We're back with another WWE rumour roundup and will be kicking things off with a big WrestleMania update. While this year's Show of Shows will take place in Las Vegas, @WrestleVotes is reporting that WWE has already decided where WrestleMania 42 will take place next year.
According to the insider, the Superdome in New Orleans is a lock for the Showcase of the Immortals in 2026 with an announcement set to be made before this year's PLE.
Social media has been going wild in recent days following former AEW star Ricky Starks' NXT debut. Fightful Select explains that he's gone to NXT because, with WWE's main roster plans for WrestleMania locked in, it was easier to slot him into that brand's current creative plans.
There's been a great deal of speculation about why NXT's announcers didn't mention Starks by name and it wasn't an accident. We don't know the reason at this stage but it could be a copyright issue.
In other news, PWInsider.com says R-Truth has been moved to the SmackDown roster. Former WWE Superstar Karl Anderson has filed to trademark "Automatic" and "AKA" following his recent release, and a new Dazed article reveals Sexyy Red was "actually got offered a permanent role as a wrestler in WWE, but couldn’t find the time to train properly so settled for a cameo instead."
It appears Demolition, the legendary tag team made up of Ax (Bill Eadie) and Smash (Barry Darsow), could be one step closer to a WWE Hall of Fame induction. Multiple outlets are reporting that they've signed a WWE Legends deal which could be a precursor to that.
Back to @WrestleVotes and it more WWE content is coming to Netflix:
"We have heard from sources that a docu-series, a kind of new-age vlog show, is coming to Netflix sometime this spring. It will focus on the move to the platform, as well as following the lives of superstars, both in and out of the ring. We have heard that over the first weekend of January at the Intuit Dome, several hours of behind-the-scenes footage were compiled and documented for this show. In addition, current Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green is said to be one of the featured talents the docu-series will follow."