YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUagEnSmCR4
CM Punk is the champ. Still YAWN.
Triple H promised that the "landscape" would change, which means he's planning on replacing Seth Rollins with Logan Paul.
No, seriously.
I'm sick, which means the puppet is also sick.
Kate still isn't medically cleared.
Everything sucks. Let's talk about it.
2025-11-04 03:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostSean Ross Sapp carries you through the news of the week, and answers your questions!
CM Punk and Cody Rhodes in AEW's new book
MLW news
Bianca Belair
Steve Maclin contract
Chelsea Green contract
Salina de la Renta
MLW women's division
Private Party
Mance/Steph Warner
DEBUNKATHON
Q&A
Note: apologies for the dela...
2025-11-03 21:36:24 +0000 UTC View PostAEW will get some extra time for Blood & Guts.
Fightful Select reader Devin sent word that the Blood & Guts special is listed for 2.5 hours on TSN in Canada. When speaking with one AEW source, they did indicate that it would be an expanded episode of AEW Dynamite.
Blood & Guts had some changes from the original plans due to Penelope Ford's injury. Nobody in AEW would confirm as such, but it was implied that the stacked roster for it could have been a pivot to add buzz ...
2025-11-03 20:40:42 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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in the interest of Halloween, what was/is your favorite spooky g...
2025-11-03 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostCM Punk is your new World Heavyweight Champ. YAWN.
Jade Cargill is your new WWE Women's Champ. Hooray, I guess.
Cody Rhodes is out here cheating and getting atta-boys from the boss.
Over in AEW, they've already botched the first-ever Women's Blood & Guts match.
The puppet has things to get off his chest.
(Do puppets have chests?)
Everything sucks. Let's talk about it.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be...
2025-11-03 03:08:40 +0000 UTC View PostMJF is taking well to Hollywood….and Winnipeg.
A few months ago, it was revealed that MJF landed a role in Violent Night 2, after appearing in Happy Gilmore 2, and being cast in The Iron Claw. MJF had a heavy travel schedule as filming started, and would go back and forth between AEW tapings and Winnipeg where he’d continue filming. Since AEW All Out, MJF has been off AEW TV as his filming schedule picked up heavily.
We’re told that the filming of the movie is set to wrap re...
2025-11-02 23:04:50 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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Hey SRS! What do you remember of Kee-Wee from WCW. I'm currently...
2025-11-02 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostCody Rhodes won’t be erased from All Elite Wrestling history.
AEW announced This Book Is All Elite: The Inside Story of All Elite Wrestling, which releases in early November. Shortly following that, there was plenty of online speculation that Cody Rhodes would be omitted from the book, “rewriting history.” Fightful immediately was able to confirm with AEW that there were no plans to do that, but now we’ve learned the extent of that.
Fightful Select got an early review copy...
2025-11-01 22:07:47 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the Fightful Select WWE Saturday Night's Main Event SCOOPS THREAD. We'll update this if we get any additional information from the show! We have the match order, details from behind the scenes
A bit of a no-brainer, but the creative heading into this show was heavily adjusted. Jey Uso was not originally planned for this show whatsoever.
We're told that whenever Elton Prince returns from injury, there's a high likelihood that Pretty Deadly will be reunit...
2025-11-01 22:04:30 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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Any update on Matt Sydal in AEW?
I've actually no...
2025-11-01 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys, SRS here. We're getting way ahead of the Fightful Awards this year in an effort to present them in a more timely fashion.
There are still two months in the year, but we're opening up EARLY nominations, and will be adding to them.
Please fill this out, and submit via a Patreon message, or a comment. If submitting these, please fill out all of the categories and submit in one message, as opposed to multiple
Again, these are very early nominations. We'll have another...
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Do the AEW announcers have a contest going to see who can say ...
2025-11-01 03:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostWe have a few notes from tonight's WWE Smackdown. Apologies if the formatting is off as Patreon is not ideal posting on mobile.
Please navigate away if you wish to avoid spoilers.
Damian Priest has a pre tape backstage promo.
Tiffany Stratton has in ring promo, Jade Cargill interrupts, Aldis calls security out.
One of Fraxiom is scheduled as Ilja Dragunov’s opponent.
Drew McIntyre is in gear to compete.
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2025-10-31 22:21:52 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the new Fightful Select Friday tradition, the DEBUNKATHON. In addition to debunking silly ass rumors, we give you a robust news update.
Today, we have news on the AEW book, Santos Escobar, Brock Lesnar, WWE footage, Hologram, Andrade, Bobby Lashley-Hook, R-Truth, Nattie, Britt Baker, Nyla Rose, MJF, Goldberg, Donald Trump and more.
Subscribe to get news on this, as well as exclusive news this weekend on Cody Rhodes and MJF!
Fightful has an early look at th...
2025-10-31 21:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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Is Braun Strowman signed with WWE? Keep seeing commercials about...
2025-10-31 16:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! SRS here
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2025-10-31 12:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostMajor League Wrestling rolls on, and we have a ton of news emerging from the company.
Salina de la Renta has taken a much more increased role in the company. She has been working her way up over the last couple of years and is overseeing much of the talent relations in the company. In addition, she's serving as a part of the creative team.
Another point of expansion we've been told about is the company's women's division. MLW plans on adding more women's matches and women's talen...
2025-10-31 00:19:09 +0000 UTC View Post
There are a number of TNA contract updates and expirations, but we’ve learned of at least one talent that we’ve confirmed is under a deal.
For a large portion of her run in TNA Wrestling, Steph De Lander was without a contract and working on a per appearance basis. However, Fightful Select has confirmed that changed this year, and De Lander signed with TNA. That is also the case for Mance Warner, who had also worked in TNA without a deal for quite some time.
We’ve also...
2025-10-30 22:37:16 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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Do you know of any logic behind selection of the indies where Me...
2025-10-30 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHouse of Glory has sent the following to Fightful, confirming their LA debut:
HOUSE OF GLORY WRESTLING MAKES ITS LOS ANGELES DEBUT AT THE LEGENDARY GLOBE THEATRE ON JANUARY 30TH
Los Angeles, CA – House of Glory (HOG) Wrestling, one of the most exciting and fastest-rising independent wrestling promotions in the world, is officially coming to the West Coast. HOG will make its Los Angeles debut on Friday, January 30th, live from the historic Globe Theatre, marking a monumental expa...
2025-10-30 15:57:41 +0000 UTC View PostPrivate Party have been on ice since losing the TNA tag team titles.
Niether Marq Quen or Isiah Kassidy have wrestled in AEW since January, and only have wrestled once in HOG since then. However, throughout 2025, they’ve still managed to make major headlines.
First, it was that their contracts were up relatively soon by Wrestling Observer in the Summer. Shortly after, Fightful Select learned that WWE had maintained interest in them. Then, they’re LARGE physique turned he...
2025-10-30 00:39:38 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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In your opinion what is it going to take TKO to drop ticket pric...
2025-10-29 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostChelsea Green will be in WWE for years to come.
Recently, Fightful Select reported that Chelsea Green had signed a new WWE contract. We’ve learned additional details on how long the deal is and when it got done. Fightful had started inquiring about her status, as originally, Chelsea had signed a three-year deal in late 2022 that would have been up in late 2025.
However, WWE approached Green well before the contract expired and the two sides worked out a new deal in January. WWE ...
2025-10-28 22:40:47 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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Any status updates on Red Velvet? She's probably challenging Mer...
2025-10-28 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qvHjiJfmBY
An absolute waste of 2 and a half hours.
(Unless the Women's Tag Title Main Event is the best match of the year.)
(Which it won't be,)
An IC #1 Contender's match ruined by interference, an all-irish banger ruined by interference, an inter-generational women's tilt ruined by interference, a rematch of a rematch of a rematch, and 15 minute...
2025-10-28 02:15:21 +0000 UTC View PostA TNA Champion’s contract is up in about two months.
Fightful Select has confirmed that the contract of TNA International Champion Steve Maclin is currently slated to expire at the end of 2025. Maclin re-signed with the company on a one year deal as last year’s expired.
Maclin defeated Frankie Kazarian at TNA Bound For Glory to regain the TNA International Championship. Maclin is also a former TNA World Champion. He’s been with the company for over four years, after his near...
2025-10-27 23:42:12 +0000 UTC View PostA briefly gone WWE Superstar is at tonight's WWE Raw.
Last week, PWInsider reported that Santos Escobar was scheduled to travel to the site of WWE Raw. Fightful Select can confirm that Santos Escobar is in the building for what could be his first appearance in months.
Escobar's WWE contract briefly expired before WWE re-signed him on a multi-year, big money contract.
2025-10-27 19:17:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe FEET PROMOs are going wild on WWE social media, leading to speculation.
No, this isn't to build up to a feud the still at large University of Kentucky foot stabber (wasn't me!), it's for WrestleMania 42.
PWInsider reported that Brock Lesnar, Roman Reign...
2025-10-27 16:31:17 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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Any reason why Samatha Irvin’s non compete is two years? 2025-10-27 16:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We’ve learned a lot about TNA contracts of late, and we’ve got another.
This past Spring, Fightful Select had reported that Rich Swann’s TNA contract had quietly expired and he was no longer with the company, but remained on good terms. Since then, the former TNA Champion returned, and joined First Cla$$, replacing KC Navarro in the AJ Francis-led group.
Many TNA wrestlers have recently been reported to be under short-term contracts. However, we can confirm that Rich S...
2025-10-27 00:33:24 +0000 UTC View Post