We're told that there have been some major changes for Shayna Baszler this year. From the point she was called up to WWE Raw, she was penciled in to win the WWE Royal Rumble in January, before Charlotte Flair was decided on. Ho...
2020-07-06 20:35:39 +0000 UTC View Post
- Shayna Baszler
- WWE Piss Segment
- Kairi Sane
- WWE COVID News
- NWA
- Zicky Dice
- Richard Holliday
- MLW
- 2019 Wrestling Youtube wrap up
- Contracts, Stats, Injuries
2020-07-06 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWWE has implemented new measures to help fight COVID, but several changes were already underway.
Fightful has learned that WWE had made several moves over recent weeks, including splitting the Raw and Smackdown tapings as to have fewer people around at the shows. These moves alone helped ease the mind of some on the ros...
2020-07-05 23:24:21 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new episode of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - ICW: "No Holds Barred Vol. 3"
- Free YouTube match - ROH: Kyle O'Reilly vs. Mike Bennett (2011 Top Prospects Tournament Finals)
- IMPACT (6/30) results
- GCW: "Backyard Wrestling 2" results
- 205 L...
2020-07-05 21:23:12 +0000 UTC View Post
WWE
It's time to turn the page on 2019....even though 2020 has sucked.
WWE released a comprehensive top ten list of videos that outperformed their field from Raw and Smackdown this year on Youtube. Fightful regularly includes these figures on our ratings and viewership posts, and did ...
2020-07-05 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of SOUR GRAPS, WWE has decided that Matt Riddle is cool, Bro, and we just have to be cool with it, too. He says Bro a lot and has a traumatic childhood story about frostbite, Bro.
Some great wrestling, a fun Bayley & Sasha skit, and ONE OF THE MOST CRINGE SEGMENTS OF THE YEAR.
Grading on a curv...
2020-07-05 02:08:07 +0000 UTC View PostKayla Braxton revealed herself as the person in WWE who originally contracted COVID-19 in March, which we later reported. At the time and since, Braxton received praise from WWE staff and talent we spoke to about her transparency and care for co-workers. She had WWE name her in a memo, as well as the circumstances in wh...
2020-07-04 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn case you were wondering, the now infamous segment featuring Jeff Hardy tossing a jug full o' piss on Sheamus' face was produced by D-Von Dudley and written by creative writer Zach Hyatt. There was also a road writer involved that we couldn't identify. The segment had originally called for the doctor to be named "Dr. ...
2020-07-03 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostDespite NWA offering to release anyone that wanted them, we're told the Zicky Dice release is not official yet. We reported on June 25 that Zicky Dice had been granted his release after requesting it, but that it wasn't finalized. Despite reports indicating that he was released, as of now, that hasn't happen. NWA and Dice hav...
2020-07-03 21:04:42 +0000 UTC View PostNot that it's any surprise at this point after all the teases, but we're told IMPACT Wrestling has been very active in the free agent market of late. We've heard of several names being discussed about coming in, but even the roster isn't sure of who is a done deal or not. The company has brought in Deonna Purrazzo and teased ...
2020-07-02 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFor those asking us the latest on Shayna Baszler, there is no latest on her. She's not hurt or injured, and from what we were told she doesn't have COVID-19, she just simply hasn't been booked. Baszler worked directly with Paul Heyman on much of her run, but hasn't been used at all since beating Natalya in a submission match ...
2020-07-02 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
- NXT plans
- Riddle & Corbin
- AEW Women's division
- Effy, Jon Moxley, Brodie Lee, Baron Corbin, Ivelisse
- WWE PPV taglines
- Aces & Eights
- Impact signings
- Finishers that should be brought back
2020-07-02 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
- NXT Great American Bash
- Rhea Ripley vs. Aaliyah & Robert Stone
- Sasha Banks vs. Io Shirai
- Asuka!!
- Strap match
- AEW Fyter Fest
- Big match delayed
- TNT Title Match
- Show stealing tag match
- Tag Title Match
- Women's Title Match
2020-07-02 03:02:39 +0000 UTC View PostBrian Pillman Jr is backstage at today's AEW tapings, in his gear. Several AEW wrestlers we spoke to said that Pillman looked in great shape. According to MLW in August 2018, Pillman had signed a "multi-year contract" with them, but several MLW stars have been permitted to work AEW. MLW contracts do not seem to prohibit this,...
2020-07-01 23:52:16 +0000 UTC View Post
- Who is sitting out?
- AEW and masks
- IMPACT Wrestling and free agents
- Anderson and Gallows
- Corbin and Riddle
- IIconics
- Fyter Fest vs. Great American Bash
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/zaxXjKAKQko
2020-07-01 20:21:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Kairi Sane's status with WWE was pretty complicated as of last month.
Sane hasn't been on WWE TV since sustaining a cut to the head during a match with Nia Jax at the end of May, but there were already other plans for her at that time.
Many have been asking about Sane's contract status. That, we haven...
2020-07-01 16:14:03 +0000 UTC View PostGet your questions in!
Rules:
- 3 questions per subscriber
- no "favorites" or "top 5" or "are you a fan of" questions
In this episode of SOUR GRAPS, we'll talk about Raw, and all of the nothing that happened there. We'll recklessly speculate about who's got a case of The Rona and wonder if we should really be doing wrestling shows in spite of a potentially deadly disease, when the most important angle involves *Dolph Ziggler,* of all friggin...
2020-07-01 03:00:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe originally planned Slammiversary 5-Way main event match isn't happening as planned.
The current plan calls for a four-way match, with Ace Austin, Eddie Edwards and Trey Miguel being joined by a mystery opponent. Former Champion Tessa Blanchard has been pulled from the match after her departure from the company...
2020-06-30 21:24:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Sean Ross Sapp and James O'Roark look at Summerslam 2001
- The Invasion
- Who should have been on and off the Alliance?
- RVD vs. Jeff Hardy ladder match
- Edge vs. Lance Storm
- Booker T vs. The Rock
- Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle
- Chris Jericho vs. Rhyno
- ECW
- Where th...
2020-06-30 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWWE is undergoing more COVID-19 testing today ahead of Great American Bash, with some of the wrestlers coming in extremely early for their drive-thru testing. There was concern from some that the results wouldn't be back in time, but the hope is that those tested will be ready for tomorrow.
WWE has indicated that social...
2020-06-30 15:18:56 +0000 UTC View PostFightful learned tonight that several within WWE were notified that the planned shows with audiences -- specifically Lakeland, which we reported -- had been delayed. No further details were provided. WWE had told us initially the information wasn't correct, but was corroborated by several other outlets before the shows were d...
2020-06-30 04:21:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe Tessa Blanchard news keeps rolling in after she and IMPACT Wrestling have parted ways. Fightful has learned that there's a non-disparagement clause associated with the release. We're told that many of the NWA deals are structured this way as well
2020-06-29 20:38:53 +0000 UTC View Post
- Tessa Blanchard
- Velveteeen Dream
- Zicky Dice
- Dave Crist
- Kevin Thorn/Mordecai
- Bobby Roode
- WWE plans
- Elgin vs. Callihan fight
- WWE COVID
- Stats, injuries, contracts
2020-06-29 20:13:32 +0000 UTC View Post
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with another episode of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - GCW: "Jersey J-Cup 2002
- Free YouTube match - ROH: Lio Rush vs. Punishment Martinez (2016 Top Prospect Tournament)
- IMPACT (6/23) results & Tessa Blanchard news
- 205 LIVE (6/26) results
-...
2020-06-28 20:12:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I spoke with Richard Holliday, who confirmed to me that he did have discussions elsewhere prior to re-signing with MLW, and he used the term "contract" as opposed to "agreement," which indicates that he put pen to paper. He's very aware he has the "WWE look" as people call it, but wondered why that couldn't just ...
2020-06-28 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostFor those asking, there is no non-compete clause tied to the termination of Tessa Blanchard that we're aware of. With her contract set to expire on June 30, a non-compete beyond that would have been seen as an "extension," and she would have had to agreed to it.
Coming out of the last tapings, nearly everyone in Impact ...
2020-06-28 16:42:57 +0000 UTC View Post
In this new episode of SOUR GRAPS, we'll talk about how WWE is dealing with the pandemic taking up residence on their doorstep, and the weird hostage video of whoever tested negative chanting for the Undertaker like the Dead Man actually *died*.
Also I guess there was some wrestling?
Everything sucks. Let's talk a...
2020-06-28 02:04:20 +0000 UTC View Post
WWE has been planning for weeks to make moves outside of the WWE Performance Center and Full Sail University.
The plans that Fightful Select has been made aware of WWE plans to run venues involving real fans, with social distancing rules implemented. Lakeland was listed as a likely landing spot in the R...
2020-06-26 20:35:19 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned of a physical altercation involving IMPACT Wrestling stars Michael Elgin and Sami Callihan. Fightful was told that the two recently were setting up a match that also involved Ken Shamrock, and disagreed...
2020-06-26 16:02:36 +0000 UTC View Post
