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Hurt Syndicate Has Had Talks With AEW

A new, but familiar act has been in talks with All Elite Wrestling. 

A recent trademark has led to much speculation about the future of what was the Hurt Business.

Totally Harmless Concept LLC filed to trademark “The Hurt Syndicate” two weeks ago, after previously filing for trademarks on other MVP related phrases and names. We can confirm there have been discussions and even so plans to continue a faction similar to The Hurt Business outside WWE. Specifically, we’ve he...

AEW News, Toni Storm, Hobbs, Local Medical Facility, More

• Ricochet was in town early doing media for AEW Lexington. He's from Kentucky.

• We're told the decision to to the tag gauntlet casino was finalized this week and talent found out the match would be happening Tuesday.

• In addition to being at AEW Dynamite, we're told Powerhouse Hobbs was at AEW All Out weekend, and is back on the road with AEW.

• Fightful has interviews with Darby Allin, Orange Cassidy and Paul Wight coming to the site in upcomin...

  2024-09-11 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

NXT Scoops thread

NXT September 10th Scoops Thread

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned the following details ahead of tonight’s NXT.

- Alex Hammerstone was listed on early rundowns for tonight’s show, and as Sean Ross Sapp reported earlier today, is backstage at the show.

- Trick Williams vs Pete Dunne is set to close tonight’s show.

- Earlier today, FrAxiom vs The Street Profits was listed for only one segment.

- We haven’t heard why The Rascalz were remove...

Potential big spoiler for tonight's NXT

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This means you, engagement accounts

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Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp has learned the possible identity of a surprise competitor on tonight's WWE NXT episode.

Please be aware of the upcoming spoilers and avoid sharing with those who do not wish to be spoiled.

Fightful has learned that TNA wrestler Alex Hammerstone is currently at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. There is slated to b...

WWE Raw News, Producers, Backstage Details

• Bret Hart was under the weather yesterday, and shortly before the show it was unsure if he'd be able to do his segment. However, he was okay by the time the show start.

• Natalya was backstage for the first time since she signed her new contract. It was one of the first two-plus month absences of her entire career.

• Natalya was not hidden throughout the day, and many of the Hart Family were at the show.

• CM Punk was always scheduled to be off...

  2024-09-10 15:52:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 9/9 | Calgary Lame

What a bland episode of Raw. Flavorless and forgettable.

That great 8 person street fight that started the show is now a distant memory, replaced by crippling boredom and unfortunate creative decisions.

In other news, apparently Rey Mysterio will be fighting his stupid son's stupid friends forever.
They turned Gunther into a coward.
Natalya has superpowers in Calgary.

Maybe the Fatal 4 Way IC #1 Contender's match will save things.
(Probably not, though.)

Ever...

WWE RAW SCOOPS THREAD

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

• Wyatt Sicks vs. American Made

• SPOILER PROMO

• Tag Titles: Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair vs. Unholy Union

• SPOILER PROMO 2

• Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee

• Zelina, Lyra Valkyria & TBA vs. Pure Fusion Collective

• Drew McIntyre promo

• SPOILER MATCH

• IC Title...

  2024-09-09 23:42:41 +0000 UTC View Post

FREE POST: Reactions To Vince McMahon Docuseries

The Vince McMahon docuseries is dropping on Netflix just before the WWE-Netflix era begins.

Wrestlenomics posted that the final episode in the series would cover McMahon’s lawsuit alleging a number of sexual misconduct claims, and it would also be addressed at the top of the show. WWE sources that we spoke to believed that this was establish to help take heat off of any talking heads on the show that may have spoken about McMahon glowingly before the 2022 allegations emerged.  2024-09-09 21:46:45 +0000 UTC View Post

What's up with AEW, WBD and Fox?

AEW is closing in on a new deal with Warner Bros Discovery, but that might not be all.

Speculation has ran rampant over the weekend about the possibility of AEW programming also appearing on another network. To be clear, we've heard that the WBD-AEW deal is very close to being done, but hasn't been completed as of yet. When there were rumors of an announcement being made at AEW All Out, WBD reps simply told us that talks are "ongoing and amicable." Both sides expect a deal to be done a...

Fightful Wrestling Weekly Podcast (9/9): Q&A, All Out, More

0:00 Hangman and Swerve

2:45 AEW All Out

6:00 WWE NEWS

7:10 WWE Live events

8:30: Shayna, Akira, Cedric Alexander, Gisele Shaw, Heather Reckless contracts

10:45 Bobby Steveson

12:00 Daniel Garcia

13:10 AEW and UK news

14:15 Q&A Portion

Q&A topics

Suspending disbelief, best in ring chemistry, Britt Baker, NXT/TNA, John Cena, Vince McMahon docuseries, AEW All Out, Joey Votto, Fiend/Rollins 2019 reaction, Bret Hart, AJ Styles, m...

WWE Smackdown News, All Out Week Visitors, More

• Killer Kelly and MMA fighter Uly Diaz were at Black Label Pro Crowning Glory visiting on Wednesday. Travel issues prevented Jerry Lawler from appearing.

• The Infantry and Missa Kate were visiting at Thursday's House of Glory show.

• With Michael Hayes off Friday, Jamie Noble handled producing duties for The Bloodline segment.

Producers

• Cody Rhodes-Solo Sikoa segment: Jamie Noble

• Bayley vs....

  2024-09-09 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

SRS Q&A Questions

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Fightful Weekender (9/8): MLW, SCI, BLP, HOG, JCW, GLORY PRO, F1RST, NXT LEVEL UP

STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!

- MLW: "Summer Of The Beasts: Part 2" results + "Fightland 2024" predictions

- SCI: "The Battle For Sale Creek" results

- BLP: "Crowning Glory" results

- HOG: "Chicago" results

- JCW: "Lunacy #2" results

- GLORY PRO: "Ascend" (Ep. 49) results

- F1RST: "Saturday Night Nitro" results

- NXT Level Up (9/6) results

Bobby Steveson/Damon Kemp Talks WWE Departure, How He Found Out

In an exclusive interview, Fightful Select caught up with Bobby Steveson (Former NXT Superstar Damon Kemp). (If you aggregate any parts of this article, please link to it: https://youtu.be/bdLpiVn2Q1Y)

Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp spoke with the former stable member of NXT’s Diamond Mine and No Quarter Catch Crew. The two talked for a little over half an hour on numerous topics.

Sean asked Bobby how he learned ...

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: AEW ALL OUT 2024 | ALL TIMER

Did Daniel Garcia get his revenge on MJF?
Did the Young Bucks successfully defend their tag titles?
Did Ospreay and PAC have one of the greatest matches in AEW history?
Did Willow and Statlander follow that up with a match that might have actually been BETTER?
Did the Conglomeration work together to take the Continental title from Okada?
Did Shida shock the world by toppling the CEO?
Did the Scapegoat figure out how to slay the American Dragon?
Did Swerve murder Hangman w...

AEW All Out SCOOPS THREAD

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

We'll update as the night goes on.

• Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland have been slated to main event the show for weeks, as Fightful Select had reported.
  

• The Zero Hour trios match was a late addition.
  

• Shane Taylor had been sidelined in recent months with a separated shoulder that he sustained in his last match at ROH Death Before D...

  2024-09-07 22:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post

AEW ALL OUT | Fightful Select Pre-Show

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

AEW ALL OUT | Fightful Select Exclusive Pre-Show w/ Rob Wilkins, "Doc" Chris Mueller, and Kaden

Network: Bleacher Report/Triller/PPV
Venue: NOW Arena
Location: Chicago, IL
Event Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024 8:00 PM

AEW World Championship
Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Jack Perry

Confirmed: Cedric Alexander re-signs with WWE

Another WWE Superstar will be sticking around for a number of years.

Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp confirmed that Cedric Alexander re-signed with WWE earlier this year. We’re told that the deal is multi-year in length like many others. Alexander joins a number of WWE talent that re-signed in 2024. MVP had noted recently that he believed Cedric re-signed with WWE.

During his time in WWE, Cedric has become Cruiserweight, Raw Tag Team and 24/7 Champion, in addition to winning...

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: SmackDown and Collision Review w/ Rampage WatchAlong 9/6 | Una Tragedia

It's the Friday Night Wars!
Who's going to win? Great In-Ring Action, or Standing Around Talking?

We'll talk the go-home to ALL OUT, with new matches being made, and the fallout from BASH IN BERLIN, with one of the greatest in-ring workers in the world making his return and being booked to look like a fool.

So, the final SmackDown on FOX and the first SmackDown on FOX both featured nonsensical squashes!

Rampage has MxM vs HoB, so let's watch that.

Everything sucks (...

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.

- Cody Rhodes and Solo Sikoa confrontation
- Bayley vs. Tiffany Stratton
- Giovanni Vinci match
- SPOILER MATCH
- LA Knight promo
- SPOILER MATCH 2
- Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill vignette
- The Bloodline vs. #DIY & The Street Profits

BACKSTAGE NEWS

Today is the last epi...

Another WWE Superstar re-signs with the company.

Another WWE Superstar is there to stay.

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp has confirmed that former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion and former NXT Champion Shayna Baszler has re-signed with the company. We're told the deal came together recently, as Baszler's WWE contract was set to expire this year.

An exact length of the deal is unknown, but Fightful confirmed it is a multi-year deal. Baszler recently joined the Pure Fusion Collective with Sonya Deville and Zoey Stark on WWE Raw, ...

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