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Update on CM Punk and Jack Perry altercation at AEW All In.

CM Punk and Jack Perry had an altercation backstage at AEW All In.

Details are few and far between at the moment, but we have learned that Jack Perry and CM Punk had an altercation shortly before CM Punk went to the ring for his AEW All In match. Jack Perry was on right before him, and did a spot on a car window, and said "it's real glass, cry me a river." This was a shot at Punk, who had a confrontation at an AEW Collision taping this Summer over Perry's insistence on using real glass...

Mercedes Mone and AEW update

Mercedes Mone is at AEW All In, and that might not be it.

Mercedes Mone was shown in attendance at AEW All In in London, causing natural suspicion that she could be coming to All Elite Wrestling. Fightful Select can confirm there have been recent conversations between the two sides and that she's "open" to appearing, with one source even showing heavy optimism that the two sides will be working together. Another source spoke as if it was in the works.

Mercedes has yet to make an a...

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: AEW ALL IN Wembley | Rule Britannia

(Starting 15 minutes after the PPV ends.)

Here we go.  It's the biggest single event in the history of professional wrestling.

Will MJF turn on Adam Cole?
Will Adam Cole turn on MJF?

Who is the best tag team in the world? FTR or The Young Bucks?

Will TK pull the trigger and belt up Saraya in the UK?

Will Eddie Kingston commit murder by arson in front of 80,000 witnesses?

Does anybody in London actually know all the words to Fozzy'...

Magazine Archive: A Dedication to the Woman Who Built Daffney: Pro Wrestling’s Original Scream Queen

By Taeler Hendrix, Issue 5 FightfulMag.com

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To know that someone is inherently good is, in my opinion, a rarity in this industry and subsequently a rarity in this life. And yet, here I am, failing miserably to write a sentimental dedication on just such a person. A once in a lifetime person. To be inherently good, one must be fundamentally sound. Full of resolve in their convictions and yet characteristically open-minded towards others and their views. To be inherently good, on...

AEW All In SCOOPS THREAD

We will be updating this throughout the night

- Powerhouse Hobbs and Miro have been booked for a segment

- The show was pretty well set from a timing and match card perspective by last week.

- As we'd reported, Nigel McGuinness had been considered for a match on AEW All In. He confirmed as much today on Twitter, and said to us the other day that Bryan Danielson was his targeted opponent.

- Bryan Danielson was slated to be in town and backstage at AEW All In, but we hav...

Alex & Alex's SOUR GRAPS: AEW Collision 8/26 | All In A Day's Work

Collision featured a very long 8-Man Tag, a match added to Zero Hour, and an Eddie Kingston promo for the ages.  Still no second women's match added to Wembley, though, which doesn't feel great, I gotta tell ya.  

So, to cheer everybody up, Alex & Alex are gonna review the Go Home to the Biggest Wrestling Show Ever and then make their predictions for who will win and how next week's All Out card will shape up.  Everything sucks. Let's talk about it.

Y...

Orange Cassidy Tells Us Will Ospreay Is Really Good At Professional Wrestling, And UK Crowds Have Good Chants

Tempest of WrestleTalk.com represented Fightful Select at AEW All In Media Day, and he had the opportunity to catch up with AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy. Tempest asked Cassidy about how he feels about maybe wrestling at the biggest show ever. Orange told Fightful that he doesn’t think about it, just goes out and does what he needs to do.

Cassidy would note that if he thought about it too much or too long, he would “kind of get lost.” Cassidy says it’s incredible tha...

AEW All In Wembley Stadium Pre-Show/Preview | Fightful Select Exclusive

7:05 PM EST Tonight! Due to the timing of All In tomorrow, we need to do the show tonight. Join me and others as we give our predictions and talk about the show!

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zCZvllLmJ4

MLW Star Leaving Soon

Fightful Select has learned that Calvin Tankman’s MLW contract expires on September 1, though some MLW sources say it could be up already.

Tankman signed with the promotion in June 2020, but didn’t debut until November 2020. He is a former MLW World Tag Team Champion alongside EJ Nduka. He last wrestled for the promotion at MLW Never Say Never, unsuccessfully challenging Jacob Fatu for the MLW National Openweight Title.

Select Portions: All In, All Out, Smackdown Producers, More

- Although they're not booked, Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh, Jay Lethal, Paul Wight, Anthony Ogogo and others are in town for the show even though they aren't booked. Miro and Will Hobbs are as well.

- Some talent booked for the AEW All In show arrived as late as today.

- Mickie James is working tonight's Rev Pro show and said that she'll be hanging around through Sunday in London. Katsuyori Shibata, Zack Sabre Jr, Shingo Takagi, Subculture, Tomohiro Ishii, El Phantasmo and others a...

Nigel McGuinness and Hikaru Shida Notes from AEW All In Media Day

Nigel McGuinness Notes

WrestleTalk.com’s Tempest represented Fightful Select for AEW All In Media Day and had the opportunity to chat with former ROH World Champion and AEW Collision Commentator Nigel McGuinness.

The first question right out of the gate that Tempest asked McGuinness was if he would be wrestling at All In. McGuinness jokingly said we were not the first to ask him that question. He said he would not be wrestling because “clamdigger Bryan Danielson, or clamdigge...

Smackdown plans for tonight

Smackdown plans for tonight, which are subject to change. 

- A tribute to Bray Wyatt

- Rey Mysterio vs. Grayson Waller

- Zelina Vega backstage

- Women's Title: IYO SKY vs. Zelina Vega

- Cody Rhodes promo

- Terry Funk Hardcore tag team match: Brawling Brutes vs. Street Profits

- LA Knight promo

- SPOILER MATCH

BACKSTAGE NEWS

- Several people not booked for the show flew in.

- Cameron Grimes vs. Odyssey Jones is the pre show...

Select Portions: AEW News, Smackdown, More

- In adding to our Captain Insano story, we’ve heard there was also a theme produced for the character recently.

- Not everyone on the AEW roster is being flown over for AEW All in.

- The original plans for tonight’s Smackdown were scrapped, Fightful was told. There will be a significant tribute element to tonight’s program, as is expected.  Many talent flew in on short notice

- Fightful will be at both AEW All In and All Out this week.

- We’ll have interv...

Special Guest: Tom Campbell of Cultaholic | Coexisting After Dark w/ Rob Wilkins & Maggie

Tom Campbell of Cultaholic joins Rob & Maggie for Coexisting After Dark to talk about England and Wembley Stadium! Join us for this hilarious interview!

Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0tY59VnFZE

Nigel McGuinness AEW All In Update

It doesn't look like we'll be seeing Nigel McGuinness wrestle on AEW All in.

Recently, Fightful reported that Nigel McGuinness had taken steps to return to in-ring action ahead of AEW's All In show in his home country of England. However, he claims he won't be wrestling on the show.

When speaking to WrestleTalk's Tempest while he was representing Fightful at today's media junket, Nigel McGuinness said that he will not be wrestling at All In, and specifically cited Bryan Danielson ...

Update on CAPTAIN INSANO

Captain Insano shows no mercy.

In late 2022, Paul Wight finally made his return as Captain Insano, a character from the 1998 Adam Sandler movie, The Waterboy. This was made possible, as in March 2021, All Elite Wrestling filed for the trademark of Captain Insano, allowing them the rights to use the name. However, that may not be the last we’ve seen of Captain Insano.

Fightful has been told that there has been Captain Insano gear being made for a possible use of the character, th...

Jimmy Van Q&A | 08/25/23

Jimmy Van Q&A 08/25/23. Jimmy Van and Joel Pearl answer your questions while Sean is in on his way to London for AEW's All In PPV event.

Late Night Stream: Let's Just Talk With SRS

Absent AEW Star Actually Re-Signed In The Last Year

Anthony Ogogo will still be in AEW for quite some time.

The 34-year old Ogogo hasn’t wrestled in general since November 2022, and in AEW since August 2022, but as best we’ve heard there haven’t been creative plans set for him. But he isn’t going anywhere, well other than London. 

With Ogogo’s extended absence, Fightful inquired about his status with AEW. Ogogo is healthy and available to wrestle, on the AEW roster page and still under a full-time deal. In fact, we�...

Ask Grapsody! Get Your Questions In! 5 PM EST

Phil & Reg are back with a new edition of Ask Grapsody! So get your questions in! Show starts at 5 PM EST!

Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxPb54YhtVc

Matt Cardona Speaks To Fightful About Cody Rhodes, Vince McMahon, More

Fightful Select caught up with “The Indy God” Matt Cardona at the premiere of WWE and Peacock Documentary American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes in Atlanta, Georgia.

Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp talked to the former WWE Intercontinental Champion about his friend Cody.

Matt said jokingly, “If you look at the history books, as Stardust, he loses.” Cardona would then refer to his former WWE character Zack Ryder. Cardona said Ryder beat Stardust, and Cody took his ball and we...

AEW Select Portions: AEW All In News, More3

- The Boys announced that they’d re-signed with AEW. We’re told negotiations had went back and forth in recent weeks.

- A House of Black Trios Title match has long been planned for AEW All In week, and was tentatively scheduled for Wembley Stadium.

- We’re told additional changes will still be made for AEW All in, but haven’t heard what. We have heard that some names that weren’t originally planned that are traveling over. 

- Saraya is already in the UK ahead ...

AEW Wrestler Negotiating Extension

It’s contract season for QT Marshall.

The AEW mainstay has found a lot of success recently in AAA, but we’ve learned more about his current deal with All Elite Wrestling. Fightful sources confirmed that Marshall had been in negotiations with AEW recently, and that they’ve actively been working on his contract. Specifically, we’ve been told that a short extension has been discussed and is likely, but hasn’t been signed as of yet.

In addition to wrestling and appearing on ...

The List Goes On 8/23: A TON of AEW news!

Video: https://youtu.be/gEr_ZAbXVRE

Rumor Killer: Keith Lee isn't gone from AEW

Keith Lee did not walk out of AEW.

There was a story making the rounds that Fightful was contacted about numerous times in the last few days regarding Keith Lee supposedly walking out of AEW last week. We've been told that story is untrue, and instead was a miscommunication between the two sides.

Those we've spoken to confirmed that Lee was at last week's Dynamite and Rampage tapings. At some point, Lee was told he wasn't being used for Dynamite, and left the building, as often ha...

One of the changes set for AEW All In

Tony Khan revealed on his AEW All In media that changes would be made to the AEW All In card due to “real life situations,” and we’ve learned one.

As of Tuesday Rey Fenix is not longer planned for AEW All In match. However, we’re told there are plans in place to explain it. The indication that we were given was that Fenix was travel or visa related, as opposed to an injury, but that has yet to be confirmed.

We’ve not learned about whether or not Fenix himself is being re...

Select Portions: WWE Raw Producers, IMPACT Note, NJPW Note

- As noted last night, Nick Aldis was backstage and working with Petey Williams on the Miz segments.

- A little note Bianca Belair, Asuka and Charlotte Flair weren’t actually at Smackdown in Dayton, Ohio ahead of Summerslam. Instead, they were already in Detroit working on their WWE Summerslam match.

- We've heard from several within IMPACT Wrestling who were happy about how Crazzy Steve's sitdown interviews did for the company. 

- Something that was brought up this w...

Jimmy Van Q&A Questions for this week

Hey guys! SRS is traveling so JImmy Van will be doing a q&a this week.

SRS can also feed some behind the scenes answers as well if you have wrestling news questions.

Get your questions in!

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 8/21 | The GabLex Express

KO is back! And the Quebecois love him almost as much as they love Sami Zayn.
(which is quite a lot)

They're in the main event vs the Judgment Day, and there are multiple shenanigans afoot. Cody is involved, and if you listen carefully, you can hear my exasperated sigh from a thousand miles away.

Nothing else of note really to mention here, except for the fact that Drew wants to turn heel on Matt Riddle almost as much as I want him to, and they fully Lex Lugered Chad Gable ton...

WWE Raw Plans For Tonight

Fightful Select has learned the following plans for WWE Raw tonight.

Please refrain from screenshotting or copying and pasting the full rundown, as it's against our terms of service. If you violate it, you have to make SRS some really good soups. 

- SPOILER SEGMENT 1!

- Top Contender Match: New Day vs. GlasBros

- IC Title video

- IC Title: Gunther defends against Chad Gable

- Backstage segments

- Cody Rhodes in-arena interview

- Shinsuke Na...