There were major changes to the TKO severance plan.
PWInsider reported that there were heavy changes, and Fightful Select was able to obtain the document outlining those changes.
As of July 18, 2025, TKO has implemented significant changes to its severance package. These updates, detailed in a graphic to employees, outline benefits and eligibility criteria.
Key Changes to Severance Components
The revised severance package referenced two primary compon...
2025-07-19 01:48:32 +0000 UTC
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Seth Rollins’ situation is very cloudy as things stand.
Seth Rollins’ match came to an early end at Saturday Night’s Main Event, losing to LA Knight. Internally, staff was led to believe that Seth Rollins would be winning the match, insisting there was an audible. There were people who would normally be in the know who were treating the situation as a legitimate injury, and had concern for Rollins.
After that, things get a little bit foggier. Producers, talent and a number o...
2025-07-18 21:33:57 +0000 UTC
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Mike Priestley and Christian O'Keefe, the directors of the Speedball Mike Bailey documentary "Keep it Kayfabe" speak to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful ahead of the SDCC world premiere next week!
2025-07-18 19:03:19 +0000 UTC
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Any update on Mr. Iguana appearing on WWE programming like NXT.
I think they are working out the logistics, b...
2025-07-18 16:00:20 +0000 UTC
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It's official, AJ Styles will return to TNA at Slammiversary.
TNA sent the following to Fightful, confirming the news:
Yes, the PHENOMENAL news is true: “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles will be at Slammiversary from TNA Wrestling on Sunday, July 20th at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, TNA Wrestling President Carlos Silva confirmed this morning to Fightful Select.
Silva on Monday tweeted that Slammiversary will be PHENOMENAL, drawing immediate worldwide speculation that one...
2025-07-18 13:00:16 +0000 UTC
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Another top AEW talent looks to have time off.
This past week on AEW Dynamite, Don Callis repeatedly referred to Kenny Omega as "dead" after losing his Unified Championship match against Kazuchika Okada. Omega was absent from AEW Dynamite, as well as the Collision tapings, and AEW sources tell Fightful Select he's expected to take time off.
We haven't heard what specifically Omega is taking time off for, or if it means a consecutive or sporadic absence for him. Omega has wrestled ...
2025-07-18 12:00:14 +0000 UTC
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TNA Wrestling confirmed to Fightful Select that all floor seats are officially sold-out for this Sunday's showcase event at the UBS Arena in New York. Plus, Slammiversary will be the biggest attendance of any TNA show in more than 10 years -- and it is projected to be the largest crowd at any TNA Wrestling live event in the U.S. in company history.
Our interview with TNA head Carlos Silva 2025-07-17 20:19:10 +0000 UTC
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A special free preview edition of ASK GRAPSODY for all tiers of subscribers.
Get your questions in, free and paid subscribers!
LINK: https://youtu.be/7kci7x2B0FU
2025-07-17 20:09:25 +0000 UTC
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Carlos Silva provides some clarity on the future of TNA.
Sean Ross Sapp spoke with TNA head Carlos Silva ahead of this weekend's TNA Slammiversary show, and spoke about the venue saying with a venue like that there are big expectations for them to live up to.
Silva said that a TNA/Invicta FC cross promotion situation is still on the table and they're looking into the logistics of such. Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp will be at this weekend's Slammiversary show as well.
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2025-07-17 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Any update on Shida? I was surprised she wasn’t in the casino gauntlet.
She has been battling visa issues f...
2025-07-17 16:00:12 +0000 UTC
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If you’re dirty-ass, dusty ass bitch who got pink eye, you might not be too happy. Cardi B is still planned for Summerslam.
Over the last number of weeks, WWE had not promoted Cardi B hosting Summerslam in NY/NJ. This led to many readers and viewers questioning the current status of Cardi B, and if she’ll be at the show.
Fightful Select reached out to WWE sources in an official capacity, and we were told that she’s still set for the Summerslam show, with the claim that nothi...
2025-07-17 14:00:11 +0000 UTC
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A new TNA regime is upon us, but the TNA Hall of Fame will remain.
The Hall of Fame has been a Bound For Glory tradition since 2012, but didn’t take place in 2017 and 2019. Some of the inconsistent visions with changing regimes led to some years being off. However, that won’t be the case this year.
TNA head Carlos Silva spoke with Sean Ross Sapp ahead of this weekend’s Slammiversary and confirmed that not only will it continue, but will have added focus. Specifically h...
2025-07-17 12:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Will Ospreay had some big moments at AEW All In, but it might be a bit before we see more.
Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland defeated the Young Bucks at AEW All In, eliminating the Bucks’ EVP status. However, Ospreay’s night wasn’t over. He joined the fray in the main event, before being taken out and stretchered out by the Death Riders. We’re told this was done for a reason.
We’re told that Will Ospreay has been working banged up, and is expected to take some time off....
2025-07-17 01:54:00 +0000 UTC
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What happened to the Hulk Hogan biopic with Chris Hemsworth?
It got delayed, delayed again, and then canceled. ...
2025-07-16 21:00:05 +0000 UTC
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A backstage TNA name is remaining with the company, Carlos Silva tells Fightful.
Sean Ross Sapp interviewed Carlos Silva ahead of TNA Slammiversary this weekend, and discussed some of the turnover in the company. Silva then revealed to Fightful some good news in the form of a retention. He said that former World Champion Jazz has signed on to remain with TNA in a backstage agent/producer capacity.
Jazz rejoined TNA this year backstage after years of working with NWA. She also app...
2025-07-16 19:28:42 +0000 UTC
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AJ Styles is still being heavily teased for this weekend's TNA Slammiversary show on Long Island at UBS Arena.
Anthem President Carlos Silva fueled the fire with a tweet using the word "PHENOMENAL" in all caps, leading many to think that AJ Styles could make his first appearance in the company since 2013. Styles was a mainstay of the first decade of TNA before leaving at the start of 2014.
Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp blatantly asked Carlos Silva during an interview who said he likes...
2025-07-16 17:13:05 +0000 UTC
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Gonna be honest, I wasn't fond of Triple H's answer to Evolution becoming a yearly thing. Clearly, the women deserve another...
2025-07-16 16:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, sorry for the late show. I was traveling and had a family situation. The traditional Fightful Report Podcast will return next week
Today's Q&A subjects
Bryan Danielson turned some heads many times this weekend, but once outside the ring.
Danielson had a panel as this past week's Starrcast, and shared some stories from throughout his career. He noted that he was asked by WWE to stop doing the "Yes" chants, which some assumed was fairly recently. If if was recently, it wasn't the first time, as it went on for years.
Upon leaving WWE, Danielson was actually asked by the company to not do the "yes" chants, as it would infringe on th...
2025-07-15 22:46:34 +0000 UTC
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With WWE having a successful Evolution and a super hot crowd, do you think that AEW would want to do an all women's PPV? What i...
2025-07-15 22:27:56 +0000 UTC
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AEW All In
The rundown for AEW All In -- the general match order -- was kept very quiet, even to some producers until the day of the show.
There were rehearsals for All In at a secret location Friday night.
The Hangman Page entrance shot was very intentional -- it was the first time he'd come out of the AEW babyface tunnel in quite some time.
There were also several results of matches that were kept pretty close to the vest, with mul...
2025-07-15 22:08:58 +0000 UTC
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Sean Ross Sapp talks WWE Evolution!!
Naomi's cash in
Backstage news
Incredible title matches
Build for the show
Trish's future
Stephanie Vaquer
More!
2025-07-15 19:02:56 +0000 UTC
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EPISODE 700 OF SOUR GRAPS
The first-ever 2-night SummerSlam is like two weeks away.
(19 days, but who's counting?)
Sure feels like they should have done more to build to that show before now.
Naomi is the champ, and we're all so happy for her. But man, it sure feels like they found the absolute worst way for her to get there.
Seth is injured, which is unfortunate. But not as unfortunate as having to watch CM Punk in a match vs Gunther at...
2025-07-15 02:07:29 +0000 UTC
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STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!
- GCW: "Boss Of All Bosses" results
- ETU: "Summer Madness 3" results
- REVOLVER: "Roulette" results
- HOG: "Texas" results
- WWE EVOLVE (7/9) results
- PRO WRESTLING SYMPHONY: "Rise Up" results
- TNA: "Slammiversary" predictions
2025-07-15 00:21:52 +0000 UTC
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WWE Evolution in the books, and many within WWE left very happy with it.
Fightful spoke to a number of sources within WWE about the show, which they felt was a home run. One higher up that WWE spoke to said that the women on the show were put in a position to overdeliver, and they were happy with how all of the matches ended up.
The IC Title and World Title match got particularly high marks.
In addition to the producers we revealed last night, we're told Molly Holly also h...
2025-07-15 00:17:13 +0000 UTC
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An AEW champion is set to miss a little bit of time.
At AEW All In, The Opps retained their Trios Titles over the Death Riders. However, after the match, Samoe Joe was beaten down and stretchered off. We're told there's a reason for that.
Joe was scheduled to miss some time after AEW All In, as he's set to do some promotion for the upcoming season of Twisted Metal. We haven't heard a specific amount of time that he's supposed to miss outside of it being at least a couple of weeks....
2025-07-15 00:10:09 +0000 UTC
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Get your questions in friends! One per subscriber
2025-07-14 23:53:55 +0000 UTC
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What match do YOU want to see at Forbidden Door this year? Hit me with a men's and women's match. Thanks!
Syuri Kondo vs. Mercedes Mone is one of my top dream matches, but I'm not sure how Syuri's time off could affect ...
2025-07-14 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Some WWE Evolution notes
Jacy Jayne lost her voice after a spot in the match, and Jordynne Grace was busted open. Both were fine after the match.
Obviously, Jordynne Grace is headed towards a Blake Monroe program.
Those we spoke to were happy with Jacy Jayne's performance as Champion
Former WWE Diva Cherry was backstage.
As she noted, Kelly Kelly was invited to the show to be in the crowd, but d...
2025-07-14 03:03:41 +0000 UTC
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Seth Rollins injury update.
Fightful Select has learned that Seth Rollins is backstage at WWE Evolution on crutches with a brace on his knee.
We were told that the injury initially looked bad backstage
2025-07-13 23:07:40 +0000 UTC
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