WWE Holiday Shake up : Rumour Mill

The holidays are over, the live shows are back, and the road to WrestleMania has officially hit the "Starting Line!" In today’s episode, we filter through the holiday "shakeup" to find the real power moves defining the 2026 landscape.

The Ilja Dragunov Sacrifice: We analyse the strategic decision to have Ilja drop the US Title to Carmelo Hayes. Is this a "launchpad" to free him for a massive main-event collision with Gunther at the Royal Rumble?

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• • The "Americano" Custody Battle: Chad Gable is set to return and claim his "intellectual property," but Ludwig Kaiser has made the "Americano" persona his own. We discuss the looming organisational nightmare and the potential return of the Creed Brothers.

  • The Women’s Division Holding Pattern: Why the division is currently being dictated by medical timelines. We look at the status of Bianca Belair’s finger injury and Tiffany Stratton’s knee break, and what it means for Jade Cargill’s current reign.

  • Narrative Cohesion: We explore the "dream match" of Charlotte & Alexa vs. Rhea & IYO and the desperate need for a stable force in the tag division.