Morning Daily News Update: April 16, 2026 – Darby Allin Captures AEW World Championship At Dynamite Special

By Conor Renshaw on 16 April 2026

Good morning, all!

It’s Thursday, and it’s time for the Morning Daily News Update!

There’s also a whole bunch of new stuff on the blog from yesterday:

Garth reviewed an episode of NWA TNA Impact from July 10, 2002
Alex Podgorski posted a new 5-Star Match Review for WrestleMania 17
Jabroniville uploaded a new Dream Matches post
LScisco has a new WTWWW for WWF Superstars from December 17, 1994
Phrederic reviewed last night’s episode of WWE Evolve

Darby Allin Wins AEW World Championship From MJF

Darby Allin defeated MJF to win the AEW World Championship for the first time in the main event of Dynamite Spring BreakThru in Washington. Allin secured the victory with multiple Coffin Drops and a headlock takeover, calling back to their 2021 meeting, and celebrated the title win in his home state alongside Sting and the AEW locker room.

AEW Collision Spring Breakthru Spoilers

Spoilers provided in the link above. BEWARE

Dave Meltzer believes Iyo Sky is unlikely to compete at WrestleMania 42, with her planned match against Asuka potentially being moved to Backlash. Meltzer pointed to Sky deleting a social media challenge to Asuka and her recent clean loss to Jade Cargill as signs WWE has changed direction, noting no match has been officially announced despite recent storyline build.

Demolition Headline WWE 2K26 Season 2 DLC

WWE 2K26 has launched Ringside Pass Season 2, introducing new DLC content, including first-time playable appearances for Demolition and Kelly Kelly. The update adds new characters, moves, customisation options, and alternate “Wasteland” personas for stars like Rhea Ripley, CM Punk, and Becky Lynch, with additional rewards available through both premium and free progression tracks.