# THH 380 | Is TKO Destroying WWE With Pay Cuts After New Day Exit? AEW DENIES Aleister Black? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/tru-heel-heat-469587/thh-380-is-tko-destroying-wwe-with-pay-cuts-after-new-day-exit-aew-denies-aleister-black Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/tru-heel-heat-469587/thh-380-is-tko-destroying-wwe-with-pay-cuts-after-new-day-exit-aew-denies-aleister-black.md Podcast: [Tru Heel Heat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tru-heel-heat-469587) Published: 2026-05-12T02:51:44+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truheelheat/episodes/THH-380--Is-TKO-Destroying-WWE-With-Pay-Cuts-After-New-Day-Exit--AEW-DENIES-Aleister-Black-e3j86jn Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/1effbe00/podcast/play/119855159/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-12%2Fe087bf29-c284-9cb3-e832-c37c15fa6dcf.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tru-heel-heat-469587/episodes/thh-380-is-tko-destroying-wwe-with-pay-cuts-after-new-day-exit-aew-denies-aleister-black Duration seconds: 13073 ## Resource Join SP3, Miss Krssi Luv & Tru Draw Josh for an all-new Tru Heel Heat 380 discussing the latest wrestling news including: TIME STAMPS: 0:00 SP3 rundown open 3:15 Intro 6:28 SP3, Krssi & Josh welcome you to the show / chat's conspiracy against Josh 12:15 WWE floundering creatively / Sixers about to get swept / Mother's Day love / NWA ratings success / WWE vs AEW problems 20:00 Gingerbread Man funeral segment not adored by all? / Cody Rhodes losing his way? / WWE quality vs ticket prices 28:35 SP3 vs Ron DeSantis on his SI list / 3 hours of wrestling TV doesn't work for most / Stone Cold is timeless 41:47 R.I.P. Ted Turner / Memories of Turner's impact on wrestling & TV / Roll Call 50:13 WWE SmackDown recap ft. Gingerbread Man funeral 1:08:20 WWE Raw on Netflix recap ft. Roman Reigns & Jacob Fatu contract signing 1:16:09 New Day leaving WWE fallout & TKO pay cuts from current talent 1:39:42 WWE's all-timer bad PR stemming from WrestleMania 42 & WWE releases / talent taking pay cuts discussion / streamers backlash 1:51:04 Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston farewell statements / JC Mateo release fallout / Nick Khan re-signs as WWE President2:04:21 Is TKO destroying or dramatically altering what WWE is? 2:10:51 More WWE news - what happened to Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton feud, Roman Reigns schedule, Danhausen partner, John Cena announcement, Kairi Sane update & Gingerbread Man reaction 2:25:13 WWE NXT, Evolve, AAA on FOX & TNA IMPACT recaps 2:30:53 EVIL becoming NARAKU / Hiromu Takahashi heading to WWE 2:34:50 TIK TOK TIME - New Day matches & moments King of the Hill 2:45:05 AEW Dynamite & two episodes of Collision recaps ft. Darby Allin vs Kevin Knight for the AEW World Title 2:52:09 Issues w/AEW booking & the lack of build for AEW… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tru-heel-heat-469587/episodes/thh-380-is-tko-destroying-wwe-with-pay-cuts-after-new-day-exit-aew-denies-aleister-black/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/tru-heel-heat-469587/thh-380-is-tko-destroying-wwe-with-pay-cuts-after-new-day-exit-aew-denies-aleister-black.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.