Sheamus told Fightful that when he went down with a concussion, he was worried that might put him out of the ring for his career, but worked with a variety of people about healing his body and trying different things. He said seeing how much Edge wanted to get back in the ring motivated him to ge...
2021-08-23 21:17:53 +0000 UTC View PostAdam Cole had what appeared to be his swan song on NXT Sunday night, and as Fightful mentioned, he had not signed a new contract as of this past weekend. Fightful spoke with sources backstage at WWE Raw tonight, and confirmed he is not planned for tonight's show in any capacity, either.
2021-08-23 20:06:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, we're doing something a little different and special this week. My backstage report pod will be LIVE at Noon EST talking the week's stories and news we broke!
- CM PUNK!
- Sasha Banks' absence
- Becky Lynch
- Adam Cole contact
- WWE 2K22
- Megan...
2021-08-23 15:40:06 +0000 UTC View PostAdam Cole lost his NXT Takeover 36 match to Kyle O'Reilly tonight, two falls to one. His deal is set to expire very soon, after he signed a short-term extension in July. WWE sources indicated to Fightful that as of this morning, Adam Cole had not signed a new WWE contract beyond his short-term ex...
2021-08-23 02:07:40 +0000 UTC View PostI'm back from Vegas in time for Takeover. What's up guys!?
2021-08-23 00:00:33 +0000 UTC View PostWWE had Hall of Famers Jimmy Hart and Ted Dibiase in Las Vegas for Summerslam promotion this week, but Dibiase didn't hang around long. "The Million Dollar Man" told Fightful that he wasn't attending Summerslam last night so he could be back in Orlando to attend the NXT Takeover 36 show, and the ...
2021-08-22 23:59:10 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new episode of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - LIMITLESS: "Undeniable"
- NWA: "Empowerrr" & "NWA 73" predictions
- ROH: "Glory By Honor" results
- IMPACT: "Emergence" results
- GCW: "Off The Rails" results
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IT'S A BICENTENNIAL SOURLEBRATION!
Thanks to everyone who made it possible for this little one-man show to get to 200 episodes, and I hope you enjoy me reading a Fantasy Booking from 30 years ago of Hulk Hogan vs Mike Tyson.
It's just as bonkers as it sounds, and it's HILARIOU...
Fightful had been asking about Sasha Banks' status for Summerslam since she was pulled from live events last weekend, which led to her Summerslam match with Bianca Belair being pulled.
In asking WWE sources, Fightful was told that Sasha Banks wasn't cleared to compete and the company hoped...
To follow up on the Sasha Banks situation, Raj Giri has reported that Sasha Banks was off of tonight's show. Fightful Select had spoken to people today who weren't sure what exactly was going to happen tonight, but the plan as of Smackdown was to promote the match as if it were going to happen. T...
2021-08-22 00:07:27 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! I'm here in Vegas in the media section. You all ready to party?
Notes:
- Pure Life has had heavy cross promotion with WWE this week. They were handing out water at the WWE Superstore.
- There's about a three second delay between the live and broadcast we see...
2021-08-21 23:25:54 +0000 UTC View PostA few weeks ago, Fightful noted that Take 2 Interactive has delayed multiple games. When we reached out to Take 2, they'd indicated that they had no information to share at the time, but members of the WWE roster that we spoke to backstage at Summerslam weekend had been notified that the game wou...
2021-08-21 19:25:36 +0000 UTC View PostOne month after Fightful Select broke news that CM Punk was in talks for a pro wrestling return, he did on AEW Rampage.
Fightful learned at that time there were discussions regarding a multi-year contract with Punk to return, with Punk's side being open to accepting that. We're told the ta...
Tessa Blanchard became a free agent over 14 months ago, and hasn't appeared for a major promotion since. Her only wrestling match came against Kylie Rae in September 2020, where she dropped the Warrior Wrestling Women's Title. Since then, she's relocated to Texas and is continuing training, but w...
2021-08-20 20:14:37 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS has started collecting AEW figures with the sole intent to sell them in 20 years. Come WATCH!
2021-08-20 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWWE has had terrible luck at landing celebrities for Summerslam, at no fault of their own.
As far back as the spring, Fightful learned that WWE had hoped that Cardi B would host or be involved with Summerslam, even using one of her songs as the theme for the show. However, her pregnancy eff...
2021-08-19 18:06:49 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned that the former Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, Jessica McKay and Cassie Lee -- the IIconics, have been active in the free agent market, though we don't know where they'll land. However, we're told that the IIconics had interest from IMPACT Wrestling recently, but for now it doe...
2021-08-19 16:35:31 +0000 UTC View Post
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2021-08-18 23:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostIf you still had any doubts that CM Punk was making his way back to wrestling for AEW, TNT itself is operating on the assumption he's coming in, based on those we spoke to.
Fightful spoke with multiple p...
2021-08-18 22:41:48 +0000 UTC View PostIMPACT Wrestling picked up a name from the free agent market, and a former champion at that.
Fightful has confirmed that former NWA TV Champion Zicky Dice has signed a multi-year deal with IMPACT Wrestling. He appeared on this week's set of tapings in a tag team match, and will initially be...
2021-08-18 17:15:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Raw is the worst part of my week.
The best part of the show this week was RKBro getting back together again, which is something that could have happened LAST WEEK.
Also, the build for SummerSlam is terrible, and Goldberg's kid brought his entire football team to the show.
Everyt...
2021-08-18 03:41:56 +0000 UTC View PostAn interesting note about the Dexter Lumis-Indi Hartwell segments you saw on the August 11 episode of the show -- we're told that all of those were actually filmed the day before NXT. Each of the segments were edited, put together and made for air within a day.
2021-08-17 21:47:56 +0000 UTC View PostYou can expect the noise to pick up in regards to Ruby Soho very soon. Fightful indicated recently that AEW talent had been told there was interest in her coming in to the company, but that other companies that had reached out were told she wasn't taking bookings. We're also told that Ruby recent...
2021-08-17 16:39:46 +0000 UTC View PostFightful spoke to Jonathan Gresham for a very insightful interview that drops Tuesday afternoon. Gresham told us that he's happy that people of color are being considered the best in the world now, and pointed to Lee Moriarty at being well ahead of where he should be at this stage of wrestling. I...
2021-08-17 14:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPreviously announced, Drew McIntyre vs. Veer & Shanky, as well as Randy Orton vs. Omos, but we've been told of additional segments set for the show.
Jeff Hardy and Karrion Kross are booked for a rubber match, and Riddle vs. AJ Styles is set for the show.
We're also told Goldberg i...
2021-08-17 00:07:15 +0000 UTC View PostIn an update on the Ember Moon situation, Fightful reported last week that she wasn't cleared for her match with Sarray, and was pulled from it in favor of Dakota Kai. Ember Moon noted that she wasn't injured, and WWE sources have indicated that Moon was still recovering from a dental procedure t...
2021-08-16 19:50:44 +0000 UTC View PostWWE has released their current scheduled for the rest of 2021, but we've already got some news about the start of 2022.
Fightful has learned that the front runner for the Royal Rumble 2022 is St. Louis, Missouri. It should be noted that as of a month ago, those we spoke to within WWE were u...
2021-08-16 19:36:24 +0000 UTC View Post
- CM Punk, Becky Lynch training
- Omega/Andrade
- Max Caster
- WWE passed on big prospect
- Visa issues for recent releases
- PBR spot/AEW
- NXT news
- Reigns/Cena segment news
- Lots more
2021-08-16 15:13:44 +0000 UTC View Post