During Royal Rumble season, it seemed all but assured that Bron Breakker would find himself in a marquee match come WrestleMania 42. But the aftermath of Royal Rumble weekend changed all of that, when it was revealed Breakker would need surgery to recover from a serious hernia. Since then, there’s been very little word regarding Breakker’s status, leaving many to believe the chances of him working WrestleMania were unlikely.

But a new report suggests WWE is still hoping that Breakker could make his way back. Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select reports that at least one WWE source expressed “optimism” regarding Breakker being cleared to compete before WrestleMania. No update was provided on how Breakker’s rehab was going, but it was suggested that WWE has their T’s crossed in the event he can wrestle, as the promotion has put together a plan for Breakker at WrestleMania.

Prior to his injury, many expected Breakker to be in contention for one of WWE’s two World Championships, or to be put in a program with Seth Rollins, who he forcefully removed from The Vision back in October. Rollins himself had been out recovering from an injury since that time, but returned at Elimination Chamber, attacking Breakker’s stablemate Logan Paul.

Rollins has yet to wrestle since his return, but has continued to appear on TV, using an endless amount of masked men to play mindgames with Paul, Austin Theory, and Paul Heyman. Despite that, a match has yet to be made between Rollins and either Paul or Theory for WrestleMania, leaving open the possibility that a Breakker-Rollins match could happen should Breaker get cleared in time.

It has not been unusual for the AEW roster to be a bit banged up coming out of a PPV, and that once again seemed to be the case following AEW Revolution, with stars like “Timeless” Toni Storm being pulled from last night’s “Dynamite” due to injury seemingly suffered at the event. Unfortunately, the bad luck with injuries didn’t stop there, as another AEW star emerged worse from where after the promotion taped “Collision” following “Dynamite.”

PWInsider reports that Don Callis Family member Josh Alexander appeared to hurt his knee during a match where he, Konosuke Takeshita, and El Clon challenged Mistico, Speedball Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight for the AEW World Trios Championships. The injury occurred during a spot where Alexander put his knees up to block Bailey’s Ultima Weapon, a Shooting Star Knee Press, and their knees collided in what was described as a “freak thing.”

Immediately after, Alexander was said to have rolled out of the ring to be checked by medical personnel, and F4WOnline has since reported that Alexander was helped to the back during the match and never returned. It has been confirmed that Alexander was looked over backstage, but no word has emerged regarding the severity of the situation, and whether Alexander will have to miss time.

Ironically, the “Collision” match was Alexander’s first in nearly a month, having last wrestled on the February 28 episode of “Collision;” it’s unclear whether Alexander’s time off was due to injury or simply lack of use. He is currently scheduled to take part in the upcoming Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling/Ring of Honor Global Wars event next week, though this injury scare is sure to leave his status up in the air.

It may be WrestleMania season, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty to do for WWE when it comes to “Raw” and “SmackDown” each week. And thanks to “SmackDown” General Manager Nick Aldis, this week’s episode from the blue brand is adding another championship match to a card that already has a lot going on.

Taking to X at 10 p.m. on Wednesday night, Aldis announced that Tama Tonga and Solo Sikoa of the MFT’s would be defending the WWE Tag Team Championships against Damian Priest and R-Truth. It will be the second Tag Team Championship match to take place on the show, as Nia Jax and Lash Legend are scheduled to defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships against the Bella Twins.

Title Match = made.

See you Friday on #Smackdown pic.twitter.com/4xs7hXUs07

— Nick Aldis (@RealNickAldis) March 19, 2026

A Priest/Truth vs. MFTs match would’ve seemed unlikely just a few weeks ago, as not only are the MFTs still engulfed in a long running feud with the Wyatt Sicks, but the team of Priest and Truth didn’t even exist yet. The unlikely duo has gelled quickly since their formation however, winning a Tag Team Turmoil match to become new number one contenders before defeating Los Garza a week later. A win would give Truth his third Tag Team Championship reign in WWE and Priest his fifth, while ending the MFTs reign at 55 days with no successful defenses.

In addition to the two tag team title matches, “SmackDown” will also feature potential WrestleMania opponents Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu colliding in one on one action. The show will also feature Randy Orton’s first appearance on “SmackDown” since he turned on Cody Rhodes one week ago, and recording artist Jelly Roll being called out by Kit Wilson after their confrontation last week.