In her latest blog Mercedes Mone talked about her accomplishments in 2025: “Breaking Ultimo Dragon’s record and becoming 13 Belts Moné was one of the greatest accomplishments of my life – and it was not easy. I defended championships across multiple countries, against countless opponents, on every stage imaginable. I didn’t just break the record – I smashed it and made it global. Whether I was wrestling in front of 500 people or 5,000, I gave everything I had as a fighting champion and an even hungrier competitor. This body of work defines my legacy.”
An early card for next week’s NXT on December 30th is below. (WWE)
- NXT North American Championship Match: Ethan Page vs. Moose
- WWE Men’s Speed Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Lexis King vs. Tavion Heights
- Je’Von Evans vs. Ricky Saints
- Jacy Jayne vs. Wren Sinclair
- Joe Hendry in concert
- Year End Award winners revealed
And here’s the updated card for New Year’s Evil on January 6th. (WWE)
- NXT Championship Match: Oba Femi vs. Leon Slater
- NXT Women’s Championship Match: Jacy Jayne vs. Kendal Grey
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Match: Thea Hail vs. Blake Monroe
The last SmackDown did a 0.21 18-49 and 995,000 viewers. (Wrestlenomics)
Dynamite last week did a 0.09 and 551,000 viewers, while Collision did 0.05 and 333,000. (Wrestlenomics)
Anna Jay’s AEW deal expires in the spring of 2026. (FF)
This week’s ROH on Honor Club will be a “Boxing Day” special airing on Friday instead of the usual Thursday. The full lineup is below. (ROH)
- ROH Pure Championship Match: Lee Moriarty vs. Komander
- Big Boom AJ & QT Marshall vs. Cole Karter & Griff Garrison
- The Swirl vs. Alec Price & Jordan Oliver
- Eddie Kingston vs. James Drake
- Zack Gibson vs. Bryce Donovan
- Mina Shirakawa vs. TBA
- The Premier Athletes vs. TBA
Kota Ibushi seems optimistic that he’ll be back sooner than the two years he was given when diagnosed with a broken femur. I hope he’s right!
Both Ric Flair and Mic Tyson are suing Carma over allegations of fraud and wrongdoing in their promotional relationship.
Last week’s Raw didn’t make the global top ten so an exact audience size isn’t available. It did finish seventh in the U.S. though so you’d wonder why they wouldn’t know how many that was. (Netflix)
In 2026 Michael Cole and Corey Graves will be moving back to Raw while SmackDown will feature Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett. (WWE)
