On a night that saw Cody Rhodes & Brock Lesnar return, here are three things we hated and three things we loved about the 9/12/25 episode of "WWE SmackDown!"

Wading into that debate is Dynamite ’s newest commentator, and former WWE and AEW champion, Bryan Danielson. In an interview with Australia’s The Kairouz Bros to promote AEW’s next trip Down Under this upcoming February, the former Daniel Bryan was asked about the strategy WWE is employing against Tony Khan’s company.

WWE ticket prices don’t appear to be going down anytime soon as TKO’s Mark Shapiro said Vince McMahon “wasn’t totally focused on maxing the opportunity.”

One of AJ Lee's former rivals, Paige (aka Saraya), wants to return to WWE after seeing the reaction to Lee's comeback. Seeing the reaction WWE fans gave AJ Lee upon her return has another former Superstar, Paige (aka Saraya), itching for a comeback to the ring.

Mark Shapiro addresses how TKO will potentially pay its athletes. In merging with the UFC in September 2023, WWE helped form a new sports and sports entertainment company called TKO Group Holdings, with Mark Shapiro serving as the President.

After Pagano and Psycho Clown defeated a modified version of The New Day, a familiar sound hit the Thomas & Mack Center. The Wyatt Sicks came out and laid waste to the AAA World Tag Team Champions. Following the attack, it appears that we will get the WWE Tag Team Champions vs. the AAA World Tag Team Champions in the near future.

After her massive return on Friday Night SmackDown, AJ Lee arrived on Monday Night RAW to speak to the crowd. During her prime in WWE, she was acknowledged as the best talker in the Divas division, and her quality has not ceased on the microphone.

WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam has revealed that he was in talks with WWE to make a return to the ring and face off against John Cena.

In an appearance on ESPN's Pat McAfee Show, the WWE executive revealed a significant change in how wrestlers are treated.

For the first time in WWE history, WrestleMania is going to be held outside of North America. Chief Content Officer Paul 'Triple H' Levesque made the official a