FREE Loaded WrestleMania Week Update!!!

This appears on our free tier, the remainder of this week's update will be on the Fightful Select paid tiers, including:

• Today we'll have updates on Mariah May and another talent absent from WWE TV and WrestleMania.

• Two additional SRS Live Q&A shows this weekend

• The Weekender Podcast covering the Collective

• WrestleMania and Raw after Mania SCOOPS threads

• Sour Graps Mania and Raw after Mania reviews

• WrestleMania stats pieces

• WrestleMania preview and betting tips

• Discord service

• 5-7 Select Answers articles per work

AEW/MLW/TNA

• It was clarified to Fightful that Jon Moxley is technically not a trios champion unless he wins this week on Dynamite.

• AEW were really happy with AEW Collision this past week, as well as the viewership that followed.

• To elaborate on our story that TNA had more unannounced signings, we’re told that there are at least three international signings under contract.

• Satoshi Kojima had a benign tumor removed from his head last week, MLW confirmed. We’re told he’s okay.

WrestleMania Week and WWE

• The NXT Stand and Deliver call time is 5 AM local time for NXT talent.

• WWE has a number of additional brand deals they'll be announcing. They've already revealed the Mattel renewal, Topps/WWE patch plans, and Fanatics/Wheatley Cody Rhodes podcast deal.

• Quite a bit was cut from the Women’s Tag Team Turmoil match on Smackdown, while the match was actually happening.

• A number of NXT talent aren't required to get into Las Vegas until Friday.

• Those that we spoke to about the WrestleMania Roast say that it may emerge for viewing at some point, but that running it live was a bit of a risk.

• There are a ton of placed WrestleMania ads and references in Vegas. A WWE Title on the shoulder of Caeser at Caeser's Palace, a "welcome to WrestleMania Weekend" and title under the lion at MGM Grand, a ton of signage at the Las Vegas Airport, a title belt on a statue outside the Omni.

• The "Welcome to Las Vegas" signage is also playing John Cena's theme at times in the Las Vegas Airport.

• WWE also designed custom Las Vegas side plates for some of the promotional imagery for WrestleMania on title belts.

Fightful Content:

• We interviewed Izzy ahead of her match on GCW's WWE ID show.

• Circa Las Vegas is the official hotel of Fightful during WrestleMania week. Check out all their incredible CircaMania events, including shows with Busted Open and Chris Van Vliet.

• SRS and Jimmy Van looked at the first ever wrestling figures here.

• SRS and Jimmy Van also looked at rare LJN protoypes!

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• A reminder, Fightful Podcasts are on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Podbean, Player FM and all other audio

• Fighful now has an Espanol Twitter account, and will be rolling out an Espanol Select edition soon.

• If you wish to purchase any sponsor slots on Fightful content during WrestleMania week, contact us!

• Sean Ross Sapp is planning on doing additional, live Q&A shows for Select subscribers.

• Fightful will have a predictions show with Stephanie Chase this week.

• Joel Pearl will be on the scene for Fightful. He has interviews with Joe Hendry and a number of short ones with WWE wrestlers set. If you're a promoter or wrestler, let us know if you'd like to talk.

• Jeff Hawkins is joining SRS for the Fightful WrestleMania post shows. Andrew Baydala will join for the Raw after Mania post show.

WWE Raw Producers:

• Bayley vs. Liv Morgan: Jason Jordan & Molly Holly

• Rey Mysterio vs. Julius Creed: Petey Williams & Abyss

• AJ Styles vs. Karrion Kross: Shane Helms

• Penta vs. Finn Balor: Bobby Roode

• Seth Rollins, CM Punk, Roman Reigns segment: Michael Hayes

WWE Raw Writers

• Gunther promo: Chad Barbash

• Jey Uso promo: Chad Barbash

• Kross/AJ Styles/Logan Paul: Brian Parise

• Rollins/Punk/Reigns promo: Alexandra Williams

WWE Taping Producers

• Main Event: Maxxine Dupri vs. Zoey Stark: Adam Pearce

• Main Event: Tyler Bate vs. Ludwig Kaiser: Adam Pearce

• Speed: Erik vs. El Grande Americano: Pete Dunne