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Friday, December 20, 2019

Kane on podcast, Ripley honored, Edge movie role, Impact hits social media milestone, AEW women's title match set, NJPW return result, NJPW stipulation update, 205 star welcomes child, Impact alum set for MMA, NXT+Dynamite+WWE 24 audiences, NXT back on the air in Europe, Roman wrestling NYE, Kross booked for TV taping, TLC attendance, ROH attendance, Vincent update, Colt's plans, Sin Cara name change update, lucha name out of the hospital, another AAA success, Dragon Lee updates, WK14 start time note, WK14 promotion, lucha update, Walter-wXw update, more on AEW names working MLW, Rhodes plans AEW school, AEW-WrestleCon note, AEW audience, Cain's next WWE date, Revival plans, Catanzaro update, and a Raw segment set

Kane spoke on WWE's "After The Bell" podcast, indicating he wants to have another Brothers of Destruction tag team match. I wouldn't be shocked to see it in Saudi Arabia at some point.

Rhea Ripley got the customary Triple H picture after winning the NXT Women's Championship. She's going places.

Edge is set for an indie movie called "Money Plane" with Kelsey Grammer, Thomas Jane, and Denise Richards. Interesting cast!

Impact has passed three million YouTube subscribers. They streamed Destination X 2012 as a thank you.

Dynamite's December 1 episode has added Riho vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women's Championship. I don't think I'd object to a title change there if Kris can be a regular. I like Riho but she's an absentee champion.

NJPW's Hiromu Takahashi returned to the ring yesterday, teaming with BUSHI in a loss to Will Ospreay and Robbie Eagles. A little surprising that he lost in his return, but the story is that he had ring rust from the long injury. Makes sense. This event sold out with nearly 1,700 fans.

NJPW's Texas Death Match between Lance Archer and Jon Moxley will only be won via a ten-count knockout or a submission. In other words, no disqualifications. That could really be a spectacle.

Sunil Singh's wife recently gave birth. Cool moment for the former 24/7 Champion.

Former Impact star Apolo's MMA debut is set for Combate Americas' January 25 Puerto Rico show.

NXT drew 795,000 viewers this week, a slight growth from last week. Given the coverage of impeachment proceedings, that's got to be considered a strong number.

Dynamite drew 683,000 viewers this week, notably down from last week. Considering the show had Chris Jericho in action in a match advertised two weeks in advance, that's not a great sign. With the show off next week, there could be some tough weeks to start off 2020. That said, I wouldn't read too much into this unless it becomes a trend of pulling less than 700,000.

Becky Lynch's WWE 24 special drew 420,000 viewers.

NXT is back to airing in France for the first time since 2014. It will air every Saturday. Good to see the show grow internationally.

Roman Reigns will compete on Fox's New Year's Eve special. That's a clever idea.

Killer Kross is booked for MLW's February 1 TV taping. Glad he's getting to show what he can do again.

WWE TLC drew 8,500 fans, which isn't an amazing number for the market.

Final Battle drew 1,000 fans, a sellout for the tickets they put on sale. That's not bad at all for ROH these days. That said, they drew 1,200 fans in the same venue for Best in the World, and that's low for what Final Battle usually draws.

Vincent's ROH stable is expected to expand. I'm curious how that will work.

Colt Cabana is looking to do more NJPW dates as they expand their U.S. touring. That makes sense.

Sin Cara might not be able to be Cinta de Oro in Mexico, as the original Cinta's ex-girlfriend is claiming legal rights to that ring name. We'll see if/how that changes things for him there.

La Parka is out of the hospital. Very good to hear.

TripleMania Regia broke AAA's record for one-day merchandise sales. That's very impressive with the company's long history.

Ryu Lee isn't expected to wrestle in AAA again after signing with NJPW. He's interested in working AAA more, but would need NJPW's permission, and that isn't likely to come given their relationship with CMLL.

Wrestle Kingdom 14 will start an hour earlier each night with the addition of the latest matches. It's going to be a big two-day stretch for NJPW fans.

Kazuchika Okada is appearing on a morning talk show to promote WK14. Cool to see.

Mexico's Tijuana lucha commissioner has been replaced. It appears the regulations he was pushing for have left with him.

Walter is no longer head of wXw's training school due to his WWE commitments. Avalanche is replacing him.

AEW approved OWE's Strong Hearts working in MLW. Glad the two sides are working together.

Final Battle Fallout drew 350 fans. That's very low for that market.

Rush and Dragon Lee missed Final Battle Fallout due to Lee getting married.

Dustin Rhodes wants to run an AEW wrestling academy in Texas. That's certainly a good goal.

WrestleCon will feature AEW talents, but not in wrestling roles. AEW doesn't want to be seen as piggybacking WrestleMania weekend. That presumably makes an NJPW and/or ROH event that weekend a more viable option.

Dynamite drew 3,100 fans this week, AEW's lowest audience by a significant margin. It's fair to wonder if the product is cooling off.

Cain Velasquez is booked for Royal Rumble. I'm skeptical on that direction if he needs surgery.

The Revival's WWE contracts end in a few months. Dash Wilder's tripping spot on Smackdown was intentional, as the current plan is to change the team's direction in case they look to leave. I'm curious how strong of an option AEW looks now compared to when they first wanted out of their deals.

NXT's Kacy Catanzaro is still under contract. It looks like she's still considering her future in the ring.

Raw has added Bobby Lashley and Lana getting married. They're moving pretty fast!

More wrestling tomorrow.

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