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Lead Rumor: WWE using AI
WWE has received criticism from portions of the fan base regarding its use of AI in promotional materials, with some particularly bad videos drawing backlash. Some of the early El Grande Americano stuff comes to mind.
It seems the company isn’t going to back off. Actually, they’re going to ramp it up.
That’s the word from WRKD Wrestling, who say that while WWE is “well aware of the negative online reaction” to its use of AI they “plan
to continue increasing its use.” This will apparently be both on and off screen.
It may very well just be time to accept the new reality we live in, folks. We can’t even escape it in pro wrestling.
Other rumors floating around
- For whatever it’s worth, D-Von Dudley said on his D-Von & The Duke podcast that “I know a lot of people are interested in having Vince McMahon back.”
- According to Bryan Alvarez, Lola Vice is expected to be called up to the main roster and she’s likely headed for Friday Night SmackDown. Vice recently dropped both the NXT Women’s title and AAA Mixed Tag titles, but has a rematch set for the NXT belt in two weeks.
- Solo Sikoa is getting a positive response to his growth recently and there “are plans to keep heavily growing his character on weekly TV,” says WRKD Wrestling.
- Fightful Select notes that plenty of talent in AEW hope the company continues with the earlier start time they used for the Redemption pay-per-view.
- They also say the company has creative planned for both Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland heading into All In.
Get in on this, y’all.
