Former New Japan Pro Wrestling superstar Tetsuya Naito is the new GHC Heavyweight Title champion, having defeated Shane Haste with two Destinos in the main event of NOAH’s Legacy Rise card.
Originally Richard “Ric Flair” Fliehr said he’d gotten back together with Wendy Barlow, but that turns out not to be the case.
The Grand Slam Mexico of AEW Dynamite did a 0.14 18-49 and 694,000 viewers. (WO)
MVP says his last match is going to be sooner than later: “Let’s be real. I’m 52. I don’t want to sprint back and forth across the ring. I don’t want to get powerbombed and chokeslammed. I don’t want to do that. I don’t take bookings for matches anymore. I’m not officially retired. But that’s coming. I’m thinking probably next year I will have my final match. I’m pretty confident. My final match is coming soon.”
Steph De Lander says she’ll not be working for PRODUCE Wrestling going forward.
NXT results from Jacksonville, Florida are below. (WBS)
- Elijah Holyfield, Jasper Troy, & EK Prosper def. Harlem Lewis, Harley Riggins, & Jax Presley
- Vanta The Unknown def. an unnamed opponent
- Tristan Angels & Kam Hendrix def. Mason Rook & Shiloh Hill
- Thea Hail def. Zoë Sager
- Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno def. Sean Legacy & Dorian van Dux
- WWE Women’s Speed Championship Match: Wren Sinclair fought Myka Lockwood to a time limit draw
- Keanu Carver def. Braxton Cole
- Kelani Jordan def. Lizzy Rain
- NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Myles Borne and Tavion Heights def. Ricky Smokes & Brad Baylor
WWE has announced a “Road to Royal Rumble” European tour. (WWE)
- Friday, January 15: Forest National in Brussels, Belgium (SmackDown taping)
- Saturday, January 16: PreZero Arena in Gliwice, Poland
- Sunday, January 17: Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Monday, January 18: OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland (Raw taping)
- Friday, January 22: Co-op Live in Manchester, England (SmackDown taping)
- Saturday, January 23: Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden
- Sunday, January 24: MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary
- Monday, January 25: 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland (Raw taping)
Here’s the announced card for Raw tonight. (WWE)
- World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contenders Tournament Match: Laredo Kid vs. Penta
- Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Sol Ruca and TBA
- Akira Tozawa vs. Austin Theory
- We hear from Stephanie Vaquer
The “ambassador” deal John Cena signed with WWE precludes him from wrestling anywhere else. (FF)
