Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre headlined the WWE house show in Brussels. (WBS)
- IYO SKY def. Raquel Rodriguez
- Dragon Lee def. Xavier Woods
- Maxxine Dupri def. Roxanne Perez
- CM Punk & AJ Styles def. Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker
- Liv Morgan def. Lyra Valkyria
- Gunther def. Jey Uso
- Undisputed WWE Championship Match: Cody Rhodes def. Drew McIntyre via DQ
WWE star LA Knight has donated $20,000 to the Washington County, MD branch of United Way: “I was truly honored to receive the key to the city. Now, it’s my turn to give back to the community that has given me so much. I decided to make this investment because I trust United Way to allocate these funds where they are most needed. I hope that this contribution inspires others to consider how they can support our local neighbors in their own unique ways.”
Becky Lynch talks about taking a year off from wrestling before returning in 2025: “I took a year off when I felt like I was away from her too much, and it was getting too much for me. I said, ‘Hey, look, I need a bit of time for myself,’ and the company and Triple H was amazing with that. He had no problem; he understood. Seth is out injured right now, so (now) he’s getting all that daddy-daughter time. It kind of balances itself out because I’ve been on tour over here, but she’s got dad at home looking after her, and she’s got grandma out there, so it’s great. We’re very lucky.”
Will Ospreay was feeling good enough to attend Dynamite backstage on Wednesday, which may mean his timetable is moving up for an in-ring return. He had surgery on herniated discs in his neck last September and originally was estimated to be out of action for a full year. (FF)
RIP Bobby Duncum Sr.: “WWE is saddened to learn that Bobby Duncum Sr. has passed away. One of the most feared villains of the territories, the rugged cowboy from Austin, Texas, was as tough as they came. A graduate of West Texas State University, the same institution that produced Dusty Rhodes, The Funk Brothers and many other icons, Duncum was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1967 NFL Draft and played four pro games in 1968. Carrying on the great tradition of Texas football stars turned pro wrestlers, Duncum entered the ring and became infamous for his wild street fights and brutal battles against WWE Legends like Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund. He was also a member of the iconic Heenan Family, led by WWE Hall of Famer Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan, in the AWA. WWE extends its condolences to Duncum Sr.’s family, friends and fans.”
KJ Orso (better known to some as Fuego Del Sol) appeared on Impact last week but as of now has not signed a contract with TNA, although he did “impress” TNA officials with his work. (FF)
Moose has an injury update: “For those who watched TNA Genesis I did suffer a serious injury. From the bottom of my heart I want to sincerely thank everyone for all their concern and get well soon wishes. My back is super stiff still at the moment but I should be ok for TNA AMC live in Albuquerque.”
Here’s the full card for The New Beginning in Osaka on February 11th. (NJPW)
- Unbound Co. (Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori) vs. United Empire (Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young) in a tag team match
- Kita Kita Brothers vs. United Empire in a tag team match
- Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Oleg Boltin (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship
- David Finlay vs. Callum Newman
- Aaron Wolf (c) vs. Ren Narita for the NEVER Openweight Championship
- Oskar & Yuto-Ice (c) vs. Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura for the IWGP Tag Team Title
- Gabe Kidd vs. Andrade El Idolo in a number-one contender’s match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
- Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Jake Lee for the IWGP Heavyweight Title
Tommaso Ciampa stated via social media that he plans to depart WWE when his contract expires “in the very near future.” All the best to him on whatever he does next.
Atsushi Onita is out of action for at least two weeks with a cervical spine injury. Best wishes to him for a full recovery!
Bully Ray was a producer backstage for last week’s Impact on AMC. (FF)
Bishop Dyer f/k/a Baron Corbin worked a match before Dynamite last night, working alongside Martin Stone and Better Together to face Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn, Brady Booker and Elijah Drago. Here are the full dark match results. (FF)
- Daddy Magic def. Serpentico
- Steven Borden & QT Marshall def. Nathan Cruz & Rosario Grillo
- Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn, Brady Booker, & Elijah Drago def. Bishop Dyer, Martin Stone, & Better Together
Don Callis will be appearing at two Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling shows in March.
John Cena thanked Dr. Anderson for helping him with his hair loss treatment via social media.
Speaking of sharing via socials Roman Reigns offered a sneak peek of the new Street Fighter movie.
Due to winter storm concerns AEW taped Collision last night and cancelled the previously live January 24th show in Arlington. (PWI) Refunds at the point of purchase, I guess. The non-spoiler version of the card for Saturday is below. (AEW)
- CMLL World Heavyweight Championship Match: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Roderick Strong
- AEW TBS Championship Match: Willow Nightingale vs. Julia Hart
- Hangman Page vs. Katsuyori Shibata
- Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita vs. Billy Gunn & Austin Gunn
- Andrade vs. Magnus
- Kris Statlander vs. Isla Dawn
- Mark Davis & Jake Doyle vs. TBA
Here’s the lineup for Honor Club tonight. (ROH)
- ROH Pure Championship Proving Ground Match: Lee Moriarty (c) vs. Matt Menard
- Ace Austin vs. Johnny TV (w/ Taya Valkyrie)
- Dynamite Kid Tommy Billington & Adam Priest vs. Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese) (w/ Mark Sterling & Stori Denali)
- Alec Price & Jordan Oliver vs. CRU (Lio Rush & Action Andretti)
- Diamanté & Billie Starkz (w/ Athena) vs. Londyn Dior & Rachael Ellering
- Dalton Castle and The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) in action
- Satnam Singh in action
- Big Bill & Bryan Keith in action
WWE filed a trademark application for the name “Royce Keys” on January 20th. (FF)
El Hijo Del Vikingo is under contract to WWE, not AAA. (PWI)
If you’re interested Marc Mero shows off his royalty statement from WWE for 2019. I can’t disagree with him that it’s a pretty paltry amount.
Motor City Machine Guns will be on AAA on FOX this week.
Here’s the card for Impact tonight. (TNA)
- Feast or Fired Match: Competitors TBA
- Indi Hartwell vs. M by Elegance
- Jeff Hardy vs. Mustafa Ali
- We’ll hear from Mike Santana
- We’ll hear from Elayna Black
- The System reveal their new member after JDC’s retirement
Here’s an early card for Dynamite next week. (AEW)
- AEW Tag Team Championship Match: FTR vs. Mark Davis & Jake Doyle
- AEW TNT Championship Match: Mark Briscoe vs. El Clon
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander vs. Thekla
