Following his defeat to Kota Ibushi at the main event of day two of Wrestle Kingdom 15 for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Titles, Jay White said in the post-match press conference that he simply was done with pro wrestling and just wanted to go home after the sacrifices he made.
Many believed this to be an angle. However, the Super J-Cast is reporting that their sources of told them that there is doubt whether White would extend his NJPW contract and that WWE are making “a strong play for him.” They also reported that it is currently “50/50” as to whether he stays or leaves NJPW.
“Several sources have indicated there is some doubt whether Jay White will extend his NJPW contract, rumoured to be up at the end of the month,” Super J-Cast wrote. “WWE are believed to be making a strong play for him and it’s 50/50 whether he stays or goes.”
White has some connections in WWE as Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura were part of a group that recruited him to NJPW. White has stated in the past that signing with WWE was not on his radar.
You can view the Super J-Cast’s tweet below:
Several sources have indicated there is some doubt whether Jay White will extend his NJPW contract, rumoured to be up at the end of the month. WWE are believed to be making a strong play for him and it’s 50/50 whether he stays or goes.
Impact stars Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson have made their All Elite Wrestling debuts and reunited with some former Bullet Club buddies.
It all went down on this week’s New Year’s Smash edition of Dynamite following the main event in which AEW World Champion Kenny Omega defeated Rey Fenix.
After the bell, Omega’s associate Don Callis got on the mic and declared Fenix’s career over. Omega was about to attack Fenix when Jon Moxley appeared to make the save. But Mox’s upper hand was short-lived.
Impact tag champs The Good Brothers then shocked everyone by making their AEW debuts and rescuing their old Bullet Club colleague. Omega, Gallows, and Anderson beat the hell out of Moxley for some time, until The Young Bucks appeared and pleaded for some decorum.
The show went off the air with all four former Bullet Club members participating in a four-way “Too Sweet” salute.
The question now is will they be able to use the Bullet Club name in AEW. Karl Anderson is a founding member of Bullet Club in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Bullet Club is still a group in NJPW.
The Good Brothers will be returning to NJPW at some point – Speaking to GameSpot’s Wrestle Buddies podcast the Good Brothers confirm that they will be returning to New Japan. In fact, there’s already a deal between the two sides to make it happen. “For sure. There’s a deal in place,” Anderson said. Gallows added, “Yeah, we’re going.”
The Bullet club name wasn’t mentioned during Wednesday Night’s episode of Dynamite. The Good Brother and Omega have mentioned the Bullet Club name on episodes of Impact. So it will be interesting to see if they will use/mention the Bullet Club name in AEW.
MLW returns TONIGHT at 7pm ET with Kings of Colosseum, featuring a double main event available on Fubo Sports, Roku Channel, DAZN and YouTube. Learn more about where to watch.
•World Middleweight Championship: Myron Reed (c) vs. Lio Rush •National Openweight Championship: Alexander Hammerstone(c) vs. Mads Krügger •Tornado World Tag Team Championship: Ross & Marshall Von Erich (c) vs. Colonel Parker’s Dirty Blondes (managed by Aria Blake) •Grudge Match: Jordan Oliver vs. Simon Gotch
It’s a FREE marquee event from Major League Wrestling as newlawoffice.com presents Kings Of Colosseum.
The double main event sees a battle between MLW’s emerging franchise against CONTRA’s 7-foot masked mercenary.
After being put on the injured list at the hands of Mads Krügger, National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone looks to drop the hammer on “The Black Hand of CONTRA” with the title on the line!
Will CONTRA’s mercenary put the champ in a body bag and walk away with the belt, or will Hammerstone take out the vile CONTRA commander and move one step closer to a shot at Jacob Fatu’s World Heavyweight Title?
The highly anticipated World Middleweight Championship fight between defending champ Myron Reed and challenger Lio Rush headlines a double main event. “The Young GOAT” Myron Reed has run through the best from Japan to Mexico and all points in-between, but he has yet to battle Lio Rush. The Man of the Hour believes it is his time to shine with gold.
Can “The Young GOAT” stay true to his moniker and take down “The MOTH”, thereby defining his legacy and staking his claim as king of the division? Or will “The Moneyweight” add the World Middleweight championship to his extraordinary and growing list of accomplishments?
Ross and Marshall Von Erich put the World Tag titles on the line against Colonel Parker’s Dirty Blondes, in a Tornado Tag Title fight! The Colonel has relentlessly petitioned for a title fight against The Von Erichs, and he gets his wish at Kings of Colosseum!
9 months in the making, Injustice’s Jordan Oliver looks to take out CONTRA’s elite grappler, Simon Gotch! It’s a grudge match!
After celebrating his Opera Cup win, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor returns with a proclamation of his own. What does the Filthy One have in store? Tune in to find out!
Amidst chaos and corruption, Salina de la Renta has promised a bombshell announcement!
Join Rich Bocchini, fight analyst Jared St. Laurent, and backstage correspondent Alicia Atout for a night of top-ranked championship fights as Major League Wrestling presents Kings of Colosseum.
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will be the New Year’s Evil special, the first show of 2021 for the brand.
Host: Dexter Lumis
NXT Title Match Kyle O’Reilly vs. Finn Balor (c) Commercial-free from bell to bell.
NXT Cruiserweight Title Match Gran Metalik vs. Santos Escobar (c)
Last Woman Standing Match Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez
Karrion Kross with Scarlett vs. Damian Priest Commercial-free from bell to bell.
Xia Li and Boa return from their transformation
It looks like the Fight Pit II bout has been pulled from tonight’s event.
The Fight Pit structure was scheduled to return tonight for Tommaso Ciampa vs. Timothy Thatcher, but the match has been pulled from the WWE website. Furthermore, the official NXT Twitter account has removed a recent tweet announcing the match.
Chris Jericho received his very own inscribed official Stryper Platinum Album for ‘To Hell with The Devil’ from Stryper frontman Michael Sweet.
Jericho wrote on Facebook:
“Thanks to Michael Sweet & @champagnesweet1 for my very own inscribed official Stryper platinum album for #ToHellWithTheDevil!!! What an honour to receive this from the band who I first saw live in Fargo, North Dakota in 1988. I even snuck into their meet and greet and grabbed a Bible…who knew that 32 years later I would receive this in the mail!!!”
Several stars did not appear for last night’s Legends Night edition of WWE RAW, despite being advertised ahead of time.
The WWE Hall of Famers and Legends who did appear for various cameos during the show, and on the stage to watch WWE Champion Drew McIntyre retain over Keith Lee in the main event, were Irwin R. Schyster (IRS), Melina, Jeff Jarrett, Jimmy Hart, Molly Holly, Booker T, Alicia Fox, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Torrie Wilson, Big Show, Mickie James, Mark Henry, Ron Simmons, Teddy Long, Sgt. Slaughter, and Tatanka.
Stars who were advertised but did not appear were Beth Phoenix, Candice Michelle, Carlito, Eve Torres, Hillbilly Jim, Ivory, Jacqueline, Kurt Angle, and Michael “PS” Hayes.
Carlito was one of the most anticipated returns for Legends Night and WWE had previously confirmed his appearance on social media and their website. There’s no word yet on why he never appeared but as seen in the tweet below, he tweeted a shrug GIF in response to the show:
According to Wrestling Inc., Carlito was never officially booked for the show at all. WWE sent feelers out to a variety of talents, including Carlito, and someone internally in WWE apparently simply jumped the gun announcing his appearance. This was not an issue of travel problems or him being held up due to COVID-19 precautions.
We’re told there is no bad blood over the errant announcement since it appears to have just been a communication error.
Carlito’s appearance on RAW would have been his first RAW appearance in over ten years. His last appearance for WWE was as part of Edge & Christian’s Show That Totally Reeks Of Awesomeness on the WWE Network back in 2016.
Impact Wrestling will return to its in-ring programming following their two-week holiday break at 8/7c on AXS TV and Twitch!. This will be their go-home show before their Impact Plus exclusive event Genesis, which will take place this Saturday at 8 PM EST.
* We’ll hear from the AEW World Champion Kenny Omega and the Impact World Tag Team Champions, The Good Brothers, ahead of their main event match with Rich Swann and the Motor City Machine Guns at Hard To Kill on Saturday, January 16.
* The last semi-final matchup of the Knockouts Tag Team Title Tournament between Jordynne Grace and Jazz versus Havok and Nevaeh.
* 3 Minute Challenge: Moose vs. Matthew Palmer
* Rhino and Cousin Jake vs. Eric Young and Joe Doering
* KC Navarro vs. Crazzy Steve vs. Blake Christian vs. Ace Austin
