Ben Carter has made quite the impression of late. He had a breakout performance against Lee Johnson on Dark, and then appeared on Late Night Dynamite against Scorprio Sky. Before those matches, how...
2020-10-12 20:35:38 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's Weekender will be a free preview edition, but I wanted to make sure you all got it earlier than everyone. Tell a friend about Fightful Select!
2020-10-12 19:53:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhile things are now smooth with Ethan Page and Joey Janela it would seem, things are not so well with Page and GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale. According to several witnesses, the two were in a heat...
2020-10-12 14:13:02 +0000 UTC View Post- Deonna Purrazzo/IMPACT
- NXT frustrations
- NJPW/AEW
- Battlegrounds game
- MINISTRY!?
- GCW confrontation.
- Contracts, injuries, stats.
2020-10-11 21:29:04 +0000 UTC View PostNXT trainees were set to return to the renovated WWE Performance Center on Thursday, October 8, but many weren't comfortable with returning for obvious reasons. Months prior, NXT talent were told t...
2020-10-11 20:35:09 +0000 UTC View PostWe repeated earlier this year that Deonna Purrazzo was working on a per-appearance basis with IMPACT Wrestling, before they offered her a long-term contract recently. I spoke to Purrazzo, who confi...
2020-10-11 16:58:10 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of SOUR GRAPS, we'll talk about night one of The Draft, and all of the myriad of ways that WWE managed to screw it up.
Lars Sullivan is back, and so are Kofi Kingston & X...
Deonna Purrazzo was a big signing for IMPACT Wrestling this year, and you can thank Madison Rayne for that. Purrazzo told Fightful that Madison Rayne reached out to her to check on her after her NX...
2020-10-10 21:24:50 +0000 UTC View PostRegarding Ethan Page and Joey Janela based on their interaction last week on Twitter that Page took exception to, we're told they spoke privately following the incident, and that Page also spoke wi...
2020-10-10 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostAs mentioned on the Smackdown post show, the plan as of Smackdown was to move Humbert Carrillo, Drew Gulak and Tucker to Raw, and Kalisto and Murphy to Smackdown
2020-10-10 03:27:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Lars Sullivan went down with a knee injury last year, the company originally had him with a tentative return date of June 2020. However, we'd been told several times that Sullivan himself expe...
2020-10-10 01:05:57 +0000 UTC View PostFightful heard that things got a little hectic backstage at this week's NXT.
There has been a lot of change, frustration and uncertainty backstage in NXT of late. We've learned that there wer...
2020-10-09 18:07:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe following names were not included in the draft pools as released by WWE.
Becky Lynch- Announced her pregnancy in May. Appeared on Raw prior.
John Cena- 2020-10-08 19:35:39 +0000 UTC View Post
- Dog Collar match
- New Champ
- 30 Years of Jericho
- Indi Hartwell build
- Ember Moon
- NXT injuries
2020-10-08 18:51:37 +0000 UTC View PostTalkNShopAMania runs next month, and the cast of the show are currently in Georgia filming the newest edition. Talent flew in this past week, and we're told they're doing some filming at Gallows' h...
2020-10-08 16:32:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe update as of Thursday on Kyle O'Reilly is that there really isn't an update. We weren't able to get any real updates from backstage at the NXT tapings, and were only told that they were playing...
2020-10-08 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostA couple of notes regarding AEW:
- We're told Alex Reynolds is back tonight after a few weeks off.
- There's an arcade machine with "MIRO" spray painted on it at ringside
- After a tip tha...
- Chris Jericho 30 Years
- Rematch
- Lana
- Being The Elite title
- Dog collar match
- NWA
- Impact viewership
We've spent the last week asking AEW talent if they believe Harold Meij's ousting would lead to a partnership between AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, and got some interesting responses.
Thos...
2020-10-07 18:19:00 +0000 UTC View PostSean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) and Jeremy Lambert (@JeremyLambert88) do a WWE mock draft!
VIDEO: https:...
2020-10-07 17:46:57 +0000 UTC View PostWe've mentioned in the past how AEW's extra work for dark has been a collaborative effort. Britt Baker has been widely credited for speaking out to bring some wrestlers in, but a couple of the name...
2020-10-07 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of SOUR GRAPS, we'll talk about how most of Raw is bad, and the one glimmer of hope that they gave us has a 98% chance of being TERRIBLE.
There exists the possib...
A little early this week!!
- SRS' outside projects
- WWE Draft
- NJPW SHAKEUP, AEW
- WWE, NJPW Titles
- Sonya Deville, Riott Squad, Asuka, Samoa Joe
WWE video game paychecks aren't quite what they used to be, as most talent will tell you, but they're still pretty good. One WWE talent told Fightful they were told they'd get a $35,000 bonus...
2020-10-06 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Kevin Owens brought up the Ministry of Darkness on Raw, we've had a lot of people asking ...
2020-10-06 16:37:05 +0000 UTC View PostAsk your questions!
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2020-10-06 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Capitol Wrestling Center saw fans for the first time in months at a WWE event, and it doesn't look like that's going to stop any time soon.
NXT plans on having fans at their we...
2020-10-05 22:31:13 +0000 UTC View PostAmber Nova told Fightful that she's been doing catch wrestling training with Low Ki, among others, and hoping for an opportunity for a WWE tryout. She's been in contact with WWE, but understa...
2020-10-05 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
- Ember Moon is back!
- NXT Women's Title match
- No title changes!
- Kyle O'Reilly gets his shot
- Swerve Scott and Escobar
- Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano
-...
2020-10-05 01:29:32 +0000 UTC View PostFightful can confirm that NXT Takeover quickly reached capacity, and a number of people were informed of this before the show, and couldn't attend. However, it appears there will be additional oppo...
2020-10-04 23:10:33 +0000 UTC View Post