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Further proof it may be happening, at least for Styles (NJPW spoilers):

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Kenny fucking Omega :) Glad to see he is doing awesome things! Him vs Nakamura should be pretty damn good. Don't know who'd win that match clean honestly.

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Originally Posted by PWI

Since we are still receiving a lot of email about the potential WWE signings of AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, I want to reiterate what I reported last night: none of the four have signed with WWE and any claims that they have are completely, 100% false as of January 5th.
That hasn't stopped WWE from recognizing the big attention that the story has gotten online and it lead to them running their own story on the WWE website where they claimed to have reached out to Triple H's office for confirmation the company was in "negotiations" with the quartet but were unable to get comment.

It should be noted that Nakamura and Anderson are currently under NJPW deals and couldn't even negotiate with WWE "officially" as of today. As I reported last night, neither Styles nor Gallows were under contract to NJPW.

More rumors and news regarding this involves the WWE being somewhat upset the news got leaked since they had planned for a big surprise at the Rumble. Could still do it but might also be changing those plans now. Also another 3 more guys are also rumored to be leaving with the WWE as the likely choice (Rocky Romero, Tama Tonga, & Bad Luck Fale). According to the Observer, AJ Styles and Nakamura likely going straight to the main roster due to the money the WWE is likely tossing at them for offers (even larger than Balor's). Nakamura also rumored to be allowing NJPW as much time needed to make a counter offer which is why he's likely the last to arrive if he takes the WWE offer. Also rumored that NJPW might be disbanding the Bullet Club stable in favor of a new one based on recent show results.

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Originally Posted by Observer

The huge news story which broke early Monday morning, is that former IWGP and TNA Champion AJ Styles, former IWGP Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson have given notice to New Japan Pro Wrestling ... NJPW booker Gedo was told right before the big Tokyo Dome show, Wrestle Kingdom 10, about losing the talent, but apparently no finishes were changed.

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Originally Posted by Observer

The Royal Rumble PPV will be given away for FREE on the WWE Network as was announced last night on Raw (first time subscribers only). The announcement came on a day where investors lost a bit of confidence in the WWE stock which finished down 23 cents to $17.61 per share and is down another 38 cents today, as of this update.

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Originally Posted by Observer

The story going around regarding Jim Ross and the Pittsburgh Pirates broadcasting has nothing to it. I think he was asked a question that if the job was offered would he take it, and he said he'd move to Pittsburgh if it was offered. That's true, if it was offered he would take it, but there are no talks in that direction and it would shock people if there would be any talks. It was said to be a response to a question that then took on a life of its own.

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Originally Posted by Observer

On Monday, WWE announced its non-Florida February NXT touring schedule with tickets going on sale on Friday:

February 4 in Memphis at the Minglewood Hall
February 5 in Nashville at the Auditorium
February 6 in Indianapolis at the Old National Centre Egyptian Room
February 18 in Philadelphia at the Tower Theater
February 19 in Asbury Park, NJ at Boardwalk Hall
February 20 in Albany, NY at the National Guard Armory

The company has also announced details of WrestleMania AXXESS in Dallas, held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, the same site as the NXT show on Friday night.

There will be activities on Thursday, March 31, from 6-10 p.m.; Friday, April 1 from 5-9 p.m., and three Saturday sessions from 8 a.m. to Noon, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The latter session goes head-to-head with the Hall of Fame ceremony. There is also a Sunday event from 8 a.m. to Noon.

The events are in direct competition with a ton of other indie shows that will be held in the area as well as Jim Ross one-man show events. There is also a Sunday event from 8 a.m. to Noon.

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Originally Posted by Observer

Wrestling Observer Newsletter founder Dave Meltzer will receive the Jim Melby Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dan Gable Museum later this year in Waterloo, IA.

On the induction weekend of July 14-16, Dave will be recognized during the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend. The Jim Melby Award recognizes excellence in professional journalism, named in honor of Jim Melby, a professional wrestling historian and journalist.

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Some other sheets news includes:

Lucha Underground announced starting tomorrow El Rey Network will be holding the first mini-marathon of Season 1 as part of the lead up to Season 2 later this month. https://twitter.com/LuchaElRey/statu...18982875537408
According to reports, former wrestler Mason Ryan recently signed to become the new chief archer for Cirque Du Soleil. Prior to the new job, he was doing other smaller jobs since his departure from the indies in 2014. http://www.wwe.com/inside/mason-ryan-new-job
According to the Observer, James Storm's deal with the WWE was strictly just for NXT and included no WWE tv dates. His deal recently ended and is back with TNA at least for this week.
RAW's ratings and viewership numbers for this week got delayed by a day due to the New Years holiday week.

The solution for Nakamura?

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HE'S COMING HOME!

SPOILER: show

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4752526)

HE'S COMING HOME!

SPOILER: show

I already made that joke

<font color=goldenrod>Having watched Wrestle Kingdom 10, and still working through the archives of Lucha Underground...gotta say it's remarkable how many of these dudes are in their mid/to 30s, or even in their 40s and yet they seem to be in mostly really good condition and can move around like no one's business.

Makes me wonder what kind of matches could be had if WWE worked a more limited schedule like the Japanese and Mexican promotions do. No wonder half the roster is hurt now wrestling close to 300 days a year.</font>

Does anyone have a New Japan World subscription?

Ric Flair managing AJ Styles again would be money in the WWE

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Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 4752554)

Does anyone have a New Japan World subscription?

Yessir

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Awwww shit.

Do you think WWE will allow the "Bullet Club" name since there are guns and bullets and stuff for their logo?

Think NJPW still owns the name.

Bullet/Balor Club v.s. Book Club(Social Outcasts)

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Originally Posted by Innovator (Post 4752637)

Hell yes! Even if it is meant to fuck with the internet that is still pretty cool.

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Originally Posted by Heisenberg (Post 4752613)

Ric Flair managing AJ Styles again would be money in the WWE

Debatable. I really didn't dig TNA trying to make him Flair 3.0 (I say 3.0 because Charles Robinson), especially since this was around the time he went from being "the franchise player" to "everybody's lackey". And now that the 6th Flair is already a work in progress in his own daughter (before you ask, Lethal was 4, and Miz was 5), being saddled with that gimmick shouldn't be a concern and he can just do what he does, and hopefully sidestep the WWE Name Generator as well.

Vince: "He's coming from Japan?....Lets call him AJ Li "

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Originally Posted by Innovator (Post 4752637)

Shouldn't have used the same delivery service TNA used to mail Kazarian to Daniels. They even forgot to pack in the "Bad Influence" name with him. But that took forever, and that was within the US. A significantly heavier box shipped internationally from Japan is going to have to clear customs and shit.

Kenny Omega seems way too talented to not have been signed yet. But considering what has happened, I'm guessing only AJ is on his way to WWE.

Between this random reach for talent and WWE's sudden urgency with the booking, I'm actually starting to have some faith that Triple H has gotten in Vince's ear and things are on an upward path? Am I crazy? Probably.

If there's really any veracity the rumor, it's hard not to take it as a sign of dramatically changing times. Given the supposedly incredibly low offer tossed to AJ before, that alone should signal something.

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I hope they find synergy. Their promo felt like they were stepping on eachother instead of becoming a group, but I have hope held out. Slater gave off a bit of that vibe I got from Eric Young at the beginning of his serious business heel run at the formation of World Elite. If they get pushed for real and not just treated like yet another joke stable, these guys should, at the very least, rule the midcard, if not better.

I support #socialoutcasts

This seems exactly like giving The Ascension to Stardust, they'll make a big deal out of it for a night and then they'll all just carry on jobbing.

It's also a bit like giving Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal to Heath Slater, except this time there are three Jinder Mahals.

Damn, kind of hoping Cena is healed before WrestleMania, would seem kind of fucked to not have him around to do the Heel turn everyone is clamoring for. haha, not everyone, but a gimmick change would rule. Hollywood Cena, with him in movies people watch like they have been doing.

AJ Styles is like Sting: the internet is making him into being a way bigger deal than he is.

Styles is horrendous on the mic but amazing in the ring. The the American Neville.

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Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 4752977)

AJ Styles is like Sting: the internet is making him into being a way bigger deal than he is.

Styles is horrendous on the mic but amazing in the ring. The the American Neville.

hes a stupid vanilla midget

KICKOUT AT TW----I don't even fucking know any more.

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Monday's episode of WWE RAW, with Vince McMahon featured throughout the show and no NFL competition, drew 3.575 million viewers. This is up 1% from last week's 3.536 million viewers.

For this week's show, the first hour drew 3.707 million viewers, the second hour drew 3.516 million viewers and the final hour drew 3.503 million viewers.

RAW was #1 for the night in viewership and #2 for the night in the 18-49 demographic, behind Love & Hip-Hop.

For some reference, same 1st show last year had around 200k more viewers. The 1% increase is a lot lower than the 10% boost prediction due to the end of Monday Night Football season. Also a possible sign that Vince's drawing power is slowly dropping from this feud.

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Originally Posted by Observer

Some additional RAW ratings notes from our Paul Fontaine: “January 2015 was down 10% overall from January 2014. December 2015 was the 13th consecutive month that RAW ratings were down from the same month the previous year and they are well on their way to making it 14 months in a row. This is the longest streak like this since October 2006-June 2008, when they dropped 21 consecutive months. For the record, they were averaging between 3.15 and 3.95 ratings points at that time, about 35% higher than the current rating average.”

More on the ratings itself and general decline.

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Originally Posted by Observer

TNA Wrestling's debut on POP TV Tuesday night brought in 255,000 viewers for the first airing of the show and 90,000 viewers for the immediate replay.

For a comparison, during November on Destination America (in 57 million homes as compared to POP TV's 72 million), the show averaged 244,000 for the first run episodes and 84,000 for the replay for shows taped months earlier as opposed to the same day with promises of a new start and the ending of a several month long World title tournament.

For some reference, TNA's debut on Destination America had around 359k viewers watching. 30% down overall in viewers even though they are in around 20% more homes with POP TV. The final show on Destination America also had more viewers than the debut on POP not counting the replays.

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Originally Posted by ProWrestlingSheet

As we previously reported, Storm was never locked down to a long term deal during his two appearances on WWE programming — and James’ former employer desperately wanted him back.

Sources close to the situation tell us after months of negotiations, WWE was only willing to offer him a deal that would bring Storm less than $100K a year. TNA, on the other hand, was offering 2 1/2 times more than that. Plus, he’d get a portion of merchandise sales for the 2-year contract.

Even better, we’re told his new deal would be guaranteed money — he’d still get paid in full even if TNA suddenly went out of business — and the door was left open by WWE officials for a future return.

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Konnor is out with a jaw injury, according to PWinsider.com. The injury is believed to be a dislocation. No word on when he will be returning to action.

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Originally Posted by ProWrestlingSheet

Another wrestler could soon fall victim to The Bullet Club exodus from NJPW … Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned Bad Luck Fale is in the midst of renegotiating his contract.

Sources close to the wrestler tell us Fale’s deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling is up at the end of the month and he’s looking for some changes to his current agreement.

Our sources were tight lipped on whether Bad Luck has had any discussions with WWE at this point, but there’s a good chance considering he’s a founding member of the Bullet Club.

Confirms rumors of Bad Luck Fale also possibility leaving NJPW.

Some other sheet news includes:

According to a report from Tokyo Sports, Nakamura is expected to be leaving NJPW after the end of this month. Either NJPW wasn't able to give a good counter offer or plans changed enough for Nakamura to drop the IC title a lot soon than was predicted. https://twitter.com/enuhito_eng/stat...33522071535616
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Heath Slater's match this week on RAW already tied the amount of matches he wrestled on RAW in 2015. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...tch_on_raw_as/
In another "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Mania 31 ended up being a curse for everyone who won or retained a belt since they all got hurt during the year and all could end up missing Mania 32. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...nia_31_and_by/
In a third "WWE Did You Know" type fact, this week's RAW was the 17th anniversary of both the Finger Poke of Doom and Mick Foley's WWE title victory.

Bad News Barrett and bad Luck Fale

The new team Bad

Cena to have shoulder surgery!

Its kind of funny because i hurt my rotator cuff about 3weeks ago and im getting mine looked at tomorrow but not operated on. But if i need surgery it should be close so ill get to rehab the same injury at roughly same time lol

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Originally Posted by Droford (Post 4753033)

hahahahahahahaha friggin hilarious bro

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Every single person who was a champion at the end of Wrestlemania 31 in California are now injured and have a possibility of missing Wrestlemania 32.
Seth Rollins, WWE World Heavyweight Title: Blown out Knee.
John Cena, US Title: Shoulder Surgery.
Daniel Bryan, Intercontinental Title: Concussion related problems.
Kidd and Cesaro, Tag Team Titles: Kidd- Neck Surgery. Cesaro- Shoulder Surgery.
Nikki, Divas Title: Neck Problems.

Curse of Wrestlemania 31

Somehow big Show winning the Andret he Giant Battle Royal hasnt got him yet though

Fans want him to retire if that counts for anything. Also winning that match alone is pretty much a curse.

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