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Sheamus says the Banger Bros’ bus stops here. On Monday, Fightful Select would report a pitch regarding Sheamus and Drew McIntyre’s banger bros tag team that would involve a ‘Banger Bro Bus’. Now, Sheamus has referenced said report. In a new social media post on Tuesday, Sheamus would reference the report, saying that the Banger Bros Bus was stopping. RIP Banger Bros.. the bus stops here -- — Sheamus (@WWESheamus) June 10, 2025 Sheamus is currently scheduled for the men’s King Of The Ring tournament. You can read more about the full field of the tournament here.

Ron Killings isn’t looking for a new theme. At Money In The Bank, Ron Killings would return to WWE after WWE had initially alerted him that his contract would be allowed to expire. On Monday’s WWE RAW, Killings would make it clear he was no longer R-Truth, and that ‘the Truth had set him free’. Following his return, Metro Boomin would offer to produce a new theme for Killings, which Ron would turn down to wanting to keep his current theme, What’s Up. -------- I appreciate you my dawg!! Huge fan! What’s up ain’t broken, I wanna keep it, Fans and people know it soon as it hits!! Check out my music with @JTRX44 Under Ron Killings… R-Truth ain’t drivin now… I am — Ron Killings (@RonKillings) June 10, 2025 Metro Boomin would also respond to Truth’s post, noting that if he ever wanted to get back in the studio, he would be there. Much love family and I agree! I’m a huge fan as well, much respect to you and the legacy! If you ever get the urge to get back in and create anything again I’m here ---- pic.twitter.com/rZ0Ms5MzC4 — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) June 10, 2025 For more on Killings’ shocking return to WWE, you can read more about that here. For the full results from Monday’s edition of WWE RAW, you can read more about that here.

Nixon Newell would love to come to AEW. In November of last year, Nixon Newell would be released from her WWE contract, and has since returned to the independent wrestling circuit in the UK. Now, she's addressed if she'd like to go to WWE. While speaking to Wrestle In Middle in a new interview, Newell was asked about possibly being signed by All Elite Wrestling and if she has heard of any interest. "Not that I know of. I would love to go there, there's so many people there that I want to wrestle. Like I really want to tangle with Toni (Storm) again. I wrestled Toni many years ago on the indies. So I'd like to revisit that. There's just a lot of women there that I would love to wrestle. So I am more than willing to talk about some stuff." Elsewhere in the same interview, Newell stated that she wasn't shocked by her WWE release. You can read more about that here. If you use any of the above quotes, link back to this article, giving Fightful credit for the transcription.

Jeff Jarrett gives a bold prediction for TKO/WWE. Earlier this month, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows made some controversial comments about the current state of WWE, saying that the company is just TKO at this point. Many fans agreed with this statement, pointing out the fact that TKO is prioritizing profits and the bottom line over anything else. On the latest edition of his My World podcast, Jarrett agreed with the comments from Andersona and Gallows, predicting that TKO will sell WWE when the stop getting high returns on investment. “Yeah, I’ve said it and I’ve gotten interesting feedback. To me, this is Jeff talking to Jeff, the clarity of it at the end of day — Vince is a third generation promoter if you will. At the end of the day, every decision he made was based on what he thought the wrestling fan wanted. The rules are rewritten, those rules no longer apply. TKO does what is best to get a return on investment. They are their master, if you will, and you can’t serve two masters. Their master, if you will, is private equity. Their powers that be get the return on investment, the highest return they can possibly [get]. When they quit getting the highest returns that they can, they’re gonna sell the asset. I just think it’s that simple. I think they’re going to burn and churn and burn and churn and burn and churn. My grandmother used to always preach in so many ways, ‘Son, as a promoter, you always have to prepare for rainy days.’ Well, when the rain comes on TKO, they are changing cities and changing assets. I do, I think it’s that simple. They are not concerned at all other than the return on investment. That’s the business they’re in. So, that’s not a knock, I want to make that clear. That is not a dig. They are doing exactly what they set out to do and what their investors want them to do and require them to do. It’s just a different playing field. Karl, what he’s saying, I think a lot of folks are saying and it’s just kind of the awakening. It’s going to continue down this road, I think we’re just scratching the surface on what a different company it is.” Vince McMahon recently sold about $250 million worth of his TKO shares to Endeavor. Learn more by clicking here. If you missed anything from Monday's edition of WWE Raw, catch up on the show by clicking here. If you use any of the quotes above, please credit and link to the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription

Gene Snitsky talks his most famous baby punt. While speaking on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, Snitsky was asked about the infamous segment, noting that he was actually an all area punter in his junior year of high school. "Well, here's the thing, going back to like I was saying about football and all that, I was actually an all area punter my junior year of high school. I averaged like 37 yards as a junior in high school, so I had always had the leg to do it. And ironically, all these years later, that's one of the things I'm known for. It's kind of funny. Chris then would ask if WWE were aware of his history as a punter, with Snitsky explaining he informe "No, like I said, I sat in catering and just waited for somebody to come and get me. Dean Malenko came and got me and said, they need you to ring for the first shot. But when we were doing a baby thing, Vince was there as well with that. A little bit of a funny story, we're walking through it, Vince was like, 'Then you're going to kick the baby into the crowd.' I'm like, Cool. I'm thinking to myself, I'm going to try to kick it as high as I could to hit the Tron thing up top. Then they give me the baby. I'm like, man, it's gonna be kind of hard to do. Have you ever tried to kick a baby? It's not easy. You think it shouldn't be that hard, but it's actually pretty hard to kick a baby, though. But anyways, so in my head, I'm thinking I'm gonna whack this sh*t out of this thing. I'm gonna kick it as high as I can. And then Vince is like, 'Whatever you do, don't miss the baby. Make sure you kick it.' I'm like, 'Listen, Mr. McMahon, I was already a punter in high school. This is gonna be f*cking amazing.' And he just looked at me and just left it at that. Then we went out. We did it in the whole spiel, and then back through the curtain, he gives me a big hug, he's like, that was great. I'm like, I told you. I don't have a confidence issue. I'm pretty confident in my ability, so I knew it was gonna be great." Elsewhere in the same interview, Snitsky spoke about how baby kicking is tied to his legacy. You can read more about that here.

Luke Hawx talks 'Wrong Side Of Town'. In 2010, the greatest film to ever exist was released, as 'Wrong Side Of Town' went straight to home video in February. The action film features an insane cast with the likes of Rob Van Dam, Dave Bautista, Stormy Daniels, Ja Rule, Omarion, and Viscera. This movie was significant for Luke Hawx, as it was his first stunts job in Hollywood. While chatting with Fightful during WrestleCade weekend, Hawx told the story of the movie, saying that it was written specifically for Van Dam. "So that was my first SAG film is me, Batista, and Rob Van Dam. Well, you know the whole story behind that, right? That was the whole problem. So I'll give you an inside scoop right here, right here on Fightful. Well, this is perfect then. This is perfect then. So that movie was written for Rob Van Dam. The director is one of Rob's really good friends. Everything was based around Rob and it was Batista's first movie, his first opportunity. It was also my first SAG movie, which was cool." Hawx continued on and explained why Batista was promoted as the main star of the film. "Viscera was in it. Yeah. So I helped with the stunts. I helped coordinate some of the scenes with the stunts. My stunt coordinator who broke me into business, Phil O'Dell, he was the coordinator for that film. So it only fit that you know they threw me in. But the crazy thing about that was when it went into post-production, I don't remember what network it was was, do you remember? Lionsgate? Well, whoever it was, whatever production company it was Batista was the bigger wrestling star at the time. So they said, ‘We're going to put him front and center, and make him the star of it on paper.’ Which wasn't cool, you know what I mean? It was good for Batista, you know what I mean? You can't fault the guy for getting that opportunity." Hawx then said he's thankful for Rob Van Dam and revealed that he forgot Ja Rule was in the movie. "100%, 100%. But, Rob, I'm thankful for Rob. Rob's a great guy, a good friend and I was really happy that Rob got the opportunity to star in his own movie and do a few more films. I forgot Ja Rule was in it. I was in the mood with Ja Rule. It's so funny. You forget all the people that you work with and all the things you've done and just odd stuff, right? So that's what I'm thankful for about film, is I got to transfer a lot of wrestling guys over into film and give those guys opportunities and take them to walk the red carpets and stuff and that's been so cool." Elsewhere in the interview, Hawx talked about a potential third season for 'Heels'. Check out his full comments on the show by clicking here. Fans can check out Fightful's full interview with Luke Hawx in the video linked at the top of this article. After that, check out our other recent interviews by visiting our YouTube channel.

Gene Snitsky talks about his legacy of baby kicking. Gene Snitsky certainly has had an interesting pro wrestling career. During his time in WWE, his character was known for being somewhat of a strange individual, including having a foot fetish shown off at a WrestleMania. However, his most notable moment came on a 2004 episode of WWE Monday Night RAW, where he would punt Lita's "baby" deep into the crowd. While speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Gene was asked about his legacy being related to kicking babies, with the former WWE superstar being unsure how to respond to the idea. "I don't really know how to respond to that. When I got into wrestling, I never in a million years would have thought that whole storyline, just being thrown into it, because I had never done a dark match. Nobody knew I was. I was just there, and then all of a sudden I'm the biggest heel on the show. It's crazy, literally that quick." Since 2004, Snitsky has punted several babies on indepdendent wrestling shows. You can read more about that here.

Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford is official. Dana White announced that Alvarez and Crawford will take place on September 13 in Las Vegas. The event will stream on Netflix. The event will be promoted by Dana under the Zuffa Boxing banner, which is the new boxing venture from TKO. Dana wrote on social media, "Turki wants to make the biggest fights that the fans want to see in boxing and this is right up my alley. Are you kidding me that the first boxing fight I'm going to get to promote is Canelo vs. Crawford? It's literally a once in a lifetime fight. Live on Saturday, September 13, streaming globally on Netflix, two of the GREATEST boxers in the sport will meet in a historic fight from Las Vegas." Once in a lifetime fight --@Canelo vs @TerenceCrawford Live GLOBALLY on @Netflix #CaneloCrawford September 13th pic.twitter.com/Zxcut2QxFx — Zuffa_Boxing (@Zuffa_Boxing) June 10, 2025 Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford FIRST FACE-OFF pic.twitter.com/ESllrSn3w6 — Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) May 4, 2025 Canelo Alvarez is 63-2-2 with 39 KOs in his career, while Crawford is 41-0 with 31 KOs. Crawford last fought in August, defeating Israil Madrimov in a unanimous decision. In February, TKO COO Mark Shapiro provided more insight on Zuffa boxing. Fans can read his comments by clicking here.

Eddie Kingston shows a raw look into his injury recovery. It has been over a year since Eddie Kingston suffered a serious leg injury that required him to undergo surgery for his torn ACL and meniscus in July 2024. Since then, fans have eagerly awaited a possible return from Kingston, with Eddie last month noting that he is not 'there yet'. In a new update on social media, Kingston showed a video of himself rehabbing his knee injury. In the caption, Eddie would highlight that while the recovery process 'sucks' he has to do it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eddie Moore (@eddiekingston81) Eddie recently noted that he hopes to train with Ortiz and Homicide ahead of his in ring return. You can read more about that here. Fightful will continue to update fans on Kingston's recovery.

Shotzi Blackheart has a major goal outside of wrestling. Shotzi's fandom of horror is no secret, whether she's exploring haunted houses with Scarlett or hosting Halloween Havoc. Speaking to Daria Berenato (Sonya Deville) and Toni on Unwrapped, Shotzi expressed her desire to direct horror movies at some point. "Honestly, after wrestling, when my body just can't take it anymore, I would love to be a horror movie director. That is the dream. Obviously, be in them also, I just want to get my head chopped off a bunch. I would love to direct horror movies someday. That is the dream," she said. Since her WWE departure, Shotzi has returned to the independent scene, showing up at Hoodslam and GCW. Elsewhere during the interview, Shotzi commented on being replaced by Alexa Bliss in the 2025 women's Royal Rumble. You can find her full comments here. If you use any of the quotes above, please credit and link to the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription.