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DEVELOPING: NJPW STRONG Ending Today?

This is just a rumor right now, but a post today on New Japan icon Hiroshi Tanahashi’s Japanese blog suggests the NJPW STRONG program is ending. This follows a Twitter post from NJPW President Takami Ohbari that STRONG “will be rebuilt next year”, meaning this year. Tanahashi indicates the final STRONG tapings are the one happening today. There are rumors elsewhere this could all be ties to AEW & Ring Of Honor owner Tony Khan’s plans for a reboot of ROH’s weekly TV show, which finished its prior 10-year syndication & FITE run last year and for now is expected to be on the rebooted HonorClub platform, now a streaming service for ROH past events and TV, available on the US only for $9.99/month.

This is all just a rumor right now but it does bear watching, moreso since New Japan and AEW have a working relationship.

More as it becomes available.

AEW Dynamite 12/28/22 Results (Updated x3)

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Broomfield, CO:

Bryan Danielson beat Ethan Page by submission.

Claudio Castagnoli & Jon Moxley beat Top Flight. Castagnoli pinned Darius Martin after an uppercut.

Hook beat Baylum Lynx by submission. Squash.

AEW Trios Title 7 Match Series Match 6: In a Falls Count Anywhere Match, The Elite beat Death Triangle. Kenny Omega pinned Rey Fenix after One Winged Angel through a table. It’s now 3-3, meaning Match 7 for the titles is a Ladder Match in 2 weeks on 1/11 in Los Angeles, CA. (It can’t be next week because Omega will be returning to New Japan Pro Wrestling for their Tokyo Dome event next Wednesday morning)

Tay Melo & Anna Jay.A.S. beat Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale. Melo pinned Soho after TayKO.

AEW TNT Champion Samoa Joe beat Wardlow by submission to retain the title.

I missed the show due to illness so no thoughts/comments.

Friday on Rampage: Swerve Strickland vs. Wheeler Yuta and AEW All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy vs. Trent Beretta for the title.

UPDATE: AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill vs. Kiera Hogan for the title has been added to Rampage. Also promos from Jamie Hayter & Jon Moxley (the latter could result in a fight with Adam Page based on recent history).

UPDATE 2: Jay Lethal/Jeff Jarrett/Sonjay Dutt promo has been added to Rampage.

Added to next week on Dynamite is AEW TNT Champion Samoa Joe vs. Darby Allin for the title.

UPDATE 3: And Tony Schiavone speaking to Darby Allin & Sting has been added to Rampage. Bear in mind this is all TAPED already.

AEW Dynamite 12/14/22 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Garland Park, TX:
Match 1: AEW Trios Title 7 Match Series Match 5: Death Triangle beat The Elite. Rey Fenix beat Nick Jackson with a kneebar. Death Triangle leads 3-1.

Jungle Boy beat Brian Cage.

House of Black beat QT Marshall and two of his Factory members. Squash.

A jobber aka Action Andretti beat Chris Jericho. That really happened. You need to see this. The crowd made this really enjoyable.

Ruby Soho beat Tay Melo.

AEW World Champion MJF beat Ricky Starks to retain the title and the Dynamite Diamond Ring for another year.

And thanks to his victory, Action Andretti is #AllElite.

Next week: Holiday Bash! AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida for the title, Trios Title Series Match 5 which will be a No DQ match and FTR vs. Gunn Club.

Friday on Rampage: Jon Moxley vs. Sammy Guevara, Britt Baker vs. Skye Blue, Wardlow vs. TBA and Best Friends & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Butcher & The Blade, Trent Seven & Kip Sabian.

RUMOR: WWE Superstar to New Japan

This is just a rumor for now, but it’s huge-Mercedes Varnado, best known as Sasha Banks on WWE, is reportedly headed to New Japan, at least temporarily. Varnado, who has been out of WWE since summer but is still reportedly under contract, has agreed to “multiple dates” with New Japan and may have a deal with them. But there is a chance she re-signs with WWE, and if that happens the potential New Japan deal is off. Her WWE deal is up at the end of the year but they could add time on based on how long she has been out, that could mean as much as 6-7 months.

If she does go to New Japan it likely would be for special attraction matches against talent from Stardom as both are owned by Bushiroad Corporation. Showing up in Stardom is also possible.What seems less clear now is All Elite Wrestling and if she might go there, or if they had a hand in this.

More as it becomes available. But for now this is all rumors.

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