He poured the kerosene, lit the match, and created a firestorm. For several months, NFL legend Tom Brady has taunted the pro wrestling industry by calling the face of it, WWE, a “cute and scripted” promotion. Since that comment, the now Las Vegas Raiders owner is enjoying the rented space he’s taken up in most of WWE’s stars’ minds. Awaiting for his next revolution to be televised, with a potential shot at reclaiming the NXT Championship for a second time, Ricky Saints is too busy to worry what some retiree from a completely different sport has to say about his sport. But, he did throw out an interesting challenge should this NFL and WWE rivalry come head-to-head at WrestleMania 42.

“I find it to be kind of funny, where you have a bunch of egos, right, and they clash with another bunch of egos. And then, you get money involved, and you get the bravado included. Me personally, I couldn’t tell you who’s in the NFL if I wanted to. That’s playing actively,” Saints said on “Going Ringside.” “Why? Because I’m so locked in to my job, and my future, and my career. That’s why. Now, I will say this: if Drew Brees wants to get in the ring and go one-on-one with ‘ol Ricky Saints, I’m willing to take that. I’m willing to bring that on.”

To see a former New Orleans Saint go up against a born and raised Saint would be a thrilling exhibition. But will Brees accept this challenge? Only time will tell. What is known at this time is that there are active negotiations still between WWE and Brady for the former quarterback to appear on “The Grandest Stage of Them All,” especially with rising tensions between himself and former WWE Men’s United States Champion, Logan Paul. But many others would love the opportunity to give Brady the receipt he deserves, including Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, and The Bella Twins.

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“The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander is injured, as confirmed by Fightful Select.

This past Wednesday, as part of the “AEW Collision: Slam Dunk” tapings in Fresno, California, the former two-time TNA World Champion was helped to the back following a knee injury after the AEW World Trios Championship title challenge match that aired on Sunday. The full extent or severity of the injury is not yet known.

Last week, Dave Meltzer, of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that Alexander’s knee has been bothering him for some time now, six years to be exact. The current Don Callis Family member knew that eventually he’d have to address the matter. Meltzer wrote in last Friday’s newsletter: “At press time, the knee had not been checked out completely so we don’t yet know the extent of the damage. The knee has been bothering him for six years and he kind of knew that at some point he’d have to take care of it, and it appears now is that point.”

Since it’s unknown if and how long he’ll will be out of commission, Alexander was scheduled for the Ring of Honor and Maple Leaf Pro’s Global War shows in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, this Friday and Saturday. Alexander is the current and inaugural MLP Canadian Champion at 317 days, as of this report. His most recent defense of the MLP Championship was on February 20 against Esfinge at Arena Mexico.

Alexander, El Clon, and Konosuke Takeshita were unsuccessful in their AEW World Trios Title challenge against JetSpeed (“Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight) and Mistico. Alexander left his long tenured residency at Impact/TNA for AEW in April of last year.

For nearly a year now, the fate of wrestling/MMA streaming service TrillerTV, previously known as FITE TV, has very much been up in the air due to financial issues. Those issues only seemed to get worse for Triller at the end of 2025, when word emerged that the streamer’s financial troubles had led to it being suspended from stock exchanges, a signal that the end could be near.

There may still be hope for Triller, however, in the form of a well known independent wrestling figure. PWInsider reports that the company Orange Crush, run by former Jersey Championship Wrestling booker Adam Abdalla, is attempting to assemble enough private funds in order to purchase FITE TV away from Triller. It’s unclear how far along Orange Crush is with their bid, though Abdalla is said to have several ideas in mind, including incorporating music video onto the platform to “augment” wrestling and MMA content, and keeping on the FITE team that has been with the streamer since before the Triller purchase.

Purchasing TrillerTV isn’t the only wrestling related move made recently by Abdalla, who has run Orange Crush, an independent wrestling/art publication, for many years. Upon departing Jersey Championship Wrestling, Abdalla decided to fund his own promotion, Produce, which will run its first show on June 29 out of Brooklyn, New York. The show, which is being co-produced by Jonathan Gresham, will feature talents such as Mance Warner, Steph De Lander, Effy, Joey Janela, Mad Dog Connelly, and current ROH Pure Women’s Champion Deonna Purrazzo.

It was noted that Abdalla has plenty of connections outside of wrestling, including serving as the head of New York based strategic consultant company Cultural Council, and co-producing the boxing documentary “On the Line.” Abdalla also curated the art exhibit Sunset Flip, featuring art work from ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty and AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla.