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Road Warrior Animal Gives His Take On What Wrestlers He Feels WWE Is Holding Back

April 20, 2018 • Admin

Animal is all about 'Rusev Day'. 24 year veteran of the pro wrestling game Road Warrior Animal joined "The Ride With JMV" podcast and spoke on a number of topics concerning the world of professional wrestling and promoted his own 'What A Rush' podcast that he hosts along with Joe Laurinaitis. During a particular portion of the discussion between JMV and Animal; Animal shared his thoughts on the superstars of WWE having the proverbial rug swept from underneath their feet. Road Warrior Animal stated that the WWE does not let a vast majority of their talents even attempt to reach the heights of a Hulk Hogan, or Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, The Undertaker, Andre The Giant, and other mega-stars that have edged their place in the history of the company. Animal name-dropped a few current WWE talents who he feels has been held back. "Yeah, they won’t let anybody get that strong anymore as you can probably tell. When someone gets a lot of steam on ‘em they pull the..

The Young Bucks Discuss The End Of Being The Elite And Why They Do The Show

April 19, 2018 • Admin

The Young Bucks say they are considering the options regarding Being the Elite. Last week, episode 100 of Being the Elite was uploaded to YouTube with the title "Finale." In an interview with Sporting News, both Matt and Nick Jackson mentioned episode 100 could be the end of the series but did not definitively say if that will be the case. “I think it’s poetic if we did end it at 100 episodes. But everyone else says we shouldn't,” said Nick Jackson. “We’re like, man, 100 episodes, we can end it when it’s the hottest. It almost feels like we should end it,” said Matt Jackson. Even though the Young Bucks are given input on their work in the Bullet Club, they enjoy the one hundred percent control of the Being the Elite show. “It’s also control of your own destiny of your own career. You don’t know how you’re going to be booked in Ring of Honor or New Japan. We have influence, but we don’t have final say. With this show, we’re the writers, the actors and the editors,” said M..

Daniel Cormier Says Brock Lesnar Bout Would Bring In Big Money

April 19, 2018 • Admin

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier is preparing to challenge UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic for the gold in the main event of UFC 226. DC wouldn’t mind a future fight with current WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar because Cormier feels a bout between them would be a big money attraction. “That thing never happens unless I get past Stipe, but just hearing out loud was like, oh my goodness,” Cormier said to MMA Fighting. “Hey, I know that when I fight Jon Jones, I make a lot of money. I know that if I was to ever fight a Brock Lesnar, I’m going to make even more money than I’ve ever made in entire life. And ultimately, championships and money is why we do this. I don’t care for all the other stuff. I want to get paid. I’m almost 40, the door’s about to close on me, so why not ride out into the sunset with a massive payday? Truckloads of money. Back up Brinks truck to Gilroy, California if you fight Brock Lesnar, I’m telling you. He told me last time, right? When tha..

Smackdown 4/17 Viewership Slightly Down

April 19, 2018 • Admin

The Superstar Shakeup dropped ratings compared to the week after WrestleMania. According to ShowBuzz Daily, Smackdown had an average of 2,796,000 viewers this week which was the second night of the Superstar Shakeup. The ratings have been up and down the last few weeks floating between 2,467,000 and 2,952,000 viewers. Last week's Smackdown was the high of that stretch which was expected on the Smackdown after WrestleMania. Last week's Raw was also higher than this week's Raw to match the pattern of the two weeks following WrestleMania. The WWE did go head-to-head against a NBA Playoff game on Tuesday which performed slightly better than Smackdown in ratings and demographics. WWE beat every show not showing a basketball game on Tuesday night in the rankings. On YouTube, three videos reached over one million viewers in less than twenty-four hours. The short match between Jey Uso and Luke Harper had 1.4 million viewers, Jeff Hardy showing up on Smackdown did 2.4 millio..

WWE NXT Live Results 4/18 Lars Sullivan vs Killian Dain in a No Disqualification Match, Ricochet Makes His NXT Debut & More!

April 19, 2018 • Admin

This is the Fightful.com live coverage for tonight's episode of WWE NXT. Tonight we have a great show as in our main event Killian Dain and Lars Sullivan go head to head in a No Disqualification Match, Ricochet makes his NXT television debut, Candice LeRae finally gets her hands on Zelina Vega and much more so be sure to come back here at 8 PM EST for an hour showcasing the WWE NXT brand! -Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae come out to the ring and Johnny talks about his unsanctioned match against Tommaso Ciampa at NXT TakeOver New Orleans and that he's happy to be reinstated as a member of the NXT roster before leaving as we go to commercial after a tease for the television debut of Ricochet. Ricochet vs Fabian Aichner Ricochet is in control early, knocking Fabian down repeatedly before Aichner catches him and hits a gutbuster. Aichner hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and a series of European uppercuts before Ricochet hits a move off of the top and hits a standing shooting s..

NXT Live Event Report, April 13-14: Baszler vs. LeRae, Newell Returns To Ring,

April 19, 2018 • Admin

While WWE's main roster had the weekend off following WrestleMania, NXT was still in action, holding two events in the Sunshine State. The April 13 event in Venice was marked by the in-ring return of Nixon Newell, who had not wrestled since an event last April for the DDT promotion in Japan. Newell tore her ACL last year, shortly after reporting to the WWE Performance Center. Several of the recent main roster call-ups were in action on the second night, April 14 in Cocoa, including the Authors of Pain and No Way Jose. Here are all the results. April 13, Venice, FL Ricochet def. Chad Lail. Reina Gonzalez & Vanessa Borne def. Dakota Kai & Steffanie Newell. Christopher Dijak def. Mars Wang. Kassius Ohno def. Brennan Williams. Street Profits def. TM-61. Buddy Murphy defeats Lio Rush. Fabian Aichner def. Jeet Rama. War Raiders def. Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan. Shayna Baszler def. Candice LeRae to retain the NXT Women's Title. April 14, Cocoa, FL Raul Mendoza def. Lio Rush. Ca..

Mike Jackson Says CM Punk’s Last MMA Fight Will Happen At UFC 225

April 19, 2018 • Admin

A battle of winless professional MMA fighters are set to collide at UFC 225 as Mike Jackson faces former WWE Champion CM Punk. Punk is competing for the second time in the UFC and Jackson predicts their fight is going to be the last for the former wrestler. ”They paid him a half-a-million the last time. They’ll probably pay him another half-a-million this time and that will be it,” Jackson told Flo Combat. “This will be his last fight. I can guarantee that. Cause after I touch him, he ain’t going to want this no more.” Jackson had one other opportunity to fight Punk before, but came up short in ta qualifying fight against Mickey Gall at UFC Fight Night 82. Even though both competitors have yet to win a fight, a confident Jackson still believes he has a huge advantage over Punk. ”I do feel it’s still a mismatch,” Jackson said. “At one point in time, I had no idea who Anderson Silva was. I thought he looked like a good fighter and had an interesting look, but after he smashed on Chr..

Road Warrior Animal Feels That Today's Wrestlers Are Overly Scripted, And Recalls The First Time He Met Andre The Giant

April 19, 2018 • Admin

Road Warrior Animal gives his take on why today's group of wrestlers have such a hard time getting over. WWE Hall Of Famer and former three-time WWE Tag Team Champion Road Warrior Animal recently joined "The Ride With JMV" podcast to discuss his run in WWE alongside Road Warrior Hawk as 'The Road Warriors'. Throughout their years Animal and Hawk had the opportunity to work with some of the most well-known names in the sport of professional wrestling. One of the names who has been in many of headlines recently because of the documentary that is based on him is "The Eighth Wonder Of The World" Andre The Giant. Animal recalled the time when he, Hawk, and their then-manger Paul Ellering were in Japan and they got their first glance at the mythical-like man that was Andre The Giant. "No, I haven’t got a chance to watch it [The ‘Andre The Giant’ documentary]. You know its funny the first time I met Andre; we were in Tokyo, Japan and we go by that little club that…. There’s ..

Fight Size Update: Saudi Arabia Tryouts, Goldust Not Retiring, Keith Lee

April 18, 2018 • Admin

This is the Fight Size Update for the evening of April 17th. - In the video above, Pro Wrestling Unlimited examines the report of a Raw wrestler being backstage at Smackdown when most of the Raw roster has flown to South Africa for a tour. Tonight is the second night of the Superstar Shakeup. - Fightful Select has an image and topic preview for Wednesday's The List and Ya Boy. Check out Fightful Select for all of the premium content from Fightful. - WWE announced a tryout in Saudi Arabia which was discussed in this video with WWE Performance Center coach Matt Bloom. - Goldust shared a message on his Twitter account which had some fans worried about him retiring. He sent this tweet to clarify he is not retiring. Just so none of you are confused,Whenever I decide to hang at the Boots, which is not now, you will be the first to know. There will be no mincing words. — Dustin Rhodes (@Goldust) April 17, 2018 - Last night on Raw, Corey Graves accidently said "Bullet Club" and..

WWE Smackdown! Live Results 4/17 The Superstar Shakeup Continues!

April 18, 2018 • Admin

This is the Fightful.com live coverage for tonight's episode of WWE Smackdown! Live! Tonight the WWE Superstar Shakeup continues after 20 Superstars switched brands last night on RAW which saw the like a of Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin and Natalya coming over to team red and The Miz being sent to the blue brand. Who will join RAW? Who will be taken from RAW and brought over to Smackdown! Live? Be sure to come back here at 8PM EST to find out these questions and more and don't forget to stick with us after the show for the post show podcast! -We open the show with a recap of Shinsuke Nakamura attacking AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan last week before AJ comes out and talks about what Shinsuke did to him and how he showed his true colors. AJ says that Shinsuke is a con artist and talks about him ruining his match with Daniel Bryan before demanding that Shinsuke come out to the ring. Instead Rusev Day comes out and Aiden says that Shinsuke isn't there tonight. Aiden says that AJ..

WWE 'Superstar Shake-Up': Night Two Roster Changes

April 18, 2018 • Admin

What stars will be joining the blue-brand after an eventful night one of the 2018 WWE 'Superstar Shake-Up'? * Jeff Hardy brings the WWE United States Championship back to SmackDown Live. "The Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy became a multi-time Grand Slam champion in WWE last night on RAW as he defeated Jinder Mahal to become the new WWE United States Champion. Tonight, SmackDown Live got a rush of adrenaline as Jeff Hardy returned to SmackDown for the first-time since competing in a "Loser Leaves WWE" World Heavyweight Championship match against CM Punk in 2009. In a TWIST OF FATE, @JEFFHARDYBRAND has been shaken up to #SDLive, and he’s bringing his #USTitle with him! #SuperstarShakeup pic.twitter.com/vY1tgzQoug — WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018 Hardy's first appearance on the blue-brand in nine years kicked off by interrupting the former WWE United States Champion Randy Orton. Jeff breezed past Orton on his way to the ring to compete against and defeat a game Shelton Benj..

WWE 205 Live Results 4/17 Drake Maverick Addresses Buddy Murphy's Attack on Cedric Alexander, Tornado Tag Team Match & More!

April 18, 2018 • Admin

This is the Fightful.com live coverage for tonight's episode of WWE 205 Live. Tonight 205 Live general manager Drake Maverick will address Buddy Murphy's attack on Cruiserweight champion Cedric Alexander last week, Lucha House Party take on Hideo Itami and Akira Tozawa in a tornado tag match and much more so be sure to come back here at 10 PM EST after Smackdown! Live for an hour showcasing the WWE Cruiserweight brand! Mustafa Ali vs Ariya Daivari Ariya attacks Ali before the bell rings, then Ali hits a huricanrrana for a quick two count. Ariya catches Ali up top and pulls him off of the top and to the mat before starting to focus on his back. Ali comes back with a series of clotheslines, chops and elbows before going for his signature rolling neckbreaker, but Ariya counters it into a superkick. Ali dropkicks Ariya out of the ring before Ariya hits a spinebuster onto the floor when Ali goes out after him and rushes him. They get back in the ring and Ariya gets a quick two c..

NXT Stable Sanity Joins Smackdown

April 18, 2018 • Admin

The former NXT Tag Team Champions are coming to Smackdown. During Smackdown, a vignette for Sanity played which had Eric Young talking about causing "Chaos" and ended with the Smackdown logo. The video only featured Eric Young making it unclear if all the members of Sanity will be joining Young but he did use the pronoun "we." The other members of the group are Nikki Cross, Alexander Wolfe, and Killian Dain. WWE shared the following tweet with an animated GIF from the video. Chaos is coming... #SDLive pic.twitter.com/FVng5J5cJ7 — WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018 Later in the show, there was a graphic aired for Sanity which had Dain, Wolfe, and Young but no Nikki Cross. Wolfe and Dain tweeted "Sanity is coming" and "Chaos is coming" during Smackdown. Prepare for inSAnitY... #SDLive #SuperstarShakeup #SAnitY@KillianDain @TheEricYoung @TheWWEWolfe pic.twitter.com/e3AJuVaglS — WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018 Sanity last appeared in a match on NXT in the semi-finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag T..

United States Championship Match Set For Greatest Royal Rumble Event

April 18, 2018 • Admin

Jeff Hardy will attempt his first title defense in Saudi Arabia. On Raw, Jeff Hardy defeated Jinder Mahal for the WWE United States Championship right after Mahal joined Raw during the Superstar Shakeup. The next night, Hardy showed up on Mahal's old brand Smackdown. Randy Orton had won a number one contender's match the week after WrestleMania 34 and was supposed to face Jinder Mahal at WWE Backlash. When Hardy won the championship, some thought it meant Orton would face Hardy. But, Hardy will have to win against Mahal at The Greatest Royal Rumble event. WWE announced the United States Championship match on twitter alongside the Universal Championship match. Two HUGE championship matches are set for #WWEGRR in Saudi Arabia NEXT FRIDAY! #SDLive @WWERomanReigns @BrockLesnar @HeymanHustle @JEFFHARDYBRAND @JinderMahal pic.twitter.com/hXQuBnZh2L — WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018 As of right now, both of the WWE mid-card title are being contested at the event in Saudi Arabia an..

Full List Of Roster Changes On Night Two Of The WWE 'Superstar Shake-Up'

April 18, 2018 • Admin

Here's the full list of competitors who made the jump to Tuesday night's. Tonight's SmackDown Live played host to night-two of the 2018 WWE 'Superstar Shake-Up'. There were a number of major players added to the blue-brand. Also, the newly-crowned SmackDown Live Women's Champion Carmella discovered that she now has a slew of new challengers that are gunning for her title. SmackDown Live's Acquisitions: * The Miz * Jeff Hardy * Sonya Deville * Mandy Rose * Samoa Joe * Big Cass * Eric Young * Alexander Wolfe * Killian Dain * Asuka * Karl Anderson * Luke Gallows * Cesaro * Sheamus * R-Truth * Andrade "Cien" Almas * Zelina Vega Fightful did have live coverage of tonight's SmackDown Live, along with a post-'Superstar Shake-Up' podcast with our very own Sean Ross Sapp, Alex Pawlowski, and Jeff Hawkins. Also, head over to our detailed coverage of night-one of the 2018 WWE 'Superstar Shake-Up' to catch up on what ..

Gauntlet Match Announced For Next Week's 205 Live; Winner Earns A Cruiserweight Championship Match At The 'Greatest Royal Rumble'

April 18, 2018 • Admin

Who will be the first man to attempt to put an end to the "Age Of Alexander"? At WrestleMania 34 Cedric Alexander realized his dream after months of being on the hunt as he captured the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in a hard-fought battle against Mustafa Ali. Although Cedric would have liked to celebrate his championship victory, a threat to his title immediately arose in the form of "The Best Kept Secret" Buddy Murphy. Since Murphy's debut on 205 Live he has had to have this weight checked due to him barely being under the 205 weight limit. On tonight's edition of 205 Live Murphy, who was in position to challenge Alexander for the title did not make weight and will have to re-qualify at a later date to return to the brand. THE BAD NEWS: Unfortunately, @WWE_Murphy was unable to make the 205-pound weight limit; therefore, he must wait for a later date to re-qualify for in-ring competition in the #Cruiserweight division. #205Live pic.twitter.com/eTUq3teS7g — WWE (@WWE) Ap..

Examining Smackdown Live's Haul In The 2018 WWE Superstar Shakeup

April 18, 2018 • Admin

Tuesday's edition of the WWE Superstar Shakeup saw plenty of changes, and within storyline made Paige look like a GM prodigy. While I'm pretty sure Vince McMahon thinks he stacked the Monday Night Raw roster, Smackdown has all of the potential in the world to be an all-time great television show over the next year. Many expected Finn Balor or Seth Rollins to be the major acquisitions, but what the brand ended up getting has them set up for success. Much like I did with Raw, let's take a look at what Smackdown Live was able to pull in for Tuesday nights. The Miz & Maryse- Announced on WWE Raw this week, The Miz is a bonafide main eventer on Smackdown Live, and is where he made his resurgence. Once Daniel Bryan was cleared, WWE had to put Miz on the same brand. There was no other option. The low depths that Miz was able to shovel himself out of to become an indispensable commodity is nothing short of amazing, and Maryse helped add a ton to that act. She may very well be..

Gail Kim Says She Reached Out To Alicia Fox After Travis Browne Incident

April 17, 2018 • Admin

Impact Wrestling Hall of Famer Gail Kim recently appeared on the WPW Podcast. You can see highlights below, and the full show above. Gail Talks About Women Wrestlers Getting Paid Equally: They put their bodies through the same thing the guys go through. These girls should be getting paid equally. Everyone is an independent contractor, so everyone gets paid differently. So, we don’t really discuss those things amongst ourselves because money is kind of a taboo subject to this day. But, I think if there are two girls that are going to main event a pay-per-view, they should be getting paid the same amount as two guys main eventing. I mean, they are obviously important enough to main event and they are good enough to main event… so they should be getting paid. Gail Talks About Who She Like To Dream Matches With: I would have loved to have a proper feud with some of the girls now, Allie, Rosemary, Taya, there are so many great girls. But, of course, you know Charlotte is an amazing a..

Chris Jericho Says He's "Rolling With The Punches" By Wrestling The Undertaker

April 17, 2018 • Admin

Chris Jericho found out about his Casket Match with little notice. Last week, Rusev was removed from his Casket Match against the Undertaker and replaced by Chris Jericho who has not wrestled in WWE since last July. In an interview with Still Real To Us, Jericho said he found out about the change to the match around the same time it was announced by WWE and said sometimes he has to be ready for such changes in his career. “I mean that’s kinda how it is when you work in WWE and the wrestling business. The entertainment is all...you learn to roll with the punches and sometimes things that are planned for six-months fall apart. Sometimes things that you never expect to happen with a week’s notice,” said Jericho. The Casket Match will take place at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. The event will include seven championship matches, a Steel Cage match, and a 50-man Royal Rumble. Fightful Wrestling will have live coverage and a recapping podcast after the Greatest Roya..