- CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe
- AEW Collision
- WWE negotiations
- Lots of WWE news
- Leva Bates
- Raw and Smackdown
- Changes to shows
- Steve Maclin
- ROH contracts
- Hyan, Marty Garner, Tre Lamar, Matt Brannigan, Vinny Pacifico, Kevin Gill
2023-05-15 20:35:27 +0000 UTC View PostBray Wyatt is still with WWE.
Reports that Bray Wyatt was not listed on internal WWE rosters today caused a stir. However, we have confirmed with numerous WWE sources that both Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas (Uncle Howdy) are still with the company.
We were told the particular roster that was referenced in the report omitted Wyatt due to injury-- specifically the illness he's been dealing with for months. Uncle Howdy's creative has been on hold since Wyatt's absence, but both are in...
- We’re told that several of the wrestlers have been given more flexibility in their promos in recent weeks. Karrion Kross and Shinsuke Nakamura’s program was pointed to as an example.
- Fightful is working on a new monthly series for Select that goes behind some of the stories and events we’ve covered.
- Jimmy Van will be doing a Fightful Select Q&A in June while SRS is in London.
- We'll have some early access content for you from NJPW Resurgence media.
- D...
2023-05-15 16:47:14 +0000 UTC View Post- Johnny Gargano has returned to in-ring work this weekend. We’re told he’s back in the fold full-on now.
- There was a report from Wrestling Observer that indicated that Tony Khan, Will Washington, QT Marshall and Sonjay Dutt as the AEW creative team. Pat Buck is heavily involved in that as well, especially with MJF-related content.
- For those asking, Michael Hayes has still been producing the majority of Bloodline-related segments after post-WrestleMania
- Today is So...
2023-05-14 23:53:23 +0000 UTC View Postby Rob Sutter from FightfulMag.com issue 4
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In 1998, I was introduced to the world of wrestling video games with WCW/nWo Revenge for the Nintendo 64. This opened my mind to a genre that has stayed with me throughout my adult life. However, as I played the various games bearing the World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation licenses, little did my younger self know that another series had been ongo...
2023-05-14 22:36:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Our long lost interview with Kevin Gill from WrestleCade!
2023-05-14 22:28:08 +0000 UTC View PostIMPACT Wrestling's World Heavyweight Champion Steve Maclin joined Lars Frederiksen and Dennis Farrell of Fightful's The Wrestling Perspective Podcast this week. Maclin talked to the guys on numerous topics.
Maclin talked about Josh Alexander's injury; he said it sucks that it happened, but that's business. He does wish he could have beaten IMPACT's longest-reigning champion in their hometown of Toronto. Maclin also mentioned the relinquishment of the title went down perfectly with Scott...
2023-05-14 14:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostLeva Bates is gone from All Elite Wrestling after four years with the company.
We’re told that Leva’s contract situation was a unique one, and that she was surprised by the news. Bates’ deal had expired and those close to her said that AEW didn’t have a conversation with her about renewing the deal. Some in the company found out when an email went out notifying that they were not renewing the deal. Bates was said to have found out when people contacted her to check on her.
Producers
- World Heavyweight Title Tournament: Edge vs. AJ Styles vs. Rey Mysterio: Michael Hayes
- World Heavyweight Title Tournament: Sheamus vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory: Abyss
- Cameron Grimes vs. Baron Corbin: Adam Pearce
- Roman Reigns promo: Michael Hayes
- Women's Tag Titles: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Damage CTRL: TJ Wilson
- Bianca Belair and Asuka segment: Shawn Davairi
- World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semifinals: AJ ...
2023-05-13 17:42:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Seth vs AJ is gonna be a good one. Too bad I won't ever get to see it, because I don't watch the Blood Money Shows.
In other SAAAAAAAAANDS of Blind news, apparently Sami & KO are gonna be there this time, defending the titles against ... Roman & Solo?
Damage CTRL continues the slowest break-up angle ever, and Asuka cemented the most obvious heel turn this century by spitting what had to be sulfuric acid all over Bianca Belair. If you're judging just by Bianca's rea...
2023-05-13 02:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the following plans for tonight's Smackdown, subject to change.
- World Heavyweight Title Tournament: Edge vs. AJ Styles vs. Rey Mysterio
- World Heavyweight Title Tournament: Sheamus vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory
- Cameron Grimes vs. Baron Corbin
- Roman Reigns promo
- Women's Tag Titles: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Damage CTRL
- Bianca Belair Championship celebration
- World Heavyweight Title Tournament Se...
Coexisting After Dark w/ Rob & Maggie is back, and our guest is Demon Diva!
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YZQ6KvMZ2c
2023-05-12 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post2021 saw some major WWE contracts expire in Bryan Danielson and Adam Cole, but a gigantic part of the roster is signed through 2024 after huge contacts were handed out in 2019. 2022 saw a major regime change, but an implemented negotiation method seemingly stick around.
In many cases, WWE would start to reach out to talent to extend their deals a year and a half before they expired, but we're told that is already changing. Completely separate of the Adam Cole and Pete Dunne contra...
2023-05-12 20:13:04 +0000 UTC View Post- We're told by IMPACT sources that Trinity has IMPACT commitments into the summer.
- All of the prop items brought to Puerto Rico for Smackdown and Backlash had to be approved by Triple H personally.
- Originally Becky Lynch “missing” flyers were planned for WWE Raw in addition to the Trish Stratus shirt.
- For those wondering, the King of the Ring cancelation was directly related to the World Heavyweight Title tournament plans
- Fightful has ano...
2023-05-12 01:14:15 +0000 UTC View Post- AEW Collision
- AEW roster
- WWE PPV
- Bad Bunny
- Hangman
- Mania 2024 Main Event
- WWE free agency
- WBD-AEW
- Bullet Club Gold
- Trinity in IMPACT
2023-05-11 20:24:26 +0000 UTC View PostCM Punk is headed back to All Elite Wrestling, and some ideas have been tossed around for his potential return.
As outlined in recent Fightful reports, CM Punk will be heading up the Collision brand as its feature player. We’ve been told that a Chris Jericho program has been pitched, and that the two even had what was called a “productive meeting” in recent weeks in Florida. However, we’ve been told that CM Punk has been pitching another return opponent for the better part of a ...
2023-05-11 19:11:28 +0000 UTC View Post-As Rick Bassman noted on Haus of Wrestling, Goldberg is in talks to wrestle in Israel. We'd reported it back in March, and the promoter was actually in Los Angeles
- The returns of Miro, Thunder Rosa and others incoming are directly tied to the debut of AEW Collision.
- Chris Jericho and Roderick Strong's segment was actually filmed last week.
- In case you were wondering, Tony Khan's announcement next week is tied to the reveal of AEW Collision.
- Kevin GIll did an i...
2023-05-11 01:46:14 +0000 UTC View PostSRS and Jimmy like to party
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/y8XOAMTKloE
2023-05-10 19:09:26 +0000 UTC View PostAEW Collision is set to debut in mid-June, and will feature a huge name in CM Punk, but that's hardly it. We're told there are already major plans and a marquee match tentatively scheduled for the Collision show, with CM Punk pushing for a huge match early on in his return. There has been a Chris Jericho program discussed, but Punk had pushed for another return opponent out of the gate.
AEW Rampage, we're told, will become more resembling what WWF Heat once was. We're told that many i...
Shane Taylor has primarily been working Ring of Honor tapings, leading many to believe he’s with the company full-time, and he’s not the only one.
However, we’ve learned that isn’t the case. Sources have confirmed to us that despite appearing on ROH TV regularly and actually picking up wins, Shane Taylor is completely a free agent.
We’ve been told that this is the case with several Ring of Honor veterans who are regularly appearing on the show. We’re told that Rhett Ti...
2023-05-09 23:33:08 +0000 UTC View Post-There was a study by World Sports Network that indicated a loyal WWE viewer watches over 278,400 minutes of ads in their lifetimes tied to the show.
- If you couldn't tell, WWE higher ups were extremely happy about the WWE Backlash reaction in Puerto Rico and the numbers associated with it. We're told to expect more specialized and localized events when they make sense.
Matt Brannigan recap from In The Weeds
- Started teaming with Megabyte Ronnie because pe...
2023-05-09 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostProducers for Raw
- Cody Rhodes promo: Michael Hayes
- World Title Tournament: Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Damian Priest: Jason Jordan
- Otis vs. Mustafa Ali: Kenny Dykstra
- World Title Tournament: Cody Rhodes vs. Finn Balor vs. Miz
- Dana Brooke vs. Rhea Ripley: Petey Wiliams
- Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Imperium: Adam Pearce
- Nikki Cross vs. Zoey Stark: Molly Holly
- Trish Stratus promo, Becky Lynch return: Petey Williams
... 2023-05-09 16:10:58 +0000 UTC View PostScott Edwards goes over all the major shows from Japan's Golden Week as every promotion had one of their biggest shows of the year.
Here are the promotions discussed in order:
- STARDOM
- TJPW
- Marvelous
- NJPW
- DDT
- NOAH
- BJW
- DRAGONGATE
- Ganbare
- AJPW
The Raw after Backlash featured a very predictable first round of the tournament, and let's be honest, probably a very predictable second round too.
Cody has to finish the Brock story before he can hope to finish the Roman story.
Rhea's first long term challenger is going to be .... Natalya. Hooray.
Dom pinned Xavier Woods. Imperium lost an apparent one-off vs KO & Sami, and .... very little if anything else happened.
Everything sucks. Let's talk about i...
2023-05-09 02:51:20 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select has learned the following plans for WWE Raw, which are subject to change as always.
Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers.
- Cody Rhodes promo
- World Title Tournament: Cody Rhodes vs. Finn Balor vs. Miz
- Otis vs. Mustafa Ali
- World Title Tournament: Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Damian Priest
- Dana Brooke vs. Rhea Ripley
- Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Imperium
- Nikki Cross vs. Zoey Stark
-...
2023-05-08 23:41:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe following article contains Spoilers
The WWE Draft has new stars set up to show their faces on both Raw and Smackdown.
Fightful has learned that call-up Zoey Stark will be making her debut on the brand, facing Nikki Cross.
Roxanne Perez is working the Main Event tapings tonight as well, as is Nathan Frazer.
Fightful Select will have a rundown of the plans shortly, every Tuesday we have a ton of backstage notes, producers and info from Raw
2023-05-08 23:39:14 +0000 UTC View Post- We've been told WWE has spoken with reps in Australia to gauge interest of a potential PLE event.
- It is worth noting, often times when information is leaked to local outlets that a city is a "front runner" or "finalist" for a PLE to appear, it's to drum up interest in the area well before that's an actual reality.
MVP
The former two-time WWE United States Champion MVP spoke with Fightful Select during WrestleMania Week. When Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp a...
2023-05-08 18:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post- Drew McIntyre
- Will Washington
- Bad Bunny
- AEW/WBD
- Carlito
- AEW Dark/Elevation
- Backlash
- Cardona-IMPACT
- WWE Raw plans
- DEMOLITION SMASH, MVP, More
2023-05-08 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned some of the tentative creative plans for WWE Monday Night Raw tapings.
WWE had numerous "Missing" posters for Becky Lynch made to help further the storyline between herself and Trish Stratus. Lynch hasn't been on WWE Raw in a month, and WWE had continued the storyline regardless.
WWE is also continuing a story that has kicked off on social media involving Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville, who are planned as a regular tag team as of now. They're doing an angle w...
2023-05-07 23:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostBacklash in Puerto Rico was a massive success for the area.
There was tons of news emerging from the show, that WWE was understandably happy about. From the jump, we were told that IYO SKY and Bianca Belair got a great ovation backstage.
There were rumors that Brian Kendrick helped Jamie Noble produce the Bad Bunny vs. Damian Priest match, but that isn’t the case. Kendrick was not listed internally and didn’t produce the match. However, he did help Damian Priest train Bad Bunn...
2023-05-07 21:01:31 +0000 UTC View Post