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Lana Posts Photos Wearing A Sling & Leg Brace: “Piss Off 2020”

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WWE Superstar Lana finished off 2020 banged up and looking ahead to a better year. She posted two photos of herself on Instagram wearing a sling on her right arm and a brace / boot on her right leg. She wished everyone a Happy New Year, but first declared, “Piss off 2020.”

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Lana’s Rocky End to 2020

Lana was originally expected to team with the Raw women’s champion Asuka at the TLC PPV and challenge the then women’s tag team champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler.

However, she was pulled from the show after an attack from Baszler and Jax and the company had announced that she has suffered injuries that will keep her out of action for a few weeks.

It was reported at the time that the angle was set up for the return of Charlotte Flair who ended up making a surprise comeback during the PPV.

Though now these photos posted by Lana on the social site have started speculations about the female star potentially being injured in real life.

There is no word yet on where the Raw star might have suffered the injuries or how long she could stay out of action if they are real but we’ll keep you posted on her status.

Ric Flair On Who Is The Greatest Worker In The History Of Wrestling

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‘The Nature Boy’ Ric Flair recently spoke to WWE UK to promote the upcoming Raw Legends Night. During the interview, Flair was asked who he considers to be the greatest worker in the history of the wrestling business and the 16 time world champion took the name of Shawn Michaels:

“It’s not arguable anymore; Shawn is the greatest worker in the history of our business. I think everybody would give that to him. He carried me in my farewell retirement match, no matter how many people want to think I was holding up my end of it, I was trying to get through it.”

Talking about his WWE retirement match at WrestleMania XXIV some more, Ric Flair said that he did not have the self-confidence to rise to the occasion at the time but Shawn made it look like he did:

“At that point in my career I did not have the self-confidence that I needed to have to rise to the occasion and he made it look like I did. I’ve looked back and actually had time the past couple of years to watch some of Shawn’s matches that he had while I was at WCW and Shawn just is a class act.”

The former world champion also praised Ricky Steamboat during the interview and he said that he would put Shawn and Steamboat in a class of their own.

WWE will be celebrating Legends Night on the first Raw of 2021 on January 4 and the show will feature the return of many big names such as Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Mickie James and more.

The Rock Gifts Truck To Long Time WWE Employee (Video)

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has been known for surprising important people in his life with cars and the great one has done it once again.

This time the former world champion has gifted a new Ford F-150 pickup truck to longtime WWE employee Harvey Wippleman for helping the Hollywood star when he was younger.

The Rock recently made a post on his Instagram and in the caption, he explained how Wippleman, real name Bruno Lauer helped him by providing him a place to live after the former champion was evicted off the island of Hawaii.

The post accompanied a video in which the two told a story of how Harvey bought The Rock his first car for $40 when he was younger and the people’s champion thanked him for his gesture with a brand new car:

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Harvey Wippleman was originally hired by WWE as a manager back in 1991. He transitioned to a backstage role in the company towards the end of the 90s.

Since then, the former WWE manager has made sporadic on-screen appearances for the company while also working behind the scenes as a road agent. His most recent on-screen appearance for the promotion came during the Raw 25 Years celebration episode in January 2018.

Speculation On Seth Rollins’ Return Being Delayed

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WWE had originally announced that Seth Rollins will be returning to WWE programming on this week’s episode of SmackDown, though now it appears that his comeback might have been delayed.

The company first advertised the return of The Architect for this Friday during the Blue Brand’s Christmas special episode last week.

However, there was no mention of Rollins on the SmackDown preview video that aired on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw, which started some speculations.

The fact that the company has not included any mention of the former Shield member on the written preview for SmackDown and the original tweet announcing his return has also been deleted is suggesting that his return might have been delayed.

Seth Rollins was originally written off TV after the Survivor Series PPV in late November so he could take some time off to be with his fiancé Becky Lynch while she gave birth to their first child together.

At the time it was reported that the former Universal Champion will not stay away from action for very long and he will return to WWE programming after a few weeks of absence.

While the reason for Rollins’ return being delayed in not known yet, it’s still likely that he will make his comeback in next few weeks, before the Royal Rumble PPV.

WWE Stars Remember Brodie Lee, Amanda Huber Reacts to Dynamite

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WWE has uploaded a video of various Superstars remembering the late Jon Huber, best known to wrestling fans as Brodie Lee and Luke Harper.

The video below includes messages from Xavier Woods, Keith Lee, Mustafa Ali, John Morrison, Kofi Kingston and several others.

Amanda Huber, widow of late Brodie Lee, posted a message on Instagram reflecting on Wednesday night’s tribute show. She said her words and the photos could not do it justice, but the entire show was perfect, from top to bottom.

The little Easter eggs, the tributes, the matches, and the moments.” I’m not sure what it looked like on tv, and I’m sure sometime soon, I’ll see for myself. But I can tell you in person, the love in that building last night was real. It radiated all night long. You could feel it in the air. It was devastating and beautiful and a testament to one of the best people to walk this earth.”

Huber said that AEW is the most amazing community and called Tony Khan the kindest and most genuine person she’s ever met. “He loved my husband. He loves wrestling. He loves AEW. And he loves my family. Real, authentic love.”

She said she’s been around wrestling for a long time. She’s seen the absolute worst aspects of the business. AEW’s tribute show was heartfelt and genuine.

“Nobody was just ‘putting on a show.’ It was real and raw emotion and just fucking beautiful.”

You can read her full statement and check out the photos she posted at Instagram.

Konnan Comments On Heat Between Him and Owen Hart

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Konnan was recently asked about wrestling in Canada for Stampede Wrestling early in his career on an episode of his Keepin it 100 podcast. Konnan revealed on the show that he and Owen Hart didn’t get along very well while he was there.

“Owen when I went to Calgary, he wasn’t the friendliest guy with me,” Konnan said on the show. “Because he actually told everybody in the dressing room not to do my lucha libre moves. I had to go to Stu and go ‘bro, that’s all I know how to do’ because I wasn’t trained in American wrestling.”

“I do remember that he would drive this big f***ing van with all the wrestlers in the back. He would ask people if they would help him drive and everybody would say no, so to piss us off, he would play country music like the whole f***ing trip.”

“I also remember that he and his brother (Bruce Hart), which got a lot of heat in the dressing room, were the only guys that could sell merch,” Konnan continued.

Konnan continued to talk about being scouted by Keith Hart while in Hawaii and more of his time in Canada.

A clip from the show featuring Konnan talking about Owen Hart can be viewed below:

Kenny Omega Files Several New Trademarks

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AEW World Champion Kenny Omega recently filed several new trademark applications.

On December 27th, the United States Patent & Trademark Office shows that attorney Michael Dockins filed the applications on behalf of Omega’s ‘KO 7 Productions’ LLC for:

  • The names “Kenny Omega” and “The Cleaner”
  • The “Omega” Greek symbol

According to the filing, Omega first began using his ring name in 2001 and the Cleaner name in 2014. All three marks include the following usages:

“Entertainment in the nature of wrestling contests; Entertainment services, namely, live appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainment personality; Entertainment services, namely, personal appearances by a professional wrestling and sports entertainment personality; Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibits and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer”

The Kenny Omega name also includes a usage for dietary and nutritional supplements. Omega recently partnered with the Redcon1 nutrition company to introduce his own ‘Total War’ pre-workout supplement.

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Kenny Omega is set to appear on next week’s Impact Wrestling, along with Don Callis and the Good Brothers. He will defend the AEW World Championship next week against Rey Fenix at AEW New Year’s Smash (Night 1).

Ben Carter To Debut On NXT UK Next Week

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Ben Carter is set to debut for WWE next week.

Earlier this month, WWE announced that Carter will soon be joining the NXT UK brand. Talk Sport reports that Ben Carter’s first WWE television appearance will take place on the January 7th episode of NXT UK’s WWE Network show. He will reportedly be Noam Dar’s guest on the Supernova Sessions talk segment.

Ben Carter is only 22-years-old and has a very bright future ahead of him. Prior to joining WWE, Ben Carter wrestled for AEW and Impact Wrestling. He trained under WWE Superstar Seth Rollins at the Black & Brave Wrestling Academy.

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Eric Bischoff On What Vince Russo Doesn’t Understand About The TV Business

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Eric Bischoff recently spent some time talking about Vince Russo on an episode of his 83 Weeks podcast. Bischoff and Russo worked together in both WCW and TNA but Bischoff feels that Russo didn’t understand much about the television business.

“You could have given Vince Russo 6 years and it wouldn’t have mattered,” Bischoff said on the show. “Look, you gotta have an idea, you gotta understand the wrestling audience. You can’t go out and live your pre-pubescent fantasies inside of a wrestling ring and think the mass audience is going to enjoy it.”

“Television is about ratings, you touched on it,” Bischoff continued. “If you don’t have ratings, you are not selling advertising. You can have ratings and still not be able to sell advertising. Advertising and ratings go hand-in-hand. If you are not delivering at least a reasonable audience that includes the demographic that advertisers are interested in, they are not going to buy your show, they are not going to spend money inside of your show.”

Bischoff continued to talk about how what Vince Russo was doing was not appealing to kids, families, and people who are not already big wrestling fans.

“Wrestling is a generational type of product,” he continued.

“If you look at Attitude Era wrestling and even some of the stuff we did on Nitro, that was not necessarily the type of content that a lot of families would feel comfortable with their kids watching. It was a little too adult.”

Bischoff continued to say that appealing to families gives the wrestling industry long-term success since it is passed down from generation to generation.

“A guy like Vince Russo would have blown his pre-pubescent wad if someone would have given him 6 months or a year and that would have been it. There would have been no more wrestling company.”

A clip of Bischoff discussing Vince Russo can be heard in the player below:

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WWE Superstars React To AEW’s Brodie Lee Tribute Show

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The entire wrestling world came together Wednesday night to witness All Elite Wrestling’s tribute to a fallen brother, Brodie Lee.

It was a very emotional broadcast that many viewers will never forget. Brodie Lee was adored for the man he was to his peers and respected for the father and husband he was to his family.

Brodie Lee had a memorable 2020 with AEW, but spent the past decade working for WWE. During that time, he forged friendships with Superstars as they traveled the world and made memories that will last a lifetime.

WWE Stars React to AEW’s Brodie Lee Tribute

Several WWE wrestlers reacted to AEW’s Brodie Lee tribute on social media, including Daniel Bryan, Sasha Banks, Big E, Bayley, Sami Zayn and more:

Brodie Lee Tribute Shirt Breaks Sales Record

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Last night AEW presented a celebration of the life of Brodie Lee. The promotion also released a special edition tribute shirt that went on sale at 8 PM est. All proceeds from the sales of these shirts go to benefit the Huber family.

Pro Wrestling Tees has announced that the sales of the Brodie Lee t-shirt have broken the company record for most shirts sold within 24 hours. The record tops Sting’s t-shirt sales that had previously broken that same record earlier this month.

PW Tees also announced the shirt has topped the sales of the year’s previous top-seller.

“Up until now… Orange Cassidy had the highest selling shirt of 2020 on ProWrestlingTees.com. He was just dethroned in just under 4 hrs after the release of this tribute shirt. The highest selling shirt of 2020 will go to Mr. Brodie Lee,” PW Tees Tweeted.

On the Pro Wrestling Tees website, several other Brodie Lee t-shirts are listed as the current best sellers. The special edition t-shirt is also available at ShopAEW.com. Additionally, all of Brodie Lee’s merchandise will also go to support the Huber family.

Other wrestlers, such as CM Punk and Mick Foley, have also said that proceeds from the sales of their t-shirts on PW Tees will also go to support the Huber family.

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Jim Ross On What Sting Will Be Doing In AEW

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The big question ever since Sting joined AEW has been what the icon will be doing in the promotion and Jim Ross suggests that he won’t be having just a single role in the company.

The legendary commentator returned for his Grilling JR podcast once again where he talked about things like Tony Schiavone’s different outfits and more.

Talking about Sting’s arrival in the promotion, Ross revealed that it was Tony Khan who reached out to the former WCW star and claimed that he is going to have a variety of roles in the company:

“What’s really going on is Tony Khan reached out, hired Sting to a multiyear deal. He’s going to have a variety of roles, I don’t know what they are exactly but they will be in a creative capacity where he’s a character on television.

There’s a lot of ways to be a character on T.V.” said Jim Ross, “that’s been accepted by the audience nowadays that doesn’t include wrestling a match every week.”

The AEW star continued by claiming that he doesn’t think anyone should wrestle every week calling it a ‘kiss of death’ for the wrestler.

The former WWE star explained that wrestling every week over exposes a talent to the audience and you shouldn’t do it if you want to keep your talent fresh.

Raw Star To Challenge For NXT Title On New Year’s Evil Next Week

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Raw Superstar Gran Metalik challenges Santos Escobar for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship at next week’s NXT New Year’s Evil special.

Wednesday’s NXT TV saw Metalik and Lince Dorado make a surprise appearance on the Black and Yellow brand. The Lucha House Party members interrupted a promo by Legado del Fantasma.

This led to the two Raw stars facing Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde in a tag team match. Metalik won this match for his team after dropping a big elbow on Mendoza and pinning him for the victory.

After the bout ended, the high flying star taunted Escobar with a mention around his waist referring to the Cruiserweight title. It was later confirmed that Gran Metalik will be returning to NXT next week to challenge for the championship

NXT New Year’s Evil Card

Five matches have been announced for NXT New Year’s Evil, hosted by Dexter Lumis:

  • NXT Championship: Kyle O’Reilly vs. Finn Balor (c)
  • NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Gran Metalik vs. Santos Escobar (c)
  • Last Woman Standing Match: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez
  • Fight Pit: Tommaso Ciampa vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Singles Match: Karrion Kross with Scarlett vs. Damian Priest
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NXT New Years Evil

Unaired Brodie Lee Tributes From AEW Dynamite (Videos)

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This week’s AEW Dynamite: Brodie Lee Celebration Of Life featured multiple video tributes to the late star from the various members of the AEW roster.

The show opened with a ten bell salute to the former TNT Champion followed by a video tribute from the former AEW Champion Jon Moxley who said that he will never forget Brodie.

Multiple other wrestlers shared their memories of the former WWE star throughout the show and the episode featured videos from people like Darby Allin, Eddie Kingston, Chris Jericho and more.

The company later posted several additional unaired tribute videos for the Exalted One on their YouTube channel.

Brodie Lee Tributes

Brodie Lee passed away due to a lung ailment on December 26 and since then the wrestling world has come together to honor the memory of the late star.

Companies like WWE and Impact Wrestling have also paid tribute to the former Luke Harper in various ways and AEW dedicated this week’s episode of Dynamite to the former champion.

The episode featured matches involving the members of Lee’s Dark Order faction and the company has announced that they are retiring the current design of the TNT championship to honor Brodie Lee.

AEW Retires Current TNT Championship Design In Honor Of Brodie Lee

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AEW has decided to retire the current design of the TNT Championship in honor of the late Brodie Lee who passed away due to a lung ailment this past Saturday on December 26.

The main event of this week’s episode of Dynamite saw the team of Cody Rhodes, Orange Cassidy & Ten beating Team Taz (Brian Cage, Powerhouse Hobbs & Ricky Starks) in a six men tag team match.

After the bout, Brodie Lee’s older son was brought into the ring and he was awarded a TNT title belt. AEW President Tony Khan then named Brodie Lee Jr. a “TNT Champion for life” and the show ended with a tribute video.

In the Dynamite post-show later on, Tony Schiavone confirmed that the company will be retiring the current belt design for the TNT title and the negative one will always have the TNT belt with the current design.

“Little Brodie, ‘Negative One’ if you will, is always going to have that TNT belt, we’ll come up with a new belt,” said Schiavone. “That’ll be his. The particular belt that was given to little Brodie tonight has been retired.”

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There is no word yet on how long it will take the company to come up with a new design for the TNT title but it will likely take at least a few weeks before the company introduces the new belt.

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Brodie Lee Jr.: AEW TNT Champion For Life (Photo: AEW)

Erick Rowan Appears On Dynamite To Pay Tribute To Brodie Lee

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Former WWE star Erick Rowan made an appearance on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite which was a tribute show for his former partner Brodie Lee.

This week’s episode of the show featured multiple tag matches involving the members of The Dark Order. One such match was MJF, Ortiz & Santana facing the team of Alex Reynolds, John Silver & Adam Page.

Towards the ending of this bout, Wardlow came out and he interrupted the match by taking out Reynolds. Erick Rowan then made his AEW debut to stop the giant.

The former WWE star who now goes by the name Erick RedBeard dropped Wardlow with a chokeslam and then ran him off to backstage.

The match ended with John Silver delivering Brodie’s discuss forearm to Ortiz and pinning the Inner Circle member to pick up the victory for his team.

Erick joined the Dark Order in the ring post-match and Silver got emotional as the former Wyatt Family member held up a sign reading “Goodbye for now my brother. See you down the road.”

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There is no word yet on if this was a one-time appearance or if Erick Rowan has signed a contract with AEW. We will have to see if he makes any more appearances for the company in coming weeks.

AEW Dynamite Results (12/30): Brodie Lee Tribute, Erick Rowan Appears

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AEW Dynamite aired live from Daily’s Place. The entire show was a tribute to Brodie Lee and New Year’s Smash was rescheduled until next week. The show kicked off with a ten bell salute to the late Brodie Lee with the Huber family in attendance.

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Dynamite Results (12/30)

  1. Young Bucks & Colt Cabana def. Matt Hardy & Private Party
  2. Lance Archer, Stu Grayson, Evil Uno def. Eddie Kingston, Butcher, Blade
  3. Hangman Page, John Silver, Alex Reynolds def. MJF, Santana, Ortiz
  4. Tay Conti & Anna Jay def. Britt Baker & Penelope Ford
  5. Cody, Orange Cassidy, 10 def. Team Taz (Cage, Starks, Hobbs)

Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:

Wrestlers Spoke On The Legacy Of Brodie Lee

Jon Moxley: He said that Brodie brought joy to the people around him and he had the privelage of spending over a decade around Brodie. Moxley added that wrestling was just a job, but his family came first. Jon said that 2020 has hit us hard but he has learned that pro wrestling is a community and that they support each other. Moxley stated that he hopes Brodie’s legacy helps inspire everyone to be better and appreciate the time they have. Jon added that he loves Brodie and will never forget him.

Darby Allin: Brodie Lee had no ego and gave all the young guys so much knowledge. He was the man and the #1 person I wished I could have wrestled.

Dax Harwood: Brodie was the most genuine human being I had ever met in professional wrestling.

Arn Anderson: Arn recalled Brodie being a family man and always making them laugh.

Colt Cabana: We would tape Dynamite and AEW Dark was right after but he would always race home to see his family.

Bryce Remsburg: With tears in his eyes he stated that if there were a Mount Rushmore of wrestling dads, Brodie should be on it.

Eddie Kingston: He is going to miss Brodie busting his balls and believing in him when he didn’t believe in himself. Kingston added that Brodie is not gone as long as his son’s remember him. Eddie said that Brodie loved his kids more than anything.

Chris Jericho: Chris said he had the pleasure of working with Brodie 27 times. Jericho brought up a time when there was a sticker on the ceiling in Saudi Arabia and Chris hated it. Brodie pointed out that it wasn’t a sticker it was an arrow to Mecca and that sums up Brodie. He was this sarcastic guy but knew everything. Jericho added that he has a mean dog but even she ran right up to Brodie and started licking him because she knew what a great person who was. Jericho stated that Brodie proved in just a matter of months in AEW that he deserved to be the main event.

Young Bucks & Colt Cabana Picked Up A Win

Matt Hardy & Private Party squared off against AEW Tag Team Champions Young Bucks & Colt Cabana. Cabana and Kassidy started off the action. Colt leveled Kassidy with a punch to the face and Marq Quen tagged in. Cabana connected with a Russian Leg Sweep and then Dropkicked Matt to the outside.

Matt Jackson connected with a Dropkick through the ropes and Nick followed it up with a Senton. Colt hit a springboard Moonsault onto Private Party and Matt Hardy. Matt tagged in and started choking Nick in the corner. Hardy locked in a Sleeper Hold in the middle of the ring.

Jackson broke free and tagged in Matt. Matt hit Hardy with a Superkick and Nick followed it up with a Dropkick. Quen tagged in and connected with a Suplex for a near fall. Kassidy tagged in and stomped Matt down in the corner of the ring. Quen hit Matt Jackson with a Dropkick to the face and prevented him from tagging out.

Kassidy hit Matt with an Enziguri and followed it up with a Back Drop for a two count. Matt tagged in and hit a Clothesline for a near fall. Matt Jackson hit Hardy with a Crossbody off the middle turnbuckle for a two count. Hardy battled back and connected with the Side Effect for a two count.

Matt Jackson then planted Matt Hardy with the Twist of Fate and tagged in Cabana. Colt flipped onto Private Party and unloaded some punches to Quen’s face. Colt connected with the Flying Apple and went for the cover but Kassidy kicked out at two.

Kassidy Dropkicked Colt in the knee and tagged in Quen. Marq connected with a Splash off the top rope and went for the cover but Cabana powered out at two. Nick Jackson hit Matt Hardy with a Superkick and followed it up with a Hurricanrana to Quen.

Nick leveled Marq with a Clothesline but Matt Hardy tripped him up. Matt threw Cabana over the barricade but turned around into a kick to the face from Nick Jackson. Nick Moonsaulted onto Hardy and made his was way to the top rope. Private Party hit Nick with Gin & Juice and Hardy followed it up with the Twist of Fate.

Quen then hit a Shooting Star Press but Colt broke it up at two. Matt grabbed a steel chair and demanded that Quen hit Nick with it. Quen refused and Nick hit him with an elbow to the face. Colt tagged in and leveled Matt off the apron. Young Bucks planted Quen with the Indytaker and Cabana picked the pinfall victory.

After the match, The Acclaimed interrupted but SCU attacked them from behind. Young Bucks Superkicked The Acclaimed as Cabana posed with the Dark Order symbol.

Lance Archer & Dark Order Dominated

Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, and Lance Archer faced The Butcher, The Blade, and Eddie Kingston tonight on Dynamite. Lance Archer was dressed as Luke Harper for the match. Eddie Kingston said that he loved Brodie and will miss him. Kingston then claimed that the Dark Order is nothing without him and they are going to prove it tonight.

The match started off with a massive brawl and then Eddie Kingston got planted with a Suplex from Evil Uno. Uno and Grayson then Suplexed Lance Archer on top of Kingston. Dark Order & Archer remained in control as Dynamite went to a commercial break.

When Dynamite returned, Archer planted Blade with a Uranage. Archer went for a Chokeslam but Blade escaped to the corner. Lance hit him with a Splash and then walked across the top rope. Lance connected with a ridiculous Moonsault and then battled with Butcher.

Lance sent Butcher flying across the ring with a shoulder tackle. Eddie tagged in and planted Stu with a DDT for a two count. Archer tagged back in and leveled Blade with a Crossbody. Archer went for Black Out but Kingston broke it up. Grayson hit Butcher with a DDT on the apron and followed it up with the Fatality to Blade. Evil Uno then covered Blade for the victory. After the match, Jake the Snake Roberts leveled Eddie Kingston with a Clothesline.

Rowan Appeared On Dynamite

Hangman Page, Alex Reynolds, John Silver battled MJF, Santana, and Ortiz. Hangman hit MJF with the papers and sent him tumbling out of the ring. MJF got in Brodie’s son’s face and started shouting at him as Tony Schiavone called Max the biggest asshole in wrestling.

Santana tagged in and hit Silver with a Crossbody. John battled back with an elbow to the face and tagged in Reynolds. Alex hit Santana with a Clothesline and followed it up with an Elbow Drop for a near fall. Santana hit a Neckbreaker and two Suplexes in a row.

Hangman hit MJF with a Fallaway Slam and followed it up with a Clothesline. Page set up for the Buckshot Lariat but MJF rolled out of the ring as Dynamite went to a commercial break. When Dynamite returned, MJF taunted -1 (Brodie Jr.) but turned around into a boot to the face from Hangman.

John Silver tagged in and beat the hell out of Inner Circle. Silver climbed to the top rope and hit Ortiz with a Crossbody and followed it up with a Powerbomb. Silver planted MJF with a Destroyer but Inner Circle beat him down. Wardlow hit Reynolds with a Clothesline but Erick Rowan (Erick Redbeard) ran down to the ring to a great reaction.

Rowan beat Wardlow down and brought him backstage. Hangman hit the Buckshot Lariat but MJF broke up the cover. MJF took of Brodie Jr.’s mask and taunted him again. Brodie Jr. hit MJF with a kendo stick over the head and Hangman followed it up with a Crossbody. John Silver hit Santana with the Discus Clothesline for the pinfall victory. Rowan, Silver, Reynolds, and Hangman all shared a hug and cried after the match.

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Tay Conti & Anna Jay Defeated Britt Baker & Penelope Ford

Tay Conti & Anna Jay faced Penelope Ford & Britt Baker tonight. Conti hit Penelope with several Arm Drags and unloaded a kick to the face for a two count. Britt hit Conti with a knee to the face and Penelope followed it up with a German Suplex for a two count.

Britt tagged in and bounced Conti’s face off the apron as Dynamite went to a break. Anna tagged in and hit Baker with a Neckbreaker when Dynamite returned. Penelope hit Anna with a Backstabber but Conti leveled her with a slam. Baker hit Conti with a Slingblade and booted her out of the ring.

Anna Jay caught Baker with a kick to the face and had tears in her eyes and pointed to the sky. Britt capitalized and planted Anna with a Fisherman’s Neckbreaker for a two count. Ford tagged in and hit Anna with another Neckbreaker for a near fall. Anna locked in the Queenslayer Sleeper Hold as Conti took out Baker and Reba. Penelope Ford reached the ropes but had no choice but to tap out.

After the match, Britt Baker said that match was rigged and that the whole thing was kind of a “Big Rig”. Thunder Rosa attacked Baker from behind and beat her down until referees separated them.

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Dark Order Picked Up The Win In A Clean Sweep

Team Taz (Hobbs, Cage, Ricky Starks) battled Cody, 10, and Orange Cassidy in a team put together by Brodie Jr. Cody and Will Hobbs started off the action. Powerhouse Hobbs leveled Cody with a shoulder tackle and tagged in Ricky Starks.

Ricky hit Cody with a chop to the chest but Cody returned the favor. Starks connected with a Dropkick and followed it up with a jumping shoulder tackle. Rhodes battled back and went to tag Orange Cassidy but he was too lazy to lift his arm.

10 tagged in and leveled Starks with a shoulder tackle. 10 connected with a German Suplex and Hobbs tagged back in. Orange Cassidy tagged in and put his hands in his pockets. Hobbs got pissed off and slammed Cassidy to the mat as Dynamite went to a break.

When Dynamite returned, Brian Cage bounced Cassidy’s face off the turnbuckle and tagged Hobbs back in. Hobbs planted Orange with a Suplex and tagged Brian Cage back in. Cage held up Cassidy for several seconds and planted him with a Suplex.

Ricky Starks tagged in and went for a Suplex but Cassidy escaped and hit a Suplex of his own. Cody Rhodes tagged in and hit a series of Clotheslines. Cody hit a Powerslam and went for the cover but Starks kicked out at two.

10 tagged in and knocked Cage and Hobbs off the apron. 10 caught Starks and planted him with a Powerslam. 10 followed it up with a massive Brodie Bomb and booted Hobbs off the apron again. Ricky hit 10 with a Spear and went for the cover but 10 kicked out at two.

Orange Cassidy planted Starks with a DDT but turned around into a massive Crossbody from Powerhouse Hobbs. Cage hit Cody with a knee to the face and followed it up with a Flatliner. 10 booted Cage in the face and knocked him out of the ring.

Starks planted 10 with a DDT and went for the cover but 10 kicked out at two. Taz and Arn Anderson grabbed a couple steel chairs and stared at each other on the entrance ramp. Cassidy hit Starks with the Orange Punch, Cody followed it up with the Cross Rhodes, and 10 hit Ricky with a Spinebuster for the pinfall victory.

After the match, Team Taz attacked Cody, Cassidy, and 10 from behind. The lights went out and TNT Champion Darby Allin made his way to the ring through the stands. The lights went out once again and Sting joined Darby. Sting, Darby, Cody, 10, and Orange Cassidy stood tall in the ring as Team Taz retreated.

Tony Khan Presented Brodie Jr. With The TNT Title

Cody Rhodes stood alone in the ring and said “you can judge a man’s character by how he treats somebody that can do him no good”. Cody added that there has been an outpouring of stories from people that Brodie had a positive effect on. Rhodes said Brodie was beautiful man who leaves behind a beautiful legacy. Cody then introduced -1 (Brodie Lee Jr.) and Amanda Huber.

Tony Khan and 10 came down to the ring as well. -1 put Brodie’s boots in the middle of the ring as Tony said that Brodie was the greatest TNT Champion they ever had. Tony handed him the title and said that Brodie was the TNT Champion for life. -1 put the title on his shoulder as Tony thanked the crowd for being here tonight. AEW then aired a tribute to Brodie Lee to end the show.

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WWE NXT Results (12/30): Gargano vs. Ruff, Dunne vs. Strong

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The December 30, 2020 episode of WWE NXT aired live on the USA Network from Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center. 

WWE NXT Results 

  • Bronson Reed def. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott.
  • The Grizzled Young Veterans def. Breezango
  • Mercedes Martinez def. Jobber
  • Pete Dunne def. Roderick Strong.
  • Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik def. Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza).
  • NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano def. Leon Ruff 

Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:

NXT North American Championship Match

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Leon Ruff vs. NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano with the title on the line was one of the biggest match to be announced in advance. 

The USA Network gave them an overrun as they had a 15+ minute match with various near falls and Ruff being taken more seriously. Gargano sent Ruff into the top turnbuckle then hit a spring board DDT for the win. 

This marked the first title defense in the current championship reign of Gargano as he won back the title by defeating Ruff and Damian Priest in a triple threat match at TakeOver: WarGames earlier this month.

Gargano had lost the title to Ruff in November as in the storyline, Gargano was trying to break his title defense curse by facing Ruff. Ruff got the win after a distraction by Priest.

Despite the comedic approach with the character, WWE is pushing Ruff as last week he got a surprise win over Timothy Thatcher with a cradle. However, two weeks ago, Gargano & Theory defeated Ruff & Kushida in a tag team match. 

Roderick Strong vs. Pete Dunne

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Roderick Strong vs. Pete Dunne in a singles match took place. 

This came after last week’s show that saw Dunne suffer a defeat in a match to Kyle O’Reilly to decide NXT Champion Finn Balor’s challenger for New Year’s Evil. Later in the show, Dunne attacked Strong at ringside during the Adam Cole vs. Velveteen Dream main event. It featured Dunne laying out Strong by connecting with the Bitter End on the apron.

It was a hard-hitting affair that had some decent time with both guys getting their spots in and a few near-falls. Dunne went over with his finisher. 

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Tag Team Match

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The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Breezango took place in a tag team match. 

The match was fine. There was a spot where Fandango jumped off the barricade and sold his knee. It saw Grizzled Young Veterans hit their finisher for the win. 

Post-match, Ever-Rise came out and started yelling at the winning team before backing down. 

Last week on NXT TV, NXT Tag Team Champions Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch retained their titles in a street fight against Breezango. Three weeks ago, The Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Ever-Rise (Chase Parker & Matt Martel) and Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner) in a triple threat tag match.

Mercedes Martinez Back In Action

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Mercedes Martinez returned to in-ring action on this against a jobber, who had wasn’t even advertised in advance due to this being a complete squash match to show off the dominance of Martinez.

The weird thing was that it wasn’t just a quick match, but dragged to further showcase Martinez. 

Martinez made her return last week by attacking WWE NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai, who had been calling out Toni Storm. 

Bronson Reed vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott

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Bronson Reed vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott kicked off the show in a singles match. 

The match was solid with Reed getting the win. It was basically Scott getting a few spots, but mostly Reed, who won with a splash off the top rope. 

This came after Reed returned to the ring on NXT last week where he quickly defeated Ashante “Thee” Adonis. 

On this same episode of NXT, Scott was also victorious by defeating Jake Atlas in what was a rematch after Atlas had defeated him earlier this month. It appears that there is still a match between Scott, and Atlas as Scott used a headbutt during the match, which led to him getting the win. Scott had declined a handshake from Atlas after their previous match and Atlas did the same thing last week. 

Meanwhile, WWE is still high on Reed and will likely be in the hunt for the North American Title again in the near future. 

Two Staredowns

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WWE NXT Champion Finn Balor and Kyle O’Reilly had a segment in the second hour to further promote their title match on next week’s show. 

Balor cut a promo about how their first match was the match of the year. Kyle came to the ring. Balor said that he doesn’t need a trophy to remember their first match, but rather just the three plates in his jaw as he broke it in that contest to remind him of it. Balor said that he thinks about it every day and the trophy only is good for collecting dust. Kyle said the trophy says to him that he belongs at the top of NXT. He called it a participation award and that he’s done doing so because he wants the real prize. Kyle said that he came up short before, but that will change next week. Kyle said that winning the title will prove why he’s been wrestling for 15 years. Balor promised to make him suffer. 

Scarlett and Karrion Kross walked out to the stage. She said that the title belongs to them. She said that Balor’s fate is already sealed. Kross said that doomsday is already here. Damian Priest appeared and had a staredown with Kross. They broke out in a brawl. They crashed through the barricade. 

WWE Announces The Return Of Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

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The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is back as the tournament will take place in 2021.

WWE announced that the tournament will return in two weeks (January 13th). This will be the sixth installment of WWE NXT’s tag team tournament honoring the late American Dream.

The winners will be awarded the Dusty Rhodes Classic Cup trophy, which is ionic as it is modeled after Dusty’s signature cowboy wrestling boots. The company is expected to announce the teams that will be competing in the tournament in the near future as the tournament will be playing out on NXT TV for a month or so. 

WWE decided to create the tournament in 2015 as a tribute to the legendary pro wrestler. Aside from his legendary pro wrestling career as an active wrestler, he was also a key figure behind the scenes with WWE NXT where he helped out at the Performance Center to develop athletes into wrestlers. 

Finn Balor and Samoa Joe won the inaugural tournament in 2015 at NXT TakeOver: Respect by beating Baron Corbin & Rhyno.

The 2020 version saw The BroserWeights (Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne) beat Grizzled Young Veterans to win it while the year before had Aleister Black and Ricochet beat The Forgotten Sons.

The Undertaker Set For Private Autograph Signing

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The Undertaker is slated to do a private signing event with RF Video and SignedBySuperstars.com. 

Although there is no exact date for it confirmed just yet, it will take place sometime in late January.

Fans can pre-order the signature from the former WWE Champion now for $204.00 each, plus shipping and handling. They will be selling items to be signed by Taker that day such as Pop figures, Rob Schamberger prints, and more, which range from $210 – $250. Items can be bought here. 

Here are some of the details about the signing: 

“Signed by Superstars will be doing another Fiterman sports exclusive private autograph signing with The Undertaker! It takes place in late January, and you can now pre-order your own Undertaker autograph directly from SBS. We will be offering Undertaker pop figures, and official WWE Photofile 8×10 high quality/glossy photos. The prices of each product will include: the item, the autograph, JSA certification and photo/pop protector. Personalizations and requested marker color will NOT be available. All items will be shipped back to our office after the signing and will be shipped to our customers late January 2021, or early February 2021. If you order an Undertaker item with other items from our site you will be charged additional shipping to have them sent separately.”

The Undertaker had his retirement ceremony, which was billed as his Final Farewell, last month at the WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view event.

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Hulk Hogan Explains Why Ric Flair Is His Hero & The Greatest of All Time

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WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan is doing the media rounds to promote next week’s “Legends Night” edition of WWE Raw.

The Hulkster spoke with India Today about a variety of topics, including Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre impressing him this year, the death of Pat Patterson, what it takes to win the Royal Rumble and more.

When asked how he feels when people refer to him as the greatest pro wrestler of all time, Hogan was gracious and shifted that spotlight to the one and only “Nature Boy” Ric Flair. Hogan went as far as to call Flair his hero and the the man who laid the groundwork for everyone else to follow.

“Well, you know, I will gracefully accept and acknowledge that compliment because it means so much, especially coming from my peers, to say that. The guy who is my hero, and who I think is the greatest wrestler of all time, that’s Ric Flair.”

“So I do appreciate the comment but I have a different opinion about who is the best wrestler and the greatest of all time, I have to go with Flair. It’s in his blood and he laid the groundwork. He raised the bar that no one has really been able to follow as far as work ethic.”

Hulk Hogan on Pat Patterson & The Royal Rumble

Regarding the recent death of Pat Patterson, Hogan said Patterson helped so many wrestlers and has a huge legacy that evokes all kinds of emotions. When he was just getting into wrestling, Pat Patterson helped teach him how to take bumps, how to go out through the ropes and do all kind of stuff. They became close friends over time and it was a very tough day when he passed.

Hulk Hogan won the Royal Rumble twice during his WWE career. He says no matter what number you pull, the odds are against you. “You just never know who is gonna come at you, who is gonna cheap shot you, who acts like they might help you but is just there to set you up and stab you in the back,” he said. “You have to pace yourself. You have to have eyes on the back of your head. Otherwise, you don’t survive the Royal Rumble.”

Matt Riddle Signs New Multi-Year WWE Contract

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Matt Riddle will be a WWE Superstar for several more years.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter recently reported that Matt Riddle’s WWE contract was set to expire in August 2021. WWE has been courting Riddle in hopes of locking him in longterm. Dave Meltzer, wrote, “It’s said he’s pretty much agreed to terms for a three-year deal at $400,000 per year guaranteed plus $50,000 for every show in Saudi Arabia.”

Fightful Select has provided an update on Matt Riddle’s negotiations. Riddle reportedly turned down the original offer, despite the guaranteed salary. WWE made a counter offer, which Riddle agreed to. The contract was signed last week.

Matt Riddle in WWE

Riddle joined WWE during the summer of 2018. His first on-screen appearance took place at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV. He was shown at ringside during the event in the same manner WWE has shown off other high-profile talent acquisitions. He wrestled on the NXT brand from October 2018 through May 2020.

He joined WWE’s SmackDown brand for a few months before getting moved to Raw during October’s Superstar Draft. Riddle currently teams with Jeff Hardy. WWE recently filed to trademark the name, Hardy Bros, which indicates they have plans for this team to remained paired together for the foreseeable future.

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WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan recently praised Matt Riddle. During an intro with Metro UK, Hogan said of Riddle, “I’ve been watching him and he’s really got good instincts. He’s really got a good aptitude for understanding what needs to be done, you know. It’s all about instincts and timing.”

Hogan added that Matt Riddle’s timing is off a little bit, but he’s getting better and Matt Riddle is the next Superstar he would ‘put his money on.’

Ric Flair Appears On Kevin Hart’s YouTube Show

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Ric Flair appeared on the season finale of comedian Kevin Hart’s YouTube show recently. The 16x World Champion and Hart took an ice bath while they discussed multiple subjects, as is the theme of the show. Flair and Hart both made iconic “Nature Boy” themed entrances to their ice baths. Hart had his own robe as well.

Flair and Hart spoke about how the Nature Boy has become an icon in the world of Hip Hop. He was also asked about his ability to command a room during the ice bath.

“Yeah, I had that probably when I was about 14 or 15,” Flair said. “I got in trouble at a boarding school at 15, and I just started ‘Nat-ching.”

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Hart also asked Flair what his favourite match was from his career. Flair responded that it was his match against Shawn Michaels from Bad Blood 2003.

“I get asked that a lot, and there have been so many, but it would be the match with Shawn [Michaels]” he answered. Flair was 59-years-old at the time.

Other guests on Kevin Hart’s “Cold as Balls” show this season include Tony Hawk, Reggie Bush, Ryan Garcia, Lindsey Vonn, Demarcus Cousins, Jemele Hill, and Chris Bosh.

Ric Flair is scheduled to be part of WWE’s “Legends Night” next Monday on RAW.

You can view the full episode in the player below:

NXT Preview For Tonight, 2020 Year End Award Nominees

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WWE presents the final episode of NXT TV tonight on the USA Network.

One week out from the New Year’s Evil special event next Wednesday, January 6th, WWE has confirmed the following items for the show:

  • Bronson Reed vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott
  • Roderick Strong vs. Pete Dunne
  • NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano vs. Leon Ruff
  • Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Breezango
  • Mercedes Martinez will be in action

Plus, NXT will announce the winner of the 2020 Year-End Awards.

NXT 2020 Year-End Award Nominees

The nominees for all categories are below:

Female Competitor of the Year:

  • Rhea Ripley
  • Dakota Kai
  • Tegan Nox
  • Candice LeRae
  • Kay Lee Ray
  • Io Shirai

Breakout Star of the Year

  • Pat McAfee
  • Damian Priest
  • Shotzi Blackheart
  • Cameron Grimes
  • Dexter Lumis
  • Timothy Thatcher
  • Raquel Gonzalez
  • Santos Escobar
  • Ilja Dragunov

NXT Event of the Year:

  • NXT UK Takeover Blackpool II
  • NXT Takeover Portland
  • NXT Takeover: In Your House
  • NXT The Great American Bash
  • NXT Takeover XXX
  • NXT Takeover 31
  • NXT Halloween Havoc
  • NXT Takeover: Wargames

Rivalry of the Year

  • Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee
  • Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai
  • Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano
  • Dexter Lumis vs. Cameron Grimes
  • Shotzi Blackheart vs. Robert Stone
  • Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez
  • WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov
  • Kay Lee Ray vs. Piper Niven

Tag Team of the Year

  • Undisputed ERA
  • Oney and Danny
  • Breezango
  • Imperium
  • Gallus
  • Legado Del Fantasma

Male Competitor of the Year

  • Finn Bálor
  • Adam Cole
  • Johnny Gargano
  • Keith Lee
  • WALTER
  • Tommaso Ciampa

Preview For Tonight’s Brodie Lee Tribute Edition of AEW Dynamite

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Tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite will be a special tribute show honoring the life of the late Brodie Lee (Jon Huber).

Dynamite will feature a special card of matches dedicated to the Exalted One, along with tribute messages from the AEW roster. According to AEW President Tony Khan, the night is intended to honor Jon, but also this is for Amanda, and their sons Brodie (-1) & Nolan.

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AEW Dynamite Brodie Lee Tribute

AEW Dynamite will feature some of -1’s favorites teaming together for one night only:

  • Cody Rhodes, Orange Cassidy & 10 vs. Team Taz
  • The Young Bucks & Colt Cabana vs. Matt Hardy & Private Party
  • “Hangman” Adam Page, Silver & Reynolds vs. MJF, Santana & Ortiz
  • Anna Jay & Tay Conti vs. Dr. Britt Baker & Penelope Ford
  • Lance Archer, Evil Uno & Stu Grayson v. Eddie Kingston, The Butcher & The Blade

New Year’s Smash, the two-week event that was scheduled to begin Wednesday night, will now be held on January 6th and January 13th.

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