Author: John Bass

WWE NXT Deadline 12/10/2022 (Card)

WWE NXT Deadline Premium Live Event from the WWE Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday December 10, 2022 – 8pm ET/5pm PT on Peacock in the US and on WWE Network elsewhere.

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NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Bron Breakker (c) vs. Apollo Crews

MEN’S IRON SURVIVOR CHALLENGE MATCH:
Carmelo Hayes vs. Grayson Waller vs. JD McDonagh vs. Joe Gacy vs. Axiom

WOMEN’S IRON SURVIVOR CHALLENGE MATCH:
Cora Jade vs. Kiana James vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Indi Hartwell

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Pretty Deadly (c) vs. The New Day

Alba Fyre vs. Isla Dawn

ROH Final Battle 12/10/2022 (Card)

AEW Presents ROH Final Battle Saturday December 10, 2022 from College Park Center at the University of Texas-Arlington in Arlington, Texas – 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, with Zero Hour starting at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT.

A ROH press release confirmed that Final Battle will be available through Bleacher Report (the same way fans have been ordering AEW pay-per-views) via its website or the B/R app for $39.99. The event can be pre-ordered here.

Fans in the U.S. can also order the PPV through InDemand on various cable and satellite TV providers. International cans can check out FITE or PPV.com to order the show.

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ROH World Championship:
Chris Jericho (c) vs.  Claudio Castagnoli
If Castagnoli loses, he must join the Jericho Appreciation Society

ROH Pure Championship Match:
Daniel Garcia (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta

ROH Women’s Championship Match:
Mercedes Martinez (c) vs. Athena

ROH World Television Championship Match:
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Juice Robinson

ROH Tag Team Championship Double Dog Collar Match:
FTR vs. The Briscoes

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match:
Dalton Castle & The Boys (c) vs. Brian Cage & Gates of Agony

Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland vs. Shane Taylor & JD Griffey

ZERO HOUR:

Willow Nightingale vs. Trish Adora

The Kingdom vs. Top Flight

Matt Menard & Angelo Parker vs. Shinobi Shadow Squad

AEW Rampage Preview 12/9/2022

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT at 10/9C.

  • Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • AEW All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy title defense against a challenger chosen by Kip Sabian
  • Regina Di WAVE Championship: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. The Bunny
  • Lee Moriarty & W. Morrissey(Big Bill) in tag team action
  • We will hear from Ruby Soho and Tay Melo
  • We will hear from Athena

WWE SmackDown Preview 12/9/2022

WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX, and emanate from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA.

AEW Roster “Excited” At Possibility Of Mercedes Varnado (Sasha Banks) Joining Soon

The AEW roster is “excited” over the prospect that Sasha Banks could be ‘All Elite’ within a matter of weeks.

Banks has not been seen on WWE TV since May and is serving a suspension for walking out of an episode of RAW.

This week, it was reported that Banks is expected to appear at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom event on January 4, 2023.

Fightful Select reports that several AEW stars are “excited” and believe that Banks’ Wrestle Kingdom outing could be a sign of her arrival in AEW.

One anonymous source said they believe Banks joining could turn around the promotion’s TV ratings.

Some have suggested that Banks could be Saraya’s mystery partner, as the British star and her partner will face Britt Baker and AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter on the January 11th episode of AEW Dynamite, one week after Wrestle Kingdom.

Source: EWrestlingNews

Barry Windham Out of ICU

After suffering a heart attack at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last week, Barry Windham is now out of ICU, according to his niece Mika Rotunda.

Rotunda wrote:

“Thank you to all who have reached out, prayed, contributed and sent well wishes to my Uncle Barry this week.

I wanted to give an update! I’m grateful to say he is stabilized & out of ICU. Talking & able to stand.

Thanks again everyone! There absolutely is power in prayer.”

A GoFundMe to help Windham with medical expenses has raised nearly $30,000 as of this writing. Windham doesn’t have health insurance.

https://twitter.com/MikaRotunda/status/1601201642941997056

Source: EWrestlingNews

Mercedes Varnado (Sasha Banks) Will Reportedly Be At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

Mercedes Varnado (also known as Sasha Banks in WWE) is expected to be at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, according to a report from Pwinsider.

It’s unclear whether she will just be in attendance for the show or appearing on the broadcast, but she’s being brought in. This comes after she expressed interest in wrestling former WWE Superstar KAIRI in STARDOM, a sister company to NJPW.

Due to creative differences, Banks walked out of WWE at a Monday Night RAW TV taping back in May. She and Naomi were later indefinitely suspended. Both women have made several public appearances since the walkout.

This past August, it was reported that Banks and Naomi had reached an agreement to return to WWE. However, their return has yet to happen as there have been hang-ups in negotiations for a new deal with Banks due to money.

Source: EWrestlingNews

Johnny Fusion (John Morrison) Is Coming To MLW

Major League Wrestling (MLW) sent out the following press release on Thursday, announcing that Johnny Fusion (John Morrison) will be appearing at the MLW Blood & Thunder event on Saturday, January 7 in Philadelphia, PA:

Johnny Fusion (f/k/a John Morrison) is coming to MLW in Philly

Get tickets at MLW2300.com

Major League Wrestling today announced Johnny Fusion (formally known as John Morrison) will return make his return at MLW Blood & Thunder on Saturday, January 7 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

🎟 Tickets start at $15 at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office.

The card is a FUSION TV taping, airing on beIN SPORTS nationwide on cable and dish, streaming on Pro Wrestling TV, and in over 60 countries around the world.

For the first time in over 4 years, John Hennigan — whose surnames also include Morrison, Mundo, and Impact, will bring both substance and style when he steps into the ring on January 7th, competing under the name “Johnny Fusion.”

Over the last several years, Johnny Fusion has been busy. From main eventing some of the sport’s biggest events to appearing in SURVIVOR on CBS and starring in Boone: The Bounty Hunter, Johnny Fusion is seemingly ben en fuego.

No stranger to MLW, Johnny Fusion, tore it up against the likes of Shane Strickland, Darby Allin and others in MLW during his last stint. With a reloaded MLW roster featuring the likes of Davey Richards, Alex Hammerstone, Jacob Fatu and many others, expect some dream matches on the horizon.

Perhaps a reunion could be in the mix for Johnny Fusion, who has history with the ruthless Cesar Duran.

Plus, the reigning Women’s World Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie happens to be Johnny Fusion’s wife. Could a new power couple be in play in 2023 in MLW?

The scenarios are endless as Johnny Fusion readies to hit the ring in Philadelphia Saturday night, January 7th.

See Johnny Fusion Saturday night, January 7th at MLW Blood & Thunder in Philadelphia!

Major League Wrestling returns to Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena on Saturday, January 7. Buy tickets at http://MLW2300.com.

MLW Fusion Preview 12/8/2022

MLW FUSION returns tonight at 8pm ET streaming worldwide on Pro Wrestling TV and Saturday 8pm ET nationwide on cable television on beIN SPORTS. 

This week’s card:

  • World Middleweight Championship: Myron Reed (champion) vs Shun Skywalker
  • EJ Nduka vs Sultán del Aire
  • Samoan SWAT Team vs. Mark Davidson and Angel Fashion

The Super Series enters its second stage this week as all eyes are on the World Middleweight Championship. Dragon Gate’s Shun Skywalker enters MLW for the first time ever to challenge the Bomaye Fight Club’s Myron Reed in an inter-promotional bout for the gold! 

Can the former Open The Freedom Gate Champion make history in his MLW debut, or will The “Young GOAT” walk back another international contender and keep the gold in Bomaye’s grasp? Tune in and find out!

EJ Nduka competes in action this week! Could a strong showing in the Super Series be the leverage “The Judge” needs to secure a World Heavyweight Championship bout as he continues to obsessively lock in on Hammerstone?

Bodies continue to stack around the mysterious callings cards, and in a shocking display, Cesar Duran has effectively walked out on his role as matchmaker! How will officials respond as chaos continues to engulf the league? 

After revealing himself as the mastermind behind the theft of the Opera Cup, Alex Kane dishes on the Bomaye Fight Club’s plans for international expansion. 

The Samoan SWAT Team rep the red, white and black of MLW in the Super Series as Lance Anao’i and Juicy Finau go toe to toe with Puerto Rico’s Angel Fashion and Mark Davidson.

IMPACT Wrestling Preview 12/8/2022

IMPACT Wrestling tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander returns to the IMPACT Zone for the first time since Bully Ray‘s heinous attack at Over Drive
  • Impact Wrestling Champion Josh Alexander vs. Mike Bailey.
  • Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championship: Heath Miller & Rhino( c) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns.
  • Sami Callihan vs. Big Kon.
  • Savannah Evans w/Tasha Steelz vs. Taya Valkyrie w/Death Dollz