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Current rumored 2017 Hall of Fame class according to PWI and the Observer:
DDP
Ravishing Rick Rude
William Regal
Christian
The Natural Disasters
IRS

Other names are also being considering with Observer speculating Taker might be one and would be the headliner

Spoiler tags used since its related to the rumored list of WWE Hall of Famers for this year's class.

Originally Posted by PWI The ratings “war” between Raw and Smackdown lasted a whole week, as Smackdown failed to gain traction after scoring the 2.02 rating two weeks ago for John Cena’s return. It dropped to 1.78 last week and ticked up to a 1.79 this week, well below Raw’s 2.03 rating. Viewership was 2.533 million viewers. A year ago Smackdown drew a 1.68 rating, so Smackdown being live on Tuesdays with its own distinct roster has led to an increase in rating consistently over year-ago numbers.

Obama's Farewell Address ended up hurting Smackdown more than the NCAA football title game did for RAW. Only real bright spot is the Live Era is paying off for Smackdown since this week was higher compared to the same week last year.

Originally Posted by Observer Mark Hunt today filed a lawsuit in Nevada District Court against the UFC, Brock Lesnar, and Dana White. ESPN's Brett Okamoto reported the story earlier tonight. It's a landmark case because Hunt is claiming that the defendants "affirmatively circumvented and obstructed fair competition for their own benefit." Hunt had been threatening legal action, feeling that his career has been harmed by facing people who have cheated. Hunt was upset because he felt Lesnar was not punished enough for a failed drug test before their fight took place, and that he went into the cage without knowledge that Lesnar had already failed a test, as the result of a June 28th test didn't come back until after the July 9th fight. The tough aspect of this case is that Lesnar failed for Hydroxy Clomiphene, and not for steroids or another PED. So while there are two failed tests, on June 28th and July 9th, there is no evidence that specifically ties Lesnar to PED usage for the Hunt fight.

According to PWI, UFC is getting sued for being purposely aware Hunt's recent oppoents were cheating, put his welfare and rep at risk by not finding him clean opponents, and purposely underpaying him both for fight purses and post-fight compensation. Lesnar is getting sued mainly for cheating his way to a huge paycheck at Hunt's expense.

Originally Posted by PWI The BMO Harris Bradley Center announced the following for the 2017 WWE Fast Lane PPV: See @Goldberg and your favorite superstars in Milwaukee at @WWE #Fastlane on March 5! #WWE #Goldberg #WWEMKE pic.twitter.com/GDQrCFpFCb — BMOHarrisBradleyCntr (@BMOHBC) January 11, 2017 So, that's another PPV Goldberg is confirmed for.

Originally Posted by Observer There are now 13 entrants announced for the Royal Rumble match after the additions of Dean Ambrose, The Miz, and Dolph Ziggler last night.

Originally Posted by Observer Timothy Smith, who wrestled as Rex King and Timothy Well of the tag team Well Dunn in WWF, passed away on Monday at 55 years old. Chris Jericho donated the entire initial goal of $2,500 to a GoFundMe that had been set up by his family.

Originally Posted by Observer John Cena again seemed to reference Kenny Omega on Instagram today. Cena first posted a picture of an O and then posted another one of Mega Man.

Originally Posted by Observer WWE posted full video of the United Kingdom Championship tournament preview show that aired after Raw on Monday night.

Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WbirNi9y4M

Originally Posted by Observer Jim Ross tweeted that he's finished voicing over six episodes of NJPW on AXS with Josh Barnett. Wrestle Kingdom 11 will begin airing this Friday on AXS with the Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega main event.

Originally Posted by Observer An interesting note from the New Beginning cards that were released by NJPW yesterday is that Katsuyori Shibata will defend his Revolution Pro Wrestling British Heavyweight Championship (as long as he's still champion or else it will be a special singles match) against Will Ospreay in Osaka on February 11th. Shibata will defend the title against Matt Riddle at RevPro's show at York Hall in London on January 21st.

Originally Posted by PWI TNA will have another round of Impact tapings tonight at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. They close out their tapings tomorrow. Based on what they have taped thus far, it would appear they will have nine episodes done as opposed to the originally planned 12. They return to Universal from 3/2-3/9.

Originally Posted by PWI Fomer ROH champion Kyle O'Reilly has been removed from the Ring of Honor roster on the ROH website, which certainly sends tells the tale as to whether the company expects him back anytime soon.

Some other sheet news includes:

• For those interested, PWI is currently offering a free 3 day trial of their Elite subscription service.
• Rolling Stones had a recent article about Baron Corbin and their feeling of him becoming a huge star in the WWE very soon. http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/b...-thing-w460546
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Alexa Bliss' current Smackdown Women's reign has lasted longer than all of Sasha Banks' combined RAW Women's reigns. Bliss has held the belt for 37 days while Sasha's combined total is just 28 days (3 reigns).
• In another "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Cena is actually one reign away from tying two of Ric Flair's all-time championship records. One involves World-tier belts and the other involves the US title (Cena has 5, Flair has 6 for the record).
• In a third "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 18th anniversary of the Corporate Rumble which was won by Chyna and later allowed her to become the first women ever to wrestle in the Royal Rumble match.