Posted By: Ben Kerin on Apr 18, 2026 
Brian “Road Dogg” James has opened up in greater detail about his exit from WWE, shedding light on the frustrations that led to his decision to step away from the SmackDown creative team earlier this year.
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The man calling himself the “Bad Ass Construction Worker” is leaning all the way into the spotlight after his recent clash with Big Vito in Las Vegas, releasing a follow up video where he proudly claims the entire situation was designed to blow up online.
Just a day after things turned physical, he addressed the fallout without any sign of regret. Instead, he painted the confrontation as a calculated move, insisting everything unfolded exactly as he planned. From the moment he arrived in Las Vegas, he says the mission was simple: get attention at any cost and make noise online.
“Not one to brag. Oh, wait, yes, I am. I’m f***** great at what I do. I came to Vegas with only one purpose in mind, and that’s to go f****** viral. Guess what? 30 Minutes in, f****** viral.”
He went on to describe the persona he has built online, explaining that provoking reactions is not just something he does, it is the entire point. According to him, stirring up anger is part of the act, and he deliberately targeted the wrestling world to escalate things further.
“So the people that don’t know who I am, I’m the Big Daddy Alpha Supervisor. Yeah. Just didn’t look badass in the video. But guess what? What I do is piss people off on the Internet. Look through my comments. Idiots f***** everywhere.”
He then admitted the confrontation with Vito was not random, claiming he specifically wanted to push things to the point where a wrestler would react physically.
“So I thought to myself, I can’t hit a pro wrestler, but I bet I could get a pro wrestler to hit me. Would, you know, dumb VIto. Good job, buddy. Fell right into my trap.”
Rather than backing down after the backlash, he mocked the reaction online and made it clear he is enjoying the chaos that followed.
“So, yeah, take your 15 minutes of fame. Vito. Yeah, dude, this is fun. This is a lot of fun, pissing people off.”
The video quickly shifted from bragging to what sounded like a pitch, as he suggested wrestlers could actually hire him to provoke others and generate buzz.
“So, hey, wrestlers, if you guys need somebody to piss another wrestler off for you. Yeah, dude, manager for hire.”
He even leaned into the viral moment by promoting merchandise tied to the incident, while also joking about the minor injuries he claims to have suffered.
“Check out this shirt. I was rage baited by a rage baiting masturbator. I just took it to real life this time and a lot of dumb people in my comments. Happy that I got beat up. Yeah, love it.”
“Other than that, Vito. Not cool. I bit my tongue so I couldn’t eat brisket nachos very well at a Flavortown restaurant. So, yeah. Good job, guys. Way to fall for the Internet. Good job, losers.”
He closed things out by teasing more appearances around Las Vegas, hinting that he plans to keep the momentum going while fans are still paying attention.
“So yeah. Hell yeah. I’ll see everybody in Vegas. If you’re not doing nothing, bump into me, dude. Yeah, let’s take pics. I’ll probably hit Wrestlecon again today.”
“And wrestlers, like I said, you need me to talk someone for you? I’m down. I got a cameo as well, guys. Cameo, Yeah, I’ve been sh*t talking people for fun. It’s a lot of fun, especially when you get reactions like that.”
Posted By: Ben Kerin on Apr 18, 2026 
ESPN journalist Andreas Hale will not be part of the media coverage team for WWE WrestleMania 42.
I will not be covering #WrestleMania for ESPN.
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Despite having an 18-inch difference in height, Rey Mysterio and Paul “Big Show” Wight clashed in one-on-one, David-and-Goliath matches quite a few times. Following their Backlash 2003 contest, Wight infamously slammed a stretcher-bound Mysterio against the ring post, dropping Mysterio on his head.
During an interview on “INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet,” Wight claimed that some wrestlers applied too much conditioner to their hair, which resulted in the ropes being slippery, and with his hands ending up covered in conditioner, he almost botched the segment.
“When I swung Rey into that pole, that thing popped right out of my hands,” he remembered. “‘Oh, I just killed Rey…’ Oh, Jesus.’ So, I’m freaking out on the inside but we’re still doing our thing. He’s still moving.”
Wight recalled running to the locker room after the segment, grabbing his clothes, jumping in his car, and driving to the hospital Mysterio was taken to so that he could make sure his friend was actually okay.
“I’m thinking like, ‘Man, if Rey’s seriously f**ked up, I’m done. I’m quitting. I’m done…I really cared about taking care of the other guys,” he proclaimed. Upon reaching the hospital, Wight then saw that Mysterio was perfectly fine and relaxing in bed, while praising their segment.
Mysterio wasn’t the only smaller athlete Wight tussled with in WWE, as he once had a high-profile clash with Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. at WrestleMania, which was originally meant to include Mysterio.
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Cody Rhodes was finally able to “finish his story” and win the Undisputed WWE Championship during a Bloodline Rules match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40. The stipulation left a lot of room for interference, not just from Reigns’ bloodline. Solo Sikoa, John Cena, and The Rock all made appearances, and at one point, the lights went out on the match, and The Undertaker appeared to chokeslam Rock on Rhodes’ behalf. The “American Nightmare” recalled receiving help from “The Deadman” during an episode of “Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast.”
“He ran to the ring with two brand new, I believe either hips or knees, he just had double [replacements],” Rhodes explained. “This was the first time he’d run. But, the blackout when we do it in the stadiums and the arenas, it’s not full like it is on TV. You can see a bit. He rolled in the ring in a way that he could have probably killed a full-blown lion. He had such testosterone. He was so ready to be standing up and for that moment.”
He joked that it was incredible to see how agile the WWE Hall of Famer was. Rhodes also said that after ‘Taker hit the chokeslam on Rock, he looked over to Rhodes still down on the canvas to give him a nod, but Rhodes was so out of it.
“But he completely just winked at me, lights went out. I was in it,” he said. “With what we do, the suspension of disbelief, what’s real, what’s not. You cannot convince me that he’s not magical.”
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