Daily Update: Stephanie Vaquer, WBD & Paramount, WWE 2K26
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Tuesday Update
WWE
- WWE translated Stephanie Vaquer’s promo on Liv Morgan during Raw last night on social media.
- Vaquer later took to social media to apologize regarding one aspect of her promo where she said there was no wrestling in Chile. She clarified by saying wrestling in Chile wasn’t established when she chose to emigrate from her country.
- 2K has a WWE 2K26 Ringside Report focusing on changes to Universe Mode and the game’s Creation Suite.
- ‘Bodies’ by Offset, JID, Drowning Pool, and BYNX is the official theme song of Elimination Chamber.
- CM Punk explains how to watch WWE PLEs on the ESPN app.
- New WWE Vault additions include the nWo’s WWE debut at No Way Out 2002, Scott Steiner & Booker T vs. Triple H & Batista from the February 17, 2003 edition of Raw, a house show from London, Ontario that took place on February 16, 1991 featuring Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, and Becky Lynch vs. Lita from Elimination Chamber 2022.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix have announced a ‘special meeting’ for March 20 where they will formally approve the WBD-Netflix transaction. This comes as news broke on Tuesday that WBD was restarting talks with Paramount regarding a potential new offer.
- Willow Nightingale and Tony Schiavone will be at the Lazy Dog Restaurant in Roseville, CA on Tuesday on behalf of Bruno’s Foundation, which will raise awareness for rescue puppies.
- Kyle Fletcher has started his own vlog series.
- Outsports has an article on Charli Evans, who wrestled during the ROH tapings in Australia over the weekend.
- The new Hayabusa recently visited the gravesite of the original Hayabusa, Eiji Ezaki.
- Mickie James will be a guest referee at the MCW Winter Blast event on February 28.
- TNA is looking for people to join their street teams in Cleveland, Ohio and Syracuse, New York.
- MLW will run two shows in Philadelphia on June 12 and 13.
Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.