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Chris Jericho’s AEW contract to expire on December 31 at Midnight

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Colin Vassallo
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Former Daily Mail and TalkSPORT reporter Alex McCarthy is reporting that Chris Jericho’s contract will expire at Midnight on December 31 and is ready to return to WWE.

The former AEW champion, who has been with the promotion since its inception, has never shot down returning to WWE in interviews lately even though AEW President Tony Khan has stated multiple times that he would love to have Jericho return to AEW.

Jericho has not wrestled or featured on AEW television since the Dynasty pay-per-view on April 6 where he lost the ROH World title to Bandido.

His last match with WWE dates back to 2018 and The Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia.

Rumors are that Jericho might even show up on the Netflix one year anniversary episode on January 5 from Brooklyn, New York which is also the crossover event with Stranger Things.

Saraya appears at Insane Wrestling Revolution indie event

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Colin Vassallo
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Saraya made her first appearance at an indie event in 14 years yesterday at the Insane Wrestling Revolution Season’s Beatings Fest in Monroe, Michigan.

The former AEW Women’s champion has not wrestled since departing AEW in October of last year and came out to her old WWE theme song Stars in the Night.

“I forgot how fun indies are! Minus my dad’s shows it’s been 14 years since my last one,” she wrote on social media afterward. “Was supposed to be a one off but man what a blast, might have to do more.”

Saraya thanked the promotion for having her and the fans for packing the place and being “loud af.”

AJ Styles respectfully declines to sign AEW World title at WWE live event

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Colin Vassallo
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A fan at a WWE live event in Tampa yesterday tried to get AJ Styles to sign the AEW World title, but Styles respectfully denied the request.

In a video making the rounds online, Styles is seen signing stuff for fans after his match and then he’s handed out the AEW World title.

Asking if the camera was rolling, the fan said yes, and it was for his brother.

“Are you video taping? Turn that around,” Styles said to address the camera. “Nick, Matt, I love ya, I can’t sign this though,” he continued, referring to The Young Bucks as he handed back the belt .

Styles move on to the next person and the fan asked again, but the security behind Styles gave him the look and told him to stop.

Two title matches announced for New Year’s Smash Dynamite

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Colin Vassallo
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Two title matches were announced for the New Year’s Eve episode of Dynamite, marketed as New Year’s Smash, which will take place live from Omaha, Nebraska.

AEW National champion Ricochet will defend his title against Jack Perry after the two were involved in an eight-man tag match during Zero Hour yesterday and Perry’s team defeated Ricochet’s team.

Also, fresh off another loss, Mercedes Mone looks to get revenge and maybe a W as she takes on Willow Nightingale with the TBS title up for grabs. Mone was pinned by Nightingale at Worlds End, ending her hopes of adding the AEW Women’s Tag Team titles to her collection.

New AEW World champion MJF will also make an appearance on the show.

Tickets for this Dynamite are not selling particularly well mainly because it falls on New Year’s Eve and they’re available at evenue.net.

Liv Morgan wrestles her first match in six months after injury

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Colin Vassallo
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Liv Morgan wrestled her first match in six months last night during a non-televised live event in Tampa, Florida.

Morgan defeated Lyra Valkyria on the show, returning to winning ways after a shoulder injury kept her out of the ring for the second half of 2025.

The former champion injured her shoulder during a match on Raw against Kairi Sane, a match which had to be stopped by the ringside doctor. Morgan was one half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team champions at the time with Raquel Rodriguez and was then replaced by Roxanne Perez.

Jon Moxley wins the 2025 Continental Classic tournament

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Colin Vassallo
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The Continental Classic 2025 tournament came to a close last night at Worlds End with the final three matches taking place on the pay-per-view.

Kazuchika Okada defeated IWGP champion Konosuke Takeshita in the first semi final match and then Jon Moxley defeated Kyle Fletcher in the other semi final.

After the two went long – 17 and 22 minutes respectively – they were allowed some time to recover before the final match took place before the main event.

In the final, Death Riders member Moxley defeated the reigning Continental champion Okada to win the tournament and the title in the process after another 20-minute match.

Following the match, the usually-heel Moxley delivered what was a babyface promo in the middle of the ring, saying that this title was for everyone who was in the tournament and for all the fans who supported AEW.

MJF wins second AEW World title at Worlds End 2025

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Colin Vassallo
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MJF did what he promised he would do, joining only an elite – pun intended – group of wrestling stars who became a two-time world champ under the age of 30.

At Worlds End last night, MJF defeated champ Samoa Joe, Adam Page, and Swerve Strickland to regain the title almost two years after losing it to Samoa Joe on the same pay-per-view. MJF pinned Joe after Joe was hit by two Buckshot lariats by Page, who was then kicked in the nuts by MJF and delivered the Heat Seeker on the champion to get the win.

MJF’s first run was very successful, lasting a total of 406 days.

He inserted himself in what was a three-way match after he returned to cash in his Casino Gauntlet contract which he won at All In: Texas.

MJF celebrated his win on X, describing himself as a generational talent and the young goat. “Tell everyone else to keep up,” he wrote, adding, “Cry to your momma!”

On Christmas Day, he wrote, “They don’t hand out greatness, they document it. After Worlds End, I join a list of only 9 men to be world champion twice before 30,” listing the names Lou Thesz, Rikidōzan, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Yokozuna, The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, and John Cena.

AEW Worlds End 2025 pay-per-view results

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Colin Vassallo
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Here are the results from last night’s Worlds End pay-per-view which took place live from the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

ZERO HOUR: Julie Hart and Skye Blue defeated Hyan and Maya World; Eddie Kingston defeated Zack Gibson; Mascara Dorada and Bandido defeated Rocky Romero and Mark Davis; Jurassic Express and JetSpeed defeated Josh Alexander and The Demand in an eight-man tag match.

PPV: Kazuchika Okada defeated Konosuke Takeshita in the Continental Classic semi final; Jon Moxley defeated Kyle Fletcher in the Continental Classic semi final; FTR defeated Bang Bang Gang to retain the AEW Tag Team titles; Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron defeated Mercedes Mone and Athena to retain the AEW Women’s Tag Team titles; Darby Allin defeated Gabe Kidd; Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Toni Storm defeated Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, and Marina Shafir in a Mixed Nuts Mayhem match; Kris Statlander defeated Jamie Hayter to retain the AEW Women’s title; Jon Moxley defeated Kazuchika Okada in the Continental Classic final to win the AEW Continental title; MJF defeated Samoa Joe, Swerve Strickland, and “Hangman” Adam Page to become the new AEW World champion.

Nerve issues preventing Buddy Matthews from returning to the ring

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Colin Vassallo
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AEW star Buddy Matthews revealed that he still has nerve issues which is causing numbness in his leg, with recovery taking much longer than anticipated.

Responding to a fan on Instagram who asked how recovery is going, the former AEW Trios champion wrote, “It’s been a long process! Still having nerve issues with a lot of numbness! But accepted that it’s gonna take time.”

The Australian added that he can only controls what he can but he thought he would have returned to the ring by now.

Matthews has been out of action since mid-February after suffering an ankle injury during his entrance at AEW Grand Slam: Australia. He still had the match against Kazuchika Okada on that night.

He underwent ankle surgery in August.

AEW Worlds End 2025 live on pay-per-view tonight, full card and how to watch

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Colin Vassallo
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Live tonight from the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, AEW presents Worlds End 2025 on pay-per-view. The full card is as follows:

PPV: Samoa Joe vs Swerve Strickland vs “Hangman” Adam Page vs MJF in a four-way match for the AEW World title; Kris Statlander vs Jamie Hayter for the AEW Women’s title; FTR vs Bang Bang Gang in a Chicago Street Fight for the AEW Tag Team titles; Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale vs Mercedes Mone and Athena for the AEW Women’s Tag Team titles; Kazuchika Okada vs Konosuke Takeshita in the Continental Classic semi final; Kyle Fletcher vs Jon Moxley in the Continental Classic semi final; the final of the Continental Classic 2025 tournament; Darby Allin vs Gabe Kidd; Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia, Wheeler Yuta, and Marina Shafir vs Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Toni Storm in a Mixed Nuts Mayhem match.

ZERO HOUR: Julia Hart and Skye Blue vs Hyan and Maya World; Eddie Kingston vs Zack Gibson.

How to watch

The Zero Hour show will start at 7PM ET and airs live on AEW’s social media properties.

Worlds End on pay-per-view kicks off an hour later at 8PM ET and is available via HBO Max for $39.99 for subscribers in the United States as well as on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and PPV.COM for $49.99. For international subscribers, TrillerTV will air the show for $24.99 or $19.99 if you have an AEW Plus subscription.

Backlash 2026 reportedly taking place from San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Colin Vassallo
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PostWrestling.com is reporting that the Backlash premium live event is internally marked to take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico with a tentative date of Saturday, May 9, 2026.

If this ends up happening, it will be the second time that WWE hosts Backlash in Puerto Rico following a very highly successful PLE in 2023.

That year, Smackdown on the eve of Backlash also took place from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, with 14,000 and 15,000 fans attending the shows respectively.

The event had the participation of Grammy Award winner and megastar Bad Bunny wrestle Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight. That match saw the return of Savio Vega and Carlito, receiving massive pops from the crowd.

Bad Bunny is headlining the Super Bowl LX halftime show in early February and remains a part of the WWE family.

Priest vs Black ambulance match announced for first Smackdown of 2026

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Colin Vassallo
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The main event of the first three-hour Smackdown of 2026 next week will be an ambulance match featuring Damian Priest vs Aleister Black.

The seemingly never-ending feud have been going on for over four months but it looks like it will climax at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo.

Smackdown will kick off the new year with an extra hour for the foreseeable future and with Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett on the commentary table instead of Corey Graves and Michael Cole.

Two other matches for next week’s show were also advertised, with Jade Cargill vs Michin in a non-title match and an eight-woman tag match with Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, Iyo Sky, and Rhea Ripley vs Asuka, Kairi Sane, Nia Jax, and Lash Legend.

Rob Van Dam and wife Katie Forbes welcome twin daughters

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Colin Vassallo
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Rob Van Dam and his wife Katie Forbes welcomed their twin daughters yesterday.

“Karma and Saba have officially left the womb,” Van Dam wrote in a post on X.

The name Saba was a tribute to his friend and former colleague, the late Sabu.

The two little girls were delivered prematurely because of complications in the pregnancy and were born at 34 weeks.

Congratulations to the Van Dam family!

Three Stages of Hell match for WWE title set up for Smackdown in Berlin

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE announced yesterday that WWE champion Cody Rhodes will battle Drew McIntyre in a Three Stages of Hell match for the title on the January 9 episode of Smackdown from Berlin, Germany.

The Three Stages of Hell match is essentially a two-out-of-three falls match with each fall a different stipulation. The first one to two falls will be declared the winner of the match.

Rhodes, who was not able to put his hands on McIntyre or else he would be stripped off his WWE championship, attempted to do just that but was prevented by Nick Aldis after McIntyre told him that when he tortures him and sends him to hell in Berlin, he should say hello to his dad for him.

McIntyre ended the program by flattening Rhodes with a Claymore Kick.

Smackdown preview for 12/26/2025

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Colin Vassallo
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The last Smackdown of 2025 airs tonight on USA Network at 8PM ET, although this time with an already-taped episode. Tonight’s Smackdown was taped this past Friday in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Set for action on this Boxing Day episode of the blue brand show are Joe Hendry vs The Miz, Lash Legend vs Charlotte Flair, Ilja Dragunov vs Carmelo Hayes for the WWE United States title, and Giulia and Kiana James vs Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre.

Plus, WWE champion Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, and more appear.

WWE is back with live TV on Monday with Raw on Netflix.

Brodie Lee remembered on the fifth anniversary of his death

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AEW President Tony Khan, Amanda Huber, and Erick Rowan remembered the late Brodie Lee on the fifth anniversary of his passing.

The former TNT champion, whose real name is Jon Huber, passed away at age 41 after suffering from lung issues. His death rocked both those at AEW and WWE, with both promotions paying tribute to him in the days after he died.

Tony Khan wrote:

“5 years ago today, the world lost Jon Huber, a great man known to fans as Mr. Brodie Lee + Luke Harper. His family came first, his loving wife Amanda and their sons Brodie + Nolan. He loved wrestling, + he was an amazing wrestler. He loved you fans. Please keep him in your hearts.”

His widow, Amanda, wrote:

“Five years. This year seems heavier. Five seems like the next milestone. At first it was making it thru the first hour you were gone. Then the first day. First week. First month. Six months. First year. Five seems like the next milestone. I still remember it like it was yesterday. I can close my eyes and walk thru the whole day. Waking up that morning in the hotel and knowing it was going to be over. Taking in the walk from the hotel to the hospital. Walking into the room with Big Hero 6 playing. Seeing my incredible nursing staff (including one who wasn’t supposed to be there but came in so I wasn’t alone) Watching our friends filter thru. Going thru the worst moment of my life telling Brodie. Walking back to the hospital knowing it was the last time. The sounds the family made when they walked into the room and saw him for the first time. Holding his hand as he let go. My nurses holding me in that moment. Cleaning up the room I essentially lived in for months. Getting texts of Brodie flying kites on the beach with @CodyRhodes Taking in the sunset on my final walk back to the hotel. Sitting in the hotel room trying to come up with the words to put out to the public that he was gone. I know I said this recently but I’d give almost anything to have just another hour. For you to see the amazing people the boys have grown into. To see how smart and funny Nolan is. To see how passionate Brodie is. To talk to them both and realize how lucky we were to be parents to such amazing little boys. Also to thank you for giving me them. Thank you for teaching me so much about myself over the years. For bringing me into your amazing family. Just to thank you for everything. I wish I had more words for this. I miss your laugh. I miss the way you’d make me laugh. I miss watching you play with the kids. I miss watching you nap with the dogs. I miss texting you unflattering pictures of Ham. I miss you putting over my cooking. I miss thousands of little things and micro moments where I’m reminded of the hole you left. I love you forever. Thank you for making me the luckiest.”

Erick Rowan wrote:

“Grief is a funny thing. It’s something that never goes away. Some days are good, filled with emotional memories, some not so good, filled with frustration. People can leave a lasting impression on others either for the bad or the good. JON was the latter. Can’t think of one person who had a bad thing to say about the wrestler, the father, the husband, or the man. He was the foundation of what I myself hope to be. 5 years has passed since we last talked on this physical realm. But you are part of my heart always. Love you forever brother…”

TNA 2025 Year End Awards winners published

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA released the list of winners of the 2025 Year End Awards.

In total, 10 awards were handed out, with Mike Santana and Leon Slater leading the pack with two awards each.

Santana won both Wrestler of the Year and also Match of the Year against Mustafa Ali at Rebellion.

Slater clinched the X-Division Star of the Year and also Finishing Move of the Year for his Swanton 450.

In other awards, Ash By Elegance won Knockout of the Year, The Hardys got Tag Team of the Year, The Elegance Brand won Knockouts Tag Team of the Year, The System won Faction of the Year, AJ Styles Returning at Slammiversary got Moment of the Year, and Joe Hendry vs Randy Orton at WrestleMania 41 won the Crossover Moment
of the Year.

Jim Ross addresses racist allegations against him

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Colin Vassallo
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For the first time since D-Von Dudley made racist allegations against Jim Ross, the Hall of Fame broadcaster tackled the subject on his latest episode of Grilling JR podcast.

Calling the whole thing “absurd” after D-Von’s allegations were replayed for his audience, Ross said “it doesn’t merit a response.”

“I like D-Von. I like him today. I hired he and Bubba. I thought we did a good job of booking them,” JR continued.

“I was shocked to hear that, because I don’t recall ever having a cross word with D-Von Dudley. I always respected him and his work. I loved the Dudley tag team,” he added.

Ross said the comments totally caught him off guard and doubled down saying he never said those words to D-Von.

“And why he would conjure up that, I guess to get attention. I thought, well, maybe he’s not as happy with his post-wrestling life as Bubba is, because Bubba’s made a tremendous success of himself as a broadcaster, and still works. So, I never said that,” Ross said.

He noted that he’s not angry at D-Von but he’s curious as to why he chose to say those things and doesn’t understand why he went there.

“They made money. They were put in situations where they could do the things they do best. You know, those TLC matches were pieces of art. They’ll last forever. The Dudleys were a major part of that. I know Bubba for sure because I’ve heard it was involved in the booking of that stuff,” Ross continued.

“I still have great respect for D-Von and I’m glad that we got to work together,” Ross said. “But I never uttered those words.”

Several matches added to Worlds End 2025 card

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Colin Vassallo
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Several matches were added to tomorrow’s Worlds End pay-per-view following last night’s Collision on Christmas Day.

The Continental Classic semi final matches will see reigning champ Kazuchika Okada take on IWGP champion Konosuke Takeshita and Jon Moxley vs Kyle Fletcher. The winners advance to the final to be held later in the broadcast.

A Mixed Nuts Mayhem eight-person tag match was also aded with Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong, and Toni Storm taking on Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, and Marina Shafir.

The AEW Tag Team titles will be on the line with FTR defending against Austin Gunn and Juice Robinson of the Bang Bang Gang and Darby Allin battles Gabe Kidd.

WWE kicks off its annual Live Holiday Tour today in Baltimore

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Colin Vassallo
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After several days off, WWE Superstars and crew are back to the grind starting today with the annual WWE Holiday Tour.

The non-televised live event tour kicks off today with the Boxing Day show at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore. This replaces the annual MSG show since The Garden got a Raw in November.

It continues tomorrow with two events, one at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa and one at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. On Sunday, it’s two shows as well, one at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville and one at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester.

WWE returns to its live TV on Monday with Raw from the Kia Center in Orlando on December 29 and that is followed by two live events on December 30, one at the Hertz Arena in Fort Myers and one at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

There are no shows on Wednesday since it’s New Year’s Eve but it’s back on the road on New Year’s Day with a show from the Oncenter War Memorial Arena in Syracuse.

Friday, Smackdown returns live from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo and the last two non-televised live events as part of the tour are on Saturday, January 3 at the DCU Center in Worcester and on Sunday, January 4 at the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport.

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