Overview
- Andrew Yang, the Forward Party chair, said TKO, WWE's parent formed in 2023, "really screwed up" WrestleMania by leaning on ads and celebrity spots.
- The sharpest pushback targeted Pat McAfee and Jelly Roll being written into the Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes storyline.
- Reports the same week said WWE released several performers, including Zelina Vega, Aleister Black, the Wyatt Sicks faction, Kairi Sane, Zoey Stark, and Alba Fyre.
- WWE countered with a release saying WrestleMania 42 drew more than 106,000 attendees across two nights and topped 1.3 billion social views, with record or near-record sales.
- Yang previously blasted WWE in 2020 over its use of independent contractors and a crackdown on third‑party deals, raising the topic of unionization.