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NXT North American Championship
Damian Priest (c) defeated Johnny Gargano to retain the title
7/10

• The new Capitol Wrestling Center h...
  2020-10-04 23:04:41 +0000 UTC View Post

SRS Backstage Report (10/4): Aleister, Vince, WWE-Cameo

- WWE traveling?

- WWE Twitch/Cameo news and reactions

- Vince McMahon email

- Harold Meij out of NJPW

- Ben Carter WWE/AEW

- Aleister Black theme

- Amber Nova

- Contract, stats, injuries

NXT Takeover 31 Betting Odds

Finn Balor (c) vs Kyle O'Reilly

Finn Balor                            &...

Fightful Weekender (10/4): IMPACT, ROH, NJPW, NXT UK, UWN, BTE, BLP

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

Topics:

- Shows to watch on IWTV - BLACK LABLE PRO: "Turbo Graps 16" (Parts One & Two)

- IMPACT: "Victory Road" results

- ROH Pure Title Tournament (Episode 47...

Lots of Ben Carter news following AEW spots

As mentioned, we have an interview with Ben Carter, where he talks about his career to this point.

Britt Baker put him over to Tony Khan without even meeting him, and Christopher Daniels contacted Carter about coming in. Because...

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: SmackDown 10/2--Do It To Me One More Time

Matt Riddle formed the Lucha Bros.

Chad Gable and John Morrison got squashed by Sheamus and an Easter Ham, respectively.

They've been saving their big Bayley & Sasha match for ... a random Friday in October, apparently.

The...

Free Agent Has Interest From Multiple Companies

Fightful has learned that Ben Carter has drawn the interest of multiple companies, not just All Elite Wrestling. We've been told that there was also at least contact with NXT, but weren't told how serious those discussions were or how...

EARLY: Sean Ross Stats For The Wrestling Week Ending 10/2/20

- Keith Lee and Andrade had their first match ever against one another this past week.

- Zelina has more Raw Women's Title shots than singles wins in the past two years.

- Dominik's father is Rey Mysterio.

- 2020-10-03 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Jeremy Lambert's Smackdown Notes

• Looking forward to Roman Reigns becoming the new President tonight.
• Why is Roman wearing a shirt? Fuck this show.
• The shiver in Heyman's voice is a small but great detail.
• Bro, Roman is so fucking good...
  2020-10-03 01:02:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Fox prepares affiliates for cut-ins

Fightful has learned that several local Fox affiliates have been notified that they may require interruptions during tonight's WWE Smackdown broadcast to update the condition of President Trump as he's been taken to Walter Reed Medical Center. Thi...

NXT Takeover Will Have Crowd For NXT Takeover 31

WWE will going back to the "crowd" method for NXT Takeover this weekend. We've heard from several talent and those close to talent that have said that requests were made to bring "friends and family" for the crowd environment on Sunday's NXT Takeo...

Main Roster Reactions To WWE/Twitch/Cameo

There are responses and reactions all over the map for WWE's third party policies.

One prominent WWE Superstar on the main roster told us they weren't took concerned about the policies as WWE takes care of them financially and t...

Backstage Reactions To WWE's Time At Amway Thunderdome

Louis Dangoor of WrestleTalk recently ran a report noting that WWE morale seemed to be up on the Smackdown side after the return of Roman Reigns. We've actually heard much of the same for WWE Raw since the move to the Amway Center. On...

Vince McMahon's Email To Talent About Cameo And Twitch

Fightful obtained an email from Vince McMahon to talent that read as follows:

"Just a friendly reminder that this Friday, October 2 is the deadline for severing any unauthorized business relationships with 3rd parti...

2020-10-02 15:03:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Backstage Reactions To WWE Talent Traveling Again

 Following Gary Cassidy's report that WWE talent were instructed to travel, Fightful reached out to numerous wrestlers in the company. Unanimously, the reception was that of groans and frustration, with many thinking that the decision to do t...

SRS Q&A Podcast (10/1): Mania, Draft, AEW/NJPW, More!

- Managing

- Montez Ford, Dana & Mandy, Kushida, Asuka

- WWE TV writing

-  Marcus Cor Von, Elijah Burke, Chris Masters, Mr. Kennedy  

- Ben Carter

- Tag team wrestling

- NJPW and AEW

- Wrestl...

New NXT Programming Being Discussed, More Details

There could be more NXT content on the way soon. Fightful has learned that a once-pitched NXT product was at least in the planning stages in September, before the most recent outbreak.

Once pitched as "NXT Underground" well befo...

EARLY: TAELER Impact Wrestling Counts Down To Bound For Glory 2020

In a little under a month, Impact Wrestling will be featuring its infamous flagship PPV - Bound For Glory! This iconic mainstay PPV is the most sought after PPV for Impact Wrestling dating back to its inception in 2005. Think of Bound For Glory as...

SRS NXT/AEW Review (9/30)

- Austin Theory isn't credible

- Nasty Shotzi apron spot

- Kushida and Kyle O'Reilly rule

- NXT Takeover

- Dog Collars and sentons

- World title match

- Ricky Starks and Darby Allin are good. 

- Britt...

List Goes On (9/30): Cena, Hardy, IMPACT, Ladder Match

- John Cena

- IMPACT

- Jeff Hardy

- Angel Garza

- Ladder match

- RVD/Katie Forbes

- Forgotten Sons

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Talent Reactions To NJPW Shakeup

 We've not yet heard why Harold Meij resigned from New Japan Pro Wrestling, but we have heard from several wrestlers about how they feel about it. One longtime New Japan Pro Wrestling star told us that they never quite fully bought in to the ...

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 9/28--The Definition of Insanity

In this episode of SOUR GRAPS, we talk about how Raw is a CD player stuck on repeat, and the only thing new is something that probably shouldn't exist at all.

Apparently everything was rewritten right before the show, and yet nobody saw fit ...

Update On Aleister Black's Theme Music

Much has been made of Aleister Black's new theme, but Fightful has heard a little more on the situation.

One wrestler reached out to us to note that Black himself had a hand in picking or switching the new theme, after seeing much of the bla...

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Update On Raw segment tonight

Fightful has learned that as of the start of the show, no Raw Underground segments have been filmed for tonight's show. WWE usually records those ahead. However, Fightful heard that the company was already short on available names due to exposure ...

SRS Backstage Report Podcast (9/28): COVID, WWE PPV Changes, AEW, NWA

- Wrestling COVID Outbreak

- Clash of Champions Changes

- NWA releases, deals

- MLW contracts

- AEW backstage news

- Victoria

- Contracts, stats, updates!

Victoria-Royal Rumble Update, More

Note: We have a full article on this dropping soon 

 In case you were wondering, there was absolutely no plan to have Victoria return or appear at the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble. An image of her Titantron leaked online and made people b...

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WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship
Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Lucha House Party (w/ Gran Metalik)
6/10 2020-09-27 22:26:53 +0000 UTC View Post