Author: John Bass

ROH Final Battle 12/5/2023 (Card)

ROH presents Final Battle from Garland, TX tonight – airing on Honor Club

CARD

ROH Women’s World Championship Match:
Athena vs. Billie Starkz

ROH World Television Championship Survival Of The Fittest Match:
Dalton Castle vs. Komander vs. Kyle Fletcher vs. Lee Johnson vs. Lee Moriarty vs. TBD

I Quit Match:
Tony Nese vs. Ethan Page

AAA Mega Championship:
El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Black Taurus

Ring of Honor Pure Championship Match:
Wheeler Yuta vs. Tom Lawlor

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match:
Mogul Embassy vs. TMDK

Wheeler Yuta, Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley vs. FTR & Mark Briscoe

Keith Lee vs. Shane Taylor

The Von Erichs vs. The Outrunners (Zero Hour)

AEW’s Jim Ross Provides Health Update

While Jim Ross has still played a large role in AEW, the last few years have seen the veteran commentator dealing with a number of serious health issues. As of now, Ross has been taken off the road for AEW so he can recover, and on a recent episode of “Grilling JR,” the WWE Hall of Famer offered an update on some of the concerns he’s currently facing.

“I’m getting an MRI next week to make sure that there’s no damage to the bone in my leg, just as a precaution,” Ross said. “I don’t want to deal with bone cancer, for God’s sake, and we’re pretty sure that isn’t the case.”

Right now, one of the biggest issues Ross is dealing with is the management of his blood sugar. The commentator dealt with a skin cancer diagnosis several years ago, and while he is in remission, the damage to his leg never fully recovered. Ross said that his blood sugar levels have made that process more difficult.

“Two weeks ago, my blood sugar was 300,” Ross continued. “That’s death material, I was told. Ignorance is bliss sometimes.”

Ross said that his current goal is to get his blood sugar under 200 and keep it there. While he was able to lower it, the levels tend to jump back up, which is something he needs to avoid. Despite the difficult situation, Ross shared that he’s still keeping his head up, crediting the support he has been receiving.

“I really do appreciate all the fans on social media,” Ross said. “It’s heart-warming, and it’s meaningful.”

According to the AEW commentator, he is on the road to recovery, with his condition improving slowly but surely. Ross said he recently quit drinking alcohol as part of his health goals, and it has made a positive difference in his health.

Source: Wrestling Inc. with credit to “Grilling JR”

Impact Wrestling Hidden Jems 12/14/2023, Impact Expected To Reveal International Star’s Return 

Impact Wrestling will present a special ‘Hidden Gems’ episode tonight on AXS, with matches never aired before on TV.

  • Josh Alexander vs. Yuya Uemura
  • Street Fight: PCO vs. Deaner
  • Gisele Shaw & Savannah Evans vs. MK Ultra
  • Alan Angels vs. Samuray del Sol
  • Dirty Dango & Alpha Bravo vs. Tommy Dreamer & Channing Decker

An announcement on the return of an international star is expected to take place on this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling.

While there’s no word on who it will be, Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay have already been announced for the January 14th TV tapings in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the day after Hard to Kill 2024.

ROH TV Preview 12/14/2023

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 World Title Proving Ground Match: Eddie Kingston vs. Evil Uno
  • ROH Pure Rules Proving Ground Match: Wheeler Yuta vs. Jason Geiger
  • Rachael Ellering vs. Taya Valkyrie
  • Iron Salvages & Jacked Jameson vs. Dalton Castle & The Boy
  • Shane Taylor in action
  • Leyla Hirsch in action
  • Athena in action
  • Griff Garrison & Cole Karter with Maria Kanellis in action

MLW Fusion Preview 12/14/2023

MLW FUSION’S season finale streams at 8pm tonight on MLW’s YouTube channel and FITE+, Friday on beIN XTRA and Saturday on Cable TV’s beIN SPORTS (find a provider). 

  • National Openweight Championship: Rickey Shane Page vs. AKIRA
  • World Featherweight Championship: Janai Kai vs. Delmi Exo vs. Tiara James
  • Kevin Blackwood vs. TJ Crawford
  • Tony Deppen vs. Nolo Kitano
  • Battle Royal

MLW closes out an incredible season of Fusion with an action packed fight card with a big main event as the brotherhood of Carcosa battle it out for the first time ever! 

Rickey Shane Page steps into the ring with the “Death Fighter” AKIRA. What happens when the Calling collide? It’s an all out war for the National Openweight Championship.

After Bodies by Saint Laurent became pure bedlam, Jacob Fatu fires verbal bullets at his greatest rival… and the World Titan Federation’s newest Superstar, Alex Hammerstone. Could The High Chief of the Hood be gunning for one last dance with the one man he’s never beaten?

After all of the hype, what’s left of huckster promoter Saint Laurent. Can “Filthy” Tom Lawlor put humpty dumpty back together after an explosive One-Shot? Also, get the scoop on WTF’s newest acquisition as the “Fed” soaks up rarefied air.

Hot off of a classic double title clash, Promociones Dorado is in a festive mood. Salina de la Renta, Rocky Romero, Jesus Rodriguez and Janai Kai are ready to party but are they ready for a certain top ranked contender to step up?

Contender gridlock has triggered a 3-way World Featherweight Title Fight on FUSION! While former World Featherweight Champion Delmi Exo is guaranteed a rematch against the new champion, Janai Kai, Tiara James was been promised a title fight. Now all 3 will fight it out as Kai’s gold hangs in the balance.

Kevin Blackwood returns to active competition to finally throw down with one of the culprits responsible for sidelining him, TJ Crawford.

The Second Gear Crew’s newest member the masked Good Brother 3 has a special Christmas gift for 1 Called Manders. Plus, the SGC invoke “Freebird Rules” for their reign as the World Tag Team champions?

Coincidentally, the man many suspect to be the brains behind the assault on Blackwood also re-enters active competition as Tony Deppen, fresh off serving a month long suspension for the attack, rumbles with Nolo Kitano.

A who’s who will enter the fray as the likes of the Bomaye Fight Club, the World Titan Federation, Second Gear and countless others throwdown in a battle royal!

AEW Dynamite Winter Is Coming Preview 12/13/2023

AEW Dynamite Winter is Coming will air live tonight on TBS from the College Park Center at the University of Texas in Arlington.

Tony Khan announced Tuesday on social media that tonight’s show will have a five-minute overrun on TBS.

  • Continental Classic Gold League Match: RUSH (3) vs. Jay Lethal (0)
  • Continental Classic Gold League Match: Swerve Strickland (9) vs. Jon Moxley (9)
  • Continental Classic Gold League Match: Jay White (6) vs. Mark Briscoe (0)
  • Continental Classic Blue League Match: Andrade El Idolo (6) vs. Brody King (6)
  • Ruby Soho vs. Rhio
  • Hangman Adam Page vs. Roderick Strong
  • We will hear from The Golden Jets (Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega)
  • We will hear from Samoa Joe
  • Marshall and Ross Von Erich with their dad Kevin Von Erich to appear

KUSHIDA Signs With TNA Wrestling

TNA Wrestling announced today that they’ve signed KUSHIDA to a contract. TNA issued the following:

KUSHIDA Signs With TNA Wrestling

It’s official, KUSHIDA has signed a contract with TNA Wrestling. As a longtime New Japan Pro-Wrestling standout, KUSHIDA has held the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Championships on multiple occasions. KUSHIDA has been on the precipice of success since his arrival last year, taking Steve Maclin to his limit in an IMPACT World Championship match at Rebellion 2023. It’s time for KUSHIDA to take his career to the next level and it happens in TNA Wrestling!

Tony Khan On ROH’s TV Rights – ‘We’ve Had A Lot Of Interested Parties’

On Tuesday, Tony Khan took part in a media call to promote Friday night’s Final Battle 2023 pay-per-view event.

During the call, the AEW/ROH President commented on AEW and ROH’s TV rights and whether Ring of Honor could eventually come to Warner Bros. Discovery.

You can check out some highlights from the media call below:

On the possibility of ROH coming to Warner Bros. Discovery: “We’ve had really good talks with Warner Brothers Discovery, had a great visit with them today and we have a really exciting relationship that has grown a lot over the years and has expanded for AEW. Ring of Honor is still a third party in the relationship and is a company putting on really exciting wrestling and is peripheral to the conversation right now. It offers a lot of value to AEW and to a media company. There is a lot of interest in ROH and some of the most exciting wrestling and stories and some of the best events in ROH history are happening now. It’s really awesome that ROH has healthy options and very complimentary for myself, my family, and our business interests, the ROH media rights and the massive library and IP are there and accessible to us as we pursue new media rights for AEW in 2024 and we also have the additional value of the ROH library with the AEW library that has conitnued to grow. Almost 200 episdes of Dynamite, well over 100 episodes of Rampage, and an exciting half-year of Collision.”

On the value of ROH’s library and TV rights: “It is a value for us that we have this big library and additional media rights in addition to the five hours of weekly television and the great shows with Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision. Having that with our pay-per-view shows, our library, and complimenting that with ROH with new events, which have been some of the best events ROH has ever had in the time we’ve own the company, and the ability to go back and look at some of the greatest wrestlers in the world, a lot of them are in AEW now, and some of them wrestle in other companies all over the world. It’s great to look back at that library of events. I definitely think it’s a value add for AEW and ROH to be aligned with media rights that are coming up for AEW in 2024. It’s going to be a very exciting time for AEW and it’s great to have ROH there as far as strategic value.”

On holding onto the ROH TV rights thus far: “As far as the TV rights, we’ve had a lot of interested parties. It’s definitely something I’ve been holding onto and haven’t had a lot of detailed conversations. I think CW is a great network and we did have a visit. Dennis visited us as the Forum last year and was great. I have a lot of respect for Dennis Miller and the CW folks. The timing for us wasn’t necessarily right, but there is a lot of great, interested, people in the market place in both AEW and ROH. For 2024, it will be really exciting time for pro wrestling and ROH added good value going forward.”

Source: eWn

Director Confirms Chris Jericho Will Return In Terrifier 3 Horror Film

AEW’s Chris Jericho will make his return to the Terrifier horror movie franchise with the latest installment, it has been confirmed.

Speaking with Deadline, director Damien Leone confirmed that Jericho will be appearing in the third film in the series. He said,

“There are a few new major characters introduced in three, one in particular that it’s too soon for me to announce…What I think I can say at this stage is that Chris Jericho [who has a cameo role as a psychiatric hospital attendant in a credits scene] is going to be returning. He’s super excited.

“This one is going to pick up where Part 2 left off, in the insane asylum, so, you’re going to see what transpires there, what mayhem unfolds, because seeing how Art and Victoria ended up, is so insane, and seeing how they get out of that situation and what happens next is going to be really wild. So, we have to get Chris back in there and see how he becomes a part of that situation.”

Jericho has been competing for AEW since 2019. Currently, he and Kenny Omega have an opportunity at the AEW World Tag Team Championships.

Terrifier is a slasher series that has seen releases in 2016 and 2022. The series follows the enigmatic killer ‘Art the Clown’ butcher victims in creative ways.

Source: eWn

WWE NXT Preview 12/12/2023

Here is the lineup for tonight’s episode of WWE NXT in Orlando, Florida at the Performance Center on the USA Network: 

  • Fallout from Deadline
  • Eddy Thorpe vs. Dijak
  • Meta-Four (Lash Legend, Noam Dar, & Oro Mensah) vs. Josh Briggs, Brooks Jensen, Fallon Henley
  • NXT Men’s Breakout Tournament begins
  • Nikkita Lyons appearance
  • Cora Jade likely to appear