EVOLVE-NXT updates, MLW signs interviewer, FS1 showing more WWE content tonight, AEW stars likely on TNT, wrestling poker game airing, Christmas videos, Impact matches announced, ROH interviewer gets T-shirt, Young Bucks social media update, Interviews with Kofi/Kane, Stone Cold in rap video, Bray showcases new figure, new Dynamite match set, top CMLL name passes, WWE celebrity guest, and Questions on the Bucks leaving Twitter, Tony stunning Spears, and Jimmy Uso being cleared

Roderick Strong has been added to EVOLVE's January 3-5 tryout.

EVOLVE has booked shows for January 17 and January 18 in Florida, and March 1 in Massachusetts. The first two events will have NXT vs. EVOLVE matches and meet and greets. The March 1 event will be with Beyond Wrestling.

- Rhea Ripley, Cameron Grimes, and Dominik Dijakovic will do meet-and-greets at the January 18 show. Dijakovic will also be at the January 17 show.

MLW has signed Alicia Atout to a multi-year deal. Glad to see that.

FS1 is showing WrestleMania's Legendary Moments and this past Friday's Smackdown before Backstage tonight. That's not a bad idea to try to boost Backstage's audience.

AEW wrestlers will likely appear on TNT during Christmas content. That's a good idea to try to get fans to watch next week.

A wrestling poker game will air on CBS Sports Network tonight. Fred Ottman, Chavo Guerrero, PJ Black, and Pat Tanaka will all appear.

Diamond Dallas Page and Jake Roberts did a Christmas video.

Impact's January 10 Twitch event has added:
- The North vs. The Rascalz' Trey and Dez
- Rob Van Dam vs. Eddie Edwards

ROH's Quinn McKay has her own T-shirt now. We're in a weird place if she's that much more over than some of the wrestlers there.

Matt Jackson discussed the Young Bucks leaving Twitter. I can't say I blame anyone for limiting the amount of time they spend on social media. I am curious how it will affect their fan base, which has shown itself to be very digital-minded.

Kofi Kingston looked back on 2019.

Stone Cold appeared in Bad Bunny's latest music video. That's great.

Bray Wyatt showcased The Fiend's new Funko Pop! figure on Firefly Fun House.

Impact put together a Christmas video.

Dynamite on January 8 has added Cody and Dustin Rhodes vs. the Lucha Bros.

CMLL's Mr. Niebla passed away at 46 years old after a blood infection. He's a former world champion there. That's really, really sad to hear.

Kane discussed working with Daniel Bryan and more.

Maria Menounos will be on Backstage tonight.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Let's just say the timing was pretty bad to take a sabbatical given the appearance of it looking like they're ducking criticism for a very poorly-received angle. It's very possible they wanted to use the holiday week to focus on other things regardless, and it should be noted they're still on Instagram. We'll see if anyone in AEW reacts to the backlash given their previous usage of social media to build the company and the heavily-pushed narrative that they're going to listen to fans "unlike that other company." This is a big test for them, since while they have received a lot of criticism during their careers, this time it's coming from their core followers.

2. That's hardly exclusive to AEW fans, but, yes, we are seeing it from the diehard AEW fans pretty regularly. As for EVPs leaving Twitter after pushing social media so hard and listening to that audience, it's a fair point to say they need to be on the site to gauge fan responses. I'm sure other AEW-linked accounts are also getting a lot of negative tweets after that angle, so they don't have to log on to their own accounts to see what's being said, but it does seem like they had put themselves in a corner of interacting personally with so many social media users when they were being praised. We'll see how this plays out on Dynamite and social media. They're courting an often very critical audience, and if that group turns on them, it's going to be very hard to be as successful as they have been thus far.

3. One thing I will give Tony: he isn't putting himself all over Dynamite and/or regularly appearing in front of the crowd, which one would expect if AEW was primarily a vehicle for him to have fun with his friends. It sounds like this was an unplanned angle he was convinced to be part of. And, again, as successful as year one was for AEW, he's earned the celebration.

4. I don't blame Spears for trying something new rather than fading away into a producer role or what have you. We'll see how prominently he's used going forward. I definitely didn't read this angle as a "burial."

5. I could see WWE reversing course and using the Usos again soon if they think everyone involved is on a good path.

More wrestling tomorrow.