- A WWE source indicated to us today that the Hall of Fame would be a "fun one" tonight.
- Tony Khan noted this week that Will Ospreay was originally booked for ROH Supercard of Honor. We've been told Konosuke Takeshita was the opponen...
2023-03-31 19:18:19 +0000 UTC View PostWWE sources claim they are getting paid a handsome amount of money to bring the Backlash premium live event to Puerto Rico, as well as Smackdown.
In recent years, WWE has made an effort to bring more of their premium live events and televis...
Austin Theory ended up getting the spot, but several wrestlers had been pushing to work with John Cena.
Dating back to last Summer, there was top level talent in WWE who were angling to work with Cena on the WrestleMania show. We're told tha...
2023-03-31 00:19:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Scott Edwards joins Rob Wilkins for the IMPACT Wrestling & NJPW Multiverse United Exclusive FIGHTFUL SELECT Q&A/Pre-Show.
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2023-03-30 22:15:42 +0000 UTC
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- We will be updating this throughout the day with other news bits
- Fightful Select confirmed with WWE that John Cena and Austin Theory are opening night 1. Many people were confused by a graphic that had them prominently featured.
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Stone Cold Steve Austin's status for WrestleMania remains unknown, but he did make a comeback last year.
Fightful Select had reported in January of 2022 that WWE was planning to bring Stone Cold Steve Austin out of retirement. Austin himself...
2023-03-30 05:25:01 +0000 UTC View PostAEW and Ring of Honor are using three talented luchadores, but they're not under contract right now to the company
El Hijo Del Vikingo made his AEW debut on March 23 against Kenny Omega to audience acclaim, and was subsequently booked for R...
- Regarding the "Vince's office" note from our Vince McMahon/sale story, we've been told that while the sign hasn't been changed, it’s more of a production/set design area that it leads to.
- WWE has an integration with C4 for their NIL p...
Carmella hasn't been on Raw lately, and was pulled from recent live events, but she will be around this week.
A WWE source had indicated to Fightful earlier this week that Carmella had been "sidelined," but didn't indicate why. When Fightful...
2023-03-29 04:55:44 +0000 UTC View PostProducer
- Becky Lynch vs. IYO SKY, Miz TV: TJ Wilson
- Seth Rollins vs. Mustafa Ali: Abyss
- Brock Lesnar and Omos weigh in: Michael Hayes
- Braun Strowman, Street Profits & Ricochet vs. Alpha Academy & Viking Raid...
2023-03-28 22:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostThose in the company that we've spoken to say they expect "business to pick up" in April, specifically after WrestleMania. We've been told by several in WWE that having WrestleMania in Los Angeles around the time of a potential sale and rights fee...
2023-03-28 22:28:17 +0000 UTC View PostSRS and Jimmy Van CHAT!
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/kBStVqoXCLE
2023-03-28 18:57:19 +0000 UTC View Post- Impact sources say Jody Threat did indeed sign with the company.
- Chris DeJoseph's Turning Point USA page has already been deleted from their site.
- We're told that the booking in Israel that was mentioned for Goldberg was a pitch ...
2023-03-28 16:28:08 +0000 UTC View PostScott Edwards is back with another edition of the Select Style podcast to discuss all the major shows of this week from AJPW, DDT, GLEAT, NJPW, and STARDOM. He ends the show talking Japan in WrestleMania Week.
Here are all the promotions covere...
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We got to watch the most predictable MizTV in history.
Mustafa Ali finally got his match against Seth Rollins. And got squashed.
We don't know how much Brock weighs. I feel like the mat...
2023-03-28 02:09:45 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the following plans for WWE Raw, subject to change
Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers, and refrain from screenshotting and reposting the entire rundowns on social media.
- Miz ...
2023-03-27 23:29:10 +0000 UTC View PostIn a huge shocker (see, that's a joke) he "Brand to Brand Invitational" is effectively dead, WWE sources tell Fightful.
The move was one of many ideas -- Raw dark, Wild Card rule, no commercials during matches -- that WWE implemented ...
- Lots on CM Punk/AEW, including more than last week's update
- Goldberg
- Sami Zayn
- WWE PLE
- Alicia Atout
- Dax Harwood, FTR
- Act Yasukawa
- Hammerstone
- AEW All Out
- Masha
- Theor...
2023-03-27 21:07:40 +0000 UTC View Post- NikkI Cross told Fightful's Joel Pearl that her college dissertation deadline is May 1. Her and Big Damo are planning on going on a vacation after that and she's considering pursuing a PHD.
- Cody Rhodes' weight belt for Mania leaked, with...
2023-03-27 18:35:47 +0000 UTC View PostFor all the talk about certain WWE higher ups not seeing Sami Zayn as a main event talent, WWE pushed back on that.
A WWE higher up began speaking with Fightful around the Elimination Chamber PPV, speaking on the progression of Sami Zayn, an...
2023-03-27 01:54:36 +0000 UTC View Post- Nikki Cross tells Fightful that one of the inspirations for her character is Jack Nicholson in the Shining. She wanted the character to be unpredictable and emotional.
- Former WWE writer and head of creative Chris DeJoseph is now working ...
2023-03-26 21:29:40 +0000 UTC View PostBy Rob Sutter from FightfulMag.com issue 4
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In 1998, I was introduced to the world of wrestling video games with WCW/nWo Revenge for the Nintendo 64. This opened my mind to a genre that has...
2023-03-26 19:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new episode of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- GCW: "Worst Behavior" results
- MLW: "Underground" (3/21) results
- BLP: "Observe This, Brother!" results
- WRESTLING OPEN (3/23) results
- S...
2023-03-26 17:19:18 +0000 UTC View PostRonda Rousey's creative changed significantly based on what it was originally pitched to be for WrestleMania.
Fightful Select had reported over the past months that originally, Ronda Rousey was scheduled to face Raquel Rodriguez at the WWE R...
2023-03-26 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post(Stream starts at 10:00pm est!)
So there are some fun matches set up for tonight's Rampage. Like fourteen people are going to watch the show since it's on a different night, but whatever. The most important thing is th...
2023-03-26 00:35:21 +0000 UTC View PostWWE has a concentrated effort for their PLE events.
WWE has been going to Stadiums and international territories, in addition to places like Puerto Rico that they haven't been in 18 years. 2023-03-26 00:09:04 +0000 UTC View Post
WWE Smackdown Producers
- Cody Rhodes vs. Ludwig Kaiser: Michael Hayes
- Charlotte Flair promo: Adam Pearce
- Rey Mysterio vs. LA Knight: Kenny Dykstra
- Lacey Evans & Xia Li vs. Natalya & Shotzi: Petey Williams
... 2023-03-25 22:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post- Fightful's Joel Pearl spoke to Matt Cardona for a new interview that had almost no news, but will at least have a good headline. He also said that winning the ECW TV Title from Rhino (not recognized by WWE) was a dream come true for him.
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2023-03-25 19:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post- Fightful's Joel Pearl spoke to Matt Cardona for a new interview that had almost no news, but will at least have a good headline. He also said that winning the ECW TV Title from Rhino (not recognized by WWE) was a dream come true for h...
2023-03-25 16:21:54 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the following Smackdown plans, subject to change
Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers and do not screenshot and repost the full rundown, but summaries are fine. If you do, you have to eat the lice from...
2023-03-24 23:27:14 +0000 UTC View Post