Kenny Omega Needs Time Away To 'Fix' Things; Adam Cole: Cleaner, I Got This

Matt Cardona has thrown the ECW Television Championship in the trash. At GCW Most Notorious, Matt Cardona defeated Rhino in a match after which he crowned himself the new ECW TV Champion. Rhino, the last titleholder, hadn't held the belt in over twenty years. Cardona and Chelsea Green came to...

Shane Strickland is back in independent wrestling. After being released by WWE in November 2021, Shane Strickland hasn't made a lot of official moves in the world of professional wrestling. Now, an independent promotion has officially announced that Shane Strickland will be a part of their April 16 show. Wrestling...

With 12 nights to go before Royal Rumble, Raw adds two matches to the card that may impact the upcoming premium live event. Tonight's episode of WWE Raw will feature Becky Lynch and Doudrop attempting to coexist before their Royal Rumble match for the WWE Raw Women's Title. Last week, Becky helped Doudrop secure a title match against her by making sure Bianca Belair did not pin Liv Morgan in a number one contender's Triple Threat. Now, they will face Bianca and Liv in tag team action 12 days away from Doudrop's first WWE Raw Women's Title shot outside of a live event.

Rhino and Stephanie McMahon made for a unique pairing when Rhino joined WWE in 2001 following ECW closing. The two were aligned as part of the Invasion angle and famously feuded with Chris Jericho. During their time together on-screen, the two became friends and Rhino always appreciated Stephanie looking out...

Things have went well for WWE producer Petey Williams. Williams has been with WWE on a trial basis for several months now, and we're told that he's passed that period and WWE finalized a deal with him to bring him on full-time as a producer. Those that we spoke to in the company say that a contract was recently offered, and was completed the first week of January. Several WWE Superstars that we've spoken to since he's come onboard spoke highly of his producing, and noted that they grew up watching his work. Williams had previous producer experience in IMPACT Wrestling.

WWE believes AEW is running a very different business than them. Since AEW's inception in 2019, conversations have been had by fans and pundits alike comparing the upstart promotion with industry giants WWE. Though the general consensus from those within the industry has been positive, highlighting the benefits of competition, some jabs have been thrown. The most notable instance was Vince McMahon during the 2019 Q2 earning call saying that he hopes AEW doesn't continue with the "blood and guts," noting that he wasn't sure TNT would put up with that.

What games are some of your wrestlers looking forward to this year? Evil Uno finds out the answer. With the new year in full swing, a new slate of video games is now upon us. The gaming industry is as hot as it's ever been, and as a result, the demand for games and gaming content has never been higher. Evil Uno decided to go around the AEW locker room and find out what games some of the stars of Dynamite and Rampage are looking forward to in 2022.

Preliminary viewership for the January 14 episode of WWE SmackDown is in. According to Spoiler TV, WWE SmackDown averaged 2.06 million viewers on January 14. This number is down from last week's episode which drew 2.16 million viewers. The first hour of last night's show drew 2.069 million viewers while the second hour drew 2.050 million viewers.

A ton of shocking NXT personnel cuts came on Wednesday, January 5 with WWE telling Fightful "With the continued evolution of NXT 2.0, we've decided to part ways with some of the staff based in our Performance Center. We thank them for their many contributions throughout the years and wish them the best." Unanimously, the talent and staff familiar with the PC, NXT, and NXT 2.0 have said this is directly to remove numerous Triple H hires, with the exception being Allison Danger. WWE officials we spoke with didn't deny this, and even said as much in their statement, in kinder terms.

WWE held a live event on January 15 from the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. Full results (courtesy WrestlingBodyslam.com) and highlights are below. WWE Live Event Results From Fargo, North Dakota (1/15) WWE United States Championship: Damian Priest (c) defeated The Miz. Madcap Moss defeated Ricochet. Otis defeated Riddle. Bobby...

Sasha Banks suffered an injury at a recent live event, and WWE announced January 8 that she would be out of action for a couple of months. However, they were already operating on that assumption. Fightful Select learned that although the absence was announced Saturday, WWE creative were pretty clear...

Here is your fight size update for Sunday, January 16, 2022. - The Rock is joining the Manning brothers this Monday for Monday Night Football. - NJPW Announcer Kimihiko Ozaki announced his departure on Twitter:. - W. Morrissey spoke with Sportskeeda about whether or not. has a place in wrestling.

2021 was the year of Britt Baker and she has no plans on slowing down. Baker had what many consider to be the best women's match of the year in 2021 when she battled Thunder Rosa in a Lights Out bout. Along with her standout performance in the bloody affair, Baker captured the AEW Women's Championship and headlined major events like AEW Dynamite Grand Slam and the first-ever AEW Rampage.

After first appearing for the company at the Double or Nothing 2021 PPV, Lio Rush officially signed with AEW in September. His most prominent story involved managing Dante Martin and feuding with Team Taz over the young-star's services. Speaking with Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp, Lio shared how it felt to...

Fightful has learned of the following producers for WWE Raw for January 3. - Miz and Edge's promo was produced by Adam Pearce. - Damian Priest vs. Dolph Ziggler in the United States Title match was produced by Abyss/Chris Park. - Street Profits vs. Apollo Crews & Commander Azeez was...

Bobby Lashley wants to break Brock Lesnar. That is his main goal going into the Royal Rumble. Bobby Lashley has been compared to Brock Lesnar for his entire career and that is before bold man even stepped foot into the MMA cage. Through the years, the similarities only continued and a fight between them felt like the ultimate dream match.

WWE held a live event on January 16 from the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Full results (courtesy WrestlingBodyslam.com) and highlights are below. WWE Live Event Results From Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1/16) Finn Balor defeated Austin Theory. Chad Gable defeated Riddle. WWE United States Championship:...

EFFY was fine. EFFY had already addressed Jeff Jarrett and called him out for being a “clout vampire.” EFFY was ready to move on. However, Jeff Jarrett does not take kindly to being so easily dismissed. Even in 2022, nearly 30 years after his WWE debut, Jeff Jarrett...

Leo Sparrow, perhaps better known as Nick Sanders, had a busy week as he became one of the few wrestlers to appear on both WWE and AEW programming in the same week. On the January 10 episode of WWE Raw, Sparrow faced Omos. Sparrow was billed as "Nick Sanders" by WWE.

Blake Christian is excited to return to New Japan. Christian (formerly Trey Baxter in WWE) is a free agent following his WWE release and has already traveled around the country, competing for GCW, DPW, Beyond Wrestling, and more. Having made stops in IMPACT Wrestling, WWE, and NJPW STRONG, Christian says...