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Back to it. Retirements in wrestling are one of the bigger moments you will see, as it means, at least in theory, that a wrestler won’t be around any longer. Granted that is just in theory, as wrestlers rarely stay out of the ring forever when they first announce their retirement. That seems to be the case again, as another former star is wanting to get back in the ring.
According to PWInsider.com, former WWE star Mike Mondo is planning a full time return to the ring starting in 2022. Mondo has not wrestled full time since 2019 and is best known for his time as part of the Spirit Squad. He wrestled for WWE from 2005 until 2008, mainly in Ohio Valley Wrestling. There is no word on where he might be making appearances or when his first match back would take place.
Mondo certainly had a career of his own. Check out some of his time in the ring:
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NXT
Date: December 21, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, London, England
Commentators: Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph
We’re coming up on the end of the year and that means New Year’s Evil is on the way soon. That means we will be seeing Bron Breakker vs. Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT Title. The match seemed to be set up last week and now we should be ready for the title match pretty soon. Oh and AJ Styles is here too so let’s get to it.
Here is NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa to get things going. He knows that the title means that people are coming for you and that includes Bron Breakker. Last week he laid Breakker out and now it is time for Breakker to come out here and do something about it. Cue Breakker, but Ciampa cuts him off, saying Breakker is getting another shot when most people never get one.
At Halloween Havoc, Ciampa showed the flaws in Breakker, who is not ready to be a champion around here. He won’t be like Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, Shinsuke Nakamura, Finn Balor or Tommaso Ciamp..

You need a plan. The Coronavirus has changed the way the world works and wrestling has certainly felt its impact as well. Things are finally getting back to normal for the most part, but there is always the chance that something could flare up all over again. There is always the chance that another breakout could take place, so good testing is a requirement. Now we know a bit more about how WWE and AEW are handling things.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE and AEW both require ten days away for any wrestler who tests positive for the Coronavirus. In addition, both companies will require a negative Coronavirus test before they are allowed to return. This is the policy that both promotions have announced publicly, though they would not mention making any changed to their rules.
Both companies are doing what they can. Check out how things have been going as of late:
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It makes a difference. Wrestling is a lot of things, but ultimately it is a visual medium. The wrestlers have to come up with a way to make the fans stop what they are doing and look at what is in front of them. That is easier said than done, but there are certain tricks that work better than others. Wrestlers can make some changes to improve their appearance, which was the case for a certain top WWE star for a very specific reason.
Drew McIntyre was recently interviewed by the Daily Record and spoke about the change in his appearance. McIntyre said that he didn’t believe someone who looked like he did could beat Brock Lesnar, so he began putting in the extra work to make it believable. This included training and adjusting his diet, with McIntyre saying the latter is the far more important of the two. McIntyre would defeat Lesnar to win the WWE Title in the main event of WrestleMania 36.
McIntyre was on to something. Check out what he did with his new look:
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Ring Of Honor
Date: December 15, 2021
Location: UMBC Event Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman
We’re around Final Battle, with this show officially debuting before the show took place. At this point though, it isn’t like the date matters since there are only a few shows left in the first place. I’m not sure what to expect here, but odds are we’ll get some good wrestling to go with the rather limited storylines. Let’s get to it.
Opening recap.
Quinn McKay gives us the welcome and rundown.
Sledge vs. PCO Holidead is on commentary and it’s Falls Count Anywhere/no DQ. Before the match, Sledge teases attacking Brian Zane over (jokingly) calling him Steve. Business will be taken care of instead. PCO on the other hand shouts IT’S ALIVE. They slug it out with Sledge hitting a jumping back elbow to the face to take him down. It’s already time to put a trashcan on PCO’s head for a charge in the corner.
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They need a backup plan. The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way the world works, including the wrestling industry. Things are mostly back to normal, but there are some issues that are still not quite what they once were. Now it seems that the entire ordeal is ramping up again and wrestling will need a backup plan. The good thing is that WWE and AEW seem to have that covered.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, both WWE and AEW would likely return to Florida should there be another national shutdown over the Coronavirus pandemic. Florida would not be expected to have any restrictions, meaning AEW could return to Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, while WWE could find another building to use as the Thunderdome. At the moment, there are no expectations for another shutdown to take place.
It could be different. Check out the venues we could be seeing again:
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The night isn’t over yet. WWE television shows can be quite long in the first place, with several wrestlers in action across a good number of matches throughout the night. That can make for some interesting moments, especially if the show is well put together. It can be hard to get the formula right, but sometimes there are even more things to worry about on a given evening. That was the case again this week.
As shown on Youtube, a triple threat match took place after this week’s Monday Night Raw went off the air. Following the show, Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defeated Bianca Belair and Liv Morgan to retain the title. Morgan and Belair traded near falls until Belair was knocked out. Lynch then threw Morgan outside and pinned Belair with a rollup while putting her feet on the ropes. Belair defeated Doudrop earlier in the night, while Morgan and Lynch faced off in an interview.
It was an intense ending. Check out the match, plus what the three did on television:
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They tried. The rise of AEW has changed the way wrestlers are treated in wrestling, as now talent is sought after by both AEW and WWE, resulting in more lucrative offers. A lot of wrestlers have taken the promotions up on those offers, but they are not for everyone. That is the case with one independent star, who has apparently turned down multiple offers to join the bigger leagues.
Davey Richards appeared on Vickie Guerrero’s Excuse Me podcast where he revealed that he has turned down multiple offers from WWE and AEW. Richards said that he did not care for televised wrestling, as it did not allow him to have the kind of matches and tell the kinds of stories that he wanted. He has since begun appearing with Major League Wrestling and other independent promotions.
Richards has certainly made an impact. Check out some of his better work:
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As the wrestlers turn. With so many wrestlers on the WWE roster today, it can be easy for someone to need a bit of a change. It doesn’t help when there is so much television time to fill every week that a wrestler can get stale pretty fast if they are around too often. Sometimes a change is needed and we might have seen that take place this week in a pretty big way.
The main event of this week’s Monday Night Raw featured Bobby Lashley and Big E. teaming up to face Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens. Lashley pinned Owens to win, but was attacked after the match and laid out by Rollins and Owens. Lashley’s manager MVP was also absent from ringside after Lashley asked to do this himself. According to Wrestlingnews.co, while not confirmed, this could suggest a babyface turn for Lashley, who has been a villain for well over a year.
Lashley could be on to something here. Check out what he has been doing of late:
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Get him a star for his dressing room door. NXT has been shaken up in a lot of ways over the last several months and it does not seem to be for the better. Above all else, it seems that the show has lost almost all of its star power with one established name after another leaving. You can only get so far with so many people leaving, but now it seems that we are getting a special guest star.
As announced on this week’s Monday Night Raw, AJ Styles will appear as a guest star for this week’s edition of NXT, which will mark his first appearance on the show since 2019. There is no word on what Styles will be doing, but he was mentioned to be appearing to address comments made by Grayson Waller. This is the first guest star that NXT has had in several months, though there is no word on if it is the first of several.
This could be interesting. Check out some of Styles’ time in NXT, plus what Waller has been up to:
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So much for that. Tag teams have a complicated history in WWE as the company has a tendency to put teams together just to split them up. It gets annoying seeing so many teams with potential gt torn apart so soon, but that’s just how things go in WWE. Now it seems to be happening again and we already have the first showdown match between the former teammates.
This week on Monday Night Raw, AJ Styles and Omos officially split after weeks of teasing to do so. The team appeared on MizTV, where Miz said that Omos believed Styles was holding him back. Then Omos refused to tag in during their tag match, leaning to a loss to the Mysterios. The two brawled after the match, with Omos laying Styles out. A match has been made between them for next week on Monday Night Raw.
They had a good run. Check out the team’s time together, plus their split:
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Call it staying in character? There is almost no one in the history of wrestling like Brock Lesnar. With his legitimate amateur wrestling and combat sports background, Lesnar is the once in a generation talent that can change a promotion in a heartbeat. WWE has tried something new with him lately, and now it seems that Lesnar is lightening up a bit outside of the ring as well.
A new image of Lesnar has made its way online, showing him dancing with am unidentified woman while grinning at the camera. There is no word on where the photo was taken. This comes as Lesnar has been portraying a more down to earth character, even offering to go hunting or fishing with Sami Zayn. Lesnar is currently scheduled to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Title at Day One on January 1, 2021.
My new favourite Brock Lesnar picture. pic.twitter.com/19bgJNBJh4
— Fiending For Followers ?? (@Fiend4FolIows) December 19, 2021
Lesnar is still a monster. Check out what he has been doing lately in WWE and..