The NXT New Year’s Evil episode will be heading to Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 7, a day after Raw makes its debut on Netflix.
The venue for the show has not been announced yet apart that it will be in the LA area. Raw will be live from the Intuit Dome in neighboring Inglewood the night before.
The show will be headlined by Trick Williams vs Oba Femi for the NXT title and Roxanne Perez vs Giulia for the NXT Women’s title.
Ms Money In The Bank Tiffany Stratton made an appearance at Deadline last night and hinted at NXT General Manager Ava that she could cash her MITB briefcase on the winner of the Perez/Giulia match.
Oba Femi and Giulia became #1 contenders for the NXT and NXT Women’s titles respectively after yesterday they came out as the winners of the two Iron Survivor Challenge matches at Deadline.
Oba Femi was not originally in the match but took the place of Eddy Thorpe, who was attacked this past Tuesday on NXT. Femi had pinfall victories on Je’Von Evans, Nathan Frazer, and Wes Lee, winning the match in the last three seconds pinning both Frazer and Lee with a double chokeslam. Femi was the last person to enter the match.
Femi had been out of action since losing the NXT North American title to Tony D’Angelo at Halloween Havoc.
Meanwhile, the women’s match headlined Deadline and Giulia is now in line for her second NXT Women’s title shot. Giulia was the first person to enter the match and had pinfalls on Wren Sinclair and newcomer Zaria, who she pinned with nine seconds to go. Stephanie Vaquer was the only one who did not get pinned in the match.
Here are the results from last night’s NXT Deadline which took place from the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Oba Femi defeated Wes Lee, Le’Von Evans, Nathan Frazer, and Ethan Page to win the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge match; Lola Vice defeated Jaida Parker in an NXT Underground match; Nathan Frazer and Axiom defeated No Quarter Catch Crew to retain the NXT Tag Team titles; Trick Williams defeated Ridge Holland to retain the NXT title; Giulia defeated Sol Ruca, Stephanie Vaquer, Zaria, and Wren Sinclair to win the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge match.
In the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge results, Oba Femi had three, Je’Von Evans and Ethan Page had two, while Wes Lee and Nathan Frazer had one. In the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge, Giulia had two, while Sol Ruca, Stephanie Vaquer, Zaria, and Wren Sinclair all had one.
AEW will hold an All In: Texas Countdown to On Sale event this coming Monday which will be free to the public.
AEW President Tony Khan, Bobby Lashley, and other AEW stars will be at Globe Life Field to celebrate the general public on sale. They will be meeting fans and posing for photo ops and will host a special panel discussion which will also stream on AEW’s social media properties starting at 9:30AM CT.
Tickets go on sale at 10AM CT on Ticketmaster.com.
The pre-sale did not move a lot of tickets, with reportedly less than 5,000 tickets sold during the past few days.
Tickets start from $38.50 plus taxes and fees and go all the way up to $1,356 for ringside.
Live from the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota, WWE presents NXT Deadline live on Peacock and WWE Network tonight. The full card is as follows:
Trick Williams vs Ridge Holland for the NXT title; Nathan Frazer and Axiom vs No Quarter Catch Crew for the NXT Tag Team titles; Lola Vice vs Jaida Parker in an NXT Underground match; Wes Lee vs Je’Von Evans vs Nathan Frazer vs Ethan Page vs Eddy Thorpe in the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge; and Sol Ruca vs Stephanie Vaquer vs Zaria vs Giulia vs Wren Sinclair in the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge.
Deadline will start at 7PM ET while the Countdown show will kick off an hour before and will air free on YouTube, Facebook, X, and as well on Peacock and WWE Network.
WWE will have another new show on A&E which will be titled WWE’s Greatest Moments, a series that will provide fans a front-row seat to relive the iconic events that have shaped WWE history.
A new season of the hit-series “WWE Rivals” will also complement this winter’s WWE programming slate on A&E, which will add more than 180 hours of original content over the next three years.
WWE’s Greatest Moments will feature play-by-play announcer Michael Cole hosting half-hour episodes with various WWE Superstars & Legends, including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Owens and others, to share vivid recollections and perspectives on the most remarkable moments in wrestling history.
In addition, WWE Rivals will return with an all-new season this winter celebrating some of the most iconic and beloved rivalries from the WWE including a never-before-seen look at Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior and Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins.
“A&E has proved to be an excellent home for WWE content, and we’re excited to partner with their fantastic team on these new show concepts and the latest season of WWE Rivals,” said WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
Executive Producers for WWE are Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Lee Fitting, Ben Houser and Marc Pomarico. Elaine Frontain Bryant, Brad Abramson, and Jonathan Partridge serve as Executive Producers of WWE Greatest Moments, and WWE Rivals for A&E.
The WWE shows on A&E will air exclusively on A&E platforms and to be distributed worldwide by A+E Networks.
The three individuals who suffered injuries during the Bloodline WarGames match will be sidelined “indefinitely” according to a report on Smackdown last night.
Bronson Reed suffered a broken foot when he went for the Tsunami on Roman Reigns from the top of the cage, only to crash through a table. He landed on his ankle and shattered it and will now undergo surgery.
Tonga Loa also suffered a torn biceps in the match which was previously unreported. Loa underwent surgery on his left arm already and it was successful but it will be several months before he is back in action with the new Bloodline.
Jimmy Uso is suffering from a broken toe, a casualty of another splash from the top of the cage, a splash which connected on Jacob Fatu through a table. Uso had to be helped to the back after the match. No surgery is required but he will be sidelined until it fully heals.
In a positive update, Maria Kanellis revealed that her tumor was not cancerous after receiving a report from pathology, putting an end to months-long health scare.
“I know it’s been a little bit, it took a while for the pathology to get back. But I wanted to let you guys know that I am cancer-free. The tumor was not cancerous,” Kanellis wrote.
“We are so incredibly grateful and thankful to be moving into this holiday season cancer-free and to not have that worry. Thank you so much for all of the well-wishes and the prayers,” she continued.
Kanellis said that her growth was a pheochromocytoma, which is an incredibly rare tumor, writing that only three to eight people in a million get it.
“It’s just a weird thing that happened. It affects your mood, it affects your metabolism, it affects your blood pressure, your heart rate. So we are very, very blessed to have found it as early as we did, because it really can start causing problems in your body,” Kanellis continued.
The former AEW/ROH star announced in July that doctors found a mass on her adrenal gland but could not identify if it was cancerous or not until she goes under surgery and results came back from the biopsy.
Tiffany Stratton advanced in the United States Women’s title tournament after she yesterday successfully defeated Elektra Lopez and Naomi on Smackdown.
The two semi final matches will take place on next week’s Smackdown, with Bayley taking on Chelsea Green and Stratton battling Michin.
The crowning of the inaugural Women’s United States champion will follow the next night on Saturday Night’s Main Event on NBC with the final match, pitting the two winners of Friday’s semi finals.
A talent “transfer window” will allow several WWE Superstars to move brands in the next few weeks as a new era in WWE history is ushered in with the move to Netflix.
The idea was announced on last night’s Smackdown, with all three general managers – Adam Pearce for Raw, Nick Aldis for Smackdown, and Ava for NXT – having to discuss to see which stars are moving to which brand.
Chad Gable and American Made were the first Raw stars to appear on Smackdown last night, interrupting Cody Rhodes. Dominik Mysterio and Gunther were also present during Smackdown and were shown with Smackdown General Manager Aldis.
Carmelo Hayes, who was mad at Aldis for talking to Gunther instead of him, “threatened” to move to Raw and told Aldis that Monday Night Melo sounds good to him, something which Aldis agreed to as Melo was a pain to deal with!
WWE content has started popping up on Netflix for international subscribers although they won’t be able to be viewed until January 1, 2025.
Older premium live events such as Fully Loaded, Judgment Day, Battleground, Armageddon, King of the Ring, Extreme Rules, and Fastlane pop up when you look for WWE in the search but the selection of shows to watch remain limited as more get uploaded.
None of the WWE shows listed are playable as WWE’s contract with Netflix kicks off in the new year. There’s no “WWE” tab like Peacock has in the United States, at least not for now, so any content has to be searched.
As previously announced, not all the content from the old WWE Network will be available on Netflix, with only selected content plus the shows such as Raw, Smackdown, NXT internationally.
The Smackdown on the eve of the Royal Rumble will be taking place live from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday, January 31.
This will be a double-header for Indianapolis as the Rumble will take place just a few minutes away at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. It will be the first WWE event from the stadium and over 45,000 tickets have already been sold for the show.
Tickets for Smackdown will go on sale on Wednesday, December 11 starting at 10AM on Ticketmaster.com.
Indianapolis will also host a future two-night WrestleMania and a two-night SummerSlam in the coming years in a first of its kind deal brokered between WWE and Indiana Sports Corp.
A&E and WWE today announced an expansion of its programming partnership which will include the debut of WWE LFG (Legends & Future Greats), a new competition series that features in-ring matches along with a behind-the-scenes look at rising talent vying for a coveted WWE contract.
WWE LFG will offer viewers an inside look at the rigorous training process, featuring iconic WWE Legends such as Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Shawn Michaels and weekly regular coaches Undertaker, Booker T, Mickie James and Bubba Ray Dudley as they mentor a new generation in weekly matches on their quest to become the next WWE Superstars.
“Literally filled with blood, sweat, and tears, there’s never been a series that combines in-ring action, behind-the-scenes reality, high-stakes drama, and some of WWE’s greatest icons all in one package. From total unknowns to legends, ‘LFG’ will give viewers a raw, ground-up, 360-degree view of what it truly takes to make it in the WWE,” said Rob Sharenow, President of Programming, A+E Networks. “Our collaboration with WWE has clearly struck a chord with audiences, and we’re excited to continue producing premium content that resonates with a diverse viewership.”
Executive producers for WWE are Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Lee Fitting, Ben Houser, Shawn Michaels and Jeremy Borash. Elaine Frontain Bryant and Brad Abramson serve as Executive producers for A&E.
Dynamite this week had 586,000 viewers, up 50,000 viewers from the previous week’s episode on Thanksgiving Eve. It was the fifth least-watched episode of Dynamite of 2024. The show had a 0.17 rating in 18-49, up 0.02 from the prior show and was #7 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Wrestlenomics)
Matt Cardona made a surprise appearance on ROH TV last night and came out to challenge Chris Jericho for the ROH World title at the upcoming Final Battle event on December 20.
Jericho came out for his TV Time segment with Bryan Keith and informed the crowd that for Final Battle, he wants to take on someone who is from New York since the show will be held at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
The champ jokingly name dropped Frank Sinatra and Tony Soprano but instead he got Matt Cardona. Jericho was going to call him Zack Ryder, but Cardona cut him off and told him that “Zack is dead” and the one who’s going to take the title away from him at Final Battle is Matt Cardona.
Cardona is a regular for GCW and recently AEW pulled Ricky Starks from future GCW shows and also booked the Hammerstein for three straight nights, a location frequently used by GCW.
“I’m excited for Matt and excited for the fans,” GCW owner Brett Lauderdale said. “It will be a fun atmosphere at The Hammerstein Ballroom for AEW and I think things may have just gotten a little more interesting for GCW’s return to The Hammerstein Ballroom on January 19th!”
Lauderdale also posted “ALWAYZ READY” on X, a term used by Cardona.
NXT this week drew 593,000 viewers, down 39,000 viewers from the previous week and the lowest since October 29. The show featured appearances from Eric Bischoff and X-Pac. In 18-49, NXT pulled in a 0.13 rating, down 0.02 from last week and the lowest number of the year. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
A familiar voice will be returning behind the mic for Saturday Night’s Main Event next week as Jesse “The Body” Ventura announced he will be part of the broadcast team for the show.
Appearing on the Bill Simmons podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer also revealed that he will do announcing for all the SNME shows on NBC moving forward as part of his new deal with WWE.
“It’s ironic because it means my career has gone full circle,” Ventura said. “And here’s the part I don’t understand…they couldn’t control me before, why do they think they can control me now?”
During the podcast, Ventura also said that the show will visually be similar to the original Saturday Night’s Main Event, using the same look from the 80s. The entire SNME will be a throwback to the classic look and feel of the original show.
The first SNME under this deal will take place from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island, New York, the same location of the first ever SNME in 1985.
WWE announced the Q1 2025 episode for January 25 live from San Antonio, Texas.
Rampage on Saturday, airing at 6PM head-to-head with the first hour of the Survivor Series, had just 126,000 viewers, down 123,000 viewers from the prior week. The show had a 0.03 rating in 18-49, down 0.06 from the previous show and it holds the record for the least-watched episode of any AEW show ever. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
For those in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Saturday Night’s Main Event will not air on TNT Sports as other WWE programming but instead will be free and live on the WWE YouTube channel.
The show will be geo-targeted so it does not mean that every other country in the world will get it free on YouTube.
Saturday Night’s Main Event will start at 1AM GMT.
WWE is ending its partnership with TNT Sports at the end of this month with all of its programming moving to Netflix in January 2025. Raw, Smackdown, NXT, and premium live events will be on Netflix for UK viewers moving forward.
Collision this past Saturday airing at the unusual 4PM ET time slot, drew a record low of 144,000 viewers, down 212,000 viewers from the prior airing. In the 18-49 demo, Collision drew just a 0.03 rating, down 0.08 from the previous show. This was the least-watched episode of Collision ever.
