During an interview with ESPN New York, Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk revealed why he left Twitter:
&#8220;I don’t even know how many of them are real people anymore. I honestly think it’s like bot farms, and they just attach onto whatever the hell an algorithm is. They repeat and regurgitate what other people are saying. So it winds up just being this cesspool of negativity. It’s pretty wild, and it’s pretty unhealthy.
The thing that got me to abandon Twitter was I shattered my foot, and I just saw somebody say they were happy about it.
It didn’t hurt my feelings. I just went, ‘Oh, this is not a comment that I would have seen if I didn’t look at Twitter, so I’m just gonna stop looking at this.’&#8221;

CM Punk Reveals Why He Left Twitter

AEW Dynamite capitalized on a quiet night for major sports to score some of its best TV viewership in nearly two years.
With Major League Baseball on its All-Star break and no World Cup soccer games scheduled, the Wednesday night broadcast on TBS drew an average of 786,000 viewers. This marks a 1.7% increase from the previous week and ties the show&#8217;s highest total audience since July 17, 2024.
The growth was even more impressive among younger viewers. Dynamite pulled in a 0.15 rating in the key 18-49 age demographic, jumping a massive 25% from the prior week to tie its best performance in that category since August 20, 2025.
When looking at long-term growth, overall viewership skyrocketed by 33.7% compared to the exact same week last year, while the young adult rating held perfectly steady. While Dynamite landed at 12th place overall for total cable viewers on the night, it fought its way to the number two spot on the prime-time cable charts, finishing only behind a live WNBA game.

AEW Dynamite Draws Highest Viewership In 2 Years

WWE has announced that United States Champion Trick Williams will face Laredo Kid in a non-title match on the Countdown pre-show of Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event.
Below is the updated card:
&#8211; Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk and Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther and Sami Zayn
If Gunther and Sami win, they will get added to the Undisputed WWE Championship match at SummerSlam.
&#8211; WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship Match: Paige and Brie Bella (c) vs. Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid)
&#8211; Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria
&#8211; No DQ Match: Danhausen vs. JD McDonagh
&#8211; World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns and Jalen Brunson will appear
&#8211; United State Champion Trick Williams vs. Laredo Kid [Pre-Show]
NOTE: You can submit your Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event predictions on WrestleMoney. Trick Williams vs. Laredo Kid match question has now been added over there as well.

Pre-Show Match Announced For Saturday Night’s Main Event

A fan posted the following story on X:
&#8220;Jeff Hardy was approached to enter the WWE Hall Of Fame as a singles star. But turned down the opportunity because he wanted his Brother to go in with him.&#8221;
Matt Hardy saw this and replied:
&#8220;For the record &#8211; WWE offered Jeff the HOF because his drug test returned as no drugs &#8211; But alcohol was the problem. The WWE wanted to keep Jeff from going to AEW by any means necessary, so they offered the HOF but he had to re-sign. Jeff chose to reunite with me at AEW.&#8221;

Matt Hardy Reveals Why Jeff Hardy Turned Down WWE Hall Of Fame Offer

At Fanatics Fest, Tom Brady slapped WWE Superstar Logan Paul, thus teasing a future match between them:
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.<a href="https://x.com/TomBrady?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomBrady</a> just SLAPPED <a href="https://x.com/LoganPaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LoganPaul</a> at <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/FanaticsFest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FanaticsFest</a>! 😱<a href="https://x.com/Fanatics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Fanatics</a> | <a href="https://x.com/FanaticsFest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FanaticsFest</a> <a href="https://t.co/PdhHOInFPF">pic.twitter.com/PdhHOInFPF</a>
&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://x.com/WWE/status/2078237047114883086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Brady later posted the video of this and wrote: &#8220;Dork.&#8221;
Logan tweeted:
&#8220;This happened bc I was roasting Tom for beating him in flag football. And he tries to smack me ?? Horrible example for the kids
Aura -100
+
Blocked. With a torn tricep&#8221;
Brady replied:
&#8220;I tried America… will try again next time I see this nerd&#8221;
During an interview on Cody Rhodes&#8217; &#8220;What Do You Wanna Talk About?&#8221; podcast, Brady said he wants to have at least one match in WWE:
&#8220;I need to get an invite. I&#8217;ve been waiting for (WWE President) Nick Khan to come up with some storyline for me to get in the mix. I feel like I&#8217;m retired from football, and I have an opportunity to go out there and still showcase that I&#8217;m a little bit of an athlete. I think I could get in there for at least one match. Come on, Nick. Make it happen.&#8221;

Logan Paul Issues Statement After Getting Slapped By Tom Brady

Fans outside the United States watch SmackDown on Netflix. During commercial breaks, a timer shows up in the top right corner of the screen showing how much time is left until the ad break ends.
However, the timer didn&#8217;t go away after the commercial break ended on tonight&#8217;s SmackDown and stayed on the screen throughout the show.
Below are some tweets from fans:
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<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> what is going on with that timer 👀🙈😂😂 <a href="https://t.co/BqU6W4mq1r">pic.twitter.com/BqU6W4mq1r</a>
&mdash; Conrad Andrews (@conradhx) <a href="https://x.com/conradhx/status/2078283685950857441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2026</a></blockquote>
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I definitely did not just watch <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/smackdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#smackdown</a> I watched clock down instead <a href="https://t.co/yoppclESSL">pic.twitter.com/yoppclESSL</a>
&mdash; Dayle Walker (@Dayle_Walker) <a href="https://x.com/Dayle_Walker/status/2078300988125986954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2026</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> The advertisement timer is staying on forever, FOR FUCK&#39;S SAKE, PLEASE FIX <a href="https://x.com/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@netflix</a> !!! <a href="https://x.com/TripleH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TripleH</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xi1IDM5LKl">pic.twitter.com/Xi1IDM5LKl</a>
&mdash; Sanjeev Maharaj (@IslandBoySanj) <a href="https://x.com/IslandBoySanj/status/2078284230954516629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Anyone else got the “Back in ….” timer in the corner of their tv? 🙄<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/Smackdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Smackdown</a> <a href="https://t.co/fPvMxPPnwq">pic.twitter.com/fPvMxPPnwq</a>
&mdash; Rachel💜 (@RachM30xo) <a href="https://x.com/RachM30xo/status/2078288961982574660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2026</a></blockquote>
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International Fans Annoyed By Timer Error During SmackDown’s Netflix Broadcast