Interviews with Austin/Rhea/Dana, MLW debut set, ROH roster updates, ROH title defense set, Supercard plan update, assorted wrestling press, big AEW sellout, new Impact event set, NWA sellout, another Scurll booking, Smackdown backstage names, NXT tapes in 205 Live's place, MSG ticket sale, Regal event set, NJPW titleholder at Dynamite, free NJPW stream, Cornette suing over T-shirt, XFL confusion?, Riley in-ring return set, Smackdown taping set, and Smackdown dark match

Stone Cold discussed what WWE is missing in 2019. Both sides made good points there. I think Raw in particular is improving in the spontaneity/unpredictability department, but progress can still be made.

MLW announced Erick Stevens will debut January 11.

Flamita's ROH contract is for multiple years. He's got an opportunity to build himself there.

Shane Taylor and ROH are still in negotations for him to remain. His contract ends at the end of the year.

Rey Horus is set to be used more in ROH. Good to see fresh names there.

ROH's January 11 and January 12 events will feature former Impact star Andrew Everett. He's local to the area, so I wouldn't assume that means he's signed.

- Nicole Savoy and Master & Machine will compete on those shows as well

Dragon Lee will defend the ROH Television Championship at ROH's January 11 event.

ROH is looking at using Crowbar more going forward.

ROH is interested in using Bullet Club members going into Supercard. The Guerrillas of Destiny are likely candidates. So Supercard could feature some NJPW names. I wouldn't assume it will be a joint show like 2019's event was, though.

Rhea Ripley spoke to PWInsider after becoming NXT Women's Champion.

WWE Network showcased some Star Wars related content. Smart.

AEW Revolution sold out within an hour. While that's very, very impressive, we're definitely at a point now where I can't help but think a significant number of those tickets won't be resold. I'm sure there will still be a sizable crowd, though.

Impact has added a January 11 Twitch event in Texas called Arlington Brawl. This is the day before Hard to Kill.

- Notably MLW has a show in the same market that evening. Impact has disallowed David Sahadi from working the latter show. That sucks.

NWA Hard Times has sold out.

Marty Scurll and Flip Gordon are booked for NEW's January 25 event. Whatever Scurll's more permanent moves are for 2020, he's taking some independent dates while he can.

Shane McMahon and Paige were backstage at Smackdown. Maybe they were in charge of Secret Santa?

205 Live didn't have a new episode this week because NXT taped a few matches for the Christmas episode. There won't be a 205 Live episode next week either, but I don't know if that means more NXT content being taped.

- NXT taped the following:
-- Isaiah Scott vs. Jack Gallagher
-- Dominik Dijakovic vs. Bronson Reed
-- Keith Lee and Lio Rush vs. Damian Priest and Tony Nese

WWE's December 26 Madison Square Garden Show has a 25% off sale. That's a pretty significant discount.

Dana Brooke spoke to Sports Illustrated:
- A five-year deal is big for anyone. That's a significant commitment.

- Unsurprisingly she's preparing for life after being Dana Brooke. That's wise.

WWE 2K20 released its Wasteland Warriors expansion.

WWE's KFC integration was covered. It's a pretty interesting situation.

William Regal is set for a spoken word show in the UK January 11. That's a natural fit for him.

Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville got press before Smackdown related to their food show. They've made a niche for themselves with that content.

NJPW United States Champion Lance Archer was backstage at Dynamite this week. He's local to the area. I would think NJPW has him under an exclusive deal as far as that company's concerned.

NJPW's December 20 event is a free upload on New Japan World. Good way to get people hooked before Wrestle Kingdom.

Jim Cornette is suing a T-shirt maker for making an expletive shirt with his likeness. He could have a point there, but people are going to interpret it as him being soft. It would be pretty amusing if he ended up owning and selling the design himself.

The XFL could have some competition as the former Lingerie Football League is rebranding itself as the Extreme Football League. We'll see if any lawsuits result.

The former Alex Riley is booked for a WrestleMania week show from Generation Championship Wrestling. Other than a match in March, it looks like his first wrestling booking since April 2016. We'll see if it's just a one-time thing or if he gets more work.

Smackdown will tape in New York again on March 2.

Before Smackdown, Lince Dorado defeated Drew Gulak.