Kenny (Inside The Ropes): "It appears that WWE had expressed to ESPN they were not happy about [negative review grades] and ..."

Inside The Ropes · March 18, 2026 · 53 min

What's Going Down - March 17th 2026

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WWE media relations

It appears that WWE had expressed to ESPN they were not happy about [negative review grades] and now ESPN reviews do not include a grade.

If I was in ESPN's position, I'd say to the person writing the reviews, 'Listen, just write whatever you think, don't worry about any blowback.' Or alternatively, I would just not review the events at all.

WrestleMania match announcement

It was confirmed with the graphic on screen that it will be Oba Femi versus Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania.

Cody Rhodes WrestleMania storylines

This is the third year in a row where somebody has turned heel on Cody before WrestleMania: we had The Rock in 2024, we had John Cena in 2025, and now we've got Randy Orton in 2026.

WrestleMania main event booking

If I was booking this, I'd say put Orton over because if it's Cody as champ, we've seen it all before. Orton as a heel as champ, we haven't seen it recently.

WWE diversity/stats

This will be the first time that a black performer has had a singles match on a WWE main roster PLE in over two years.

Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton

I am concerned about WrestleMania. The reaction on the night could be problematic. Fans were really behind Randy Orton at the beginning of this.

Rey Mysterio injury update

Rey Mysterio did an interview with Adrian Hernandez in the last week where Rey said that he's injured at the moment.

Roman Reigns records

There was a graphic on the show where they said that this will be Roman Reigns's 11th WrestleMania main event, which is a record.

WrestleMania card

I'm not really sure if I want to see this match [Becky Lynch vs. AJ Lee] again. It doesn't feel like a WrestleMania match to me.