- Johnny Gargano and Kyle O'Reilly
- Big Swole leaves AEW
- Brian Cage and AEW
- The EGG
- WarGames news
- AAA
- Karrion Kross, Fred Rosser
- Raquel Gonzalez's dark match
- Injuries, contract news
2021-12-06 20:14:21 +0000 UTC View PostMLW is getting exotic.
Fightful Select has learned that Vice cameras have been in Hawaii of late, preparing to film a project for Major League Wrestling. When we asked specifics on the project, we were only told it's in relation to a reality series. We're told it's more of a proof of concept at this point than anything. We'll work to find out more details on the situation.
Vice recently aired MLW's Fightland special, which featured a major title vs. title match b...
2021-12-06 17:37:43 +0000 UTC View Post
While Sean and Denise go live on the main channel, Alex and Kate are live reviewing Sour Graps on Select!
Video: https://youtu.be/R5rC-54asTs
2021-12-06 01:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostKyle O'Reilly and Johnny Gargano are obviously a hot topic among fans, but the same goes for NXT stars and staff themselves.
We're told that many within the company are operating on the assumption that neither man will be around after this week. Both have been offered multi-year deals and were brought to Smackdown a couple of weeks ago, and it has been communicated to both men that the company wants to retain their services.
Some talent we spoke to said they personally weren't giv...
2021-12-06 00:49:22 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - FREELANCE UNDERGROUND: "You're Gonna Shoot Your Eye Out!"
- GCW: "So High" + "So Alive" results
- NWA: "Hard Times 2" results
- NXT UK (12/2) results
- 205 LIVE (12/3) results
- MLW: "Fusion ALPHA" (12/1) results
- IMPACT (12/2) results
- AAA: "TripleMania Regia II" results
Fightful learned the following producers for this week's WWE Main Event
- R-Truth vs. Reggie has Jimmy Wang Yang listed as a producer
- Akira Tozawa vs. T-Bar had Kenny Dykstra listed as a producer
2021-12-05 18:40:49 +0000 UTC View PostFor those asking about Brian Cage's AEW status since he's been out of the ring on-screen, he's still with the company.
We've received more inquiries than usual about the states of certain AEW talent who aren't heavily featured on the show, one of them being Brian Cage following those close to him being outspoken about his use. We're told that Brian Cage was backstage at AEW Dynamite this past week, despite not wrestling on the show.
Cage hasn't had a match on AEW programming since...
2021-12-05 18:23:27 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the following producers for the December 3 Smackdown:
- Ken Doane and Michael Hayes were listed as producers for the Brock Lesnar, Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns segments
- Abyss produced War Raiders vs. Los Lotharios
- Charlotte Flair and Toni Storm were listed as being produced by Pat Buck.
- Jamie Noble was the producer for Uso vs. Xavier Woods
- Shane Helms was the listed producer for Happy Corbin, Madcap Moss, Drew McIntyre & Jeff Hardy<...
2021-12-05 01:18:19 +0000 UTC View Post
People on Raw and SmackDown keep referring to the talents who were "future endeavored" but one look at WWE's "Present Endeavors" tells us that those that have moved on might be the lucky ones.
Sami Zayn won a Battle Royal last week and his prize was to look like a coward, get beaten up by one guy, and then squashed by a different guy. That was his prize.
No really, Vince. You shouldn't have.
Also, if you don't give us a specific other reason for Sonya to hate Naomi, we're go...
2021-12-04 19:49:54 +0000 UTC View PostAAA TripleMania takes place this weekend, and features plenty of talent coming in for the show. There was some concern from some traveling in after cartel threats caused a cancelation to a recent AAA show. Fightful has learned that some of the talent were briefed on the threats ahead of coming in, but we're told that the threats were more towards the organizers of the event AAA was a part of than AAA itself, which was relayed to talent who were assured safety would not be an issue. The talent...
2021-12-04 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the following plans for tonight's Smackdown
- Brock Lesnar was slated to kick off the show, with Sami Zayn involved in the segment.
- King Xavier Woods vs. Jey Uso
- Sheamus vs. Cesaro
- Viking Raiders vs. Los Lotharios
- Sasha Banks vs. Shayna Baszler
- Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn in their WWE Universal Title match was planned to be the main event today.
These plans were as of this evening, and are subject to change as they often ...
2021-12-04 00:45:08 +0000 UTC View PostXia Li was drafted to WWE Smackdown in October, but hasn't appeared outside of vignettes as of yet.
Xia had appeared in dark matches for the brand dating back to July, and we were told internally the plan was already in place in the Summer for her to appear on the brand. However, Xia Li still hasn't debuted, and hasn't worked a dark match since October 15. Despite that, we're told that Xia Li has still been backstage at several episodes of Smackdown, definitely the October 29 episode in...
2021-12-03 23:21:14 +0000 UTC View PostFormer NXT Women's Champion Raquel Gonzalez got a look on Smackdown at the end of October, which has become normal for NXT talent these days.
Raquel tells Fightful that the week was an emotional one for her, because she lost a family member. She flew home to see her family and immediately got the call that she'd be needed on Smackdown a couple of days later. She said it was a blessing in disguise because she was able to physically see and check on her family, and then do something she l...
2021-12-03 18:58:50 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS doesn't collect Funkos, but here's a bunch of them!
2021-12-03 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
- Hangman Page, Miro, Danhausen, Brian Cage, Ricky Starks
- Beth Phoenix, Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes
- Jeff Jarrett promotion?
- WWE 2K
- Winter is coming
- WCW return!?
- Contract tampering
- Who beats Roman?
- Reigns and Mania
- Undisputed Era? Endisputed Ura
- WWE and Barclays
Fred Rosser, the former Darren Young, will be apart of a NJPW presence at LA Comic Con this weekend, and spoke to Fightful to promote it.
Rosser clarified that his deal with NJPW isn't just a Strong deal, but one with NJPW as a whole, and he's hoping to make it to Japan next year. He believes he's still allowed to work NWA dates, but doesn't think they had a spot for him after this Summer. Rosser also mentioned that he made a couple of pitches to AEW a couple of years ago, but wer...
2021-12-02 20:10:47 +0000 UTC View PostBig Swole made news this week, when she announced that she'd be leaving AEW.
To clarify a misconception, we're told the deal wasn't ended prematurely as some online had speculated, and those within AEW have stated that her deal was up at the end of November, and the contract simply expired. Swole had a couple of absences in 2021 that sidelined her from the ring, and hadn't wrestled since September. Her battles with Crohn's Disease were well documented, and Fightful was told she also was...
2021-12-02 17:47:32 +0000 UTC View PostNews has emerged that Kyle O'Reilly's deal is up soon, with Fightful confirming the PWInsider report that his contract is set to expire before the end of the year.
O'Reilly is among a crop of top NXT talent that seemingly passed on new deals offered in late 2019. One WWE source said that the contract being set to expire this soon was a bit of a surprise to O'Reilly, because a lot of WWE contracts end up having time automatically added for various reasons. We're actually told Tommaso Cia...
2021-12-01 23:46:47 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the following producers for WWE Raw
- Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins was produced by Adam Pearce.
- Kenny Dykstra and Shane Helms produced the RKBro vs. Dirty Dawgs title ...
2021-12-01 19:08:17 +0000 UTC View PostWWE - NXT War Games
Men's War Games
Bron Breakker, C.Hayes, G.Waller & T.D'Angelo -200 (1/2)
T.Ciampa, J.Gargano, P.Dunne & LA Knight +150 (3/2)
2021-12-01 01:31:21 +0000 UTC
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Our Inside The WarGames feature is now up, and we've included some interesting notes:
- There wasn't a ton of notice before the first WarGames announcement, but the wrestlers found out shortly before the announcement.
- Adam Cole pointed out how helpful Shawn Michaels was, and all of our subjects noted they could see excitement in Triple H's face each year.
- Cole said WarGames was his favorite style of match.
- Alexander Wolfe said that making sure they ran through th...
2021-11-30 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Edge is back and he's ready for a hot new feud... with The Miz.
Vince McMahon is taking Austin Theory under his wing. We should all prepare for the worst.
WWE can't book babyfaces unless they're losers or A-holes. Nobody to root for. Hooray.
Also, we got an undeserved title match, and an unnecessary title rematch, and Seth Rollins doing something very dumb.
Cedric Alexander got pinned by Dana last week, and by Dominik this week, and I'm genuinely not sure which i...
2021-11-30 05:20:21 +0000 UTC View PostBray Wyatt isn't the only recent WWE release headed into acting.
Fightful Select has learned that the former NXT Champion and former Karrion Kross, Killer Kross, is headed into the acting world. Those that we've spoken to about the matter have confirmed that cross has landed a lead role in an action movie that begins filming in 2022. We've yet to gain info on a title, director, or shooting location, but will work to learn more info.
Kross appeared on the show Before The Dark years...
2021-11-30 02:41:41 +0000 UTC View Post- Seth Rollins Finn Balor are set to open the show
- RKBro vs. Dirty Dawgs for the tag titles are scheduled for early in the show.
- Edge's return promo is expected early in the program -- listed internally after the tag title match
- Street Profits V Alpha Academy (AJ Styles & Omos on Commentary)
- Damian Priest vs. Apollo Crews for the U.S. Title is scheduled after the tag match.
- Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Nikki ASH & Dana Bro...
2021-11-30 00:30:39 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a special Monday edition of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - AIW: "Hell On Earth 16"
- IMPACT **TV TAPING SPOILERS**
- NWA: "Hard Times 2" predictions
- MLW: "Fusion on Thanksgiving" results
- 205 LIVE (11/26) results
- NXT UK (11/25) results
- AAW: "The Windy City Classic XVI" results
- PWG: "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" results
- BTE: "So Long, Kenny" recap
2021-11-29 23:57:36 +0000 UTC View PostWWE's egg storyline resulted in a title match for Austin Theory, but Fightful was told that wasn't the original plan.
According to WWE sources, the original idea was "much worse with the stakes much lower," with one of the pitches including some sort of integration with the WWE 24/7 Title. We've heard specifically that teams associated with The Rock and/or Red Notice said that wouldn't suffice. Vince...
2021-11-29 22:12:37 +0000 UTC View Post
- The EGG
- Johnny Gargano's contract
- CM Punk
- ROH contracts
- WWE producer fast tracked
- AEW snafu gets corrected
- Mustafa Ali, Kofi Kingston, Silas Young, more!
- MLW star's huge push
- Injuries, more
2021-11-29 18:32:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Sean Ross Sapp speaks with Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong, Triple H, Raquel, Alexander Wolfe and Tommaso Ciampa for this feature.
Full written feature is up Tuesday for tier 2 Select subscribers!
2021-11-29 17:23:16 +0000 UTC View Post