agrees with the sentiment that CM Punk has said about McAfee, and that he’s a “tourist” who has sunken the industry down towards a new low.
“I don’t know if I want to talk about Pat McAfee,” the current Undisputed WWE Champion said candidly in his sit down interview with Joe Tessitore. “I don’t think that I know Pat McAfee. I watch ESPN…I know that guy, Pat McAfee, this hustle, this former NFL punter who got and built his entire brand. And now, he has interjected himself into a WrestleMania main event…Pat McAfee, the guy that Randy Orton was talking to on the phone, is the most disappointing reveal in the history of pro wrestling. More than even the Gobbledy Gooker.”
Rhodes still recommends that the former WWE commentator should just enjoy the festivities like any other fan would, and be provided with the full Fanatics experience, as it best suits him. He believes where Orton and he stand in their careers now, their prime, it doesn’t need to be tainted by the jeering remarks made by McAfee at ringside later tonight. It should be noted that McAfee did mention that he would leave wrestling TV for good if Orton doesn’t obtain his 15th world championship.
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Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s live coverage for WWE WrestleMania 42 Night One on April 18, 2026, coming to you live from the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada at a special main show start time of 6 PM ET!
Cody Rhodes will be putting the Undisputed WWE Championship on the line for the first time since the March 6 episode of “WWE SmackDown” as he defends against former friend turned foe Randy Orton. With Orton having won the 2026 Men’s Elimination Chamber Match at WWE Elimination Chamber on February 28 to punch his ticket to WrestleMania, the voices in Orton’s head began to take over which led to him attacking Rhodes on the March 13 episode of “SmackDown”. Orton attacked Matt Cardona the following week on the March 20 episode of “SmackDown”, which led to Stephanie McMahon warning Rhodes to be careful and not underestimate what Orton was capable of on the March 30 episode of “Raw”. Later that week on the April 3 episode of “SmackDown”, Pat McAfee revealed himself as Orton’s ally by helping Orton attack Rhodes as he explained that the wrestling business needed saving and a change back to the Attitude Era in his eyes.
Stephanie Vaquer will be putting the Women’s World Championship on the line for the first time since retaining against Judgment Day’s Raquel Rodriguez on the February 2 episode of “WWE Raw” as she defends against Rodriguez’s stablemate Liv Morgan. Morgan won the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble to secure her spot at WrestleMania 42 and later chose to face Vaquer on the February 23 episode of “Raw”. Things have become increasingly personal tense between the two women over the last several weeks, with Morgan making a number of comments about Vaquer’s upbringing. Vaquer responded by blindsiding Morgan with a series of attacks including the April 6 episode of “Raw” when Vaquer sent Morgan crashing through a television in the Judgment Day’s clubhouse head first, and things culminated this past Monday on “Raw” when a pull apart brawl broke out between the two women as Vaquer was set to speak with Cathy Kelley.
AJ Lee will be putting the Women’s Intercontinental Championship on the line as she defends against former titleholder Becky Lynch. With Lee previously having dethroned Lynch as Women’s Intercontinental Champion at WWE Elimination Chamber on February 28, Lynch sought out retribution by attacking Lee moments after Lee had retained her title against Bayley on the March 16 episode of “Raw”. This led to a verbal confrontation between Lynch and Lee on the March 23 episode of “Raw”, during which Lee threw out the challenge to tonight’s match.
Lash Legend and Nia Jax of The Irresistible Forces will be putting their Women’s Tag Team Championship on the line as they defend against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, Lyra Valkyria and Bayley, and The Bella Twins’ Nikki Bella and Brie Bella. Although Nikki’s medical status has remained a little unclear since she sustained an ankle injury a few weeks ago, Legend and Jax have retained their title against Flair and Bliss and The Bella Twins on the March 13 and March 20 episodes of “SmackDown” respectively thanks to the latter two teams becoming involved in each other’s matches to cause disqualifications. While Valkyria and Bayley received a shot of their own on the March 30 episode of “Raw”, that match also ended in a disqualification when The Bella Twins and Flair and Bliss became involved in things.
Jacob Fatu cost Drew McIntyre the Undisputed WWE Championship to the aforementioned Rhodes by invading the Steel Cage during a Three Stages of Hell Match between the two men on the January 9 episode of “SmackDown”. McIntyre has made it his mission to put an end to Fatu since, with them brawling each other on the March 20 episode of “SmackDown” that ended in them both falling off a tall platform in the parking lot of the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Following the high tensions between the two men, they look to settle their issues once and for all tonight when they collide with one another in an Unsanctioned Match that WWE cannot be held liable for whatever happens.
Having retired the likes of Goldberg, John Cena, and AJ Styles, over the past several months, GUNTHER will be in action tonight as he goes head-to-head with Seth Rollins. Moments after Rollins had left his former ally Paul Heyman laid out with a Curb Stomp on top of a chair on the March 30 episode of “Raw”, GUNTHER snuck up behind him on the outside and locked in a sleeper on him to cause him to fade.
World Tag Team Champions and The Vision members Logan Paul and Austin Theory will be joining forces with YouTuber IShowSpeed to take on Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, and LA Knight in the opening match of tonight’s show. Paul and Theory previously dethroned The Usos as World Tag Team Champions in a Street Fight on the March 30 episode of “Raw” thanks to IShowSpeed being able to get ahold of Paul’s signature pair of brass knuckles despite Knight’s attempt to stop him. Knight subsequently blindsided IShowSpeed with an attack during one of IShowSpeed’s live streams shortly after, with Theory later scoring a win against Knight on the April 6 episode of “Raw” due to Knight being distracted by IShowSpeed and Paul.
Additionally, John Cena is set to host the festivities at Night One of WrestleMania 42.
“NXT’s” Ricky Saints’s persona as a high-stakes, arrogant, “Absolute” star led him to calling himself “smoother” and “silkier” than Trick Williams during their feud for the NXT Championship. But, it seems like the former NXT Champion’s confidence stretches further than titles, as he took a bold shot at his “hall pass,” Hollywood actress Zendaya.
“Maybe then Tom [Holland] can have the hall pass as well, you know?” Saints expressed during an interview with “TMZ’s Inside The Ring,” jokingly adding that he should probably get cast in a movie alongside her with a romantic scene, as Zendaya still takes romantic roles despite her long-standing relationship and now marriage to fellow actor, Tom Holland.
While it might seem like a long shot at this point, Saints revealed he does have some Hollywood contacts, specifically Gordon Ramsay, whose number he has on his contact list.
“I actually did two years of culinary school,” he added, noting that this should make him a more sought-after potential husband. “When it comes to a top prospect of who someone wants to marry, I’m like the top of the list; genetics, skills, personality. My wife is going to be extremely lucky to have me,” Saints proclaimed. “For any ladies out there? Hey, you got your shot; shoot it.”
Saints is currently embroiled in a rivalry with Ethan Page. Both men have been supporting each other, but also squabbling over who should be WWE NXT Champion.
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During a “WWE Unreal” episode, veteran wrestler and producer Michael Hayes was recorded claiming that Chelsea Green was not a “top star.” The claims prompted online backlash against Hayes from Green’s fanbase, but the former Women’s United States Champion recently looked back on the controversy during an interview with Esteban Ramirez.
Green claimed she was criticized for admitting the remarks hurt her feelings and said she can care about her ceiling as a wrestler and be grateful for working in WWE at the same time.
“I do go back and forth, but I am very grateful that people have stood their ground on how they feel about me, that The Undertaker had my back and said, you know, he thinks I can be a top star,” she said. Green then admitted that, regardless of anything, she isn’t in pro wrestling in the first place to be mediocre, and the goal for every wrestler is to go to WrestleMania.
“The fact that [The Undertaker] has faith in me and I know he has faith in me, he’s the one who called me and asked me to come to AAA,” Green claimed, noting that she has a closer relationship with Undertaker than fans might realize, and that she often gets advice from him backstage. “It wasn’t as surprising to hear that from him. I knew he believed in me, but it was really, really amazing.”
Green then gleefully recalled how Undertaker boldly went to bat for her against Hayes during the latter’s appearance on his podcast, noting how hilarious it was for her to see.
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