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WrestlingJohn MoorehouseAugust 24, 2016, 8:31 pm64
Bobby Lashley To Fight At Bellator 162
Bobby Lashley is coming back to Bellator. Lashley will fight at Bellator 162, taking place October 21 from Memphis, against an opponent to be determined. Bellator President Scott Coker announced the news on Wednesday during a video interview with ESPN’s Brett…
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WrestlingSean Ross SappAugust 24, 2016, 8:19 pm65
Last Week’s NXT And CWC Youtube Rankings: Numbers Not Impressive For Takeover Go-Home
The WWE and USA Network often use Neilson ratings to gauge interest in their programs. With technology increasing, the ratings systems haven’t changed that much, and we’re stuck not getting an appropriate quarter-hour breakdown. Fightful.com brings you a breakdown of the company’s…
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WrestlingAlex PawlowskiAugust 24, 2016, 7:30 pm67
SmackDown React-Down, 8/23: See, Raw, was that so hard?
Welcome to the weekly SmackDown React-Down. On last week’s episode, SmackDown continued it’s streak of blowing away Raw with clever booking, good matches, and interesting, passionate promos. They even have the best camera angles: On this week’s episode, we get…
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WrestlingFightful StaffAugust 24, 2016, 7:24 pm74
Bayley’s Goodbye Letter To NXT: We’re Not Crying, You’re Crying
Seriously, put away those onions. We’re trying to work here. Bayley had one of her final NXT appearances Saturday at NXT Takeover: Back To Brooklyn in a losing effort to Asuka. Two nights later, the leader of Huggin’ and Buggin’…
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WrestlingSean Ross SappAugust 24, 2016, 7:08 pm98
Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar Possibly Facing Shorter Suspensions Than Expected
That ‘good news’ Jon Jones had? It could apply to Brock Lesnar as well. As we speculated on the Fightful.com Podcast over recent weeks, it appears as if the positive energy from Jon Jones’ recent Instagram post might be carrying…
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WrestlingSteve MuehlhausenAugust 24, 2016, 7:00 pm92
Mark Hunt Trashes Brock Lesnar Again
Brock Lesnar defeated Mark Hunt by unanimous decision in the co-main event of last month’s UFC 200. The following week,it was revealed Lesnar had failed a pre-fight drug test that was administered by the United States Anti-Doping Agency on June…
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WrestlingZach BrendzaAugust 24, 2016, 6:30 pm118
Finn Balor Has Surgery, Comments On Injury And WWE Return
Inaugural WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor has underwent surgery on his torn labrum According to WWE.com, Dr. Jeffrey Dugas performed surgery to Balor’s complex labrum tear in his right arm sometime Tuesday. “Finn’s injury was pretty severe, more severe than…
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WrestlingSean Ross SappAugust 24, 2016, 6:17 pm66
Report: Rory MacDonald Headed To Bellator MMA
It appears as if Bellator has landed yet another free agent. Former UFC Welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald is near finalizing a deal with Bellator MMA, according to MMA Fighting. The outlet states that MacDonald’s management was informed this week…
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WrestlingDarrin DoyleAugust 24, 2016, 6:00 pm68
Super Middleweight Plant Cruises With Decision Victory
PBC on FS1 hosted a quartet of exciting fights on Tuesday night, headlined by Super Middleweight prospect Caleb Plant (14-0, 10 KO) making easy work of Colombian challenger Juan De Angel in a wide 10 round decision, taking home the win on…
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WrestlingSean Ross SappAugust 24, 2016, 5:30 pm69
WWE And MMA Worlds Affected By The Olympics
As one would expect, the UFC and WWE both had Olympians on their agenda during the 2016 games in Rio. Helen Maroulis perhaps is the most intriguing name to emerge from the Olympics. A gold medalist at 53 kg, the…