Inside The Ropes

22/10/2026

Some good news about Good Ol' JR.

Jim Ross shared a concerning health update on social media last week, revealing that he was back in hospital after experiencing low oxygen levels. The news came less than a week after Ross underwent brain surgery for the second time in recent months.

However, it appears he's now on the mend. JR's long-time podcast co-host Conrad Thompson shared that Ross is now recovering at home during the latest edition of Grilling JR:

"As you all know, J.R. had to do a little outpatient visit recently, and it turns out he got a little bit of a chest cold. He’s got some sort of infection in his chest," Thompson revealed.

"They said his oxygen was low, so he spent the night in the hospital, but I’m happy to report that he is home and on the mend. They still haven’t gotten his shunt hooked back up yet, so we’re hoping for that sooner rather than later."

(h/t to POST Wrestling for the transcription)

21/10/2026

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21/10/2026

Ric Flair believes Tony Khan is one of the greatest wrestling promoters ever.

During a recent interview with Biff Poggi of NewsNation, Flair had high praise for the AEW President and even made the bold claim that Khan is one of the greatest promoters in the business when asked about the people who make the backstage decisions.

“It’s internal. I don’t know who makes the final decision. With Tony Khan, who runs AEW, who is really one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever known, Tony has a group of people, which I’m sure they do at WWE, that he circles up with. And Tony does it right there. Tony Khan may be the greatest promoter of all time.”

“I’m saying in wrestling,” Flair went on to clarify. “He may not be as smart as Vince McMahon, but only through, you know, years and years. Because Vince was really smart and very clever. But Tony’s a great guy, generous to a fault.”

(h/t to F4WOnline for the transcription)

20/10/2026

We're thrilled to be bringing NIKKI STORM home to Glasgow!

Join us next month where she'll open up on her WWE run, winning gold as Nikki A.S.H., The Wyatt Sicks, SAnitY and more! Plus, get an autograph and photo with her as part of our VIP experience!

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19/10/2026

R-Truth has provided an update for fans after a concerning injury scare.

On last week's SmackDown, Truth's grudge match with Damien Priest ended in a legitimate referee stoppage when Truth couldn't continue the match after hitting a missile dropkick from the top.

Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer later reported that Truth was doing okay and was set to be evaluated, though there were no details on his apparent injury. Now Truth himself has issued an update.

"I AM OK, Thank you ALL for your support, concerns and get well wishes , Wow, It truly feels amazing to feel and be loved I'm grateful for you all," Truth wrote in a post to his X account alongside a picture of himself being evaluated.

He continued: "...On 10/16/2026 I almost passed away... Damien Priest tried to kill me,, I didn't think he was ThAt serious... But ok, l'll be back."

Everyone here at Inside The Ropes sends Truth all the best in his recovery.

16/10/2026

Montez Ford and WWE are being sued over a "lap dance" during an episode of Monday Night Raw.

Cook County Sheriff officer Noel Lucas, who also works as an off-duty security guard, filed a lawsuit against Ford, WWE and WWE subsidiary Event Services, LLC earlier this week.

Lucas alleges 14 counts, including assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and violations of the Illinois Gender Violence Act, during Ford's entrance on an episode of Raw this past July.

The suit states that Ford danced toward him without consent and performed a "sexualised lap dance" on him which was broadcast live on Netflix and later shared on social media by WWE. The suit adds that Ford's "left inner thigh repeatedly rubbed against [Lucas'] leg."

Lucas claims footage of the incident caused "humiliation, embarrassment, and emotional distress" as well as his children being "mocked and ridiculed" at school. He is seeking an unspecified monetary award of both compensatory and punitive damages, his legal costs and a court order barring WWE and Ford from using his identity.

15/10/2026

Kurt Angle is coming to the UK this February! 🏅

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15/10/2026

Cody Rhodes is an X-Men, or so it seems.

The American Nightmare has been on a press tour ahead of the release of the Street Fighter film where he plays Guile. During an interview with Nerdist, Rhodes appeared to drop a big tease that he's been cast in an upcoming X-Men project when asked what he geeks out about.

"I'm an X-Men, I nerd out about that," he said. His Street Fighter co-star Andrew Schulz interrupted him in surprise, "wait, you are? What did you just say?", before Rhodes stated he was a big X-Men fan and quickly moved on.

While Rhodes may have just misspoke, It's worth noting this isn't the first X-Men tease Schulz has brought up. During Rhodes' appearance on his Flagrant podcast, Schulz brought up X-Men mainstay Rogue and asked which franchise she was in, causing Cody to look away nervously and quickly grab a drink as Schulz burst into laughter.

Rhodes also shared a picture of himself visiting the Marvel Studios headquarters on social media back in August.

14/10/2026

Roman Reigns claims it no longer "makes sense" for him to appear at WWE live events.

Speaking on Club Shay Shay with Shannon Sharpe, Reigns explained that while he used to compete at hundreds of live events in the past, his focus these days is on TV events and PLEs as his value for those shows is too high to risk untelevised appearances.

“Now with my schedule, people will pick on it, but they don’t remember from 2012 to 2018 when I was doing 150, 200 shows a year, every single year, just working my a** off."

He continued: “But we’re just at a business model where TV rights are TV rights. And there’s just so much money on the line that we got to that point where it’s just like, it doesn’t make sense for me to do live events anymore."

"What if I got hurt?" Reigns said. "There’s so much money that’s riding on Mondays and Fridays and our PLEs now that I can’t just go out there and wrestle for 4,000, 5,000 only, just for those eyes only. Now, I got to conserve it."

14/10/2026

Things got PHYSICAL between Kenny and Prince Ameen at National Wrestling League in Glasgow! 👀

Sorry Prince Ameen... (not really)