Welcome the Daily Drop, your daily roundup of wrestling news and rumors for Monday, April 1. We are officially less than one week away from WrestleMania 40. Let’s get right into today’s Daily Drop!
Okay, it’s April Fools’ Day, but you won’t find anything like that here at SEScoops. That being said, be careful what you see today on social media, because we live in a day and age where it’s getting easier to get fooled.
Days Until WrestleMania 40: 5
WWE
– WrestleMania 40 Change: WWE is discussing the idea that they may have to change one WrestleMania title match. A meeting is set up to talk about it later this week.
– Balor’s Busted Face: Finn Balor showed off a very busted up looking face recently on social media. We’ll have to see how much he can heal up by WrestleMania 40.
– More Mania Matches: WWE is reportedly close to adding a Philly Street Fight to the WrestleMania 40 card.
– Dragunov’s Call-Up: A report ran yesterday discussing WWE’s intentions for Ilja Dragunov’s eventual main roster call-up from NXT.
WWE RAW Card for 4/1/24:
- The Rock & Roman Reigns appear
- Eight-man tag match: DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) & The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. The Judgment Day (Damian Priest, Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh)
- Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell vs. Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri
- Sami Zayn vs. Bronson Reed
AEW
– Parker Boudreaux’s AEW Status: A new report came out yesterday that broke down Parker Boudreaux’s current AEW contract status. He’s apparently still with the company, even though he hasn’t appeared on television in over a year.
– Omega Fires Back: Kenny Omega had something to say to anyone who wants to drag his ability to tell stories.
– Tony Schiavone’s Personal Loss: Our thoughts go out to Schiavone and his family as they deal with the loss of their dog.
– No AEW For Nemeth: Nic Nemeth had a very good reason for not going to AEW yet.
– Audible Called: Although AEW had to call an audible during Collision this week for their tag team match, Ricky Starks is going to be okay.
Upcoming Major Pro Wrestling Events
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.
