Kurt Angle's plans with WWE have been nixed.
Fightful Select reported ahead of the Royal Rumble that Kurt Angle was being discussed for a potential return to WWE TV, which Angle himself confirmed. We also reported that he was in St. Louis to ...
2022-02-09 19:17:46 +0000 UTC View PostSwerve Strickland has options. Lots of them from what Fightful has heard.
Ever since the day that WWE released the former Swerve Scott, we've been hearing about promoters inquiring about his status, and what he wants out of a deal with their respective companies. We've heard directly from higher ups in multiple companie...
2022-02-08 21:27:43 +0000 UTC View Post
- WWE Morale
- Shane McMahon/Randy Orton
- Xavier Woods
- Mustafa Ali
- Alexa Bliss
- AEW's surprise
- Jeff Hardy
- Larry D leaving IMPACT
- Goldberg
- Nick Gage signs with GCW
- NJPW wrestler now a free agent
- Injuries, contracts
This past weekend we ran a story about Randy Orton and Shane McMahon's numbers getting mixed up in the WWE Royal Rumble. To clarify, Ra...
2022-02-08 19:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostLarry D asked for his IMPACT Wrestling and was granted it last week.
Fightful spoke to Larry D for his first interview since leaving IMPACT Wrestling, which he says was on very good terms. He asked for his release because he wasn't being used on TV and wants to be "on the field" so to speak, and is very open to returnin...
2022-02-08 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Every good thing that happened on Raw was negated by a bad thing. It's like they do it on purpose.
A Quiz Bowl might have been the best thing on this wrestling show.
There's gonna be a Women's Elimination Chamber in Saudi after all. And that's ... progress ... ?
Great in-ring, weird ass storytelling and 50/5...
2022-02-08 05:16:07 +0000 UTC View PostFightful learned the following producers for the January 31 Raw
- Jason Jordan produced Bianca Belair vs. Carmella and the Bobby Lashley/Brock Lesnar promo
- Molly Holly and Shawn Daivari produced Nikki ASH vs. Rhea ...
2022-02-08 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select has learned the following plans and order for tonight's WWE Raw, which are subject to change
- Alpha Academy QUIZ BOWL is scheduled to kick off the show
- Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy
- Bobby Lashley & MVP promo
- AJ Styles vs. Damian Priest non-title match
- Miz TV with t...
2022-02-08 00:51:29 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has confirmed that Game Changer Wrestling has signed Nick Gage to an exclusive, multi-year contract.
We're told this will allow Gage to reduce the number of matches he has to wrestle moving forward, while keeping him a part of the GCW brand.
Ever since Tony Khan's announcement that a free agent signing would be appearing in AEW this Wednesday, speculation has run rampant.
Fightful has spoken to numerous talent, none of which know who the surprise is slated to be, with several talent reaching out to ask us if we know who it would be. Thus far we've not confi...
2022-02-07 19:44:50 +0000 UTC View PostWWE Raw went through some heavy changes again for January 31.
The last revision wasn't handed out until shortly before the show Monday night, and had a change to that, even. Montez Ford was scheduled to face Dolph Ziggler, at least until higher ups were smartened up by numerous people to the fact that his teammate Ange...
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new episode of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - BEYOND: "Day 91"
- GCW: "Fight Club 2" + "If I Die First" results
- IMPACT (2/3) results
- NXT UK (2/3) results
- 205 LIVE (2/4) results
- MLW: "Azteca" (2/3) results
- NWA: "Powerrr" (...
2022-02-06 19:55:29 +0000 UTC View PostAlexa Bliss returned to WWE Raw...of sorts in January.
Bliss has appeared in numerous therapy segments in which look to "cure" her from her persona over the past year-plus. Fightful has learned there were nine of these segments filmed and produced, two of which have aired on WWE programming already. We haven't been told...
2022-02-06 18:15:25 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned more about some of the issues surrounding Shane McMahon and the Royal Rumble.
Fightful spoke with several people close to the WWE Royal Rumble match who uncovered some of the logic behind Shane McMahon's pitches, or lack thereof. Several sources have indicated that Shane McMahon specifically wanted...
I told you so.
I've been saying for months that they're going to find a way to do Roman vs Goldberg, and here we go.
Also, this Aliyah vs Natalya feud is going to make me light things on fire, Sami Zayn is taking the scenic route to getting his IC Title Match, and the main event Ronda segment was a complete mess.<...
2022-02-05 05:11:03 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the following plans for Smackdown, which are subject to change.
- Roman Reigns is set for an in-ring promo with Paul Heyman to open the show. Bill Goldberg is set to return.
- Ricochet vs. Ridge Holland. Cesaro and Sheamus are slated for ringside and it will turn into a tag match.
- Erik...
2022-02-05 00:59:13 +0000 UTC View PostWe've been receiving numerous inquiries after Nia Jax tweeted that "if you really think that all your favorites don’t feel the same as I do, you’re sadly mistaken" regarding vaccination status.
While we won't disclose someone's personal vaccination status, we have confirmed with WWE and numerous staff and tale...
2022-02-04 21:54:14 +0000 UTC View PostAfter reporting that Goldberg was set to return to WWE, Fightful has learned that the working plan is for him to appear on tonight's episode of Smackdown.
Flights are getting canceled all over the country, but Fightful confirmed that as of Thursday evening, Goldberg was scheduled to travel to Oklahoma City, the site of ...
2022-02-04 21:51:12 +0000 UTC View PostA longtime star could be headed back soon, if internal WWE documents are any indication.
Fightful learned that Xavier Woods was no longer listed on WWE's inactive list as of last week's episode of Smackdown. However, he didn't appear on the show, or at that weekend's Royal Rumble, so we're unsure of when he'll actually ...
2022-02-04 21:31:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Want us to tear open some SERIES 1 figures from 25 years ago!? Okay!
2022-02-04 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostGoldberg is slated to head back to WWE.
Fightful has learned that the working plan is for Bill Goldberg to return to WWE imminently. The working plan has been for Goldberg to work the upcoming Elimination Chamber event in Saudi Arabia.
The most recent plans that Fightful had heard of were that Goldberg would...
2022-02-04 01:46:36 +0000 UTC View PostWWE's morale seems to be near a decades-long low, if not an all-time low in the locker room.
Since this past week's heavily criticized WWE Royal Rumble, Fightful has heard from a wealth of discouraged and disappointed WWE talent frustrated with the direction of the company. Ranging from those who are rarely on televisio...
2022-02-03 21:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS answers 35 minutes of questions for subscribers!
2022-02-03 17:39:12 +0000 UTC View PostMustafa Ali asked for his WWE release publicly a couple of weeks ago, which Fightful has learned WWE doesn't intend to grant.
Fightful learned via WWE sources that the term "value" was used in reasoning behind keeping Mustafa Ali under contract. He's not been brought back to TV since an argument with Vince McMahon over ...
2022-02-03 17:01:09 +0000 UTC View PostJuice Robinson is now a free agent.
Fightful has confirmed that Juice Robinson's New Japan Pro Wrestling deal expired on January 31 after several years with the company. We've not heard on any future plans regarding poss...
2022-02-02 18:39:51 +0000 UTC View PostBrian Kendrick has gained his WWE release.
Last week, PWInsider reported that Brian Kendrick asked out of his WWE contract back in December, but had not been informed of said release. We've since confirmed that Brian Kendrick is no longer under contract to WWE.
Another source indicated that Kendrick was expected...
- Royal Rumble news
- Nixed names
- Backstage Rumble news
- Johnny Gargano
- Kurt Angle
- Riddle Rumble
- Ronda Rousey return
- Shane McMahon
- More
2022-02-01 21:04:41 +0000 UTC View PostWith the Royal Rumble now having come and gone, we've got lots of news on the show.
There were tons of extras and backups in town who were not used. Apollo Crews, R-Truth Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, Aksana, Jillian Hall were all in town for the show, and served to do media events or backup work. 2022-02-01 20:04:58 +0000 UTC View Post
As far as PWInsider's report that Riddle was set to win the Royal Rumble until a last minute change, top talent and longtime names in the company claim that isn't true, with multiple noting that they've been hearing that Brock Lesnar has been penciled in to be the winner at least two weeks prior. People close to Riddle say th...
2022-02-01 15:31:38 +0000 UTC View Post
