Welcome 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 updates on Drew’s condition?
I've not heard of any serious injury emerging from Backlash, but it was a scary landing. There was word of Damian Priest having a dental injury that he didn't seem too happy about.
2025-05-17 16:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Money in the Bank qualifiers.
A Women's Title match main event.
A certified tag team banger.
A Melo vs Aleister rematch.
Everything great on paper.
Somehow the suits manage to mess everything up, Like they always do.
Let's talk about all of it, while a special guest provides alternate commentary for Tiffany vs Nia.
Everything sucks. Let's discuss.
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2025-05-17 02:03:49 +0000 UTC
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AEW’s Anarchy in the Arena is happening at Double or Nothing, and the build to it… was anarchy!
There were many wondering who are slated for the actual Anarchy in the Arena match for the show. So were we, so we asked within the company. It was intimated to us that Speedball Mike Bailey vs. Kazuchika Okada are slated for a Continental Championship match, although it was noted that it isn’t unrealistic to think they might make cameos later in the evening.
For the match itself,...
2025-05-17 00:35:43 +0000 UTC
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Welcome 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.
These are SRS' opinions and should not be aggregated
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Wardlow, Jack Perry, Britt Baker. What percentage chance we see them on AEW TV by end of 2025 again? Further details are welcome!
I would put Wardlow and Jack P...
2025-05-16 16:00:09 +0000 UTC
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PROGRESS have gone another direction with their creative team.
Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned that Progress has parted ways with Head of creative Andrew Bowers. Bowers had filled the role since early 2024 and is also the owner of NORTH Wrestling in the UK.
In other news about PROGRESS creative plans, Rhio recently winning back the PROGRESS Women’s Championship, Man Like DeReiss winning Super Strong Style 16 and next year’s all women’s Super Strong Style ...
2025-05-15 23:27:14 +0000 UTC
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Cody Rhodes was pitched a heel turn, but there aren’t plans for a heel turn.
Earlier this year, Fightful Select confirmed a Dave Meltzer report that Cody Rhodes was actually pitched the heel turn that ended up happening. We were told at the time that those around Rhodes were not in favor of the move for many reasons. Among them had been the strong gates, merchandising and ticket sales for Cody Rhodes as a babyface, and because at the time, Rhodes was still getting major babyface react...
2025-05-15 23:26:43 +0000 UTC
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Welcome 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. A while back there were rumors about AEW not renewing Abadon's contract. Obviously they're still with the company as of now. Any word or update on that situation that you're aware of?
That situation was a frustr...
2025-05-15 16:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Willow Nightingale is sticking around in AEW.
Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported recently that former AEW TBS Champion Willow
Nightingale was in her contract year. Beyond that, we’d also reported that AEW was interested in keeping her, and considered her a priority.
So much so, that a deal was done almost immediately after our story. Sources indicated early that she was sticking with the company, and Fightful confirmed it this week.
Fightful Select has con...
2025-05-15 00:06:00 +0000 UTC
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A major European name will be appearing for Pro Wrestling Eve.
Recently it was announced that Syuri will be heading to Pro Wrestling EVE and will face off with Alex Windsor for the IWGP Women’s Championship on June 6th, and now, another name Japanese wrestling fans will be familiar with will be making her mark on Pro Wrestling Eve.
Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned that Bozilla will be competing at the June 6th event with Pro Wrestling EVE. As of this writing, we hav...
2025-05-14 18:19:28 +0000 UTC
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A WWE legend is working at the WWE PC this week.
Jazz is at the WWE Performance Center working as a guest coach throughout this week. After wrapping up her in-ring career, Jazz has helped out at NWA, and TNA recently.
Jazz retired in 2021, but worked a battle royal in TNA in January, and then a six person tag with her husband Rodney Mack in Texas in April.
Jazz is a two-time WWE Women's Champion and former NWA World Women's Champion.
2025-05-14 18:11:56 +0000 UTC
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Welcome 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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Since he's a free agent now...has there been talk of bringing Cedric Alexander in to AEW? I know that MVP, Shelton and Bobby would like to have him in the HS, but maybe you heard something from some AEW officials regarding this matter...
2025-05-14 16:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful spoke with the former Sonya Deville, Daria Berenato ahead of this weekend's Invicta FC on CBS Sports.
Daria told Sean that she was originally planning and looking to make MMA her career before the Tough Enough opportunity came up. She'd actually covered MMA for Maria Menounos on Afterbuzz, who told her she should try out for Tough Enough. As things stand, she's enjoying having freedom and taking things slow. She's keeping every opportunity on the table but rea...
2025-05-13 17:53:33 +0000 UTC
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Welcome 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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Have you seen Mavens video backstage at AEW? Did he receive any heat basically shoeing people how easy it can be to get backstage?
I don't think I'm talking out of turn, and I don't think he'll be mad when I reveal this...
2025-05-13 16:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Isn't it great to know that we're definitely going to get around to breaking up the Judgement Day for real this time ... EVENTUALLY?
Or that we already know the next two successful title defenses for the Yeet Man? And one of them doesn't even happen until the second Monday in JUNE?
Or also, think how about how cool it is that we already know that The New Day won't be losing the tag titles until they face the same team they took them from at Mania, AGAIN? And that they won't do tha...
2025-05-13 01:51:50 +0000 UTC
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Joey Janela stirred controversy in an interview with Uncrowned.
The interview, which can be see...
2025-05-13 00:01:46 +0000 UTC
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STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!
- RIP Sabu
- JCW: "May Flowers" results
- MLP: "Northern Rising" results
- MLW: "Azteca Lucha" results
- HOG: "Waging War" results
- WWE Evolve (5/7) results
2025-05-12 21:36:52 +0000 UTC
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Shotzi is heavily implied for the MLW show on June 26.
Shotzi is indeed confirmed for the show by Fightful Select, and we're told by MLW sources that she's expected to work a number of them in the future. They've communicated their excitement for her coming into the company, and they would like for her to have some reasonable freedom and input as to who she faces.
Salina De La Renta has been working on doing an overhaul of MLW's women's divisions for a number of months. We'd rep...
2025-05-12 18:44:49 +0000 UTC
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The latest on WWE Evolution 2.
PWInsider reported today that there has been talk of the second WWE Evolution running the same weekend as Saturday Night's Main Event for an Atlanta double shot this summer. The dates we saw also coincided with AEW All In Weekend.
The event has not been confirmed as of yet. Fightful spoke to numerous talent, who unanimously said that the idea of a second Evolution show has not been brought up to them, but they have seen the internet speculation.
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2025-05-12 18:19:38 +0000 UTC
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Sean Ross Sapp spoke to Steve Maclin following his Dog Collar Match on TNA IMPACT, that saw him retain the TNA International Championship.
Maclin told SRS that he required 7 stitches to heal his bloody wound. He said that Deonna Purrazzo watched it unfazed, and says she's used to it by now. They had a couple of friends who were not wrestling fans in attendance, and they were more shocked.
He said that TNA pretty well trusted him with the situation, and the first thing when he got ...
2025-05-12 17:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Welcome 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 expect WWE to bring AAA tv to the states eventually?
I do. They haven't found difficulty landing a TV deal for EVOLVE or LFG, so I definitely think they could find something in the United States that can improve ...
2025-05-12 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Sabu
WWE Backlash news
Mina Shirakawa
Willow Nightingale contract
Goldberg/Gunther
UK tryouts
POWER SLAP
Juice Robinson
Thekla
Good Brothers
Chelsea Green
Liv Morgan
Steve Maclin
Kenzie Paige
7:00 Q&A: Dark Side of the Ring, WWE booking, Mercedes, Dominik, Roman Reigns, NJPW...
2025-05-12 13:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Goldberg/Gunther
Gunther is en route to facing Pat McAfee, but another big name has been discussed for him.
Last year, it was revealed that Bill Goldberg agreed to terms with WWE to have Goldberg’s retirement match. Not long before that, Goldberg was referenced in a Gunther promo, before the two had a face-off a number of weeks later. That was for good reason, Fightful Select has told.
Those familiar with the situation confirmed to Fightful that Goldberg v...
2025-05-12 03:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Welcome 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.
These are SRS' opinions and shouldn't be aggregated
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If you have to predict in which company Mariah May will be wrestling in the beginning of 2026,what will your answer be?
I'd predict WWE, but I don't think it's a...
2025-05-11 21:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Backlash notes
Drew McIntyre appeared okay and was checked on after his nasty bump.
There was word that Damian Priest had a dental injury during the match. We're told he didn't seem thrilled with it, but to what extent, we aren't sure.
Jeff Cobb had been in the United States since Thursday at least, so any wild legs of travel he reportedly took was before that.
Most of the match order was changed the weeke...
2025-05-11 18:07:52 +0000 UTC
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A recent AEW acquisition is set to join the fold imminently.
Fightful Select confirmed last month that Mina Shirakawa was headed to AEW, after she told our outlet that she was making a move to the United States. Now that move is upon us, Fightful is told.
Mina Shirakawa is set to appear on AEW programming imminently, and has even been discussed for an appearance over the next couple of weeks. It is believed that she’s to get an immediate push upon arriving in the company.&...
2025-05-11 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Welcome 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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Does Roh commentary get voiced in I was at the collision last night and there was no one at the desk
I can't speak to whether it does all the time, but a lot of times it does. Ian Riccaboni keeps a day job -- something ...
2025-05-11 16:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Ask away!
Please avoid "do you know when (company) is coming to _____?" questions
2025-05-11 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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TNA has instituted some new rules, with specfic reasons.
PWinsider reported this past week that an internal meeting was held in TNA indicating that they were no longer permitting blood. We’re told that the company felt like that it went overboard of late, and said that they wanted it to mean more whenever it was that they decide to do it again.
In addition to that, Jon Alba of Sports Illustrated noted that TNA has been shopping IMPACT’s broadcast rights around, something we...
2025-05-11 04:06:13 +0000 UTC
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Four Matches have happened so far tonight. Four Matches have been lessened, or even RUINED, by bad booking.
The Main Event is just beginning as I type this.
Let's see if Triple H can make it a perfect 5 for 5.
Everything sucks. Let's talk about it.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfyvQqfsMFA
2025-05-11 01:27:35 +0000 UTC
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Your early SCOOPS THREAD for WWE Backlash. We will add to this throughout the day
PLEASE BE COGNIZANT OF THOSE WHO WISH TO AVOID SPOILERS
As of Friday, John Cena vs. Randy Orton was the planned main event of the show, subject to change.
As has been the case lately, a sixth match isn't expected to be added, and no matches were planned on the pre show
WWE announced Michael Cole and Wade Barrett as the announce team.
Ca...
2025-05-10 20:25:49 +0000 UTC
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