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Select Exclusive: Omos PULLS RECEIPTS in interview!

SRS is CONFRONTED!!!!

SRS interviews Pacman Jones And Zach Hirsh

SRS interviews the hosts of BetOnline's Runnin it Back with Pac + Zach, PacMan Jones (@REALPACMAN24) and Mystic Zach Hirsch (@ipickwins)

Joe Gacy Update, Changes Made To Tonight’s NXT

Joe Gacy faced off with Oba Femi on tonight’s edition of NXT, and after a brutal slam from Femi where Gacy’s head struck the canvas hard, the match was quickly called off with trainers being called into the ring to check on Gacy.

Fightful’s Corey Brennan was able to confirm that Gacy’s injury scare was legitimate, with the concern being for a possible concussion. Fightful is told that Gacy was able to walk to the back under his own power, but match graphics and a promo to set u...

Fightful Select Interview: Jon Finkel, the author of Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage.

Fightful Select’s Rob Wilkins had the opportunity to talk with Jon Finkel, the author of the new book Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage.

Rob and Jon discussed their favorite “Macho Man” Randy Savage memories. Jon also spoke about how he got involved in the project, the book writing process, and his conversations with Randy’s brother, Lanny Poffo.

The book is now available in paperback in stores and online. It is also available online in audi...

NXT Scoops Thread

NXT Scoops Thread

Fightful Select's Corey Brennan has learned the following plans for tonight's NXT, subject to change.

Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers

Matches are not in order unless otherwise noted.

Previously Announced:

-Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes final face-off

-Number One Contenders For NXT Tag Team Championships: Axiom & Nathan Frazer vs. The OC (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs. LWO (Jo...

Roxanne Perez Update, What Her Future Holds

Roxanne Perez is once again in the NXT Women's Championship title picture with a new attitude and will challenge for the title at NXT Stand And Deliver this Saturday when she takes on Lyra Valkyria.

Fightful Select's Corey Brennan has learned several details on Roxanne's future in WWE. Many fans have clamoured for Perez to be brought up to the main roster, with several appearances already, most notably in back to back Royal Rumble matches in 2023 and 2024. Brennan is told that Perez h...

WWE have reached out to Jason Kelce

WWE has contacted plenty of celebrities for WrestleMania.

We already know Logan Paul is competing, and Pat McAfee will be calling the show. We've seen the announcements of Meek Mill and Lil Wayne's appearances at the show. However, that's far from the only celebrity involvement we could see.

Fightful Select has learned that WWE reached out to recently retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce for a possible WrestleMania appearance. Kelce is a huge star in the sports world in ...

WrestleMania Week news, 2K, Raw Producers, More

• Scotland has been the rumored location for WWE Clash at the Castle, per WrestleBR

• Damian Priest, Finn Balor, AJ Styles, Dakota Kai, IYO Sky, Roxanne Perez, LA Knight, Tiffany Stratton Jade Cargill, Rey Mysterio, Trick Williams, Lyra Valkryia are all scheduled to do media with outlets this week.

• Rey Mysterio and Charlotte Flair will be participating in a Make A Wish event this week.

• Big E is will be in town WrestleMania weekend as well.

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  2024-04-02 11:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

WWE Raw Plans

Fightful Select have learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Raw, subject to change.

Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers

• Bloodline segment

• DIY & New Day vs. Judgment Day

• SPOILER SEGMENT

• Sami Zayn vs. Bronson Reed

• Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri vs. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell

• SPOILER MATCH

• Becky Lynch promo

• SPOILER TAG MATCH

• ...
  2024-04-01 23:58:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Reactions to CM Punk's interview, details, and more

CM Punk spoke with Ariel Helwani for a bombshell interview today.

Punk spoke about his WWE return, AEW departure and much more.

In relation to the Jack Perry-CM Punk story, we're told by those in AEW that the issue wasn't as much that Punk didn't want the glass to be used. Instead it was that Punk had recounted the story to media and talent to the point to where the disagreement went public, after he'd had similar grievances in the past. We're told that his recounting of the or...

Select Portions: WrestleMania Week News!

• The Prime/WWE canvas sponsorship kicks off this week.

• For those asking about the status of Grayson Waller and Austin Theory for WrestleMania, we have not yet heard anything regarding them being removed or replaced as of now.

• There are still some additions to be made to WrestleMania by the way of matches, stipulations and other things.

• We're told that much of the WrestleMania Youtube content we're seeing took shape quite a while back.

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  2024-04-01 17:26:43 +0000 UTC View Post

A Big Bo Dallas Update

A long awaited return could very well be happening, but it's at least being hinted at.

At the end of the newly released Bray Wyatt documentary, there is familiar imagery. In the signature ominous Bray Wyatt style, there is a video that is likely hinting towards the future.

There's a lantern that pans out, before hearing a voice say "run." We then see the silhouette of a figure. Well some good news on that is on the way.

WWE sources have told Fightful it's a teaser for B...

SRS Backstage Report Podcast (4/1): Recapping all the week's news!

• CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins

• Ilja Dragunov

• Mustafa Ali

• AJ Francis

• Raw and Smackdown

• WWE Speed

• Carmelo and Trick

• Ricky Starks

• New AEW COO

• Santana to TNA

• Jade Cargill

• Switchblade

• Matt Cardona and AEW

• WrestleMania news

News on Ilja Dragunov's Future

Ilja Dragunov is heading into yet another title defense of the NXT Championship at NXT Stand And Deliver on WrestleMania weekend, but many questions surround his future in WWE.

Fightful Select's Corey Brennan has been told that Dragunov is not planned for a callup at this time, but is expected to make his way to the main roster upon losing the NXT Championship, with some in NXT feeling he is beyond the brand at this stage of his career.

Some fans have questioned if Dragunov was ...

WrestleMania Week News, Smackdown Producers, More

• We have heard much of the same regarding 13-14 matches being planned across WrestleMania.

• Cameron Hawkins (@ceehawk) noted on Twitter that Ricky Starks is fine and suffered a stinger.

• We can confirm WWE have reached out to additional celebrities for WrestleMania appearances.

• WWE Raw talent will be regularly brought to Smackdown to film Speed matches, we're told.

• Cody Rhodes has media appearances on First Take, The Today Show...

  2024-03-31 18:36:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Fightful Weekender (3/31) : GCW COLLECTIVE PREVIEW, WRESTLEMANIA PREDICTIONS, BLP, MLW, NXT LEVEL UP, ROH & MLW SPOILERS

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

- BLP At Squared Circle Expo II: "The Squeakquel" results

- MLW: "War Chamber" results

- MLW: "War Chamber 2" SPOILERS (23 min-25 min)

- NXT Level Up (3/29) results

- ROH HONORCLUB SPOILERS (28 min-31 min)

- GCW: "The Collective 2024" preview

- WWE: "WrestleMania 40" predictions

1:30 PM ET: Fightful Tells All: SRS In The Black Label Pro Rumble

SRS gives you the behind the scenes of the match!

Video: https://youtu.be/_Mj9xMgz7Lc

Absent talent still with AEW

Parker Boudreaux is still in All Elite Wrestling, even though he’s not appeared in quite some time.

Boudreaux recently debuted in AAA, and called it his “new home.” We’re told that AEW signed off on the appearance, and technically he’s still under contract with the company. As best we’ve heard, Parker still has “at least months” left on his All Elite Wrestling deal, but he hasn’t appeared in over a year.

Boudreaux was last a member of the Mogul Embassy, before an...

Audible called on AEW Collision

An AEW Collision match didn't go as planned.

The AEW Tag Team Title tournament continued on AEW Collision, with Top Flight defeating former tag team champs Ricky Starks and Big Bill.

Towards the end of the match there was a pinfall on Ricky Starks that wasn't planned to be the finish, but very clearly should have been a pinfall anyway as Starks didn't get his shoulder up. Starks stood up, took a DDT and ate a pin. Darius Martin could be seen talking to the referee, as the pin hap...

More on the surprise open challenge for AEW Collision

Matt Cardona is Alwayz Ready, and sort of All Elite.

Matt Cardona appeared as a surprise opponent for Adam Copeland in the Cope Open on AEW Collision. We’re told that as of now, Cardona remains a free agent, and has not signed with All Elite Wrestling.

The deal to have Cardona make his appearance came together this week we’re told. He was originally scheduled to face Ultimo Dragon at Squared Circle Expo, defending his championship on Saturday. However the booking came, and ins...

More on Jade Cargill's Brand New Entrance

More on Jade Cargill's Brand New Entrance

On the March 29th edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Jade Cargill made her first appearance as a member of the blue brand and with it came a brand new entrance.

Fightful Select's Corey Brennan has been told by multiple WWE sources that Cargill's entrance has been one that has been worked on for quite some time, with multiple changes being made in the last few weeks.

The entrance had input from all major producers in the company ...

TNA planning on bringing in a Former AEW talent

According to sources, TNA Wrestling is planning on bringing in Mike Santana.

Santana finished up with AEW at the beginning of March. He had been with the promotion since AEW All Out 2019. He has been working independent dates since the end of 2023, when he returned from injury.

Santana is the reigning HOG Champion and will face Alex Shelley at HOG vs. REVOLVER on April 5.

WWE SmackDown Plans

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

Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers.

• Randy Orton and Kevin Owens vs. Pretty Deadly

• Jade Cargill contract signing

• 6-Pack WrestleMania Qualifying Ladder Match: Street Profits vs. Grayson Waller and Austin Theory

• Santos Escobar, Dominik Mysterio, Rey Mysterio in-ring segment

• 6-Pack Wrest...

  2024-03-30 00:15:50 +0000 UTC View Post

AEW talent hasn't appeared of late due to visa

A champion has been absent from live shows over the last couple of weeks in AEW, and for good reason.

Switchblade Jay White hasn't appeared live on AEW Dynamite or Collision over the last couple of weeks, instead appearing alongside Bullet Club Gold in pre-filmed videos. The ROH Six Man Tag Team Champions haven't appeared live since their split with Bang Bang Scissor Gang and attack on Billy Gunn.

Fightful Select has learned that Switchblade Jay White is unable to work in Canada d...

Select Portions: WWE Contracts, Programming Notes, Chris Masters

News and notes for March 28!

• A programming note, SRS is traveling the next two weeks

• Our hilarious interview with Omos will air as a Select Exclusive on Wednesday

• Another programming note, The Hump will be live on Wednesday at Noon ET.

• Fightful will be at this weekend's Squared Circle Expo and Black Label Pro, we will also have attendees next week at WWE World, Monster Factory, Nigel McGuinness' live show, WaleMania, WrestleCon, Smack...

  2024-03-28 20:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

LIVE 3:45 ET SRS Q&A

Change of plans, today we're doing the live SRS Q&A at 3:45

Video: https://youtu.be/d1AqNoWmZqY

Come join!

Contract Update On TNA Talent

A TNA name has inked a contract.

Previously working per appearance, Fightful Select has confirmed that AJ Francis has signed a deal with TNA Wrestling to remain with the company through the 2024 year. Francis was brought into the company by Tommy Dreamer and made a good impression, subsequently feuding with Joe Hendry and teaming with Rich Swann.

In addition to working in TNA, Francis worked a GCW date against Joey Janela in January, and won a quick match in MLW in February agai...

Jade Cargill talks leaving AEW, Royal Rumble, her gear, more

Fightful Select had the opportunity to catch up with Jade Cargill at the WrestleMania Kickoff in Las Vegas during the week of the Super Bowl. Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp began the conversation by mentioning that Jade had visited Lexington, Kentucky, for a short time. Jade said she was there because her partner, Brandon Phillips, is a part-owner of the Independent Professional Baseball team Lexington Legends. Phillips is a former Major League Baseball player who played most of his career for t...

Mustafa Ali contract update

Mustafa Ali is performing at sold out show after sold out show. However, he's not inked to a contract as of yet.

Ali debuted for TNA Wrestling recently, and is their current X-Division Champion. However, we've confirmed that as of now, he's on a per appearance basis and is not locked down to a contract of any kind. Ali has also worked with New Japan Pro Wrestling since January, and has a match scheduled at Windy City Riot.

In addition to working with TNA and New Japan Pro Wrestlin...

The List Goes On 3/27: Mustafa Ali news, more!

SRS and Jimmy Van talk more news!

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/b8sUS6V8Pss