Fightful has learned the following producers for WWE Raw for July 25
- Logan Paul/Miz fight: Michael Hayes
- Theory promo: Michael Hayes
- Drew McIntyre vs. Theory: Chris Park
- Rey Mysterio's celebration: Petey Williams
- Mysterios vs. Judgment Day: Petey Williams
- Bianca Belair promo: Ja...
2022-07-31 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
(STARTING 5 MINUTES AFTER THE MAIN EVENT)
Triple H's first big show as the man in charge had its ups and downs, with a huge return (three, actually!, well, four, but that last one sucked) and a match pulled from the card for no reason.
But the big question is "Who walked out of Nashville as...
2022-07-31 03:07:02 +0000 UTC View PostWWE saw a huge addition to their main roster. Dakota Kai is back, Io Shirai is on the main roster, and Bayley has returned from injury.
Bayley has been training at the WWE Performance Center and Flatbacks for weeks in preparation for her return to the ring. Talent that we spoke to Saturday afternoon believed she would ...
Join Rob Wilkins and Bleacher Report's Chris Mueller and Erik Beaston for the FIGHTFUL SELECT EXCLUSIVE WWE SummerSlam Pre-Show with Predictions and more.
Undisputed...
2022-07-30 18:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS is all about these Jersey fusion cards. He opens THREE today!
2022-07-30 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys, SRS here. Going to try this method for PPV days. I'll constantly add to this as I get information from around Summerslam, so be sure to check back!
LINEUP AS OF 6:30 EST
- Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair: (produced by TJ Wilson)
- Logan Paul vs. Miz (produced by Shane Helms)
- Bobby Lashley...
Notes from WWE Raw & Smackdown for the last week of Vince McMahon in power.
WWE Raw July 18:
- Bianca Belair vs. Carmella: TJ Wilson
- KO Show with Riddle: Shawn Daivari
- Rey Mysterio vs. Damian Priest: Jamie Noble
- Ezekiel vs. Seth Rollins: Kenny Dykstra
- Angelo Dawkins vs. Omos: Ad...
2022-07-30 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
*STARTING AT 12:15 am EST*
There was an almost 40 minute banger to start the night, and some interesting character development throughout the show.
There was also a bunch of bullshit.
Hunter is doing what he can to make WWE a better product, but he's still too beholden to Vince's ideas and i...
2022-07-30 03:37:48 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select has learned the following plans for Smackdown
-Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook: Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus
-Pat McAfee and Happy Corbin altercation
-Aliyah vs. Lacey Evans
-Ronda Rousey & Liv Morgan vs. Sonya Deville & Natalya
-Street Profits and Usos referee instructions segment
-The Ne...
Will Washington is the guest for Coexisting After Dark! Rob & Maggie ask very little wrestling questions. We ask the questions, so you can learn more about the people behind the microphone.
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- Big E, Bianca Belair, Triple H, Nick Khan and Stephanie McMahon at the WWE tryouts.
- Matt Bloom, Jim Smallman, Creed Brothers, Robbie Brookside, Ivy Nile, Lash Legend are all helping with the tryouts.
- NBA star Dwight Howard is still here and WWE cameras are following him.
- The tryout drills were in ...
The worlds of boxing and wrestling are forever linked.
Fightful spoke to Bobby Lashley ahead of his Summerslam match against Theory, and asked about his fighting career. Lashley says he still hopes and plans to fight and even asked Vince McMahon after Money in the Bank about the possibility of fighting in the UFC, whic...
Johnny Gargano appeared in a video for IMPACT Wrestling tonight speaking about Alex Shelley.
When Fightful asked if this was set to lead to more, we were told it was more of a favor for a friend. We were also told that Gargano is not in talks with IMPACT
Jonathan Gresham doesn't figure into AEW/ROH creative plans as of now after asking for his release.
Fightful Select reported Sunday that Gresham asked for his release from the company. The situation was confirmed by both sides as "getting hea...
2022-07-28 17:02:33 +0000 UTC View PostFightful spoke to Rocky Romero ahead of NJPW Music City Mayhem on July 30, and he had some interesting notes.
He said he's spoken to Nick Khan one time, and it was regarding the potential of NJPW being added to WWE Network or the tape library. He said that the conversation was a short one, and while he didn't say it him...
2022-07-28 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned more about the ROH/AEW agreement, and some of the talent that is working within it.
It was established to Fightful that not everyone who was on ROH Death Before Dishonor is signed, either to a tiered or a full-time deal. There were several former ROH talent who appeared on the show and are still com...
2022-07-28 01:26:02 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS and Jimmy Van PARTY ON!!!
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/P0eqIEaDw2I
2022-07-27 19:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostRiddle and Seth Rollins is off of Summerslam, and Fightful Select learned a little more about the process behind that.
WWE announced Wednesday that the match would not be taking place, citing an injury to Riddle. We're told that the injury is kayfabe, and there are a plans to do the match down the line. Those we s...
2022-07-27 17:42:25 +0000 UTC View PostFightful spoke to Drew McIntyre at the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada ahead of his Nashville homecoming.
Both Drew & Sheamus relocated to the home of Summerslam, which is also where Nick Aldis, Mickie James, Dixie Carter, Miro and Lana all reside. Drew admitted that Sheamus had convinced him to move there ...
2022-07-27 14:46:24 +0000 UTC View PostTriple H being at the helm of talent relations and creative already has talent outside of WWE interested.
Fightful has spoken to countless (or actually a couple of dozen) former wrestlers who left WWE for a variety of reasons about Triple H gaining more control within the company, as well as Stephanie McMahon's influenc...
2022-07-26 20:28:37 +0000 UTC View PostWith Vince McMahon now effectively done with his duties in WWE, a much clearer picture of the creative scene is being painted.
Fightful has heard from many within the creative process who said that many of the creative writer's assistants effectively needed to "filter" Vince themselves in ways. Specifically, we were tol...
2022-07-26 17:35:26 +0000 UTC View PostFightful spoke to Titus O'Neil at Three Square Food Bank
Titus told FIghtful that he's not retired, and fully plans to return to the ring one day. A WWE source did confirm he's not considered to be on their "active roster." He hasn't put a time table on a return, but he said that he will discuss it with WWE when he feel...
2022-07-26 15:18:32 +0000 UTC View Post
!!! STARTING AT MIDNIGHT EST !!!
It's the first Raw EVER without Vince at the helm.
New daddy The HHH is in charge now, and we like our new daddy very much.
Already there's been a marked improvement over recent episodes with many more positive changes on the horizon.
We might have to ...
2022-07-26 03:42:34 +0000 UTC View PostTriple H is leading up creative in WWE in place of Vince McMahon, and is talking to talent about it.
The move was announced on July 25, and at that night's WWE Raw tapings, the new EVP of Talent Relations and head of creative spoke at a talent meeting. Talent that we were able to speak with said that the meeting went re...
2022-07-26 01:14:36 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select has learned the following plans for tonight's WWE Raw from Madison Square Garden, the first in the post-Vince McMahon era.
- A segment listed as a "Miz-Logan Paul fight" is to open
- Roman Reigns in ring promo
- Drew McIntyre vs. Theory
- Lashley & Drew McIntyre vs. Theory and...
2022-07-25 23:42:40 +0000 UTC View Post- WWE executives were told last week that the July 25 WWE Raw for Madison Square Garden was the highest grossing WWE Raw of 2022.
- WWE had set travel for Edge to WWE at MSG, but we're told some elements of that travel had been canceled today. We don't know what that particularly means or if it affects him being on the ...
2022-07-25 18:21:48 +0000 UTC View Post
For the first time ever, SRS is doing a LIVE Backstage Report Podcast, and combining it with a Q&A, mainly about this week's stories!!
Tune in live, and drop your questions below or the Youtube video comments!
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/bYAAMw...
2022-07-25 15:23:10 +0000 UTC View PostFightful's Scott Edwards spoke to STARDOM’s Utami Hayashishita ahead of the 5 STAR Grand Prix to discuss the tournament, her time since losing the World of Stardom Championship, and so much more. Utami made it known that she plans on being the first-ever two-time 5STAR Grand Prix in STARDOM history as well as named two inte...
2022-07-25 14:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post"WWE executive Paul Levesque will assume all responsibilities related to WWE’s creative, in addition to his regular duties."
The chips are starting to fall within WWE, and Triple H is working in creative again. Immediately after the WWE's PR report, Fightful clarified with WWE that Triple H would indeed be heading up ...
2022-07-25 13:31:07 +0000 UTC View PostShane McMahon has been out of favor with WWE since a chaotic Royal Rumble that left a lot of WWE Superstars generally unhappy completely separate of his involvement.
As reported back in February, Shane McMahon was removed from his involvement in WWE after he attempted to make too many changes to the WWE Royal Rumble mat...
2022-07-25 01:20:15 +0000 UTC View Post
