05/17/2026
"OK, Gina, we've got their money. We'll make 4 million dollars per second. As soon as I get the arm, tap like Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson and we'll be hugging and kissing five times as long as the 'fight' lasted before the suckers can feel for their wallets."
- Jim Cornette
According to the California State Athletic Commission, Ronda Rousey made $2.20 million and Gina Carano made $1.05 million.
05/17/2026
BREAKING: California State Athletic Commission has disclosed the salaries for tonight's MVP MMA event:
Ronda Rousey: $2.20 million
Francis Ngannou: $1.50 million
Gina Carano: $1.05 million
Nate Diaz: $500,000
Mike Perry: $400,000
Jason Jackson: $110,000
Philipe Lins: $100,000
Junior dos Santos: $80,000
Adriano Moraes: $80,000
Salahdine Parnasse: $70,000
Phumi Nkuta: $60,000
Kenneth Cross: $50,000
Robelis Despaigne: $50,000
Chris Avila: $50,000
Jeff Creighton: $50,000
David Mgoyan: $50,000
Brandon Jenkins: $40,000
Aline Pereira: $40,000
Jade Masson-Wong: $40,000
Namo Fazil: $40,000
Jake Babian: $40,000
Albert Morales: $40,000
05/17/2026
On last week's SmackDown, it was revealed that Danhausen was making something bigger and better after the cloning malfunction at Backlash.
A fan wrote: "Hold on.. is the idea that Danhausen revives the Gingerbread Man so that it can become an actual wrestler??"
Another fan replied: "Dave Meltzer said he believes it's Baron Corbin as he has heard he is coming back to WWE."
Sean Ross Sapp had the following to say about these rumors:
"Someone mentioned this to me as a possibility very randomly two weeks ago."
Baron Corbin currently wrestles as Bishop Dyer in Major League Wrestling, where he and Donovan Dijak are the current MLW Tag Team Champions. Corbin left WWE in 2024 after his contract wasn't renewed.
05/17/2026
BREAKING: IYO SKY confirms she's married to new WWE NXT wrestler Naraku (EVIL in NJPW) on an episode of the documentary series Jônetsu Tairiku, which aired today in Japan.
05/16/2026
BREAKING: Former pro-wrestler Eddy Mansfield revealed on the Monte & The Pharaoh show that WWF veteran Marty Jannetty underwent foot amputation after years long battle with sepsis and ankle issues.
Eddy bashed WWE for not stepping in and helping Jannetty financially:
"One of my dearest friends ever on the face of this earth, and a great wrestler, had his foot amputated, and his name is Marty Jannetty. Where in the hell was WWE to help Marty Jannetty? He made them millions of dollars, and you can’t help him when he’s in the biggest need of his life, fighting for his life?
These guys in WWE can get all these pay raises and all this other stuff, screw the wrestling fans out of a bunch of money for tickets, but you can’t take care of the guys who make you the money?
His problem has always been his ankles. And his ankles were screwed up in a WWE wrestling ring, making them a lot of money. I can remember Marty when he could hardly walk. His ankles bothered him so bad. The pain pills really didn’t do anything for him. He was in so much pain.
When I produced him at the XWF, he had to wear special shoes to get in the damn ring. I felt so bad even asking him to work because he was in such pain during those matches. But he didn’t complain one time. He went and did the job as a true professional and a star would do.
WWE and Shawn Michaels should have stepped in and made sure he went to the best when it all started. Give him the best medical attention and the best doctors that money could buy. That wasn’t done. How come WWE, with all their money, couldn’t take care of the guy that made them millions of dollars?"
05/16/2026
Layla said in an interview with Sportshadow that Cody Rhodes has achieved everything he told her he wanted to do in wrestling.