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Fightful Backstage Report Podcast 4/4: Mania Week!

- TONS of WrestleMania news

- Stone Cold

- Marko Stunt

- Miro

- GCW

- More!

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS WrestleMania 38 Night Two Review

Did Roman finally slay The Beast?
Or did Cowboy Brock ride off into the sunset with the Unified Title?

Who are the new Women's Tag Champions?

Could Bobby Lashley overcome The Colossus?

Did RKBro retain?

Did Pat McAfee realize the boyhood dream?

Did the New Day match get cut for time again?...

WrestleMania 38 Producer List

Fightful Select learned the following producers for WrestleMania Night 2!

- Raw Tag Team Titles: RKBro vs. Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy: Abyss

- Bobby Lashley vs. Omos: Adam Pearce

- Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn: Shane Helms & Kenny Dykstra

- Women's Tag Team Title Four Way match: Tyson Kidd,...

Real reason Drew McIntyre entrance was nixed

WrestleMania 38 was short on time, but Drew McIntyre's entrance being cut wasn't a part of that. 

Fightful Select has learned that it was actually Drew McIntyre's call to nix the planned WrestleMania entrance. It was originally noted by one of the people involved that it was due to time constraints, but we were tol...

Match Lineup And Order For WrestleMania 38 Night 2, Live Discussion, SCOOPS THREAD

Hey guys, SRS here. Feel free to chat about tonight's WrestleMania below! We'll be updating this all night with scoops as we get th em.

Fightful has learned the planned match order for tonight's WrestleMania 38 Night 2, as of 4 PM EST.

As always, things are subject to change.

- Raw Tag Team Titles: RKBro ...

News on matches cut for time and finishes changed on WrestleMania

WrestleMania Night 1 received a ton of positive reception online, but a couple of matches were cut or cut for time.

The night's opening match between the Usos and Rick Boogs & Shinsuke Nakamura saw the finish change due to Rick Boogs' unfortunate leg injury that eliminated him from competing in the match. We're told...

Stone Cold Steve Austin news: Night 2, Owens Match, His Return, More!

Fightful Select reported two months ago that WWE was making a big overture towards Stone Cold Steve Austin to wrestle again, which happened at WrestleMania 38.

We've learned some more about Stone Cold Steve Austin's return to the ring. We've heard that as far back as January Kevin Owens was informed of the plans, and th...

Backstage notes from WrestleMania Night 1

Fightful Select has tons of WrestleMania Night 1 news, and will have more lengthy stories on Sunday afternoon.

Producers for tonight's matches:

- Usos vs. Boogs & Nakamura: Shawn Daivari. It was budgeted for 20 minutes with entrances.

- Drew McIntyre vs. Corbin: Abyss

- Mysterios vs. Miz & Loga...

WrestleMania SCOOPS Thread, Match Order, Live discussion

Hey guys, SRS here. We'll keep a running list of WrestleMania scoops as the night rolls on!

The schedule order is planned as follows as this afternoon, which is always subject to change--

- Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs vs. Usos was slated to kick off the show

- Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin

...

Alex & Kate's SOUR GRAPS WrestleMania 38 Night 1 Post-Show Review

Did Bianca finally get her win back from Becky?

Did Cody Rhodes make a triumphant return to WWE?

How many Stone Cold Stunners did Kevin Owens take?

Did Ronda rip Charlotte's arm off?

Did Drew decapitate Corbin with his dead mom sword?

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Smackdown plans tonight

Fightful has learned the following plans for WWE Smackdown, which are subject to change as always.

- The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal kicks off the show
- Intercontinental Championship - Ricochet vs. Angel Garza vs. Humberto Carrillo
- Stone Cold Steve Austin/Kevin Owens video package
- Sasha Banks ...

ROH Supercard of Honor SCOOPS

ROH Supercard of Honor is tonight and features familiar AEW names, as well as some other unsigned acts.

Fightful Select has confirmed that Brian Cage was backstage at ROH Supercard of Honor this afternoon. We weren't given any specifics outside of his presence, and we don't know if he'll be on tonight's show.

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Major pitch for top WWE wrestlers stable

Edge is set to take on AJ Styles in a WrestleMania dream match, and Fightful Select has heard of a major pitch involving the "Rated R Superstar."

With Edge turning heel for the first time in ages, WWE is looking to add more to his presentation. We're told there has been a particular pitch that has been talked about...

Figure Haul: Lexington Figure Fest Comic & Movie Haul

SRS has no light at the end of the tunnel. He's too far in and will have to start selling this stuff eventually.

Triple H at WWE talent meeting, major notes

Fightful Select has learned about a big WWE talent meeting Thursday.

We're told that John Laurinaitis kicked off the meeting by saying he had a guest for the talent in attendance. It was Triple H, who hasn't been seen by most talent since August. We're told it was an emotional scene with many elated that he was there....

Details on new music library AEW licensed; remixing songs

To wrap up some of our AEW music scoops for the week, we've learned some details behind a recent licensing agreement.

We were able to confirm that AEW and Rukus have license the Extreme library that houses the Hardy Boyz and Holly cousins theme. However, the use is just for AEW, and they would need a separate license to...

Update on Miro's whereabouts

Former AEW TNT Champion Miro still hasn't returned to AEW TV after signing a new contract, leading many to wonder where he is.

Miro has been largely off TV since last fall when he sustained a hamstring injury, although he did answer the call to serve as a replacement in a title contender tournament. Outside of that, Mi...

Recent AEW talent had new song produced, but it wasn't used.

Fightful Select reported about a couple of last minute tracks Mikey Rukus had to produce, and we've learned about a couple more from our interview with him.

Recently, the former Erick Rowan, now known as Erick Redbeard popped up in AEW. AEW music producer Mikey Rukus had to produce a song on short notice the day of his ...

GCW: The Collective 2022 Preview

STEPHEN JENSEN previews GCW: The Collective 2022 in this free edition of the WEEKENDER!

- Glory Pro Wrestling: Cemetery Gates
- Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8
- Joey Janela's Spring Break 6, Part 1
- Planet Death
- LA Fights vs. JCW
- For The Culture 3
- Gringo Loco's: The WRLD on Lucha
- Joey Janela's...

Confirmation on AEW wrestler leaving the company

After reporting recently that Marko Stunt's AEW is set to expire in May, Fightful Select can confirm that he will be leaving the company.

We're told that last week, Marko Stunt got the call from AEW talent relations in the form of Christopher...

The List Goes On 3/30 LIVE At 4 pm est + LIVE Q&A

SRS will be traveling this week, so we're going to combine The List Goes on and the Live Q&A. It starts at 4 PM EST, and will be joined by Jimmy Van for a bit. Leave your questions ON THE YOUTUBE VIDEO COMMENTS.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ko6gx...

Updates on Toni Storm, Ember Moon/Athena, Nixon Newell/Tegan Nox

The women's wrestling free agent market is intense, with some globally exposed talent available.

Fightful has learned from AEW talent that there is significant interest in Toni Storm joining the company, to the point that sever...

SRS Backstage Report Podcast 3/29/22

Topics:

- MJF-Tony Khan heated discussion

- Jonathan Gresham

- Cody Rhodes

- Ethan Page

- Davey Richards

- Smackdown/Raw Notes

- Mania matches

- NXT UK contract up

- NWO

- James Storm

- GCW, Clusterfuck

- ROH Supercard of Honor

- Delirious

- B...

Mikey Rukus recounts last minute changes for AEW Halloween and Dinner Debonair music

Fightful spoke to AEW music guru Mikey Rukus for an enlightening interview, and we'll have several music scoops on it this week. 

Rukus confirmed a Fightful Select story that AEW had planned a Squid Games inspired Halloween match with th...

Update on talent booked for ROH Supercard of Honor

Ninja Mack told Jeremy Lambert and Stephen Jensen of The Spotlight that he has not spoken to Tony Khan since it was announced that Khan had purchased ROH.

Mack was announced for ROH Supercard of Honor on March 1. Khan announced he had purchased ROH on March 2. No opponent was announced for Mack. He told us he pitched fa...

James Storm Notes: Chris Harris, Sting, Theme Song, Nixed WWE Run

Fightful spoke with "Cowboy" James Storm, who elaborated on his nixed WWE run

He was in talks to come to the company in 2020, at the urging of Paul Heyman. Storm has discussed this with Ryan Satin in the past, noting that once Paul Heyman was out of power on Raw, the deal just effectively went away. Storm claims he phys...

Alex's SOUR GRAPS: Raw 3/28--All Hands On Deck On A Sinking Ship

!!! GOING LIVE RIGHT AFTER SEAN & DENISE !!!

By my count, 15 SmackDown superstars appeared on Raw tonight.

Sixteen, if you count Brock Lesnar, who has basically only been on SmackDown since becoming the nominal Raw champion.

Everybody showing up for the go-home to the most poorly built ...

Influential backstage name listed back at WWE Raw

Good news for the women's division, as an influential name is listed as being backstage in WWE.

Fightful has learned that TJ Wilson, also known as Tyson Kidd is listed as a producer/agent for a match on tonight's episode of WWE Raw. Wilson hasn't been listed as a producer since well before the Royal Rumble, which led ma...

WWE Raw plans for tonight

Fightful Select has learned the following plans for tonight's Raw. As always, they're subject to change -- and it was stressed to us that much of this could change.

- Brock Lesnar in ring promo was slated to kick things off.

- Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy

- Roman Reigns in ring promo with Paul Heyman

Update: MJF and Tony Khan have heated discussion about recent interview.

A top AEW star and Tony Khan had a heated discussion over the weekend.

Fightful Select has learned that AEW founder Tony Khan and MJF had a discussion this past weekend that was said to have left both men frustrated. The conversation stemmed...