The addition of Gunther vs. Seth Rollins for WrestleMania 42 hasn’t surprised WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray, although he argued that WWE has some work to do with the storyline.

Ray analyzed the segment between Gunther and Rollins from this past week’s “WWE Raw” on “Busted Open,” and said that the two will have a good match, but feels more of the story has to be fleshed out before “The Show of Shows.”

“I don’t think I’m surprised. I don’t think it’s about the connecting of the dots on the front end of this match. For this story, I think it’s about the connecting of the dots that’s going to happen during and after the story. This was thrown together, or at least it looks like it’s thrown together. Hopefully we’re going to get the reasons why it’s going to happen, and I think we will. If there’s one thing I know for sure, when it comes to a professional wrestling match, Gunther vs. Seth is going to be a damn great match,” declared Ray.

The WWE legend believes it didn’t make sense for Gunther to attack Rollins and feels the backstory will be revealed in the coming weeks. There is, however, a silver lining to this WrestleMania 42 match as he feels it could eventually lead to another dream match fans have long been salivating over — Gunther vs. Brock Lesnar.

“The story is this — we can’t leave Seth and Gunther off of WrestleMania. So somehow we have to find a way to get these guys on the same page. Last night technically does not make sense. Why would Gunther come out and attack Seth? It’s what’s going to happen next week and the week after that. I believe Seth and Gunther is eventually going to lead to Gunther and Brock.”

Gunther assaulted Rollins on “Raw” when the latter was ready to attack Paul Heyman, and the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion then grabbed Rollins and pointed to the WrestleMania 42 sign, to indicate that he was next.

Former AEW star Mercedes Martinez detailed when she decided that 2026 would be her final year in pro wrestling, a decision she attributed to not being used in AEW over the past two years.

She became a free agent at the end of 2025, bringing to an end her five-year run with AEW. Martinez, who has been a part of the pro wrestling industry since 2000, announced at the start of the year that she would retire in 2026, which she said in an interview with “The A2theK Wrestling Show” was due to being on the shelf in AEW. 

“I think it happened last year when being contracted, especially with AEW and not being utilized to my full potential, kind of brought me into that weird space headspace of like, am I really, like, can I still hang with the females? Can I still hang with the top tier? Do I still have a lot to prove? Do I have anything to prove left? I’m blessed for the opportunity that Tony gave me for the last four years, but it felt like the last year, year and a half, almost two years, I kind of just sat on the shelf not doing anything for the company. And it kind of messes with your mind a lot. It kind of just makes you think, am I worth it. Does he really, you know, want to utilize my talent and my expertise?”

Martinez acknowledged that her wrestling style may not necessarily translate well to the TV format and wondered if some wrestlers were reluctant to step into the ring with her. She said she had pitched a few ideas during her time with AEW, but they didn’t come to fruition. Martinez revealed that when she realized AEW didn’t want to renew her deal, she decided to bid farewell to pro wrestling on her own terms, in the style she loves and has practiced throughout her career.

Flair, Banks, and Lynch’s match for the Divas title-turned-WWE Women’s Championship was one of the highest rated matches of WrestleMania 32, the event which featured the likes of Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose in a no holds barred street fight, the Undertaker defeating Shane McMahon in a Hell in a Cell match, and Roman Reigns defeating Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship. The event overall was rated one of the worst of the year by the end of 2016, earning the accolade of “Worst MajorWrestling Show” in the year’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards.

Dave Meltzer of the Observer gave the women’s triple threat match a four star rating, ranking second of the night only to the four and a quarter star rating of the seven-man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship that was ultimately won by Zack Ryder. Fans on Cagematch have rated the women’s match a 8.49 out of 10, based on 572 lifetime votes. Back in 2016, the match held a 8.6 rating.

All three women would go on to have incredible careers where they have all racked up gold and accolades, but in the immediate weeks and months following WrestleMania 32, Flair remained at the height of the division. She was presented the new championship formally the next night on “WWE Raw,” where she started a feud with in-ring veteran Natalya. Flair successfully defended her title against Natalya three times, and at Extreme Rules that year, would break away from her father.

Banks and Flair would go one-on-one again, when the title had been renamed to the Raw Women’s Championship, after Banks made Flair tap out during a tag team match at Battleground. On “Raw” the next night, Banks defeated Flair to capture main roster gold for the first time.

As WWE heads toward WrestleMania 42, the hype train is picking up steam, with last week’s “WWE SmackDown” delivering another action-packed show that continued the brand’s main storyline — Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton. But how did the blue brand perform in viewership and ratings for the March 27 edition?

It was a mixed bag in terms of viewership and ratings, as the average overall viewership dipped when compared to the previous week, but the key demographic ratings saw a gain. Viewership dropped from 1.43 million for the March 20 edition to 1.30 million for last week’s show, according to “Programming Insider.” This is a 9 percent decline, while it’s also 4 percent less than the four-week average, as per “Wrestlenomics.” Over the last few weeks, viewership for “SmackDown” has yo-yoed between the 1.2 and 1.4 million mark. 

The 18-49 key demographic ratings for  “SmackDown” grew by a slight margin as it grew from 0.32 to 0.33, which is 0.2 above the four-week average. The show was fourth in the key demographic ratings on cable, a table dominated by the NCAA Basketball competition. 

Last week’s show saw Orton continue to torment Matt Cardona, whom he faced in the main event and defeated, before Rhodes came to the aid of Cardona. The show also saw The Bellas defeat former women’s tag team champions Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley and Jade Cargill continue their rivalry ahead of their WrestleMania match, as well as Jelly Roll win in his very first singles match against Kit Wilson. There was also a title change as Sami Zayn became the WWE United States Champion for the second time in his career after he defeated Carmelo Hayes.

English wrestler Dani Luna has reportedly asked for her release from TNA Wrestling and has been granted it by the promotion.

Luna, who joined the promotion in 2023, sought her release over the weekend, which the company granted, making her a free agent, as per “Fightful Select.” The report further added that Luna and TNA have a good relationship and that both sides parted on good terms.

The 27-year-old star joined TNA a year after her release from WWE, having been a part of the TKO-owned promotion from 2019 to 2022 as part of the “NXT UK” show. In her time with TNA, Luna won the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team titles on two occasions, both alongside Jody Threat, and both title reigns came in 2024. After Luna and Threat had to part ways after they lost a tag team title match, Luna has competed as a singles star and recently even had a shot at the Knockouts title when she and Lei Ying Lee faced against champion Arianna Grace, who retained her title at TNA Sacrifice last month. 

Luna, who missed TNA’s AMC debut earlier in the year due to visa issues, has competed in indie promotions in Europe and the UK over the last few months, aside from wrestling in TNA.