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Early: Allysin Kay Reviews Little Shop of Horrors | Fightful Movie Club Episode 7 | Fightful Select

Allysin Kay joins Fightful Movie Club to discuss the 1986 cult-classic, Little Shop of Horrors.

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This interview is being released early exclusively for Fightful Select members. The video will soon be on Fightful Scraps channel and available on Fightful Overbooked Podcast.

Darby Allin Speaks With Fightful

Shirleigh (@ShirleighShirlz) represented Fightful and Fightful Select as a correspondent recently, where she spoke with former TNT Champion Darby Allin.

Shirleigh kicked off the interview by complimenting Darby Allin’s pink jacket, admitting she hadn’t expected to see him in pink. Allin responded, “Well, you know, the thing is when I broke my foot and then got hit by a bus, I was watching the show [AEW] a lot. I noticed a lot of people were wearing dark colors.” He added that we...

Lucha Bros not signed by WWE yet.

A major tag team is expected to join WWE eventually, but they haven't yet.

This week, reports emerged that the Lucha Bros, Penta and Rey Fenix had signed with WWE on multi-year deals. While it is expected that WWE is the ultimate destination, a number of WWE sources confirmed to Fightful Select that the two aren't signed yet. One even indicated that they believe Rey Fenix is technically still under contract with AEW and that the transition to WWE won't be as smooth as expected. AEW sour...

Smackdown News: Chelsea Green Segment, Producers, More

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has learned the following from this week's Smackdown and other notes

• WWE have not officially confirmed anything regarding run times for shows. Last week, WWE claimed Smackdown would remain two hours upon the move to USA, but confirmed nothing else about Raw or Smackdown in 2025.

• Jeremy Borash produced the Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns Georgia Tech segment. Rob Fee was also on site, as was Paul Heyman. Heyman helped direct the segme...

  2024-09-21 17:50:26 +0000 UTC View Post

FREE POST: More On Crazy Brit Wres Falls Count Anywhere Match

At Riot Cabaret All Singing All Dancing 2024 on August 23rd, the promotion presented a falls count anywhere match between Amira and Cassius which was refereed by Simon Miller. The match has gone down in record books as lasting over two hours and twenty five minutes and featured a litany of locations around London.

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned that the matches locations were decided before the shoot, with the talent involved putting the spots together as they moved from ...

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: SmackDown Review & Rampage WatchAlong 9/20 | THIS. IS. CINE-MEH.

Roman & Cody met in the middle of a football field to have a pissing contest.

They did a tornado tag match where if Bayley or Naomi lost, that woman would have to leave SmackDown, but crucially, if either woman got the pin, that woman would get a title match at Bad Blood.

So of course they did none of those things and made it infinitely more complicated than they needed to.

They continue to screw up Fakian Aichner, and Andrade lost his title match clean. (So of course th...

WWE Smackdown SCOOPS THREAD

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Smackdown, subject to change.

Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers

• US Title: LA Knight vs. Andrade

• SPOILER segment

• Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns meet at Georgia Tech

• Apollo Crews vs. Giovanni Vinci

• SPOILER PROMO

• Bayley & Naomi vs. Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton

• SPOILER SEGMENT

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  2024-09-20 23:48:01 +0000 UTC View Post

NXT Schedule Changes And Level Up Update

It looks like another episode of NXT may be filmed on the road. 

On October 1st and October 8th, NXT will be hitting the road for Chicago and St Louis respectively, leaving the brand’s home of the WWE Performance Center for those weeks as the show debuts on The CW. Now, it appears we know another date where NXT may be leaving the Performance Center.

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned that a taping of NXT that was originally scheduled for November 5th at the Perfo...

AEW talent asks for release

A long absent AEW talent has asked for their release.

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp has learned that Miro, formerly Rusev, has asked for his release from All Elite Wrestling.

Miro hasn't wrestled for AEW at all in 2024, last winning a match at AEW Worlds End 2023. We're told that Miro was sidelined longer than AEW expected after that match, but has been healthy for quite some time. There was some consideration internally to use him in the AEW All In Casino Gauntlet, and he had...

WWE contract update

WWE is trying to get ahead up some upcoming contracts expiring.

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp confirmed a PWInsider report this week that WWE had approached a number of talent about re-signing ahead of their deals expiring. This method is a far cry from what we've seen throughout a good part of the year. In one case, Damian Priest's deal was set to expire right around the time he renewed.

Specifically, WWE source tells Fightful that Kevin Owens has been approached for a new con...

Ask Grapsody! with Phil Lindsey & Righteous Reg! 9/19/24

Get your questions in! It's time for another Ask Grapsody Q&A! So get your questions in! The show begins at 5 PM EST.

Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liYh1DjlerA

AEW News, NXT News, NORTH Wrestling

• Kenny Omega is currently in Japan visiting

• Regarding rumors of a stable being built around Deonna Purrazzo, we’re told a tag team has also  been discussed.

• There were reports that Mercedes Mone gets her own dressing room in AEW that cited that nobody on the men’s side does. Mercedes does have her own locker room, but numerous people have in the company. Chris Jericho, The Elite, Cody & Brandi Rhodes, Sting among others have as well.
  

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  2024-09-19 16:16:56 +0000 UTC View Post

FREE POST: WOS: The Return Notes

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned the following notes from the WOS: The Return tapings at Epic Studios in Norwich this past weekend.

- Several of those we spoke to that worked the tapings are said to be hopeful that there will be more in the future, but were not told if it would be happening or not.

- An announcement is expected soon from WOS on how fans can watch the footage recorded at the tapings.

- The production for the event was very high quality and TV-rea...

Contract update on AEW & ROH star

Dustin Rhodes is a double champion in Ring of Honor, but his future isn’t set in stone.

Last year, Fightful Select reported that Dustin Rhodes’ AEW contract runs through September 2024. With him winning numerous championships in ROH, many had assumed that had changed. However, as of AEW All Out, we confirmed that his deal with the company is still up in the fall.

Dustin Rhodes has been with AEW since their first show in 2019. In that time, his brother Cody defected and went on...

Paul Wight Talks Sting, AEW, Australia

Phid McAwesome of Downunder the Ring spoke with Paul Wight in Brisbane, Australia, on behalf of Fightful to promote AEW’s Grand Slam at Suncorp Stadium, which will be held on February 15th, 2025.

“Tall” Paul jokes about being called a "legend," interpreting it as a polite way of saying he is old. 

Wight said when he began his career, he went from looking like Jason Momoa [Aquaman] in WCW days with his long hair to now with his current look of Shrek {Green Ogre]. Phid me...

Select Answers: Jay White, Ricky Starks, Rebel, Tay Melo, Grand Slam

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.

Any update on Rebel aka Reba? Is she still under contract with AEW?

Yes. She's still under a talent contract. She hasn't been used there since 2022, however. She's rarely backstage. She's not been brought up in creative plans, ei...

NXT SCOOPS THREAD

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned the following details ahead of tonight’s edition of WWE NXT. Please be cognizant of those who want to avoid spoilers.

• Alex Hammerstone is backstage once again at tonight’s tapings.

• A Trick Williams promo is planned to open tonight’s show, while his contract signing with Ethan Page is set to close the show.

• We were able to confirm Ibou of WrestlePurists report that CM Punk is set to be a ...

  2024-09-17 22:11:28 +0000 UTC View Post

WWE Raw News, Producers, Writers

• It has become common for NXT talent to get looks on WWE Main Event after working TNA tapings as well. Sol Ruca was the latest to do it.

• WWE were happy with the Smackdown viewership from Friday on USA.

• As indicated by PWInsider, we've also heard Joe Tessitore getting significant praise for his performance so far.

• Sources near creative confirmed WWE were angling for "Butch" chants as far as a month back towards Pete Dunne.

2024-09-17 20:05:53 +0000 UTC View Post

FREE POST: Sheamus has re-signed

A former WWE Champion is here to stay.

Sheamus has re-signed with WWE, sources have confirmed to Fightful. Originally his contract was set to be up earlier this year, but was extended due to injury time. It's a multi-year deal in length.

We'll have more details in the coming days.

Lots of details on AEW-WBD deal

AEW's deal with WBD is closing in, and could be hittitng a big benchmark

Brandon Thurston tweeted the following, regarding a report from John Ourand at Puck

"John Ourand at Puck reports AEW's new media deal with WBD "looks like" it will be a 4-year deal: 3 years guaranteed with a 1-year option. Ourand says $170M per year "is apparently in the ballpark." https://puck.news/newsletter_content/zaz-on-the-ropes-pac-12-action-c...

SOUR GRAPS: Raw 9/16 | Life's A Butch And Then You Die

What a dumb episode of Raw.

Countless people doing things that go against their established character, promos that don't make a lick of sense when you read between the lines, nonsense booking decisions, a new QR code that seemingly tells us nothing, and we haven't even gotten to the presumably shenanigan-heavy main event. The only good thing is that Pete Dunne actually got a win on Raw for once.

I really wish this was one of those new 2-hour episodes of Raw. 33% less dumb stuff. T...

WWE Raw SCOOPS THREAD

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Raw, subject to change.

• CM Punk promo

• Sheamus vs. Pete Dunne

• Natalya vs. Zoey StarK

• SPOILER PROMO

• Tag Team Titles: New Day vs. Judgment Day

• Braun Strowman vs. Bronson Reed

• SPOILER PROMO 2

• SPOILER MATCH

• Damian Priest vs. Dominik Mysterio

BACKSTAGE NEWS

2024-09-16 23:46:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Select Answers: AJ Styles, WWE TV Deals, Raw Runtime, Logan Paul

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.

Could you do some comprehensive breakdown of WWEs media deals. Basically outline length of contracts for all the WWE library and brands plus where and when episodes show up after they air for each brand. I heard something about Hulu not having ...