Author: John Bass

WWE New Year’s Evil 1/7/2025

WWE NXT New Year’s Evil tonight live on The CW from the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, CA.

  • NXT Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Oba Femi vs. Eddy Thorpe
  • NXT Women’s Championship: Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Giulia
  • #1 Contender’s Match for NXT Women’s North American Championship: Cora Jade vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Lola Vice vs. Kelani Jordan
  • Sudden Death Rules match for NXT Heritage Cup: Lexis King (c) vs. Charlie Dempsey
  • Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx) vs. Gigi Dolin, Shotzi & Tatum Paxley.

WWE RAW Netflix Debut Preview 1/6/2025

WWE Raw makes it’s debut live on Netflix from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, CA.

  • Tribal Combat: Romain Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa
  • WWE Women’s World Championship: Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
  • CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
  • Jey Uso vs. Drew McIntyre
  • John Cena kicks off his Farewell tour
  • The Rock is expected to appear
  • Becky Lynch is rumored to to making her return

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 1/4/2024 (Results)

  • New Japan Ranbo Match for IWGP World Title Shot: Hirooki Goto def. Alex Zayne and Great-O-Khan and Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Josh Barnett and KENTA and Oleg Boltin and SANADA and Satoshi Kojima and Taichi and Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma and Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI and Yuji Nagata and Yujiro Takahashi
  • Tokyo Terror Ladder Match for IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles) def. Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA) (c), BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney), and Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira & TJP) to win the titles
  • IWGP Women’s Championship: Mayu Iwatani (c) def. AZM
  • NJPW World Television Championship: El Phantasmo def. Ren Narita (c), Jeff Cobb, and Ryohei Oiwa to win the title.
  • Lumberjack Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi def. EVIL
    • HOUSE OF TORTURE attacked Tanahashi after the bell. Katsuyori Shibata made the save and challenged Tanahashi to face him at NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty.
  • Winner Takes All Match for the NEVER Openweight Championship & AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) def. Shingo Takagi (c)
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado def. DOUKI (c) via referee stoppage to win the title.
    • DOUKI suffered an apparent injury, and the match was stopped. Desperado was declared the winner and the new champion.
  • IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji def. David Finlay (c) (with Gedo) to win the title.
  • Tetsuya Naito def. Hiromu Takahashi
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) def. Shota Umino

AEW Collision Preview 1/4/2025

AEW Collision live tonight on TNT & streaming on Max from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.

  • The Learning Tree vs. Rated FTR
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship: Private Party (c) vs. Action Andretti & Lio Rush
  • AEW TNT Championship: Daniel Garcia (c) vs. Mark Briscoe
  • Deonna Purrazzo vs. Toni Storm
  • Jeff Jarrett in action
  • Rock N’ Roll Express expected to appear

There will be a special meet and greet before the show with legends Rock N’ Roll Express

https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1874953827440546236

NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty 1/5/2025

NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling) recently announced the full card of their upcoming Wrestle Dynasty PPV event that will see wrestlers from NJPW, AEW, STARDOM, ROH and CMLL compete.

The NJPW x AEW: Wrestle Dynasty PPV is set to take place on Sunday, January 5th, 2025, from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

You can check out the full card below:

Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd

Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet

Claudio Castagnoli vs. Shota Umio

David Finlay vs. Brody King

Jack Perry vs. Yota Tsuji

NEVER Openweight Championship Match
Shingo Takagi or Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii

IWGP Tag Team Championship Decider Match
Great-O-Khan and a Mystery Partner vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) vs. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi,

NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship and RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship Match
“The CEO” Mercedes Moné (c) [NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion] vs. Mina Shirakawa (c) [RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Champion]

Lucha Gauntlet Match
Four NJPW Stars and Four CMLL Stars Will Compete

Kickoff Match #1
International Women’s Cup Fatal Four Way Match
Momo Watanabe (STARDOM) vs. Willow Nightingale (AEW) vs. Persephone (CMLL) vs. Athena (ROH)

Kickoff Match #2
ROH World Tag Team Championship Match
The Sons Of Texas (Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara) (c) vs. House Of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and SHO)

WWE SmackDown Preview 1/3/2025

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown live on USA Network from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

SmackDown moves to a 3-Hour show beginning tonight.

  • WWE Women’s World Title Match: Nia Jax (c) vs. Naomi
  • United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Andrade in a non-title match. If Andrade wins, he will be next in line to challenge Nakamura for the title.

Shakeup To WWE’s Ring Announcing Teams

In a noteworthy shakeup within WWE, it has been reported by PWInsider that two prominent ring announcers, Lilian Garcia and Alicia Taylor, are set to switch brands in the near future. This change signals a fresh start for both announcers as they bring their unique energy to new audiences.

Lilian Garcia Heads to SmackDown

A seasoned WWE veteran, Lilian Garcia will transition from her recent role on RAW to take over announcing duties on SmackDown. Known for her polished delivery and emotional performances, Garcia is no stranger to the SmackDown stage, having previously made her mark on the brand during her illustrious career. Fans can expect to hear her voice as early as tonight’s episode.

Alicia Taylor Joins RAW

Meanwhile, Alicia Taylor will step into the RAW spotlight, officially beginning her tenure this coming Monday. Taylor has gained a loyal following with her dynamic style and passion for the sport, most recently showcased during her time on NXT. Her transition to RAW provides an exciting opportunity to expand her reach to the red brand’s worldwide audience.

Both announcers bring a unique flair to their roles, and this swap adds a fresh layer of intrigue as WWE continues to fine-tune its on-air presentation. Be sure to catch Lilian Garcia on SmackDown tomorrow night, and don’t miss Alicia Taylor’s RAW debut this Monday on Netflix.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 1/4/2025

NJPW will hold NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 at the Tokyo Dome on January 4. In a post on their website, NJPW confirmed the full card.

The card is as follows:

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino
  • Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiromu Takahashi
  • IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado
  • NEVER Openweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • Lumberjack Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
  • NJPW World TV Championship: Ren Narita (c) vs. Jeff Cobb vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. El Phantasmo
  • IWGP Women’s Championship: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. AZM
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA) (c) vs. Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles) vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) vs. Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira)
  • Kickoff: New Japan Ranbo

TNA Impact Preview 1/2/2025

TNA Wrestling will present the first episode of Impact of 2025 tonight on AXS TV.

  • Jordynne Grace, Masha Slamovich & Spitfire vs. Ash By Elegance, Heather By Elegance, Rosemary & Tasha Steelz
  • KUSHIDA vs. Ace Austin
  • Rhino vs. Ryan Nemeth
  • We’ll hear from Jordynne Grace
  • Tessa Blanchard says she will show up
  • Joe Hendry kicks off 2025
  • Nic Nemeth to speak
  • We’ll hear from Mike Santana

ROH Preview 1/2/2025

Ring of Honor will present a new episode of ROH TV on HonorClub tonight.

  • ROH Women’s World TV Championship: Red Velvet (c) vs. Hanako
  • ROH World TV Title Proving Ground Match: Komander vs. QT Marshall
  • Homicide & Rocky Romero vs. Action Andretti & Lio Rush
  • Shane Taylor Promotions vs. Iron Savages & Dark Order
  • Harley Cameron in action