Welcome the Daily Drop, your daily roundup of wrestling news and rumors for Tuesday, April 2. It’s WRESTLEMANIA WEEK and WWE delivered a fun (and historic) ‘go-home’ edition of Monday Night RAW last night from Brooklyn, NY.
Before we get going, with all the WrestleMania hype going around, we want to make sure you know that Triple H revealed the card for each night of WrestleMania 40. You can find those details here.
WrestleMania Countdown: 4 DAYS
Let’s get into today’s wrestling news items you should know about:
WWE
– Vince’s Attorneys Just Got $20MM Out of WWE: On Monday, the NY Post uncovered that the law firm hired to defend Vince McMahon from the lawsuit filed by Janel Grant is the same company that represented Major League Wrestling in its lawsuit against WWE. That suit was recently settled, with WWE paying out $20 million.
– Return of the Clash: WWE Clash at the Castle 2024 has been announced for Saturday, June 15 from Glasgow, Scotland. This is WWE’s first-ever PLE from Drew McIntyre’s home country.
– Heyman Inductor: Roman Reigns will induct Paul Heyman into the WWE Hall of Fame this Friday after SmackDown.
– WeezyMania: Lil Wayne made a surprise appearance backstage at Monday’s WWE Raw from Brooklyn. He will be on hand for WrestleMania this weekend, where he’ll debut a new single off his upcoming album, Tha Carter VI.
– WWE Breaking Records: The company broke another record this week for RAW, this time it was for the all-time highest gate in the show’s history. It was also the company’s 13th consecutive sold-out televised event, another record.
– Bo Dallas: WWE meant to drop a tease for Bo Dallas/ Uncle Howdy’s return during the end of the Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal documentary.
WWE NXT Card (4/2):
- Axiom & Nathan Frazer vs. The O.C. (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs. LWO (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro) – Triple Threat Tag Team Qualifier Match
- Oba Femi vs. Joe Gacy
- Von Wagner vs. Lexis King
- Karmen Petrovic vs. Lola Vice
- Fallon Henley vs. Jacy Jayne
- Sol Ruca vs. Blair Davenport
AEW
– AEW Releases:
- The Boys
- Dasha Gonzolaz
- Jose The Assistant
- Jora Johl
- Anthony Henry
- Gravity
- Stu Grayson
- Parker Boudreaux
- Slim J
– AEW Felt Betrayed: CM Punk revealed that people in AEW were not happy that he showed up to RAW in Chicago in April 2023. He said that they told him they felt “betrayed.”
– Brawl Out: CM Punk also spoke candidly about the Brawl Out situation, where he said he has nothing to hide.
– Another Injury: Ortiz will be out of action for a while due to a pectoral injury. This came to pass just after his former partner, Mike Santana, left the company.
Upcoming Wrestling Shows
Looking ahead, here are some of the major upcoming shows that we have in the pipeline:
April 6: NXT Stand & Deliver and WrestleMania XL Saturday from Philadelphia, PA.
April 7: WrestleMania XL Sunday from Philadelphia, PA.
April 21: All Elite Wrestling presents AEW Dynasty live on pay-per-view from St. Louis, Missouri at the Chaifetz Arena.
May 4: WWE Backlash France from Décines-Charpieu, France at the LDLC Arena.
