Fightful Wrestling Podcast with Sean Ross Sapp

Kate (@MissKatefabe) and Alex (@_AlexisCardoza) discuss tonight's episode of Smackdown, April, 18, 2025 and are joined by Sean Ross Sapp including: -John Cena returns to SmackDown -Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal -Street Profits (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns for the WWE Tag Team Championships -Chelsea Green, Piper Niven, and Alba Fyre vs. Zelina Vega, Katana Chance, and Kayden Carter in a Six-Woman Tag Team Match Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at http://BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WWE superstars speak with Fightful's Joel Pearl at WrestleMania media day! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Cresta (@CrestaTheeStarr) and SP3 (@TruHeelSP3) review tonight's episode of AEW Collision, including: -ROH TV Champion Komander vs. Nick Wayne -AEW TNT Champion Adam Cole issues an open challenge -Mercedes Mone and Harley Cameron vs. Julia Hart and Kris Statlander (Toni Storm on commentary) All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at http://BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Stephanie Chase is joined by Fightful's Rob Wilkins for the Fightful Predictions Show! They'll give you all their picks for WWE's biggest show of the year! Night 1 *Card subject to change Main Event Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins WWE World Heavyweight Championship Gunther (c) vs. Jey Uso WWE Women's Championship Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Charlotte Flair Naomi vs. Jade Cargill WWE United States Championship LA Knight (c) vs. Jacob Fatu El Grande Americano vs. Rey Mysterio WWE World Tag Team Championships War Raiders (Erik & Ivar) (c) vs. New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) Night 2 *Card subject to change Main Event | Undisputed WWE Championship Cody Rhodes (c) vs. John Cena WWE Women's World Championship IYO SKY (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley Logan Paul vs. AJ Styles WWE Intercontinental Championship Bron Breakker (c) vs. Dominik Mysterio vs. Finn Balor vs. Penta Sin City Street Fight Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre WWE Women's Tag Team Championships Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria You can follow Stephanie Chase on X at @stephaniemchase or Rob Wilkins at @robwilkins Ask a question or make a statement and get it read on the show! Donate a Superchat or HumperChat! To donate to Superchat, click the $ sign at the bottom of the chat box. If you would like to donate a Humperchat, go to Humperchat.com. The best way to support Fightful is by subscribing to Fightful Select! Fightful Select is the way to get all of our exclusive news first and delivered directly to you; plus, you get Q&As and 40+ additional monthly podcasts for just $6 per month! Follow Fightful on Social Media Facebook.com/FIGHTFULOnline x.com/FIGHTFUL x.com/FIGHTFULSelect Instagram.com/FIGHTFULOnline @Fightful.com on TikTok All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at http://BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) and Alex Pawlowski (@AlexSourGraps) review tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite, April 16, 2025 including: -TBS Champion Mercedes Moné vs. ROH Women's World Champion Athena in an Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Match -Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita in an Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Match -Hangman Adam Page vs. Wildcard Opponent in an Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Match -Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta (c) vs. Samoa Joe, HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata for the AEW World Trios Championships -The Hurt Syndicate (c) vs. Gates of Agony for the AEW World Tag Team Championships Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at http://BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joel Pearl speaks with Joe Hendry in Las Vegas ahead of TNA Unbreakable this weekend! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sean Ross Sapp and Jimmy Van answer your questions and chats ahead of WRESTLEMANIA! Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! https://nordvpn.com/fightful All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! https://www.betonline.ag/?utm_source=media_fghtfl&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=link&utm_id=home Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alex (@AlexSourGraps) and Kate (@MissKatefabe) review tonight's episode of NXT, April 15, 2025, including: -Ethan Page vs. Wes Lee vs. Eddy Thorpe vs. Lexis King in a four-way for a shot at the NXT North American Championship at NXT Stand & Deliver -The last two qualifying matches for a spot in the ladder match for the vacant NXT Women’s North American Championship at NXT Stand & Deliver -Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura vs. Tavion Heights and Myles Borne vs. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger vs. Niko Vance and Brooks Jensen vs. Tyriek Igwe and Tyson Dupont in a gauntlet match for a shot at the NXT Tag Team Titles at NXT Stand & Deliver. All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at http://BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) reviews tonight’s episode of WWE Raw, April 14, 2025 including: -Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, CM Punk, and Paul Heyman will be in the building -Bayley vs. Liv Morgan -Karrion Kross vs. AJ Styles -Logan Paul will be in the building -Gunther will comment on his WrestleMania title defense against Jey Uso Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at http://BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! Save 30% OFF your subscription order PLUS receive a free gift with your second shipment—fun surprises like a free 6-pack, Ketone-IQ merch, and more! Ketone.com/Fightful Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful speaks to Fightful 2024 Rookie of the Year Izzy Moreno: Topics include: - Mercedes Mone twitter BEEF - Future Bayley match - Her first intergender match - WrestleMania week - Online criticism - Could she beat up Denise Salcedo? - Mission Pro Wrestling - Thunder Rosa - Ace Steel Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fightful Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rick (@RickUcchino), Iridian (@Iridian_fierro), and Cresta (@CrestaTHEEStarr) bring you tonight's AEW Collision post show, April 12, 2025, including: -ROH Woman's World Champion Athena vs. Harley Cameron in a Women's Owen Hart Tournament Match -Jamie Hayter vs. Billie Starkz in a Women's Owen Hart Tournament Match -Konosuke Takeshita vs. Brody King in a Men's Owen Hart Tournament Match -Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn vs. Blake Christian -Megan Bayne will be in action -We'll hear from FTR Use Bluechew and the code Fightful to get your first shipment free and make sure your PERFORMANCE is peak! Visit https://go.bluechew.com/fightful to receive your first month FREE -- pay only $5 shipping. Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Phil Lindsey (@PhilDL616) and Righteous Reg (@RighteousReg). are back for another episode of Grapsody! This week, the guys will discuss numerous topics. - Hiroshi Tanahashi's Final NJPW Match in the US - The Young Bucks Return to AEW - #TheRoadToWrestleMania - Your Superchats/Humperchats & more Ask a question or make a statement and get it read on the show! Donate a Superchat or HumperChat! To donate to Superchat, click the $ sign at the bottom of the chat box. If you would like to donate a Humperchat, go to Humperchat.com. The best way to support Fightful is by subscribing to Fightful Select! Fightful Select is the way to get all of our exclusive news first and delivered directly to you; plus, you get Q&As and 40+ additional monthly podcasts for just $5.99 per month! Follow Fightful on Social Media Facebook.com/FIGHTFULOnline x.com/FIGHTFUL x.com/FIGHTFULSelect Instagram.com/FIGHTFULOnline @Fightful.com on TikTok . Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kate (@MissKatefabe) and Alex (@_AlexisCardoza) discuss tonight's episode of Smackdown, April 11, 2025 including: -Cody Rhodes returns to SmackDown -WWE Women's Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Gauntlet Match -Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest come face-to-face -Rey Fenix vs. Berto Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at http://BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joel Pearl (@joelpearl) & Cresta Starr (@CrestaTheeStarr) review TNA iMPACT! for April 10th, 2025 - Catching up on last week's TNA, looking towards Unbreakable next Thursday - TNA INTERNATIONAL TITLE TOURNAMENT: Mance Warner vs. AJ Francis vs. Sami Callihan - The Rascalz vs. JDC and Brian Myers - Leon Slater vs. Ryan Nemeth - Moose vs. Cody Deaner - Mustafa Ali vs. Ace Austin - Steve Maclin vs. Eddie Edwards Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sean Ross Sapp speaks to David Finlay ahead of his match with Zack Sabre Jr on April 11 at NJPW Windy City Riot at the Wintrust Arena Topics - His great year in ring - Chemistry with wrestlers - People APOLOGIZING to David Finlay - Other BC groups - Gabe Kidd - His father - Hornswoggle jokes - The NJPW ring EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) and Alex Pawlowski (@AlexSourGraps) review tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite, April 9, 2025 including: -Kris Statlander vs. Thunder Rosa in the Owen Hart Cup w/ Toni Storm on commentary -PAC vs. Swerve Strickland -Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta vs. Samoa Joe & HOOK Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Save 30% OFF your subscription order PLUS receive a free gift with your second shipment—fun surprises like a free 6-pack, Ketone-IQ merch, and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sean Ross Sapp and Jimmy Van bring you the HUMP for April 9 and answer all of your wrestling questions! How is the WrestleMania build? Did AEW fumble? Swerve EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! https://www.betonline.ag/?utm_source=media_fghtfl&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=link&utm_id=home Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alex (@AlexSourGraps) and Kate (@MissKatefabe) review tonight's episode of NXT April 8, 2025 including: -Oba Femi, Trick Williams & Je’Von Evans vs. DarkState -Jordynne Grace vs. Jaida Parker -Wes Lee vs. Yoshiki Inamura All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at http://BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Steph De Lander talks to Sean Ross Sapp about her new book What's The Best That Could Happen? My Love Letter to Pro Wrestling available april 18 Available for preorder for hardcover at barnes and noble. and amazon for ebook 1:00 Making her name 2:00 AJ Francis 4:50 Wiring a book 7:00 BURYING PEOPLE 12:00 PCO Smashing Title 15:30 Digital Media Title 17:00 Mance Warner 20:00 Gail Kim 23:40 Fish 24:40 Australian women are funny 25:30 Hardest hit Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fightful Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) reviews tonight’s episode of WWE Raw, April 7, 2025 including: -CM Punk, Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman to appear -Gunther and Jey Uso face-to-face -Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Bayley for the Women's Intercontinental Championship -War Raiders (c) vs. New Day for the World Tag Team Championships -Penta vs. Dominik Mysterio -El Grande Americano in action Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! All of the odds we speak about on Fightful come from our official partner, BetOnline! Check them out at http://BetOnline.AG for the fastest payouts and earliest lines on sports, wrestling and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Cigars International and use my code FIGHTFUL for a great deal: https://www.cigarsinternational.com * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/FIGHTFUL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy