Fightful Select has learned many additional details about the lead up to Jonathan Gresham requesting his AEW/ROH release.
We're told that Gresham met with Tony Khan and others at 4 PM EST before Death Before Dishonor, and was admittedly heated, and not happy with the direction of the booking and his character. It was ag...
2022-07-24 20:33:17 +0000 UTC View PostIt doesn't look like we'll be seeing Tully Blanchard moving forward in AEW or ROH.
On the ROH Death Before Dishonor show, Tully Blanchard Enterprise's leader didn't appear with his stable, and it was later revealed in storyline that Prince Nana had acquired the group. Fightful Select learned that Blanchard was not at th...
2022-07-24 18:31:54 +0000 UTC View PostIt looks like Jonathan Gresham could be done with Ring of Honor and AEW only a few months after signing with the two companies.
Fightful Select has learned that former ROH World Champion Jonathan Gresham asked for his release Saturday ahead of the ROH Death Before Dishonor show that saw him lose the championship. We're ...
2022-07-24 17:39:46 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new episode of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - ICW NHB: "PitfighterX 11"
- Vince McMahon retires from WWE
- SOUTHEAST FIRST: "Uncharted Territory S4 E11" results
- TERMINUS 3 results
- GCW: "Back 2 The Bay" results
- NXT UK (7/21) results...
2022-07-24 17:30:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Claudio is the new ROH Champion! What's next for Jonathan Gresham?
Was RUSH vs Dragon Lee the match of the night?
Or was it Wheeler Yuta vs Daniel Garcia?
Who walked out the ROH Women's Champion?
Did Samoa Joe retain the TV Title?
Was FTR vs Briscoes 2 even better than the first one?
Max Dupri will no longer be a part of Maximum Male Models, per a report from Wade Keller of PWTorch.
Fightful Select hasn't yet confirmed that news, but Keller's report indicated that Vince McMahon made the decision a couple of weeks ago to w...
2022-07-23 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Fightful's Rob Wilkins and Bleacher Report's Chris Mueller for the Fightful Select Exclusive Pre-Show Ring of Honor: Death Before Dishonor. They will talk about the show and break down each match and give their predictions about each match.
Fightful has learned that as of now, Bruce Prichard is leading creative, Ed Koskey was also a point of leadership, and Triple H was helping direct traffic at WWE Smackdown on July 22. Producers were told that Prichard was taking over many of Vince McMahon's television roles for the time being, but nothing permanent was announ...
2022-07-23 17:08:20 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS looks at some horrible Stone Cold and Rock figures before a rare Big Show BCA!
2022-07-23 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALELUJAH! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALELUJAH!
Vince is gone and there is much rejoicing!
Tonight is a celebration. The SWEETEST Graps.
SmackDown still sucks, but everything else is AWESOME!
Let's talk about it!
For those wondering about the Brock Lesnar, Fightful learned an update.
Fightful was able to confirm Bryan Alvarez's report that Brock Lesnar was upset following the Vince McMahon retirement announcement, and left the building. PWInsider was also able to corroborate this report. WWE had pulled Brock Lesnar from advertis...
2022-07-23 03:17:11 +0000 UTC View PostROH Death Before Dishonor isn't complete just quite yet.
One of the most prominent names to be moved from the AEW brand to the ROH brand is Brian Cage, who was revealed as a member of Tully Blanchard Enterprises at Supercard of Honor. Thus far, no match has been announced for the former FTW Champion, but we can confirm ...
2022-07-23 01:28:24 +0000 UTC View PostSmackdown plans for tonight, subject to change
- Stephanie McMahon kicks off the show
- Street Profits promo
- Ludgwig Kaiser vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
- Pat McAfee promo
- Viking Raiders vs. Jinder Mahal & Shanky
- Sheamus promo with Ridge & Butch involving Drew McIntyre
- Raquel...
2022-07-22 23:37:50 +0000 UTC View PostVince McMahon announced his retirement at 4:05 PM EST, saying "At 77, time for me to retire. Thank you, WWE Universe. Then. Now. Forever. Together."
Fightful has been told there is an "all hands on deck" meeting at 5 PM EST. We'd reported earlier today that new EVP of Talent Relations, CEO Stephanie M...
By Scott Edwards
Fightful spoke to Ice Ribbon’s Yappy as part of the Ice Ribbon interview series to discuss the new era of Ice Ribbon, growing the promotion internationally with English content, and so much more.
Yappy said that the most exciting part about this new era is the rosters goal to reach th...
2022-07-22 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Vince McMahon News! Coexisting After Dark w/ Rob and Maggie | Special Guest Kate, Kate of Fightful & Mark Order Podcast
Join Rob & Maggie as they put Kate in the HOT SEAT and ask a series of random questions at the face that runs the place!
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Fightful Select has learned some early plans for the Smackdown in Boston. We'll have more as the show approaches.
- Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan are set to travel to Boston tonight.
- Brock Lesnar, Maximum Male Models, Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, Theory, Adam Pearce, Street Profits, New Day, were all writ...
2022-07-22 18:17:20 +0000 UTC View PostTriple H is back in power, as WWE has announced he's back as EVP of Talent Relations, which is effectively him as head of the role, as mentioned in his statement.
One source indicated that Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan were set to travel to Smackdown in Boston, though their specific plans there aren't known....
2022-07-22 15:33:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel Pearl and Kate host SRS as we look back at one of the biggest moments in wrestling in the past ten years, how it was found out, and answering your questions about the story.
Video: https://youtu.be/HQLtru3iU6A
2022-07-22 05:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostEDIT: I believe the error is finally fixed.
- Liv Morgan
- MJF
- John Cena
- ROH plans
- Six Man Titles
- Briscoes
- Kenny Omega
- Maximum Male Models
- Clash at the Castle
- Forbidden Door 2, Evolution 2, etc
- Dark Order
- Tons more!! 2022-07-21 20:12:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Dem Boys are in ROH.
In today's media call, Fightful asked Tony Khan if there are any talent signed to ROH full-time deals that the public doesn't know about. Khan outright stated that there were, but said that the Briscoes were the most notable. There are also other talent that are signed to developmental deals with th...
2022-07-21 17:29:20 +0000 UTC View PostCole Karter might be sleeping with the fishes, but he learned how to swim. Or some other cute quip.
Fightful Select was told by multiple AEW sources on Thursday morning that Cole Karter was "under an AEW deal," after his showing against Ricky...
2022-07-21 16:52:38 +0000 UTC View PostIMPACT Wrestling's biggest show of the year is set.
The company's annual Bound For Glory extravaganza was announced for October 8 back in June, but a location wasn't revealed. Fightful Select can confirm that IMPACT Wrestling currently has Danbury, CT on the books for that date, and several others around the PPV broadca...
2022-07-20 19:57:14 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS hangs out for a little bit longer after the main show!
Video: https://youtu.be/gpv_tFY6dOs
2022-07-20 19:33:01 +0000 UTC View PostHumberto Carrillo and Angel Garza are having a good time now that they are paired as a tag team.
Los Lotharios, Angel and Humberto, are not only cousins, they are two men that are very familiar with one another inside the ring as early in their time on the main roster, they were always on opposite sides of the ring back...
2022-07-20 17:26:00 +0000 UTC View Post- Kenny Omega
- Sasha Banks
- Women's tag titles
- Good Brothers
- Montez Ford
- Josh Alexander
- WWE TV-14
- Lita rejected WOW
- Santana
- Kevin Owens
- Edge
- Women frustrated in WWE
2022-07-19 17:17:23 +0000 UTC View Post"The Cleaner" could be headed back to action, if what staff and talent in AEW have told have been true.
Last week, Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer reported that Young Bucks vs. FTR III was being held off on, as the Young Bucks have a "major angle" that has yet to come to fruition in the works. When 2022-07-19 16:55:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I should probably start posting these photo galleries I have saved up, eh? If you all don't give a hoot about them, I won't bother. Let me know in the comments
2022-07-19 15:49:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Raw has never been worse.
I'm willing to say it.
They're banking almost everything on Austin Theory and Omos. Logan Paul's feud with The Miz is supposed to drive ticket sales. Bianca and Becky are great, but there's no reason for them to be feuding with each other. AGAIN.
There was a six woman tag matc...
2022-07-19 03:18:59 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select has learned the following plans for WWE Raw, which are subject to change.
- Main Event Matches: Reggie vs. Akira Tozawa, and Mustafa Ali & Cedric Alexander vs. Alpha Academy are the Main Event Matches
- Bianca Belair vs. Carmella Women's Title match kicks off with Becky Lynch on commentary
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