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Alex's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 3/29--Controlled Demolition

Last night, much like the choo-choo sound effects that accompany Braun Strowman's signature spot, Raw went completely off the rails.

They broke up the coolest faction they've had in years. and for no real reason.  They're running the ex...

WWE Hall of Fame taping news

As we've reported over the past few weeks, WWE Hall of Fame tapes this week, with several inductees being filmed this afternoon for next week's broadcast. We're told that the Bella Twins and the New World Order both filmed today, among others and ...

Former NXT Wrestler Worked IMPACT Wrestling Tapings

IMPACT Wrestling's women's division seems like it's getting stronger and stronger. We'd reported recently that Taylor Wilde was on her way back to the company after being stuck outside the States, but she's far from it. We're told that WWE NXT vet...

Another Planned WWE Hall Of Famer Revealed

Fightful has learned the plans -- as of February -- for a new Hall of Fame Inductee, specifically the Warrior Award.

Fightful has confirmed that as of the time that the Hall Of Fame plans were announced that Titus O'Neil was set to be induct...

Huge update on NCAA Champ Gable Steveson's WWE hopes

Fightful spoke with national champion Gable Steveson minutes after his tweet about a WWE future, and he let us know that he's spoken with several people involved in WWE. From Paul Heyman, to Triple H, to Gerald Brisco in the past, and said that ri...

SRS Backstage Report (3/28): Keith Lee, IMPACT Return, MORE

- Keith Lee

- RVD HOF

- IMPACT return

- Maria Manic

- EC3

- Myron Reed

- NXT gimmick popular with higher ups

- Brass Ring

- MLW

- Injuries, contracts

Fightful Weekender (3/28): ROH 19, NWA BACK FOR THE ATTACK, IMPACT, MLW, NXT UK, 205 LIVE, BTE, SUP

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

Topics:

- Show to watch on IWTV - SUP: "Are These Our Lives?"

- NWA: "Back For The Attack" & "Powerrr" (3/23) results

- ROH: "19th Anniversary" results

-...

How Myron Reed Landed In MLW

Myron Reed has been with MLW since 2018, and opened up to us about how he signed there. Reed tells Fightful that when he was living with members of the Rascalz, now MSK, he saw their careers taking off and them signing with IMPACT. He wanted to fo...

Brass Ring Series: Denzel Dejournette/Desmond Troy

Over the past year, Fightful sought to publish some positive news amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

Around that time, we started reaching out to dozens of WWE sources to ask them who had been working hard to improve. Responses at that point wer...

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: SmackDown 3/26--Everything Has Come To Life

The Main Event of WrestleMania has be (re)set, and it could not be more compelling. Well, it could, if they weren't seriously telegraphing the outcome. Still, it could be much worse.

We're getting a ton of great Mania matches on the SmackDow...

More on MLW COVID protocol

MLW talent that we've spoken to shed a little more light on the COVID protocol that we reported on months ago. MLW talent are tested upon arriving at the tapings, and we're told that in addition to all of the protocol that we'd mentioned in the pa...

Former TNA Star AT IMPACT Tapings, Set For Return

It seems like IMPACT Wrestling is restocking their cupboard as far as women's talent goes. Fightful has learned that Taylor Wilde is finally set to make her return to IMPACT Wrestling, which has been in the plans for well over a year. Wilde was or...

Andrade-ROH 19 Speculation

Andrade confirmed he does not have a 90-day no-compete clause attached to his release, which surprised many people in WWE we spoke to. With speculation running rampant over his future, many fans have asked if he could show up on Ring of Honor's 19...

Triple H's Availability To NXT Talent

Last year, we ran a story about Zicky Dice almost getting kicked out of an NXT tryout a couple of years back for attempting to talk to Triple H after being instructed to by numerous producers. This led to us asking several members of the NXT roste...

EARLY: Molly Belle: This Thing Of Ours

Who remembers their introduction to professional wrestling? Do you recall that fantastical moment when it all changed for you? The second that time stopped and this thing of ours dragged you into the depths of which we all still find ourselves, ma...

Big Indie Match Is Off

Fightful has confirmed that the planned Warrior Wrestling match slated for this June is off, as Thunder Rosa is out of her match with the returning Kylie Rae. Sources indicated that Thunder Rosa's National Wrestling Alliance obligations prevented ...

Keith Lee Update

Keith Lee hasn't been seen on WWE Raw in well over a month, and Fightful was able to clarify why. While it is true that Keith Lee isn't currently factored in to WWE creative plans at the moment, this isn't a case similar to Andrade or Aleister Bla...

Q&A w/ Fightful Founder Jimmy Van: Q1 2021

- Fightful Select's move

- Gina Carano

- Vince McMahon running WWE

- Swimming pool angles

- NXT buzz

- AEW crossovers

- AEW streaming services, licensing?

- A FIRING story

- Tons of Fightful news

Maria Manic ROH Update

Maria Manic hasn't wrestled for Ring of Honor for over a year after sustaining a concussion, but still remains with the company. We updated you on Maria Manic's status back in January, confirming she was in the Ring of Honor bubble, and we've hear...

The List Goes On 3/24

- Charlotte

- Bo Dallas

- Batista HOF

- Titus/Hogan

- FUNNY BUSINESS

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Thunder Rosa-AEW Update

We've had tons of inquiries about Thunder Rosa's status with All Elite Wrestling now that NWA has resumed taping. Rosa is under contract with NWA through the end of the year, but had been sidelined for a year during the pandemic. In that time, Ros...

NXT Gimmick Over Huge With Higher Ups, Who Is Portraying Mysterious Role

The Tian Sha gimmick seems to have made a good impression among NXT highers ups. Fightful was told that Triple H and 2021-03-24 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 3/22--Future Wasted Potential

Well, FastLane happened, and now there are no more pit stops on the road to WrestleMania.    

Sure, there might still be unnecessary rematches, terrible booking, and nonsensical plot devices, but NO MORE PIT STOPS!  

EC3 On Dixie Carter, ROH, Virtual Basement Game

Fightful spoke to EC3 ahead of Ring of Honor 19th Anniversary this week. He says that he still has a good relationship with Dixie Carter and they're in contact often. In addition, he says that he's living with Moose and the two push each other to ...

2021 WWE Hall Of Fame Inductee Revealed

Fightful has learned of WWE plans to induct a new Hall of Famer at this year's ceremony, an ECW, WWE, WCW, and TNA veteran.

Rob Van Dam is slated to be added to the 2021 WWE Hall of Fame Class. RVD has been out of the WWE for well over six y...

Charlotte Update Following Andrade Release

Many have speculated Charlotte's status or role with WWE after Andrade has been released by WWE, at his request. We can confirm that Charlotte's absence from Raw and removal from the WrestleMania poster has nothing to do with Andrade's release. Fa...

SRS Backstage Report Pod (3/22): Caruso, Andrade, More

- Charly Caruso - WWE

- Andrade release

- WWE HOF NEWS

- Chelsea Green cleared

- Ridge Holland update

- Wrestlers gets ribbed hard

- Taping news

- Mania tickets

- Sledge

- MLW/DAZN

- Cont...

News on ROH's Sledge

Fightful spoke to ROH Star Sledge for a new interview. He told us that he'd actually signed his original ROH deal before the pandemic and the company paid him all the way through even though he'd not debuted yet. He re-signed with the company afte...