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Inside: No more Tribal Chief?
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Chelsea Green became the inaugural Women's United States Champion last year. However, her title reign came to an end this past Friday on SmackDown, where she lost the title to Zelina Vega. However, The Secret Hervice leader has raised questions about her loss, demanding a recount.
Chelsea has made multiple posts about her loss, noting how it was unfair. The former Women's United States Champion seems too frustrated with the setback as she recently noted in her post that she's bidding goodbye to WWE for now. Green also made it clear that it was her farewell address.
 Indi Hartwell had a lengthy five-year run with the Stamford-based promotion that abruptly ended on November 1, 2024. Her release came as a shock to many fans who had high hopes for her on the main roster. At TNA Rebellion, Indi Hartwell was in attendance and was announced as the company's newest acquisition. Hartwell was revealed as the latest addition to the Knockouts division. Check out the post below. Hartwell did the best work of her career down in WWE NXT. She won the NXT Women's title on one occasion and had a brief run with the belt. She also won the NXT Women's Tag Team titles once, alongside Candice LeRae. Her main roster run left much to be desired, and many fans were upset with how Triple H handled her after her NXT exit. |  The Rock is one of the most beloved figures in the world of professional wrestling. Currently, he is more focused on his career as a Hollywood megastar. However, he has made sporadic appearances for the WWE over the past couple of years. The Great One has been involved in a feud with Cody Rhodes for the past year. He even offered The American Nightmare the chance to side with him, but the latter declined. The Final Boss wasn't involved in the Night Two main event of WrestleMania 41 featuring Cody Rhodes and John Cena. Days after WrestleMania 41, the WWE veteran took to social media to reveal that his daughter, Tia, just celebrated her birthday. He posted a clip of himself cutting the birthday cake, which he nearly ruined, on social media |
FROM THE RUMOR MILL
WrestleMania 41 took place in Paradise, Nevada, over two nights. Night One was headlined by CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns, while Night Two was headlined by Cody Rhodes and John Cena. The show had a huge turnout and was considered a massive success.
According to respected sports journalist Andrew Baydala, WWE is actively seeking a return to Las Vegas for another WrestleMania within the next three to five years. WWE officials were reportedly “overwhelmingly satisfied” with the success of 'Mania 41, as the show drew huge crowds and ran smoothly from a production standpoint. It is also reported that the sports entertainment juggernaut now views Las Vegas as the perfect setting for The Show of Shows due to its tourism power and the ability to support large entertainment weekends like WrestleMania week.
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Black interrupted The Miz's rant in the ring regarding missing out on The Show of Shows this year. He was then immediately greeted by a returning star with his Black Mass kick, levelling the former World Champion and WrestleMania headliner.
Since then, it has been announced that the dark and moody Aleister Black will be going one-on-one against The Miz next week. The eerie superstar will undoubtedly come out on top, but it does raise some questions as to who he could compete against in the future.
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Since Paul Heyman’s betrayal, fans have been sharing an old clip from last year’s Hall of Fame. While inducting Heyman into the HOF, Reigns quoted that the day his Wiseman is not with him, he is no longer the “Tribal Chief.” The OTC also left his Ula Fala in the ring after the shocking betrayal at the Show of Shows. Many feel Reigns has retired the gimmick of The Tribal Chief.
Triple H may have subtly confirmed the rumour: The WWE official store has released a new Roman Reigns merchandise T-shirt. Surprisingly, it had no usual symbolism of Reigns’ Tribal Chief character, though the product description mentions it as a “tribal goat” shirt.
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