Fightful has learned the following plans for WWE Raw for January 2
Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers. Don't be the dick that posts the entire screenshot on social media and spoils the show for those who avoid those kind of things.
- Bloodline promo
- Raw Wo...
2023-01-03 00:37:42 +0000 UTC View PostOne of the big planned WrestleMania matches years in the making is no longer scheduled to happen at WrestleMania, and we've learned some more details.
Recently, Wrestling Observer reported that Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch was no longer in the plans for the biggest wrestling show of the yea...
2023-01-02 21:49:52 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with the first WEEKENDER of 2023!
Topics:
- IWTV: "Wrestival 2022" results
- PIZZA PARTY: "Pop! Pop!"
- WRESTLING OPEN: "The Last Stand"
- ICW NHB: "Pitfighter X 14"
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2023-01-02 19:09:27 +0000 UTC View PostFightful spoke briefly with Kazuchika Okada for an interview focused solely on Wrestle Kingdom. We had submitted some other questions that weren't answered.
Okada said that Jay White's unserious nature in preparing for him (building chicken coops) doesn't bother him at all, but he hopes tha...
2023-01-02 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWe reported previously about NJPW and WWE working together to get Karl Anderson on Wrestle Kingdom, but now we've learned about AEW's knowledge.
Rocky Romero told Fightful that he speaks with Tony Khan quite frequently, and filled in Khan about what was going on with WWE and NJPW, and said ...
2023-01-01 22:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs first seen in FightfulMag.com issue 3
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2023-01-01 20:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post- Kevin Owens required stitches after Friday's episode of Smackdown, but we're told that he's fine.
- Lacey Evans was slated to have a vignette air on Smackdown as of Friday evening, but it didn't end up airing.
- The woman with MJF at the Denver AEW Dynamite show was independent work...
2023-01-01 19:32:34 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select learned more about the NJPW/WWE/Karl Anderson dynamic.
Ahead of Wrestle Kingdom on NJPW World, Rocky Romero told Fightful that the whole WWE-NJPW-Karl Anderson situation was shaky and stressful the whole way through. He confirmed that Karl Anderson truly believed and planned...
2023-01-01 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sean Ross Sapp got the WCW ring he was talking about last week!
2023-01-01 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post- Sasha Banks
- Evil Danhausen
- Royal Rumble
- Cody
- Big Gold Belt?
- John Cena
- MJF
- Kenny Omega contract
- Jake Hager, Leyla Hirsch, Richard Holliday
2023-01-01 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostSmackdown Producers
- Bray Wyatt in ring promo: Road Dogg
- Sheamus vs. Solo Sikoa: Adam Pearce
- Women's Title: Raquel Rodriguez vs. Ronda Rousey: Jamie Noble
- Hit Row will be backstage: Shawn Daivari
- Gunther in ring promo with Imperium: Road Dogg
- John Ce...
2022-12-31 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post- Before AJ Styles announced that his ankle was broken, a WWE source indicated that AJ Styles would miss "months" in the ring.
- Sasha Banks has not been hiding the fact that she's in Japan. She's been out socializing, going to parties and even posing for pictures.
- We've learned Ken...
2022-12-31 19:05:31 +0000 UTC View PostIMPACT Wrestling’s Cody Deaner recently caught up with Fightful’s Matt Young and Joel Pearl for two interviews.
The former Kurt Angle Invitational competitor and leader of The Design spoke to us on various topics.
Cody talked about who was part of the creative process w...
2022-12-31 14:26:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Charlotte came back tonight, asked for title match, got it, and immediately became the new SmackDown Women's Champion.
That sounds like a joke I might make about the preferential treatment that Charlotte has received for the past several years, but nope. It's an actual accurate head...
2022-12-31 03:06:26 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Smackdown. SRS is joining Kate on tonight's Fightful Post Show
Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers
- Bray Wyatt in ring promo
- Sheamus vs. Solo Sikoa
- Women's Title: Raquel R...
2022-12-31 00:46:39 +0000 UTC View Post- We're told that Dax Harwood is still working banged up from the ROH Final Battle superplex spot onto the chairs.
- In an update on Anthony Henry, we're told he's fine and uninjured, and was just sore from working four matches at the AEW Dark tapings in Orlando. He's not expecte...
2022-12-30 23:18:31 +0000 UTC View PostMaggie is sick, so it’s not Coexisting if she is missing. 😞 I will be remembering Don West and Jaysin Strife. We can also talk about anything you want.
I will read any Jaysin Strife or Don West stories and comments in the chat. (No SuperChat required)
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Travel issues continue to affect wrestling companies all over the place.
In addition to WWE running into big issues with their Columbus live event on Monday, All Elite Wrestling also had some trouble. Grapsody and Day After Dynamite's Will Washington learned there were some significant trav...
2022-12-30 16:28:46 +0000 UTC View PostWe spoke to Will Ospreay ahead of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom on NJPW World.
Much of this feud actually started when we interviewed Kenny Omega in June and he casually buried Will Ospreay by still putting him over. Ospreay says that it's typical Kenny, and sometimes he oversteps and puts his foot ...
2022-12-30 06:21:49 +0000 UTC View PostFTR is done with AAA for the time being.
Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler dropped the AAA Tag Team Titles on December 28. Fightful Select had reported that week prior that the duo were expected to drop the titles, and now we know it's served a dual purpose -- to further their current losing str...
2022-12-29 21:13:45 +0000 UTC View PostDragon Lee confirmed that he'd signed with WWE after winning the AAA tag titles on December 28.
Some details were revealed by ESPN's Marc Raimondi, detailing that Dragon Lee had signed with WWE earlier this month. Fightful has learned a bit more. As highlighted in the ESPN piece, former WWE...
2022-12-29 18:20:55 +0000 UTC View PostWill Ospreay's deal hasn't changed since he revealed he was in the middle of a five-year contract.
Fightful spoke with Will Ospreay ahead of Wrestle Kingdom on New Japan World, and asked about the nature of contracts and possibilities. Previously, Ospreay had stated publicly that he'd signe...
2022-12-29 00:30:28 +0000 UTC View Post- Fightful is set to interview Rocky Romero in the morning, let us know if you have any questions.
- Will Ospreay noted to us in our interview that while he doesn't like ...
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2022-12-28 20:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post- We're told that a lot of the footage and interviews filmed for the This is Awesome episode on video games was done in November for a December release. We've heard positive things from talent about participating in the series.
- We asked several within WWE about a status update on Quincy E...
2022-12-28 19:57:27 +0000 UTC View PostWe've learned plenty about the contract negotiation process of WWE deals during what seems to be a new era, but we've gained some clarity in regards to internal feelings about how some were negotiated just before that.
We'd reported last year that no-cut clauses have not been a part of any ...
2022-12-28 00:04:43 +0000 UTC View Post- MJF is scheduled to be at this week's AEW Dynamite.
- The Diamond Sheik told the Spotlight (obviously in kayfabe) said they didnt do a diamond ring this year because MJF was confident he was going to win again and he liked the 3rd diamond ring so much he didnt want to change it. Said they...
2022-12-27 16:44:39 +0000 UTC View PostWWE ran live events on December 26 instead of television, but one of them ended up being a logistical mess.
Several WWE talent missed the Columbus live event, with even more showing up late. Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley and Alexa Bliss all missed the event, and several more had...
You may remember that University of Kentucky alumni linebacker Kash Daniel was often making pro wrestling references and struck a friendship up with Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows while he was still in school. Fightful learned that Daniel was offered a WWE tryout by Canyon Ceman and the previous W...
2022-12-27 00:43:09 +0000 UTC View PostNotes from our Nyla Rose interview, dropping Tuesday!
- She drew inspiration from the Home Alone movies for being a great thief
- Her ideal AEW lead in would be a road show with Ethan Page, Brody King and Danhausen and herself going on toy hunts and checking out local restaurants.
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