Last night Thea Hail upset Blake Monroe to become the NXT Women’s North American Champion. (WWE) In fact it was so much of an upset that the bell didn’t ring after the ref counted three and Monroe’s music played at first instead of Hail’s. In other words OOPS. They hastily rewrote the script to have Hail celebrate her win backstage, Monroe blame the ref, and then vow to get her title back. (FF)
Leon Slater won the #1 Contender’s Match on NXT and will go on to face Oba Femi. (WWE)
Alex Windsor talks about her reaction to signing with AEW: “It was a dream come true. I feel like I have been thrown in at the deep end. But sometimes that’s better, because I’m learning everything as I go.”
Due to his injury Penta is being replaced by Rey Mysterio at AAA Guerra de Titanes.
Last week’s Raw finally broke into the Netflix top ten again with 2.5 million views. (Netflix)
The 20 entrants in the #1 Contender’s Battle Royal on Impact this Thursday are as follows: Cedric Alexander, Eric Young, Mance Warner, Ryan Nemeth, Rich Swann, Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz, and Myron Reed. Also entered are Brock Anderson, CW Anderson, Moose, Jake Something, Jesse Funaki, Bear Bronson, John Skyler, BDE, Jake Painter, Judas Icarus, and Travis Williams. (TNA)
Here are NXT’s Year-End Award nominees. (WWE)
Male Superstar of the Year:
- Je’Von Evans
- Oba Femi
- Ricky Saints
- Trick Williams
- Ethan Page
Female Superstar of the Year:
- Jacy Jayne
- Sol Ruca
- Blake Monroe
- Tatum Paxley
- Kelani Jordan
Tag Team of the Year:
- DarkState
- Hank & Tank
- Zaria & Sol Ruca
- Fatal Influence
- The Culling
Moment of the Year:
- NXT vs. TNA brawl
- Blake Monroe’s debut
- Ricky Saints’ debut
- Tatum Paxley wins the NXT Women’s Championship
- Stephanie Vaquer becomes a double champion
- Jacy Jayne defeats Stephanie Vaquer
- Stacks betrays Tony D’Angelo
- Trick Williams wins the TNA World Championship
- Joe Hendry appears out of nowhere
- The Hardy Boyz win the NXT Tag Team titles
Match of the Year:
- Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge (Deadline)
- Oba Femi vs. Je’Von Evans (Heatwave)
- Ricky Saints vs. Ethan Page (Great American Bash)
- Kelani Jordan vs. Sol Ruca (Battleground)
- Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je’Von Evans (Stand & Deliver)
- Jacy Jayne vs. Lola Vice (No Mercy)
Best PLE/Show of the Year:
- New Year’s Evil
- Vengeance Day
- Roadblock
- Stand & Deliver
- Battleground
- Great American Bash
- Heatwave
- Homecoming
- No Mercy
- Showdown
- Halloween Havoc
- Gold Rush
- Deadline
The winners will be announced December 30th and you can vote now here.
The last SmackDown did a 0.26 18-49 and 1.240 million viewers. (Wrestlenomics)
Moose is getting a North American Title shot against Ethan Page on December 30th. (WWE)
