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- The Rock was doing his rehearsals at about 5:20 PM EST, 2:20 PM local time

- Aziz Ansari, Zac Efron, cast members of the Masked Singer, Mario Lopez and other celebrities and athletes are all supposed to attend.

- 205 Live being pulled from tonight led to many we spoke to backstage speculating on what could close...

SRS Q&A 10/4: AEW vs. NXT, NJPW's role, Thoughts On Wrestlers

- AEW vs. NXT

- Jinder Mahal, Paige, Canyon Ceman

- AEW media calls

- Asuka's WWE role

- NJPW/AEW

- What I've heard about CM Punk

- WWE making stars

- Starrcast

- Eva Marie

- John Morrison

- New Fightful hires

WWE MOCK DRAFT 2019! SRS VS. LAMBERT

VIDEO VERSION:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzwhs3bKlm4&feature=youtu.be 

Jimmy Van Q&A Part 1! Fightful Business, ROH, NJPW-AEW, The Fiend

- Fightful business

- ROH's future

- THE FIEND

- Smackdown surprises

- MLW, IMPACT

- AEW deals in UK and Canada

- Hell in a Cell

- Thoughts on SRS

- Does Jimmy watch the competition?

- Justin Roberts story

- Brandi Rhodes

- Jim Ross

Retro Review: Smackdown #1!:

SRS and Warren Hayes celebrate the 20th anniversary of Smackdown Live!

- Triple H's emergence

- HHH vs. The Rock

- Shawn Michaels

- Chyna, AKA VIRGIL?!

- Taker and Big Show team

- Bossman and Pepper

- Chris Jericho's debut match

- Mankind vs. Shane

- Stephanie s...

The List Goes On October 2nd- NWA, Sasha Banks, Wrestling TV

VIDEO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEZg4oyG0Qc&feature=youtu.be 

- NWA

- NWA/Impact issues

- Sasha Banks' new deal

- TV Wrestling schedule

- John Morrison

See One Of The World's Most Expansive LJN WWF Collections -- Jimmy Van's

NWA/Impact issues?

You may have seen at NWA's presser this week, Billy Corgan said the NWA would do business with anyone but IMPACT. In reaching out to both companies, this was the first that IMPACT reps had heard of the situation, and NWA wouldn't elaborate on what caused the issues. 

Smackdown Live on Fox Opening Episode Odds and Ends

Some betting odds for this weekend's Smackdown on Fox debut!

WWE - Smackdown Live! (10/4/19) Match Lines

Kofi Kingston (c) vs Brock Lesnar

Kofi Kingston            &nbs...

SRS Q&A

Get your questions in for MY Q&A. Remember, I'm back AGAIN next week! 

The Rock announcement shoots Smackdown ticket prices up

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News that "The Rock" will be performing on WWE: SmackDown on Friday has ticket prices skyrocketing for the event.

According to no-fee secondary ticket marketplace, 2019-10-01 20:39:38 +0000 UTC View Post

RAW PREMIERE LIVE BLOG

Opening Segment

• Jerry Lawler already sounds like he's reading voiceovers for a video game.
• For some reason Lawler says the show is starting with a Universal Title match. It's a promo.
• 2019-09-30 23:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post

ROH, GCW, Celebrity Boxing News

- A GCW ring crew guy filled in for "Angry Bagel Boss" guy in a boxing match against Dustin Diamond, aka "Screech." He's also appeared for Grims Toy Show wrestling as Matt Wolf.

- The event was even ran in the same ring that Game Changer Wrestling uses. Unsurprisingly, the promoter of the Celebrity Boxing event has heat...

Fightful Weekender 9/28

STEPHEN JENSEN is back with a new edition of the WEEKENDER!

- Show to watch on IWTV -  Black Label Pro: "Turbo Graps 16 Tournament"

- ROH: "Death Before Dishonor" results

- IMPACT TV (9/27) results

- NXT UK (9/25) results

- 205 Live (9/24) results

- PWG: "Battle Of Los Angeles" results...

Sasha Banks contract update

The Boss looks to be a fixture in WWE.

Fightful Select was informed by a source on Friday afternoon that former WWE Raw Women's Champion 2019-09-28 04:12:11 +0000 UTC View Post

AEW, WWE Network, Other Notes

- AEW plans on having a post-show scrum for their TNT debut, as they have for their pay-per-view shows.

- Regarding rumors that WWE has "tabled" negotiations with NWA for the WWE Network, WWE sources confirmed to us that the story wasn't exactly accurate.  WWE has paused negotiations and discussions with many compa...

News on NWA, AEW TV deals

AEW got a lot of grief for their UK TV deal announcement yesterday. We were told by those within AEW that the initial ITV aspect of the deal was announced early due to an eager employee on the ITV side. AEW feels there is room to grow on the ITV side if the show proves successful

SEScoops issued a report that NWA reps s...

SRS Q&A Podcast 9/26

- AEW vs. NXT

- Viewership

- TJP

- Fightful hires

- Why is Alex off RAW shows?

- NJPW partnerships?

- 5 dozen questions answered!

The List Goes On 9/25

VIDEO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He77Y5au4RU&feature=youtu.be 

- Kenny Omega trolling

- Lacey Evans

- Chad Gable

- Orange Cassidy

- Rusev

Fightful Backstage Report Pod (9/25)

Topics!

- Triple H/NXT

- The Revival contracts

- Shane Taylor/ROH

- Scurll/Taven/ROH

- Ivelisse, Mercedes, Allysin Kay, Shazza

- Samoa Joe on Vince McMahon

- Contracts

- Injuries

- Stats

- Fightful schedule

Early Hell in a Cell betting Lines

WWE - Hell in a Cell

Seth Rollins (c) vs Bray Wyatt

Seth Rollins                  +300     (3/1)

Bray Wyatt        &n...

SRS Q&A Questions

Stays up until Wednesday. Ask away!

Update on Revival's contracts

The Top Guys could still be top free agents come next year, as The Revival still hadn't signed new deals as of a couple of weeks ago.

Fightful Select was told WWE has made some renewed efforts to sign Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder, the Revival. As of Clash of Champions' Smackdown Title win, the two had n...

Fightful Weekender 9/21

STEPHEN JENSEN is back with another edition of the WEEKENDER!

- Show to watch on IWTV - Bizzaro Lucha: "Endless Waltz"

- PWG: "Battle Of Los Angeles" results

- IMPACT TV (9/20) results

- ROH TV (Episode 417) results

- NWA - New YouTube content

- Kenny Omega's NXT comments

- BTE: "Fing...

EARLY: Evolution Progress Report: Women Wrestlers On Effects Of Sexualization Of Female Athletes

By Kristen Ashly

In attempt to gather another perspective on the progress of the women's evolution, perception of female athletes is an important indicator, and must be measured. Four female wrestlers from the independent circuit speak out on how the depiction of female athletes have altered their careers, ...

The List Goes On September 18th- Ciampa, Charlotte

VIDEO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrff8CKOjmw&feature=youtu.be 

- Tommaso Ciampa

- Charlotte Flair

- Luke Harper

- MLW War Chamber

- La Parka

- Jacob Fatu

- Big...

Vince McMahon - NXT

For those wondering, as of now -- 4:30 PM EST, Vince McMahon had not been seen at Full Sail University's venue, the site of tonight's NXT on USA show. From an in-person perspective, McMahon is hands off.

Also, we've been told "at least one" surprise is planned for tonight, but otherwise the show is expected to follow th...

Backstage Report Podcast (9/18): Hardy Boyz, Naomi, Ciampa, More

- SRS answers questions

- Hardy Boyz contracts

- Big Cass situation

- Thunder Rosa speaks to Kristen Ashly

- Tommaso Ciampa, Naomi, Jason Jordan

- Injury updates

- Contract updates

- Stats

Fightful Wrestling Weekly 9/20: Hardy Boyz, Big Cass, Ciampa, Thunder Rosa, Ali, More

Hardy Boyz

Fightful Select learned this weekend that the former WWE, World Heavyweight, TNA Champion Jeff Hardy has already had his WWE contract extended for "at least" another year due to injury. 

Earlier this year, WWE opted to roll over Matt and Jeff Hardy's contracts for anot...

Exclusive: Major Update On Hardy Boyz Contracts

It looks like Jeff Hardy won't be going anywhere for a while.

Fightful Select learned this weekend that the former WWE, World Heavyweight, TNA Champion Jeff Hardy has already had his WWE contract extended for "at least" another year due to injury.

Earlier this year, WWE opted to roll over Matt and Jef...