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Welcome to the team! There are a lot of wrestlers on the AEW roster, as the company has put together a heck of a lineup. They have a great mixture of young, up and coming wrestlers, veterans and legends. Several of them have come from other promotions, many of which have had quite the exposure. That was the case again this week, as AEW has announced the signing of a former WWE star.
AEW President Tony Khan has sent out a tweet promoting the TNT Title match between champion Sammy Guevara and Tony Nese for this week’s edition of Rampage. In the same tweet, Khan announced that Nese has officially signed a contract with the company, making him a member of the roster. Nese is a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion and was released from the company earlier this year:
The TNT Title is at stake in a huge match TONIGHT on #AEWRampage! We have a great Champion @sammyguevara & I’m so impressed by the challenger, he’s been one of the hottest free agents in the business; ahead of this HUGE match ton..

Welcome back! Returns can be a lot of fun in wrestling as they can be quite the surprise. Sometimes you might have an idea that someone is on the way back but other times it can pop up when they are needed the most. This can make for some very fun moments, and that was the case this week as a pretty big name made his return to television after a few weeks away.
This week on SmackDown, King Woods was set to face Jey Uso, who was accompanied by his brother Jimmy. Rather than face Jey alone, Woods brought out the returning Kofi Kingston to be in his corner. Kingston had been missing since the November 5 edition of SmackDown when the Usos injured his knee. This was a cover for Kingston to take time off for the birth of his daughter.
He could be useful. Check out Kingston’s return, plus what he can do against the Usos:
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Smackdown
Date: December 3, 2021
Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee
In something you probably don’t remember hearing around here, it’s the Brock Lesnar Show as he is back after his suspension last month. Odds are this is going to set something up for either Day 1 or the Rumble and that opens up a few questions. I’m curious to see where this is going so let’s get to it.
We open with a recap of Sami Zayn becoming #1 contender last week but Brock Lesnar’s return was announced for the show immediately thereafter.
Here is Brock Lesnar to get things going. Lesnar says he is here for the Universal Title but cue Sami Zayn to interrupt. Sami talks about how he’s a fan of Lesnar and is cut off almost immediately. Lesnar: “I’m sorry, you’re a fan?” Lesnar talks about living in Saskatchewan, where he hunts, kills and eats things. Now why hasn’t he ripped Sami’s head off yet? Sami explains the battle royal win….and Lesnar starts laughing.
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205 Live
Date: November 26, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Vic Joseph
NXT is on its way to WarGames and that means we are on our way to a non-cruiserweight challenging for the Cruiserweight Title. I’m not sure why that should be a surprise, as Roderick Strong hasn’t defended the title in about two months, so the future isn’t exactly bright. At the same time, that has very little to do with this show so let’s get to it.
Valentina Feroz vs. Elektra Lopez Legado del Fantasma is here with Lopez. Feroz tries to take her down to start and is blocked with straight power. A hard slap to the face sets up a slam spun into a Rock Bottom and we hit the nerve hold. That’s broken up and Feroz kicks away at the leg, setting up a running hurricanrana. Lopez isn’t having that though and muscles her up into a sitout powerbomb for the pin at 3:50.
Result: Elektra Lopez b. Valentina Feroz – Sitout powerbomb (3:50)
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Impact Wrestling
Date: November 25, 2021
Commentators: James Mitchell, Dr. Ross, Sinn Bodhi
So it’s Thanksgiving and that means things are going to be a little different around here. Since Impact Wrestling is smart enough to realize that a TV show on Thanksgiving isn’t going to draw so well, this is going to be a special look at the second season of Wrestle House. In other words, it’s the wrestling version of a reality show, whose first season was a mixture of a lot of fun and near torture at times. Let’s get to it.
A rhyming narrator (sounds like James Mitchell) welcomes us to Wrestle House and we recap the first season, featuring a bunch of people who have not been around much lately. This ultimately led to Rosemary nearly marrying John E. Bravo, Tommy Dreamer, then a shooting at the wedding, an investigation, more Tommy Dreamer, the rise of Swinger’s Palace, the closing of Swinger’s Palace and then Bravo sending everyone here so Swinger can be happy.
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NXT UK
Date: December 2, 2021
Location: BT Sports Studios, London, England
Commentators: Andy Shepherd, Nigel McGuinness
It’s time for a big show with the United Kingdom Title on the line as Ilja Dragunov defends against Rampage Brown. Dragunov works well against big powerful bruisers so we should be in for a good one here. Other than that, we have…well probably a bunch of UK wrestlers in a variety of matches. Let’s get to it.
We open with a video on Brown vs. Dragunov.
Opening sequence.
Women’s Title: Meiko Satomura vs. Xia Brookside Brookside is challenging after whining her way into a title match (daddy threats were made). Satomura takes her down by the arm to start and a slightly shaken Brookside gets up for a test of strength. A wristlock is broken up with some well timed flipping and spinning so Satomura takes her down by the leg for some cranking. Brookside grabs a headlock takeover but gets reversed into a headscissors.
That’s broken up with a headstand and a bit of dancin..

I don’t think that was in the plans. Almost every major wrestling show has some kind of plan. There has to be an idea of what to do during the show but that does not always mean it is going to work. At some point, something is going to go wrong and there is little way to plan for such a situation. The best you can do is hope that no one gets hurt, which had to be on someone’s mine during a pretty nasty botch this week.
The main event of this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite featured an Atlanta street fight between Andrade El Idolo and Cody Rhodes. The match also saw a brawl between Arn Anderson and El Idolo’s assistant Jose, who fought up to the ramp. During the fight, Anderson fell off of the stage, leaving Jose to help him up before the brawl could continue. There is nothing to suggest that Anderson was injured during the fall.
This could have been worse. Check out the fall, the fight, and Anderson in his own in-ring days:
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That could be worse. There are all kinds of injuries in the wrestling world and some of them are a lot worse than others. Some of them are the kinds that take place all at once but others are things that have been built up over the course of a long career. Either kind needs to be taken care of though and that seems to be the case again with another wrestling legend.
During the latest edition of his Table Talk podcast, WWE Hall of Famer and current producer D-Von Dudley announced that he will be undergoing back surgery in the near future. Dudley said that he has been dealing with the issue since 2010 and should be missing about two to three weeks of work. He described the surgery as having his back scraped, as a disc needs to be moved back in to place and secured.
Hopefully he gets better soon. Check out the whole show plus some of Dudley’s time in WWE:
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That isn’t one you hear very often. There are a lot of stories about how hard life can be on the road for professional wrestlers, especially in WWE. You will hear about wrestlers having to be on the road for 300 days a year with very little time off and it can be incredibly difficult for everyone involved. Things have gotten a bit better, but time off is still precious. One current WWE star had a very unique reason for wanting time away.
SmackDown’s King Woods has posted a tweet revealing that he has requested time off from WWE to attend and cover a Golden Girls convention in Chicago from April 22-24. The convention is the first of its kind, though there is no word on if Woods has been given the time off. Woods is currently the reigning King of the Ring and has been feuding with the Bloodline.
When we ask for days off at wwe we have to give a reason as to why we would like the time off. pic.twitter.com/q1Kvyh1J6l
— Austin Creed – King of The Ring (@AustinCreedWins) December 2, 2021
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Not right now. The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way the world works and that is likely going to be the case for a rather long time to come. There have been all kinds of issues around the world and one of the biggest changes has been the ability to move from one country to another. That has been affecting wrestling and now it seems to be doing so again.
WWE has officially released a statement to PWInsider.com, confirming the postponement of a series of upcoming shows in Canada. Four shows were scheduled for January 21-24 but have been moved to dates in September and October. There is no word on why the shows have been postponed, but this comes soon after the Omicron strain of the Coronavirus has begun spreading. There is nothing to suggest that any American shows will be canceled.
WWE has done some great things in Canada. Check out some of their time in the country:
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So that’s what’s going to happen. We are rapidly approaching the end of the year and that means a lot in WWE. With so few shows left, WWE is going to stack the shows that they have with a series of big matches, many of which are likely to have title implications. That is going to be the case next week, and now we might already know what is to be expected in the match.
According to Wrestlingnews.co, the current plan for next week’s Raw Women’s Title match between champion Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan calls for Lynch to retain the title. Lynch is currently scheduled to defend the title at both the December 26 Madison Square Garden Live Event against Bianca Belair and against an opponent to be named at Day 1 on January 1, 2021.
Lynch is kind of a star. Check out what she has done as champion:
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Opinion: This wouldn’t be a shock, but WWE has done a nice job of ..