There has been some frustration within the women's ranks in WWE.
On Fightful Select's discord (access for subscribers here), we answered a question about that frustration, and were asked about it on this week's Hump, which you can check out at this link: 2025-02-21 20:31:19 +0000 UTC View Post
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2025-02-21 17:41:08 +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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2025-02-21 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostTNA is now walking with Elijah.
The former Elias debuted for TNA on the live edition of IMPACT in Orlando on February 20. Fightful Select had debunked rumors recently that he had signed with AEW/ROH, and noted that TNA had interest in bringing him in.
Not only did TNA bring him in, Fi...
2025-02-21 01:18:44 +0000 UTC View PostFor those having trouble, our friend Mike Staw helped us out with this tutorial.
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There has been some frustration within the women's ranks in WWE.
On Fightful Select's discord (access for subscribers here), we answered a qu...
Shane McMahon and Tony Khan met, but no deal was reached.
Fightful and Wrestletalk reported in the Summer of 2024 that Shane McMahon and T...
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There was a story from this week's episode of Fightful's The Hump that got a lot of attention regarding some frustration among women regarding booking in WWE....
2025-02-20 17:12:14 +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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Why did NXT PLEs los...
2025-02-20 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAEW is happy with their Grand Slam performance.
AEW was the beneficiary of a big lead in on NBA All-Star weekend ahead of Grand Slam. In all, AEW averaged 500,000 viewers for the Grand Slam broadcast nearly three hours later than their usual time slot. Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay vs. Kyl...
2025-02-19 22:42:11 +0000 UTC View PostAn interesting free agent has had conversations in America.
In early January, Fightful Select reported that New Japan Pro Wrestling's Kevin Knight was effectively a free agent as his contract with the company had expired. That week, he and KUSHIDA dropped the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Tea...
2025-02-19 22:19:50 +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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Where is Britt Baker...
2025-02-19 17:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostMLW has signed one of their wrestlers long term.
Mr. Thomas of BOMAYE Fight Club has signed with MLW on a multi-year deal, Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp can confirm. We're told MLW has big plans for him during his deal. Those that we heard from within MLW called him a positive locker roo...
2025-02-18 23:27:14 +0000 UTC View PostThere are a number of NJPW talent without contracts.
As is tradition, a number of NJPW contracts were set to expire in January. As of early February, there were still a number of wrestlers who did not have new contracts but continued working with the company.
We can’t speak to who ...
2025-02-18 18:59:46 +0000 UTC View Post
About the only thing we know for sure is that Liv & Raquel didn't attack Jade Cargill three months ago.
Oh, WWE creative might wind up RETROACTIVELY DECIDING TO PRETEND that they did, but they definitely didn't ACTUALLY do it.
Elsewhere, the inexorable slog toward WrestleMania conti...
2025-02-18 03:18:12 +0000 UTC View PostSean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has learned the following plans for WWE Raw, subject to change.
Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers. Screenshotting and reposting any Fightful Select post is against our terms of service
Sami Zayn promo
AJ St...
2025-02-18 00:20:31 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!
- GCW/JCW: "Jersey J-Cup 2025" results
- NEW SOUTH: "We Love Pro Wrestling" results
- GLORY PRO: "Anniversary VIII" results
- NWA: "Powerrr - Looks That Kill: Part 2" results
- WWE LFG premier
- ROH:...
2025-02-17 22:53:01 +0000 UTC View PostA top UK name has garnered interest from companies in the United States.
Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned that in addition to the previously reported interest in Rhio, sources in British wrestling claim to Fightful Select that Man Like DeReiss is on WWE’s radar as a potentia...
2025-02-17 19:33:05 +0000 UTC View PostRiot Cabaret Slamma Mia! Notes
Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned the following details from Riot Cabaret, Slamma Mia! on February 11th.
- Jamie Hayter was visiting backstage at the event.
- OTT, EVE, PROGRESS, 1CHIBAN and Ceasefire all had repr...
2025-02-17 19:32:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs of three years ago, Triple H had noted that the minimum amount earned in WWE for Raw or Smackdown was $250,000 per year.
We're told that number has increased significantly in recent years.
When Fightful was asked about the financial security of wrestlers in a recent Q&A, we ech...
2025-02-16 21:07:10 +0000 UTC View PostHere comes the Ax, here comes the Smasher….to the Hall of Fame?
On February 12, PWInsider reported that Ax and Smash of Demolition have been signed to WWE Legends deals. This ends decades of contention with the company, stemming from their departure and a number of lawsuits over Demolitio...
2025-02-16 20:25:25 +0000 UTC View Post
AEW Releases
Ricky Starks to NXT
WrestleMania 2026
Elias/Eijah
Josh Alexander to AEW
TNA Changes
WWE Smackdown
NXT Vengeance Day
AEW Grand Slam - Toni Storm, Tony Khan, ...
2025-02-16 20:23:15 +0000 UTC View PostNo, AEW did not forget to ship a ring over.
For some reason, the discourse on Twitter following AEW Grand Slam was that AEW didn't properly factor freight times properly for Brisbane and the company had to get loaned a ring. Well, as it turns out, bad faith grifter accounts usually lie, an...
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.
Has there been any talk of WWE ever doing bus...
2025-02-16 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSean Ross Sapp has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE NXT Vengeance Day, subject to change.
THIS WILL BE UPDATED AS WE GAIN MORE INFO
NA Title: Fallon Henley vs. Stephanie Vaquer
NXT Tag Titles: Fraxiom vs. Josh Briggs & Toshiki Inamura
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.
Are the 90 day non-competes enforceable still...
2025-02-15 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
We're on the Road to WrestleMania, but there might be a few detours on the horizon.
No real movement on the US Title since LA Knight lost it in November.
Both members of the Women's Tag Champs are now vying against each other for a shot at the Women's World Title.
More Bloodline...
2025-02-15 02:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostSean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has learned the following plans for WWE Smackdown, subject to change.
SPOILER PROMO
EC Qualifier: Chelsea Green vs. Naomi
MCMG vs. Los Garza
SPOILER PROMO 2
SPOILER MATCH
SPO...
2025-02-15 00:51:45 +0000 UTC View PostAEW held Dynamite tapings on Tuesday so they could fly out in time for the Grand Slam show.
Tony Khan claimed to DownUnderTheRing that AEW Grand Slam would be the third highest international gate in AEW history.
Tony Khan, Toni Storm, Adam Copeland, Kyle Flet...
2025-02-14 23:28:51 +0000 UTC View Post