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  • • Swerve Strickland: I Wanted To Be A Go To Guy For Triple H
    Swerve Strickland was only in WWE for just over two years, signing in April 2019 before being released in November 2021. During his stint with the company, he won the NXT North American Title and helped form Hit Row with Top Dolla, B-Fab, and Ashante 'Thee' Adonis. Though he was regularly featured on NXT TV, Swerve never felt he was one of Triple H's guys. “I would say he had a respect for me, ...2025
  • • AJ Francis Goes Off On Wild Rant – Issues Response To Swerve Strickland’s Recent Comments
    AJ Francis recently responded to Swerve Strickland’s comments about Hit Row’s WWE release in 2021. Strickland had discussed the group’s release on “VladTV,” mentioning that “someone” in the group became “aggressive” while trying to get B-Fab’s flight details after she was told she wasn’t needed at TV. Strickland added that Vince McM...2025
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  • AJ Francis Responds To Swerve Strickland’s Comments About Hit Row’s WWE Release
    • AJ Francis Responds To Swerve Strickland’s Comments About Hit Row’s WWE Release
    AJ Francis gives his side of the story regarding Hit Row‘s WWE release. Earlier this week, All Elite Wrestling’s Swerve Strickland appeared on VladTV. While discussing Hit Row’s WWE release. Strickland said he heard that a member of the group was “aggressive” on the phone with someone in the office regarding B-Fab’s status with the […] The post AJ Francis ...2025
  • • AJ Francis Gives His Side Of Standing Up For B-Fab After 2021 Release And Relationship With Swerve Strickland
    Swerve Strickland recently sat down with Vlad TV in an interview recorded after AEW Revolution. In the interview, Swerve recalled Hit Row (Swerve, AJ Francis, Ashante 'Thee' Adonis, and B-Fab) being released by WWE in 2021. Swerve noted that B-Fab had travel booked, but then the travel disappeared. Swerve said, "Then we meet with Vince [McMahon] or whatever. Apparently, one of the members of the...2025
  • • Swerve Strickland Reveals Hit Row Member’s Backstage Behavior Led To WWE Release
    During a recent appearance on “VladTV,” Swerve Strickland discussed his departure from WWE in 2021. Strickland said that a member of Hit Row upset someone backstage, which eventually led to the departure of AJ “Top Dolla” Francis, Ashante Thee Adonis, and B-Fab. You can check out some highlights from the podcast below: On all of […] The post Swerve Strickland Reveals Hit Row Memb...2025
  • Swerve Strickland Felt Like He Was ‘Bullshitted Around’ At WWE Performance Center
    • Swerve Strickland Felt Like He Was ‘Bullshitted Around’ At WWE Performance Center
    Swerve Strickland felt like he was being backtracked at the WWE Performance Center. Years before his career reached new heights in AEW, Swerve Strickland was a young star in NXT who was trying to make a name for himself. After joining WWE in 2019, Strickland eventually got a big break when he formed Hit Row. […] The post Swerve Strickland Felt Like He Was ‘Bullshitted Around’ At ...2025

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  • Will Ospreay choosing AEW is good for wrestling overall
    • Will Ospreay choosing AEW is good for wrestling overall
    All Elite Wrestling Welcome to the weekly Rumor Look Back, where we look at the rumors from six months ago and see which played out as originally stated. Let’s jump right to it. October 21, 2023 F4WOnline’s Dave Meltzer says WWE is moving forward with the idea that The Rock vs. Roman Reigns won’t happen at WrestleMania 40 because The Rock’s schedule will be too busy. That is incorrect bec...2024
  • NXT Vengeance Day preview & predictions!
    • NXT Vengeance Day preview & predictions!
    WWE NXT’s Instagram Sun., Feb. 4, WWE NXT is back on Peacock (here in the United States; internationally you’ll find them wherever you get WWE Network) with its Vengeance Day premium live event. The show from e F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tennessee will officially start at 8pm ET, but there will also be a free pre-show one hour beforehand. This will be NXT’s fourth Vengeance Day, and fe...2024
  • • SummerSlam Suggestions: WWE should pack the Biggest Party of the Summer
    WWE.com Believe it or not, but we are just a little over three weeks away from the biggest party of the summer! As of this writing however, WWE has yet to officially book a single match for SummerSlam. That could change as soon as tonight (July 14) on SmackDown as WWE is advising people not to miss the fallout from Jey Uso’s challenge to Roman Reigns for a shot at his WWE Universal Champi...2023
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  • • Full WWE Rosters For WWE Raw & Smackdown, Free Agents
    Since Wikipedia does a rough job updating rosters and status', Fightful will keep an ongoing, updated list of Raw and SmackDown rosters as best we can. Also,, check out our contract updates, our injury report, NXT/UK roster, and the AEW roster! WWE Raw Roster Men's Akira Tozawa Angel Garza (of Los Lotharios) Apollo Crews Baron Corbin Braun Strowman (of Braun Strowman & Ricochet) Bronson Reed Cha...2023
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  • 2025
    "Strickland, then known as Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, went on to a featured part of the NXT roster, and he was the leader of Hit Row before the group was released in November 2021."

  • 2024
    "Francis had two stints in WWE, working alongside Hit Row for both runs."

  • 2023
    "Hit Row made their return last year being released back in 2021."

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  • • Swerve Strickland: I Wanted To Be A Go To Guy For Triple H
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  • • AJ Francis Gives His Side Of Standing Up For B-Fab After 2021 Release And Relationship With Swerve Strickland
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  • Swerve Strickland talks being 'bullsh**ed around' by WWE, Hit Row heat
    • Swerve Strickland talks being 'bullsh**ed around' by WWE, Hit Row heat
    WWE’s Twitter The AEW star revisited his challenging time as Isaiah Scott in a new, wide-ranging interview. In a new paywalled interview on DJ Vlad’s YouTube channel, AEW’s Swerve Strickland spoke on his time in WWE as Isaiah “Swerve” Scott. Strickland shared the moment when he realized WWE was “bullshitting around” with him. It happened after he wrestled Drew Gulak for the Cruiserweight t...2025
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  • • Swerve Strickland: Y'all Got These Next Five Years With Me, Enjoy The Show
    Swerve Strickland says fans have the next five years with him, and then he's peacing out. Strickland has become one of AEW's top stars, and the former AEW World Champion signed a lucrative contract extension in 2024. Strickland recently confirmed that he's under contract to 2029. On March 26th, Strickland took to Twitter/X and stated, "Yall got these next 5 years with me then I'm [peace sign emoji...2025
  • • Swerve Strickland Recalls Feeling Like He Was Being 'Bullshitted Around' At The WWE Performance Center
    Swerve Strickland looks back on his time in WWE NXT. Strickland signed with WWE in 2019, and he joined NXT. He also competed on WWE 205 Live, as he challenged Drew Gulak for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Strickland, then known as Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, went on to a featured part of the NXT roster, and he was the leader of Hit Row before the group was released in November 2021. In an intervie...2025
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  • • Swerve Strickland Looks Back On WWE Release, Says A Member Of Hit Row 'Upset Somebody In The Back'
    Swerve Strickland opens up about his WWE release. Hit Row (Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Ashante "Thee" Adonis, Top Dolla, and B-Fab) had a prominent run in NXT, and they moved to the WWE roster in the 2021 WWE Draft. However, over the course of the next few weeks, they were released during rounds of cuts. Scott, also known as Swerve Strickland, signed with AEW in March 2022. Top Dolla, B-Fab, and Adonis...2025
  • • Bryan Danielson Says It’s 50/50 If He’ll Ever Wrestle Again, Swerve Strickland Talks AEW Contract
    Swerve Strickland signed a new contract with All Elite Wrestling earlier this year, and he recently spoke with Denise Salcedo for Instinct Culture to discuss AEW President Tony Khan offering him a new contract. The former Hit Row member said, “For me, it wasn’t about, ‘Will it ever happen?’ It was, it’s going to happen. […] The post Bryan Danielson Says It’s 50/50 If He’ll Ever W...2024
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  • • Report – AJ Francis Signs With TNA Wrestling
    AJ Francis (formerly WWE Superstar Top Dolla) has signed a contract with TNA Wrestling that will keep him with the company through 2024. Fightful is reporting that Francis was previously working under a per-appearance deal with TNA. Tommy Dreamer reportedly brought Francis into TNA, and the former Hit Row member made a good impression, leading […] The post Report – AJ Francis Signs Wit...2024
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  • • Swerve Strickland: When I Got The Phone Call To Go Back To WWE, I Didn't Even Answer It
    Every day, Swerve Strickland is hustling. On November 18, 2021, Swerve Strickland was released by WWE. Swerve was part of Hit Row alongside Top Dolla, Ashante "Thee" Adonis, and B-Fab and the group had just been called up to WWE SmackDown. The group also all got released within the same month. Swerve would go on to sign with AEW when his 90-day non-compete clause was up while the other three mad...2024
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  • • AJ Francis Gives His Side Of Standing Up For B-Fab After 2021 Release And Relationship With Swerve Strickland
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  • Every surprise & return in the women’s Royal Rumble match
    • Every surprise & return in the women’s Royal Rumble match
    @WWE While half the field was confirmed for the men’s Royal Rumble match, WWE listed just 11 confirmed entrants for the women’s match at tonight’s (Sat., Feb. 1, 2025) premium live event of the same name in Indianapolis, Indiana (we counted 14, but hey). It left plenty of room for surprises, and one in particular every WWE fan was on high alert for. Here’s what we got: Two-time NXT Women’...2025
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  • WWE remixes former Hurt Business & Hit Row members as a new tag team
    • WWE remixes former Hurt Business & Hit Row members as a new tag team
    WWE’s X A few reunion teases aside, Cedric Alexander has largely been adrift since The Hurt Business broke up for good in 2022. Ashante “Thee” Adonis has been in a similar position after Hit Row 2.0 ended last fall. With their former teammates who are still in WWE’s employ now working with Street Profits as a unit (the company seems to have dropped “The Pride” as a name for Bobby Lashley a...2024
  • WWE might already be planning a title match between LA Knight and Roman Reigns
    • WWE might already be planning a title match between LA Knight and Roman Reigns
    WWE.com SmackDown airs tonight (Sept. 15) with a live show from Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. This is the second episode of SmackDown during the five week build towards Fastlane, which takes place on October 7. WWE might already be planning a match between LA Knight and Roman Reigns The Miz is coming over from Raw tonight for a singles match against LA Knight. This is a rematch from Payb...2023
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  • • SmackDown recap & reactions: Bloodline battle lines
    Early in the evening during Friday Night SmackDown this week, Paul Heyman told Solo Sikoa they need to make this night special for Roman Reigns. It was the big 1000 day celebration, after all. Later, Adam Pierce told Heyman he enlisted security (who never stop anything, ever) to ensure that The Usos, whose travel was also cancelled (which is pretty funny, considering WWE doesn’t pay for travel), w...2023
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  • • First half of WWE Draft wraps up with more NXT call-ups, leaves several free agents
    Zoey Stark’s Twitter The WWE Draft takes place over two episodes of television, but the company doesn’t want their TV partners getting all the attention. They also save some selections for other outlets. SmackDown LowDown, which streams in full on WWE Network/Peacock with highlights on YouTube and other platforms, got to finish out the first part of the 2023 Draft. Scott Stanford and Matt ...2023
  • • Bobby Lashley wins the 2023 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
    @WWE As has been the case for a couple years now, WWE held the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the episode of Friday Night SmackDown just before WrestleMania. It means not getting a large number of wrestlers a spot on the biggest show of the year but they get around that by calling it “WrestleMania SmackDown.” Yeah. This year in Los Angeles, Bobby Lashley entered as a huge favorit...2023

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  • • AJ Francis Gives His Side Of Standing Up For B-Fab After 2021 Release And Relationship With Swerve Strickland
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  • • Swerve Strickland talks being 'bullsh**ed around' by WWE, Hit Row heat
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  • • Swerve Strickland Looks Back On WWE Release, Says A Member Of Hit Row 'Upset Somebody In The Back'
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  • • Every surprise & return in the women’s Royal Rumble match
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  • • Will Ospreay choosing AEW is good for wrestling overall
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  • • B-Fab Joins Up With Bobby Lashley On WWE SmackDown, Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne Advance To Tag Team Title Qualifier
    WWE is holdings this evening’s edition of SmackDown in Birmingham, Alabama, and the show featured two new storyline developments. First, former Hit Row member B-Fab has joined forces with Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits. This occurred when the trio started brawling with Karrion Kross and the Authors of Pain. Kross’s valet/wife, Scarlett, was choking […] The post B-Fab Joins ...2024
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  • Dolla & DJ Whoo Kid have something special planned for TNA Hard to Kill
    • Dolla & DJ Whoo Kid have something special planned for TNA Hard to Kill
    AJ Francis’ X “Top Dolla” AJ Francis is making moves inside and outside of the wrestling business. He is taking his talents to TNA for a special debut at the Hard to Kill PPV on January 13. No, Francis won’t be debuting in a TNA ring. He’s not advertised to wrestle, but you never know if a heel will interrupt as things get physical. Instead, Francis has musical plans with DJ Whoo Kid. Fran...2024
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  • • AJ Francis (Top Dolla): I Would Listen If WWE Called Me, But I'm Not Waiting Around The Phone
    AJ Francis reflects on his WWE release and looks forward to the future. AJ Francis, formerly known as Top Dolla, had a memorable run as a member of Hit Row before WWE released him in a wave of cuts in November 2021. The company brought Francis, B-Fab, and Ashante "Thee" Adonis back in August 2022, but Francis was released again in another round of cuts in September 2023. In an interview with Riju ...2024
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  • Rumor Roundup: Alleged WWE tampering, Survivor Series tickets, Rhea Ripley, more!
    • Rumor Roundup: Alleged WWE tampering, Survivor Series tickets, Rhea Ripley, more!
    WWE.com Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill. Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro wrest...2023
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  • • WWE might already be planning a title match between LA Knight and Roman Reigns
    2023
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  • • Mia Yim Claims Hit Row Is ‘Mid’ Without Swerve Strickland In Brutal Roast
    Hit Row made their return last year being released back in 2021. However, they have largely been underwhelming since their return and fans already don’t want to see them anymore. That ......2023
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  • SmackDown recap & reactions: Jey Uso’s out
    • SmackDown recap & reactions: Jey Uso’s out
    Going into this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, the major point of interest was how WWE would follow up on the main event of SummerSlam, where Jimmy Uso turned on his brother, Jey, to seemingly align with Roman Reigns once more. Or was he just acting in his own interests? As it turns out, no. He was acting in Jey’s interests. As Jimmy put it, he didn’t want to lose his brother to the per...2023
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  • • Bobby Lashley wins the 2023 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
    2023
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  • • Top Dolla’s Leg Is Still Recovering After Botched Dive On WWE SmackDown
    Top Dolla is a standout member of Hit Row, and he certainly falls under a list of impressive talent thanks to his amazing energy and in-ring acumen. However, he recently ......2023
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  • • How WWE Considers Hit Row’s Role On SmackDown
    Vince McMahon fired Hit Row in one sweeping move, a week after he cut B-Fab. Then Triple H brought the stable back, except for Swerve Strickland, who had already landed ......2023
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  • • That Montez Ford singles push isn’t happening any time soon
    WWE.com Some places do power rankings. Here at Cageside, we do a stock report. In this weekly series, we identify three Superstars (or groups of Superstars) who are on their way up, and three that are moving in the opposite direction. After a busy week that included SmackDown star AJ Styles wrestling on Raw, Roman Reigns receiving a new WWE Universal championship belt, and Solo Sikoa turni...2023
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  • • AJ Francis: A Year Ago, I Was A Laughingstock. Now, I'm The Best Heel In The Business
    AJ Francis is set to challenge for the TNA World Heavyweight Title against Nic Nemeth at TNA Final Resolution. Francis has made the most of his opportunities with TNA Wrestling, joining the promotion in January after his non-compete expired with WWE following his September 2023 release. "A year ago, I was a laughingstock in wrestling," Francis told Grant Gordon of NFL.com. "A year ago, I was a jo...2024
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  • Swerve Strickland: ‘Political Moves’ Prevented My Success In WWE
    • Swerve Strickland: ‘Political Moves’ Prevented My Success In WWE
    Swerve Strickland says political moves are why things didn’t work out for him in WWE. Strickland previously had a run in WWE, and he held the NXT North American Championship. Alongside his Hit Row stable, he was called up to SmackDown in 2021, but the group was released weeks later. Strickland then signed with AEW […] The post Swerve Strickland: ‘Political Moves’ Prevented ...2024
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  • • Every surprise & return in the women’s Royal Rumble match
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  • • AJ Francis: A Year Ago, I Was A Laughingstock. Now, I'm The Best Heel In The Business
    2024
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  • • Will Ospreay choosing AEW is good for wrestling overall
    2024
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  • • WWE remixes former Hurt Business & Hit Row members as a new tag team
    2024
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  • • NXT Vengeance Day preview & predictions!
    2024
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  • • SmackDown recap & reactions: Jey Uso’s out
    2023
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  • • SummerSlam Suggestions: WWE should pack the Biggest Party of the Summer
    2023
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  • • WWE needs to stop screwing around with LA Knight
    WWE.com SmackDown airs tonight (July 14) with a live show from PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is the second episode of SmackDown during the five week build towards SummerSlam, which takes place early next month. WWE needs to stop screwing around with LA Knight LA Knight’s push hit a speedbump when he failed to win the Money in the Bank contract earlier this month. But that was ...2023
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