It's Episode 14 of SOUR GRAPS, for the Go-Home SmackDown before Survivor Series. Will we get a giant brawl to close out the broadcast? Who knows? Just kidding, OF COURSE we will. Your host, Alex Pawlowski, will tell you why everything (except Rhea Ripley) sucks!
Video Version: https://youtu.be/e0CNgUbe5uk
2019-11-23 07:39:19 +0000 UTC View PostMike Bennett posted the following tweet this evening.
Miracle@RealMikeBennettHey guys.I’m not doing wrestling bookings. I’m looking to do motivational speaking at your event. Having said that, I will come to your wrestling show and talk to your locker room. Also, I’m not currently charging. Just asking my travel gets covered. MikeBennettProcess@gmail.com
Fightful Select...
We'll have a full article on it next week, but Eric Bischoff denied any involvement in the now infamous Roman Reigns whodunit angle to Fightful's Jeremy Lambert. He also specified that he wasn't really brought in to WWE to handle the creative aspect of the company. Instead he was brought in to "manage the process."
2019-11-22 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOddsmakers have directly supplied Fightful Select with current betting odds for this Sunday:
WWE - Survivor Series
Men’s Survivor Series Elimination Winner
Team Smackdown 4/5
Team Raw &...
2019-11-22 16:54:29 +0000 UTC View PostThere is a huge mess associated with Kelly Klein, ROH Women of Honor Champion. She was informed Tuesday that her deal would expire without renewal, as she's dealing with a concussion.
Fightful has spent the evening speaking with several in Ring of Honor talent, who seem to unanimously (at least based on who we spoke to) sympathize with Klein's position. Klein had been making $20,000 per year, and was rejected a raise to $24,000 initially. There were also several on the roster who mentio...
2019-11-22 03:28:14 +0000 UTC View Post
- Will Cody go back on his world title promise
- ROH Production
- Marty Scurll's future
- Dream interview, nightmare interviews
- AEW women's division
- Who will be champs at WrestleMania
- Hikaru Shida
- Scripted promos?
- WWE wrestler contracts
- Where will upcoming free agents go?
- TONS more
2019-11-21 21:14:19 +0000 UTC View PostIn regards to ACH/Jordan Myles taking independent bookings, Fightful reached out to WWE both before and after he took bookings for any update on his status with the company, and haven't heard back. We've been told that his WWE Performance Center locker has been cleared out, and a box with his belongings were clear sight of the locker room "so everyone could see, a clear message" said one talent.
2019-11-21 16:50:30 +0000 UTC View Post
- King Corbin DOG COSTUME
- AEW ratings, who is their breakout star?
- Will Goldberg wrestle again?
- Brian Kendrick
- Oney Lorcan
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCPTsj_WF14&feature=youtu.be
2019-11-21 00:52:43 +0000 UTC View Post- Former IMPACT star Diamante was backstage at last month's Bound For Glory show with Kiera Hogan, who she's dating
- Impact Wrestling is going to drop an outstanding "Diary" feature on Sami Callihan this week. It was filmed at IMPACT Bound For Glory.
- Speaking of Sami Callihan, he and Brian Cage learned that their IMPACT BFG match would be No DQ that day.
2019-11-20 21:28:13 +0000 UTC View PostThere will be another big situation with Joey Mercury that comes to light soon, after he and the promoter of South Africa's Top Stars Wrestling have been going back and forth over Kelly Klein not making the tour, and a deposit not being returned. Mercury, who has served as a manager for Klein.
Klein tells Fightful that she didn't make the tour due to concussion issues, which have her averaging three doctor's visits per week.
We're working to gain more clarity on the situatio...
2019-11-20 21:11:07 +0000 UTC View Post
View the companion video above. We've left this open to all subscribers
By Jeremy Lambert
There have been many highlights in the short history of All Elite Wrestling. Jon Moxley's surprise appearance, Chris Jericho turning bubbly into a meme, Cody's promo, Orange Cassidy.
But nothing i...
2019-11-20 00:20:43 +0000 UTC View Post
FITE TV has been a major platform in pro wrestling, and they're still cashing in on big events that happened over a year ago.
With All Elite Wrestling launching in 2019, it seems people are still interested in seeing the genesis of the company. When speaking with Mike Weber, FITE's COO, he told Fightful that the pay-per-view buys for the September 2018 All In show are still rolling in.
"I’m still banking quite a bit of money off All In from last September. Peopl...
2019-11-19 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTony Khan and Randy Orton's Twitter feud turned heads this week.
We're told by those close to Orton and Khan that neither really sold the argument, outside of Khan wanting to clarify that the article Orton posted was baseless. Orton seemed to laugh off the situation after Raw.
WWE wrestlers that we reached out to weren't surprised that Orton spoke up, and we're told that in regards to his controversial game stream comments, he apologized privately to at least a few members o...
2019-11-19 19:57:47 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a brand new episode of SOUR GRAPS, and the first of three go-home shows for Survivor Series! Your host, Alex Pawlowski, will talk about the bad stuff, the very good stuff, how it could have been better, and why brand supremacy isn't even the dumbest thing on the show.
Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwHP4V6TzNE&feature=emb_title
2019-11-19 06:13:38 +0000 UTC View Post
- Randy Orton's contract
- Backstage reactions to CM Punk's return
- Johnny Swinger
- Impact Wrestling
- PPVs still rolling in for All In
- Oney Lorcan asks for release
- GCW
- FITE
- Injuries
- Contract updates
- Stats
Ask as many as you want! It'll be up later this week!
2019-11-18 19:33:12 +0000 UTC View PostAs noted in the Weekly, though the initial report of Randy Orton being re-signed had touted it as a "high priority" for WWE, we had actually heard quite the opposite for a while leading up to the signing. Preliminary discussions for the deal were to have started as far back as the Spring, but meetings kept getting pushed back for months. Of course, eventually, the deal came together, but it wasn't as quick and smooth as initially indicated. We weren't given any of the details of Orton's...
2019-11-18 18:47:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This is messy
2019-11-17 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - ST LOUIS ANARCHY: "No Church In The Wild"
- Beyond Wrestling: "Uncharted Territory" (Episode 25) results
- ROH TV (Episode 424) results
- 205 Live (11/15) results
- IMPACT TV (11/12) results
- NWA: "Powerrr" (Episode 6) results
- NXT UK TV (11/14) results & **TV TAPING SPOILERS**
2019-11-16 19:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Leaving this early access open to everyone.
2019-11-16 18:31:37 +0000 UTC View Post
It's Episode 12 of SOUR GRAPS, where everything sucks! Your host, Alex Pawlowski will discuss everything on SmackDown including a dog mascot, a brand new flavor for the Twizzler Title, and the build to bRaNd SuPrEmAcY, which as we all know is the MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD (in November.)
Audio coming Saturday!
2019-11-16 07:18:36 +0000 UTC View PostWrestleVotes on Twitter noted that there are a couple of title belt redesigns ready saying:
" Big night for titles. Hearing 2 redesigns are complete and both have a real good shot at debuting tonight on SmackDown. Ones a bit more obvious than the other, considering the colors of both shows. Hint hint. "
Fightful has heard throughout the year that Smackdown Tag Team Titles haven't just been redesigned, but have been ready for quite a while. However, talent hasn't been h...
2019-11-15 23:06:44 +0000 UTC View Post
CM Punk is back in the fold, and Fightful has spoken to several under the WWE umbrella their thoughts on the matter.
Punk returned to WWE programming on WWE Backstage on Fox, and has the wrestling world talking.
A longtime WWE name told Fightful that they've known Punk for a long time, and have heard plenty about him burning bridges, but they personally never had issues with him. They stated that if WWE doesn't find a way to do something with Punk during ...
2019-11-14 19:05:24 +0000 UTC View Post
- Kenny Omega's Japan issues
- Daniel Bryan challenging for WWE Title
- Jordan Myles
- AEW vs. NXT war
- Tessa Blanchard world champ?
- MLW
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMC8xZYN7mo&feature=youtu.be
2019-11-14 00:30:25 +0000 UTC View Post
RAW was on tape delay this week, and so is SOUR GRAPS! Your host, Alex Pawlowski will take you through the non-existent ups and the many, many downs of WWE's Flagship Show, including Rowan's Mystery Pet, Sherlock Seth and the Case of the Disappearing Boos, and the writers having absolutely no idea how a woman's reproductive system works! Plus CM PUNK TALK
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watc...
2019-11-13 06:17:23 +0000 UTC View PostCM Punk returned to WWE programming -- sort of. He showed up on WWE Backstage.
As noted by Ryan Satin, the move was a surprise to many there, and we're told several that worked on the show behind the scenes didn't know either. As recently as last month, Fox was "out" on CM Punk for the time being, despite him having an impressive showing at a tryout, at least according to sources within the Network.
One person from Fox has told us that it was in the cards all along, but they...
2019-11-13 05:46:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! You all liked this last time, so I'm bringing it back. Reminder, I answered over 150 questions in last week's Q&A podcast. Ask away in the comments!
Just a note, until we end up moving things on-site, some of you have asked how to find older content. Go to the "posts" tab at the top of the page and there are a bunch of options!
UPDATE: This is still going on!
2019-11-12 00:12:13 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS is back with some BACKSTAGE NEWS
- WWE's talent meeting
- Kevin Owens
- Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville
- Anthony Henry
- Richard Holliday
- AEW backstage notes
- Excalibur/Jimmy Havoc fight
- Injuries
- Contract updates
- Stats
VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMW8vMaZU1U&feature=youtu.be
SRS and Zach Schemmel review a GARBAGE show
- Paul Heyman's firing
- Big Show finishing up
- Hardy Boyz vs. MNM
- Daivari vs. Dreamer
- Elijah Burke & Terkay vs. FBI
- Balls Mahoney vs. Matt Striker
- Ariel & Kevin Thorn vs. Kelly Kelly & M...
2019-11-10 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostIndependent Wrestler Alan Angels has confirmed that he's the person who hit MJF with the big cup of water at AEW Full Gear. He wrestles next weekend at Prime Time Pro Wrestling and competes around the Georgia area.
2019-11-10 04:42:08 +0000 UTC View Post