Welcome to SEScoops: the Daily Drop, your go-to for the latest news and rumors in wrestling for Monday, March 11. There are also a ton of great stories to take a look at, including RAW tonight. Let’s jump right into it.
Days until WrestleMania 40: 26
WWE:
– Brock Lesnar is back on WWE.com’s roster, and that was very interesting. I asked around to see if there is any word about his return, and was I was told that the creative team has not heard anything new about him since his stories were nixed after Janel Grant’s lawsuit went public.
Brock Lesnar is back on the WWE website roster, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be right back on TV.
After asking around I can confirm that the creative team has not been told that anything has changed with Lesnar.
He was supposed to be in the Rumble, face Dom at EC and…
— Aaron (@AaronVarble) March 11, 2024
– John Cena got totally naked for the 96th annual Academy Awards last night. It was quite a segment, and you can check it out here.
– For some reason, Sheamus has decided to deactivate his Twitter/X account.
– Maryse had an update for fans about her current cancer issues.
– WWE finally filed a trademark related to Shawn Spears, who is now back in NXT with a lot of steam after his run with AEW concluded.
– John Cena revealed his guilty pleasure movie, and it is rather NSFW.
WWE RAW Card for 3/11:
- Intercontinental Champion Gunther to face the winner of a Gauntlet Match at WrestleMania
- Liv Morgan is on a collision course with The Man
- Shayna Basler & Zoey Stark to challenge WWE Women’s World Champions The Kabuki Warriors
AEW:
– AEW is talking to Shelton Benjamin, so we will have to see if Tony Khan can pull in another ex WWE Superstar.
– Matt Hardy also reacted to Sammy Guevara’s suspension. Of course, Guevara was suspended after injuring Jeff Hardy.
– Britt Baker made a special appearance at a Luke Bryan concert. She got to sing a duet during the show.
– Jay Lethal paid tribute to his late mother during AEW Collision on Saturday.
– We ran a story about AEW’s original plan for Sting’s retirement match, and we welcome you to check it out.
Upcoming Major Pro Wrestling Events:
- AEW Dynamite: Big Business will be hosted at Boston’s TD Garden on March 13th.
- WWE NXT Stand & Deliver is slated for the afternoon of April 6th, just before the start of WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia.
- WrestleMania XL is set to take place on April 6th and 7th at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a two-part event.
- AEW is coming to St. Louis, MO with AEW: Dynasty LIVE on PPV on Sunday, April 21st at Chaifetz Arena
- Backlash France is scheduled for May 4th at LDLC Arena in Décines-Charpieu, France.
- WWE NXT Battleground is booked for May 26th at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia, exclusively available on the WWE Network and Peacock.
- WWE Money in the Bank will be held on July 6th at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, followed by WWE NXT Heatwave on July 7th at the same venue.
- WWE Bash In Berlin is marked for August 31st at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.