Don Callis commented on rumors/speculation that Chris Jericho could be coming to Impact Wrestling now that Callis has a position in the company creatively. Callis mentioned that if Jericho was coming to the company, that would be news to him and he pointed out that he doesn’t put a lot of stock into rumors.

“I’ve read a lot of rumors about different talents. There is the one you mentioned (Rey Mysterio). I’ve heard about Chris Jericho which, if he is, I wish he’d tell me since we’ve been good friends for so many years. I don’t put a lot of stock in rumors. People look at who is available out there and fans think about who they’d LIKE to see in there. I totally get it but I don’t put a lot of stock in rumors.”

While Jericho isn’t expected to work this year’s Royal Rumble or WrestleMania events, there is speculation that he will be working another New Japan Pro Wrestling event later this year.

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TJP returned to action on Tuesday’s episode of 205 Live. TJP has been out since October due to a knee injury, but made his return with a win over Akira Tozawa.

The DUKE OF DAB is BACK!!!! @megatjp is HERE on #205Live!!! @TozawaAkira pic.twitter.com/7iRV9UCqon

— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018

Nope, @megatjp hasn't missed a beat! #205Live @TozawaAkira @WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/5dhkRbj5IM

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 3, 2018

.@TozawaAkira writhes in pain as @megatjp takes it to the Japanese Superstar! #205Live pic.twitter.com/oVGuvAuQkG

— 205Live (@WWE205Live) January 3, 2018

Will 2018 be the YEAR of @MegaTJP?#205Live @TozawaAkira @WWE205Live pic.twitter.com/UhBFjiozGJ

— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018

The first-ever @WWE #Cruiserweight Champion @MegaTJP is BACK on #205Live, and he just earned a HUGE victory over @TozawaAkira! pic.twitter.com/bbIQ3LW3jI

— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018

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Brock Lesnar will be working a heavier scheduled heading into this year’s WrestleMania 34 event.

As of this writing, Lesnar is confirmed to appear on the January 1st, January 8th and January 22nd episodes of RAW. Lesnar is also schedule to appear on the February 26th episode of RAW in Anaheim as well.

In addition to those dates, Lesnar is being advertised to work the January 27th WWE Live Event in Baltimore against Kane, in what the company is billing as the first ever one-on-one match between the two.

Lesnar will be added to even more events as we draw closer to the biggest show of the year, WrestleMania.

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WWE posted the following injury update on Dean Ambrose:

Dean Ambrose injury will keep him out approximately nine months

Following Dean Ambrose’s successful surgery last Tuesday night to repair a high-grade triceps tendon injury, Michael Cole took a moment during the Dec. 25 episode of Raw to confirm that The Lunatic Fringe will be out of action for approximately nine months.

Ambrose’s successful procedure was performed by Dr. Jeffrey Dugas in Birmingham, Ala., and took around 40 minutes.

“He tore some of the distal triceps tendon where it attaches to the forearm bone, called the olecranon,” Dr. Dugas told WWE.com. “He basically tore about 50 percent of the triceps tendon away from the bone. So yesterday we repaired that back down to the bone where it tore off of. The surgery was very straightforward; we removed all of the extra bursal tissue — all of that extra swollen stuff around his elbow.”

Dugas added that Ambrose has begun physical therapy, starting with light range-of-motion exercises.

Keep in mind that WWE could be exaggerating the recovery time as a way to make his return sound more impressive if he comes back sooner. WWE did this with Braun Strowman’s injury earlier this year.

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Russo is joined on today’s special Christmas edition of the show by his co-host Jeff Lane.

Lane mentions that he and his girlfriend decided not to get each other Christmas gifts this year. This was actually his girlfriend’s decision but he knows it was a risky proposition. If she would have gotten him a small gift anyways he may have found himself in a world of trouble. The same could be said if he would have gotten her a small gift, after she made it known to him that she didn’t want to exchange gifts. It really was a lose-lose situation.

Russo says he enjoys to wait until 3 days before Christmas to start his shopping. That’s all part of the Christmas experience in his opinion, mingling within the crowds and hunting for the specific gifts that he’s looking for.

Russo mentions that one of his sons did good with this year’s Christmas gifts, while the other son did not. One son did well by getting him a book and a DVD set that he was looking for for a long time. On the other hand, the other son failed miserably.

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Russo is joined on today’s show by his co-host Jeff Lane and Stevie Richards.

Russo thinks the deterioration of RAW over the last few years has a lot to do with Vince McMahon’s inability to write a consistent wrestling show. When Russo wrote for WWE back in the day, McMahon would often take Russo’s script and add some subtleties to it in order to make it better. McMahon was very good at adding the finishing touches to scripts, but he’s unable to write shows from start to finish week after week.

Russo mentions that not only will WWE Superstars have to perform live on RAW tonight on Christmas Day, WWE recently announced a tour from Dec. 25th-Dec. 30th so these performers are going to be on the road from now until New Years Day. He thinks that’s completely unnecessary and he doesn’t understand why WWE just didn’t tape RAW for this week.

Richards agrees with that, and points out that the Christmas season has become all about greed, with large companies and corporations taking advantage of their employees in order to boost their bottom line at this time of the year.

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vince McMahon has sold $100 million worth of WWE stock to fund his new Alpha Entertainment company, which is expected to focus on football. McMcahon also filed five XFL-related trademarks last week.

The SEC Form that was filed for the 3.34 million shares of stock noted the following:

“On December 21, 2017, Vincent K. McMahon (“Mr. McMahon”), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”), sold 3,340,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock in a block trade made in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Mr. McMahon executed the sale primarily to fund a separate entity from the Company, Alpha Entertainment LLC, which Mr. McMahon established to explore investment opportunities across the sports and entertainment landscapes, including professional football. Mr. McMahon has informed the Company that he has no current plan to sell additional shares of the Company’s stock and that he intends to continue in his capacity as the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the foreseeable future.

The shares sold by Mr. McMahon represent approximately 4.3% of the Company’s total outstanding shares of Class A and Class B common stock. After the sale, Mr. McMahon beneficially owns 32,193,375 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, which represents approximately 82.8% of the Company’s total voting power and approximately 41.8% of the Company’s total outstanding shares of common stock.”

The XFL trademarks were filed back on December 16th even though WWE filed for the trademarks earlier this year. These new registrations are through Alpha Entertainment.

Vince McMahon's Alpha Entertainment has filed for five trademarks to "XFL."

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 21, 2017

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As seen on Monday’s episode of RAW, Stephanie McMahon announced the first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble match for next month’s Royal Rumble event.

Dave Meltzer discussed the announcement on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio and speculated that there is a good chance that WWE may bring in Ronda Rousey for the match. While Meltzer didn’t confirm that those were the exact plans, he did speculated that it could happen. If Rousey was to enter the match, many believe that she would leave the event as the winner of first-ever Women’s Rumble.

As previously reported, Ronda has been training at the WWE Performance Center, readying herself for a career with WWE. She was previously rumored to work a program with Charlotte or Stephanie McMahon at WrestleMania. There is a chance now that she could enter and win and go on to face SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte at WrestleMania this year or even challenge the RAW Women’s Champion. It remains to be seen.

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While speaking to The Agenda Podcast, former WWE writer Tom Casiello revealed that former WWE Diva Kaitlyn was originally pitched to be part of The Wyatt Family when the company brought them up to the main roster from NXT.

According to Casiello, Kaitlyn had nothing going on for her and there was a pitch to have her part of the stable. It’s believed that she would have been Sister Abigail if the plans went through, which they never did obviously. WWE ended up having Bray Wyatt portray Sister Abigail earlier this year as an alter ego.

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As previously reported, WWE will be broadcasting live on both Christmas and New Years this year. Traditionally, WWE tapes these shows in advanced but they decided to change things.

According to WWE.com, the following Superstars are being advertised for the show on Christmas:

John Cena, Kurt Angle, Finn Balor, Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Samoa Joe, Sheamus, Cesaro, The Miz, Kane, Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss.

We will keep you updated if more names are added.

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