The world of independent wrestling is about to experience Maple Leaf Wrestling Mayhem. The company returns for a two-night event on March 14th and 15th. Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp sat and spoke with Scott D'Amore for nearly 30 minutes, the owner of Maple Leaf Pro, and discussed its impact, the talent lineup, and the vision for the future of Maple Leaf Wrestling.
Reflecting on the first Maple Leaf Wrestling Mayhem, D'Amore expressed his deep appreciation for the positive reception...
2025-03-13 12:00:15 +0000 UTC
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There could be less titles in AEW before long.
With Kenny Omega winning the AEW International Title at Revolution, many have discussed the possibility of unifying AEW titles. The common possibility was that of Kazuchika Okada’s Continental Championship being merged with the International Title in some capacity.
Well, good news for those that have wanted it.
AEW sources that Fightful has spoken to claim that the combination has been pitched dating back a number of months. T...
2025-03-13 00:07:25 +0000 UTC
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Fightful dropped a new interview with Natalya from a recent WWE 2K25 event today at this link: https://youtu.be/a7NkfwrjSjw
An important note, Natalya said their cat peed on Tyson Kidd's pants before Ro...
2025-03-12 16:22:53 +0000 UTC
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Any news on why Will Ospreay went full EDM for his entrance ?
It was a special entrance for a match that was very important to him in a very famous arena on a big show. That's about it!
What’s up with Bullet...
2025-03-12 16:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Sean Ross Sapp learned the following plans for tonight's WWE NXT Roadblock, SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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TNA Tag Titles: Hardy Boyz vs. Fraxiom
Jordynne Grace vs. Roxanne Perez
NXT Championship: Oba Femi vs. Moose
NYC Street Fight: Ethan Page vs. Je'Von Evans
SPOILER PROMO
W...
2025-03-11 23:54:07 +0000 UTC
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Duke Hudson has been announced for his first appearance post WWE as part of WrestleMania week.
On March 10th, Pandemonium Wrestling announced that at their House Always Wins event on April 17th, Duke Hudson would be making his debut for the promotion in what has so far been his first announced appearance since being released by WWE earlier this year.
Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has been keeping tabs on possible companies bringing in the former Chase U MVP, with multiple prom...
2025-03-11 17:06:03 +0000 UTC
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Penta vs. Cruz Del Toro was filmed for WWE Main Event, as was Shayna Baszler vs. Mia Yim for Speed.
Undertaker was at the MSG show. He's slated for NXT Roadblock tonight.
WWE did some signings for Fanatics products ahead of the MSG show.
Indie wrestler Mike Datello was the person who had their shirt ripped off by Logan Paul on WWE Raw.
Jey Uso had a meet and great on Staten Island that we're told did very well.
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2025-03-11 17:00:35 +0000 UTC
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The main event is a CM Punk/Seth Rollins cage match.
The rest of the show doesn't really matter, but we also got a Cody promo re-run, Jey Uso vs Grayson Waller, Logan Paul doing a segment with some hack comedian, a Tornado Tag with a surprised masked guest, Bayley vs Raquel, and an Iyo interview.
They're fully on cruise control on the road to WrestleMania.
Everything sucks. (Except maybe the cage match, but we'll see.)
Let's talk about it.
Watch here: 2025-03-11 02:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Raw, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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WWE Raw is at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and we've learned of a legend that is in town.
Fightfil Select has learned that The Undertaker has been around throughout the day. Hes also scheduled for NXT Roadblock tomorrow.
We haven't learned if he'll be on the show
2025-03-10 23:11:56 +0000 UTC
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There was another Cody Rhodes segment listed for the March 7 Smackdown, but it didn't end up happening.
The March 7 WWE Smackdown saw Cody Rhodes cut a passionate promo about John Cena turning on him at WWE Elimination Chamber. On the internal Smackdown run sheets, Rhodes was also listed as having a backstage interaction with R-Truth. However, that didn't end up happening.
When Fightful asked why it didn't happen, we didn't get a firm answer, but the speculation backstage was that...
2025-03-10 20:25:38 +0000 UTC
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As highlighted on the AEW Fightful post show, there was a lot of scoffing when the actress from Queen of the Ring made the reference to "wrestlers knowing who would win before t...
2025-03-10 16:52:32 +0000 UTC
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The Bianca Belair/Naomi promo on Smackdown got rave reviews.
The latest element of the Jade Cargill attacker storyline played out on WWE TV on March 7, as Naomi officially revealed herself as the culprit. Bianca Belair and Naomi had an emotional promo that was well received by the audience. It also gained heavy praise from those we heard from in WWE.
Ioannis Fillippides was credited internally on run sheets as the writer on the segment, with TJ Wilson producing it. One longtime WW...
2025-03-10 16:46:44 +0000 UTC
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2025-03-10 15:38:23 +0000 UTC
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Tonight is the 2025 edition of AEW Revolution, and there are a lot of questions that need to be answered.
Is this the Death of Jon Moxley's title reign? Will he Ride off into the sunset?
Did they come up with a perfect Hollywood Ending for Toni & Mariah?
How great was the Mercedes vs Momo match?
(What is TK's excuse for not having more than two women's matches on this giant card?)
Who won Round 1 of this feud, MJF or Hangman?
Who had the match of the night Ospre...
2025-03-10 01:30:02 +0000 UTC
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Your AEW Revolution SCOOPS THREAD. Note, this will be updated throughout the night.
There are a ton of talent reps that have been at the California shows as well.
The Young Bucks were also expected backstage. We've not heard if they will be used on the show. They were backstage at the San Diego show, but left well before the show went on the air.
A number of AEW talent have been in LA throughout a big part of this week, and some attended the ...
2025-03-09 22:16:25 +0000 UTC
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A familiar face has been in LA, but not for reasons you might thing.
Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp has learned that Wardlow has been in Los Angeles of late, which is the site of AEW Revolution, that airs tonight from the former Staples Center. Wardlow has been off AEW TV for nearly a year, last wrestling at AEW Dynamite Big Business on March 13. We've since been told that he was backstage.
We're told that Wardlow has been in LA as he's been working on another project.
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2025-03-09 22:09:25 +0000 UTC
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STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!
- NEW SOUTH: "HOSS All-Stars Tournament" results
- SCI: "Scenic City Rumble 2025" results
- NWA: "Powerrr - Looks That Kill: Part 5" results
- MLW: "Intimidation Games" results
- REVOLVER: "No More Sorrow" results
- IWS: "UnFnSanctioned" results
- WWE Evolve #1 results
- AEW: "Revolution" predictions
2025-03-09 17:58:33 +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.
Is AEW not doing LJNs anymore? They had announced a Britt Baker LJN two years ago at the All Out fan fest but that never happened. The last 4 waves have not had any
They're not. That was a temporary series, to the best of my under...
2025-03-09 16:00:10 +0000 UTC
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AEW Full Gear 2023’s graphics took a little bit of time to get into season shape, or something else that James Harden said once, I guess.
Originally, AEW Full Gear graphics featured yellow and gold theming, playing up the fact that the Los Angeles Lakers used to play there. However, by October things were switched up and we’ve found out why, as the company headed into AEW Revolution 2025 at the Cryrpo.com Arena, FKA the...
2025-03-08 20:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Meiko Satomura is back in the United States, and it appears for good reason.
On March 6th, Jordynne Grace posted a photo with Meiko to social media, followed by WWE’s social media channels highlighting Meiko at the WWE Performance Center with Giulia. Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has now confirmed that Meiko is currently scheduled to be at NXT Roadblock in New York on March 11th. It is unknown at this time if Meiko will be a part of the show, but we have also confirmed Pep.S Caro ...
2025-03-08 17:14:48 +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.
Lance Anoa'i and Hikuleo updates?
Hikuleo was signed quite a while back, but I haven't heard anything about him since. Lance Anoa'i was signed last summer, but sustained an injury and was expected out until about now.
2025-03-08 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Chelsea Green is again facing the only woman she has wrestled since September. Jacob Fatu vs Braun Strowman continues, for some ungodly reason, unabated. LA Knight has been the only guy in consistent contention for the US Title since MAY. He gets another shot tonight.
At least there are SOME new developments to talk about. In case you were wondering, Yes, Naomi DID attack Jade back in November, and in return, Bianca broke up with her, and Jade (yes, again) just plan BROKE her.
So ...
2025-03-08 02:55:17 +0000 UTC
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Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has learned the following plans for WWE Smackdown, SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer reported that at one point, Cody Rhodes was pitched for a heel turn to align with Rock against John Cena heading in to WrestleMania. There were a number of other elements regarding a timeline, when the turn was expected and the like that we can’t confirm, however, Fightful Select had heard earlier this week that Cody was pitched and passed on a heel turn.
To be clear, the only element of the report we can confirm is the pitched and rejected heel turn...
2025-03-07 23:56:17 +0000 UTC
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Jade Cargill has been experiencing some heat within WWE.
Wrestling Observer reported a situation that took place with Shayna Baszler and Jade Cargill last year that led to Cargill getting heat. Fightful had asked WWE talent about the incident shortly after Jade Cargill was written off TV, but those in the locker room had been quiet. Since then, it was claimed that Cargill took issue with something that had unfolded, and the word around the locker room was that Cargill had said something...
2025-03-07 19:23:01 +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.
Over the past week or so, I've seen Matt Taven posting several indie dates/appearances for March. Are Matt Taven/Mike Bennett still under contract with AEW/ROH? Thanks.
I can't speak to Matt Taven outside of that he hasn't been at...
2025-03-07 17:00:14 +0000 UTC
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If Rey Fenix hasn't signed with WWE, it's coming soon.
Rey Fenix officially got his AEW release recently, and is expected to head to WWE. When Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp asked about Fenix's status, we're told that he's expected to get WWE medicals done very soon.
In addition, Fightful was told that merchandise has already been brainstormed for Fenix, and that if he hasn't already signed, it's coming soon barring unforeseen circumstances
2025-03-06 22:46:45 +0000 UTC
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Tony Khan held a media call today to talk AEW Revolution. Fightful was on the call and has live notes. Refresh this page to see more as it goes on.
Tony Khan tells Jason Powell that Max is still in the plans for AEW PPVs, even with Amazon. Max is working to build the infrastructure.
Tony Khan tells Courtney of Women's Wrestling Talk that an all-women's show is definitely a possibility. He said one of the best shows and biggest gates they've done was Grand Slam Aus...
2025-03-06 21:06:30 +0000 UTC
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WWE LFG has been renewed for season 2, but with some changes.
It was revealed that upcoming WWE Hall of Famer Michelle McCool will replace Mickie James on the series, leading many to question why that is happening.
Sources close to A&E production claimed to Fightful that The Undertaker was instrumental on getting his wife on the show. The claim from that those close to the series say that Undertaker was open to continuing the show if Michelle McCool was involved, so she was br...
2025-03-06 17:25:03 +0000 UTC
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