The former Piper Niven spoke to Fightful for a new interview, and admitted when she heard her name was going to be Doudrop, she wasn't sold on it, but has since come around. She has made it a goal to make everyone love it if they don't now.
Niven said that she got word of her call-up to the WWE main roster back on March 1st, and it was tough to keep the secret, especially on social media. She quickly relocated to the United States, but didn't want to let the wrestling world know that sh...
2021-09-24 16:09:34 +0000 UTC
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SRS unboxes a bunch of Attitude era figures!!
2021-09-24 16:00:07 +0000 UTC
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AEW has seen a revolving door of MMA talent appear on the show alongside Dan Lambert, including former UFC Champions. Thus far those that we speak to have indicated that everyone from American Top Team has been great to deal with, with one person specifically pointing out Junior dos Santos' elation after participating in segments. Paige VanZant posed for pictures with numerous talent backstage, and Kay...
2021-09-23 19:00:00 +0000 UTC
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New AEW signing Adam Cole has spoken on his time in WWE in various interviews, and noted that NXT officials told him to let them know if Dr. Britt Baker DMD was available.
Beyond that, Fightful was told months ago when it was expected that Cole's WWE contract came up that the belief was that Baker's was up this year as well and that they would make a play to land her if she was available. Baker ended up signing a new contract with AEW.
We're told formal conversations never took ...
2021-09-23 17:27:50 +0000 UTC
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At Wednesday night's AEW Rampage tapings, Homicide appeared at the end of the show. He helped Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston in their lights out match against Suzuki Gun. Eddie Kingston put him over as his mentor after the show
2021-09-23 03:59:24 +0000 UTC
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I'm here! What's up?!
- MJF's parents are in attendance with a sign that says even they think he sucks
- The ramp had to be wiped down before the main event
- Rapper Lil Uzi Vert is in attendance
- They used Taz's ECW music for his appearance during the Dynamite taping
- AEW filmed Dark Elevation for about 35 to 40 minutes, the two hour Rampage is filmed in totality after
- Rapper Fabolous is at the show.
- Off air on Rampage, Tony Khan cam...
2021-09-22 23:14:33 +0000 UTC
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As Fightful Select reported yesterday, there were some changes in order for NXT 2.0 that extend beyond the visual overhaul, in which we saw last night.
The language on the program is already being loosened, as highlighted with some of the colorful language on Tuesday's program. We've been told that even character points like that of Josh Briggs were shot down in the past to refrain from bar or alcohol imagery
However, there were some plans that did change ahead of the show. ...
2021-09-22 15:17:22 +0000 UTC
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Last night was the best episode of Raw in recent memory.
Was that because they brought over the top act from SmackDown?
Yes, yes it was.
But they also booked the show well, with the right people winning, and the talking segments were interesting, and the stakes were high, and the backstage stuff had a throughline, and the 24/7 Division is fun again, and most importantly, NATTIE AND TAMINA LOST THE TAG BELTS!
But here's the thing. I don't know if any of that is susta...
2021-09-22 04:31:34 +0000 UTC
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If some internal WWE discussions are any indication, even more huge changes could be in store for NXT.
Fightful has learned of discussions within the company about some plans for NXT 2.0 that are purportedly directly from WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. When reaching out to contacts at USA Network, there were some with knowledge of such, as well, and they were said to be in support.
Among the points Fightful heard that were brought up included NXT 2.0 targeting more of a P18-34 ...
2021-09-21 20:07:27 +0000 UTC
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After weeks of speculation, Fightful has learned that AEW's Full Gear is set for Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to the internal plans within the company.
AEW Full Gear was originally planned for Saturday, November 6 in St. Louis, before the show was moved to November 13. UFC is running a huge PPV on the November 6 date, and AEW founder Tony Khan noted that he doesn't like competing against his own interests in the UFC on Sundays during football season. At the AEW All Out post-show me...
2021-09-21 00:30:39 +0000 UTC
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- Johnny Gargano's contract
- Pete Dunne re-signs
- NXT stars passed on contracts
- Tons of Impact debuts
- Impact contract offer
- NXT 2.0 news
- Alex Zayne, Chae, Franky Monet
2021-09-20 18:21:00 +0000 UTC
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WWE has continued their cuts, as the most recent batch were a group of NXT talent.
Alex Zayne spoke with Fightful and mentioned that William Regal was in shock when he got the call from Zayne to talk to him after the release. Regal said he was not informed that the cuts were coming and Zayne said he was either genuine or a fantastic actor. Word of the releases emerged about a half hour to an hour after the talent was released, so Regal would not have got the talent relations notificatio...
2021-09-20 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Christopher Daniels isn't the only outside name at the IMPACT Wrestling tapings in Nashville, as we've also learned that WWE veteran Alex Zayne is at the company's shows this weekend.
Zayne is a GCW regular who was signed to WWE last year and assigned to the 205 Live brand before appearing on NXT as well. Since his release this summer, Zayne has appeared for Ring of Honor, as well.
Fightful will be dropping an interview with Alex Zayne this Tuesday that we recorded ahead of these ...
2021-09-19 20:23:10 +0000 UTC
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If you've ever wondered the process for establishing WWE names, we have a bit of insight for you.
Alex Zayne, the former Ari Sterling, referred to the process as “hectic,” but said he knows that a lot of people have it easier. When it became clear he was going to be on WWE television, they had him compile a list of preferred names. After he sent a list over, he was told that they needed more names to choose from. After “Ari” was determined, Alex tried to push through “Zayne”...
2021-09-19 19:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Fightful had reported earlier this year that there were plans on brining Killer Kelly into IMPACT Wrestling, as there was interest in her from the company. However, she needed to get back in the United States.
Fightful was told that though Kelly is in the States now, she was not at the Friday or Saturday tapings. One talent told us that they believe there is still interest from IMPACT Wrestling's end, but that some things still need to get taken care of before she works for them.
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2021-09-19 18:53:23 +0000 UTC
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STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - AIW: "Sunny Days"
- IMPACT: "Victory Road" results + **TAPING SPOILERS**
- ROH: "Death Before Dishonor" results
- GCW: "Highest In The Room" results
- NXT UK (9/16) results
- 205 LIVE (9/17) results
- NWA: "Powerrr" (9/14) results
- BTE: "Catching Up" recap
2021-09-19 17:35:28 +0000 UTC
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Fightful Select has learned that Heath Slater has made his return at the set of IMPACT tapings this weekend in Nashville. Slater had been sidelined all year long with an injury that required surgery. He joined the company after being released by WWE last year and reunited with his former teammate Rhino.
2021-09-19 00:12:46 +0000 UTC
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Fightful spoke with Killer Kelly in Hoffman Estates, who spoke of her excitement of being in the United States after being stuck out of the country for almost a year. She said that after opting to leave NXT she felt "shitty" when the pandemic started, because she'd hoped to take the independent world by storm, and was stuck. Kelly named Minoru Suzuki specifically as someone she wanted to face.
2021-09-18 21:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Better late than never, I guess? I'm going to upload some of the galleries from events we've been attending, starting with Double or Nothing weekend!
2021-09-18 20:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Literally NOTHING happened in the first half-hour of SmackDown.
Their answer to no women's matches on SmackDown last week? ONE women's match this week, with an intentional countout result. A guy who can't beat the Intercontinental Champion gets an Intercontinental Title match. Pat McAfee thinks Finn Balor is a shapeshifter. And, of course, the hometown heroine gets beat up by the heel, because of course she does.
And SmackDown is supposed to be the GOOD show.
Everything suck...
2021-09-18 18:26:27 +0000 UTC
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More IMPACT Wrestling news keeps rolling in as the company has a crucial set of tapings in Nashville ahead of their big Bound For Glory show next month.
Fightful has learned that AEW star Christopher Daniels is at the Nashville IMPACT tapings. One person present speculated that he was there to wrestle, though that has not been confirmed to us. The 51-year old Daniels last wrestled in May when he and Kazarian were forced to split when losing an AEW Tag Title match to the Young Bucks. He ...
2021-09-18 16:29:33 +0000 UTC
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Friday night, Fightful Select reported several independent names were present at the IMPACT Tapings in Nashville. Now one of them has received a contract offer.
Masha Slamovich competed in a high profile match on the tapings, and we're told that immediately following the match she was offered an IMPACT Wrestling contract in the ring. We've yet to hear if she's accepted it.
In addition to working the IMPACT tapings, Masha wrestled on AEW Dark Elevation tapings against Hikaru Shida ...
2021-09-18 05:09:35 +0000 UTC
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IMPACT Wrestling holds their tapings this weekend, and Fightful has learned a few of the names present in Nashville at the tapings. Already announced were Mercedes Martinez, Lady Frost, and Renee Michelle.
In addition, we've heard of several other names there:
VSK: Independent worker who has appeared for AEW and IMPACT both in the past, in addition to participating in a WWE tryout earlier this year.
Masha Slamovich- An independent standout who worked this week's AEW Dark Ele...
2021-09-18 02:46:19 +0000 UTC
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We've learned why so many NXT deals are coming up this year.
Johnny Gargano is one of several NXT talent that were offered new contracts in the Fall of 2019 when NXT went to the USA Network, as the company was in a major re-signing mode across all brands. Dozens of wrestlers either re-signed or restructured their contracts when WWE landed some of their most important television deals ever.
A WWE source said that there wasn't much incentive for top NXT talent to re-sign for a...
2021-09-17 19:54:40 +0000 UTC
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Fightful has learned that at a production meeting today, staff was informed that Tommy Dreamer would not be at this weekend's Nashville tapings. Dreamer appeared on last night's Dark Side of The Ring, where he recounted the events of the Plane Ride From Hell, brushing off Ric Flair's behavior during the event, and saying it was simply a "joke," among other things. We were not told of his role going forward and how it is affected.
Due to the nature of this story, when the full post is fi...
2021-09-17 17:01:39 +0000 UTC
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They aren't all winners, and SRS learns that the hard way
2021-09-17 16:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Fightful has learned a lot more about the plans for Big E and the WWE Title that came to fruition.
The WWE sources we've spoken to in the days following Big E's huge title win stated that "almost everyone" was of the belief that Big E would win the title, but it had been talked about being a reality very early after the Money in the Bank victory. Andrew Zarian of Mat Men Radio had even mentioned originally a draft date was planned.
Fightful has confirmed that those plans picked up...
2021-09-16 20:41:55 +0000 UTC
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- Arthur Ashe
- AEW Dark
- Jericho Cruise
- Keith Lee, Johnny Gargano, Owens
- Tons of AEW questions
2021-09-16 19:35:23 +0000 UTC
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With the news of Johnny Gargano's deal coming up, Fightful learned a little bit about Candice LeRae as well.
It was noted that Candice LeRae's deal does not match up with Gargano's, and she still has time left on her contract after. It does expire sometime in 2022, they confirmed. For those asking, her deal has not been "frozen" by WWE during her pregnancy, and she remains an on-screen character. Fightful was told by NXT sources that she insisted on remaining on-screen as long as she pl...
2021-09-15 23:56:11 +0000 UTC
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Our List & Ya Boy post show!
- NEW YORK
- Tamina and Nattie
- Charlotte and Alexa Bliss
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/FaM3q6tEyHM
2021-09-15 19:45:59 +0000 UTC
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