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WWE is reportedly pleased with Trick’s comment on Dunne

After being attacked by Pete Dunne to close out NXT No Mercy on Sunday, Trick Williams released a diss track about Dunne that gained a lot of popularity on social media.

Williams took several digs at Dunne in the video, calling him “Petey” and referring to him by his old name of “Butch,” which is something that angered Dunne and led to his feud with Sheamus on Raw.

According to Fightful Select (h/t Nikunj Walia of Ringside News), WWE officials were “very pleased” with the fan response to Trick’s offensive song.

The video was referenced and quoted numerous times on Tuesday night’s episode of NXT, which was proof that WWE’s decision-makers were aware that it had gone viral and had had a major impact on the WWE Universe.

On Tuesday on NXT, Williams and Dunne were scheduled to face off in the main event, but got into a physical altercation backstage, prompting NXT General Manager Ava to put him in the middle of the show.

What followed was a very tough fight that ended in a double count-out when Trick and Dunne went through the announce table.

That made it clear that the rivalry between Williams and Dunne was far from over, and Ava confirmed as much later in the show when she announced a rematch.

On next week’s edition of NXT, Williams and Dunne will face off in a Last Man Standing match with the winner challenging Ethan Page for the NXT Championship on the premiere episode of NXT on The CW on October 1.

Rhodes is reportedly WWE’s biggest merchandise seller in Europe

Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes continues to cement himself as arguably the company’s top star, as evidenced by his massive international popularity.

According to Fightful Select (h/t H Jenkins of Ringside News), Rhodes led WWE merchandise sales during their recent European tour, which included the Bash in Berlin premium live event in Germany.

Rhodes’ autographed weight belt was reportedly the highest-grossing item of WWE merchandise of the entire tour, which speaks to just how big The American Nightmare has become.

Fightful added that CM Punk ranked second in merchandise sales, further legitimizing the reason behind bringing him back to WWE last November following his release from AEW.

Like Punk, Rhodes went to AEW before returning to WWE, and in addition to being one of the company’s founding members, he was among its main draws.

That has clearly carried over to WWE, as Cody has been one of the promotion’s biggest stars since returning at WrestleMania 38, catapulting him to a WWE Title victory over Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40.

WWE continues to push Rhodes to the moon and present him as the face of the company every chance he gets, and Rhodes continues to make WWE look smart for that decision.

With SmackDown moving from Fox to USA Network starting next week, Rhodes is expected to be featured heavily throughout the advertising campaigns and on the weekly show in general.

WWE reportedly has more plans for Rascalz in NXT

Amid their numerous recent appearances on NXT, there are reportedly plans for TNA’s The Rascalz to continue appearing on WWE programming for the foreseeable future.

According to Fightful Select (h/t Walia), sources expect TNA X Division Champion Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel to continue appearing on NXT for at least “the next few months,” and officials are “incredibly happy” with the work and Wentz’s attitude is a big reason why.

Wentz signed with WWE in late 2020 and wrestled under the name Nash Carter, teaming with Wes Lee to form MSK.

MSK were two-time NXT Tag Team Champions and won the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but Wentz was released from his WWE contract in 2022 amid allegations of domestic abuse by his ex-wife, as well as the circulation of a photo that appeared to show Wentz imitating Adolf Hitler.

Wentz resurfaced in TNA and reformed The Rascalz with Miguel, and the working relationship between TNA and WWE has reopened the door for Wentz in NXT.

When Wentz and Miguel first began appearing in NXT, they did so as friends and tag team partners of Lee, but Lee rejected them after a loss for the NXT Tag Team Championship to Nathan Frazer and Axiom.

That led to a grudge match between Wentz and Lee at No Mercy, which Wentz won, and Wentz went on to team with Miguel to defeat Gallus and the team of Tank Ledger and Hank Walker to become the number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Titles.

With Wentz picking up multiple big wins recently, all signs point to him being a fixture in NXT despite his status as a TNA contracted wrestler.

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