Ben Carter has made quite the impression of late. He had a breakout performance against Lee Johnson on Dark, and then appeared on Late Night Dynamite against Scorprio Sky. Before those matches, however, he filmed a match with IMPACT Wrestling that ran this week. He's had looks and interest from both companies, but Fightful ha...
2020-10-12 20:35:38 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's Weekender will be a free preview edition, but I wanted to make sure you all got it earlier than everyone. Tell a friend about Fightful Select!
2020-10-12 19:53:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhile things are now smooth with Ethan Page and Joey Janela it would seem, things are not so well with Page and GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale. According to several witnesses, the two were in a heated verbal exchange Sunday at the Black Label Pro show at the GCW Collective. This stems from Page taking issue that trading cards ...
2020-10-12 14:13:02 +0000 UTC View Post- Deonna Purrazzo/IMPACT
- NXT frustrations
- NJPW/AEW
- Battlegrounds game
- MINISTRY!?
- GCW confrontation.
- Contracts, injuries, stats.
2020-10-11 21:29:04 +0000 UTC View PostNXT trainees were set to return to the renovated WWE Performance Center on Thursday, October 8, but many weren't comfortable with returning for obvious reasons. Months prior, NXT talent were told there would be no heat on them if they didn't feel safe coming in and training, but that they might need to "explain it to Vince." ...
2020-10-11 20:35:09 +0000 UTC View PostWe repeated earlier this year that Deonna Purrazzo was working on a per-appearance basis with IMPACT Wrestling, before they offered her a long-term contract recently. I spoke to Purrazzo, who confirmed that she does want to remain with IMPACT long-term and made that clear to them. I would expect news on that front to emerge s...
2020-10-11 16:58:10 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of SOUR GRAPS, we'll talk about night one of The Draft, and all of the myriad of ways that WWE managed to screw it up.
Lars Sullivan is back, and so are Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods. One of those things is a damn tragedy, and it's not the one you'd expect.
Also, how many Hells in a Cell is to...
Deonna Purrazzo was a big signing for IMPACT Wrestling this year, and you can thank Madison Rayne for that. Purrazzo told Fightful that Madison Rayne reached out to her to check on her after her NXT release, and has long been one of her biggest supporters. She discussed bringing Purrazzo in, and got her in touch with Scott D'...
2020-10-10 21:24:50 +0000 UTC View PostRegarding Ethan Page and Joey Janela based on their interaction last week on Twitter that Page took exception to, we're told they spoke privately following the incident, and that Page also spoke with GCW's Brett Lauderdale.
We've heard there were no hard feelings with Deonna Purrazzo pulling out, and she did it becase ...
As mentioned on the Smackdown post show, the plan as of Smackdown was to move Humbert Carrillo, Drew Gulak and Tucker to Raw, and Kalisto and Murphy to Smackdown
2020-10-10 03:27:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Lars Sullivan went down with a knee injury last year, the company originally had him with a tentative return date of June 2020. However, we'd been told several times that Sullivan himself expected to be back much sooner, as he'd been through knee operations in the past. As it turns out, things were much worse than expect...
2020-10-10 01:05:57 +0000 UTC View PostFightful heard that things got a little hectic backstage at this week's NXT.
There has been a lot of change, frustration and uncertainty backstage in NXT of late. We've learned that there were several technical difficulties and errors at Wednesdays NXT tapings that led to a series of frustrations among those at the prod...
2020-10-09 18:07:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe following names were not included in the draft pools as released by WWE.
Becky Lynch- Announced her pregnancy in May. Appeared on Raw prior.
John Cena- Only wrestling part time, and wasn't included in the 2019 draft. Appeared on Smackdown upon his return.
Bill Go...
2020-10-08 19:35:39 +0000 UTC View Post- Dog Collar match
- New Champ
- 30 Years of Jericho
- Indi Hartwell build
- Ember Moon
- NXT injuries
2020-10-08 18:51:37 +0000 UTC View PostTalkNShopAMania runs next month, and the cast of the show are currently in Georgia filming the newest edition. Talent flew in this past week, and we're told they're doing some filming at Gallows' house again.
Fightful will be doing a live watch along immediately after Smackdown on November 7, which will double as ...
2020-10-08 16:32:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe update as of Thursday on Kyle O'Reilly is that there really isn't an update. We weren't able to get any real updates from backstage at the NXT tapings, and were only told that they were playing things close to the vest. We reached out to WWE for comment or update on O'Reilly this week and did not get a response.
2020-10-08 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostA couple of notes regarding AEW:
- We're told Alex Reynolds is back tonight after a few weeks off.
- There's an arcade machine with "MIRO" spray painted on it at ringside
- After a tip that 121 Financial Ballpark was the possible home for Full Gear, AEW officials denied this to Fightful.
- Former NXT talent Nick C...
- Chris Jericho 30 Years
- Rematch
- Lana
- Being The Elite title
- Dog collar match
- NWA
- Impact viewership
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/AeHKX9FWyB4
2020-10-07 20:42:13 +0000 UTC View PostWe've spent the last week asking AEW talent if they believe Harold Meij's ousting would lead to a partnership between AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, and got some interesting responses.
Those who haven't worked in Japan much said that they haven't heard a ton of talk about the move and it wasn't a primary concern for t...
2020-10-07 18:19:00 +0000 UTC View PostSean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) and Jeremy Lambert (@JeremyLambert88) do a WWE mock draft!
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/B1S6HnaTNG4
2020-10-07 17:46:57 +0000 UTC View PostWe've mentioned in the past how AEW's extra work for dark has been a collaborative effort. Britt Baker has been widely credited for speaking out to bring some wrestlers in, but a couple of the names we've heard that make contact with talent are Christopher Daniels and QT Marshall. Marshall helps at the Nightmare Factory as we...
2020-10-07 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of SOUR GRAPS, we'll talk about how most of Raw is bad, and the one glimmer of hope that they gave us has a 98% chance of being TERRIBLE.
There exists the possibility that the reveal of Mustafa Ali as the leader of Retribution will go down in history as one of the greatest creative choices ...
A little early this week!!
- SRS' outside projects
- WWE Draft
- NJPW SHAKEUP, AEW
- WWE, NJPW Titles
- Sonya Deville, Riott Squad, Asuka, Samoa Joe
- Retribution
- AEW signings
- Free Agents
- OVER 100 QUESTIONS!
2020-10-07 01:54:38 +0000 UTC View PostWWE video game paychecks aren't quite what they used to be, as most talent will tell you, but they're still pretty good. One WWE talent told Fightful they were told they'd get a $35,000 bonus for appearing in the game, which doesn't figure to sell anywhere near what the usual annual games are. There were others that fac...
2020-10-06 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Kevin Owens brought up the Ministry of Darkness on Raw, we've had a lot of people asking what some of the members are up to today. Obviously Edge is still wrestling, and JBL, Christian and Undertaker are still associate...
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2020-10-06 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Capitol Wrestling Center saw fans for the first time in months at a WWE event, and it doesn't look like that's going to stop any time soon.
NXT plans on having fans at their weekly shows as well, although tickets will not be eligible for purchase. Instead, the fans will be able to attend in connection wit...
2020-10-05 22:31:13 +0000 UTC View PostAmber Nova told Fightful that she's been doing catch wrestling training with Low Ki, among others, and hoping for an opportunity for a WWE tryout. She's been in contact with WWE, but understands that the pandemic isn't the ideal situation for hiring. Nova has done a ton of extra work in the past, but said that she's aim...
2020-10-05 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
- Ember Moon is back!
- NXT Women's Title match
- No title changes!
- Kyle O'Reilly gets his shot
- Swerve Scott and Escobar
- Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano
- Kushida wins.
- Toni Storm returns
- RIDGE
2020-10-05 01:29:32 +0000 UTC View PostFightful can confirm that NXT Takeover quickly reached capacity, and a number of people were informed of this before the show, and couldn't attend. However, it appears there will be additional opportunities to attend in coming weeks.
Each spectator pod has about ten chairs, over a dozen water bottles, paper towels and h...
2020-10-04 23:10:33 +0000 UTC View Post
