The late Sid Eudy (AKA Sid Justice and Sycho Sid), the “Second Coming of Hulk Hogan,” will now join the ranks of the WWE Hall of Fame, as he has been announced as one of several 2026 inductees. With the ceremony on Friday, many have weighed in on his long-awaited recognition, including AEW star Brian Cage, who views this announcement from a mixed bag standpoint.

“That’s the biggest downfall of it…I hate that he’s [being] inducted after he’s already passed away,” the former FTW and Impact World Champion said on Rob Van Dam’s “1 of A Kind” podcast. “Sometimes, I feel like people get inducted because they pass away, which sucks too. If he were still alive, would he be inducted right now?”

RVD, a WWE Hall of Famer himself, agreed with Cage’s remarks, saying it was long overdue. Eudy began his pro wrestling career in 1987, working for several promotions outside of WWE, including the NWA and WCW. He was most notably known as a former two-time WWE Champion and two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. The “master and ruler of the world” passed away on August 26, 2024, from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 63.

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While Kenny Omega believes that companies like WWE and TNA don’t see the positives in working with AEW, he knows the real reasons behind these situations being so tough, politics and money.

“I understand with the amount of money that’s at play, that’s a very sensitive subject and a very sensitive issue,” Omega said. “If we get to a point where we’re starting to cross-promote or we’re having wrestlers wrestle against talent affiliated with WWE, for example, it becomes a sensitive topic as to how do we promote that? Who wins? Who loses? And I don’t say that, specifically as a who wins, who loses on paper, but I mean, who wins, who loses as a promotion? Who’s going to come out looking like the stronger promotion, who’s going to come out looking like they gained something from this scenario?”

Omega will challenge MJF for the AEW Men’s World Championship at the upcoming Dynasty pay-per-view on April 12. “The Cleaner” knows that this might be his final chance to be the top guy in All Elite Wrestling, so while he might not get to work in a world where every wrestling company in the world lives in harmony, he at least wants to live in a world where he can reign over the company he helped create one more time. As for the relationship between AEW and TNA, it’s unclear if wrestlers from both companies can work against each other ever again, but in wrestling, anything is possible.

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In addition to Page’s mutual misfortune at “NXT” Stand & Deliver, Saints noted that he was pleased to hear the show’s glowing reactions, both backstage and amongst the live audience in St. Louis.

“I saw [NXT head booker] Shawn [Michaels] in passing, especially after the match. He seemed to be very happy with how everything went down in terms of the show. I think everyone in the office was really, really happy with the whole show overall,” Saints said. “I think especially for this being our first Stand & Deliver outside of the Mania weekend, there was a little bit more added pressure. I think there was a little bit more motivation for it being just our day, in that sense. And St. Louis’ crowd was great. I think everybody literally from the opening to the very end, everyone put on a hell of a show. That’s all you can ask for.”

The four-way NXT Championship bout closed the PLE, with D’Angelo emerging victorious after delivering a chokeslam and a spear to Hendry. D’Angelo’s win marked the start of his first reign as NXT Champion, while simultaneously solidifying his status as a Grand Slam Champion of the “NXT” brand. His first test as NXT Champion came during week one of “NXT” Revenge as Page stepped up to challenge him for the title one-on-one.

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