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• AJ Francis Says He Would Love To Do Work In NXT Or Go Back To WWE, Names People He'd Like To Work With
AJ Francis (Top Dolla in WWE) has had two runs in WWE, both as a member of Hit Row. His first run started in January 2020, but ended in November 2021 when he was released alongside his Hit Row running mates Swerve Strickland, Ashante "Thee" Adonis, and B-Fab. Francis, Adonis, and B-Fab were brought back in August 2022, but Francis was released again in September 2023. “Yeah, I would love to do s...2024See more Swerve Strickland news
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• AJ Francis’ TNA Contract Set To Expire At The End Of 2024
The post AJ Francis’ TNA Contract Set To Expire At The End Of 2024 first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.TNA Wrestling may soon need to renegotiate with another star as AJ Francis, formerly known as Top Dolla in WWE, is nearing the end of his current contract. After a brief stint in the NFL as a defensive lineman, Francis transitioned to WWE in 2020, where he became a member of Hit Row alongs...2024See more articles TNA Wrestling
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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...2024Read about Nic Nemeth breaking news today
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• 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...2024Check it out Bryan Danielson latest news
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• Triple H Shares Behind-The-Scenes Clip Of WWE Star Prepping For Recent SmackDown DebutPaul "Triple H" Levesque shared a look at this former Hit Row member's debut on "WWE SmackDown."...2024Check it out WWE SmackDown headline news -
• Backstage Report On How B-Fab Is Being Perceived Backstage In WWEReports indicate that many within WWE are thrilled with the progress former Hit Row member B-Fab has made....2024
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• Will Ospreay choosing AEW is good for wrestling overallAll 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...2024Continue with Will Ospreay availability report -
• 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...2024Visit the page NXT Vengeance injury update -
• 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...2023See also Jey Uso injury status
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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...2023Visit the page WWE Raw injury report
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• AJ Francis’ TNA Contract Set To Expire At The End Of 2024
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• Bryan Danielson Says It’s 50/50 If He’ll Ever Wrestle Again, Swerve Strickland Talks AEW Contract
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• Swerve Strickland: WWE 'Asked About My Availability,' They Contacted My Representation
Swerve Strickland was released by WWE in November 2021 along with his running mates in Hit Row Top Dolla (AJ Francis), Ashante "Thee" Adonis, and B-Fab. Swerve signed with AEW in March 2022. The rest of Hit Row returned to WWE in August 2023. Swerve would sign a contract extension with AEW ahead of AEW All In 2024. Speaking on The Breakfast Club, Swerve was asked if WWE tried to re-sign him. "Y...2024Click for news about Swerve Strickland trade rumors
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• Swerve Strickland on what AEW gives him that WWE didn’tRicky Havlik for All Elite Wrestling It’s not in-ring opportunity, it’s the investment of television time. We’ve spent a fair amount of time over the course of AEW’s existence discussing whether wrestlers who’ve gone from WWE to Tony Khan’s company have benefitted from the move*. Some cases are pretty cut & dry, others more debatable. Swerve Strickland is one of the former. In WWE, where h...2024Continue with Swerve Strickland salary rumors -
• Swerve Strickland On Biggest Difference He Experienced Between AEW And WWE: TV Time, That's An Investment
Swerve Strickland says Tony Khan investing in him means more than people will ever know. Swerve Strickland previously had a prominent run in WWE, as he led the Hit Row stable. WWE released him in a wave of cuts in 2021, but his career has reached new heights since he signed with AEW in 2022. Strickland won the AEW World Championship at AEW Dynasty, and he continues to reign supreme. Speaking with ...2024Click for news about Swerve Strickland
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• Looks like Don Callis has already picked out Will Ospreay’s replacement@AEW AEW World champion Swerve Strickland and his Forbidden Door challenger Will Ospreay turned up the heat on an already hot program with a strong promo segment on the June 19 Dynamite. It contrasted the two old friends paths to next Sunday’s match, including a very good line from Bruv referencing Swerve’s time as Isaiah Scott in WWE (“while you had a Hit Row, I had a hit list — and I did...2024Continue with Don Callis -
• AJ Francis: My Second WWE Run Was Worth It, It's Probably Not Going To Be The Last Run
AJ Francis says he has a good relationship with the people at WWE. AJ Francis, formerly known as Top Dolla, had a prominent run in NXT and a brief stint on SmackDown as a member of Hit Row before he was released in 2021. He returned to WWE in 2022, but he was released again in a round of cuts in September 2023. Since then, he has wrestled for TNA and MLW, among other companies. Speaking with Justi...2024Read about Bray Wyatt contract
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• Will Ospreay choosing AEW is good for wrestling overall
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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...2024See more TNA Wrestling trade rumors
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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...2024Read about Swerve Strickland trade rumors
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• AJ Francis Says He Would Love To Do Work In NXT Or Go Back To WWE, Names People He'd Like To Work With
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• Former WWE Star AJ Francis: Hit Row’s Potential Was Left UntappedOne big thing: Hit Row’s unrealized potential Former WWE star AJ Francis (fka Top Dolla) believes that “a lot of greatness” was left unexplored with the Hit Row stable before their WWE release. Key points: • Hit Row had a successful run in NXT before a brief stint on SmackDown in 2021. • The group […] The post Former WWE Star AJ Francis: Hit Row’s Potential Wa...2024 -
• Looks like Don Callis has already picked out Will Ospreay’s replacement
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• AJ Francis Scheduled To Appear At NWA Hard Times 2024, Francis Comments
AJ Francis is coming to NWA Hard Times. AJ Francis, formerly known as Top Dolla in WWE, took to Twitter/X to hype up his upcoming appearance at NWA Hard Times on March 2. He wrote that NWA was bringing in the World's hottest "N...W...A". March 2nd… @nwa is bringing in the World’s Hottest N…W…A! --#HardTimes --️ WHO HOTTA? -- pic.twitter.com/ObtgvLfMfb — Dolla -- (@AJFrancis410) February 13, 2024...2024Click for news about Joe Hendry
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• WWE remixes former Hurt Business & Hit Row members as a new tag teamWWE’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...2024Visit the page Cedric Alexander scores -
• Ashante 'Thee' Adonis And Cedric Alexander Form Tag Team, Look To Make A Statement
A new tag team is now in the mix on WWE SmackDown. In a WWE SmackDown Exclusive, Ashante "Thee" Adonis & Cedric Alexander announced that they have joined forces. They made it clear that they intended to make a statement. Cedric Alexander: My name is Cedric Alexander. Ashante “Thee” Adonis: I’m Ashante “Thee” Adonis. CA: Together, we’re putting the entire tag team division on notice. Pretty Deadly?...2024Check it out WWE SmackDown stats
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• WWE might already be planning a title match between LA Knight and Roman ReignsWWE.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...2023Continue with Adam Pearce statistics -
• 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...2023Check it out Night SmackDown
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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 ...2023See also WWE Draft stats
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• 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...2023Continue with Bobby Lashley stats
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• Looks like Don Callis has already picked out Will Ospreay’s replacement
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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 ...2024See more Tyler Bate
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• Dolla & DJ Whoo Kid have something special planned for TNA Hard to KillAJ 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...2024Read about Whoo Kid -
• 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 ...2024Click for news about Riju Dasgupta
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• 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...2023Read about Rhea Ripley -
• WWE might already be planning a title match between LA Knight and Roman Reigns
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• LWO vs. Hit Row At WWE Live Event, Zelina Vega Gets The VictoryTwo of SmackDown’s stables (LWO and Hit Row) took to the ring during this weekend’s Saturday Night Main Event live show. It took place at the Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on Sept. 9. The final moments of the match was decided by the women as Zelina Vega pinned B-Fab to get the […] The post LWO vs. Hit Row At WWE Live Event, Zelina Vega Gets The Victory appeared f...2023See more Zelina Vega -
• SmackDown recap & reactions: Jey Uso’s outGoing 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...2023Click for news about Jey Uso -
• SummerSlam Suggestions: WWE should pack the Biggest Party of the Summer
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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 ......2023See more Mia Yim
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• SmackDown recap & reactions: Jey Uso’s out
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• Bobby Lashley wins the 2023 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
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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 ......2023Check it out WWE SmackDown
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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 ......2023See more Swerve Strickland
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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...2023Click for news about Montez Ford
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• AJ Francis: A Year Ago, I Was A Laughingstock. Now, I'm The Best Heel In The Business
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• Swerve Strickland: ‘Political Moves’ Prevented My Success In WWESwerve 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 ...2024Continue with Swerve Strickland
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• AJ Francis: A Year Ago, I Was A Laughingstock. Now, I'm The Best Heel In The Business
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• B-Fab To Natalya: Training With You Has Meant the World to MeOne of the rising stars in WWE is B-Fab, a member of The Pride. While she has not been wrestling frequently on WWE television, the former Hit Row member has been training regularly. Recently, former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya took to Twitter to share that B-Fab has been training with her. The Queen of […] The post B-Fab To Natalya: Training With You Has Meant the World to M...2024See more articles WWE SmackDown -
• AJ Francis Wants To Cross Over Into NXT, Thinks It Would Be Hilarious To Return As A Champion In TNA
AJ Francis says he wants to come to NXT. WWE and TNA have been working together recently, as TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace was NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez's challenger at NXT Battleground. Ash By Elegance also appeared at the premium live event. Speaking with Zack Heydorn of Brass Ring Media, TNA Digital Media Champion AJ Francis was asked whether seeing the two companies work...2024Check it out Knockouts World
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• TNA Star Teases Reunion With WWE Stars Following Jordynne Grace CrossoverFollowing Jordynne Grace’s debut on NXT TV, TNA star AJ Francis has teased a reunion with his former Hit Row partner Ashante “Thee” Adonis. On the May 28 edition of […]...2024Check it out Jordynne Grace -
• Will Ospreay choosing AEW is good for wrestling overall
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• WWE remixes former Hurt Business & Hit Row members as a new tag team
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• NXT Vengeance Day preview & predictions!
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• Top Dolla (AJ Francis): B-Fab Can Do Anything If They Put Her On TV
Top Dolla has praise for B-Fab. Top Dolla (AJ Francis) was tied to B-Fab during their days in WWE as members of Hit Row. When the group was released in 2021, B-Fab and Dolla continued to work together in music and on the independent scene. They returned together with Ashante 'Thee' Adonis in 2022, but Dolla was released in 2023. B-Fab has remained on WWE television, last linked to Bobby Lashley....2024See more articles Bobby Lashley
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• SmackDown recap & reactions: Jey Uso’s out
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• SummerSlam Suggestions: WWE should pack the Biggest Party of the Summer
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• Will Ospreay choosing AEW is good for wrestling overall
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• NXT Vengeance Day preview & predictions!
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• SmackDown recap & reactions: Bloodline battle lines
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