During an “NXT” live event in Lakeland, Florida on Friday, March 20, Lexis King suffered an injury scare that left fans in the building very concerned, especially after the match ended abruptly.

According to Wrestling Observer, King was in an 8-man match with fellow Birthright stablemates (Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, and Stacks) against Elio LeFleur, Kale Dixon, Eli Knight, and Tavion Heights when “he got knocked silly”. King reportedly took a knee to the face and there was concern that King suffered a concussion. LeFleur suffered an arm injury during the same match and the match was called off when the ref put up the “X” symbol.

Fightful Select had an updated report regarding King. They were told he is “feeling okay” after the spot. King hasn’t addressed the situation directly online, but has been active on social media since the match happened.

Last week on “NXT”, Birthright members Connors and Stacks defeated Hank & Tank to advance in the tournament to crown Number 1 contenders for the tag team titles. Before the match even started, Birthright attacked Hank & Tank. King also involved himself during the match to cause a distraction that would help Connors and Stacks pick up the victory. 

Ever since NFL legend Tom Brady started taking shots at WWE and WWE star Logan Paul in the lead up to the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, many have speculated this could all be leading to Brady being involved at WrestleMania 42, coincidentally being held in the stadium of the Las Vegas Raiders, a team Brady has an ownership stake in. That speculation only grew when the Flag Football Classic finally took place, with Brady and Paul having several interactions, including one where Brady hit Paul with a football.

Discussing the Brady-Paul shenanigans on Monday’s “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Dave Meltzer seemed convinced that everything surrounding Brady and Paul over the last few weeks was an angle. While he stopped short of saying a Brady appearance at WrestleMania was a given, Meltzer confirmed that the former New England Patriot and WWE had been attempting to work out a deal.

“From what I have been told, they are in negotiations with Tom Brady,” Meltzer said. “But there is absolutely not a deal at this point for Tom Brady. So it could happen. Obviously, Logan Paul and Tom Brady are working. I mean, everyone knows they’re working the angle, I think people have seen that coming in. 

“But…there could be something in some form at WrestleMania. It would not be a surprise. And what they did in the football game was clearly to build it, just as all the talk of, you know, Tom Brady cutting down pro wrestlers and the wrestlers all responding…that is all storyline. That is not like Tom Brady’s a d**k and he doesn’t respect pro wrestling.”

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Ricky Saints has spoken about “WWE NXT’s” role in developing stars, stating that he was sure that a few call-ups would do well in the big leagues of “WWE Raw” and “WWE SmackDown.”

Saints, who himself has been touted as a star to look forward to in the future, has discussed how “NXT” is proving to be a solid training ground for future main roster stars, naming the likes of Je’Von Evans, Oba Femi, and Trick Williams as examples of “NXT” graduates who have succeeded on the main roster.

“So those three [Je’Von Evans, Oba Femi, and Trick Williams] have gone up there and done a lot of great things. And I think what it has created at NXT is more opportunity for people to step up and show up, so to speak. And I think it’s a great time too for those types of talents, excluding myself and other people, to rise to the occasion basically. Because I think Oba, Trick and Je’Von are all great examples of what NXT is able to offer, deliver, and produce,” he said on “Going Ringside.” 

While many predicted the aforementioned stars would do well before they were called up to the main roster, not many would have predicted the kind of success they have had. However, Saints stated that he was always sure the trio would do well.

“Not at all [surprised by their success]. Sometimes when you see certain talents, you just get it. It’s an immediate light bulb that goes off your head. It’s the same thing you see when you see me on screen. It just makes sense that they are gonna be stars no matter what. So me personally, I’m actually really glad to see them after working with all three of them, and seeing the growth that they’ve had too, and the success on the main roster is incredible.”

He highlighted how the rise of stars like Oba Femi, Williams, and Evans showcases what a wrestler can do when they pass through “NXT.”

AEW CEO Tony Khan has spoken glowingly about Sting’s son, Steve Borden, following Borden’s recent matches in AEW. 

Borden, who appeared alongside his father for his final match, began training to be a wrestler in 2024, and has featured in some dark matches in AEW. Khan, in an interview with “TMZ Sports,” spoke highly of the legendary wrestler’s son and recalled how he saw him as a prospect in football, well before Borden’s journey into pro wrestling.

“He’s fantastic. I’m getting very excited about Steven. And Steven Bordon, you know, he played football at Kentucky. He was a great prospect. I first saw him as a football player working at the Jaguars as a tight end coming out of Kentucky. And my first thought was, ‘Wow, he looks awesome.’ And, of course, with his family connection in pro wrestling and given that he’s Sting’s son, a lot of the genetics are there. And not only is Steven a great football player, he’s becoming a fantastic wrestler,” Khan exclaimed. “And we saw a little bit of it when he got involved in Sting’s last match against the Young Bucks and he came out looking like Sting and it gave me the thought, ‘Wow, I’d love to see more Steven as a wrestler,’ and he’s doing a great job. He’s wrestling in the dark matches and getting experience, but I think he has the potential to be an excellent wrestler.”

While he’s excited to see more of Borden, Khan explained that AEW is going to be taking it easy with him and not throw him in the deep end of live television. Borden debuted in pro wrestling last year for ACW, where he teamed with AEW’s Darby Allin in a tag team match and has since and has featured in several dark matches on “AEW Dynamite” and ROH, facing off against the likes of Jay Lethal and Aaron Solo.

Dana White emphatically denied any interest in cross-over fights between UFC and Zuffa Boxing.

Zuffa Boxing is still in its infancy relative to the UFC, having launched with the Terence Crawford versus Canelo Alvarez fight last year. But it has dominated headlines with the $15 million signing of Conor Benn, sparking uproar between critics and UFC fighters alike. 

One way many thought that issue could be remediated is by giving certain fighters the opportunity to box if they so choose, with the likes of Alex Pereira and Max Holloway making it clear they would if they could.

White was asked on Saturday following Fight Night in London whether that could be the case, and he was certain that it would not.

“No way in Hell,” he said. “The cross-over fights suck.”

He was asked if that extended to a fight on the scale of Pereira against Oleksandr Usyk, to which he simply repeated “No.”

“That’s not what we do,” he continued. “I want to see the best fighters in the world fight the best fighters in the world. I mean, I’d like to see Jai Opetaia fight Usyk… There’s other networks and other people that do that s***, it’s not what I do.”

Of course that’s not entirely true, since White backed Conor McGregor versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2017. But he alluded to that anyway: “I did it once… It was financially unbelievable, but how many times can you keep fooling people with that?”

White continued to say that the only attraction fights that pull big numbers are the ones involving Mike Tyson, and echoed that “It’s just not what I do.”

There has been a swathe of MMA fighters over the past half-decade to cross-over to boxing, mostly for the larger pay-day, including undefeated UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou and innovator of the BMF moniker Nate Diaz. Though they had to leave UFC before stepping into the squared circle, and have yet to find any real success.