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WWE SmackDown: CM Punk Calls In His Favor to Paul Heyman; Kevin Owens Reveals Injury, Charlotte Flair Gets Boo’d Out of Chicago

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To say that the Friday, April 4th episode of WWE Smackdown from Chicago was eventful is pretty much an understatement. Several big moments created seismic shifts in the upcoming card for WrestleMania 41 later this month.

Chicago’s own, CM Punk, finally revealed the favor he is calling in from his best friend, Paul Heyman, for being the fifth man when the OG Bloodline went up against the new Bloodline last November at Survivor Series: War Games. Heyman had enlisted Punk to help his Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns secure the victory over the upstart Bloodline, because no one else would team with Reigns, Jimmy and Jey Uso and Sami Zayn.

For months, it has been teased just what favor would Punk want in return that would benefit him. The answer came in the climatic final segment of SmackDown on USA Network. With all participants in the ring that will be headlining the triple threat match at WrestleMania 41 on night one which includes: Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Roman Reigns and his Wiseman, Paul Heyman, CM Punk made his re-entrance to the ring to address the issue at hand.

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In a mic drop moment, Punk revealed the favor to Roman Reigns (as Heyman stood to the side of his Tribal Chief.) that he wants Heyman to be in his corner at WrestleMania 41 to make this extra special, as after all, this is the first time in his storied career that Punk is headlining the WWE’s biggest show of the year. Reigns laughed in Punk’s face and told his Wiseman to tell Punk that he is not going to be in his corner, but Heyman couldn’t do it. He told Reigns he owed Punk a favor for helping him out at Survivor Series. When an upset Reigns went to attack Heyman, Punk grabbed Reigns from behind and hit him with a GTS.

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Meanwhile, Seth Rollins looked on saying to Reigns “I told you so” in the most triumphant manner. In a very soap opera moment, Heyman was reduced to tears, having to choose between his lifelong friend and the man he is helped rise to become one of the greatest champions in WWE history. The”Who will Heyman ultimately choose?” story will figure prominently into the main event in just two weeks time at WrestleMania 41.

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Earlier in the night, as the status of Kevin Owen’s injury became headline news in wrestling circles even before he got to address it himself in the ring on SmackDown, it was confirmed that Owens will have to sit out WrestleMania 41 after it was revealed that he needs to have neck surgery and will be out of commission for some time to come.

Owens spoke on the My Mom’s Basement You Tube series, how he injured himself back in January, but just found out the upshot after a new MRI over the past week.  Kevin related that his biggest regret is not getting the opportunity to wrestle Randy Orton in Vegas later this month. With Orton now free to be on the card in another way; might the WWE accelerate a Cody Rhodes/Orton feud? Stay tuned.

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In a shocker, and messy segment, Charlotte Flair got absolutely cooked on the microphone by the crowd in Chicago when she and her WrestleMania 41 opponent WWE Women’s champion, Tiffany Stratton, took to the ring to further their war of words and to try to bring much needed heat to their match-up.

However, whenever Flair tried to talk, the crowd drowned out her ability to speak and be heard.  The boos rivaled that of Judgment Day’s Dirty Dominik Mysterio and seem to take “The Queen” a bit off her game; while Stratton was able to get in some verbal punches including about Charlotte’s recent appearance on the ‘Sherri’ daytime talk show and how she is now 0-3 in the marriage department having gotten divorced three times. Charlotte seemingly got the last word, by saying that Stratton’s real-life boyfriend and WWE superstar, Ludwig Kaiser recently dropped into her DM’s as Stratton left the ring.

Check out the major segments from last night’s ‘SmackDown’ featuring: CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman, then Kevin Owens, and finally, Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton.

Now weigh-in: what do you think will happen with Paul Heyman is in CM Punk’s corner during the triple threat match featuring the ‘Voice of the Voiceless,’ Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 41? Will Heyman cause Reigns to lose? Turn on Punk, or perhaps even side with Seth Rollins? Share your theories via the comment section below.

 

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Could Kristen Vaganos and Josh Kelly Be Exiting ‘General Hospital?’

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General Hospital fans took to social media following the airing of the Wednesday, October 21 episode of the ABC daytime drama series. In story, Molly (Kristen Vaganos) reveals to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) that she has received an offer to join the top law firm in Chicago that practices civil law. She says it’s her dream job.

The problem Molly says is relocating from Port Charles and uprooting her life and being away from her mother, Scout and boyfriend Cody Bell (Josh Kelly). Wistful that she may lose another daughter to a long-distance situation (Kristina left a few months back to go to medical school in California), Alexis urged Molly to get Cody to go with her.

Molly still seemed concerned and has trouble committing to the idea. Alexis tells her to talk it over with Cody. Meanwhile, Cody asked Tracy (Jane Elliot) is he can have Thanksgiving off because he and Molly planned to spend Thanksgiving together with their families. After initially balking, Tracy agrees.

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WILL MOLLY AND CODY HEAD TO CHI-TOWN?

Later, Cody shows up at Miller & Davis and the conversation turned to Thanksgiving dinner that Alexis is hosting. Molly and Cody asked her not to cook anything. Cody hugged Molly reassuring Alexis that he and Molly would take care of whatever was needed on Turkey Day.

So, this raises the question, why out of nowhere are we learning that Molly received an amazing law offer in Chicago, if the character was not being written out? If Molly leaves the canvas, would the character of Cody make his exit too?

Kristen Vaganos joined GH as a recast Molly Lansing-Davis back in September of 2023 and went on contract in August of 2024. Josh Kelly began playing Cody Bell back in June of 2022. Initial reports were that Kelly joined the show on contract and then as of June 2025 went on recurring status with the show per his choice.

Do you see a world where GH is writing out Molly and Cody? Would you be sad to see Kristen and Josh exit the soap opera? If this is not what is going on, is this just a plot point for some other story that is upcoming? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.

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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Adam Delivers Sally’s Baby as Billy Reels from Jill’s Health Crisis in Tearjerker Episode

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The Tuesday, October 20 episode saw The Young and the Restless deliver some deeply-poignant moments in the aftermath of Billy (Jason Thompson) and Sally’s (Courtney Hope) wedding.

The scenes which will be talked about for some time to come, because of how they can impact longterm story, had Adam (Mark Grossman) being the one to deliver Billy and Sally’s baby, while Billy was gut-punched by a phone call from Snapper Foster that Jill had suffered a heart attack in London.

In story, while up in Sally’s room at the GCAC, wishing his ex all the happiness, (because Adam and Billy have no love lost, and he didn’t want to cause waves), Sally’s water broke. In true soapy fashion, all phones were dead. Sally’s phone was missing because it was with Audra (Zuleyka Silver), Adam’s battery ran out etc. Prior to that, Adam did try to call Billy, but Billy did not pick up his calls, as he was with Cane (Billy Flynn) coming to terms with the news on Jill.

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TORN BETWEEN RUNNING TO HIS MOTHER OR HIS NEW WIFE AND BABY

Now in the perfect storm of circumstances, Adam is the one to help Sally deliver her baby when she begged him to stay with er screaming, “Please don’t make me do this alone!” Adam reminded Sally that he’d already delivered a baby twice before. She assured him that it will be OK, and not to be scared, because this isn’t the same set of circumstances when she lost their daughter, Ava, during childbirth.

Downstairs, Billy is in tears over his mother. So too is Cane. Cane speaks to Jill on the phone when Snapper holds the phone to her while at her hospital bed. He tells her he loves her. Billy cannot bring himself to talk to his mom.

Cane decides he will go to London. Billy doesn’t know what to do with a new wife and a baby on the way. It’s clear how much losing Jill would devastate Billy. Cane tells Lily (Christel Khalil) what has happened to Jill, and Billy informs Jack (Peter Bergman) before he tries to find his bride who is upstairs in her room.

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A NEW ABBOTT

Back in Sally’s room, eventually Adam asks Sally (who is deep in labor), if she thought she was having a girl or boy, and she said a boy. But then, Adam introduced her to her “beautiful, perfect baby girl.” It was a moment laced with so much history for Adam and Sally and Adam and Billy, when you think of the deaths of Ava and Deliah.

As Sally cradled her newborn little bundle of joy, Adam went to go get Billy at her request, and as he made his way to the door, Billy was standing there. Billy is stunned to see his rival standing, but then Sally tells Billy to meet his daughter!

Billy rushes to the bedside to be my his new wife and daughter, with the heartbreaking final shot of Adam emotionally overcome thinking of the baby he has lost with Sally. and how he wishes things could have turned out differently in a bittersweet moment.

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EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCES

The episode was laced with hankie-inducing moments from Jason Thompson, Courtney Hope, Mark Grossman and Billy Flynn, who each delivered, to bring this story so much heart and history.  There is plenty of Emmy material within for next year for these four.

You can check out the final moments of yesterday’s episode where Billy meets his daughter for the first time, followed by the final shot of Adam at the door below, followed by our live chat replay with Y&R stars, Jason Thompson and Courtney Hope which streamed immediately after this episode aired in all timezones on the Michael Fairman Channel.

Now let us know, did you reach for the hankies during the episode? Did you like that Adam was the one to deliver Sally’s baby? Do you think something more will happen with Jill? Share your reactions in the comment section.

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Finn Blows a Gasket After Steffy Reveals She’s Gone Ahead and Become Carter and Daphne’s Surrogate

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On the Monday, October 19 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, after Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) stammering around and trying to find a way to couch her lie to her husband, Finn (Tanner Novlan), she finally admits what she has been dreading telling him.

But not before, Finn and Steffy rehash Monaco, Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), and how it was turning point in their lives (that’s an understatement) with Finn reiterating, “Our marriage is precious. What we have is pure and true.”

Finn promises Sheila is out of their lives for good, and Steffy chokes back tears saying how she wished she hadn’t removed her ring and hightailed it out of Monaco. She says she wishes she could take that back, but she can’t.

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Steffy tells Finn she has a lot to say. Finn tells her there is nothing they can’t overcome. Steffy says she made a significant decision while he was away. She goes to to say what a great friend Daphne (Murielle Hilaire) has been to her. Finn asks if Daphne and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) are still interviewing to find a surrogate? Steffy says they found someone and the process has begun, and its “me.”

Finn gulps, “What do you mean it’s you?” Steffy eeks out of her mouth, “I agreed to be Daphne and Carter’s surrogate.” Finn, who is a doctor no less says, “I don’t understand!” He explains he knows there is a list of medical and legal hurdles someone has to go through before a woman can become a surrogate for a couple. He also tells Steffy he knows she could never carry a child and give it up.

Next, Finn tells Steffy she’s wonderful for considering to do this for Carter and Daphne, but she’ll have to tell them no. Steffy says it’s too late. That while he was out of town they went ahead with the procedure. Finn asks, “What procedure?” Steffy responds, “The fertilization of the eggs.” Finn learns they used Steffy’s frozen eggs and did the implantation and loses it!

“I can’t believe you went and did that! This isn’t something a wife does when their husband is out of town on a business trip,” hollers Finn. He cannot believe what he is hearing and that his wife just went and did this without him! He pushes back on Steffy. demanding answers, “There’s more going on here. What is it? Steffy? Tell me!” We fade to black.

You can check out the pivotal scene between Finn and Steffy below.

Now weigh-in: are you glad Finn is as of now not being a doofus? That he is pushy back on Steffy? Do you think Steffy will continue with this lie or admit she slept with Carter and became pregnant? Either way, would Finn stay with his wife while she became a surrogate for Carter and Daphne? Let us know in the comment section.

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