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We have boxing at the pyramids and MMA at the White House ... so how should WWE get in on the random location gimmick??

Cody Rhodes tells TMZ Sports he'd love to take it back to 1993 and throw down on a decommissioned aircraft carrier -- Yokozuna and Lex Luger style!!

We caught up with the American Nightmare out in NYC this week ... and hit him with a number of topics as he signed autographs for fans.

Fresh off his arrest for battery in Florida ... WWE's Ludwig Kaiser was back in the wrestling world, but in a totally different role in Mexico and the crowd there just loved it!

Kaiser (real name: Marcel Barthel) turned into his alter ego -- the mask-wearing El Grande Americano -- for the cheering crowd Friday night at his very own "Serenade for El Grande Americano" rally in Mexico City.

Video shows El Grande getting pumped up and emotional, appearing to wipe tears from his eye slits as he high-fives fans.

Another clip shows the wrestler looking dapper in his suit behind the scenes ahead of his upcoming mask vs mask match at Noche de Los Grandes next Saturday.   

WWE star Ludwig Kaiser landed in a heap of trouble ... after cops say he and his girlfriend couldn't keep their sex drives in check. 

Kaiser (real name Marcel Barthel) was arrested Wednesday for battery after he got physical with his neighbor inside a luxury building in Orlando, Florida, where the two men live, according to a police report obtained by TMZ.

The report says the incident popped off on the night of April 23, when the neighbor stepped inside an elevator along with Kaiser and the woman he was with. 

WWE Superstar Danhausen is taking credit for the Cleveland Cavaliers' epic collapse against the New York Knicks ... but now he has some demands in order to keep the momentum going in the Big Apple's favor -- he wants to be right in the middle of Celebrity Row with Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner.

For those who don't know, Danhausen has a knack for cursing people ... or in this case, entire NBA franchises.

He issued a curse on the Cavs ahead of the Eastern Conference Finals Tuesday morning due to his love for NYC and his hate for The Miz (a big Cleveland fan) ... and fast forward to the end of Game 1, the Knicks came back from more than 20 down to win in overtime.

Brock Lesnar pulled a Tom Brady at "WWE Raw" on Monday -- the Beast Incarnate "unretired" and got revenge on Oba Femi just weeks after seemingly ending his career at WrestleMania ... but the iconic moment wasn't without issue.

The chaos unfolded at First Horizon Coliseum ... as Lesnar attacked Femi at the start of his open challenge, hitting his foe with several F-5 finishers as payback for the loss he suffered in Las Vegas last month.

After the last painful move, Lesnar sat next to a wincing Femi ... and his positioning might've had something to do with the fact he busted his jeans wide open during his brutal beatdown, exposing his undies in the process.

Le'Veon Bell's moving on from Logan Paul, but he's not going far looking for his next fight ... he's setting his sights on the other brother in the family!

TMZ Sports talked to the former All-Pro running back on Wednesday in Venice Beach, at an event for the Problem Child's Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano headlined card on Saturday ... and we asked him about his fighting career, asking him if he was interested in Jake.

"Yeah, I'd fight Jake," Le'Veon said ... "I think Jake would be more of a match [for me]."

Hulk Hogan's former accountant is facing a slew of federal charges for allegedly stealing more than $890,000 from a "public figure" in Florida, TMZ Sports has learned.

The wrestling legend is not identified as the victim.

Melissia Gauthreaux has been charged with six counts of wire fraud, after the feds say she used her business, Accounting Resources and Management Services, to embezzle enormous amounts of money between 2017 and 2021.

Paul Heyman swears he had no idea Brock Lesnar was gonna retire at WrestleMania ... but he tells TMZ Sports the future of WWE is in good hands nonetheless ... 'cause he's now focused on The Vision!!

For those who don't remember, the Hall of Famer told us The Beast Incarnate had no plans to retire prior to last month's festivities in Las Vegas ... and went as far as to say Lesnar still had another 15 years in him.

Fast forward a week and a half, and his guy took off his gloves and boots and called it a career after falling to Oba Femi ... and Heyman was a puddle of emotions in the ring as they hugged it out.

Eric Bischoff, one of the most successful and influential figures in pro wrestling history, wouldn't be who he is without the late, great Ted Turner ... EB himself tells TMZ Sports.

"When I first heard the news this morning," Eric explained, "I was talking to my wife, and I live in a beautiful home here in Wyoming. I look out over the mountains, up the valley into Yellowstone National Park. I live in a postcard. And I wouldn't be living here had it not been for the opportunity that Ted gave me."

That opportunity was running Turner's wrestling promotion, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) ... as Executive Producer, starting in 1993, following an internal shakeup in the company.

CM Punk was lucky he wasn't arrested last week at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Vegas ... a second fan has accused the WWE legend of shoving him in his chest, according to new 911 audio. 

TMZ just obtained the audio recording from the April 20 incident in the MGM lobby, where Punk lost his s*** at a couple fans who got too close to him and his WWE pal Bayley ... this 911 call is from a separate person on that day ... we showed you video of a different WWE fan who snapped a photo of Bayley, pissing off Punk ... and Punk went ballistic, slapping a cell phone out of his hand and shooting him a killer look. Well apparently, there was another dust-up.  

In this new audio, you hear a fan who was waiting to see the WWE stars ... the caller is speaking Spanish to a female dispatcher with the help of an interpreter -- and he clearly identifies "CM Punk" as the aggressor. He says he was hoping for an autograph ... the alleged victim claims in Spanish that CM Punk put his hands on him and "violently assaulted" him when he got close to the wrestler.

Dwayne Johnson's day out supporting his pal Emily Blunt at the Hollywood Walk of Fame turned into a full-on walk of shame after he got pulled over right afterward.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... it was a traffic stop Thursday for tinted windows ... yeah, it’s the kind of moment most people would want to disappear from.

He stepped out in a crisp shirt and cream trousers, physique on full display ... casually turning a routine traffic stop into a red carpet moment.

Cool, calm, and fully compliant ... Dwayne handled it like a pro. No word on whether the officer clocked who he was dealing with but let's be real, when The Rock steps out of a car, you know it’s not your average stop.

The Miz has officially tapped out of his luxury Los Angeles-area home ... and while he walked away with a buyer, he also caught a hilarious stray from John Cena in the process.

Jordan Cohen of RE/MAX revealed the wrestler and his wife, Maryse, officially sold their massive estate for $7.4M after what he admitted was a lengthy process. The couple listed their contemporary English manor in Westlake Village, California, back in 2024 as they were taking their business ventures to Las Vegas.

Cohen shouted out his "awesome friends and longtime clients" on Instagram, saying the sale "took a minute" ... but the "perfect buyers" swooped in and closed in less than a week. He also praised the couple's renovations and noted the estate was featured several times on their USA Network reality show, "Miz & Mrs."

WrestleMania has become a pressing matter on Capitol Hill ... 'cause one senator asked WWE exec Nick Khan when the Grandest Stage of Them All would make its way to Ohio -- right in the middle of a hearing on Wednesday.

The silly moment went down as a Senate Subcommittee met with the WWE president and other big names in the combat sports business -- including Oscar De La Hoya and Nico Ali-Walsh -- to discuss proposed changes to the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act.

While they, of course, discussed the topic at hand ... Sen. Bernie Moreno from Ohio had to take advantage of his opportunity to pitch WM to his turf in the future.

WrestleMania 42 didn’t just deliver inside the ring -- it shattered records, making it one of the biggest events in WWE history!

WWE says the two-night spectacle at Allegiant Stadium was a hit across the board ... in ticket sales, sponsorship, merchandise, and even VIP experiences.

Mania drew 106,072 fans from all 50 states and nearly 70 countries, making Las Vegas the center of the wrestling world for the weekend, attracting a ton of big celebrities, who showed up for the action.

The action matched the hype, too. Roman Reigns defeated CM Punk in Sunday night’s main event to win the World Heavyweight Championship, while Cody Rhodes retained his Undisputed WWE title against Randy Orton on Saturday -- despite early interference from Pat McAfee.

CM Punk dodged a bullet ... 'cause the guy whose phone was smacked out of his hand by the WWE Superstar in a Las Vegas hotel early this morning tells TMZ Sports he is NOT looking to sue, or involve the cops.

But, he does want something ... and it's not money.

He wants to hear the words, "I'm sorry."

The fan, who wants to remain anonymous, says he understands the 47-year-old wrestling legend wasn't having the greatest weekend after losing to Roman Reigns in the main event of night two of WrestleMania 42 ... so he's trying to show Punk some grace.

Safe to say CM Punk is no happy camper this morning ... after going down in flames to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42, the WWE star got into an altercation with a fan, delivering a major smackdown to the man's phone!

Punk was captured on video just after midnight Monday, getting into it with the fan, who was filming Punk's WWE friend, Bayley, as she was hugging his wife in the lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on the Vegas Strip.

Check out the footage ... Punk steps right up into the face of the fan before slapping down his phone. Security promptly jumps in between Punk and the other dude to prevent things from really going awry. Punk then coldly stares at the man, who is so terrified that he runs off while apologizing profusely.