WWE News Roundup: Triple H Blamed For Cancelled Plans; The Rock Update; CM Punk & Brock Lesnar’s “Last Hurrah” 

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#5. The Rock Had An Update For His Fans

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s film Moana, which is the live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film released recently.

As reported by PWInsider, the film only made USD 43 million during its opening weekend in the United States and USD 95 million globally. These numbers were well short of the earlier projected USD 50 million and USD 130 million, respectively.

Amid the setback of the opening weekend of his film, The Rock took to Instagram and had the following message for his fans about his film Moana:

“Moana is more than just a movie and becoming Maui is more than just playing a character. It’s our culture. It’s our ancestors. It’s our mana. Thank you so much fam for loving our Moana and embracing the shared culture it represents. cheehooo.”

#4. Liv Morgan Graces The ESPY Awards 2026

The Women’s World Champion, Liv Morgan, represented WWE at the ESPY Awards 2026 alongside other big names like Cody Rhodes and Charlotte Flair.

At the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards, professional athletes from various sports are honored for their contributions to excellence. The Judgment Day member posted a carousel of her photographs from last night on Instagram.

And you can check out her photographs below:

#3. Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan’s Chosen Suffering

Brie Bella appeared alongside her husband Bryan Danielson (formerly: Daniel Bryan of WWE) on the latest edition of The Nikki and Brie Show.

Bella and Bryan talked about the former’s return to wrestling after a decade of being away. The reigning one-half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions also spoke about how hard a return had been at her age.

Bryan then spoke about how pro wrestling was also their “chosen suffering,” which curiously is the title of a book written by an amateur wrestling coach, which was once recommended to him.

“There’s a great book that Marks recommended to me, called Chosen Suffering, it’s by an amateur wrestling coach, but that’s what pro wrestling is too. It is chosen suffering. I love it,” Bryan said.

#2. Triple H Blamed For Cancelled WWE Plans

Former WWE Superstar Gangrel appeared on Insight with Chris Van Vliet recently and addressed the rumors of his return to the Stamford-based promotion being scrapped in 2023.

Contrary to the speculations that it was Vince McMahon behind the move, Gangrel thought it was the WWE CCO Triple H. However, he wasnt entirely sure.

“I’m not sure, but I think maybe it might have been Hunter [Triple H]. Some people said Vince, but I think it might have been Hunter. Somebody kiboshed it,” Gangrel said.

He also addressed that Adam Copeland of AEW (formerly Edge) left WWE a year after the incident, and how Gangrel’s appearance at the Jacksonville-based promotion came about.

#1. The Last Hurrah: CM Punk & Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar is set to face off against Oba Femi inside Hell in a Cell at SummerSlam, while CM Punk will put his Undisputed WWE Championship on the line against Cody Rhodes at the PLE.

It has been long rumored that The Best could hang up his wrestling boots at SummerSlam, before he had thrown a short-lived curveball by retiring at WrestleMania 42. However, he could likely bring the curtains down on his career at The Biggest Party of the Summer.

Meanwhile, WWE veteran Booker T addressed both megastars on his Hall of Fame podcast and said they were very close to the end of their in-ring careers. He called this their “last hurrah.”

“I can tell you this. This is CM Punk’s last hurrah. This is Brock Lesnar’s last hurrah. These guys can’t go too much further past that. But for me, as a promoter, as a booker, if I got somebody like CM Punk and Brock Lesnar and I could still get a little bit more out of them, damnit, that’s what I am going to do,” Booker T said.

While Lesnar’s retirement doesnt come as a complete shock, CM Punk’s does. The 46-year-old is still hugely popular with fans and just returned after WrestleMania 42 to win the Undisputed WWE Championship.