Former WWE Champion Spotted Backstage At ROH TV Tapings: Wrestling News & Rumours – May 20, 2026

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Former WWE Champion Spotted Backstage At ROH TV Tapings: Wrestling News & Rumours - May 20, 2026

Here are the latest Slam Wrestling News and Rumours from the world of pro wrestling.

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Two former WWE names were reportedly backstage during recent Ring of Honor tapings in Jacksonville, Florida. According to Fightful Select, Carlito was visiting family members Primo Colon and Epico Colon, who competed during the tapings. Carlito has never previously worked for ROH or AEW and has been wrestling across multiple promotions since his WWE release in 2025. Former WWE NXT wrestler Damon Kemp, now going by Bobby Steveson again, was also reportedly backstage and may have worked the event in some capacity, although he did not wrestle. Steveson has only competed twice since leaving WWE in 2024.

Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.184 million viewers on the USA Network, marking a 7.4 percent drop from the previous week and the show’s second-lowest audience since late February. The show also posted a 0.23 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, down 20.7 percent week-to-week and its lowest demo number since January. Despite the declines, SmackDown still topped Friday night cable ratings without major sports competition and finished fifth overall on television behind four network broadcasts. Compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership fell 8.2 percent while the 18-49 rating dropped 36.1 percent. The episode also finished below the show’s recent 10-week averages in both total viewers and demo rating.
Former WWE Tag Team Champion Heidenreich is now accepting bookings for appearances, signings, interviews and endorsements after renewed attention from wrestling fans earlier this year. Interest in the former WWE star resurfaced in February 2026, when a photo of him working at a Walmart in Ohio went viral. According to Book Pro Wrestlers, Heidenreich is now looking to reconnect with fans, although he is not currently taking in-ring bookings.
The viral story began after a co-worker shared that Heidenreich casually revealed he had previously wrestled stars such as The Undertaker, Booker T and The Rock in WWE. Fans largely praised Heidenreich’s humility and work ethic following the story’s release. Best known for his Ruthless Aggression Era run, Heidenreich later teamed with Road Warrior Animal in a revived version of the Legion of Doom, winning the WWE Tag Team Championships in 2005.

The results for last night’s episode of WWE NXT are in.

The lineup for tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite has been confirmed.

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