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Ric Flair-AEW Update

Ric Flair and AEW appear to be done.

Ric Flair hasn’t appeared on All Elite Wrestling TV in ages, and isn’t factored into any creative plans for the time being, Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp has learned. 

Flair was featur...

More on CJ Perry/AEW departure

CJ Perry is no longer with AEW, and hasn't been for quite some time.

CJ Perry, the former Lana, confirmed to USA Today that her time with All Elite Wrestling had finished up, after Fightful mentioned in our Discord this spring that she wasn'...

More on recent NWA departures

NWA made numerous re-signings, but lost a couple of former champions along the way.

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp spoke to former tag team champion Missa Kate and former Junior Heavyweight Champion Joe Alonzo about leaving the National Wr...

European Fight Size: ScrapperMania, Simon Miller, Joe Hendry, More

- Simon Miller is set to return to the ring in the coming weeks following his shoulder injury, and will be heading to the US and Canada for dates with Mission Pro Wrestling and Alpha-1. 

- In asking around with multiple promotions acro...

The latest on Jamie Hayter

Jamie Hayter has been out of action for over a year, with little to no updates.

In fact, the only couple of updates that we’ve been able to learn since that time was that Hayter worked through an injury to drop the AEW Women’s Title at A...

Ask Grapsody! with Phil Lindsey & Righteous Reg | 7/11/24

Get Your Questions In! Ask Grapsody! Today, at 5 PM EST, with Phil Lindsey & Righteous Reg

Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ6GTHhufLI 2024-07-11 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

MxM sign with AEW/ROH

A tag team is official with AEW x ROH.

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp has confirmed that Mason Madden (aka Mace of the great Retribution) and Mansoor are officially signed by ROH/AEW. We'd slipped news of them signing in on Shane SLAPJACK ...

Current TNA champion backstage at NXT

A current champion in TNA was backstage at NXT.

Multiple TNA stars appeared on-screen on the July 9 episode of NXT; The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel) reunited with Wes Lee, and Joe Hendry teamed up with Trick Williams to defeat Sha...

Update on Stephanie Vaquer

Stephanie Vaquer is the Belle of the Ball.

Vaquer has elected to remove herself from the rosters of CMLL and NJPW citing personal reasons, and as a result, has been stripped of the CMLL World and Tag Team Titles, per the official CMLL accoun...

Heavy Spoilers for tonight's NXT

Tonight's NXT looks to progress some crossing of the line.

You could say that NXT have become habitual line steppers at this point, because word within the company there will be multiple upcoming crossovers, based on those that Sean Ross Sap...

NJPW Re-signs current champion

One possible free agent isn’t going to be hitting the market.

Just as soon as Retribution were free agents, many of them became….not free agents. Fightful confirmed that Mansoor and Mason Madden (formerly of Retribution) has signed contr...

WWE Raw News, Producers, AEW Notes

• We're told that AEW is likely to have a presence at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con

• Tyler Bate did sustain an injury on NXT last week. Pete Dunne will still be featured on TV moving forward

• We're told that Rh...

  2024-07-09 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Fightful Weekender (7/8): GCW, IWS, BEYOND, KOBK, DPW, GLORY PRO, NXT LEVEL UP, ROH SPOILERS

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

- GCW: "Backyard Wrestling 6" + "Worst Behavior" results

- IWS/GCW: "Scarred 4 Life" results

- BEYOND: "Americanrana: Where Eagles Dare" results

- KOBK: "For The W...

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 7/8 | Mixed Reactions

Look, the WWE employs a bunch of really great wrestlers, and when you put them in the ring with each other, they usually deliver great matches.

But the storylines these wrestlers get put in sometimes leave a lot to be desired.

And now ...

Details on Jordynne Grace's TNA contract

Jordynne Grace's TNA deal is up in January, but it wasn't always.

Fightful Select noted on a recent Backstage Report podcast that Jordynne Grace's TNA contract was up "much sooner than expected." Grace confirmed on Gigantic Pop this week tha...

WWE Raw Plans

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has learned the following plans for WWE Raw, subject to change.

Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers.

• SPOILER PROMO

• Jey Uso vs. Chad Gable

• SPOIL...

  2024-07-08 23:44:36 +0000 UTC View Post

FREE POST: Damon Kemp's WWE Contract Not Being Renewed

Damon Kemp is no longer with WWE.

Damon Kemp, aka Bobby Steveson announced he was no longer with WWE after four years with the company. The brother of the recently released Gable Steveson, Bobby made a much better impression on officials, co...

SRS Backstage Report Podcast 7/8: Cena, MITB, Swerve/Ospreay

• John Cena retirement

• World Heavyweight Title match

• Chelsea Green

• Ricochet

• MVP

• Ospreay & Swerve

• Money in the Bank

• AEW injuiries

  ...
  2024-07-08 22:25:35 +0000 UTC View Post

WWE talent gained praise for Money in the Bank week

A WWE women's star has been gaining praise behind the scenes.

This past weekend, Chelsea Green went into WWE's Money in the Bank as number two in the BetOnline odds, but left number one in the hearts of many in defeat. While she'd already ma...

More On TNA Star’s Last Second Appearance At NXT Heatwave

Say his name, and he appears.

As NXT Heatwave went off the air with a new NXT Champion, a blink and you miss it tease occurred for one Joe Hendry. This comes after Hendry’s recent NXT debut where he stated that he could show up on “any s...

More on World Heavyweight Title match snafu

There was an issue with the World Heavyweight Title match at WWE Money in the Bank that left many puzzled.

During the Seth Rollins vs. Damian Priest's World Heavyweight Title match, there was a situation where a nearfall actually wasn't. Fol...

Fightful Select Exclusive NXT Heatwave Pre-Show

Fightful Select Exclusive NXT Heatwave Pre-Show

Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkQMIdRXp0Q

More on John Cena's retirement

John Cena has announced his 2025 retirement tour.

Cena formally announced that 2025 would be his last year in wrestling, indicating that Royal Rumble, WrestleMania and Elimination Chamber would be his last. However, he'd indicated that he'd ...

MITB News And Notes

• We've not heard of any significant injuries emerging out of Money in the Bank. We've asked about Tanga Loa after he hit his head on the table

• Specifically we were told that Chelsea Green, Zoey Stark and Chad Gable were fine ...

  2024-07-07 18:20:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Numerous injury updates in AEW

Unfortunate news out AEW with several injury updates this week.

An ROH regular is sidelined with an injury, as Cole Karter announced he'd undergone surgery on a broken arm. AEW sources noted that Karter would likely be out of action for a nu...

News on Women's IC & US Title belts

WWE's women's division could be getting a shot in the arm.

Late on July 6, PWN reported that there were Women's United States and Intercontinental Titles in the works, which would represent each brand. We've not heard that it's a definite as...

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS: WWE Money In The Bank 2024 | What A Waste

Tiffany Stratton is your new Miss Money In The Bank.

And so ends the list of the things WWE got right so far tonight.

If Solo Sikoa doesn't end up pinning Cody Rhodes in the Main Event, they will be 1 for 5.

Not such a great batt...

WWE Money In The Bank SCOOPS THREAD

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

This will be updated throughout the night

• Men's Money in the Bank Ladder match
  
• IC Title...
  2024-07-06 22:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post

WWE Legend Allegedly In Toronto Ahead Of MITB

Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers -- aka, if you're an engagement account, please don't post a possible spoiler with a picture and no warning in case people want to avoid it.

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A WWE legend was spotted in To...