Author: John Bass

MLW Kings Of Colosseum 1/6/2024 (Results)

Major League Wrestling held its MLW Kings of Colosseum event on January 6 from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA. The event aired on Triller TV.

Full results and highlights are below.

MLW Kings of Colosseum Results (1/6)

– Alec Price, Marcus Mathers & Dyln McKay def. Tony Deppen, TJ Crawford & Griffin McCoy

– MLW World Women’s Featherweight Championship: Janai Kai (w/ Jesus Rodriguez & Salina de la Renta) (c) def. Hyper Misao

– MLW Tag Team Championships: Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice & 1 Called Manders) (c) def. WTF (Joshua Bishop & Tom Lawlor)

– MLW National Openweight Championship – Taipei Deathmatch: Rickey Shane Page (c) def. AKIRA

– Sami Callihan helped RSP in the match.

– Love Is Blindfold Match: Love Doug def. BRG

– Mistico announced for MLW SuperFight.

– MLW World Heavyweight Championship: Alex Kane (c) def. Richard Holliday

– Satoshi Kojima is announced as the new number one contender for the MLW World Heavyweight Title. Sami Callihan interrupts Kojima, leading to a brawl.

– Matt Riddle def. Jacob Fatu

AEW Collision Preview 1/6/2024

Tonight’s AEW Collision live on TNT at 8pm ET from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

  • Sting and Darby Allin vs. The Workhorsemen
  • Continental Crown Championship: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Trent Beretta
  • FTR vs. House of Black (Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews)
  • Adam Copeland will address Christian Cage

The Authors Of Pain (& Paul Ellering) Return On WWE SmackDown Alongside Karrion Kross & Scarlett

WWE’s tag team division can expect a bit more pain in the locker room.

Akam and Rezar, collectively known as the Authors of Pain (AOP), returned to WWE on Friday’s episode of “WWE SmackDown.” They, along with Karrion Kross and Scarlett, crashed Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits’ “All Mighty New Year” segment. After Lashley declared himself for the Royal Rumble, Kross and Scarlett appeared on the ramp, and stared devilishly on as AOP attacked Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins from behind. Their beatdown ended with a Super Collider from AOP, which cleared the path for Kross to deliver a gruesome slam to Lashley. The Authors of Pain, along with their manager WWE Hall of Famer Paul Ellering, accompanied Kross and Scarlet to the ramp following their destruction.

AOP’s WWE return had been speculated multiple times in 2023, with the most recent reports stating that Akam and Rezar were expected to return sooner rather than later. Their association with Kross was also teased on the December 22 episode of “SmackDown”, where three figures were referred to Kross as “authors”. The pair quietly resigned with WWE in August 2022, and there is no confirmed explanation for the year and a half-long gap between their signing and their reappearance.

The two are one-time “NXT” Tag Team Champions, one-time winners of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and one-time WWE Raw Tag Team Champions. Before Friday’s installment of “SmackDown”, AOP was last seen on the March 9, 2020 episode of “WWE Raw,” where they aided Buddy Matthews and Seth Rollins in a winning effort against The Viking Raiders and, interestingly enough, the Street Profits.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

MLW Kings Of Colosseum 1/6/2024 (Card)

Major League Wrestling kicks off the New Year with ‘Kings Of Colosseum 2024,’ a live event on TrillerTV . The event emanates from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA, at 8 pm on Saturday, January 6th.

There are seven matches on the card, including the return of Matt Riddle and Richard Holliday. Sami Callihan and Satoshi Kojima are returning for the TV tapings. Below is the list of matches for this stacked fight card:

Wasted Youth (Marcus Mathers & Dyln McKay) & Alec Price vs. Tony Deppen, TJ Crawford, & Griffin McCoy

MLW Tag Team Championship Match: Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice & 1 Called Manders) (c) vs. World Titan Federation (Tom Lawlor & Josh Bishop) (w/Saint Laurent)

Love Is Blind(fold) Match: Love, Doug vs. Brett Ryan Gosselin

MLW National Openweight Championship Taipei Death Match: Rickey Shane Page (c) vs. Akira

MLW World Featherweight Championship Match: Janai Kai (c) (w/Salina de la Renta) vs. Hyper Misao

Dream Match: Matt Riddle vs. Jacob Fatu

MLW World Heavyweight Championship Match: Alex Kane (c) (w/Mr. Thomas) vs. Richard Holliday (w/Saint Laurent)

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beIN SPORTS TV TAPING BOUTS

  • Satoshi Kojima vs. Sami Callihan
  • Nao Kakuta vs. Moka Miyamoto
  • Intergender Match:
    Steph De Lander vs. Good Brother #3
  • Zayda (promoted by Saint Laurent) vs. Notorious Mimi
  • Ichiban vs Jimmy Lloyd
  • Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include:
  • Salina de la Renta, World Tag Team Champions Second Gear Crew, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Delmi Exo, Tony Deppen, Ichiban, Matt Striker, Saint Laurent, Alec Price, Jesus Rodriguez, Zayda, Josh Bishop, Notorious Mimi, Tiara James, Wasted Youth, TJ Crawford, Griffin McCoy and Joe Dombrowski

AEW Rampage Preview 1/5/2024

AEW has announced the lineup for tonight’s Rampage on TNT.

  • Mark Briscoe & The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) vs. Kip Sabian, The Butcher & The Blade
  • Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale in tag action
  • Hikaru Shida vs. Anna Jay
  • ROH Pure Championship: Wheeler Yuta (c) vs. Komander

WWE SmackDown New Year’s Revolution Preview 1/5/2024

The first WWE SmackDown of 2024 will air live tonight on FOX from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC.

  • Winner will challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title a the Royal Rumble: Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles vs. LA Knight
  • WWE Women’s Championship Match: IYO SKY (c) defends against Michin
  • WWE United States Championship No. 1 Contender Tournament Finals: Kevin Owens vs. Santos Escobar
  • Butch and TBA vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)
  • United States Champion Logan Paul to appear
  • Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns to appear

WWE May Consider Other Options For The Rock vs. Roman Reigns

After WWE Monday Night Raw, the hot topic of discussion was the potential showdown between Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Roman Reigns, fueling speculation that it could happen at WrestleMania 40. 

Many believe that this marked the beginning of the highly anticipated match between the two.

Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE may hold the match at Elimination Chamber next month instead of WrestleMania or in Saudi Arabia. 

“But nothing is official. Everyone is tight-lipped completely past Johnson would not have said what he did at the time he did without the plan being to build to such a match. While one would think WrestleMania would be the place, it also could be in Perth, Australia, given the story that the government there specifically requested Johnson on the 2/24 Elimination Chamber show, and it also could be at the next show in Saudi Arabia, which does not have a date. The government there is paying ridiculous money for shows already and bringing Johnson in could possibly negotiate a bonus that would make it the biggest money event in company history,” Meltzer wrote.

Source: eWn

Former WWE Star Matt Riddle Makes NJPW Debut, Challenges President & NJPW World TV Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi

Matt Riddle debuted for NJPW in a vignette where he challenged President and NJPW World TV Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi during Friday’s New Year Dash event. The video aired after Tanahashi’s title defense against Ryusuke Taguchi, with Riddle setting his sights on the “Ace” and promising to see him soon. Tanahashi responded with a promo in Japanese to accept the challenge, which NJPW commentator Chris Charlton translated roughly, “I will have to do some research as I have no idea who that is.” 

Matt Riddle was released by WWE in September 2023, reportedly a result of burning too many bridges throughout his time with the company. He was accused of sexual assault during the #SpeakingOut movement, spurring litigation directly involving WWE as a defendant. He was also known for having real-life issues with top talent, and violating the company wellness policy multiple times.

While there was no explicit reasoning for his WWE release, Riddle was also involved in an incident last year at JFK Airport in New York which led to a police investigation. He is still not short of work outside WWE, however, with MLW looking to be his home promotion in the U.S. going forward. He will wrestle his return match for MLW on January 6 against Jacob Fatu. Riddle is also booked to face Rob Van Dam in March. Riddle is not the first of WWE’s 2023 releases to make their way to NJPW at the beginning of 2024. Nic Nemeth (formerly Dolph Ziggler) sat ringside for Wrestle Kingdom 18 on Thursday alongside his brother Ryan Nemeth, where he would be later involved in an angle with new IWGP Global Champion David Finlay.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

NJPW Star Tama Tonga Says This Is His Last Month In The Promotion

During NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18, Tama Tonga beat Shingo Takagi, securing his fourth NEVER Openweight Championship.

In a post-show press conference, Tonga revealed that January marks his final month with New Japan Pro Wrestling. Tonga said he wanted to work closer to his family before talking highly about Japan, NJPW, and its talented roster.

Source: eWn

ROH TV Preview 1/4/2024

ROH will air a new episode of its weekly television show tonight at 7 pm ET on HonorClub. 

You can sign up for the streaming service here. Below is the lineup for the show: 

  • ROH TV Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Willie Mack
  • Griff Garrison vs. Serpentico
  • Lance Archer in action
  • Dalton Castle vs. Peter Avalon
  • Queen Aminata in action
  • Leyla Hirsch & Rachael Ellering vs. Mercedes Martinez & Diamante
  • Red Velvet vs. Alex Gracia
  • The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) & Gringo Loco vs. El Hijo del Vikingo, Komander & Lee Johnson