Fightful Select had the rare opportunity to get a few minutes with Nova at the Squared Circle Expo in Indianapolis.
Nova told Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp that he has lived in Kentucky for twenty years; Nova said he did the short drive to see [Blue] Meanie and some of his other friends he ha...
2023-06-22 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostJeff Hardy won’t be on All Elite Wrestling TV for a while, again.
Jeff Hardy has been getting his legs underneath him of late after the longest in-ring absence of his life, but he’s not going to be performing on AEW TV during their trip to Canada. Fightful Select learned that Hardy is u...
2023-06-22 00:26:20 +0000 UTC View PostSRS and Jimmy talk the week's news!
LIVE: https://youtu.be/Uc0i_9tF1ns
2023-06-21 18:14:31 +0000 UTC View Post- AEW will host a media call with Tony Khan on Thursday at 2 PM ET. Live streaming is prohibited, but Fightful will have notes and audio following the stream.
- Several AIW names were in attendance at this week’s WWE Raw. AIW was instrumental for many of the top-level wrestlers you see to...
2023-06-21 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostKENTA and CM Punk are no longer facing each other at NJPW Forbidden Door, at least as this past weekend.
Fightful Select has learned that KENTA expressed to NJPW and AEW that he isn’t facing CM Punk at the Forbidden Door show, as word started to make way around Collision this past week. A...
2023-06-21 15:05:40 +0000 UTC View PostWWE haven’t been announcing their PLE shows as far out as years past, and there’s a reason for that.
We’ve noted on Fightful shows of late, WWE’s desire to maximize buzz around PLE shows. For example, up until now, the scheduled shows have fit a few categories – stadium shows, int...
2023-06-20 22:54:38 +0000 UTC View Post- Seth Rollins’ open challenge was changed from what it originally was supposed to be, but it wasn’t supposed to be Johnny Gargano as many fans had hoped. Though Gargano wasn’t on the show, we’re told he was backstage at WWE Raw throughout the day. The Rollins opening segment changed from...
2023-06-20 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostScott Edwards is back with another edition of the Select Style podcast talking everything that was missed over the last two weeks including NJPW Dominion, G1 Climax Blocks, ALL TOGETHER AGAIN, NOAH Green Journey, AJPW Dynamite Series, and more! Plus Scott kicks off the show with the news that Sar...
2023-06-20 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post(STARTING AT 11:10 est)
Kevin Owens has anger issues.
But so do I.
And tonight, they all stem from Logan Paul showing up and declaring that he's in the Money in the Bank match, and you'd have to be crazy to think that he's not the favorite to win the damn thing....
2023-06-20 02:46:35 +0000 UTC View PostAs one would expect, there were some cage rattling due to CM Punk's AEW Collision promo.
Some things that people backstage took note of included Punk removing the AEW mic flag, with it being noted that it was almost exactly how he’d done the same during a WWE angle in the past as well. Th...
2023-06-20 00:11:05 +0000 UTC View PostSome possible spoiler notes and details ahead of Raw.
- We can confirm that Tommaso Ciampa is scheduled to be in Cleveland for WWE Raw. He was at another recent WWE Raw, as well.
- Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were being discussed for a six-man tag team match as of thi...
2023-06-19 23:08:06 +0000 UTC View Post- CM Punk's words about Hangman
- SRS reviews Smackdown!
- New AEW hirings, firings
- Vince McMahon changes
- AEW Collision news
- Lashley's return
- Punk and Dynamite?
- Rhea Ripley news
- Elite's contracts
- Hit Row news
- WWE act bein...
2023-06-19 18:49:34 +0000 UTC View Post- Several have asked if Rhea Ripley not wrestling much on TV of late is related to her kneecap issues she’s mentioned. When we asked WWE sources, they didn’t confirm or deny, but did note she’s been wrestling live events of late. We'll have some more on Ripley in the coming weeks on Select....
2023-06-19 17:33:19 +0000 UTC View PostAEW has gone back and forth about the potential of a roster split, with Tony Khan saying “not as of now” in recent interviews. We’ve since learned more about it.
As far back as a month ago, there were preparations and details sent out in All Elite Wrestling indicating that there would...
2023-06-19 00:24:11 +0000 UTC View PostAEW Collision is off to a hot start, and we might be in for more of the same on Wednesday.
As expected, the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega were not in Chicago for AEW Collision on June 17. However, we've heard they might not be in Chicago at all, and that includes for this week's AEW Dyn...
2023-06-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostBy Jimmy Van from FightfulMag.com Issue 4
Ricky could not have been kinder and more generous with his time. This was meant to be a quick interview, but we ended up speaking for four hours over two days. What follows is about as honest and as detailed of an interview with Ricky ...
2023-06-18 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostDarius Carter was a guest on Fightful Overbooked's In The Weed's Podcast with Joel Pearl and Tru Heel Heat's SP3. They spoke on numerous topics.
Darius told Fightful the people who had influenced his career. The first person he mentioned was Ric Flair. Darius said Flair had it al...
2023-06-18 20:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- CM Punk's return at AEW Collision
- AC Mack stepping away from wrestling
- MLW: "Fusion" (6/15) results
- GCW: "Thank Me Later" results
- AEW x NJPW: "Forbidden Door" predictions
- FIGH...
2023-06-18 19:57:03 +0000 UTC View PostCM Punk is back, and you don't have to read too hard between the lines to find him shooting at the same old targets. He says if you're not with him, you're against him, but the truth doesn't have to be so black and white.
Buddy & Andrade had a match for the ages and a finish that made m...
2023-06-18 02:03:15 +0000 UTC View Post- For those wondering, Ace Steel is in Chicago, but will not be in attendance at Collision, or any AEW shows as of now. He is signed to the company and helping out with CM Punk's storylines. He's sitting in for Lars of the Wrestling Perspective Podcast in June, Mondays on Fightful.
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2023-06-17 23:59:19 +0000 UTC View PostIf you're local to SRS' area, we have some good news for you.
AEW Dynamite came to Lexington, Kentucky in January and performed well, selling over 5,000 tickets for their first effort in Kentucky. The company has been to Cincinnati numerous times, it being the home to top star Jon Moxley. 2023-06-17 20:12:28 +0000 UTC View Post
What's up you guys? Targeting 3:30 PM ET, or whenever Grapsody wraps up if it goes later!
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/PdwJilECLSc
2023-06-17 17:11:47 +0000 UTC View PostAEW could be adding another great wrestling mind to their ranks.
Chris Hero is being looked at as a potential name to join All Elite Wrestling in at least a backstage capacity, Fightful Select has learned. We’ve been told that Hero was scheduled to be in town and was at least slated to be...
2023-06-17 17:10:35 +0000 UTC View Post"THE LANDSCAPE WILL CHANGE."
That's what Michael Cole said about the main event segment that took 15 minutes to get started and featured a dude waiting for another dude to tell him what he had decided about whether or not he was going to stay his friend. (Turned out to be pretty good....
2023-06-17 02:01:10 +0000 UTC View Post
We in here
- Cameron Grimes defeated Rick Boogs in a dark match. They shook hands after
- Tag gauntlet kicks off Smackdown. All teams are ringside
- During the commercial, Pretty Deadly refused to get in the ring and got chased by Butch.
- Pretty Deadly stayed in the r...
- We’ve been able to confirm that Delirious is now working on the IMPACT creative team, as reported by PWInsider.
- In addition to the previously announced date that Carlito withdrew from, he also pulled from a show in Lexington as well. We've confirmed that he and WWE have had talks of l...
2023-06-16 20:09:14 +0000 UTC View PostCM Punk’s ESPN interview came out, and featured him speaking on the record about Brawl Out for the first time since it happened.
We’re told CM Punk did not do any other interviews ahead of AEW Collision besides the ESPN piece, and ESPN was the outlet AEW wanted.
Fightful learned a...
2023-06-16 16:22:45 +0000 UTC View PostLike sands through the hourglass….this is another CM Punk story.
On June 15, Wade Keller on PWTorch said “"I am under the impression between now and Saturday, there's going to be something that comes out that media wise that is not gonna help matters, probably. I don't mean to be crypt...
Phil and Reg are back for a new edition of Ask Grapsody!
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zwPBcQpE-Y&t=23s
2023-06-15 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post- Ahead of his arrest, we're told that BJ Whitmer had some heat with how he'd produced a recent match.
- Keith Lee was actually supposed to be on the June 7 AEW Dynamite, but there were travel and logistical issues that ended up preventing it from happening.
- Bobby Lashley hasn...
2023-06-15 15:18:01 +0000 UTC View Post