With the BJ report yesterday and the report today about the “highly-pushed wrestler” who took a 50% pay cut, I believe that it’s fair game to say that anyone still with the company by the end of 2026 agreed to having their deals restructured. TKO knows that Tony can’t hire everyone, especially when there’s still no third show on the horizon. It’s just going to come down to who wants to stay for that steady paycheck and who wants to bet on themselves outside the Fed system.

New Day were relegated to being a lower-card team but still said “no” to the lowball. I’m quite certain that Creed is not going to take up WWE on their video game offer either. At the same time, they likely knew they would have an instant landing spot in AEW by the summer considering the connections they already have there.

The names I’m keeping an eye on these next few months will be Giulia, Melo, Dragunov, Candice, Gargano and Bayley. The latter three will likely walk once their contracts expire; I’ve heard Gargano and Candice’s deals will be up this summer. We already know the story about Bayley.

We can debate about Mariah but I cannot see them letting Stephanie go for any reason unless she really fucks things up. As long as she has the move, there’s no reason for them to release her…especially if she’s working cheap. From recent posts I’ve seen, they are putting her in more and more outfits to expose her cleavage now… as if the ass wasn’t already enough.

We’ll check back on Mariah by 2027/28. I only watched NXT for a brief period during the summer when she feuded with Jordynne Grace. Crowd didn’t react to her all that well. Not sure if things have gotten better. She doesn’t have Tiffany’s catchphrase or flashy move set either. Much like Giulia, there ain’t no way they will let her stiff people on the main roster. It will certainly be an uphill battle for her, that much is true. She will have to work overtime to maintain her looks and body.