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Select Portions: MLW News, Vaugh Vertigo, More

• Raw and Smackdown plans should return next week.

• We're told MLW has made some new signings, we're working to find out who those are.

• The MLW Azteca Lucha spec...

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SRS Q&A Question

SRS is back for his first Q&A in a few weeks! One per subscriber

FREE POST: Riddle vs. Santana set to headline HOG

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp has learned that Matt Riddle vs. Mike Santana will headline HOG this month.

HOG has the following internal memo prepared:

Mike Santana versus Matt Riddl...

Wheeler Yuta Update

The ROH Pure Champion has now been out of action for four months.

Wheeler Yuta hasn’t wrestled since January 10, when he lost a Triple Crown Championship match against Eddie Kingston. Since...

Speedball Mike Bailey contract status

One of the best wrestlers in the world is a free agent within a year.

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp confirmed that as of now, “Speedball” Mike Bailey is signed with TNA Wrestling throu...

Get In Your Questions! Ask Grapsody Will Be Live At 5:00 PM EST

Get in your questions! Phil and Reg are back for a new Ask Grapsody!

Leave your questions in the comments.

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Select Portions: Gabe Kidd, Tony Khan, Missa Kate, More

• Fightful Select is scheduled to interview Gabe Kidd today ahead of NJPW Resurgence this weekend. Let us know if you have any questions.

• Our interview with Missa Kate goes up ...

  2024-05-09 15:02:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Rocky Romero notes

Fightful Select caught up with NJPW and AEW’s Rocky Romero. The former eight-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion joined Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp for a thirty-minute conversation. Th...

NXT Backstage Notes And Level Up Producers 5/7

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned the following notes from the May 7th edition of WWE NXT.

- Friday’s releases were a common topic of conversation backstage at the show, with fr...

Update on Stardom/CMLL participation in AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door

NJPW/AEW Forbidden Door may have some additions to it.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful spoke with Rocky Romero ahead of the May 11 NJPW Resurgence show, and spoke to him about the genesis of the F...

Current plan for WWE KOTR And QOTR live event matches.

WWE has kicked off their King and Queen of the Ring tournaments, and will extend to live events.

Rey Mysterio vs. Kofi Kingston and Shayna Baszler vs. Zelina Vega were moved from WWE Raw to ...

GCW Headed To Hawaii (FREE POST)

 GCW is going on vacation.

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp has learned that Game Changer Wrestling is headed to Hawaii on Saturday, November 2. The company is running the Hawaii Convent...

NXT SCOOPS THREAD

Fightful Select's Corey Brennan has learned the following plans for tonight's episode of NXT. These will be updated throughout the day.

Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoiler...

Rocky Romero once tried out for Dario Cueto role in Lucha Underground

Rocky Romero as Dario Cueto? It could have happened.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful spoke to Rocky Romero ahead of NJPW Resurgence on May 11. The subject of Lucha Underground got brought up, and ...

Update On Mike Rome In NXT

Last week, Fightful Select reported that Rome was set to begin announcing for NXT imminently, replacing Alicia Taylor as the lead ring announcer.

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has now lea...

Select Portions: WWE Raw Notes, More

• The participants for at least one of the matches that got moved off of Raw found out the day of.

• Asuka's injury is legitimate. Corey Brennan of Fightful heard that she was at...

  2024-05-07 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Fightful Weekender (5/6): ICW NHB, GCW, BLP, HOG, GLORY PRO, WRESTLING OPEN, NXT LEVEL UP, NWA

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

- ICW NHB: "No Holds Barred Vol. 63" results

- GCW: "Rather You Than Me" + "Gringo Loco's The Wrld On Lucha" results

- ...

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 5/6 | The Chalice of Suffering

KATE HAS SOME THINGS TO SAY.
And she's very, VERY "credible."

Also, there was a bunch of wrestling on Raw tonight. Which is good.
But somehow, also, there wasn't nearly enough.

...

WWE Raw SCOOPS THREAD

Sean Ross Sapp and Corey Brennan have learned of the following WWE Raw plans, subject to change. Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers.

PLEASE NOTE: This rundown is not in o...

Spoiler On Drew McIntyre’s Replacement For WWE RAW

Please be cognizant of fans who do not wish to read this spoiler.

Earlier tonight, Adam Pearce announced on social media that Drew McIntyre was not cleared for action on tonight’s ...

More on Jerry Lawler's WWE contract expiring, future

Jerry Lawler's tenure with WWE is largely over, as reported by PWInsider.

On May 6, PWinsider reported that Jerry Lawler's talent contract had expired with WWE. Initially, there were many res...

Details On Another WWE Call-Up Of Sorts

Fightful Select reported that Mike Rome is imminently set to begin announcing for NXT, a role he held between 2016 and 2019.

This left a lot of questions for fans on what would come of Alici...

Backstage Report 5/6/24: Corey Brennan Fills In

Corey Brennan fills in for SRS to give you the week in the news!

Details On WWE NXT Lead Producer

While Lee Fitting is responsible for the WWE main roster’s production and presentation on television, Fitting does not carry that role over to WWE’s developmental brand, NXT, despite Kevin Dunn...

More details on Drew Gulak departure and Triple H's comments

At the WWE post show press conference, Triple H answered a question regarding Drew Gulak, noting that he was not released by the company.

Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp and Corey Brennan...

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: WWE BackLash France 2024 | Sacre Bleudline

5 matches. No Europeans on the card for a huge Europe PPV. The European crowd didn't seem to mind, though, so there's that.

Bayley retained, like we all knew she would. Damian defeated Jey Us...

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: SmackDown 5/3 | Rentre Chez Toi

This was the Go-Homiest Show that ever returned to its place of residence.

An 8-Woman tag, a tag match with a distraction finish, a random-ass LA Knight match, A-Clown Down Under defending th...

FREE POST: NXT Cuts Ongoing

Fightful Select has confirmed that NXT cuts are ongoing.

We've not heard of any currently and prominently featured names on TV being involved.

We'll post names ad we confirm them and ...

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS Q&A

You;ve got Q's, we've got A's.
(That's usually how this works, right?

Nothing like hopping on a trend after the wave has fully crested and the enthusiasm is starting to die out. With SRS o...

Seth Rollins re-signs with WWE.

Seth Rollins is staying with WWE.

WWE sources have confirmed to Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp that Seth Rollins is remain in WWE for years to come, and has re-signed with the company. As ...