Sean Rueter

4 days ago | cagesideseats.com | Sean Rueter

Two NXT talents WWE let go at the beginning of last month recently released new promo videos teasing their return to the independent scene. Both Elayna Black (who was Cora Jade during her four years with WWE) and Priscilla Kelly (Gigi Dolin during most of her 2021-2025 run) already have bookings set for the next phase of their careers, and they’re promoting those by addressing the end of their time with wrestling’s biggest company.

4 days ago | cagesideseats.com | Sean Rueter

slimjim.com/wwe Ever since Randy “Macho Man” Savage told us to snap into one in the early 1990s*, pro wrestling and Slim Jim’s have been linked. WWE and the spicy snack stick maker have strengthened their ties in recent years, signing what was then “the largest sponsorship deal” in WWE before SummerSlam in 2023.

4 days ago | cagesideseats.com | Sean Rueter

After the shocking news yesterday (June 1) that R-Truth’s WWE contract is expiring and the company will not be offering him a new one, meaning that one of the most popular and beloved figures in modern pro wrestling is about to become a free agent for the first time in 17 years. The rumor mill quickly told us that the locker room was as shocked by the news as fans were, but we didn’t need the dirt sheets to tell us that.

5 days ago | cagesideseats.com | Sean Rueter

WWE.com Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what's going on in pro wrestling — Wrestler Rankings are where YOU let us know YOURS. Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the five performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why. We also have the outcome of last week's voting, the results of which make up our annual competition for the Cageside Cup, given to our Performer of the Year.

6 days ago | cagesideseats.com | Sean Rueter

During WWE Backlash’s Women’s Intercontinental championship match between Lyra Valkyria and Becky Lynch earlier this month, Lynch heeled it up outside of the ring by taunting a bespectacled young man in the seats at St. Louis’ Enterprise Center. The announcers informed us that he was Valkyria’s fiancé.