When I spoke to Eric Bischoff last year before he worked for WWE, he mentioned that he thought WWE was produced too slick for their own good, and not nearly gritty enough. I asked him if he ever brought that up while he was in WWE, but he said that he wasn't really around long enough to even throw out something like tha...
2020-06-08 21:10:28 +0000 UTC View PostBecause I know you guys were patiently waiting for this news update, I can confirm that the PC recruits still do not have chairs at the tapings. Please wait at least three hours before aggregating this earth shattering news. Thank you
2020-06-08 17:20:20 +0000 UTC View Post
- Triple H backstage meeting
- Riddle's call up changing plans
- Baszler, Mercedes updates
- WWE Backlash
- SCOTT NORTON
- Zicky Dice
- Contracts, injuries, updates
2020-06-08 17:15:40 +0000 UTC View PostOn Twitter tonight, WWE recruit AJ Francis posted the following:
"While somebody out here snitchin to these dirt sheets about everything, somebody need to snitch that @TripleH came & told us all that if we today, tomorrow or ever want to talk to him about our feelings on #BlackLivesMatter he wants to have that convo...
2020-06-08 03:44:10 +0000 UTC View Post
- Nostalgia all over!
- The set
- Six-Woman Tag
- Priest vs. Balor tear it up
- Back Lot Brawl
- Backstage news
- Cole vs. Dream
- Karrion Kross SQUASHES Ciampa!
- Women main event!
2020-06-08 01:29:49 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys, reminder, I'm on the NXT call, so I'll try to give you my solo review right before that happens! Let's talk wrestling!
Intro
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new episode of the WEEKENDER!
Topics:
- Show to watch on IWTV - AIW: "7 Year Itch"
- Free YouTube match - ROH: Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll (Reach For The Sky 2016)
- 205 LIVE (6/5) results
- IMPACT (6/2) results
- NWA - New YouTube content
- BTE: "Gig" ...
2020-06-07 21:53:44 +0000 UTC View PostFor those wondering, it would appear that WWE Backlash will not be completely live. WWE brought in Performance Center recruits this morning to film at the WWE Performance Center for the WWE Backlash show that runs next weekend to tape parts of it. As of now, we've not heard if there are any cinematic elements planed for the s...
2020-06-07 17:10:06 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of SOUR GRAPS, Kayla Braxton was the victim of a wayward sliming, Otis is Dolph Ziggler now, and we got to see a Six Man Tag match featuring five great professional wrestlers and one Mojo Rawley.
Oh and the Boss & Hug Connection are officially back! ... until their inevitable looming break-up.
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2020-06-07 02:16:21 +0000 UTC View PostWe've had a few subscribers reach out about updates on Mercedes Martinez and Shayna Baszler's status' of late. We are told that despite not being on WWE Raw the last couple of weeks, Baszler is fine. When we asked around about Mercedes Martinez, we'd simply been told that she hasn't mentioned an injury of late, though she's b...
2020-06-06 22:32:33 +0000 UTC View PostFightful was informed of a couple of re-shoots from the last set of tapings. As plenty of you saw, Otis took on Baron Corbin on Smackdown this past week. We're told that Otis ended up having to take four pretty brutal spinebusters due to re-films, and were told that wasn't even the part of the match that was messed up.
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2020-06-06 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSent to us directly from BetOnline.ag
Drew McIntyre (c) vs Bobby Lashley
Drew McIntyre -900 (1/9)
Bobby Lashley ...
2020-06-05 21:20:54 +0000 UTC View PostWe reported earlier this week about the creative changes around Matt Riddle, but his NXT farewell match was received exceptionally well by many of influence in NXT. One source in NXT told us that with any new match type there's some hesitation, and some there weren't as familiar with Timothy Thatcher's work as they should hav...
2020-06-05 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
WWE - NXT TakeOver
Adam Cole (c) vs Velveteen Dream
Adam Cole -300 (1/3)&nb...
2020-06-04 20:49:20 +0000 UTC View Post
- Jon Jones
- Mike Tyson
- Penelope Ford, Kip Sabian, Ruby Riott, Lacey Evans
- Best AEW reigns
- Aces & Eights, Toni Storm
- NXT Callups
- R-Truth HOF
- Impact Slammiversary
- SPOILERS
- Future of Select
- AEW debuts, women, deathmatches, scouting
2020-06-04 17:14:10 +0000 UTC View PostWWE COVID-19
For those that have asked, the person within WWE who had tested positive for COVID-19 fully recovered several weeks ago and has long since returned to work. We've not heard of any other positive tests in WWE, IMPACT or All Elite Wrestling as they continue to hold audience-less shows. Talent...
2020-06-04 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe interview will drop today, but we heard an interesting story from Zicky Dice about his WWE tryout in 2018. He told us that it went really well and he got positive reactions from a lot of the producers. However, when he went to NXT that week, he almost got kicked out for even trying to talk to Triple H.
2020-06-04 14:53:39 +0000 UTC View PostFor those asking, yes, Drake Maverick knew about the renewed WWE contract ahead of time -- it wasn't a surprise. It was unclear to those we've heard from when WWE decided to go this route with the story
2020-06-04 04:05:35 +0000 UTC View PostIt's probably not a surprise at this point, but NXT wrestlers have been called upon to be in the audience for NXT In Your House and WWE Backlash, in addition to Raw, Smackdown and NXT. This will have them working Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and the following Sunday for tapings.
For those asking, there's no ...
2020-06-04 00:16:11 +0000 UTC View PostAsk away! You know the rules
10 questions max
No top 5, faves etc.
No "are you a fan of"
- Dom Mysterio
- The Undertaker and how to retire him.
- Street Profits/Viking Raiders
- Bayley & Sasha Banks
- GCW Return
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/fpYcIrYCxyI
Matt Riddle's call up sent shock waves through multiple brands.
Fightful has learned that after a meeting with Vince McMahon, a decision had been made to call Matt Riddle up to the main roster. Due to the issues surrounding the world and the Coronavirus Pandemic, that was a little easier said than done.
... 2020-06-03 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs noted last week, both Matt Riddle and Dominik Dijakovic are both being called up to the WWE main roster, but we also mentioned that the company wasn't finished. Plans were made last week to call up additional members of the NXT team to Raw and Smackdown. As of last week, we were told that "both men and women" would be call...
2020-06-03 05:55:04 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of SOUR GRAPS, we talk about an episode of RAW that definitely took place.
And it featured all of Raw's greatest hits!
Distraction finishes!
Meandering promos that rehash old promos from last week!
A title match that you know isn't going to have a clean finish!
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2020-06-03 04:38:35 +0000 UTC View Post- After appearing on recent episodes of Impact Wrestling, Deonna Purrazzo will debut next week.
- Jordynne Grace and Taya return to Impact TV this week
- The tournament finals are not as planned based on last week's show.
- Jordynne will call to defend her title next week
Zicky Dice is locked down for the rest of the year.
NWA's charismatic TV Champion has a contract with the National Wrestling Alliance, but it wasn't always like that. It wasn't even like that when he won the title. As Zicky told us in a new interview, he's a dangerous person to not have under a deal.
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2020-06-02 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostRob Gronkowski asked out of his WWE deal, per the terms of it, which led to his departure from the company. Wrestling Inc reported he exercised the release clause in his contract, and Fightful has learned that most on the Raw side of things didn't even have to deal with Gronk at all, and weren't really in the loop on hi...
2020-06-02 14:22:56 +0000 UTC View Post
- WWE Tapings
- Dijak, Riddle
- NXT Wrestlers in the crowd
- Deonna Purrazzo
- AJ vs. Daniel Bryan
- NXT Callups
- Joe Hendry/Chael Sonnen
- Backstage WWE news
- NWO STING!
- Contracts, injuries, stats
2020-06-01 21:15:13 +0000 UTC View PostFollowing reports of Dominik Dijakovic being called up to WWE Raw, Fightful was able to confirm he at least won't be wrestling on tonight's show. Dijakovic posted a picture of the United States Title, but he was actually in the crowd for the tapings. It is possible he could be featured in a vignette or backstage segment thoug...
2020-06-01 20:29:33 +0000 UTC View Post- Show to watch on IWTV - C*4: "MIXTAPE VOLUME 8"
- Free YouTube matches - ROH: Kyle O'Reilly vs. Jonathan Gresham (Top Prospect Tournament 2011)
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