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WWE Money in the Bank Exclusive Fightful Select Pre-Show

Join Fightful's Rob Wilkins and Maggie as they host Toronto's Money in the Bank with various friends of Coexisting!

Youtube Link: 2024-07-06 17:53:02 +0000 UTC View Post

WWE Smackdown Scoops Thread: Order, Producers, Backstage News

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Smackdown, subject to change. Since Money in the Bank is tomorrow, we're posting producers early.

Please be cogni...

SRS Q&A July 5: OVER A HALF HOUR OF MAILBAG!

• Raquel Rodriguez

• ROH

• Tegan Nox

• WWE promos

• Kota Ibushi

• WWE Network

• Influential people in wrestling 2024-07-05 21:38:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Giulia-NXT Heatwave News

Giulia may not be at NXT Heatwave, but fans may not have too much longer to wait to see her on the brand.

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has had sources in both NXT and Marigold claim that...

SRS Q&A Questions

Ask away my friends. One per subscriber

The story behind the LOCKBOX

One of WWE’s most asked about loose ends has an even more disappointing answer. 

In 2016, Shane McMahon made his return to WWE after a yearslong absence. When Shane was set for a Wrest...

More on Ricochet to AEW

Ricochet is likely headed to AEW, and all signs point to talks being well underway.

In June, Fightful Select reported that Ricochet was finishing up with WWE and expected to join AEW. His con...

Retro Review: 2019 WWE Royal Rumble

Well, we probably should have posted this one in January. But even better, you're getting a very relevant Retro Review from Rob Wilkins and Kaden in July covering the 2019 WWE Royal Rumble! AJ Styl...

Update on Daniel Garcia-AEW

Daniel Garcia has been with All Elite Wrestling since 2021, and the internal belief is that he'll be around for quite some time.

Sources familiar with the situation have confirmed that Daniel...

Tommaso Ciampa talks NXT 2.0, DIY Reunion, More

Fightful Select caught up with Tommaso Ciampa recently. The former NXT Heavyweight Champion took some time with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp for an exclusive interview.

Sean asked Ciampa if he...

Why Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland happened at AEW Forbidden Door

Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland put on a classic at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, in a booking that surprised many that saw it unfold.

Swerve ended up beating Ospreay, and we’re told how th...

WWE, MITB, NWA, OVW News!

• Blue Meanie was backstage at this weekend’s TNA tapings

• Wonderboy Brian Morris worked as an extra at WWE Raw this week.

• Kevin Owens, Chelsea Green, LA Knight...

  2024-07-02 15:43:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 7/1 | Acrophobia

Money In The Bank is this Weekend.

Hooray.

The student film series from the Wyatt Sick6 continues, and again, it's the best thing on Raw by miles.

Well, unless they refrain from h...

WWE Raw Plans for tonight

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Raw, subject to change.

Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers

• Jey Uso, Chad...

  2024-07-02 00:18:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Natalya update

A veteran name is not backstage at WWE Raw amid contract rumors.

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp has learned that longtime WWE talent Natalya is not backstage at tonight's WWE Raw, and is n...

SRS Backstage Report Podcast 7/1/24: AEW Forbidden Door, More

• Forbidden Door

• Ricochet's contract

• WWE at MSG

• WWE censorship

• WOS

• Missa Kate

• Rhea Ripley

2024-07-01 19:43:17 +0000 UTC View Post

More on former tag champion leaving NWA, her future.

Missa Kate is now a free agent.

Missa Kate made post on Twitter on July 1, announcing that she was a free agent, and had effectively left NWA. Those close to her say that TNA Wrestling are in...

Ricochet update

Ricochet's WWE contract is up.

Fightful Select reported in recent months that former Speed Champion Ricochet's WWE contract was set to expire. We can confirm that as of midnight on July 1, Ri...

Alex & Alex's SOUR GRAPS: AEW Forbidden Door 2024 | Prohibited Portal

15 matches including the pre-show.

A hometown boy made good.
The best technical wrestler in the world turned a former International Champion into a Wetzel's Pretzel.
A great women's tit...

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door SCOOPS THREAD

This will be constantly updated by Sean Ross Sapp throughout the night

AEW Notes

• Hayden Backlund, a Black Label Pro regular, was in the AEW Collision segment with Chris J...

  2024-06-30 22:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Fightful Weekender (6/30): GCW, B!P, FREELANCE, NXT LEVEL UP, TNA SPOILERS, FORBIDDEN DOOR + MITB PREDICTIONS

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

- GCW: "No Sleep" + "Crime Wave" results

- B!P: "The 6th Annual Luau" results

- FREELANCE vs. The World 10 results

More Smackdown censorship news, backstage names, Simon Miller, More!

• Though Elektra Lopez, Tegan Nox and Cedric Alexander weren’t used, they were in New York for Smackdown. Oro Mensah was as well.

•  For those asking about it, Seth Rollin...

  2024-06-30 19:23:26 +0000 UTC View Post

FIGHTFUL SELECT Exclusive Pre-Show | AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

Join Rob Wilkins and Maggie of Fightful Overbooked's Coexisting for the Fightful Select AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Pre-Show. Rob & Maggie will be joined by Bleacher/Report's Chris Mueller, Kaden...

Select Exclusive: Charles Crowley interview

Figthful's Corey Brennan speaks with Charles Crowley.

Charles Crowley recently sat down with Fightful’s Corey Brennan for a recent interview just days removed from returning home to the UK...

Details on WOS return

On June 28th, WOS took to social media to announce the return of the promotion for two tapings this September in what is a revival of the promotion which last ran in 2019.

Fightful Select’s...

WWE Smackdown Backstage News, Producers, More

• Damian Priest was scheduled for the main event dark match against Jey Uso. He couldn't make it due to travel woes.

• WWE Speed was set up where the winner of Nathan Frazer vs. ...

  2024-06-29 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: SmackDown 6/28 | Forced Acknowledgement

Just three matches on SmackDown. They WERE all important, though. So that's good.

\Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Halliburton nearly brought the Knicks/Pacers rivalry to a Brass Knucks/Steel Chair ...

Smackdown Plans, Match Order, Backstage News

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

These will be updated with the appropriate order ahead of the show. Please be cogn...

Lots on AEW-WBD relationship

AEW and WBD look poised to continue their relationship, though a deal isn’t announced as of yet.

Fightful has been following up with AEW and WBD sources for the last couple of months since ...

SRS Q&A 6/28/24: Over 30 Minutes of Mailbag!

• CM Punk

• Dijak

• Ospreay/All In

• Hangman Page

• MLW changes

• Hikuleo/WWE

• Danhausen

• Who Kill...

  2024-06-28 20:38:42 +0000 UTC View Post