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ROH Expected To Sign Female Indie Wrestler

Ring of Honor continues to try to reload their roster. 

Days after Tenille Dashwood announced that she's now a free agent, it looks like Ring of Honor co...

Backstage reactions on John Oliver HBO-WWE video

HBO and John Oliver took aim at WWE on Sunday, and both WWE and its superstars took notice.

Fightful Select reported Sunday afternoon that HBO's "Last Week Tonight" would take a look at the independent contractor status of WWE wrestlers. When Fightful reached out to several Superstars for their thoughts, wo...

Monday News & Notes: Jeff Cobb, AEW, Taker, HBO

 - We're told that Christopher Daniels actually recruited Jeff Cobb into ROH, and Sonjay Dutt had tried to recruit Cobb to Impact. Ironically, neither man works for those respective companies anymore

- For media interested, we're told AEW will be sending out credential info next week. 

- RSVLTS is launch...

WWE-HBO

We're told that HBO will be going after WWE to some degree in regards to independent contractors on tonight's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. You may remember that a couple of times in the past, Last Week Tonight has brought up WWE's association with Saudi Arabia. 

Fightful Weekender 3/30/19

IWTV show to watch - St Louis Anarchy: "Anarchy vs. Everybody 19"

FREE match on YouTube - Craig Mitchell vs. Gary Jay from Freelance UnderGround's "Baderbrawl 4" (2/4/18)

ROH TV results (3/15 + 3/22)

IMPACT TV results (3/29)

***IMPACT Taping Spoilers***

BTE: "C2E2" recap

Weekend news and notes

- Look for AEW to use terminology that differentiates them from what WWE uses. From wrestlers to coaches, and more.

- There were initial pushes for the women's tag team match to be a ladder match at WrestleMania, but that was quickly shot down. There are pushes still going for a ladder match of some kind to happen durin...

FightfulSelect.com 205 Live/NXT/UK Review Podcast! (3/27)

Mr. Warren Hayes brings you a wrap up podcast for 205 Live, NXT UK and NXT! !

Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxxcymAK7uI 

JIMMY VAN QUESTIONS FOR Q&A

Reminder, we're doing quarterly Q&A shows with Jimmy, the first one is next week. Ask him anything about wrestling, his old website, Fightful, MMA, his thoughts on storylines, more!

EARLY: Drago Talks Differences Wrestling For Lucha Underground And Impact

Like several other Lucha Underground stars such as Johnny Impact, Pentagon Jr., Brian Cage and Fenix, Drago is one of many wrestlers from the El Rey Network show to make the jump to Impact Wrestling.

Drago, the former Lucha Underground T...

Thursday News and Notes; Kofi Kingston, ESPN, Janela, Uso

- Joey Janela told us that he tried to book D-Lo Brown, Justin Credible (as Aldo Montoya) and Akeem for last year's Joey Janela Spring Break show

- Not WWE related, but I'm told the ESPN-UFC extension deal was finalized the week before they announced it. Dana White filmed his announcement interview with Megan Olivi the ...

NXT Podcast update

Sorry for the inconvenience, but tonight's planned NXT/UK/205 Live Podcast with Warren Hayes will now take place on Friday at 8 PM EST.

Thank you

Fightful Report Podcast (3/27): Charlotte/Asuka, Injuries, Contracts, Janela, Ryan, More

Sean Ross Sapp has a BIG Fightful Report Podcast

- Charlotte/Asuka

- Plans changing

- Kofi Kingston

- WWE targeting overseas audience.

- Alberto Del Rio/WWE

- Phil Baroni/Bloodsport

- Anthony Bowens

- Joey Janela

- Joey Ryan

- Exclusive news

- Josh Alexander 2019-03-27 17:55:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Wednesday news and notes

- Joey Janela confirmed to me that Spring Break 2020 is already a go for Tampa. Game Changer Wrestling already has a contract on the building

-  I'd mentioned some of the timing issues facing Raw of late. That became a point of contention for some backstage, but it seems as if things are smoothed out now. There are...

Smackdown News

Fightful Select has learned that there are major changes to tonight's planned women's fatal four way match that was to determine a top contender to Asuka at WrestleMania. We're told there is an extensive segment that will take place, however. Word backstage is that the match won't go as planned tonight, and we could instead s...

Tuesday news and notes -SAVIO VEGA, merch, Raw production, Stardom

- 13 Japanese women are making the trip for Stardom's Wrestlemania weekend show. 

- Savio Vega will enter AIW's JT Lightning tournament in June

- Speaking of Scott Steiner, he'd went radio silent for about six weeks after being booked against Hornswoggle, and told AIW that he was concerned because of the stra...

Kofi Kingston on Mania ads

Not that it's much of a surprise, but WWE has submitted several advertising images featuring Kofi Kingston vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. 

Monday News and Notes- Autograph prices, Production, Upcoming Features

- The upcoming slate of Enhancement Stories includes Britt Baker talking her Nia Jax match, Jimmy Jacobs on his Cruiserweight Title match with Nunzio, Angelina Love (kind of) remembering a match with Trinity, and Aerial Monroe talking a match with Nia Jax.

- A lot has been made of Undertaker's steep price of $300 for a ...

WWE Has No Interest In Alberto Del Rio, Despite Him Saying "The Door Is Open"

File this one under "well, duh."

Alberto Del Rio has been out of the national spotlight for a year now, since he no-showed Impact events at last year's WrestleMania weekend events. Last week, 2019-03-24 20:48:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Weekend News And Notes- Bowens, ATT, Joey Ryan

- Former Impact Wrestling personality and American Top Team manager Dan Lambert told us he'd be open to Olympic judo medalist and MMA fighter Kayla Harrison making the move to pro wrestling, and would want her to be a heel.

- In poking around about Anthony Bowens for my long-form feature, a WWE employee told me they've ...

Behind The Scenes: Compilation

Jimmy Van, Alex and Jeff all featured!

Fightful Weekender Podcast (3/23): NWA, Impact, ROH, More!

 Stephen Jensen is back in your ears!!!

Show to watch on IWTV - Southern Underground Pro: "What Could Possibly Go Right?"

FREE match on YouTube - Briscoes vs. Willie Mack & Jeff Cobb - NWA Crockett Cup Qualifier

NWA - New YouTube content

ROH - 17th Anniversary Show results

IMPACT TV resu...

SRS Q&A Podcast (3/23)

- AJ Styles' deal

- Gallows and Anderson

- WrestleMania

- Kofi Kingston

- Backstage news

- Asuka

- MLW-WWE

- Sami Zayn

- NJPW-ROH-AEW

- AEW Plans

Thursday news and notes- Penis Party, Hall of Fame Leaks, Stardom

- Joey Ryan had a pretty wide selection of talent for PENIS PARTY, and had heavy input on the show and the cards. Considering everyone was already doing to be in town for the event, he had his pick of the litter. 

- WWE is more unhappy than previous years about their Hall of Fame names being leaked before it goes o...

FightfulSelect.com 205 Live/NXT/UK Review Podcast!

Mr. Warren Hayes brings you a wrap up podcast for 205 Live and NXT! !

Video version!! https://youtu.be/-FN1z_8ypBY

Wednesday news and notes

- Despite speculation on another site that "the New Day videos might be a shoot," they're not. It's complete storyline, as confirmed to me be an employee today.

- The main event of Smackdown was running light on time about halfway through the match.

- As mentioned in the weekly, the way Smackdown was laid out earl...

Fightful Report Podcast: Rousey, Raw+SD Notes, Signings, Stats

Topics from SRS!

- Dan Lambert on Rousey's "fake" comments.

- Bobby Lashley's character

- Amanda Nunes-WWE vignette?

- New WWE signings

- WOW

- Gallows and Anderson

- Former Rousey opponent talks wrestling career

- Josh Rafferty's MMA/wrestling ties.

- What WWE uses as the...

Q&A questions!

Doing a Q&A show this week! get your questions in!!

News and notes on tonight's Smackdown Live

Fightful Select has learned some info on tonight's Smackdown Live.

Some speculated that Kofi Kingston's gauntlet match could go as far as taking up the duration of the show, but that won't  be the case. 

As announced on last night's Raw, Sasha Banks and Bayley will be on the Smackdown tonight. According ...

FIGHTFUL SELECT MARCH MADNESS BRACKET WILDNESS

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Make your picks!

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Current WrestleMania Odds

Wanted to pass along the current WrestleMania odds, as supplied to us.

WWE - Wrestlemania

(c) Brock Lesnar vs Seth Rollins

Brock Lesnar                 +170     (...