Sonny Kiss has finished up with AEW.
AEW removed Sonny Kiss from their roster page at the end of August, prompting questions about Sonny's status. Fightful reached out to Sonny and confirmed that as of September, Sonny is no longer with AEW.
We're told that Sonny's deal has expired.
Join us for the Fightful Select Pre-Show! Join @RobWilkins, Ryan of The Mark Order Podcast, and Erik Beaston of Bleacher Report as we preview AEW's PPV event All Out! (RECORDED Saturday, September 2nd)
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2023-09-03 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select caught up with Alpha Academy's Maxxine Dupri in Detroit, Michigan, for SummerSlam Media Day. We began the interview by telling Maxxine how her finisher, the Straight Jacket Electric Chair Suplex, surprised many people. Maxxine said she needed to give credit where credit was due and that Coach Gable told her that’s what I think you should do.
She said Gable got her ready for it, and now she is excited that it is successful and is grateful everyone took to it. When asked...
2023-09-03 17:40:01 +0000 UTC View PostMLW Heavyweight Champion Alex Kane was the Wrestling Perspective Podcast’s guest this week.
Kane discussed his experience in the wrestling industry. Kane spoke about Bomaye Fight Club and how it got over organically. Kane spoke about his journey to becoming the MLW World Champion and the opportunities that have opened up for them since winning the title.
Alex mentions drawing inspiration from various wrestlers. He told WPP that WWE Hall of Famer Ron S...
2023-09-03 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post- We're told big return is set for MLW Fury Road in Philadelphia. We haven't learned who. They will be a guest on the Saint Laurent Sessions spot.
- MLW Fury Road is scheduled to end before the AEW PPV.
- The decision to book Dennis Rodman for AEW Collision was made in the last couple of weeks before the show.
- Frank The Clown was backstage at AEW Dynamite this past week
- WWE did not conduct a press conference last night. Brandon Thurston noted that WWE told him they...
2023-09-03 15:58:01 +0000 UTC View PostAEW fired CM Punk and literally replaced him with a newly healthy Bryan Danielson within the span of like 5 minutes.
Other stuff happened on Collision, too, and we'll definitely get into that, but there was a little thing called WWE Payback tonight, I don't know if you heard about it.
It sucked. Well, I guess there is the possibility that Seth and Shinsuke turn in a modern CLASSIC in the main event, but other than that, yeah. It frigging sucked.
Even the things that di...
2023-09-03 02:59:58 +0000 UTC View PostAEW announced that CM Punk was terminated – both as a wrestler and an employee. AEW founder Tony Khan said the decision was one he didn't want to have to make, but needed to for the safety of the AEW team.
While it was noted the termination was with cause, thus far we do not know if there is a non-compete attached, or a severance or severance period. As a result, we don’t know when Punk would be eligible for a move to another wrestling company. He still has major heat with num...
2023-09-03 01:21:11 +0000 UTC View Post- Young Bucks are at Collision, and were discussed as possibly appearing on the show this week, based on what they've told people
- Bryan Danielson is backstage at Collision. He hasn't been around since his injury, but was helping on AEW Collision creative early on.
- The elements around the Ricky Steamboat segment have been kept really quiet. We're told that a strap match was indeed in the plans, though.
- We have a full story on CM Punk we're working on regardi...
2023-09-02 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the following match order for WWE Payback, subject to change. This will be updated with producers as well
- Cage match: Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus (producer Petey Williams)
- John Cena promo
- LA Knight vs. The Miz (producer Shane Helms)
- United States Title: Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Austin Theory (producer Adam Pearce)
- Tag Team Titles: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (c) vs. Judgment Day (producer Michael Hayes)
- Grayson Waller Ef...
2023-09-02 23:11:35 +0000 UTC View Post
AEW sent out the following regarding CM Punk being fired from AEW
2023-09-02 20:37:15 +0000 UTC View PostJoin us for the Fightful Select Pre-Show! Join @RobWilkins, Erik Beaston of Bleacher Report, and Ryan of The Mark Order Podcast as we preview WWE's Premium Live Event Payback!
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Rappa-Doo. John Cena's back, and he's gonna be here for a while, and while he's here, he might as well derail some story plans. I mean, why not, right?
Shotzi gets her revenge on Bayley, but only because Charlotte Flair gets involved, hooray. The Rey Mysterio-Santos Escobar-Austin Theory-Grayson Waller plot thickens in the worst possible way. The Miz vs LA Knight is a battle of who refuses to shut up longer. There's no sign of Roman Reigns. But that's okay, becau...
2023-09-02 01:57:52 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select has learned the following plans for tonight's Smackdown
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- Jimmy Uso promo & SPOILER
- Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar vs. Austin Theory & Grayson Waller
- Bobby Lashley and Street Profits promo
- Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. LWO
- LA Knight and Miz face-to-face
- Shotzi vs. Bayl...
2023-09-01 23:41:02 +0000 UTC View PostJohn Cena is appearing for WWE, in an unexpected run – even to WWE.
Cena has been announced for dates through September and October, in a run that WWE and even Cena didn’t likely expect. Staff, producers and some writers that Fightful had heard from regarding Cena was that his availability came about due to the ongoing strike, and that WWE reached an agreement to bring him in. One higher up said that if he ends up appearing regularly on TV and the strike ends, they’ll wrap up anyt...
2023-09-01 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSRS is here to talk all of the last week or so! Raw, Dynamite, All In, scoops, Punk and a Q&A
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2023-09-01 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostWe’ve learned more about the AR Fox situation, one that had some heat on him within AEW.
We’re told that AR Fox was planned for the match with Swerve Strickland against Sting and Darby Allin at All In, unlike the situation with Rey Fenix where he was never truly set for the match and was planned to be removed. It was noted to Fightful that Fox hasn’t worked international dates since 2016, and the company did not feel like he was forthright about his ability to work outside the cou...
2023-08-31 22:19:28 +0000 UTC View PostPUNK WATCH! DAY 5 (OR MAYBE 359).
Here's the latest on CM Punk that Fightful has heard from. CM Punk was at the Cauliflower Alley Club this week, seemingly in a very good mood. He accepted his honor, and took tons of pictures with fans and other wrestlers.
Punk and Miro had been in contact since the rumors of their argument took place.
However, in the days prior, AEW did in fact launch the investigation into the CM Punk and Jack Perry's altercation. We've been told tha...
2023-08-31 16:29:46 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s time for your daily CM Punk update.
Needless to say, the CM Punk situation has altered some plans for this weekend’s AEW Collision and AEW All Out. We still have no confirmation on whether or not he’ll be at either.
We’ve heard that Brody King was “very heated” about the CM Punk/Jack Perry exchange, but we weren’t given many details beyond that. Wade Keller had reported much of the same, and that Brody King punched an object. We’ve not confirmed that, but he w...
2023-08-30 20:45:03 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS and Jimmy Van bring you some BONUS NEWS
2023-08-30 19:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostFightful had reported that WWE had interest in the Authors of Pain months ago, Akam and Rezar, but there might be way more to it than that.
Several sources have told Fightful that months after our initial report, that AOP/Authors of Pain/Legion of Pain have actually been under contract with WWE since 2022, though we haven’t confirmed as much. Specifically we were told “it was before Vince McMahon came back, because that put a halt on all signings besides new recruits.” There have ...
2023-08-30 18:43:18 +0000 UTC View Post- While the AEW All In card saw some adjustments due to injuries, several matches were in place for quite some time. MJF vs. Adam Cole, as well as Darby Allin and Swerve involved in a Coffin match with Sting.
- For those asking why Grado didn’t come out to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer,” he told Cultaholic he wasn’t booked until Thursday. There wouldn't have been enough time to get that cleared.
- There will be several people likely to miss AEW Dynamite next week. Tony Khan...
This is actually kind of hilarious
2023-08-29 23:34:22 +0000 UTC View PostBianca Belair was written off WWE TV for the time being.
On the August 18 episode of WWE Smackdown, Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair were victorious in their tag team match. However, Bianca Belair was attacked backstage by Damage CTRL. Her knee was targeted, playing off of an injury that she was selling from WWE Summerslam. However, we’re told the knee injury is just a storyline.
Belair was planned for some time off, and was factored in creatively. However, we’ve heard differ...
2023-08-29 21:35:30 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select caught up with Zoey Stark recently. We spoke with the former NXT Tag-Team Champion for a few minutes and spoke on various topics.
Zoey told us how her life has changed since joining the main roster. She told us it changed dramatically because she is traveling every week now. Zoey knew it would happen but never prepared for it. Zoey did tell us that she mentioned that there had not been any travel woes.
Zoey told us her reaction when she discovered she got called up...
2023-08-29 18:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostThank you to Adam Weller for providing us with a very cool piece of content from a few years ago, that allows us to reminisce about the late Bray Wyatt
2023-08-29 12:24:09 +0000 UTC View PostCM Punk and Jack Perry are suspended, per SI and Bryan Alvarez.
There was word early Monday that both Perry and CM Punk were suspended pending an investigation of their physical incident at AEW All In. We'd heard rumors of a suspension before it was said that some top names had even spoke to CM Punk themselves. Bryan Alvarez posted the news on Monday, which Sports Illustrated confirmed on Tuesday.
This affects immediate plans for creative, including this weekend's AEW All Out ca...
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Topics:
- NWA 75 (2 nights) results
- GCW: "Homecoming" (2 nights) results
- GCW vs. ROW (3 nights) results
- IMPACT: "Emergence" results
- MLW: "Fury Road" predictions
- NXT Level Up (8/25) results
- TWE: "Ten Years Strong" results
2023-08-29 02:57:14 +0000 UTC View PostWe've learned more about PUNK V PERRY.
There was a lot of eye rolling and "this again?" type responses to the Punk altercation. Punk's side of the story is pretty clear, though we're still getting details about the other side. One source said "with 100 percent certainty, Jack Perry didn't throw the first punch. Punk shoved him and put him in a choke." Depending on who you speak to, accounts have said that Punk shoved, pie faced or threw a punch.
The situation happened between ...
Fightful Select has learned the following plans for WWE Raw tonight.
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- Sami Zayn vs. Damien Priest
- Raquel Rodriguez Segment
- The Miz In-Ring Promo
- The New Day vs. The Viking Raiders ( w/ Valhalla)
- Bray Wyatt Tribute
- Cody Rhodes In-Ring Segment
- Chad Gable ( w/ ...
2023-08-29 00:33:47 +0000 UTC View PostJordynne Grace is headed back to IMPACT Wrestling.
It was revealed at IMPACT Emergence that the decorated former Knockouts champion was returning to the company after taking the summer off following her contract expiration.
Fightful Select has confirmed that Grace has re-signed with IMPACT for two years. We're also told she got a significant raise and will get time off for bodybuilding competitions