In an update since the news emerged that Cody Rhodes had signed with WWE.
While those close to Rhodes denied that his travel was set to WrestleMania, WWE sources have indicated that they'd internally discussed flying Rhodes in private in order to avoid the publicity of him popping up at an ...
2022-03-19 18:41:01 +0000 UTC View PostLillie speaks with Kidd Bandit!
2022-03-19 17:27:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Brock Lesnar continues his transformation into Larry the Cable Guy, and forklifts continue their years-long blood feud with Roman Reigns.
Rick Boogs continues his weirdly meteoric ascension to the top of the card.
The Women's Tag title picture continues to add random teams. 2022-03-19 01:19:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Fightful has learned the following plans for WWE Smackdown, which are subject to change as always.
- Roman Reigns kicks off the show
- Nakamura & Boogs vs. Los Lotharios
- Brock Lesnar in ring promo
- Sasha Banks & Naomi vs. Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan
PWinsider has reported that Cody Rhodes has signed with WWE. While we haven't gained confirmation on a pen to paper, we can confirm that WWE has been operating as if Cody Rhodes is headed to the company.
Wrestling Observer, among others, has reported that the lined up match for 2022-03-18 23:33:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Fightful has learned that NJPW talent Rocky Romero is backstage at the IMPACT Wrestling tapings in Philly, as is ROH's Cary Silkin.
Romero has long served as a liason between New Japan Pro Wrestling and other companies, and has performed in IMPACT Wrestling multiple times.
Fight...
2022-03-18 23:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostMarko Stunt hasn't been seen on AEW programming in months. Beyond that, we hadn't seen him wrestle outside the company for a while until January, either.
We're told that Marko Stunt hasn't been backstage at Dynamite tapings in months, and there haven't been any creative plans mentioned back...
2022-03-18 20:18:59 +0000 UTC View PostKenny Omega isn't slated to be back any time soon, as Fightful has confirmed Wrestling Observer's report of more surgeries.
Fightful heard around the time of AEW Revolution that Kenny Omega was still getting surgeries and recovering from a variety of injuries. One AEW star told Fightful it ...
2022-03-18 20:12:58 +0000 UTC View PostAn interesting story behind this one. We did this interview a couple of days before the news of ROH's hiatus. At the time, I felt it would be insensitive to run it so soon after everyone losing their jobs, but have since gotten the go ahead from those involved to publish it. It's a unique look at...
2022-03-18 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS takes a look at the few Scott Hall/Razor Ramon figures he has!
2022-03-18 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostFightful spoke with Beer City Bruiser and Brawler Milonas, The Bouncers ahead of the ROH shutdown for an interview we tabled. They spoke frankly about their Ring of Honor deals, noting that they were up near the start of 2022. The two signed exclusive, full-time deals with ROH in 2021, after bein...
2022-03-17 23:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostDetails are few and far between about the AEW game, but Fightful was able to learn a bit of an update.
There's a story mode, which we're told is being worked on to include some input from certain wrestlers themselves. In addition, we've heard that several of the Yuke's team that helped crea...
2022-03-17 19:33:24 +0000 UTC View PostJoel Pearl of Fightful Overbooked hosts Jimmy Van for a Q&A!
2022-03-17 18:23:52 +0000 UTC View PostJonathan Gresham could be All Elite....or he could still be...Honor is Real or whatever catchy thing we can say about him wrestling for Ring of Honor.
Fightful has learned that there have been assets produced indicating that Jonathan Gresham will be working under the Tony Khan umbrella. Tha...
2022-03-16 17:09:38 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! Q&A time. This one is with Jimmy as SRS is having a procedure done.
Guidelines
- Jimmy will try to answer the questions he knows
- 1 question per subscriber
- No "fantasy book this" or "top 5" questions please!
If you're a new sub...
2022-03-16 04:51:14 +0000 UTC View PostFightful spoke to Doudrop recently for a new interview, who spoke a little bit more about her aspirations to wrestle Becky Lynch. She was hopeful earlier in her career that it would happen, and says her trainer made efforts to bring her over, but Lynch was finishing up in Europe. When 2022-03-15 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
- Wardlow, Jade Cargill
- Hangman Page vs. Dante Martin
- Scott Hall
- Elias
Video: https://youtu.be/vALL1dz5c50
2022-03-15 18:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostAnother WWE deal is slated to be up soon.
Fightful Select has confirmed that Candice LeRae's WWE contract is set to expire "this Spring," and thus far has not been renewed or frozen. When we spoke to WWE sources,...
2022-03-15 18:16:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Damn, two straight Sour Grapses starting with sad news. First Big E's injury, and now the passing of Scott Hall. RIP.
That being said, everything else is terrible, especially the build for Edge vs AJ and the burial of US Champ Finn Balor,
And then there was the fact that Co...
2022-03-15 03:55:04 +0000 UTC View PostPlans for tonight's WWE Raw, subject to change.
- Kevin Owens in ring promo
- Balor vs. Damian Priest with Austin Theory on commentary.
- Omos vs. Commander Azeez
- Liv Morgan vs. Queen Zelina with their partners ringside
- Seth Rollins in ring promo
Elias hasn't been seen in eight months, since he inexplicably lost five matches to Jaxson Ryker. Following that, WWE ran vignettes saying Elias was "dead."
Well, his booking was at that point. We're told that at some point Elias was to return with trunks and a new look that was shown off in...
2022-03-14 21:20:25 +0000 UTC View Post
- Cody Rhodes
- Miro, Matt Hardy re-sign
- Scorpio Sky
- BUTCH
- Briscoes not going to ROH
- Fallah Bahh
- ROH
- Jeff Hardy
- Hardy Boyz theme
- Shelton Benjamin
- Raw/sd notes
2022-03-14 18:47:06 +0000 UTC View PostTwo updates on Cody Rhodes in one week? Hot diggity dog.
In our biggest in a while, Fightful can confirm that there have been multiple offers on the table from wrestling companies, but haven't been able to confirm which remain on the table or if any are being signed. Companies and the Rhode...
2022-03-14 00:23:26 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - ICW NHB: "Pitfighter X10"
- GCW: "Astronaut" results + my live experience
- NWA: "Powerrr" (3/9) results
- IMPACT (3/10) results
- MLW: "SuperFight '22" results
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2022-03-13 21:23:48 +0000 UTC View PostProducer notes on Smackdown for last nights show:
- Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman promo: Michael Hayes & Kenny Dykstra
- New Day vs. Sheamus & Ridge Holland: Michael Hayes & Kenny Dykstra
- Ronda Rousey/Charlotte promo: Pat Buck
It appears that Fallah Bahh is done with IMPACT Wrestling after almost five years with the company. Bahh was quietly removed from IMPACT's roster page in January, and re-added to the Virtual Basement's Wrestling Code video game shortly after. IMPACT had asked their talent to not include themselve...
2022-03-12 19:38:02 +0000 UTC View PostFightful spoke to Shelton Benjamin for an interview, and got some details on his career.
He told us that once he came to OVW, that was actually when he realized he was physically capable of things that others weren't. He said that he would pick some things up that other people with athletic...
2022-03-12 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
First of all, Big E has a broken neck, but he's in good spirits, and it appears that he'll make a full recovery.
Now let's start roasting this terrible episode of SmackDown.
Pat McAfee released an AMAZING babyface promo on Twitter. They didn't show it on the show.
Mi...
2022-03-12 05:02:49 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the following plans for WWE Smackdown tonight. As always, these are subject to change.
- Brock Lesnar promo
- New Day vs. Sheamus & Ridge Holland.......with someone named Butch
- Kevin Owens in ring promo
- Drew McIntyre & Viking Raiders vs. Ha...
2022-03-12 01:11:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs reported earlier on Fightful Select, WWE Smackdown debuted a new character named BUTCH, which we've since learned is Pete Dunne.
Fightful was told throughout the day that "something very dumb" was happening on tonight's episode of Smackdown, with numerous people chiming in that it would ...
2022-03-12 01:06:11 +0000 UTC View Post