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Alex's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 3/29--Controlled Demolition

Last night, much like the choo-choo sound effects that accompany Braun Strowman's signature spot, Raw went completely off the rails.

They broke up the coolest faction they've had in years. and for no real reason.  They're running the exact same women's division story line on Raw that THEY JUST DID on SmackDown. A challenger pinned the champ in a non-title affair to set up a title match at Mania. That same champ completely forgot his lines and just said "fuck it." Shane continues to...

WWE Hall of Fame taping news

As we've reported over the past few weeks, WWE Hall of Fame tapes this week, with several inductees being filmed this afternoon for next week's broadcast. We're told that the Bella Twins and the New World Order both filmed today, among others and more will be taped Thursday. Last week, WWE had fans in the Thunderdome film "reactions" for the Hall of Fame. 

Former NXT Wrestler Worked IMPACT Wrestling Tapings

IMPACT Wrestling's women's division seems like it's getting stronger and stronger. We'd reported recently that Taylor Wilde was on her way back to the company after being stuck outside the States, but she's far from it. We're told that WWE NXT veteran Rachael Ellering was also at the most recent set of IMPACT Tapings. She'd worked a couple of dates for AEW back in July, but wasn't signed. She wrestled for NXT heavily for a four month period in 2019 before an injury sidelined her. She also has...

Another Planned WWE Hall Of Famer Revealed

Fightful has learned the plans -- as of February -- for a new Hall of Fame Inductee, specifically the Warrior Award.

Fightful has confirmed that as of the time that the Hall Of Fame plans were announced that Titus O'Neil was set to be inducted as the Warrior Award recipient. The Hall of Fame and WrestleMania are based around the city of Tampa, in which Titus O'Neil has been heavily involved with charitably in throughout his life. O'Neil also played professional football for the Tampa Ba...

Huge update on NCAA Champ Gable Steveson's WWE hopes

Fightful spoke with national champion Gable Steveson minutes after his tweet about a WWE future, and he let us know that he's spoken with several people involved in WWE. From Paul Heyman, to Triple H, to Gerald Brisco in the past, and said that right now things are a waiting game and he's largely focused on the Olympics, but he wants to wrestle in WWE. He told me that although he's not had time to keep up with much wrestling, he knows AEW is emerging, but as of right now wants to pursue a car...

SRS Backstage Report (3/28): Keith Lee, IMPACT Return, MORE

- Keith Lee

- RVD HOF

- IMPACT return

- Maria Manic

- EC3

- Myron Reed

- NXT gimmick popular with higher ups

- Brass Ring

- MLW

- Injuries, contracts

Fightful Weekender (3/28): ROH 19, NWA BACK FOR THE ATTACK, IMPACT, MLW, NXT UK, 205 LIVE, BTE, SUP

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

Topics:

- Show to watch on IWTV - SUP: "Are These Our Lives?"

- NWA: "Back For The Attack" & "Powerrr" (3/23) results

- ROH: "19th Anniversary" results

- IMPACT (3/23) results

- MLW: "Fusion" (3/24) results

- NXT UK (3/25) results

- 205 LIVE (3/26) results

- BTE: "Better Off Without Me" recap

How Myron Reed Landed In MLW

Myron Reed has been with MLW since 2018, and opened up to us about how he signed there. Reed tells Fightful that when he was living with members of the Rascalz, now MSK, he saw their careers taking off and them signing with IMPACT. He wanted to follow suit and land a contract, and actually reached out to Major League Wrestling, who had mutual interest in bringing him in. Reed told us the non-exclusive nature of the deal and the ability to work indie dates was a big deciding factor for him. 2021-03-28 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Brass Ring Series: Denzel Dejournette/Desmond Troy

Over the past year, Fightful sought to publish some positive news amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

Around that time, we started reaching out to dozens of WWE sources to ask them who had been working hard to improve. Responses at that point were scattered, but in recent months have accelerated.

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Another NXT name that was brought up to us by a top wrestler on the brand was the former Denzel Dejournette, now Desmond Troy. We were told by that top name that Troy had a “great ...

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: SmackDown 3/26--Everything Has Come To Life

The Main Event of WrestleMania has be (re)set, and it could not be more compelling. Well, it could, if they weren't seriously telegraphing the outcome. Still, it could be much worse.

We're getting a ton of great Mania matches on the SmackDown side of things, but the builds for those matches have left more than a little to be desired. Do the ends justify the means? Mayyyyyyyybe.

Also, we'll review the WWEcock's Top 50 Women gimmick? Who comes in at number 39 and why is it going to ...

More on MLW COVID protocol

MLW talent that we've spoken to shed a little more light on the COVID protocol that we reported on months ago. MLW talent are tested upon arriving at the tapings, and we're told that in addition to all of the protocol that we'd mentioned in the past, talent are tested upon leaving the tapings.

Former TNA Star AT IMPACT Tapings, Set For Return

It seems like IMPACT Wrestling is restocking their cupboard as far as women's talent goes. Fightful has learned that Taylor Wilde is finally set to make her return to IMPACT Wrestling, which has been in the plans for well over a year. Wilde was originally slated to come back ahead of the pandemic last year, when IMPACT went nostalgia heavy and brought back a lot of TNA-talent. Wilde told us last summer that the pandemic made the return an impossibility for the time being because of travel res...

Andrade-ROH 19 Speculation

Andrade confirmed he does not have a 90-day no-compete clause attached to his release, which surprised many people in WWE we spoke to. With speculation running rampant over his future, many fans have asked if he could show up on Ring of Honor's 19th Anniversary PPV tonight. While anything is possible in post-production, ROH filmed the show last weekend, ahead of Andrade's release.

Triple H's Availability To NXT Talent

Last year, we ran a story about Zicky Dice almost getting kicked out of an NXT tryout a couple of years back for attempting to talk to Triple H after being instructed to by numerous producers. This led to us asking several members of the NXT roster and staff how that has changed in recent years. One that has had experience in dealing with Vince McMahon has said that Triple H had hit the "hard to meet with territory" and that even some of the higher ups were difficult to get through to sometim...

EARLY: Molly Belle: This Thing Of Ours

Who remembers their introduction to professional wrestling? Do you recall that fantastical moment when it all changed for you? The second that time stopped and this thing of ours dragged you into the depths of which we all still find ourselves, many of us decades later? It’s a hole that some manage to get out of as time goes on, but for many of us that moment never comes – not because we can’t get out, but because we refuse to try. The love is that real. Whatever it is, whether the maje...

Big Indie Match Is Off

Fightful has confirmed that the planned Warrior Wrestling match slated for this June is off, as Thunder Rosa is out of her match with the returning Kylie Rae. Sources indicated that Thunder Rosa's National Wrestling Alliance obligations prevented her from being able to go through with the match. However, we've been told that high level replacement is being sought out to fill in for Thunder Rosa.

Keith Lee Update

Keith Lee hasn't been seen on WWE Raw in well over a month, and Fightful was able to clarify why. While it is true that Keith Lee isn't currently factored in to WWE creative plans at the moment, this isn't a case similar to Andrade or Aleister Black where he's simply not used. Lee was sidelined for health reasons in February, and WWE have not cleared him for a return as of yet. Lee underwent some testing following being sidelined, and WWE sources have indicated that he is actively trying to g...

Q&A w/ Fightful Founder Jimmy Van: Q1 2021

- Fightful Select's move

- Gina Carano

- Vince McMahon running WWE

- Swimming pool angles

- NXT buzz

- AEW crossovers

- AEW streaming services, licensing?

- A FIRING story

- Tons of Fightful news

- WWE Raw Women's division

- IMPACT

- NXT Women's Tag Titles

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Maria Manic ROH Update

Maria Manic hasn't wrestled for Ring of Honor for over a year after sustaining a concussion, but still remains with the company. We updated you on Maria Manic's status back in January, confirming she was in the Ring of Honor bubble, and we've heard the same for last week's ROH tapings that cover the 19th Anniversary PPV. We haven't heard anything about her status in the ring, but were told she was one of a few people in the gym in the wee hours of the morning staying in shape in the bubble 2021-03-25 13:23:01 +0000 UTC View Post

The List Goes On 3/24

- Charlotte

- Bo Dallas

- Batista HOF

- Titus/Hogan

- FUNNY BUSINESS

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Current WrestleMania betting odds

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Roman Reigns (c) vs Edge

Roman Reigns              -140     (5/7)

Edge                            EVEN   (1/1)

Note: The expectation is that this will be a triple threat match involving D...