There is a ton of news and notes coming from the pro wrestling world over the last week as this journalist spent some time offline.WWE moved through its first few matches of the King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments, while All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) Owen Hart Foundation Men’s and Women’s Tournaments rang the bell on some of their first matches.Meanwhile, Steve Maclin and Deonna Purrazzo held the Battle for the Brave, rapper Fetty Wap made an appearance at Game Changer Wrestling and a new champion was crowned on Major League Wrestling’s (MLW) "MLW Fusion."So, let’s get into it.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!==Sami Zayn and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes speak during SmackDown at Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy, on June 5, 2026.
(Andrew Timms/WWE)Sami Zayn was still peeved with undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes and interrupted a segment between Rhodes and Gunther during "Friday Night SmackDown." Gunther wanted a rematch for the title immediately and Rhodes was about to grant it to him until Zayn came out."You said you were the one who was going to beat Gunther and teach me a lesson," Zayn reminded Rhodes."Well, you beat Gunther.
When do you want to teach me that lesson?"That’s when Gunther snuck up on Rhodes and attacked him from behind.Rhodes barreled into Zayn, who rolled out of the ring.
Zayn got back into the fracas and took out Gunther as he was choking Rhodes.Gunther threw Zayn out of the ring once more before Rhodes went on the offensive and started his beatdown on Gunther.Zayn dragged Gunther out of the ring to continue the fight.
Rhodes went for a suicide dive through the ropes and hit Zayn accidentally as Gunther pushed Zayn into harm’s way.Zayn wouldn’t accept Rhodes’ help to get back on his feet.It appeared, at the very least, that a rematch for the Undisputed WWE Championship is on the horizon.Gunther has a condition for the rematch, which SmackDown GM Nick Aldis revealed later in ...