WWE NXT will debut at its new time of 8pm EST on the WWE Network next Wednesday night. NXT General Manager William Regal has announced the following matches for the new night:
* Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn for the NXT Title
* Baron Corbin vs. Bull Dempsey
* Finn Balor vs. Tyson Kidd
There were a lot of production issues with last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling episode, especially with missed shots in the ring. No word on who directed last night’s show but it was not David Sahadi, who had been directing TNA’s shows.
Some of the stalling and issues we noted earlier were due to TNA using the Manhattan Center’s production equipment. There were several technical issues with the equipment. TNA would have been facing major problems if the show didn’t air on a tape delay.
The opening backstage brawl on last night’s Impact Wrestling was actually filmed on Tuesday evening. The wrestlers kicked off the Impact show by “brawling into the arena.”
As SmackDown prepares to move to Thursday nights next week on Syfy, WWE Universe members will be seeing some new faces behind both the Raw and SmackDown announce desks.
Starting Monday on Raw, Michael Cole and JBL will be joined each week by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, while the new SmackDown announce team will consist of Cole, newcomer Byron Saxton and incomparable WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler. Cole, JBL and Lawler will continue to provide commentary during WWE pay-per-view events.
Our friend Ed Boston will once again be talking to Jeff Jarrett on The Ed Boston Podcast this Friday, January 9, 2015 at 2:30pm Est/1:30pm C. Ed will talk with Jarrett about what happened at the Wrestle Kingdom 9 pay-per-view & what’s next for him, Global Force Wrestling & etc.
Eric Young turns on Bobby Roode along with Samoa Joe & Low Ki. Lashley defeats Roode to become new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
Kurt Angle stepped down as TNA Executive Director & returned to in ring action.
Austin Aries defeated Low Ki to become new X-Division Champion.
Awesome Kong returns.
Here is a video of that Vince Russo posted to his YouTube account today January 8th. He talks about his Christian faith, sharing it with others to make the world a better place and asks for prayers before he leaves for England tomorrow. He responds to the most recent episode of the Monday Night Wars on the WWE Network where the WWE pretty much threw him under the bus. He also defends Dixie Carter, saying she’s trying to do the best she can.
TNA ring announcer Christy Hemme gave birth this past Saturday to a baby girl, Charlie Rose Patterson. Christy was back at work last night for the TNA Impact Wrestling tapings in New York City. Christy sent out this tweet:
Prince Puma became the first ever Lucha Underground World Champion by winning the 20 Luchadore Aztec Warfare Match. Prince Puma survived the other 19 Luchadores in the anything goes elimination style match. Puma pinned Johnny Mundo to earn the win & championship.
Earlier we posted about the report from PWI about TNA Impact Wrestling looking to be more realistic and showing backstage footage as well as wrestlers out of character, to reflect Destination America’s programming style. Raj Giri from wrestlinginc.com believes that the backstage footage could actually be used more to enhance the Saturday morning weekly recap show.
Lucha Underground will crown their first ever champion tonight. 20 Luchadores will compete in a Aztec Warfare Match for the championship.
