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It didn’t go over well. There have been a lot of wrestlers over the years but there are very few who have reached the levels of Hulk Hogan. Over a rather lengthy career, Hogan became one of the biggest stars in the history of wrestling and changed the way the industry worked for years to come. Since his retirement, things have not gone so well for him though, and that was the case again this week.
Over the weekend, Hogan suggested that the deaths of celebrities who have recently passed away, including Betty White, Bob Saget and Sidney Poitier, were all due to them having received the Coronavirus vaccine. Hogan’s comments were mentioned on the Tonight Show, with host Jimmy Fallon saying that the jokes made him the Heavyweight Champion of Facebook. Hogan has not yet responded to the joke.
Wrestling has been a part of talk shows before. Check out the joke (with Hogan’s section beginning at 3:00) and some other wrestling talk show interactions:

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That’s never good to hear. You never know when a wrestler is going to get hurt and that is always a sad thing to hear. Sometimes a wrestler gets hurt out of nowhere for one reason or another, though there is no way to guarantee that someone can be completely safe. Unfortunately they can come in bunches, and that was the case over the weekend with several wrestlers getting injured.
According to PWInsider.com, there were multiple injuries over the weekend at Impact Wrestling’s Hard To Kill pay per view. Deonna Purrazzo (head injury) and World Champion Moose (knot on his hip) are both said to be banged up but are not expected to miss any time. X-Division Champion Trey Miguel broke his front tooth and will require dental surgery. Rosemary suffered some sort of an arm or shoulder injury, though it is not known how severe it is. Both Miguel and Rosemary were forced to miss a Wrestling Revolver event over the weekend as a result. It is not clear if they will miss any additional time.
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It can happen to anyone. Wrestlers are larger than life people who are constantly on television and trying to get your attention. Some of them are more successful than others and that can make for some interesting moments. However, the one thing that they all have in common is that they are humans, meaning they are going to make mistakes. Some of them have made similar mistakes recently and it has caused some problems.
According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com, some wrestlers have been caught in a scam advertising free shoes. The scam involves wrestlers being told to go to a site and log in on one of their social media channels, allowing the scammer to steal their passwords. Multiple wrestlers have had their social media channels hacked recently, including Bray Wyatt and Omos, though it is not clear if their situations were related to the scam.
Several of the wrestlers getting hacked are due to a free shoe scam. They have you go to a site, log in with your Twitter/IG and steal your..

He has their attention. AEW has changed the way the wrestling industry works, as we now have a new major promotion. That has opened up more than a few doors, but most importantly it has allowed more wrestlers a chance to perform on the big stage. All kinds of wrestlers are now appearing on national television, and it seems that one of them has caught WWE’s eye.
According to the WrestleVotes Twitter account, WWE is interested in AEW’s Wardlow and would love to bring him in when Wardlow’s AEW contract expires. It is not clear when Wardlow’s contract is up, though he debuted with AEW in 2019. Wardlow has worked as Maxwell Jacob Friedman’s bodyguard, but has been branching out into more singles matches in recent weeks.
With his biggest match to date happening later tonight, I can confirm, without hesitation, that WWE will be extremely interested in luring Wardlow away from AEW when his contract is due. There are several people within World Wrestling Entertainment that LOVE his potential…

Ring Of Honor
Date: January 5, 2022
Host: Quinn McKay
We are officially in the Best Of era for Ring of Honor, as the company is on hiatus for the next three months. Therefore, it is time to crack open the video fault and that is not the worst news. Ring of Honor has a very deep library to pick from and now we can see what they have handpicked. Let’s get to it.
Note that I will be posting the full versions of each match (assuming I have them already) rather than any clips that might be in the broadcasts.
Opening sequence.
Quinn McKay welcomes us to the show and promises to show us the best of 2021.
From the 19th Anniversary Show.
Flamita vs. Rey Horus vs. Bandido Bandido and Horus seem cool but Flamita isn’t interested in a handshake. Flamita takes them both down to start but Bandido drops him to the floor. That gives us the Bandido vs. Horus showdown, which might not have the impact that they were looking for twenty seconds in. They shake hands until Horus starts kicking away, on..

Welcome back. There are a lot of wrestlers on almost any given roster and some of them make a bigger impact than others. Some of them are going to get your attention immediately and you can harly take your eyes off of them. That was the case with a certain AEW star, who has been on the injured list for a few months. His health has improved though, and now he has someone in his targets.
Lance Archer made his return to AEW television this week on Dynamite, attacking World Champion Hangman Page. Archer’s return came after Page said that it was a new year and he needed a new challenger. Archer has been out of action since October, when he injured his neck in a match against Eddie Kingston. There is no word on when he will return to the ring.
It was a big return. Check out how much of a force Archer can be in AEW:
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It’s been a ride. There is one thing that is true of all wrestlers: at some point, they are going to wrap up their careers. Sometimes this is just a detail at the end of a less than impactful career, but there are other wrestlers who get to ride off into the sunset after an all time run. That seems to be the case again, at least for what made a pair of wrestlers famous.
Ricky Morton has announced that Rock N Roll Express will be holding their Farewell Tour beginning on January 22. There is no word on when the tour will end or when their final match as a team will take place. The team has been together since the late 1980s and have won titles around the world, including five reigns as the NWA World Tag Team Champions. Morton specified that he is not retiring from wrestling, but only from teaming with Robert Gibson as the Rock N Roll Express, citing a desire to work more behind the scenes and to team with his son. It is not clear if Gibson will continue to wrestler.
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Welcome to the family. One of the most fascinating things you can see in wrestling is a debut. A new wrestler coming into a promotion can change how things work on the show, especially if they make an impact right out of the gate. That can be quite the big moment and that seems to be what we had this week, as a new star made their debut on a bigger stage.
This week on AEW Dynamite, Brody King made his debut, helping Malakai Black against the Varsity Blonds and Penta El Zero Miedo. King debuted as the newest member of the House of Black, after having been teased by Black a few weeks ago. King is a former Ring of Honor Tag Team Champion and one half of the reigning Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Tag Team Champions with Black.
It was a big moment. Check out King’s debut, plus what he is bringing to AEW:
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Opinion: This is the kind of debut that could make a nice im..

Dynamite
Date: January 12, 2022
Location: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur
It’s time to get a bit more back to normal after last week’s major show. That could mean a few things this week, as AEW has a bit of a strange definition of normal. World Champion Hangman Page is here and we have a showdown between CM Punk and Wardlow, which means MJF will be around too. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Here are Adam Cole and ReDragon for a chat. Cole brags about how awesome the three of them are and how he is undefeated in singles action. ReDragon is the baddest team in wrestling….but here are the Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler to interrupt. Cole tries to play peacemaker and they all seem to be friends, because both teams are better than people like the Best Friends.
Cue the Best Friends and Orange Cassidy, with Cole calling their music stupid. The fight is on in a hurry but Cole hits Cassidy low. The beatdown is on but Kris Stadtlander ..

Stick around for a bit. AEW has done quite the job of building up a roster and group of talent to present their shows every single week. There are a lot of people put together to make the shows work and some of the more interesting people are not even in the ring. One of the more prominent names in the company will be around even longer after signing a new deal.
During the latest episode of his What Happened When podcast, AEW broadcaster Tony Schiavone announced that he has signed a two year contract extension with the company. With the extension, Schiavone will be with AEW through the middle of 2024. Schiavone does commentary on Dynamite and Dark: Elevation, along with the company’s pay per view events.
Schiavone has been quite the success in AEW. Check out some of his time in the company:
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Opinion: This is some nice news for AEW as Schiavone has been o..

The Boss and football make a perfect mix. WWE superstar Sasha Banks was recently the featured figure on the introduction video for the 2022 College Football National Championship game on ESPN. The game featured the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
You can see the video in its entirety below:
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The video features Banks as an outer-wordly character, similar to the one that she played on The Mandalorian. She then uses futuristic technology to show past National Champions, and then promote the game between Georgia and Alabama.
WWE has released a behind-the-scenes video of the shoot for this promotional video, which you can see below:
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Banks has been out of action since the beginning of this month when she was injured at a live event. In a recent report, WWE announced that Banks has suffered a bruised calcaneus bone and will be out of action for 6-8 weeks.
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The savior of misbehavior is back. According to a report from Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, WWE commentator Corey Graves has been cleared for a return to in-ring competition. Graves has not competed in 8 years, after being forced into early retirement which stemmed from a series of concussions.
Corey Graves has been cleared after seven years out of the ring, Fightful Select has learned
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Prior to his in-ring retirement in 2014, Graves had a lengthy career on the independent scene and in NXT. He started his wrestling career in 2000, joining such promotions as International Wrestling Cartel and One Pro Wrestling. He had some sporadic appearances on WWE television before joining their developmental territory in 2011. He was a part of the roster when they made the transition from FCW to NXT in 2012.
Check out what Graves is capable of doing in t..