Via social media Rhea Ripley revealed she went under the knife for knee surgery. Best wishes to her on a quick and full recovery – but FWIW she’s not expected back until Royal Rumble 2027. (WO)
Ironic given the timing but Buddy Matthews has just been cleared to make his in-ring return.
According to Dave Meltzer, Brock Lesnar retiring at SummerSlam was “always the plan” despite what he did at WrestleMania 42 this year. (WO)
WWE is returning to Honolulu for their live events tour this year — their first time there since 2019.
Last week’s Impact did 176,000 viewers and a 0.04 18-49 demo. (Wrestlenomics)
Collision (part of which went head to head with Impact) did 362,000 and 0.05. (Wrestlenomics)
Xfinity in Philly is advertising Randy Orton ahead of SmackDown tonight. He’s not officially advertised though by WWE — here’s their lineup.
- Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill
- Kevin Owens and CM Punk appear
- Chelsea Green appears
Jim Ross says his AEW contract expires this month. He also said he’s getting another surgery to remove excess fluid on the brain on the 12th.
WWE house show results from Fairfax are below. (WBS)
- Charlotte Flair defeated Jacy Jayne via DQ
- Chelsea Green, Tiffany Stratton & Charlotte Flair defeated Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid), with Green pinning Reid
- Baron Corbin (c) defeated Trick Williams & Carmelo Hayes in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE US Title. Corbin pinned Hayes.
- The Miz took out Danhausen before his match with Oba Femi. Femi came to Danhausen’s rescue and powerbombed The Miz for the win
- The Vision (Bron Breakker & Austin Theory) (c) defeated The Usos via DQ to retain the World Tag Team Championship
- The War Raiders (c) defeated Fraxiom to retain the AAA World Tag Team Championship
- Chad Gable (c) defeated Ethan Page via submission to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- CM Punk & Cody Rhodes defeated Gunther & Ricky Saints
Shiloh Hill says he may be able to return from his jaw fracture ahead of schedule.
Raw will air live from Dublin on January 25th next year.
Two matches are advertised for Impact next Thursday. (TNA)
- TNA World Championship Match: Nic Nemeth vs. Jeff Hardy
- TNA Knockouts Television Title Tournament Semifinal Match: Indi Hartwell vs. M by Elegance
Here’s the updated card for Lockdown on the 23rd. (TNA)
- TNA World Tag Team Championship Cage Match: The Hardys vs. Nemeth Brothers
- TNA Knockouts World Championship Match: Xia Brookside vs. Elayna Black
- TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship Cage Match: DemonXBunny vs. The Elegance Brand
- TNA International Championship Cage Match: Jason Hotch vs. Mustafa Ali
- Cage Match: Elijah vs. AJ Francis
- Escape The Cage Match: Moose vs. Frankie Kazarian
Here are last night’s ROH results. (WO)
- ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground Match: Athena def. Janai Kai when Billie Starkz interfered on Athena’s behalf
- Queen Aminata def. Rachel Ley
- Beef def. Matt Menard
- Eddie Kingston & Ortiz def. RPG Vice
- Tehuti Miles def. Dante Casanova
- Action Andretti def. LJ Cleary
- Los Colons & Serpentico def. Brandon Cutler, Terry Yaki, & Jay Lucas via pinfall
- MxM Collection def. Nick Comoroto & Aaron Solo
- ROH Women’s World Television Championship Match: Red Velvet def. Isla Dawn
- Adam Priest, Dalton Castle & The Outrunners def. Griff Garrison & The Lethal Twist
Scott Steiner’s son Brock is suspended for the first six games of the upcoming NFL season for currently unknown reasons.
