Departing AEW & ROH Star Thanks Tony Khan, Immediately Lands Contract With MLW

It was just a month ago when word emerged that Lady Frost’s contract with AEW was set to expire, with the expectation being that Frost would depart AEW at that point. That was confirmed a day ago, when another report revealed Frost’s deal would expire at midnight, and that AEW wouldn’t be re-signing her. 

But despite her departure, it seems Frost has nothing negative to say about her time with the promotion when she took to X Wednesday morning to confirm her status.

“As of today, I am a free agent,” Frost said. “I want to thank Tony Khan for being an incredibly kind and passionate boss. I had some of the most incredible moments with AEW and I am so grateful for the years that I spent there. For now, I’m on the hunt. Onto the next…”

As it turned out, it wouldn’t take long for Frost to find her next destination. Less than two hours later, Frost tweeted that she was no longer a free agent; one hour after that, MLW tweeted that they had signed Frost to a contract, and that the former AEW/ROH star would be making her debut for the promotion for their FantasticaMania tapings with CMLL and New Japan in Charlestown, South Carolina.

In addition to her time in AEW, Frost is known for her stints with the NWA and TNA back in the early 2020s. Thanks to MLW’s working relationship with CMLL, Frost will be able to continue working with the lucha libre promotion, where she has made several appearances ever since 2022, including winning the Copa Bicentenario tournament with tag team partner Dalys in December 2022.

Ex-UFC Star Darren Till Says Dubai Fight Was Canceled Due To Iran Conflict

Former UFC star Darren Till had a fight lined up and ready to be announced before conflict with Iran threw the Middle-Eastern region into disarray. 

Iran is at war with Israel and the US after a joint military operation saw its Supreme Leader killed in Tehran, plunging the region into further conflict, including strikes in neighboring states and western allies Saudi Arabia and UAE. 

Till resides in Dubai, UAE, and told “Bobby Lad” that he had a fight lined up there, but due to the conflict, the bout was cancelled. 

“It was like, five or six days from being announced. But obviously, I live in Dubai. The war, I don’t want to call it a war, the conflict or whatever happening there,” he explained. “I was meant to be fighting around that area there. Dubai, obviously a great place. I felt safe when I was living there. I’ll even be going back, I don’t feel in any way shape or form unsafe in Dubai. But I think just for worldwide reasons, that’s why it got cancelled.”

Till said he was eight weeks into his training camp with everything due to be announced, but then everything was cancelled and he is now once again “on the market.”

Till last fought in MMA for UFC in December 2022, losing via submission to Dricus Du Plessis to mark his fifth defeat in almost as many years, having first suffered a loss to Tyron Woodley for the Welterweight title in 2018. He has since taken to boxing with Misfits, beating Luke Rockhold for the MFB Bridgerweight title last year.

Eddie Hall only recently said he reckoned conversations would be held over a fight with Till, having been confirmed to be fighting Tommy Fury on June 13. 

AEW & ROH Star Willie Mack Shares Frustration With Booking Under Tony Khan

With both AEW and WWE’s rosters now ballooning to the point that there’s not enough TV time to accommodate the talent, it’s no surprise that some wrestlers would begin to get frustrated with a lack of bookings. And for Willie Mack, a wrestler that some may not remember is even signed to AEW, those frustrations boiled over on X late Tuesday evening.

“When ya boy is about to become a homeless superhero because the booker doesn’t think he’s worth the money,” Mack tweeted before mockingly adding the hashtag #WhereTheBestWrestle.

Just a few hours later, Mack’s frustrations came out again with a follow up tweet, where he criticized AEW/Ring of Honor owner Tony Khan for not allowing him to wrestle more.

“It’s like for 2 years straight I’d call every week and ask if you got anything for me?” Mack said. “‘You signed right? You still getting paid right?’ I want to wrestle.”

Mack first began making appearances for AEW and Ring of Honor back in 2023, though he has only wrestled sporadically for the promotion over the past few years, including just six matches between the two promotions in 2025, and hasn’t worked for either AEW or ROH so far in 2026. Mack’s lack of work for either had often led to people wondering if he actually was signed to AEW, but it was confirmed Mack was under some sort of deal in late 2024 after he was pulled from GCW bookings during a dispute between AEW and GCW.

The 39 year old Mack has wrestled for several major promotions during his career, including AAA, MLW, NWA, and TNA, though he is best known for his run in Lucha Underground as The Mack, where he competed for all four seasons. During his time away from AEW and ROH, Mack has continued to keep busy, primarily competing for Juggalo Championship Wrestling, where he is one half of the current JCW Tag Team Champions.

WWE Men’s Speed Title Vacated On NXT

WWE’s Elio LeFleur has only been with the promotion for four months, but he’s already made an impression with his work in AAA and “NXT,” including winning the WWE Speed Championship from Jasper Troy just one month ago. Things took a turn for the worst a week ago, however, when a live event match featuring LeFleur, Eli Knight, Kale Dixon, and Tavion Heights against Birthright was stopped after LeFleur and Lexis King both suffered injuries. 

While King was subsequently confirmed to be okay, LeFleur wasn’t, and was spotted after with his arm in a sling after a spot that saw him collide with the turnbuckle. The severity of LeFleur’s injury was unknown at the time, but last night on “NXT,” LeFleur confirmed that the diagnosis was not good. 

In a backstage segment with Hank & Tank, Eli Knight, and Sean Legacy, LeFleur, arm still in a sling, revealed that MRIs showed he had torn his labrum, as well as ligaments in his shoulder. As a result, LeFleur will be forced out of action for six months, and will be forced to vacate the Speed Championship immediately.

While the timing of the injury is poor for the 26 year old Frenchman, his fast progress within the WWE system will likely make it only a blip on LeFleur’s career. As of this writing, WWE has yet to announce any plans regarding how they will crown the next WWE Speed Championship. The promotion has typically held tournaments to determine both champion and challenger over the course of the title’s two year history, though they have now gone over a month since running one for the men or women, which was won by LeFleur, Knight, and Wren Sinclair.

Cody Rhodes Comments On WWE Top Guys Being Older Than Ever Heading Into WrestleMania

WWE has several experienced stars at the top of the card, which Cody Rhodes has addressed, explaining why that’s the case.

The top of the men’s roster in WWE is dominated by a host of megastars, who have hogged the limelight over the last few years. Rhodes discussed this in a recent appearance on the “Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM,” detailing how the golden era of the 80s had wrestlers between 35 and 42 years of age dominating the card. 

“Well, it goes in phases. So, in like the golden 80s, we used to joke [that] wrestler prime for the man was 35 to 42 [years],” he said. “And that’s because they needed all that experience psychologically. They worked. They did this town to town. Live crowds are everything. How do you work with a live crowd? How do you involve them with this?” 

Rhodes brought it back to the present, recalling how more than a decade ago he was part of a motley crew of rising young wrestlers, referencing an infamous photo of him alongside CM Punk and Matt Cardona and the titles they were holding. He said that none of them knew what they were doing, but now, several years on, experienced stars like him, Punk, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns are main eventing WrestleMania 42.

“That now has cycled back because a few years ago, they brought in, what I’d say is like all freshmen on a varsity team. There’s this famous picture of me and CM Punk and Matt Cardona, and we’re all babies, and we had won the big titles, but we didn’t have a clue really at that point. We didn’t have that experience,” Rhodes added. “I know exactly who we’re talking about here. Roman, me, Punk, Randy, the main events of WrestleMania. I just like to say it’s a very experienced crew.” 

While the likes of Brock Lesnar, Reigns, Punk, Orton, and co. are ruling the roost, there are a few young upstarts, like Oba Femi, Bron Breakker, Dominik Mysterio, Trick Williams, and Carmelo Hayes, waiting in the wings to take their spot in WWE.