Brock Lesnar Is Returning To WWE TV Soon

Brock Lesnar is expected to make his return to WWE television soon after being absent since his loss to Cody Rhodes at WWE SummerSlam. It has been anticipated for months that he would return this month to participate in the build-up to the Royal Rumble.

Lesnar will likely compete in the Men’s Royal Rumble match. Several stars, including Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, and Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER, have already declared their participation in the match.

According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Lesnar’s return is imminent and is presumed to be for the Royal Rumble.

Source: eWn

Kota Ibushi Set To Undergo Ankle Surgery

Pro Wrestling NOAH held its ‘The New Year’ 2024 show earlier this month with the main event singles match between Naomichi Marufuji and Kota Ibushi, where they wrestled for 30 minutes before Ibushi went over in the end.

Ibushi went for an outside moonsault, and when he landed, he grabbed his ankle. Kota was taken to the hospital after the bout, which was heavily criticized.

Kota confirmed today that he will have ankle surgery on Wednesday:

“Long time no see. It feels unusually long.

Things won’t go on as before.

I hope tomorrow’s surgery is successful.

As long as you can walk, that’s enough.

I don’t need anything else”

Source: eWn

Hulk Hogan Helps Rescue Woman From Flipped Vehicle

Hulk Hogan might be considered a hero amongst his wrestling fans, but that sentiment also extends beyond the ring, thanks to his recent admirable actions. According to a recent report from TMZ Sports, the “Hulkster,” along with two other people, might just have saved the life of a 17-year-old woman who got into a motor vehicle accident.

According to TMZ’s sources, who claim to have direct knowledge of the event, Hogan, his wife, Sky Daily, and their friend, Jake, were driving along a highway on Sunday evening in Clearwater, Florida, when they witnessed a car accident on the road. The car allegedly swerved across lanes, struck another car, and flipped over.

The sources then further alleged that Hogan pulled over, rushed to the scene alongside Jake, and helped the woman out of the car. Jake, a Marine, took apart the car’s airbag with tools Hogan had in his vehicle, and together, they unbuckled the woman, assisted her safely out of the vehicle, and waited with her for the paramedics. Lastly, the sources also claim that the woman is now alright despite suffering a car accident.

Interestingly, Hogan got baptized at the end of 2023 and publically declared that he would now surrender his life to Jesus Christ. While the two moments are unrelated, Hogan’s actions might have been spurred on by his newfound faith and dedication. 2023 was quite an eventful year for Hulkster, as he got married again in September 2023. This year, it seems he’s making headlines again for more eventful reasons. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Seth Rollins Reportedly Injured In WWE Raw Main Event – UPDATE

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins reportedly suffered an injury in his main event match against Jinder Mahal on this week’s “WWE Raw.”

According to Wade Keller of “PWTorch,” Rollins was limping backstage following the match after seemingly suffering an injury to his left leg and was guided to the back by WWE officials. The report stated that the WWE star would be assessed to ascertain the extent of the injury. Rollins, who won the match and retained the World Heavyweight Championship, finished the match despite showing some signs of injury during the bout with Mahal.

“The Visionary” got the win despite Indus Sher, Mahal’s lackeys, interfering in the match, while Rollins also had to deal with the prospect of men’s Money in the Bank winner Damian Priest potentially cashing in his contract as The Judgment Day member was ringside for the match. Drew McIntyre, who lost to Rollins earlier this month, attacked Priest and the two took their feud backstage, and Rollins later hit the Stomp to get the win over the former WWE Champion. 

The WWE star has been a workhorse champion, wrestling constantly on “Raw,” as well as premium live events and house shows since winning the World Heavyweight Champion at last year’s Night of Champions in May. Rollins currently does not have a match scheduled for the upcoming Royal Rumble premium live event, which is slated to occur in under two weeks on January 27, 2024. This situation may allow him to recover and prepare for his rumored WrestleMania feud with CM Punk.

UPDATE

According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Rollins will be undergoing tests to determine the severity of the injury to his left leg. Rollins reportedly was helped to the back by WWE officials after being seen limping during a promo following the broadcast. Social media videos posted to X show the champion addressing the crowd after the match, with Rollins noticeably putting weight on his right leg and limping.

“I just know he’s getting an MRI and then we’ll find out … Basically, I was told that it could be something minor, could be something worse. We won’t know until the MRI result comes back,” Meltzer said. In the promo, Rollins addressed the Arkansas weather. He thanked the crowd for coming and told them to get home safely. As the video ends, Rollins can be seen handing off the microphone and limping away. According to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, the latest word from WWE officials is they will likely know more about the injury on Wednesday or Thursday. As of this writing, Rollins has yet to address the injury himself.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE RAW Preview 1/15/2024

Tonight’s WWE RAW Live on USA Network from the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, AR.

  • World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Jinder Mahal
  • The Miz & R-Truth vs. Judgment Day (Fin Balor & Damian Priest)
  • Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)
  • WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther returns

NJPW Battle In The Valley 1/13/2024 (Results), Jack Perry

  • Pre-Show – STRONG Survivor powered by NJPW Academy: Matt Vandagriff def. Goldy.
  • Pre-Show: Stephanie Vaquer def. Viva Van.
  • Shota Umino, Fred Rosser & Jacob Fatu def. Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson).
    • After the match, Jack Perry attacked Shota Umino from behind to make his NJPW Debut & his first wrestling appearance since AEW All In.
    • Perry pulled out an AEW contract and ripped it up in the ring to send a message. It’s also worth noting that Perry was sporting a beard and a black armband that read “Scapegoat,” which appears to be his new nickname. It appears that this is all part of an angle however details are few and far between as of this writing.
  • Mascara Dorada & Volador Jr def. Rocky Romero & Soberano Jr.
  • David Finlay def. TJP.
  • NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship Match: Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo) (c) def. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Alex Coughlin & Clark Connors).
  • NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship Match: Giulia (c) def. Trish Adora (w/ Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean of The Infantry).
  • There was a video vignette of Mustafa Ali, where he challenged Hiromu Takahashi to a match on 4/12 for NJPW Windy City Riot.
  • Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb def. TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Zack Sabre Jr).
  • AEW Triple Crown (NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship, ROH World Championship & AEW Continental Championship): Eddie Kingston (c) vs Gabe Kidd Ended in a Tie via Count-Out.
    • After the match, the Bullet Club WAR DOGS (Alex Coughlin & Clark Connors) attacked Kingston, laying out Kingston in the ring from the attack.
  • No Disqualification Match: Jon Moxley def. Shingo Takagi.
    • After the match, Moxley called out Tetsuya Naito, saying it was time. The match was made official for Windy City Riot.
  • Kazuchika Okada def. Will Ospreay.
    • Bullet Club WAR DOGS (David Finlay, Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd & Clark Connors) attacked Ospreay & Okada after the match. TJP & Jeff Cobb made the save before Eddie Kingston joined in to run off the Bullet Club.
    • Will Ospreay gave his thanks to NJPW, the fans, and to Okada for helping him become a better person & wrestler, saying that his run, but did promise that United Empire would bury War Dogs on New Beginning in Osaka.

TNA Hard To Kill 1/13/2024 (Results), Dana Brooke (Ash by Elegance), Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth)

The new era of TNA has arrived.

Pre-show

Steve Maclin defeated Rich Swann. Swann missed on a phoenix splash. Maclin loaded Swann into the Tree of Woe for a spear. Mr. Mayhem finished with the KIA double underhook DDT.

Moose, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, and Alisha Edwards were joined by former NFL running back DeAngelo Williams. They introduced the group’s new name, The System. They tried to do it the right way within Impact/TNA’s system, but they realized that they don’t belong in the system. That is because they are The System.

“Top Dolla” AJ Francis used his own money to buy time on Hard to Kill to premiere the new music video with DJ Whoo Kid for, “We Out$ide.” It didn’t play long before Joe Hendry interrupted. Hendry played his own music video mocking Francis, especially the failed dive over the ropes in WWE. DJ Whoo Kid smashed a laptop on Hendry’s back, and Francis chokeslammed him.

Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers defeated Eric Young & Frankie Kazarian. The System rallied for a Roster Cut lariat from Myers to Kaz, then Edwards struck with the Boston Knee Party. Myers picked up the pin on Kaz to win.

TNA Digital Media Championship: Crazzy Steve defeated Tommy Dreamer to win the title. No DQ rules in effect. Steve was more violent than Dreamer. Steve tied Dreamer’s hands together to leave him vulnerable. After piling plastic forks onto Dreamer’s body, Steve executed a running cannonball in the corner. A flying DDT was the finish by the new champion.

PPV

Knockouts Ultimate X: Gisele Shaw defeated Xia Brookside, Jody Threat, Tasha Steelz, Alisha Edwards, and Dani Luna. The object of the match was to scale the X structure above the ring to retrieve the X. The winner earns a future Knockouts Championship shot. Lots of high-flying dives to the outside. Threat and Luna executed cool power moves. The spot of the match was Shaw using Luna as a stepping stool to leap into the air for a spear to the hanging Threat. The finish came down to Shaw, Steelz, and Luna climbing the ropes. Luna fell first, Steelz fell down second, and that left Shaw all alone to claim the X.

PCO defeated Dirty Dango. The French-Canadian Frankenstein was reanimated by mad scientists on stage. The dirty dancer was flanked by Alpha Bravo and Oleg Prudius. PCO dominated early, so Bravo blatantly interfered to get the match thrown out. PCO was awarded the win via disqualification.

That wasn’t the end. Afterward, the bad guys stomped PCO. Rhino ran out for the save. Santino Marella wasn’t pleased with the cheap match, so he used his Director of Authority power to book a six-man tag. Jake Something was brought in as the partner for PCO and Rhino.

PCO, Rhino, & Jake Something defeated Dango, Alpha Bravo, & Oleg Prudius. The match played out with Bravo eating pain. Rhino hit a Gore on Bravo. Jake powerbombed Dango on top of Bravo. PCO finished the job with a moonsault onto Bravo.

TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship: Decay defeated MK Ultra to win the titles. Rosemary and Havok were surprise opponents for Masha Slamovich and Killer Kelly. Havok was a dominating powerhouse. She even kicked out of Slamovich’s Snow Plow finisher. Havok hit a sitout spinebuster to pin Kelly for the win.

Scott D’Amore and Dorian Roldan announced a renewed partnership between TNA and AAA.

X-Division Championship: Chris Sabin defeated Kushida and Hijo del Vikingo to retain the title. Wild three-way action. This sequence was fire. Vikingo hit a step-up 450 splash onto Sabin on the ramp. Vikingo rolled Sabin’s body into the ring for a pin, but the champ kicked out. Kushida ran in to execute a flipping Hoverboard Lock off the turnbuckles. Sabin kicked Kushida in the mush to break the hold. Crucifix pin by Sabin, kick out by Kushida. The time traveler sprang up for a Hoverboard Lock on Sabin. Vikingo landed a flying stomp onto Kushida to break the hold. All three were down on the mat. Sabin took control for the finish. He hit a springboard Canadian Destroyer to Vikingo on stage. It was down to Sabin and Kushida. Sabin executed an avalanche German suplex, then he earned the win on the Cradle Shock.

Josh Alexander defeated Alexander Hammerstone. Hammer’s power was overwhelming, so Alexander targeted the knee. That paid off when Hammerstone hit the Nightmare Pendulum finisher. He took too long on the cover, and Alexander rolled to the ropes for safety. Alexander turned the tide with a flurry of strikes to set up a German suplex and the C4 spike piledriver to win.

TNA World Tag Team Championship: ABC defeated The Rascalz, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Laredo Kid, and Grizzled Young Veterans to retain the titles. Due to travel issues, Trent Seven was replaced by Laredo Kid. Wild action with several believable nearfalls. The finish came down to ABC fighting the Rascalz. Ace Austin and Chris Bey hit the Art of Finesse and Fold combo to beat Trey Miguel.

Dana Brooke arrived in TNA. Her new name is Ash by Elegance. Ash sat ringside for the Knockouts title bout.

TNA Knockouts Championship: Jordynne Grace defeated Trinity to win the title. The Juggernaut was a powerhouse throughout. Trinity managed to trap Grace in the Starstruck submission in the center of the ring. Grace powered to her feet for a German suplex. Grace unloaded a spinning backfist and a pumphandle driver to win

TNA World Championship: Moose defeated Alex Shelley to win the title. Shelley did major damage to Moose’s left arm. Moose was a one-armed fighter by the end of the match. Shelley went for the kill on the Shellshock. Moose escaped, but Shelley swung the move back into position. Moose escaped again to hit a spear for the win.

The show didn’t end there.

Dolph Ziggler in TNA! The man known as Nic Nemeth made a surprise appearance to confront the new world champion. Nemeth ducked a clothesline to deliver a superkick and a Zig Zag. Nemeth revealed a TNA t-shirt as their big mystery signing.

NJPW Battle In The Valley 1/13/2024

Tonight’s NJPW Battle In The Valley card is set. The event will be held tonight in San Jose, CA. You can catch the action at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Triller.

You can check out the final card below:

Will Ospreay vs Kazuchika Okada

No DQ: Shingo Takagi vs Jon Moxley

NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship (AEW Triple Crown): Eddie Kingston (c) vs Gabe Kidd

Matt Riddle & X vs TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Zack Sabre Jr.)

NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship: Giulia (c) vs Trish Adora

NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships: Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo) (c) vs BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Alex Coughlin & Clark Connors)

TJP vs David Finlay

Mascara Dorada & Volador Jr vs Rocky Romero & Soberano Jr.

Shota Umino, Fred Rosser & Jacob Fatu vs Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson)

Viva Van vs Stephanie Vaquer

STRONG Survivor powered by NJPW Academy: Matt Vandagriff vs Goldy

AEW Collision & Battle Of The Belts IX Preview 1/13/2024

Tonight’s AEW Collision and Battle of the Belts IX live on TNT from the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA.

Collision

  • Adam Copeland open challenge
  • Deonna Purrazzo vs. Red Velvet
  • ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: Brian Cage & The Gates of Agony (c) vs. Lance Archer & The Righteous
  • Hangman Page returns to Norfolk
  • FTR & Daniel Garcia vs. House of Black

Battle Of The Belts IX

  • AEW World Tag Team Championship – Street Fight: Ricky Starks & Big Bill (c) vs. Le Sex Gods (Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara)
  • AEW TBS Championship: Julia Hart (c) vs. Anna Jay
  • AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Preston Vance

Cora Jade Injured At WWE NXT Live Event

During Friday’s NXT live event in Dade City, FL, WWE had to halt Cora Jade’s main event match due to an injury she suffered.

Jade was challenging Lyra Valkyria for the Women’s Title when she unfortunately injured her knee, causing the match to be stopped. The referee and medical attended to her before assisting her backstage.

Source: eWn