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Backstage Report On WWE's Long-Term Creative Plans For Brock Lesnar & Oba Femi Feud - Wrestling Inc.

Author: Eric Mutter

Published At: 2026-06-01T15:24:56Z

Description: Dave Meltzer provides a backstage report on the long-term creative plans for the feud between Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi, including plans for one last match

Content: At WrestleMania 42, Oba Femi seemed to take the step towards becoming WWE's brightest young star, not only defeating Brock Lesnar but seemingly sending him off into retirement. A month later and Femi found himself looking at the lights, losing to Lesnar in a rematch at Clash in Italy. The reason for that, according to Dave Meltzer on "Wrestling Observer Radio," is because WWE has one more match in mind for Lesnar and Femi. "They want to do a one and one, and then Oba wins the third...kind of like what they did with Cody and Brock a couple of years ago," Meltzer said. "And that's just...if you're going to do a three match series, which has always been the plan in this feud...to do a three match series, then obviously you've got to split one and one." Though he understood the logic behind the move, Meltzer criticized WWE for having Lesnar defeat Femi, feeling that such a loss was unnecessary for the former NXT Champion. And while he feels Femi will ultimately be fine in the big picture, Meltzer also felt the the loss made Femi weaker given his previous trajectory. "Beating Oba Femi with Brock Lesnar, it just...it was just...I expected it, and I think that's part of the problem is I expected it because I know the thinking, and it's like they whiffed, bad," Meltzer said. "Not that it killed him and...like I said, he's going to win the next one. He'll be fine, he'll still be over. But they squandered his first loss building somebody, they took him from being something, someone unbeatable when he finally goes for the World Title, to someone we know 'Hey, he can be beaten. He's like everyone else.'" If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit "Wrestling Observer Radio" and provide a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription

Some Great News About Obsession’s Digital Streaming Release Date - Forbes

Author: Paul Tassi

Published At: 2026-06-01T14:55:44Z

Description: When is Obsession's digital streaming release date? There's some good news on that front, but it may not be the kind you're expecting

Content: Theres news about when Obsession will be available on digital streaming platforms, for purchase or rental, after its theatrical run. Early reports said it would be tomorrow, June 2, but now fans will have to wait longer. Potentially a lot longer.To that I say, good. This is good news.NBCU has removed Obsession from the digital release schedule, and it does not yet have a new date. It is good news to me that Blumhouse very clearly understands that moving Obsession to digital this early would be an enormous mistake, and yes, I do believe people should drag themselves to theaters to see it instead of watching on their couches. Obsession is one half of a wild box-office story over the past few weeks; the other is the absolutely enormous success of Backrooms this weekend, which earned over $100 million globally and broke all sorts of records. Obsession, too, is breaking records, and even more impressive ones. For the third weekend in a row, Obsession increased its box office earnings by another significant percentage, even competing with the aforementioned Backrooms in the same genre space, and the second week of the first Star Wars movie in seven years, The Mandalorian and Grogu, which is shoved down to an embarrassing third place. Obsession/The Mandalorian and Grogu Blumhouse, Disney Lower-budget, lower-earning horror movies do have a habit of sprinting to digital rather quickly, especially in the Blumhouse family. But higher-earning movies can extend to a month in theaters, and the more standard window is 45 days from theater to streaming in 2026. A month/five weekends and a standard Tuesday release would be June 16 for an Obsession digital release. 45 days would instead be June 30. Given that we are in the third weekend with the numbers still going up, something that has almost never happened in film history, it stands to reason that yes, Blumhouse is probably going to want to give it another four weeks or so from here. It seems unlikely that somehow, Obsession would increase its earnings in its fourth weekend, but Obsession is doing many unlikely things, so who knows. Obsession has already earned $148 million globally, which is148x its million-dollar budget, and analysts expect it to hit at least $200 million, if not $250 million or more, making it one of the highest profitability ratios ever. Backrooms has its own string of broken records, and it stands to reason that next week it may have a far lower drop than most other movies, even if no, its not going to pull an Obsession and increase over a $100 million opening weekend. I mean, there are limits. Its an incredible time for movies, and well see how the industry might change significantly based on what its learned from these two movies. Follow me on Twitter , YouTube , and Instagram . Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy .

'It was poignant, knowing that these were the last images she did': The intimate final photos of Marilyn Monroe - BBC

Author: Arwa Haider

Published At: 2026-06-01T09:52:47Z

Description: On the 100th anniversary of her birth, images from the Hollywood icon's final photoshoot reveal a carefree joyfulness that's far removed from the shocking tragedy of her death.

Content: July, 1962. A woman poses on Santa Monica beach, her unmistakeable "blonde bombshell" features somehow softened, hair ruffled by the sea breeze. She appears radiant and playful, draping her body in a green towel or cosy knitwear. In the final photo of the shoot, she is snuggled on the sand, hands clasped, seeming to blow an affectionate kiss towards the camera.

WWE Raw preview (June 1, 2026): WWE is already setting up Oba Femi for his next loss - Cageside Seats

Author: Cain A. Knight

Published At: 2026-06-01T07:00:00Z

Description: Here’s what to expect on the June 1 episode of Raw, where the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments begin, Jacob Fatu has to acknowledge Roman Reigns, and more!

Content: Raw airs tonight (June 1) with a live show emanating from Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy. This is the first episode of Raw during the four week build to Night of Champions, which takes place on June 27. Raw has a special start time of 2 pm ET on Netflix. WWE is already setting up Oba Femi for his next loss The King of the Ring tournament officially begins today on Raw. The first round is all about fatal 4-way matches, with the biggest news being that Oba Femis name is listed on the bracket. In fact, The Rulers opening 4-way match takes place today, where he shares the ring with Solo Sikoa, Carmelo Hayes, and WWE Intercontinental Champion Penta. On paper, Femi should destroy these guys. Thats not a knock of any of them, its just that weve already seen what Oba can do to Brock Lesnar, and how it took seven F5 finishers to finally hand Oba a loss at Clash In Italy. Femi should probably run the table and dominate the entire tournament, based on how hes been booked. However, theres one glaring problem with idea that Oba is the obvious King of the Ring. The winner earns a world title match at SummerSlam, and there isnt much reason to think WWE is planning Femi vs. World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns or WWE Champion Cody Rhodes on that card. If anything, it looks like Femis loss at Clash In Italy was done to set up one final match with Lesnar at SummerSlam. If thats the case, then Femi has to lose again this month during the King of the Ring tournament. The easiest way to book Oba to lose is todays 4-way match, where there are no disqualifications. Brock can theoretically strike again to brawl with Femi, leaving the other three guys to determine a winner amongst each other. Alternatively, Femi can bounce back from yesterdays loss by winning his tournament match today, but then he probably has to lose a one-on-one match in a future round. Thats a little trickier to pull off without him eating another pin. Is The Ruler going to regain his lost momentum by tearing apart Penta, Sikoa, and Melo with ease, or is he about to lose his second match in a 24 hour span? Tune into Raw today to find out. Other stuff to keep an eye on - Jacob Fatu lost Tribal Combat against World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, which means he has to either acknowledge Roman as his Tribal Chief and fall in line as his servant, or GM Adam Pearce will fire him. Fatu seemed just fine with keeping his job in defeat during last weeks promo, so lets see how eager the neutered Samoan Werewolf is to effectively join the Roman Reigns Kiss My Ass Club tonight. - The Vision desperately needs a new member now that Logan Paul had triceps surgery, and nobody buys Austin Theory as a badass swinging that steel chair. Will Joe Hendry and Angelo Dawkins get some payback on Theory for last weeks brutal attacks, or is a new Vision member lurking in the shadows and ready to strike? - Rey Mysterio beat Rusev last week and earned a future shot at Intercontinental Champion Penta. Will their title match go down at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, if Penta is bounced from the King of the Ring tournament before then? - LA Knight is getting awfully close to crossing the line with The Usos, and he happens to be booked in a first round KOTR tournament 4-way match against Jey Uso, Royce Keys, and Finn Balor. What will happen if LA and Jey get in each others face tonight? - Seth Rollins wants a rematch against Bron Breakker ASAP. Will WWE add a gimmick or stipulation to their next fight, whenever it is officially announced? - Becky Lynch dropped the Womens Intercontinental Championship to Sol Ruca at Clash In Italy. Will The Man make a bunch of excuses and go after Jessika Carr after her latest loss, or does she have to immediately turn the page to prepare for her Queen of the Ring 4-way match against Alexa Bliss, Chelsea Green, and Womens World Champion Liv Morgan? What if Carr is the ref for Beckys tournament opener? - Is Chad Gable returning to Raw today after he unmasked to reveal himself as the Original El Grande Americano at AAA Noche de Los Grandes? Will he fare any better in WWE after having a potential match of the year this past weekend in Mexico? - IYO SKYs opening match in the Queen of the Ring tournament is against Giulia, Lash Legend, and Roxanne Perez. Can any of them stop her from making it to a world title match at SummerSlam? - Who does Ethan Page have to beat to earn another Intercontinental title match? Maybe JeVon Evans? - Has WWE figured out what the hell theyre doing with AAA Mega Champion Dominik Mysterio? He can always win the King of the Ring tournament, where his opening round 4-way match is against Bron Breakker, Trick Williams, and Damian Priest. - Will Danhausen and Santino Marella team up tonight to curse some poor jabroni and take them out with The Cobra? - Where the f*** is CM Punk? Will he return to WWE in time to apologize to the government of Saudi Arabia again at Night of Champions? What will you be looking for on Raw?

Jacob Fatu, Gunther and Real Winners and Losers of WWE Clash in Italy Match Card - Bleacher Report

Author: Kevin Berge

Published At: 2026-05-31T22:21:33Z

Description: For the first time in WWE history, the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy hosted a WWE premium live event, Clash in Italy.

Content: 1 of 5On paper, Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther is one of the biggest matches WWE can deliver right now. But it did not feel that big in Italy where The Career Killer looked overwhelmed by The American Nightmare. This was not the type of performance both men are known for, but it especially stands out for Gunther, given his in-ring history. The heavy reliance on the Sleeper Hold led to a flat pace and made the finish feel sudden rather than the climactic ending a match in this rivalry deserves. The dirty finish where Rhodes pulled Gunther's leg away from the ropes protected The Ring General, but the performance made the match largely unmemorable. On a stage as big as the first WWE PLE in Italy, this needed to be more and hurt Gunther's standing as a dominant heel.