Shawn Michaels announced during the Royal Rumble pre-show that next Sunday during halftime Super Bowl LIII, WWE will air a 6-Man Tag Match – Aleister Black, Velveteen Dream & Ricochet vs. Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa & Adam Cole.
Backstage News On AJ Styles’ WWE Contract Expiring Soon
From people very close to the situation, the strong expectation is that AJ Styles is staying with WWE when his contract expires this April, according to Dave Meltzer on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio.
Meltzer mentioned how it is an incredibly opportunistic time for Styles to have his contract ending because he is good friends with people like All Elite Wrestling Executive Vice Presidents, The Young Bucks. Despite that, the situation is that Styles is reportedly staying with WWE.
AJ Styles takes on Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at WWE Royal Rumble, taking place tonight at Chase Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.
Source: WrestlingINC
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix Results 1/26/19
NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong) vs. War Raiders – Winners and New NXT Tag Team Champions: War Raiders
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Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno – Winner: Matt Riddle
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NXT North American Championship: (C) Ricochet vs. Johnny Gargano – Winner and New NXT North American Champion: Johnny Gargano
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NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair – Winner: Shayna Baszler
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NXT Championship: (C) Tommaso Ciampa vs. Aleister Black – Winner: Tommaso Ciampa
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After the match, as Ciampa was exiting, Johnny Gargano came out on the ramp meeting Ciampa and the looked at each other, Gargano raised his newly won NXT North American Championship belt up and Ciampa raised up his NXT Championship belt.
WWE NXT 2018 Year-End Award Winners Revealed
On the NXT TakerOver: Phoenix pre-show the2018 NXT Year-End Award winners was announced.
Below is the full list of 2018 NXT Year-End Award winners and nominees:
Female Competitor of the Year
* Nikki Cross
* NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler
* Kairi Sane
* Ember Moon
* Bianca Belair
Winner: Kairi Sane
Male Competitor of the Year
* NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa
* Johnny Gargano
* NXT North American Champion Ricochet
* Aleister Black
* The Velveteen Dream
* Andrade
* Adam Cole
* WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne
Winner: Tommaso Ciampa
Overall Competitor of the Year
* Tommaso Ciampa
* Nikki Cross
* Johnny Gargano
* NXT North American Champion Ricochet
* NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler
* Aleister Black
* Kairi Sane
* The Velveteen Dream
* Andrade
* Ember Moon
* Adam Cole
* WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne
* Bianca Belair
Winner: Kairi Sane
NXT Tag Team of the Year
* NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era
* The War Raiders
* The Street Profits
* Heavy Machinery
* Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch
* Moustache Mountain
Winners: The Undisputed Era
NXT TakeOver of the Year
* Takeover: Philadelphia
* Takeover: New Orleans
* Takeover: Chicago II
* Takeover: Brooklyn IV
* Takeover: War Games II
Winner: New Orleans
NXT Match of the Year
* WarGames – WarGames Match (TakeOver: WarGames)
* Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas (NXT Championship Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
* Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA (NXT Tag Team Championship Match, NXT TV, July 11, 2018)
* Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa (Unsanctioned Match, TakeOver: New Orleans)
* NXT North American Championship Ladder Match (TakeOver: New Orleans)
* Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler (NXT Women’s Championship Match, TakeOver: Brooklyn IV)
* Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream (TakeOver: Chicago)
* Aleister Black vs. Tommaso Ciampa (NXT Championship Match, NXT TV, July 25)
* Pete Dunne vs. Zack Gibson (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, Aug. 22)
* Aleister Black vs. Adam Cole (Extreme Rules Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
* Pete Dunne vs. Kyle O’Reilly (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, June 13)
* Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan vs. Undisputed ERA (TakeOver: Chicago)
* Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair (NXT TV, Sept. 12)
* Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne (NXT North American Champion vs. WWE U.K. Champion Match, NXTTV, Sept. 19)
* Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole (NXT North American Championship Triple Threat Match, NXT TV, Oct. 10)
Winner: Gargano vs. Andrade in Philadelphia
NXT Rivalry of the Year
* Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa
* Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler
* Aleister Black/Johnny Gargano/Tommaso Ciampa/Nikki Cross
* Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade
* Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA
* Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler
* Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream
Winners: Gargano vs. Ciampa
Breakout Star of the Year
* Bianca Belair
* Lacey Evans
* Rhea Ripley
* Dakota Kai
* Lars Sullivan
* NXT North American Champion Ricochet
* The War Raiders
* EC3
Winner: Ricochet
Future Star of NXT
* Matt Riddle
* Keith Lee
* Mia Yim
* The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake)
* Dominik Dijakovic
* Io Shirai
* Candice LeRae
* Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir
* Kona Reeves
Winner: Io Shirai
Matt Sydal Done With Impact Wrestling, Reportedly Has Offers From WWE And AEW
Matt Sydal’s contract with Impact Wrestling ended on January 1, 2019, according to Dave Meltzer on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio.
Meltzer reports that Sydal is now a free agent and has contract offers from both All Elite Wrestling and WWE. There’s apparently no word yet on Impact Wrestling coming to terms on a new contract with Sydal.
Matt Sydal was taken out of the Warrior Wrestling event earlier this month due to a knee injury. Sydal announced he scheduled knee surgery to repair some torn cartilage, however, Sydal later tweeted out that the original date of the surgery was postponed because of insurance issues. In another tweet, Sydal noted that he should be back in the ring by March or April.
Sydal has seen success in wrestling promotions all around the world, including the WWE. In 2007, Sydal introduced himself as “Evan Bourne” and showed off his impressive high-flying offense to the WWE Universe. He teamed up with Kofi Kingston in 2011 and “Air Boom” would eventually become WWE Tag Team Champions. Sydal also won Championship gold in New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. In Impact Wrestling, he is a former Impact Grand Champion and Impact X Division champion.
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE Royal Rumble 1/27/19
WWE Royal Rumble – January 27, 2019 – Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona – 7 ET / 4 PT – Kickoff 5 ET/2 PT
Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor
WWE Championship: (C) Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles
Men’s Royal Rumble: R-Truth (at #30), Drew McIntyre, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Seth Rollins, Jeff Hardy, Dean Ambrose, Samoa Joe, Bobby Lashley, Elias, Baron Corbin, Andrade, Jinder Mahal, Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali, Apollo Crews, Titus O’Neil, Randy Orton, Braun Strowman & TBA
Women’s Royal Rumble: Carmella (at #30), Ember Moon, Natalya, Bayley, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, Zelina Vega, Naomi, Mickie James, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Charlotte, Tamina, Dana Brooke, Lana, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross, Alexa Bliss, Lacey Evans & TBA
SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Asuka vs. “The Man” Becky Lynch
RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks
SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Bar vs. The Miz & Shane McMahon
(Kickoff) Rezar & Scott Dawson vs. RAW Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode & Chad Gable
(Kickoff) United States Championship: (C) Rusev vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Buddy Murphy vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix 1/26/19
NXT TakeOver – January 26, 2019 – Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona – 7 ET / 4 PT
NXT Championship: (C) Tommaso Ciampa vs. Aleister Black
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair
NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong) vs. The War Raiders
NXT North American Championship: (C) Ricochet vs. Johnny Gargano
Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno
Impact Wrestling Preview 1/25/19
Impact tonight on Pursuit Channel and on Twitch – 10/9c
* Impact World Championship: (C) Johnny Impact vs. Killer Kross
* Rich Swann vs. El Hijo del Vikingo
* Ethan Page vs. Trey
* The Desi Hit Squad vs. The Rascalz
* Impact Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie returns to action
MLW Fusion Preview 1/25/19
Watch Major League Wrestling nationwide and in Canada on beIN SPORTS Friday night 8pm ET / 5pm PT.
Sami Callihan has failed Salina de la Renta for the last time. Tonight Promociones Dorado’s mercenary meets his punishment: the destroyer himself LA Park… in a falls count anywhere match!
Will LA Park send a violent message to all who fail Promociones Dorado? Will Callihan be the first to defeat LA Park in singles competition? Tune in tonight to beIN SPORTS at 8pm ET and find out.
The World Heavyweight Champion Low Ki readies for war at SuperFight against “Filthy” Tom Lawlor.
H2tv returns and Teddy Hart has something to say about the World Tag Team Champions Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix.
Kotto Brazil has been medically cleared and will compete for the first time since his mid-December eye injury suffered in a Miami nightclub allegedly at the hands of Ricky “El Sicario” Martinez. Martinez has promised to personally attend the matches to see Kotto’s big comeback. Will Kotto and Martinez tangle? Tune in to beIN SPORTS tonight find out!
Tommy Dreamer will speak about last week’s Singapore Cane Match… and has a challenge for Brian Pillman.
The ring will be reinforced as the super heavyweights send shockwaves on national TV. 469 pound Barrington Hughes rumbles with Ace Romero for the first time ever. Who will win this battle of the bulge? Watch on beIN SPORTS and find out tonight!
Matches:
•Falls Count Anywhere: LA Park (presented by Salina de la Renta) vs. Sami Callihan
•Ace Romero vs. Barrington Hughes
•Kotto Brazil vs. Vandal Ortagun
Join Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini from Miami for a great night of pro wrestling!
Watch MLW FUSION Friday nights on beIN SPORTS at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Don’t get beIN? Subscribe to MLW’s YouTube channel for free and stream binge on MLW FUSION anytime anywhere!
Previews For WOW Women Of Wrestling & NJPW On AXS TV 1/25/19
NJPW – 8/7c
New Year Dash part 1
* Los Ingobernables de Japon and Suzuki-gun square off in a special ten-man tag team match
* Chaos takes on Nagata, Cobb and KUSHIDA.
WOW Women of Wrestling – 9/8c
* With her father physically assaulted by Tessa Blanchard, Santana Garrett vows that the Championship is now second to her personal issues with The Born Legend. Can Santana overcome this distraction as The Beast, Jungle Grrrl, and Tessa set their sights on the Championship Belt that she holds?
