You may have seen Tommaso Ciampa "refute" our report of his injury status, per WWE's internal injury report. We contacted Ciampa directly with our information, and a document listing his "clearance date." He said that this is often the fault of miscommunication within WWE and doesn't think it was done with malice
2019-09-17 01:55:12 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! SRS here. With the major changes coming to the schedule, the Fightful Wrestling Weekly will be dropping on Wednesdays on the main site, and Monday on Fightful Select. This will leave a one week gap soon without a "backstage report" show, but I'm adding another Q&A episode to make up for it. The change will start...
2019-09-16 19:41:18 +0000 UTC View PostDespite Daniel Bryan not wrestling since late August, and not being on the Summerslam or Clash of Champions PPV, we're told that he's fine, and is at the WWE Clash of Champions show tonight.
2019-09-16 02:19:12 +0000 UTC View Post
WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Drew Gulak (c) defeated Lince Dorado and Humberto Carillo
3.75/10
STEPHEN JENSEN is back with another edition of the WEEKENDER!
- Show to watch on IWTV - St. Louis Anarchy: "Battle Of Spaulding 19"
- IMPACT: "Victory Road" results
- Josh Barnett's: "Bloodsport 2" results
- ROH-CMLL: "Global Wars Espectacular" results
- BTE: "What's Wrong With Kenny?" recap<...
2019-09-15 17:23:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Eventual WWE Cruiserweight Champions clash!
2019-09-15 17:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostIn addition to the news reported by Voices of Wrestling and PWInsider, Fightful has learned that police asked Joey Janela if he wanted to press charges against Big Cass after the incidents that occurred. Janela declined, and said that Cass needed help.
After all of this, Cass ended up getting his car towed because...
2019-09-15 15:19:27 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select has learned that Ed Nordholm and Scott D'Amore are both expected at next week's set of WOW tapings, after Anthem has acquired AXS TV. The future of the brand, programming and the like isn't clear at this point
2019-09-14 22:25:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Ali has made an impression on many he's worked with on Smackdown Live, especially Eric Bischoff according to those that we spoke to. Both he and Vince McMahon were said to have walked up to Ali and congratulated him on the King of the Ring match he had with Elias, with one saying it was Elias' best match. Eric Bi...
2019-09-14 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
- Enes Kanter became the first Turkish champion in WWE history, but he was actually born in Switzerland.
- Enes Kanter is the tallest WWE 24/7 Champion in history, the first 24/7 Champion to attend the University of Kentucky, and the first 24/7 Champion to play in the NBA.
- Enes Kanter is the first p...
2019-09-13 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWith JV home with pneumonia and no List & Ya Boy podcast this week, JV instead took his List notes and put them into article form. Enjoy!
Anthem Sports/AXS TV Deal
When there were first rumors of a sale, my first thought was, with what money? Anthem Sports is not a huge compan...
2019-09-12 15:40:30 +0000 UTC View Post
SRS answers over six dozen questions
- WALTER to main roster?
- Title belts in WWE
- Brand split ending?
- Who should be the top WWE stars?
- Top NXT stars
- IMPACT/AXS
- AEW TV Title?
2019-09-12 14:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Warren isn't dead, but his show is!
VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vs0vzX8cSc&feature=youtu.be
2019-09-12 01:52:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Topics this week
- MAJOR injury updates
- RVD/Impact
- WWE roster changes
- Mick Foley stories
- RJ City
- Alexa Bliss
- IIconics
- Steve Austin
- Contract news
- Stats
2019-09-11 18:55:27 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select was able to learn of a lot of injury updates in WWE.
As revealed by POST Wrestling, Elias has an undisclosed injury and won't be competing tonight. There's no diagnosis backstage, but it's suspected that he "broke something." As of Tuesday afternoon, Shane McMahon was expected to replace him in the King ...
2019-09-10 20:58:17 +0000 UTC View PostFor full transparency on the Kylie Rae- All Elite Wrestling release situation, we're still working to find out more. We've been contacted with a huge variety of stories by people within the wrestling business, and almost none of them are the same, therefore not solid enough to report. Fightful had reached out to AEW PR ...
2019-09-10 17:36:25 +0000 UTC View PostAs noted by Fightful Select Subscriber @allhailhann, both Pat Patterson and Carmella have been seen in New York City this week ahead of the Raw/SD shows
2019-09-10 15:37:51 +0000 UTC View PostQ&A Show will be filmed Wednesday, so get your questions in!
2019-09-09 15:51:00 +0000 UTC View Post
RJ City is syndicated in over 100 countries worldwide (he told us), but he isn't necessarily sure what wrestling's television expansion will do for...
2019-09-08 17:17:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Matt Riddle isn't Goldberg's bro, even after their Summerslam chat.
The outspoken Riddle has long expressed his issues with the former WWE Universal Champion Goldberg, all the way back to Riddle's Fightful Brocast days. Things came to a head when Riddle had based Goldberg in recent months, and the two met b...
2019-09-08 17:17:01 +0000 UTC View PostSTEPHEN JENSEN is back with another edition of the WEEKENDER!
- Show to watch on IWTV - BLP + GCW: "2 Cups Stuffed"
- Free match on YouTube - NWA: "Crockett Cup" Wild Card Battle Royal
- AEW: "All Out" results
- ROH TV (Episode 415) results
- IMPACT TV (9/6) results & **TV TAPING SPOILERS** 2019-09-08 00:05:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Allysin Kay is a world traveler, and it's paid off in experience in major companies and indie companies alike.
Kay has established herself both regionally and nationally, and is still looking to branch out. She's been announced for Josh Barnett's Bloodsport II, as the first female competitor since the brand...
2019-09-06 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostContrary to the report that Killer Kross' deal is up in 18 months, Fightful has learned that the deal is actually up this December, but IMPACT has the option to roll it over for another year.
2019-09-05 16:44:13 +0000 UTC View PostGot some early betting lines for YAS
Seth Rollins (c) vs Braun Strowman
Seth Rollins -300 (1/3)
Braun Strowman &...
2019-09-05 15:57:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s the embedded video version for September 4.
2019-09-05 02:14:57 +0000 UTC View PostBefore signing with NWA, Eli Drake had several deals on the table. He actually spoke with AEW and Joey Mercury of ROH ahead of negotiating with Lagana and Billy Corgan. He didn't negotiate with WWE at all during this period.
2019-09-05 01:39:16 +0000 UTC View Post
VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58yWcZB9AzE
2019-09-05 01:01:17 +0000 UTC View PostVIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/g6WxE-Yf5Gg
Surprise! We've replaced Stupid people extended with new, wrestling centered segments. We're previewing this for ALL subscribers of Fightful Select, and we talk:
- WWE Draft
- WWE's return to MSG<...
2019-09-04 23:52:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Rob Van Dam isn't going anywhere -- even after Bound For Glory.
The former WWE and IMPACT Wrestling champion returned to IMPACT this year, in a deal that was expected to go from WrestleMania weekend through Bound For Glory. However, when speaking with Fightful for an exclusive interview, RVD confirmed that ...
2019-09-04 19:08:06 +0000 UTC View Post
