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Progress History Is Written By The Victors Backstage Notes

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned the following backstage notes from Progress History Is Written By The Victors.

- DEFY Owner Matt Farmer was in at...

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: WWE Bad Blood 10/5 | Fool's Gold

It's the first Bad Blood in 27 years.

Did Punk make Drew eat his words? Or eat his beads?
Did Tiffany cash in on Nia?
Did Priest get his revenge on Finn?
Did Triple H announce the dumbest thing ever?
Did Gunther start a feud with...

WWE Bad Blood Pre-Show Podcast | Fightful Select Exclusive

Rob Wilkins of Fightful Overbooked's Coexisting with Rob & Maggie hosts a solo Fightful Select Exclusive Podcast!

• Network: Peacock & WWE Network

• Venue: State Farm Arena

  ...
  2024-10-05 21:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

WWE Bad Blood SCOOPS THREAD (Updated!)

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has learned the following. This will be updated throughout the night as we plan to get match order, producers, ref assignments any more.

RUNDOWN

• Hell in a Cell: Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk...

  2024-10-05 19:46:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Details on WWE Bad Blood main event, more.

WWE Bad Blood takes place tonight, and the show openers and show closers are set.

Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk in Hell in a Cell is currently slated to open the PLE, although that wasn't always the case. A month prior, the talent involved were ...

Smackdown Backstage News: MCMG, AJ Styles

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has learned the following from WWE Smackdown

• The vignette that aired is in fact for the Motor City Machine Guns. Someone in the know in the company reached out last night to clarify that they've neve...

  2024-10-05 16:23:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: SmackDown Review & Rampage WatchAlong 10/4 | Rough Landings

AJ Styles is back. And just like that, he's gone.
Big triple threat tag team title ladder match in the main event.
There's a dumpster match going on right now, and a dumpster FIRE about to take place at the end of Bad Blood tomorrow.

WWE SmackDown Plans

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

Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers.

• AJ Styles Promo

• SPOILE...

  2024-10-04 23:54:33 +0000 UTC View Post

POSSIBLE SPOILERS: AEW Talent undergoing change.

An AEW talent is undergoing a change.

Caution -- spoilers are ahead.

Kris Statlander appeared on the AEW Collision tapings where she appeared to be in line to face TBS Champion Mercedes Mone. This signifies a big shift in her characte...

AEW News Extravaganza: 5th Anniversary, WBD Deal, Adam Cole

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp has learned the following details from AEW Dynamite's 5th Anniversary show.

• "The Final Countdown" is expected to be used for Bryan Danielson again.

• Adam Cole was backstage at the AEW D...

  2024-10-03 22:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post

TNA Hall of Fame news

TNA is planning on continuing their Hall of Fame.

TNA has had their Hall of Fame see members added every year since 2020, and we’re told that the brand is planning to move forward with that again this year. Though we haven’t learned who ...

Ask Grapsody! 5 PM EST, Get your questions in!

Ask Grapsody! at 5 PM EST; get your questions in!

Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xstiypg4QOA

Shelton Benjamin officially signed with AEW

Another member of the Hurt Syndicate is officially All Elite.

Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported in September that MVP, Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley were all in talks with AEW, but the deals had not been finalized. However, fo...

AEW wrestler slated for a push.

A promising name in All Elite Wrestling has some big plans on the horizon.

Konosuke Takeshita first appeared in AEW over three years ago, before becoming a regular in the spring of 2022. Since then, he’s competed in Blood And Guts, and a n...

UPDATED: AEW-WBD deal is official, loads more details!

AEW's deal with WBD is official. Dynamite and Collision will continue on TBS and TNT, and will stream live on MAX starting in January 2025. AEW PPVs will be on MAX at a discounted rate later in 2025. More details coming to Fightful Select in this ...

Select Answers: AEW-Fox, Miro, Shane McMahon

Welcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.<...

EDITED: AEW and WBD announcement news and details

The AEW and WBD announcement is imminent.

Fightful Select has learned that promotional materials are prepared the AEW and WBD deal announcement is happening as soon as this afternoon unless things change.

Beyond the Bell's Andrew Zar...

NXT ON CW DEBUT SCOOPS THREAD!!

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

PLEASE BE COGNIZANT OF THOSE WHO WISH TO AVOID SPOILERS

Order

• Shawn Michaels promo

• NX...

  2024-10-01 23:45:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Update On NXT’s New Presentation

In the run up to NXT’s debut on The CW tonight, Shawn Michaels noted in an interview that there would be updates to the brand’s presentation. As we previously reported, the Performance Center set in Orlando is undergoing updates while the bran...

NXT On The CW Tv-14 Listing Update

Over the weekend, it was noted that on The CW’s listings for NXT, they have listed the program as a TV-14 show, while previously being listed as PG on the USA Network. Fans have been wondering if this is an error or a sign of a big change coming...

Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. on Promos with Mercedes Moné, Injuries, Criticism, and more

Fightful Select made it to their appointment on time with "The Doctor" AEW's Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., for an exclusive interview. Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp spoke with the former AEW Women's World Champion, and the two discussed multiple top...

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 9/30 | Monster's Ball

Look, a bunch of stuff happened on Raw. Mostly bad. Some of it silly.

Jey yeeted. Bron was humble.
Drew wore black. Punk wore white.
Miz turned on R-Truth.
There was a bunch of Terror Twins & House of Purple nonsense.
The wom...

FREE POST: Killswitch/Luchasaurus hospitalized

An AEW star is in rough shape after a scary medical situation.

Former AEW Trios, Tag Team and TNT champion Luchasaurus, aka Killswitch is recovering after his fiance found him collapsed on Friday, September 27. He was rushed to the hospital ...

AEW hopeful that Adam Cole returns soon

Adam Cole has been sidelined for over a year, but that could be changing very soon.

Cole sustained an ankle injury last September, and was forced to undergo two surgeries that heavily derailed AEW creative plans. Fightful Select has learned ...

Select Answers: NXT, Sheamus, Rhea Ripley

Welcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.<...

Fightful Weekly Pod (9/28): Q&A, Lucha Bros, MVP, More

0:00 TNA

1:30 Hobbs

2:30 Saraya

3:40 MVP, Hurt Syndicate

4:40 Lucha Bros

9:00 Matt Justice

10:10 AJ Styles

11:00 NXT

12:25 Bad Blood, Cardi B, Smackdown, AEW Notes

15:20 Hardy Boyz, CW Anderson...

Mark Davis update

Over the last number of weeks on the Fightul Select Q&A, we've received over a dozen inquiries about the status of Mark Davis of Aussie Open.

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp was provided a small update in that he is still recovering fro...

WWE Smackdown News, Producers, AEW News, More

NXT Notes

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned the following details about Tuesday’s edition of NXT.

- The internal name for this episode of NXT was “Goodbye USA”.

- The show’s long overrun almost caused the show...

Select Answers: NXT Tickets, TV, House Shows, NWA

Welcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.

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