Following his surprising release from WWE in September 2025, former WWE United States and NXT Champion Andrade has officially confirmed his first post-WWE wrestling appearance. Andrade will be competing at The Crash event on Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico. This marks the first confirmed booking for the high-profile star since his second departure from WWE earlier this month[3].

Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza, known simply as Andrade in WWE, was released after nearly a year and a half on his second WWE run, a tenure that began with a surprise return in the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble and concluded following SummerSlam 2025. The veteran competitor last appeared on WWE programming on August 3...

The WWE Slammy Awards have long been a prestigious celebration within the wrestling world, yet a recent revelation from a 2025 Slammy-winning superstar shows that even some recipients remain unaware of the award’s true legacy. Meanwhile, a prominent WWE tag-team wrestler has expressed a strong desire to break into the singles division, and wrestling legend CM Punk has weighed in on AJ Lee’s widely praised comeback. These developments highlight the evolving landscape of WWE’s talent and traditions.

Slammy Award Winner Surprised About Award’s History and Meaning

Despite the Slammy Awards being WWE’s equivalent of the Oscars—first launched in 1986 by the Academy of Wrestling Arts & Sciences—one of this year’s notable Slammy recipients reportedly admitted to having no clear idea...

The ongoing competition between WWE and AEW has renewed one of professional wrestling’s oldest but most contentious traditions: counter-programming. On September 20, 2025, both major promotions made headlines by simultaneously running their premium live events (PLEs), locking horns in a direct battle for viewers and fans, reminiscent of wrestling’s historic rivalries.

On this date, AEW hosted its marquee annual pay-per-view, All Out, while WWE countered by launching its first-ever Wrestlepalooza PLE on ESPN, marking a notable shift in WWE’s strategy. Traditionally, WWE’s counter-programming efforts targeted AEW’s NXT brand events, but Wrestlepalooza represented the first time WWE’s main roster went head-to-head against an AEW main event PPV on the same day and time frame[1][3][4].

Historical Context and Upcoming Shift in Strategy

On the morning of WWE’s inaugural Wrestlepalooza—marking the return of the event under the WWE banner after more than two decades—Chief Content Officer Triple H unveiled an electrifying cold open video package to fuel fan anticipation for tonight’s premium live event. The video highlights the deeply stacked card and underscores WWE’s recent five-year partnership launch, positioning Wrestlepalooza as a major milestone for the company’s future[1][2].

Set for September 20, 2025, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wrestlepalooza features some of WWE’s biggest stars, blending Raw and SmackDown rosters in a highly anticipated lineup. Most notably, the event spotlights the rare clash between John Cena and Brock Lesnar—their first face-off since 2014—which carries extra weight as Cena’s final major match...