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Former WWE star recalls spraying blood on Donald Trump

On the right, President Donald Trump is seen in the Oval Office of the White House on July 14, 2026, in Washington, DC. On the left, Gangrel. | (Trump photo by Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Former WWE star Gangrel recently shared a humorous anecdote about a time he sprayed fake blood all over President Donald Trump. The wrestler recounted the story on the latest episode of the Insight with Chris Van Vliet podcast, which dropped on Thursday (July 16). During the conversation, Gangrel also spoke about his surprise appearance for AEW in 2024 when he came to the aid of Adam Copeland, his work as a trainer at Rusev’s KECH Pro Wrestling Academy, and how he’s still competing at the age of 57. But perhaps the most interesting part of the talk with Van Vliet came when Gangrel recalled spraying Trump —years before he was a politician — with fake blood at a house show in New York City in 1999 or 2000. And according to the vampiric wrestler, the whole incident was set up by Vince McMahon

7/17/2026

Dragon Lee: Why does WWE build him up just to let him (and us) down?

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 6: Rusev breaks Dragon Lee’s heart, back, and spirit during a tag team match on Raw. | (Photo: Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images) “To you I’m a toy, but I could be the boy you adore” are lyrics from The Foundations’ 1968 hit “Build Me Up Buttercup,” a song about a man yearning for love from a partner who builds them up just to let them down. In 2026, that enduring classic aptly describes Dragon Lee’s woeful year in WWE. You see, Lee could be the boy we all adore. Hell, WWE tells us that every week, calling the Mexican star “the future of lucha libre” every chance it gets. And then the bell rings, and he gets beaten like a drum. Case in point. Monday on Raw, Lee tapped like he was Gregory Hines as Rusev locked in the Accolade, giving him and Ethan Page a win over Lee and the newly canonized patron saint of luchadores, Chad Gable. It’s not so much that Lee lost that bothers me. I expect it these days. Rather, it’s how he lost and when that bugs me. Last Th

7/7/2026

Run the Gauntlet, get Intercontinental title match at SummerSlam

There are a number of wrestlers who have been hanging around the mid-card title scene enough that it made it easy for WWE to go with one of Triple H’s favorite booking tropes — a multi-person match for the right to challenge for a championship. In this case, it will be a seven-man Gauntlet match for the right to challenge Penta for his Intercontinental title at SummerSlam, scheduled for Sat., Aug. 1 & Sun., Aug. 2, 2026, at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The match will take place on next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw and feature the following wrestlers: A Gauntlet Match has been announced for next week. Winner faces Penta for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam 2026.#WWERAW pic.twitter.com/YhcMX0xcJX — Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) July 7, 2026 Dragon Lee Chad Gable Joe Hendry Je’Von Evans Dominik Mysterio Ethan Page Rusev There is a legitimate case to be made for at least three of the guys listed here, and maybe even more than that. You could crown a youn

7/7/2026

WWE Stock Report: WWE’s latest try with Austin Theory isn’t working

Some places do power rankings. Here at Cageside, we do a stock report. In this weekly series, we identify three Superstars (or groups of Superstars) who are on their way up, and three that are moving in the opposite direction. After a busy week that included the fallout from Night of Champions, a lot of fortunes were changed. With that in mind, let’s see whose stock decreased the most this week: Stock Down #3: Jey Uso Over the last month, WWE revisited the idea that Jey Uso is a viable world champion with his push to the King of the Ring final. But his two major losses over the last week to Oba Femi at Night of Champions and Cody Rhodes on SmackDown have established that Jey just isn’t at the level of challenging for the WWE championship or World Heavyweight Championship. I guess he’ll have to settle for the consolation prize of getting to kick LA Knight’s ass. Stock Down #2: Rusev Do you know why Rusev wasn’t featured on this week’s episode of Raw? It’s probably because he was busy lo

7/5/2026

WWE Main Event recap and results (July 2, 2026): Dragon Lee stuns Rusev

Dragon Lee had plenty of reasons to smile after shocking Rusev on Thursday on YouTube. | (Photo: WWE) Two superstars, each in need of a win, walked away with their hands raised in victory on an abbreviated episode of Main Event. Dragon Lee upset Rusev while Carmelo Hayes secured a “W” but little else. Melo Didn’t Miss, WWE Did Carmelo Hayes defeated Axiom following a spectacular First 48 to break a five-match winless streak. Unfortunately, this seemed like a missed opportunity for WWE to help get “H1M” over. The problem? He was in there with a fellow babyface, someone the crowd wasn’t going to boo. After cheering for Hayes one moment, they applauded Axiom following a Spanish Fly from the top rope. When it was over, both men shared the spotlight and the crowd’s adoration. At the beginning, fans chanted “Melo,” and for good reason. Hayes is easy to like because he consistently has solid matches. Unfortunately, pitting him against other fan favorites only reinforces his role as the guy

7/3/2026

Leighty’s WWE Main Event Review 7.2.26

Robert Leighty checks in with his review of this week's WWE Main Event featuring Rusev vs. Dragon Lee and more. The post Leighty’s WWE Main Event Review 7.2.26 appeared first on 411MANIA | Wrestling News, WWE & AEW Results.

7/3/2026