fightful

The latest Sasha Banks, Naomi and WWE update

Fightful Select has learned more about the 2022-05-17 19:54:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 5/16--These Boots Were Made For Walking

Sasha and Naomi walked out of Raw and literally nothing else matters.

A new top women's contender was crowned, There was a cage match, BulLIV Club was formed, a Cody promo to set up a Hell in...

Major changes to Raw after Sasha Banks and Naomi walk out.

Tonight's Raw main event changed after Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out of the show, we're told. 

Those that we've heard from at tonight's WWE Raw, WWE Tag Team Champion Sasha Banks was...

WWE Raw plans for tonight

Fightful Select has learned the following plans for tonight's Raw, subject to change.

- Cage match: Bobby Lashley vs. Omos

- Mustafa Ali vs. Veer

- Becky Lynch backstage segment 2022-05-16 23:36:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat pitched to face Ric Flair

Ric Flair isn't the only person coming out of retirement, a familiar foe is as well if things get sealed.

Fightful has learned that there are plans in order for 69-year old Ricky "The Dragon...

SRS Backstage Report Podcast (5/16): MJF, Flair, AEW Departures, Cesaro

- Ric Flair

- MJF

- Kayla Rossi

- MLW news

- Enzo Amore

- Eddie Kingston

- Hit Row, AJ Francis

- Cesaro

- Upcoming IMPACT PPV

- WWE ...

More on Ric Flair return

Ric Flair isn't just training, he's training for a return to the ring one last time.

2022-05-16 20:28:42 +0000 UTC View Post

How Hit Row Found Out They Were Called Up

Fightful spoke to the former Top Dolla, AJ Francis.

He told us that Hit Row found out while at Smackdown that they'd be getting the call up last year. He says he went up to Johnny Ace and ask...

The latest on MJF-AEW

In a follow up to the MJF-AEW story, we've learned more.

Thus far, we've not heard of any outright negotiations between the two sides. We haven't heard of a specific contract being offered to...

Fightful Weekender (5/15): NJPW CAPITAL COLLISION, IMPACT *SPOILERS*, MLW *SPOILERS*, IWTV, NXT UK, NXT LEVEL UP, NWA, BTE

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

Topics:

- Show to watch on IWTV - WEST COAST PRO: "Ill Mannered"

- NJPW: "Capital Collision" results

- SOUTHEAST ...

WWE Raw & SD Backstage Notes And Producers For This Week

Fightful learned the following producers for WWE Raw on May 9:

- RKBro vs. Street Profits: Michael Hayes

- Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley: Molly Holly

- 2022-05-15 18:13:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: SmackDown 5/13 -- Kate's Birthday Bash

IT'S KATE'S BIRTHDAY.
She might be a *little* old for a Sour Sixteen Party, but we're gonna throw her one anyway!

How?
By talking about a slightly-less-terrible-than-usual edition of Sm...

HaircutGate: WWE sends out list of male talent approved for haircuts at TV

If haircuts are outlawed, only outlaws get haircuts.

WWE sent out a list of male talent approved to get haircuts at WWE television this weekend. The list pretty quickly moved to former talen...

WWE Main Event match nixed this past week

There was an unusual set of circumstances for WWE Main Event this week, that ended up not happening at all.

On Monday, WWE filmed the standard two WWE Main Event matches, with Akira Tozawa vs...

Update on WWE producers getting tryouts

It seems like some good news for Ariya Daivari, if internal WWE documents are to be believed.

After a month of serving as a producer with the help of others backstage at WWE shows, Daivari wa...

Figure + Card Haul Hybrid! Swatch And Sting!

SRS gives you a taste of what he's picking up these days!

Tonight's Smackdown plans, including a major match

Fightful has learned the following plans for tonight's Smackdown, subject to change. 

- RKBro is set to kick off the show, with Sami Zayn involved.

- Riddle vs. Sami Zayn

- R...

Coexisting After Dark!

The show continues as Rob and Maggie relax and talk with the people who are in chat, talking a little bit more about what's going on in the world of Pro Wrestling.

Video: 2022-05-13 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

LIVE BONUS Figure Haul: The SRS Figure (WTF??)

Well, for some reason this is a thing

Kayla Rossi-AEW update

Joey Janela finished up with All Elite Wrestling a couple of weeks, and his former manager Kayla Rossi was done with the company for quite a while prior.

The bodybuilder Rossi had appeared al...

SRS Q&A Podcast 5/12: MJF, Reigns, Ibushi More

- The Joker

- MJF

- Kota Ibushi

- New title belts, old ones changing

- Roman Reigns

- Dalton Castle

- Kenny Omega

- IMPACT and AEW in the G1?

- WWE n...

MJF remains frustrated with contract situation, leaning towards not re-signing with AEW

Things don't seem like they've improved between MJF and All Elite Wrestling.

In April, Fightful Select reported that Tony Khan and MJF had a heated discussion that left both been frustrated f...

IMPACT Against All Odds Set, Dates And Location

Impact Wrestling is returning to Atlanta for the first time since before the pandemic, and an old favorite looks to be a regular event again.

2022-05-12 17:12:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Tons of MLW News: Contracts, Women's Division, All Women's Show, Enzo

Fightful Select spoke to Court Bauer ahead of their show in Philadelphia.

He spoke frankly about locking their t...

LIVE 4 pm EST: List goes on 5/11

SRS and Jimmy Van keep the party rocking

Video: https://youtu.be/Art5PyB1spQ

Update On Cesaro/Claudio Castagnoli

The wrestling world hasn't heard much out of the former Cesaro, Claudio Castagnoli.

Cesaro left WWE a few months ago, with no non-compete applied to his deal. Since then, we haven't seen him ...

News on the new UpUpDownDown

UpUpDownDown is back, but many of its familiar faces will not be.

The gaming platform that Xavier Woods made famous made a big return last week, but there are going to be some heavy omissions...

Eddie Kingston Interview Notes: Japan, Moxley, Cody, AEW, More

AEW star Eddie Kingston spoke to Fightful for a new interview ahead of his match at Captial Collision with Tomohiro Ishii.

Kingston told us despite growing up an AJPW fan, he respected NJPW i...

Baron Black & Nasty LeRoy Fightful Select Exclusive interviews!

Stephen Jensen of the Weekender and The Spotlight interviewed Baron Black and Nasty LeRoy at BattleSlam Vendetta! Tuesday night at 10 PM EST, you can watch the show for FREE on Fite!

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 5/9 -- Liv to Die

Nothing matters.

All is bleak.

We're all just Born, to Liv to Die.

I finally got my Ali vs Ciampa match, and they ruined it. They fully RUINED it.

Everything suck...