WWE News Roundup: Hall of Famer quits, Gunther speaks on John Cena's final match, Seth Rollins returns, and more

Welcome to the Times of India WWE News Roundup for this week. The wrestling world saw a lot of interesting developments coming out of the WWE Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event. The Stamford-based promotion is now moving ahead to its biggest show of the year, WrestleMania 42, which is set to take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.However, just weeks before that, a top WWE creative executive reportedly quit the company. Apart from that, the fans witnessed the return of Seth Rollins at the Elimination Chamber PLE, and he continued to hunt down his enemies on RAW. With so much happening in the wrestling world, here is a deep look at the WWE News Roundup this week:

WWE Hall of Famer quits backstage role

According to a report by PW Insider, WWE Hall of Famer Road Dogg, who had been a part of the creative team of RAW for years, has quit the promotion.

The report added that the former WWE Tag Team Champion openly cited unhappiness and tendered his resignation from the team. Road Dogg had been a popular tag team wrestler during the heights of the Attitude Era with Billy Gunn as the New Age Outlaws and then DX alongside Triple H.

So, with The Game leading the creative at the moment, it remains unclear why Road Dogg actually led the team with one of his best friends at the helm of it.

Gunther speaks on John Cena's final match in WWE

Gunther became one of the most despised WWE superstars after he made John Cena tap out of the sleeper hold in his final match at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event in December 2025. The Ring General appeared on Cody Rhodes' 'What Do We Wanna Talk About' podcast and said that the backstage atmosphere during their match was 'intense and felt almost like a WrestleMania.'

Seth Rollins returns

Seth Rollins revealed himself to be the mystery masked man at the Elimination Chamber PLE.

He continued to target his foes, The Vision, on the following edition of RAW. After luring away Logan Paul and Austin Theory from ringside, Paul Heyman was left alone in the ring. Rollins appeared from behind and attacked him with a chair shot and a Stomp that sent him to the hospital.

Bloodline members on CM Punk's disrespectful remark about Roman Reigns' father

CM Punk crossed the line when he told Roman Reigns that he would bury him next to his father on RAW. This attracted a lot of heat from his Bloodline members. WWE legend Umaga's son Zilla Fatu said, “I am not a CM Punk fan no more. I’m about to SLAP CM Punk when I see him! Y’all clip this st. When I see you CM Punk, I’m gonna slap the f*ck out of you.” On the other hand, current WWE star Nia Jax said that she was not worried about Punk's remarks and believed that Reigns would destroy him at WrestleMania 42 in their title match.Also read: Is Logan Paul quitting WWE? Internet sensation causes stir following latest tweet