Most of the WWE crew scheduled for Crown Jewel flew out to Saudi Arabia earlier today. The event is scheduled for this Saturday and broadcasts live on Peacock at a special start time of 1pm EST. WWE will tape Monday’s WWE Raw from Saudi Arabia the following day, before heading back to the US on Monday.
The Undertaker was at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday.
Randy Orton tells Sheamus that he’s he listens to a lot of rap music during his workouts. During an appearance on the Celtic Warrior Workouts YouTube series, Orton said, “I’ve got an extensive female rap artist playlist on my phone, they get my blood pumping. Some of his favorite rappers include Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, GloRilla, KenTheMan and Sexyy Red.
Former WWE star Tucker Knight has retired from pro wrestling. He signed with WWE in 2015 and teamed with Otis as part of the Heavy Machinery tag team before his release in April 2021. He we worked a dozen or so dates in Washington for DEFY, but has been in active since June 2023.
WWE legend Torrie Wilson is recovering from thumb surgery. She documented her procedure on Instagram. Best wishes to Torrie on a speedy recovery.
Chris Jericho says Roddy Piper was the “gold standard” for what really maters in wrestling. “If you’re a great character in wrestling, it really lends itself to movies and TV and film, because that’s the basis of what wrestling is,” Jericho said on the Adam Carolla Show.
“He was the type of guy that could sell tickets by the promos,” he continued. “The personality and charisma and all those sort of things is what really matters in wrestling; Roddy was one of the best at it.”
