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Originally Posted by Observer AEW has announced a change to the lineup for tonight's episode of Dynamite. It was announced this afternoon that Wardlow couldn't travel to tonight's Dynamite due to a family matter. He was supposed to take part in a 14-man tag match on tonight's show. With Wardlow off the show, AEW has removed Brandon Cutler from the other side of tonight's tag match. It will now be a 12-man tag match with The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, MJF, Jake Hager, Santana, Ortiz & Sammy Guevara) facing Best Friends (Trent & Chuck Taylor), The Varsity Blondes (Brian Pillman Jr. & Griff Garrison) & Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin). Jake "The Snake" Roberts also tweeted today that he won't be able to appear on Dynamite tonight. Roberts noted that his absence is due to an illness that isn't COVID-19: "Unfortunately, I won’t be able to appear tonight due to illness (not COVID). These days we all have to be on point. Looking forward to seeing everyone in two weeks. In the meantime, keep an eye on Lance [Archer] for me on #AEWDynamite LIVE TONIGHT 8/7c on TNT"

Originally Posted by Observer NJPW has confirmed the stipulation options and opened voting for Toru Yano and Bad Luck Fale's upcoming KOPW 2020 match. Yano is defending the KOPW 2020 title against Fale at NJPW's Road to Tokyo Dome show at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Wednesday, December 23. This is the last NJPW show of the year, meaning that the winner of Yano vs. Fale will be crowned the KOPW 2020 Champion ahead of the title being reset at the start of the new year. Fale's chosen stipulation is a body slam match. The first person to body slam their opponent will win. Yano's chosen stipulation is a body slam or last corner pad removed match. The first person to either body slam their opponent or remove the final corner pad once all others have been removed will get the win. Voting to determine the stipulation is now underway.

Link: https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/statu...011845633?s=20

Originally Posted by PWI Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champion Karl Anderson tweeted the following, teasing the idea he could be on AEW tonight: .. @AEW tonight at 8 pm EST , who knows what will happen in Jacksonville..@KennyOmegamanX@The_BigLG@TheDonCallis #AEWDyanmite — The Machine Gun (@MachineGunKA) December 16, 2020 Given the Good Brothers' alliance with Kenny Omega, certainly its just a matter of time until it happens.

Originally Posted by PWI Ring of Honor Champion Rush and TV Champion Dragon Lee will return to Ring of Honor action this Friday at the ROH Final Battle 2020 PPV, their first appearances for the promotion since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rush's current ROH deal is expected to expire at the end of the year and Dragon Lee's work has brought considerable interest from other promotions as well. In regard to their future with the promotion, Ring of Honor Chief Operating Officer Joe Koff exclusively told PWInsider.com this morning that "conversations are ongoing" with both Rush and Lee about their future in ROH in 2021 and beyond.

Originally Posted by PWI AEW issued the following: ROOSTER TEETH AND ALL ELITE WRESTLING LAUNCH NEW WEEKLY VIDEO PODCAST: “WRESTLING WITH THE WEEK” -- AEW Star Scorpio Sky and Funhaus Creator James Willems To Co-Host Series Launching Jan. 18 -- December 16, 2020 — Rooster Teeth and All Elite Wrestling announced a new weekly lifestyle podcast, Wrestling With The Week, hosted by AEW sensation Scorpio Sky and Funhaus co creative director James Willems. Each 30-minute episode gives wrestling and gaming fans insider looks at the week in wrestling, gaming, sports, movies and more. Produced by Eric Baudour (The Rooster Teeth Podcast, Mega64), the premiere episode of Wrestling With The Week debuts in audio and video streaming formats worldwide on Jan. 18, 2021. Wrestling With The Week is represented by Rooster Teeth’s The Roost Podcast Network, and is executive produced by Activist Artist Management and Tony Khan, CEO, GM and Head of Creative of AEW. Fans can visit WrestlingWithTheWeek.com for more information, watch the official podcast trailer at this LINK, and follow @WWTWpod for more information.

Originally Posted by Fightful Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department plan to file charges against the man accused of cyberbullying Hana Kimura. According to Asahi Digital, investigators believe an Osaka man in his 20s sent several bullying and threatening messages to Kimura via social media. The posts were deleted following her death on May 23, but images were taken and sent to the police. Nearly 1200 posts from 600 accounts were are being investigated. The accused has since apologized to Kimura's family via email. Police will continue to investigate other messages sent to Hana. Kimura received the threats and bullying messages following an episode of reality show "Terrace House" where she was portrayed as aggressive during a confrontation with a housemate who ruined her wrestling outfit. Hana's mother Kyoko filed a complaint with the Broadcast Ethics & Program Improvement Organization in Japan, blaming Terrace House for pressuring her daughter into uncomfortable situations, which ultimately led to her being bullied online.

Originally Posted by Fightful Fans can consume The Best of NJPW Strong on Christmas. NJPW announced a special "Best of NJPW Strong" will air for free on Christmas Day. Fans can watch the special on NJPW World, FITE TV, or YouTube.

Originally Posted by Fightful After being released by WWE in April, Serena Deeb has become one of the most featured females in wrestling as she won the NWA Women's Championship and appeared on AEW television. Deeb captured the NWA Women's Championship from Thunder Rosa on the October 27 episode of UWN Primetime Live and has gone on to defend the title multiple times in an AEW ring. Speaking on The Hashtag Show, Deeb discussed the crossover between AEW and NWA. "Doing this work with NWA and AEW, it's something special because cross-promotion hasn't been done in wrestling in awhile. To be part of that and someone who represents this historic company in the NWA and now bringing that title to Dynamite and defending it against AEW women, I'm super excited about that," she said. Along with NWA, AEW has had crossover with IMPACT Wrestling. Deeb believes cross-promotion between all companies is a good thing and she hopes New Japan Pro-Wrestling will be involved in the future. "This stuff with IMPACT is exciting as well. That's another cross-promotion where we can do some special things. New Japan is on that list as well. It's always been a dream of mine to wrestle on a New Japan show. It hasn't always been a promotion that showcases women, but the way that wrestling has moved and evolved, more places that, historically speaking, didn't have a lot of women's action are more open to it. I would love to wrestle for New Japan," she said. As for the near future, Deeb noted that the National Wrestling Alliance will probably begin taping shows again in the coming months. "For the foreseeable future, I'm really excited. NWA is probably starting back up again with some tapings in January or early next year. My intention as champion is to defend it all over the world. I would love to be a platform to showcase other women. The possibilities are endless," said Deeb. The NWA shutdown during the pandemic, suspending its Powerrr tapings in March. Along with AEW, the promotion has partnered with UWN to run events. NWA currently airs matches from past events each week on its Shockwave series. It is unknown when NWA will resume again.

Originally Posted by Fightful Triple H shows off the theme song for NXT's New Year's Evil show.

Link: https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/1339315716105908225

Originally Posted by Fightful Four years ago on December 15, 2016, Matt & Jeff Hardy teamed to take on all of the greatest tag teams who dared come to the Hardy compound for Tag Team Apocalypto. At the end of night, Broken Matt and Brother Nero were victorious, staking their claim as The Greatest Tag Team in All of Space and Time. The IMPACT social media account celebrated the moment by tweeting out highlights from the bout. IMPACT Digital Producer Garrett Kidney noted on Twitter that Hardy almost deleted all of TNA to end the match. Matt would respond to the tweet, confirming that the pitch was made, but obviously did not go through. TNA was eventually rebranded months later in March 2017 when Anthem purchased the company, changing the name to IMPACT Wrestling.

Link: https://twitter.com/garrettkidney/st...37529966465026, https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/s...01092311494659

Originally Posted by Fightful Stephanie McMahon believes stars are bigger than the brand. With social media becoming the way to consume content, WWE is often touting its YouTube and Twitter numbers to highlight the amount of engagement with the brand. Most individual superstars have a Twitter account while others have explored avenues such as Twitch, Cameo, TikTok, and more. Speaking to David Meltzer on The Playbook podcast, Stephanie McMahon discussed how WWE promotes and highlights individual stars in the company. "One of the things that we understood early on is star power. It's about the attraction, it's about the draw. Whether it's a live event or you're trying to drive television ratings or social media engagement, you have to have star power. For us, we try to amplify the individual stars so we can create the biggest moats around them. They need to have individual voices. They need to be their own personas. Now, in the digital and social age, the audience wants to engage with these stars on a personal level. 'I know you play this particular character, but who are you in real life? Do you have pets? What do you like to eat?' People want to relate. At the end of the day, the audience might not relate to a brand, to the WWE or another league, but they might relate to a team or an individual star. More and more, you're seeing that in the media space. Whether it's content creators on TikTok or Twitch, you see these consumers and people getting behind the content creators and influencers individually because they relate to them. It's different ways for every person. if you can create the opportunities for engagement, then the rising tide will raise all boats," she said. WWE started to crackdown on superstars using third-party platforms this year, shutting down Cameo and Twitch accounts for the time being.

The BS meter must have gone through the roof during that interview. WWE pretty much acts the opposite way when it comes to the idea of stars being bigger than the brand and them being supportive towards talent using social media and third party services without WWE's involvement.

Originally Posted by WrestleVotes Recently a group of writers were asked to make a list of underutilized talents they felt could shine if given the proper opportunity. Those lists ranged wide, but nearly ALL of them included: Cesaro, Angel Garza, Chad Gable, Carmella & Peyton Royce.

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