Xia Li was scheduled for an amateur kickboxing fight recently that WWE only learned of days before it was set to happen, and only heard about it when word dropped online. WWE pulled her from the event, which was said to have upset her. All of those that we spoke to within the company understood why WWE would pull her, but tha...
2020-10-29 23:47:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe Matt Riddle vs. Sheamus match didn't just get acclaim from fans and critics. Fightful has been told that Vince McMahon particularly was "fired up" about the match, and was complimentary after it closed to those involved. It was said that upon arriving backstage after the match, Sheamus, Matt Riddle, and WWE producers were...
2020-10-29 20:53:23 +0000 UTC View PostChelsea Green posted a tweet recently noting that she'd not wrestled since May 27, with a "cursing" emoji next to it. Green was "called up" as far back as May after an impressive series of matches involving Charlotte Flair. However, when Paul Heyman was removed from his spot on WWE Raw, plans involving Chelsea Green were put ...
2020-10-29 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLance Three Belts.
That was the scene in 2000 WCW when Lance Storm hit the scene. He quickly won the United States, Cruiserweight and Hardcore Titles, and renamed them the Canadian, 100 Kilos And Under and Saskatchewan Hardcore International Titles.
"I hated that name," Storm told us of the latter.
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2020-10-29 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned that initially, Vince McMahon had wanted Recknoning, AKA Mia Yim to mimic a seizure during the spot on Monday Night Raw. We're told that she, among others spoke up that the method originally pitched was not in good taste. Vince McMahon was said to have liked the spot as it played out -- more of a "possess...
2020-10-29 15:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
- Retribution Plans
- Mae Young Classic
- AEW Dark
- AEW Working relationships
- Favorite graphics
- WWE Creative
- Shayna, Nia, Thunder Rosa,
- Sheamus for HOF?
- Ospreay's stable
- Miz cash in
- Knockouts Tag Titles
2020-10-29 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
REMINDER: Next week I return to the NXT/AEW review on the main site!
- Halloween Havoc!
- New Champ!
- CINEMATIC ZOMBIES
- Sirloin Beef Sunsabitches women's match
- NWA title match
- TNT Title match
- MJF vs. Jericho
- Huge AEW stipulation
- Tourney continues
2020-10-29 05:09:52 +0000 UTC View Post
- Retribution
- Kylie Rae
- Marty Scurll
- ROH Changes
- Matt Riddle
- Lana
- Chad Gable
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/y_3dzAmsejU
2020-10-28 20:29:31 +0000 UTC View PostIn an update on the Kylie Rae situation, we're told there's no bad blood from the IMPACT side, and the company is hopeful that she'll be able to return in the future. The company has tapings from November 17 through the 20th, and have left a lot of story related points open ended in case she can make those tapings, but aren't...
2020-10-28 20:27:42 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned that at least one person that was slated to appear on camera for tonight's NXT Halloween Havoc was removed from the show. They were not planned for a match, though we can't speak about the status of those scheduled for a match. The latest COVID-19 scare in the Performance Center has many wrestlers quarant...
2020-10-28 18:38:15 +0000 UTC View PostAs reported by Wrestling Observer, there has been word all Tuesday of another COVID-19 outbreak in NXT. We can't confirm an outbreak, and haven't heard back from WWE, but we've learned more of the situation.
NXT regularly holds in-house live events to track the progression of NXT talent, which happened this past F...
2020-10-28 04:20:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Raw was terrible last night.
Just unequivocally, irredeemably bad.
I don't even have any jokes to type here. I'm too full of rage.
Everything sucks. Let's talk about it.
Video: https://youtu.be/1RC1Er1S2zE
2020-10-28 02:13:40 +0000 UTC View PostJake Hager talked to me about his match with Jon Moxley, saying that it was a stress relieving experience and that they didn't call much if anything it that match. Moxley had been training MMA to prepare for a movie role and felt comfortable, and had told me Hager was one of the physically strongest people he's ever wrestled....
2020-10-27 23:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostAsk away
3 per subscriber
No "top 5," "are you a fan of?" "what are your thoughts on ___ as a performer" questions, as we like to keep it newsworthy.
I do not know why NXT isn't involved in Survivor Series
2020-10-27 20:52:35 +0000 UTC View PostRD Evans will be appearing on IMPACT Wrestling in an on-screen role, at least temporarily. Evans will be appearing with Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee in a segment where he represents Purrazzo against Scott D'Amore and makes legal threats.
Evans has been a heavy part of the IMPACT creative team after walking out on WWE ...
2020-10-27 20:41:46 +0000 UTC View PostJake Hager has his fourth Bellator fight this week, and even though it was announced last week, he knew about it a month ago. He clarified that he lets AEW know the situation as soon as possible so they can take care of any storyline issues to get him off television for the appropriate amount of time. He also joked that as lo...
2020-10-27 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere was plenty of confusion within WWE for the decision to put the WWE Title on Randy Orton, largely for the same reasons echoed by that of the online fan base. Orton is very well liked within WWE these days, and has been helping out a lot of younger talent over the last year specifically. However, most of the wrestlers tha...
2020-10-26 22:34:22 +0000 UTC View Post
- Kylie Rae
- Raw Rewrites?
- Shorty G is gone
- MLW
- Bret Hart, Lance Storm
- Last year's draft, Heyman
- Contracts, stats, injuries
2020-10-26 06:34:02 +0000 UTC View Post24/7 Championship
R-Truth (c) defeated Drew Gulak to retain the title
5/10
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with another edition of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - ACTION: "2020 Futures Showcase Tournament"
- IMPACT: "Bound for Glory" results
- ROH (Episode #474) results
- 205 LIVE (10/23) results
- NXT UK (10/22) results
- UWN: Primetime Live (10/20)...
2020-10-25 17:55:43 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has looked more into the Kylie Rae situation with IMPACT Wrestling. Fightful has learned that according to several wrestlers, Kylie drove in (with said wrestlers) to Nashville Friday, and was even inquiring about call times for Saturday. However, whenever those call times came, Kylie Rae did not appear. We should spe...
2020-10-25 17:40:18 +0000 UTC View PostI spoke with Lance Storm about his voiceover cameo on an upcoming episode of Corner Gas, and he told me that he'd never really done voiceover work in the past, even for WWE. Instead, the only voiceover work he'd done was for Acclaim's ECW game, where they had him come to the studio to record grunts and taunts.
He wasn't...
2020-10-25 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs of now, there is no real reason as to why Kylie Rae was not on the IMPACT Bound For Glory show, outside of her not being present at the tapings. Those we spoke to in the company simply told us that they thought the match was still going to happen as of Friday, and earlier this week. We've not heard any update on Kylie Rae ...
2020-10-25 02:51:04 +0000 UTC View Post
SmackDown last night wasn't actually that bad.
And yet somehow it STILL sucked.
However, everything Roman Reigns does is gold. It's like somebody smelted two tons of gold, emptied it into the world's biggest golden chalice and poured it over my head in the world's biggest golden shower.
Wait.
Not like ...
2020-10-25 02:05:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe Deaners defeated The Rascalz
5/10 (Short)
Most talent arrived on Friday for IMPACT Bound For Glory weekend tapings. We're told that the tapings will continue through Monday, and as of right now there are another set of tapings set for this year. We'll work to learn more about the ongoing tapings
2020-10-24 18:26:55 +0000 UTC View PostTonight on Smackdown, Chad Gable says that he "quit" being Shorty G. This was in the plans for several weeks, and WWE had actually filmed a segment weeks ago where he dropped the Shorty G gimmick. However, it ended up being cut due to time and was picked back up this week. The original segment featured Drew Gulak before he wa...
2020-10-24 01:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostLast week, Fightful reported that Ring of Honor officials had informed several in and around the company that they'd be looking to "revamp" the product in the coming months. Several of those have already been implemented, but we're told that ROH has also been reaching out to talent about coming in. One of those was IMPACT Kno...
2020-10-23 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe spoke to Doc Gallows ahead of Bound For Glory, as many of you saw. He mentioned Sami Callihan being at the event, and noted that Paul Lee would be on the show again. We joked about TalkNShopArabia, and said he and other wrestlers had also read and heard of the rumors that Saudi Arabia wanted to book wrestlers in WWE who we...
2020-10-22 22:56:42 +0000 UTC View PostA lot of weeks you hear about heavy WWE Raw rewrites, but it doesn't appear that was the case this week. The majority of the show, from Retribution, The Hurt Business, Ali, Sheamus, New Day, the hacker reveal and more was already set by Sunday afternoon and didn't end up changing by the time that Raw started.
2020-10-22 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
