A Raw star is scheduled to head back to Smackdown tonight.
Internal plans as of Thursday night called for Riddle to appear on Friday night's Smackdown to pursue his feud with The Bloodline. The pitch that we'd heard of as of Thursday was for Riddle to be involved in tonight's Smackdown in a...
2022-06-10 16:38:05 +0000 UTC View PostAdam Cole appeared on AEW Dynamite this week, but has been banged up for quite a while.
Word emerged recently that Adam Cole had been battling a series of injuries of late, but Fightful learned that it's been going on longer than most realize.
Cole has been dealing with a labrum injur...
2022-06-10 00:06:09 +0000 UTC View PostRoman Reigns will be at three months without defending either World Title on TV if the report from Sports Illustrated is true.
SI reported that Roman Reigns was not scheduled for WWE Money in the Bank, the second consecutive PPV he's not wrestled at. After WrestleMania when Reigns noted he'...
2022-06-09 19:45:32 +0000 UTC View PostKiLynn King talks about her time in AEW.
KiLynn King, at one time, was a regular part of AEW’s YouTube programming, Dark and Dark: Elevation. Even having the good fortune of racking up victories. King, along with Red Velvet, even represented AEW at NWA EmPowerrr in 2021. Over time, Kingâ€...
2022-06-09 16:27:51 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! Q&A time
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2022-06-09 16:00:20 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-06-08 19:34:11 +0000 UTC View PostWe've learned some more news about MJF and AEW's friction, and what followed the huge promo last week.
We're told at some point, the day before the meet & greet and flight booking, MJF had spoken with Tony Khan at Rampage, though we're not sure how that conversation went or if that led ...
2022-06-08 18:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostA big shift in the WWE roster was made with Finn Balor joining Judgment Day, and Edge being booted out.
We can confirm PWInsider's report that Edge has been moved back to the babyface side of the internal depth chart as of Tuesday. For those that are asking if the move was reactionary to Co...
2022-06-08 00:06:42 +0000 UTC View PostA couple of weeks after stepping away from WWE, Stephanie McMahon is still the subject of headlines.
A Business Insider report had indicated that Vince McMahon had pushed Stephanie McMahon out, however we can confirm that those that were involved with WWE ahead of the Nick Khan regime were ...
2022-06-07 18:27:15 +0000 UTC View PostFightful spoke with Ricky Morton's son Kerry about his NWA work, and a lot more ahead of Alwayz Ready.
Morton confrimed to us that he was briefly under an NWA contract, but now he's appeared on a per-appearance basis. This is why he was able to work for Major League Wrestling recently, alon...
2022-06-07 13:54:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Nothing makes sense.
Cody competing with a fully torn pectoral makes ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD compared to tonight's show.
Finn joined the Judgment Day and then led a full on mutiny, destroying Edge. A double turn, which makes no sense.
Riggler & Zoode a...
2022-06-07 04:12:54 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Raw, subject to change.
- Cody Rhodes opens up
- Dana Brooke vs. Becky Lynch.....this is also listed as a 24/7 Title Match internally, which could mean the title program just interferes in the match
- Miz TV with Riddle<...
2022-06-06 23:38:17 +0000 UTC View PostRaw, Smackdown Producers, Backstage News
Fightful Select has learned the following from the May 31 WWE Raw
- Bianca Belair vs. Asuka: Petey Williams
- Ezekiel & Mysterios vs. Kevin Owens & Alp...
2022-06-06 18:30:38 +0000 UTC View Post
- MJF
- Cody Rhodes injury
- Bryan Danielson injury
- AOP/WES
- New WWE signing
- CM Punk
- NXT talent in dark matches
- Backstage AEW news
- ROH PPV
- Thunder Rosa
- More
2022-06-06 18:18:07 +0000 UTC View PostCody Rhodes tore his pectoral muscle, but still worked WWE Hell in a Cell in a gritty performance.
The noticeable injury added to the story between he and Seth Rollins, with many questioning whether or not he should have been able to wrestle. After insisting, Cody was able to compete in th...
Was the Women's Triple Threat the match of the night?
(Yes. Yes it was.)
Does anybody give a toot about anything in the middle of the card?
(Apparently, somehow, yes. The crowd in attendance did, at least.)
Did Mustafa Ali win the US Title in front of his home...
2022-06-06 02:29:09 +0000 UTC View PostBelow is the planned match order for WWE Hell in a Cell, as listed internally as of 5:45 PM EST. Please note that this is subject to change, and quite possibly will. We'll also include backstage notes below. Please do not copy and paste this entire post onto social media.
- Raw Women's Tit...
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- Shows to watch on IWTV - BLACK LABEL PRO: "Tyler's Day Off"
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... 2022-06-05 20:08:48 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunate news on Bryan Danielson, as he was forced to miss a meet & greet in New Bedford, MA today.
Fightful has learned that Danielson missed the scheduled meet & greet, and when fans showed, they were told that he would not be there. A staff member told a fan that Danielson was...
2022-06-05 18:42:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Rob Wilkins and a cast of others as they preview tonight's big show WWE Hell in a Cell. You will hear predictions and much more.
2022-06-05 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostFor those asking about Io Shirai, we've got a bit of an answer.
Shirai has been out of action for two months since NXT Stand and Deliver, and hasn't been seen on NXT TV. After numerous inquiries over that period, a WWE source confirmed that she's been sidelined with an injury, but didn't el...
2022-06-04 22:13:14 +0000 UTC View Post
We are talking about NXT In Your House. We will talk about predictions and where things could go after tonight's show. Join Rob Wilkins and others to talk NXT.
2022-06-04 19:49:40 +0000 UTC View PostGiovanni Vinci is headed to NXT, but it won't be that unfamiliar to longtime viewers of the show.
As speculated, Fightful has learned that Fabian Aichner of Imperium fame is slated for the role, after being off of television for several months. Fightful reported in April that Aichner was se...
2022-06-04 16:57:24 +0000 UTC View Post
CM Punk is injured and will have to miss time, so he's going to have to relinquish. Whoops, no he's going to stay the champ while he's out. So in order to crown an interim champ, they're doing ... something very confusing, apparently.
We'll speculate about ... whatever the hell THAT'S gonna...
2022-06-04 04:16:03 +0000 UTC View PostCM Punk says he has an announcement regarding the AEW Title and his career tonight.
Those that I've spoken to say CM Punk was backstage talking about his foot being hurt Wednesday.
I do not know if this is the announcement or related to it, but that's the update we've heard.
Two more NXT talent are getting looks at tonight's Smackdown in Columbus.
Fightful Select has learned that as of 6 PM EST, Wes Lee and Sanga were slated for the dark match to open up WWE Smackdown.
Wes Lee has never appeared on a WWE main roster show or a dark match for the bran...
2022-06-03 22:21:13 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select has learned the following plans for WWE Smackdown, subject to change.
- New Day, Drew McIntyre and Brawling Brutes get a rematch
- Max Dupri is set for a backstage segment
- Jinder Mahal vs. Humberto
- Six Pack Challenge: Xia Li vs. Natalya vs. Shayna B...
Regarding Thunder Rosa's absence from AEW Dynamite this week, we can confirm that she's sidelined with an illness and was off of the tapings on Wednesday.
Whatculture reported that there was frustration on her side of things, which is something we've also heard ourselves. We're told that co...
2022-06-03 20:13:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Fightful Select Exclusive's Coexisting After Dark with Rob and Maggie is back and their guest this week is Mel Coleman. You've seen her work on AEW Merchandise. Kenny Omega and others have retweeted her work. Today! We have some fun and ask a few questions about how she got into art and much more...
2022-06-03 17:32:35 +0000 UTC View Post