Mercedes Mone is officially All Elite after her debut at Big Business on March 13, but she’s been All Elite for quite some time.
Sources confirmed to Fightful and Mat Men’s Andrew Zarian that Mone has been on the AEW payroll for well over two months, with some sources said that they believe the deal was effectively agreed upon back in December when Mercedes landed several trademarks in relation to her name. Those we have spoken to believe the contract is a multi-year deal. We're wor...
2024-03-14 00:22:49 +0000 UTC
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- For those asking, Brock Lesnar was never removed from the online WWE roster page, much less added back.
- A reminder, Fightful is scheduled to interview Shawn Spears this week. Let us know if you have any questions
- Fightful will have staff at WrestleMania, WrestleCon, ROH Supercard of Honor during Mania week, in addition to Squared Circle Expo the week prior.
- Media were told there was no post-show press conference planned for ROH Supercard of Honor
- Otis a...
2024-03-13 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Fightful's Corey Brennan has learned the following for tonight's NXT, subject to change
Previously announced: -WWE NXT North American Championship: Oba Femi vs. Brooks Jensen
-Shawn Spears vs. Ridge Holland
-Gigi Dolin vs. Arianna Grace
- Trick Williams to appear
- LWO vs OTM
Additions:
- Roxanne Perez is set for a promo.
-Thea Hail and Fallon Henley vs Kiana James and Izzy Dame
- Mr Stone vs Lexis King
Spoilers:
-Metafour are ...
2024-03-12 21:09:28 +0000 UTC
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GARRETT BORDEN (AKA Surfer Son of Sting) INTERVIEW NOTES from ITW (Airing Wednesday, March 13)
- Garrett says the last few days have been great and have blended together
- He does not know the lyrics to "Man Called Sting", though he says he and his brother were sheltered from the wrestling world
- In the last few years, Garrett and Steven have spent time watching old Sting footage and have gained a new perspective on Sting and his career.
- As a kid, Garrett...
2024-03-12 19:34:08 +0000 UTC
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Fightful Select caught up with All Elite Wrestling’s Swerve Strickland at the annual Lexington Comic & Toy Convention.
Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp sat down with the former AEW Tag Team Champion, and the two conversed on numerous topics.
Swerve told Fightful he’s staying busy. He noted he recently performed with Eric Bellinger and Flash Garments in New York. Swerve also told Fightful he finished filming his scenes for the upcoming horror film “Stiletto” in Los Angeles.<...
2024-03-12 18:00:09 +0000 UTC
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The Gauntlet is still going on as this is being typed.
It will either end with Chad Gable winning or it will suck.
Candice LeRae is apparently playing the role of "the internet" in a worky-shooty feud with Maxxine Dupri, and so far, not so good.
Zoe and Shayna finally got their Tag Title match after becoming #1 Contenders 71 days ago. It did not go well for them.
There's a Six Pack Challenge Ladder Match for both sets of Tag Titles at WrestleMania, which means there's a c...
2024-03-12 02:36:52 +0000 UTC
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Fightful has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Raw, subject to change.
Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers
- Drew McIntyre promo
- Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan
- Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri vs. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
- Cody Rhodes interview
- WWE Women's Tag Titles: Kabuki Warriors vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark
- SPOILER MATCH
- Gunther promo
- IC Title Contender Gauntlet: Ricochet vs. JD McD...
2024-03-11 23:51:33 +0000 UTC
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Okada is in AEW and as a heel.
The perennial Wrestle Kingdom main eventer and legendary Japanese star has already created a legacy that leaves him as one of the most highly regarded wrestlers of all-time, but his debut as a heel surprised many wrestling fans. So far internally, AEW is very happy with the move.
Fightful Select reported recently that the decision was made well ahead of even Okada signing with AEW that the company wanted to bring him in as a heel with the Young Bucks...
2024-03-11 19:19:13 +0000 UTC
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- Okada
- Matt Hardy
- Smackdown news
- The Rock
- Shelton Benjamin
- Sammy Guevara
2024-03-11 19:17:45 +0000 UTC
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STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!
- GCW: "Ashes To Ashes" + "So Much Fun" results
- JCW: "March Madnezz" results
- WXW: "Inner Circle 15" + "16 Carat Gold" + "We Love Wrestling Wildcard Edition" + "AMBITION 15" + "We Love Wrestling (3/10)" results
- BEYOND: "Shamrock Slam" results
- NXT Level Up (3/8) results
- GLORY PRO: "Ascend" (Ep. 26) results
- ROH *HONORCLUB SPOILERS* (55 min-end)
2024-03-11 02:48:36 +0000 UTC
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BY POPULAR DEMAND, your favorite Colliders are here to talk about the taped show from last night, and other miscellaneous stuff about the week in wrestling.
We'll also stream some WWE2K24 & maybe some AEW Fight Forever, with special guest commentators!
However, it's not all sunshine and rainbows.
Hook has been pulled into the Jericho vortex. Pray for him.
Everything sucks. Let's talk about it.
Watch here:
2024-03-11 01:51:16 +0000 UTC
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Shelton Benjamin is a free agent, and has some suitors.
Fightful Select has learned that while Shelton Benjamin and All Elite Wrestling didn’t have contact initially upon his free agency, the two sides have recently had conversations and discussed the possibility of him appearing for the company. We haven’t learned whether or not he’d be signing a contract or on a full-time deal, or if anything has been finalized, but the two sides have been in contact and have discussed possible ...
2024-03-10 20:05:02 +0000 UTC
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- CM Punk was backstage at a Freelance Wrestling show in Chicago this week.
- MJF withdrew from another comic con this week. Swerve Strickland effectively replaced him in Lexington at this weekend's Lexington Toy & Comic Con.
- Our interview with Shawn Spears is scheduled for Thursday. Let us know if you have any questions.
- In addition to Steven and Garrett Borden, Sting’s daughter Gracie was backstage at AEW Revolution, we’re told.
N...
2024-03-09 22:51:30 +0000 UTC
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Started SmackDown with talking, ended it with talking.
In between there was some wrestling.
One simple tag match, one non-finish schmoz, one sub-five minute women's bout, and one where the winner immediately got beaten down.
WRESTLEMANIA SEASON BABY.
On Rampage, the same number of matches in half the time!
Everything sucks. Let's talk about it.
YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube...
2024-03-09 02:40:22 +0000 UTC
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Fightful Select has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Smackdown, subject to change.
- Logan Paul
- RKO...KO vs. Austin Theory & Grayson Waller
- Bobby Lashley vs. Karrion Kross
- Michin vs. Tiffany Stratton
- Dragon Lee vs. Angel
- The Rock & Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Cody Rhodes face-off.
Backstage News
- Cedric Alexander & Ashante Thee Adonis vs. Cameron Grimes & Odyssey Jones is schedu...
2024-03-09 00:41:20 +0000 UTC
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- Cody Rhodes post-mania
- Seth Rollins
- Kevin Kelly
- John Cena
- Mercedes Mone -WWE
- RUSSO BRO
2024-03-08 23:17:42 +0000 UTC
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The Rock is back in a big way, and not just on the board and in the ring.
The Rock is wrestling at WrestleMania, has a seat on the board of TKO, and has gained the IP of all Rock-related terminology and names. However, we’re going to be seeing his influence on WrestleMania weekend well beyond his scheduled tag team match with Roman Reigns against Seth Rollins & Cody Rhodes.
Sources within WWE have told us that The Rock has had input on this year’s WWE Hall of Fame induct...
2024-03-08 21:08:38 +0000 UTC
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Ask away!
2024-03-08 18:10:23 +0000 UTC
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One of the most decorated wrestlers in history has joined All Elite Wrestling.
Kazuchika Okada officially joined AEW on the March 7 episode of AEW Dynamite, after leaving NJPW recently. Fightful Select has learned additional details on the signing, which we’re told wasn’t actually signed until fairly recently.
Okada is expected to be full-time with AEW, and is planning to relocate to the United States. We aren’t told if this was his idea or recommended by AEW, but he is expe...
2024-03-07 21:31:42 +0000 UTC
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- Fightful has started work on a fourth Inside The Royal Rumble feature. You can see the previous editions at this link.
- We're told that the AEW Dynasty location was considered for a few other possibilities, as recently as within the last month or so, but St. Louis was obviously settled on.
- Fightful will be in attendance at t...
2024-03-07 19:38:14 +0000 UTC
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A longtime AEW star and wrestling legend has a contract coming up soon.
Fightful has learned that former WWE, WCW, TNA, ROH world tag team champion Matt Hardy’s current contract with AEW is set to expire in March. Hardy was brought in March 2020, where he was signed to a contract. Originally we were told that Jeff Hardy’s AEW deal was set to match up to Matt’s deal as far as length, but injuries and inactivity led to that no longer being the case and there’s time added to the de...
2024-03-06 21:12:23 +0000 UTC
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SRS and Jimmy Van keep it going
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tuz9Nlt8Grk
2024-03-06 20:33:01 +0000 UTC
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AEW Dynamite is getting an overhaul.
Fightful posted the new logos last week, and the new color scheme emerged on social media Tuesday, however, that isn't it.
As Andrew Zarian had mentioned previously, the tunnels are expected to make a comeback. We aren't told if they're the original tunnels, as those were actually being used at Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT last fall.
Also, there has been a new AEW Dynamite theme prepared. The early hints that we were given is that Mikey ...
2024-03-06 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Fightful Select's Corey Brennan has learned the following plans for NXT tonight, subject to change.
Previously confirmed for the show:
-WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley
-NXT Tag Team Championship: Baron Corbin & Bron Breakker (c) vs. Chase U (Andre Chase & Duke Hudson)
- Winner Faces Ilja Dragunov For NXT Championship at NXT Stand & Deliver 2024: Tony D'Angelo vs. Carmel...
2024-03-05 22:18:22 +0000 UTC
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An NXT Star's Television Return Is Imminent
On the February 27th edition of NXT, a vignette aired of a beach atmosphere, with a see you soon message spelled out in the sand.
Corey Brennan of Fightful Select has confirmed with multiple NXT sources that this vignette was for the returning Sol Ruca.
Sol Ruca had been out of action since April of 2023 with a torn ACL, but recently returned to action on the live event circuit.
Ruca is planned to make her ...
2024-03-05 22:16:25 +0000 UTC
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- Britt Baker was in town for AEW Revolution and Sting's last match. Rocky Romero was also at the show.
- Sources in MLW say Melrose Ballroom sold out. They added additional seating and standing room GA to break their record in the building, with a claimed total of 1,104 in attendance. They'll be returning to New York City this summer for a PPV.
- Merchandise sales were up significantly from last NYC show, breaking the all-time NYC record for the company, which dates back to MLW...
2024-03-05 21:55:12 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, SRS here! Trying to get better about uploading photos!
All photos taken by me, and are not intended for commercial reuse or without permission on bigger IG pages and the like.
2024-03-05 19:49:49 +0000 UTC
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An All Elite Wrestler has faced a suspension, and it isn’t their first.
Fightful Select has learned that All Elite Wrestling mainstay Sammy Guevara is now serving a suspension in connection to the February 14 match he had against Jeff Hardy. During the match, Jeff Hardy sustained an injury, and concussion protocol was not followed, which resulted in Sammy Guevara hitting his finisher on Hardy, which we’re told shouldn’t have happened.
We haven’t been given specifics on how...
2024-03-05 19:21:52 +0000 UTC
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VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DU40CIFyuns
2024-03-05 17:03:14 +0000 UTC
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In case you were wondering when I checked out of Mania this year, it was the first mention of "Diarrhea Dwayne."
They put Imperium over the greatest tag team in WWE history last week, and the way they capitalized on it was by jobbing them out to the Judgment Dorks this week.
If that wasn't enough, Dom faced Gunther tonight and actually ...
2024-03-05 03:27:39 +0000 UTC
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