Former WWE writer Freddie Prinze Jr. has offered an intriguing prediction about a long-absent star potentially returning to television soon.

On a recent episode of his “Wrestling with Freddie” podcast, Prinze Jr. discussed the growing tension between New Day members Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston. With cracks forming in one of WWE’s most beloved factions, the Hollywood star speculated that this storyline could set the stage for a major return. 

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“I’m thinking this story is bringing back Big E. I don’t know if it’s as a wrestler, but I think he’s gonna be on television and he’s gonna be on television really soon. And he’s gonna help these young men — they’re not young anymore — help these men see the error of their ways and pull them back together again,” he said.

Prinze Jr. hinted that this drama might lead to something fans never thought they’d see — a potential breakup of the New Day. He emphasized that the internal friction between Woods and Kingston has created an emotional storyline that could draw Big E back into the picture, even if only in a non-wrestling role for now. 

“I never thought you’d see the day where the New Day could break up, or potentially break up. But there’s trouble in the air. This is like nighttime soap opera stuff for men, y’all. This heavy f****n drama,” Prinze Jr. added

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Big E, who has been sidelined with a neck injury since 2022, recently offered a hopeful update on his recovery.

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Rhea Ripley retained her WWE Women’s World Championship against Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 40 but was forced to vacate her title just a few days later after injuring her right arm in a backstage segment with Liv Morgan. Lynch captured the title in Ripley’s absence in a Battle Royal, but at King and Queen of the Ring, Morgan defeated “Big Time Becks” to win her second women’s championship. 

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Since then, Morgan has been focused on stripping Dominik Mysterio and Judgment Day away from Ripley, in addition to her title. However, this upcoming Saturday, “Mami” has another opportunity to win back the championship that she never lost at Bad Blood. WWE legend Mark Henry believes that Ripley should come out victorious in the match and he’s praying for it to happen.

“If she wins, I’m gonna be happy because that means that the story is not over and Dom and Liv are going to keep on trying to do her dirty and we get more of that saga. So, yeah, I’m actually praying that Rhea wins,” he said on “Busted Open Radio.”

Saturday’s match will be the fifth time Ripley and Morgan will face each other on the main roster, where Ripley will be aiming to win her third WWE women’s world title. Their last encounter was this past August at SummerSlam, where Morgan defeated Ripley after receiving help from “Dirty Dom.”

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On “WWE Raw,” R-Truth made a surprise return to Monday nights and immediately got himself a match alongside his tag team partner, The Miz.  What started as an Awesome Truth reunion, however, instead became a betrayal as Miz turned on Truth and abandoned him during a match with The Authors of Pain.

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Truth returned first during a backstage segment, much to the surprise of The Miz; back in August, R-Truth took multiple Tsunamis from Bronson Reed in his partner’s place and hadn’t been seen since. Miz had attempted to avenge Truth, but also fell to Reed — afterward, he had a number of backstage encounters with Karrion Kross, who seemed to be appealing to Miz’ dark side just as he had with Xavier Woods. Upon his arrival, Truth informed his partner that he’d gotten them a tag match against AOP, part of Kross’ stable, The Final Testament. During the match, “The A-Lister” made the hot tag and looked like he was going to attack his opponents, but instead delivered a big boot to his own partner. As Kross laughed from ringside, Miz left Truth to be brutalized by AOP, ripping off his Awesome Truth shirt and throwing it at the camera as he walked back up the ramp.

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The Miz has worked as a babyface for nearly a year now, joining the side of the angels during an October 2023 feud with GUNTHER over the Intercontinental Championship. In 2024, he and Truth reformed their tag team, winning what are currently known as the World Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 40. They held the belts for 79 days before losing them to the current champions, JD McDonagh and Finn Balor of The Judgment Day.