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Originally Posted by PWI The 12/13 edition of Smackdown did 2,361,000, down from last week's 2,479,000 viewers.

Originally Posted by PWI Since we are getting closer to the end of the year, readers have asked whether WWE will present a 2016 WWE Slammy Awards broadcast, which for the last several years, has been a special branded episode of Raw. In asking around, we are told there are no current plans for a Slammy Awards in 2016 on any platform but the idea could always be revived sometime next year.

Originally Posted by PWI WWE has quietly removed WWE World champion AJ Styles from all live event advertising through 12/26 at Madison Square Garden in NYC, which appears to be his first match back in the ring after suffering an ankle injury taking a backdrop at the WWE TLC PPV against Dean Ambrose. Styles appeared on Smackdown Live last night and will appear on tonight's Tribute to the Troops broadcast in a non-physical role. During an appearance on "Talking Smack" last night on the WWE Network, Styles stated that he felt he could go if necessary. Obviously, WWE is holding him out of action to prevent further injury while he is healing. The 12/26 MSG event will feature Styles defending against John Cena and Dean Ambrose in what is also Cena's scheduled return to the company after taking a hiatus to work on his "American Grit" reality series for FOX.

Originally Posted by Observer Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley became the number one contenders for the Wyatt Family’s SmackDown tag titles after winning a battle royal last night, but Ryder suffered a knee injury during the match.

Originally Posted by Observer After receiving criticism for a tweet Big E made with a picture of WWE’s five black champions and the #BlackExcellence hashtag, Kofi Kingston wrote a response explaining why the achievement is important.

Originally Posted by Kofi's Official Twitter account While much of the feedback has been positive, there has also been a lot of negative response with regard to the picture we posted illustrating Rich, Sasha, Xavier, E, and myself wielding our championship titles. Perhaps this is because many are in question of the motivation behind the post: It does not come from a place of malice, spite, or gloating. It comes from a place of joy and a place of happiness. We have a very strong sense of pride in being the Black People simultaneously holding championships in WWE. Historically in our nation, there was period in time where this would not have happened, followed by a long period of time where it became possible, but had not actually materialized. Now, we are in the time in which the possibility has become a reality. Why does this matter? It matters because even though it is hard for some to fathom, the fact is that there are many people who feel as though it is impossible to attain certain goals because of the color of their skin. This is why we must acknowledge the color of ours in this instance. It is important for people of all races, but particularly people of color, and especially the youth, to see that it is entirely possible to achieve your dreams and aspirations regardless of your race. We are a shining example who want to be a source of motivation for others to believe in themselves and do the same. Excellence is not the same as supremacy. #BlackExcellence is not meant to be divisive. For even if you do not fall into the specific category, you can still take enjoyment in our pride, because in the biggest picture, in a society that often focuses on the negative aspects of race relations, what has transpired with the 5 of us speaks positively to the progress we've made as a nation.

Link to the tweet: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1spefsu

Originally Posted by Observer FloSlam has found another international streaming partner. The service announced on Wednesday morning that Ireland-based Over The Top Wrestling would be streaming two events on FloSlam later this month. OTT is the second international promotion to join the platform after it was previously announced that IPW:UK would be a regular addition to its lineup. OTT: The Dream Before Christmas will take place on December 17th but will stream as a FloSlam World Premiere on December 28th. The show will be headlined by the next match in the rivalry between Ricochet and Will Ospreay. The two high flyers previously faced off in EVOLVE, NJPW, and PWG, with their Best of the Super Juniors match in particular drawing online attention. FloSlam will also debut OTT's Invasion Belfast show as a World Premiere on December 29th. That event will take place on December 18th before it comes to the service. Both OTT shows will stream live at 8:30 p.m. ET and will be available for unlimited viewing as part of the FloSlam library.

Originally Posted by Observer SiriusXM’s Sam Roberts will be a guest on this Sunday’s Roadblock pre-show panel.

Originally Posted by Observer VICE Sports posted an excellent profile of The Young Bucks. Dave Meltzer is quoted in the piece, and the Bucks talk about making money outside of WWE and how close they came to joining wrestling’s biggest promotion. An excerpt from the piece: "When A.J. was about to leave, he pulled us aside before anybody knew anything and he asked us about our contracts," Matt recalls. "At that point, it was December and we had just signed -- we signed in November. He's like, 'You did? Ughhh.' The idea was he was going to try and get us to walk out with him and be the guys with him... If we never signed, there's a great chance we could have been walking out on Raw with those guys, I feel."

Originally Posted by Observer Former ECW Legend/WWE Superstar Tommy Dreamer sat down with Under the Mat Radio discussing such topics as: House of Hardcore 23 coming up in Joppa, MD, what he said about Brock Lesnar that got cut off the ECW Unauthorized special on WWE Network, and how him drinking Taker’s Tobacco spit skit came about and how much he got paid.

Link to the interview: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/underth...rdcore-dreamer

Originally Posted by PWI According to their website, Challenge TV in the UK will not be broadcasting Total Nonstop Deletion. Instead they will be getting a Best of 2016 Special in their regular Impact Wrestling timeslot at 9 pm on Sunday December 18th. They list the show that aired this past Sunday as, "Final TNA Impact on Challenge: Sunday 11th at 9pm – In this final show on Challenge, new Champion Moose kicks things off, Eddie Edwards takes on EC3 and it’s The Tribunal against Snow and Shera in a Double Strap Match".

Originally Posted by PWI Last night, John Pollock of Live Audio Wrestling reported that Anthem Sports & Entertainment, which is the parent company of the LAW and the company now funding TNA (with the expectation that they will formally announce they have purchased majority ownership in the company coming anytime now) has been meeting with Jarrett, one of the founders of the company and certainly, the heart and soul of the promotion for much of its lifetime. PWInsider.com can independently confirm that report and confirm that discussions between the two sides began last Monday 12/5. We are told that Jarrett has been specifically meeting and talking with Anthem's Ed Nordholm, who is now overseeing the day to day operations of the company. Jarrett has not been at TNA HQ and we are told that the pair went out of their way to meet in secret for "exploratory discussions." We are told that the discussions took place partially so that Nordholm could get more of a background on TNA and different aspects of how the company operated over different time periods. Pollock reported that there is no agreement at this time for Jarrett to return to the company that he helped found with his father Jerry. As of this morning, that is indeed true. However, we are told that that should Jarrett return in some form to TNA, whether it be as a performer or in a management style role, that his fledgling Global Force Wrestling promotion would still be an active, viable component of any relationship that comes out of the discussions.

Being speculated TNA's new owners might use the GFW name as a way to rebrand the company and possibly have Jeff Jarrett help on the Creative side of the company.

Originally Posted by PWI We've gotten a few emails asking about this. 205 Live is being overseen by Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn directly, not Triple H. McMahon has been extremely hands on with the Cruiserweights in getting them to execute his vision. What we have seen the last three weeks is very much a Vince McMahon product, as opposed to WWE NXT, which Triple H has the last word on.

Originally Posted by PWI The New York Post reported late last night that a Federal Judge has signed off on the Gawker bankruptcy plan, confirming that WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan will receive a $31 million settlement from the now-defunct website before the close of 2016. Hogan dropped the leg on Gawker this past June after a jury in Florida awarded him $140 million in damages in a civil lawsuit Hogan launched after Gawker published clips of a sex tape he was not aware was being filmed and refused requests to remove the video. The website quickly filed for bankruptcy.

Originally Posted by ProWrestlingSheet Smackdown Live wrestler Curt Hawkins will soon be forced to face the facts and share his action figure collection with a young child … because the WWE Superstar is gonna be a dad. Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned Hawkins and his wife Elizabeth are expecting a baby and he made the announcement today to friends/family. No word as to how far along she is. Curt isn’t the only wrestler who recently learned he’s having a kid — Xavier Woods‘ wife announced on Instagram this month that they’re also having a child.

Some other sheet news includes:

• Recent episode of Ring Rust Radio podcast show had Broken Matt Hardy as its guest. https://youtu.be/YlQFTeo19pI
• Eric Rowan has been teasing on social media he's currently working on new mask designs for his return from injury within the next few months.
• According to PWI, Deonna Purrazzo will be leaving NXT/WWE soon for Japan's STARDOM promotion in the very near future.
• WWE is currently planning on releasing a 6-pack set of films from their WWE Studios branch on February 2017. The set includes The Condemned 1 & 2, See No Evil 1 & 2, 12 Rounds 3, and 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown.
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Zack Ryder has won 6 battle royals out of 30 attempts in his WWE career. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=27...&search=battle