Matthew McConaughey To WRESTLE?! - NXT Roster Furious With WWE (VIDEO)

Adam Wilbourn & Andy H. Murray on Matthew McConaughey WRESTLING for WWE, NXT unhappiness, and more.

by Andy H Murray

Join WhatCulture's Andy H. Murray and Adam Wilbourn as they bring you Thursday's rundown of all the latest wrestling news.

Returning to a full-time training schedule at the WWE Performance. Center has sparked discord in NXT (00:31), where a number of wrestlers are said to be upset with the situation - with WWE's lacklustre COVID-19 protocols for developmental wrestlers not helping matters either.

Advertisement

We bounce up to the main roster after that, talking the new contract offers extended to RETRIBUTION members (05:21), which fall way below WWE's old baseline numbers.

From there, a brief detour over to AEW, as Eddie Kingston reveals the real reason he went with All Elite over WWE (08:03).

Advertisement
Matthew McConaughey Vince McMahon
WWE/Twitter, @mcconaughey

Finally, could Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey be on the verge of swapping the silver screen for the squared circle? That was certainly what he wanted you to believe after an appearance on Maria Menounos's Better Together podcast, as the Gentleman leading man not-so-subtly hinted that a future WWE appearance may be in the works (10:41).

As always, today's news video finishes with all your Twitter questions.

Advertisement

Don't forget to subscribe to WhatCulture Wrestling on YouTube for daily videos. You can also send your Twitter questions to @WhatCultureWWE for your chance to be featured!

Channel Manager
Channel Manager

Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.