Chelsea Green wasn't planned for WrestleMania as of earlier this week, but there were pitches made.
Fightful has spoken to numerous close to the creative process who elaborated on ideas that were floated for Green on WrestleMania. In the past, we'd mentioned the idea of Green hosting the sh...
2025-04-18 04:08:06 +0000 UTC View PostWrestleMania week is consumed by WWE events, which was a concentrated effort.
This year’s WrestleMania week features WWE talent heavily featured on Bloodsport. A WWE ID tournament at other indie shows. The WWE Hall of Fame as its own event. WWE After Parties. The Roast of WrestleMania.&nb...
2025-04-17 21:38:24 +0000 UTC View PostAEW is no longer working with one of their producers.
Fightful Select has confirmed that Sarah Stock has been let go by AEW. We've not been given a reason as of yet.
Stock was known among talent to be stern with guidelines as a producer/agent/coach. She was also a producer for WWE for...
2025-04-17 21:19:03 +0000 UTC View PostWWE is planning to heavily scout during this week's indie shows in Las Vegas.
A number of WWE talent are planning on attending Bloodsport today.
Last week, we reported that WWE would be announcing a number of brand deals this week. We're told that they did t...
2025-04-17 20:35:05 +0000 UTC View PostTetsuya Naito is a free agent, but the market isn't looking robust for him.
The 42-year old has battled injuries in recent years, to the point that those that we spoke to in NJPW and WWE said that even if WWE were interested, they had concerns that Naito would be able to pass WWE physicals....
2025-04-17 18:26:55 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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How much of Cena's retirement tour ...
2025-04-17 16:00:40 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier this week, Fightful gave you WrestleMania stats tied to this year's show. Now, we've compiled some historical stats. Please let us know if there are any corrections!
Vince McMahon, Pat McAfee, Miz, Snoop Dogg, John Cena, Undertaker, Yokozuna, Hulk Hogan, Erick Rowan, The Roc...
2025-04-16 21:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTetsuya Naito is finishing up with New Japan, where he was expected to be for the rest of his career.
Fightful had confirmed Tokyo Sports' report on April 1 that Naito was working without a contract. With the news officially being revealed, there has been natural speculation to where he cou...
2025-04-16 17:54:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe update on Omos is…that there isn’t much of an update.
Omos was on what is considered by many the best in-ring run of his career when he did a month long expedition to Japan to work for NOAH. At the end of January, NOAH announced that he was headed back to WWE. However, he’s not ap...
2025-04-16 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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Hey, why are all the women’s belt...
2025-04-16 16:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostTetsuya Naito and Bushi are leaving NJPW.
On April 1, Tokyo Sport reported that Tesuya Naito was working without a NJPW contract. While some believed it was an April Fool's Joke, it was quickly established to Fightful that it was legitimate and that Naito and NJPW had been at an impasse reg...
2025-04-16 05:44:53 +0000 UTC View PostFightful brings you some WrestleMania 41 facts and stats!! Please let us know of any corrections. We're human!
Bianca Belair goes into WrestleMania undefeated at the show.
Roman Reigns will headline his ninth different WrestleMania. It will be his tenth WrestleMania m...
2025-04-15 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostMariah May is in a contract year, and those around the wrestling world are expecting her to get paid.
Fightful Select had recently reported that May is in her contract year, and expected to get interest from virtually anywhere she could want to go. Wrestling Observer had noted that pe...
2025-04-15 18:36:57 +0000 UTC View PostThis appears on our free tier, the remainder of this week's update will be on the Fightful Select paid tiers, including:
Today we'll have updates on Mariah May and another talent absent from WWE TV and WrestleMania.
Two additional SRS Live Q&A shows this weekend 2025-04-15 17:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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SRS are you planning on attending W...
2025-04-15 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostAn utter waste of time ... On the ROAD, to WrestleMANIA!
None of any of this was good. Sorry, it just wasn't.
Some of the matches might be good on Saturday and Sunday, but it won't be because they were built well.
Because they weren't.
The Little Pig with the straw house is l...
2025-04-15 01:56:52 +0000 UTC View PostSean Ross Sapp of Fightful has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Raw, subject to change.
Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers
SPOILER OPENING SEGMENT
Bayley vs. Liv Morgan
SPOILER MATCH
AJ Styles vs. K...
2025-04-14 23:39:23 +0000 UTC View PostYour United States Champion is not currently planned for WrestleMania.
As the WWE WrestleMania cards were announced for Friday and Saturday, there were some notable omissions when the cards came together. Among them was the WWE Women’s United States Title, and champion Chelsea Green.
<... 2025-04-14 22:28:11 +0000 UTC View PostKevin Owens
AEW Dynasty finish
Charlotte-Tiffany update
TNA departure
Chris Jericho
Jordynne Grace isn't poor
Steph De Lander
David Finlay
Cody Rhodes
Wre...
2025-04-14 16:51:35 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back to preview GCW: The Collective 2025 on the WEEKENDER!
WWE ID Tournament
DEFY
WRESTLECON
JOSH BARNETT'S BLOODSPORT 13
PROGRESS
TJPW
DDT
JOEY JANELA'S SPRING...
2025-04-14 00:37:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe TNA and WWE relationship almost had a much different feud.
WWE and TNA have a relationship that features talent across brand. One surprising element to many was that the uber-popular Joe Hendry hadn't appeared on the WWE main roster outside of the Royal Rumble. There was a pitch for it ...
2025-04-14 00:18:23 +0000 UTC View PostWar Raiders, Bron Breakker, Ricky Saints, Stephanie Vaquer are all scheduled to do media this week for WrestleMania.
There are a number of talent who haven't been on TV or haven't been on much who are being brought into Vegas to do media obligations.
Numerou...
2025-04-13 19:39:09 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
THESE ARE OPINIONS AND SHOULD NOT BE AGGREGATED
Hey guys! Big week ahead. Get those questions in. I'm also planning some more LIVE Q&A shows next weekend!!
2025-04-13 14:11:11 +0000 UTC View PostFightful is posting this on our FREE tier. Upgrade to our paid tier for a huge week! We will have WrestleMania week news every day, and SRS will be doing additional
Despite the Brock Lesnar name drop, we were told there had not been consideration or conversations regarding bringing ...
2025-04-13 00:03:25 +0000 UTC View PostA former TNA World Champion is a free agency, although it was largely already assumed.
Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp has learned that Rich Swann’s TNA contract expired and he is now a free agent. Swann signed a two-year extension with TNA in late 2022, and it expired at the end...
2025-04-13 00:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a stark contrast in Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair's work from week to week.
Last week, there was a war of words between the two, that led to an unscripted, messy situation. Contrary to some other reporting, it was reiterated to us that much of that was absolutely not scrip...
2025-04-12 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.
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2025-04-12 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostA week out from WrestleMania and it feels like just another show on paper.
A two night, 18 hour, overblown spectacle of just another show.
On paper.
Rey Fenix got another match tonight, but he's not on the Mania card, as far as we can tell. Maybe on the SmackDown BEFORE Mania, whic...
2025-04-12 01:38:23 +0000 UTC View PostSean Ross Sapp of Fightful has learned the following plans for WWE Smackdown, subject to change.
Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers.
Randy Orton promo
Women's Tag Team Gauntlet match
Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest promo
2025-04-11 23:48:01 +0000 UTC View Post