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Old 12-18-2019, 10:08 PM   #1154
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The 12/17 episode of WWE Backstage on FS1 brought in 95,000 viewers, down from last week's 127,0000 viewers
2nd lowest viewership since the show officially launched.

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Killer Kross is officially a free agent after being at an impasse with Impact Wrestling for months over his contract.

Impact announced today that Kross is no longer with the promotion. The statement on their website simply states: “IMPACT Wrestling has come to terms on the release of Kevin Kesar (Killer Kross).”

Kross has not been seen on Impact television since July when Eddie Edwards defeated him in a first blood match at Slammiversary. It was reported back in May that he had requested his release, but Impact did not grant it. Kross finished his program with Edwards at Slammiversary and has not been used since.

Kross’ contract was set to expire this month, but Impact had the option of rolling the contract over another year.
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MLW's partnership with Lucha Libre AAA will kick off next month with four AAA wrestlers appearing at MLW's Zero Hour television tapings.

MLW announced this morning that AAA's Aerostar, Drago, Puma King, and Taurus are set for Zero Hour. The show is taking place at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas on Saturday, January 11.
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WWE star Jimmy Uso (Jonathan Solofa Fatu) was found not guilty of DUI earlier today in Pensacola, Florida, according to Florida ABC affiliate WEAR-TV.

Uso was arrested 7/25 in Pensacola, Florida and charged with DUI. He had been pulled over at 3:04 AM after authorities observed him "driving erratically" and "swerving left and right."

A video released via TMZ showed Uso request his attorney be present after he was asked to take a breathalyzer. He was arrested at that point.

Uso went to court this morning and was found not guilty after a jury deliberated for over an hour. His speeding ticket in relation to the incident will remain on his record.
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Stephanie McMahon was interviewed by talkSPORT in the UK about the move over to BT Sport in January. McMahon was asked about the progress of the women's division with the final pay-per-view main event of the year, featuring the Women's Tag Team Titles, in which she replied, "I just couldn’t be more proud of the women’s evolution that has taken place in WWE and really all around the world, but especially WWE. When you consider the stat that you just gave me and then you think about the fact that our women headlined WrestleMania, which is akin to our biggest championship playoff, and our women were the main event. And then you consider that our women were allowed to compete for the first time in history in Saudi Arabia just about a month ago, it is… proud is the word that comes to mind. I’m so incredibly proud. And these women deserve every opportunity not because they’re women, but because they’re some of the greatest performers in WWE."

When asked about female talent pushing for a second women-only “Evolution" pay-per-view and whether there were any official plans she could reveal, "It is certainly something that we are pushing for. There’s no official announcement just yet and yes, there were balls in the air and wheels in motion in terms of this year and, of course, one of the big focuses was on our event in Saudi Arabia and having our women being allowed to perform. I’m hopeful to have an announcement on an Evolution 2, but there is nothing official to announce just yet."

On whether she feels the WWE has listened to the fans after making the announcement in the ring that they would and moving to BT Sport "We are certainly doing our best to listen to our audience and give them what they want. I think we always need to be listening, we always need to be trying and we couldn’t be more excited to be launching in the UK on BT Sport for the first-time in history. Providing an experience to our fans that is hopefully easier to enjoy, including same-day prime time re-airs of RAW and SmackDown. Personalized highlights on the BT Sports app, original programming like the BT Sports acclaimed document series ‘No Filter’. It really is a huge opportunity for us and we need to make sure the content is worthy of our fans’ passion.
at her answer to the last question.

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Britt Baker has noted several times on social media she's having issues getting to tonight's AEW taping in Corpus Christie, Texas as her flight has been delayed twice. She is slated to face Kris Statlander tonight ...

Tony Schiavone will be hosting an official AEW podcast next year that will be produced in conjunction with Warnermedia.

There will be online pre-sales tomorrow for the Revolution PPV and the Atlanta and Kansas City Dynamite episodes.
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Tito Santana was recently a guest with Ken Resnick and Bruce Wirt on VOC Nation’s Wrestling with History program. Tito talked about the evolution of pro wrestling, the WWE Network lengthening careers, and the racial overtones that ultimately helped his character. Here are some highlights ...

On the difference in pro wrestling booking and production: “I remember when I went in to introduce Alberto Del Rio on one of the Raw (shows) several years ago, they gave me a script and I was nervous and hell because I had to memorize it. We used to talk from the heart and the fans could feel what we were trying to get across. They felt what we were saying, and then in the match we would even make them feel it more. We were able to continue the story from our interviews with the match, and the story could go on forever and ever and ever. Me and Greg Valentine wrestled each other for a year and a half pretty much every night. You couldn’t get away with it now.”
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The legendary Keiji Mutoh a.k.a. The Great Muta will also be one of the carriers of the 2020 Olympic flame in Tokyo
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While speaking with Scott Fishman of TV Insider, Cody Rhodes shared that MJF has been taken off AEW’s media list because MJF has upset a few people during interviews:

“Max is really a special talent. He is not the nicest guy. If you’re doing this interview with him, he always has some choice words. He is off our media list. Brandi [Rhodes] has taken him off our media list because he has upset a few folks, but he is definitely the future of pro wrestling. Now here is where push comes to shove: Here’s me who doesn’t want to give any inch on the role I’m in right now in this crazy kind of moment I’m having with these fans and supporting me. I wanted to keep that going. There’s him who doesn’t want to give an inch and wants to know everything and how he knows everything and has commitments to MJF. It’s the perfect match for a wrestling match. People will point things about the industry that are artificial so often that they don’t do things that are very real. The best wrestling rivalries come when things are very real. We have gotten under each other’s skin. When you are challenging each other to be better in the ring… this is his time. He does have the platform, but if he doesn’t deliver, he won’t have the platform. At the moment he is continuing to deliver.”
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During a media call with U.K. outlets, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon was the subject of the call. Metro posted a highlight from the junket and Stephanie had the following to say about CM Punk and AJ Lee:

“I think Punk’s been pretty vocal that he’s not interested in an in-ring return right now, but for sure, that would be interesting [Punk getting back in the ring], and I would love to see AJ Lee back in the women’s division. I think AJ Lee was an incredibly compelling character. Some of our most interesting and intriguing storylines were with AJ, and I think she deserves as much credit as every other woman on our roster. Nobody should be overlooked, and that’s not the goal to overlook anybody’s name. Every single person is a huge reason for why this happened. You know, I’m a big fan of AJ Lee’s, I really am.”
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Kevin Owens joined Booker T and Brad Gilmore on the Hall Of Fame podcast. During their conversation, Owens talked about not using social media and some of the interactions he’s had and/or seen on social media that has driven him away from it:

“One guy that used to get dragged through the mud a lot was Roman, Roman Reigns, by a lot of people, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for Roman. So a lot of times I would see people say really terrible things about him or his family and I feel like I just can’t… and I would look and those people were following me. I’m like, ‘I don’t want these people to have access to me’ and it’s not just Roman, it’s so many people. The Young Bucks are friends of mine and that’s well documented and I remember seeing a fan, and I was tagged in this tweet which is how I saw it. I don’t know why I was tagged in it but this guy was talking about how he hopes The Young Bucks break their neck[s]. Then you’re not a fan. It doesn’t matter if you don’t like them, don’t care for their stuff. To wish that on somebody, I want no part of it and I actually — funny because I met that fan at an airport and I recognized him and he wanted my autograph and I told him, ‘No, we’re good. You wish for my friends to break their necks.’ He was all, ‘Oh, I got hacked.’ I’m like, ‘No you didn’t get hacked’, but you know what I mean? That’s just the kind of stuff that has driven me away from social media. I’ll still use it once in a while. I like posting about my kids, my wife, my family. I like posting about my cats and stuff. It’s weird. I try to keep wrestling out of it because I don’t enjoy that part of it. Everybody’s got an opinion. Everybody thinks their opinion is important and I don’t care for it in that way.”
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Of all the unknowns heading into AEW's television premiere in October, perhaps no one has benefitted more from being on TNT than Darby Allin.

Since AEW Dynamite premiered on Oct. 2, Allin has challenged Chris Jericho for the AEW World Championship and stepped in the ring with Jon Moxley. He also delivered a highlight reel attack, riding down the ramp on his skateboard to jump Jericho. And Le Champion sees even more big things in the future for Allin.

"Look at the projects we've had in eight weeks. Darby Allin, you see him come out and people are dressing like him now. Kids and women are putting the face paint on. At first, you're like, 'who is this guy?' Then I had him come down and attack me off the skateboard. Then we had the match where he had his hands tied behind his back and all that stuff. He did the crazy promo where he's in a bodybag, getting crowd surfed at a punk rock show. Then he has an amazing match with Moxley. He's made. He went from nothing to a legit made star in less than two months. He wants it. He reminds me a lot of Jeff Hardy. He's got an x-factor to him. Get into a room or a ring with that guy, he's got a presence," Jericho said on Keepin It 100 podcast.
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@BeltsByDan notes that a new WWE United States Championship has reportedly been delivered to the company.
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It shouldn't be much of a surprise, but Joey Janela is the person who contacted Virgil to come in to AEW. They asked around about who would have Virgil's number, and someone mentioned Janela and within five minutes, Joey had a deal in place for Virgil to appear.
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Cody comments on NWA using "Hard Times" as its pay-per-view name.


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