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TNA President Carlos Silva says NXT partnership will continue in 2026

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA President Carlos Silva said in his first interview since the AMC announcement that the partnership with NXT will continue moving forward.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Silva said it’s also thanks to WWE that they got this television deal with AMC and they’re looking forward to pay it back by offering NXT stars a bigger platform than AXS TV when they appear on TNA in the future.

“The storylines, the things we’re doing together, they’re just going to continue to grow into 2026,” he said. “The last five, six months have been awesome. And I think there’s more to come. And 2026 is just going to build off of that and be even bigger.”

Discussing the new deal, Silva said that it was a team effort and there was ups and downs and moments where they thought it could slip away.

“But I think AMC was really excited about it, too. They’re getting into the live sports entertainment business. They’ve always built great characters. We know that,” Silva said. “And now I think together we’re going to give them something every Thursday night, 52 weeks a year. That is that is so difficult in the entertainment and sports business to do. And it’s going to change everything.”

Silva added this new deal will change the way fans get and see the product and it’s going to bring in new levels of energy to the talent who compete every week.

Hulk Hogan’s widow Sky rejects Ric Flair’s claim about husband’s death

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Colin Vassallo
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Hulk Hogan death

Hulk Hogan’s widow Sky has denied Ric Flair’s claims that street drugs killed the iconic wrestler, telling TMZ that it “didn’t happen at all.”

In an interview last week, Flair said that according to information given to him by Hogan’s family, the use of street drugs after doctors stopped prescribing Hulk pain medication were the reason for his death. Flair admitted that he shouldn’t have said it in the first place, but doubled down on that statement later on X.

Sky said that Flair had either been given misinformation or misunderstood something, adding that Hogan was under constant care of the Morton Plant Hospital.

TMZ also spoke with two Hogan family sources who also denied Flair’s statement.

Responding to Sky, Flair wrote on X, “Okay Sky! I Got Bad Information According To You. I Should Have Never Mentioned It. I Have Known Hogan Since 1979. Let’s Just Move Past This And Concentrate On His Legacy. Period, End Of Story. Let’s PRESERVE HIS LEGACY Rather Than Dwell On Any Negative Energy. I Repeat- Hulkamania Forever!”

Becky Lynch says she’s boycotting Raw until demands are met

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Colin Vassallo
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Becky Lynch, who has been on a conspiracy theory path to explain her recent losses, including tapping out at WarGames, said she is boycotting appearing on Raw until her demands are met.

Her demands? The WWE Women’s Intercontinental title is returned to her, referee Jessika Carr gets suspended, and she gets an apology for what she has gone through.

““EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, I, BECKY LYNCH, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (NOT JUST ME SAYING IT), WILL BOYCOTT MONDAY NIGHT RAW UNTIL MY DEMANDS ARE MET,” Lynch wrote on X along with her demands. “THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!”

Lynch has lost every match that Jessika Carr has refereed and keeps blaming her for her failures.

The former champ tapped out to AJ Lee at WarGames on Saturday night, but Lynch said she was merely waving at her partners to come over because she had a plan to get out of the submission move.

Nikki Bella featured in new Google marketing campaign

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella is part of a marketing campaign between Google and NBCUniversal titled The Gift Exchange for the holiday season.

The two companies teamed up to create advertising material which resemble movie posters to promote Google Search.

Bella is partnered with Donna Kelce and Taylor Kinney in the rom-com poster and the “trailer” will be released this week. Trailers with other celebrities have already been published.

TNA and AMC announce multi-year media rights deal

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Colin Vassallo
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Impact

NEW YORK – December 2, 2025 – AMC Networks and TNA Wrestling today announced a multi-year agreement to bring TNA’s flagship weekly television show, Thursday Night iMPACT!, to AMC – TNA’s new television home in the U.S. The TNA-AMC partnership kicks off LIVE from the Curtis Culwell Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Thursday, January 15, 2026.

AMC will feature “Thursday Night iMPACT!” as a two-hour block of action-packed TNA Wrestling exclusively on television every Thursday from 9-11 p.m. ET. The new TNA-AMC agreement also includes extending the weekly telecast to viewers on AMC+.

“We are super excited to bring the in-ring excitement, energy and drama of TNA Wrestling to AMC,” said TNA Wrestling President Carlos Silva. “TNA Wrestling heads into 2026 the hottest it has ever been – with intense rivalries and a fan base that loves the TNA stars. We cannot wait to expand the TNA audience with our new partner, AMC Networks, which has such a long and storied history of serving passionate and engaged fans across so many shows and franchises, through this new media rights deal.”

“TNA’s impressive growth and success is driven by the stories, characters and non-stop action fans love,” said Dan McDermott, Chief Content Officer, AMC Networks and President of AMC Studios. “We put fans at the center of everything we do, and TNA has built its brand and its programming around that same dedication and focus. What a great opportunity to come together and make Thursday Night iMPACT! a dynamic and entertaining weekly event on AMC and AMC+ starting next month.”

Tickets for the first-ever Thursday Night iMPACT! to air on AMC on January 15, 2026, at the Curtis Culwell Center in Dallas will go on-sale on Thursday, December 11, starting at 10 a.m. ET at tnawrestling.com. The Ticket pre-sale starts Tuesday, December 9, at 10 a.m. ET. To register for the pre-sale, go to tnawrestling.com.

In addition, TNA Wrestling brings back-to-back nights of live pro wrestling for the first time ever to Albuquerque, New Mexico (the home of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) on Thursday, January 22-23, 2026 – with all Albuquerque action set to air on AMC. Tickets for both Albuquerque shows at Tingley Coliseum also will go on-sale on December 11, with the pre-sale on December 9.

WWE World Heavyweight title match set up for Raw on Netflix one year anniversary show

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Colin Vassallo
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A WWE World Heavyweight title match has been set for the January 5, 2026 Raw which is the first anniversary of Raw on Netflix.

CM Punk, who is not cleared to compete at the moment after WarGames, will defend his title against the man who pinned him at WarGames, Bron Breakker.

Breakker cut an awesome promo on Raw, saying he thought he had to dig in and really be at his very best to beat Punk but he managed to do it easily at WarGames. He called Punk a “soft son of a bitch,” a comment which made both Logan Paul and Paul Heyman break character and burst out laughing before turning all serious again.

Breakker reminded Punk of that time backstage at WrestleMania, where Punk congratulated him on his success, but asked him if he could cut a promo with the big dogs.

The former NXT champion told Punk to consider that promo cut and on January 5, he will show the world that he is the real best in the world.

Punk also main evented the first Raw on Netflix against Seth Rollins.

This show will take place from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, where ticket sales have been shockingly low with less than 5,000 tickets moved in an arena where they usually turn up big time for WWE.

Gunther and Knight reach final match of The Last Time Is Now tournament

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Colin Vassallo
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Last Time Is Now Tournament

The finalists of The Last Time Is Now Tournament were revealed on Monday Night Raw after the two semi final matches took place.

In the first match, LA Knight defeated Jey Uso to advance while later in the show, Gunther beat Solo Sikoa to also punch his ticket to the final match.

The tournament will now conclude this Friday live on Smackdown with LA Knight vs Gunther and the prize is John Cena in his final match on Saturday, December 13.

Gunther has been the favorite in the tournament all along and it looks like, barring anything extraordinary, he will be the one taking on Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Conference call for TNA talent set for this morning

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Colin Vassallo
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Talent at TNA Wrestling have been informed of a group conference call which is scheduled to start at 9:45AM.

The conference call is to announce TNA’s new media rights agreement with the AMC network which will kick off mid-January 2026.

AMC is in over 60 million homes in the United States, far more than what AXS TV is currently in as some major cable providers do not offer AXS TV as part of their line up.

Being exposed to more homes will help TNA gain new viewers, or old viewers back, as their viewership on AXS TV has dropped to the range of 100,000 weekly.

AMC is owned by the Dolan family, the same family which owns the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, and controls the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden.

AMC drops teaser believed to be arrival of TNA on network

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA logo

The TV network AMC dropped a teaser today with just their logo, fans cheering in the background and the date 1.15.26.

The date is a Thursday which is also the day that TNA Impact airs. AMC was reportedly in position to sign a brand new media rights deal with TNA Wrestling in a story published exclusively by Sports Illustrated’s Jon Alba a few weeks ago.

The TV deal would mean the survival of the company at least for the duration of the agreement, and will also allow TNA to perhaps to live every week.

Currently, TNA Impact airs on AXS TV, which is owned by Anthem Sports and Entertainment, the same parent company which owns TNA so they do not get any rights fees for programming.

If this proves to be correct, it would be the first time that the network behind hits such as The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and others jumps in the ring with wrestling programming.

Raw preview for 12/02/2025

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Colin Vassallo
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Raw

The semi final matches of The Last Time Is Now tournament will take place tonight on the post-Survivor Series episode of Monday Night Raw.

Gunther vs Solo Sikoa and Jey Uso vs LA Knight are the two semi final matches, with the winners of these two matches advancing for the final match to determine who will be John Cena’s final opponent.

The only other match announced for the show is AJ Styles and Dragon Lee defending the WWE World Tag Team titles against The New Day.

Raw is live from the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona and airs live on Netflix worldwide starting at 8PM ET.

Jey Uso asks fans not to touch him if he’s out in public

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Colin Vassallo
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Jey Uso shared a message to his fans on social media asking them not to touch him if they see him in public.

Harassment of WWE stars have been running rampant lately, with some much-obsessed fans even sending fan mail directly to their homes, or even visiting homes themselves in hopes of meeting them.

“Please don’t walk up and poke me or touch me,” the former WWE World Heavyweight champion wrote. “How many strangers poke y’all ass in a day?? Bout 38 for me…”

Superstars such as Rhea Ripley, CM Punk, AJ Lee, and others have recently voiced concerns over worrying fan behavior in public.

John Cena pays tribute to ring announcer Alicia Taylor

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Colin Vassallo
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John Cena paid tribute to WWE announcer Alicia Taylor who on X said that at the Survivor Series, it was the last time that she was introducing John Cena for a match.

“It has been an absolute honor to share the ring w ‘The Greatest of ALL-TIME’ on his @WWE #FarewellTour,” Taylor wrote, adding the #ThankYouCena hash tag.

Responding to Taylor also on X, Cena said that matches and moments are only memorable if we all believe in them.

“Thank YOU for being a driving force to help audiences around the world enjoy and invest in these moments,” Cena told Taylor. “NO ONE does it alone. Your professionalism, passion, presentation and overall love of the business lay the foundation for lifelong memories.”

Taylor was promoted to the main roster after Samantha Irvin left the company. She had previously done announcing for the NXT brand.

Revolution 2026 pay-per-view returning to Los Angeles

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Colin Vassallo
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For the second year running, AEW will be holding its Revolution pay-per-view from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

In an interview with The Sporting Tribune, AEW President Tony Khan confirmed the location and the date of Sunday, March 15, 2026.

“It’s one of the biggest wrestling shows of the year. With AEW, we set a really high standard. We always put on great pay per views and Revolution in particular, has such a great reputation for being a tremendous event year in year out. So you can bet this will be very worthwhile,” Khan said.

He described this year’s Revolution as one of the best shows they had had in 2025, a show which drew nearly 11,500 fans inside the Lakers’ arena.

Tickets go on sale on December 15 with early access premium seats available starting December 9.

San Diego Mayor presents key to the city to Rey and Dom Mysterio and Nia Jax

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Colin Vassallo
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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria proclaimed November 29, the day of the Survivor Series, as Survivor Series Day in the city and also honored three WWE Superstars who have ties to the host city.

Mayor Gloria presented the Key to the City of San Diego to Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio, new WWE Intercontinental champion Dominik Mysterio, and Nia Jax.

Some of the comments left under the post on X were not that friendly to the mayor, with one person saying that WWE is to wrestling as you are to mayorship…fake!

San Diego was the first city to host an outdoor Survivor Series in a stadium and over 46,000 fans showed up for the event, headlined by two WarGames matches.

Elimination Chamber 2026 in Chicago surpasses 11,000 tickets

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Colin Vassallo
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Elimination Chamber 2026

Ticket tracking service @WrestleTix is reporting that the Elimination Chamber in Chicago, Illinois has already surpassed 10,000 tickets and is currently at around 11,500 tickets distributed.

The United Center will host its first WWE show since SummerSlam 1993, which coincidentally enough was the first-ever event held at the brand new arena back then.

The home of the Chicago Bulls has around 19,000 seats but the current setup is configured for 13,400 seats.

Chicago always turns up for WWE, especially now with CM Punk back in the promotion and you can rest assured this will be sold out by the time showtime comes.

Tickets are not cheap either, with the cheapest available standard ticket on Ticketmaster costing $240.60 plus fees.

Last year’s event was held at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Canada where nearly 38,000 fans attended.

Jimmy Hart’s megaphone stolen at wrestling convention

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Colin Vassallo
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At the WrestleCade convention held this past weekend in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Jimmy Hart’s megaphone was stolen by one of the fans.

In a post on social media, the company warned the thief that the venue has high-definition cameras and police were going to review the footage to find the perpetrator.

“Jimmy isn’t looking to press charges — he just wants it back,” WrestleCade said. “If you took it, DM us. 12/2, the police investigation moves forward.”

The megaphone has been part of Hart’s gimmick forever to go along with his “Mouth of the South” moniker.

Naomi and Jimmy Uso expecting baby boy

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Colin Vassallo
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Naomi and Jimmy Uso are expecting a baby boy.

The announcement was made on social media by Naomi, who wrote that they decided to cancel their gender reveal due to some complications she’s going through.

“Baby and I are stable, taking it one day at a time. Thank you all for the birthday love, wishes, support and prayers,” Naomi wrote.

Naomi announced she was pregnant on the Stephanie McMahon podcast What’s Your Story? and had to surrender the WWE Women’s World title she was set to defend against Iyo Sky at Clash in Paris.

Her last match was at SummerSlam in early August.

WWE announces attendance of 46,016 for Survivor Series 2025

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Colin Vassallo
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Survivor Series 2025

WWE announced an attendance of 46,016 at Petco Park for yesterday’s Survivor Series, shattering all records in the show’s 38-year history.

“To all 46,016 @PetcoPark and everyone who watched globally across the @espn app and @netflix…You have officially made this the biggest #SurvivorSeries of ALL TIME,” wrote Triple H on X.

With high ticket prices, the show is also the highest-grossing Survivor Series ever, a stat which was expected since this was the first time that the PLE has been held inside a stadium.

Petco Park has just over 48,000 seats and the show was legit close to selling out every single seat.

With the success of this year’s event, there’s already talks of holding next year’s show also in a stadium.

Stephanie McMahon to co-host December 13 Saturday Night’s Main Event

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Colin Vassallo
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Saturday Night's Main Event

Stephanie McMahon has revealed that she will co-host the next Saturday Night’s Main Event which will feature John Cena’s final match.

Usually, Joe Tessitore co-hosts with WWE Hall of Famer Jesse “The Body” Ventura but Ventura did not appear at the last event and there are rumors that his one-year deal was not renewed following some commentary issues from his previous show.

Now, Tessitore will co-anchor this show with the soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer herself.

“I’m going to have to reign those emotions in a little bit,” McMahon said when discussing the gig.

Over 16,000 fans are expected at the Capital One Arena for this show to celebrate the greatest of all time hanging up his boots.

Mystery man who interfered in WarGames match identified

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Colin Vassallo
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Multiple industry insiders are reporting that Austin Theory was the hooded masked man who appeared at the Survivor Series to help The Vision win WarGames.

Towards the end of the match, a man wearing all black covered from head to toe climbed the cage and then had a stare down with Punk. Punk, who was still on his knees, received a super kick and then a stomp.

The man then quickly climbed the cage and exited as Bron Breakker took advantage of the situation, ran the ropes and speared the WWE World Heavyweight champion, covering him for the pin.

Theory has not wrestled since mid-July and dropped from WWE programming due to an undisclosed injury.

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