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I love that you kept the format you've always used. Why change a good format when it works, right? Starting things off with a bang. Digging the pairing of Rick Martel & Curt Hennig!

Holy crap, you guys all got me so excited for the first shows!

Allegedly, BJ Whitmer quit ROH to go work behind the scenes for All Elite Wrestling. One of the reasons he quit ROH is because they didn't allow him to work a guest stint as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center.

Nice to see that this will gain some traction and kinda replace the 83 Project. Wishing you all the best guys!

Twitter and Facebook are particularly useful, especially Facebook wrestling groups because you can have many members posting articles covering indy promotions that you haven't discovered yet. Obviously, I also use YouTube, Dailymotion and all other video services, in addition to my Powerbomb.tv subscription as well. To tell you the truth, with so many different promotions around the world, it's nearly impossible to keep track of everything, so you gotta try to keep up as best as you can.

Friday, Week 4 December 2018 Impact Wrestling -LAX beat Darkness Rising -Brian Cage beat KM by DQ -The Antagonists beat The OGz -The Wasted Generation beat Z&E -Taya Valkyrie beat Scarlett Bordeaux -Kongo Kong beat Bhupinder Singh, Jake Crist & Gursinder Singh Impact World Championship: Austin Aries beat Pentagon Jr & Eddie Edwards to retain Xplosion -LAX beat Darkness Rising -Kongo Kong beat Rohit Raju -Hernandez, Joe Hendry & DJ Z beat Caleb Konley, Bhupinder Singh & Killer Kross Michael Hayes has been offered a contract extension. Killian Dain signed his contract extension. Jinder Mahal has some heat after proclaiming that he's carrying the RAW brand Mercedes Martinez has signed her contract extension Susumu Yokosuka has signed his contract extension Flash Morgan Webster has been signed his contract extension Miscellaneous: -Kazushi Sakuraba gets divorced -Rob Cage on the rise -Radio interview with Lady Lory

Considering that ESPN Classic Canada is often airing AWA TV marathons (a mix of syndication and the ESPN shows at the Showboat), I guess that some of the footage weren't sold to Vince with the library. Unless they get a special derogation since it was a TSN exclusive here in Canada.

Thursday, Week 4 December 2018 -Jaxson Ryker beat Brennan Williams -Tommaso Ciampa beat Raul Mendoza -Lacey Evans beat Kacy Catanzaro -Johnny Gargano & The Velveteen Dream beat The Undisputed ERA (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) NXT UK Women's Championship: Rhea Ripley beat Charlie Morgan to retain -Isla Dawn beat Jinny -The Spartans beat Caged Heat Tyler Bate has been offered a contract extension Time slot changes for B-Banquet on GAORA Sports New team in ZERO-1: Hiroshi Yamato & Fujita Hayato Flash Morgan Webster has been offered a contract extension Todd Sinclair has been offered a contract extension Frank Gastineau has signed his contract extension Miscellaneous: -Yoshihisa Uto on the rise -CMLL & AAA on crisis mode

With Dakota Kai injured, I guess they might be tempted to do Kairi/Io vs Duke/Shafir in the pre-TakeOver tapings or something. And I got the feeling we'll see Kairi and/or Io in the Women's Rumble this year as well.

Alright, finally had the time to watch this now that Christmas has passed. By the looks of it, it seems like Jiro Kiroshio goes by a gimmick the mix of Tyler Breeze and The Brian Kendrick. I was most definitely put off a bit by the way the match is edited, especially very early as I would've taken much less of Kiroshio's entrance and more of the opening sequences of the match as it took me a bit of time before getting fully in the match. However, I'll say that I loved how they built it as I was waiting the very moment that Masato Tanaka would go into "zero fucks given mode" and starting beating the tar out of Kiroshio with the elbows and everything. And we also got to have a couple of table spots as well (shoutout to Tanaka for the unusual use of the broken table to smash Kiroshio's leg on the ringpost. Kiroshio can sure take a good beating as I cringed everytime Tanaka stiffed him (the slap/forearm exchange on the mat towards the end is particularly brutal). They also certainly got me in the series of sliding elbows by Tanaka, with Kiroshio going down a few times before Tanaka could even hit him with the elbow. I was a bit disappointed about the time limit draw finish for this one as I would've liked to see a definitive winner for this but I thought the match overall did a good job highlighting the scrappiness of Jiro Kiroshio to go with the cocky prettyboy gimmick that he's getting. For a first time seeing Kiroshio in action, it certainly interested me in watching some more of him in the future. And you can't go wrong with Tanaka as well - amazing that he can still go at that pace with all the beatings he took in his wars with Mike Awesome. Very enjoyable match for the most part, despite the way it was edited. Thumbs up on this one.

Wednesday, Week 4 December 2018 Smackdown Live Dark Match: Ariya Daivari beat Andrade Cien Almas by DQ -Heath Slater & Rhyno beat Lucha Dragons -Aiden English, Angelo Dawkins & Sunil Singh beat Buddy Murphy, Lince Dorado & Drew Gulak -Dean Ambrose beat Pete Dunne -Alicia Fox beat Nia Jax -Bray Wyatt beat Tyler Breeze Main Event -Zelina Vega & Sonya Deville bat The IIconics by DQ -Gran Metallik beat Dash Wilder by DQ -Rhyno & Brian Kendrick beat Tye Dillinger & R-Truth by DQ Mercedes Martinez has been offered a contract extension CMLL will not renew Skadi's contract To AAA: Sexy Dulce Isamu Kodaka has signed his contract extension Miscellaneous: -Radio interview with Megabyte Jive

Tuesday, Week 4 December 2018 RAW Dark Match: The Singh Brothers beat Lucha Dragons -Braun Strowman & Bray Wyatt beat AoP. Strowman suffered a strained bicep during the match, following a botched move from Akam. He won't miss any ring time. -Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose beat The Ascension -EC3 beat Gran Metallik -Sami Zayn beat Adam Cole -Drew McIntyre beat Hideo Itami -Liv Morgan beat Becky Lynch -Bobby Lashley, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin beat Ariya Daivari & The B-Team. Curtis Axel suffered an undisclosed arm injury during the main event but it isn't considered to be serious. John Cena back at 100% Susumu Yokosuka has received a contract extension Frank Gastineau has received a contract extension Yapper Man #2 has signed his contract extension

I haven't seen it but from what I read, as opposed to the usual meticulously planned Ronda match, this one was 100% called in the ring.

So that's the night that Stan Hansen beat Rick Martel for the AWA title, correct?

Monday, Week 4 December 2018 Final Battle 2018 -The Dawgs beat The Boys -The Briscoe Brothers beat Coast 2 Coast by countout ROH Women of Honor Championship: Faye Jackson beat Skylar to win the vacant title -Best Friends & Rocky Romero beat Jonathan Gresham, Flip Gordon & BJ Whitmer. Jonathan Gresham strained his bicep during the match but won't miss any ring time. -Matt Jackson beat Will Ospreay and Bully Ray ROH World Championship: Austin Aries beat Cody to retain Time slot changes for CMLL on Fighting TV Samurai. Euforia, Virus & Rey Bucanero are the new CMLL World Trios Champions after beating Guerrero Maya Jr, Rey Cometa & El Felino at Infierno del Ring last night. Also, Starman beat Rey Hechicero to capture the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship. In both cases, this is their first reigns as champions. KENSO tore his trapezius during his NWA United National Heavyweight Championship match against Yuji Hino last night. He'll be missing 5 to 6 weeks. Tyler Bate has been loaned from wXw to ICW-EU Miyako Matsumoto has signed her contract extension Mark Angelosetti has signed his contract extension Harry Demerjian has signed his contract extension

Sunday, Week 3 December 2018 -Kelly Klein beat Karen Q by DQ ROH World TV Championship: Punishment Martinez beat Rocky Romero to retain -Austin Aries & Dalton Castle fight the Briscoe Brothers to a time limit draw Killian Dain has been offered a contract extension Yoshihisa Uto quit BJW, reasons are unknown for the moment Yapper Man #2 has been offered a contract extension Stew Korvus & Jeff Racette are new NCW Tag Team Champions after defeating #TheBest at last night's Noël d'Enfer event. This is their first reign as champions. Korvus & Racette are now officially in the tag team division LuFisto & Devyn Nicole officially in the tag team division Miyako Matsumoto has received a contract extension Mark Angelosetti has received a contract extension Time slot change on The Fight Network Harry Demerjian has received a contract extension Miscellaneous: -There are concerns about Hiroyoshi Tenzan's gruelling schedule

Saturday, Week 3 December 2018 One Night Only December -The OGz beat The Antagonists Impact Knockouts Championship: Tessa Blanchard beat Shotzi Blackheart to retain -Brian Cage beat Killer Kross by DQ -Z&E beat Darkness Rising Impact World Championship: Austin Aries beat Rich Swann to retain -Pentagon Jr, Abyss & Santana beat The Wasted Generation & Ishimori Impact Wrestling changes time slots on Shaw Direct & Dish Network Time slots changes for NJPW World Pro Wrestling on Fighting TV Samurai and TV Asahi. NJPW will loan Chris Jericho to RPW-UK Histeria II, Elegido & Escoria are the new AAA Trios Champions after defeating Mamba/Tito Santana/Bronce on last night's AAA Worldwide. This is their first reign as champs. Isamu Kodaka has been offered a contract extension Picudo Jr's contract won't be renewed

I'm jumping off as well. I still need to watch the match I was given this week and review it.

EDIT: Should've read sek's post carefully. Mod, please erase that post.

Isn't that close to what developmental talents at the WWE PC are paid annually?

Friday, Week 3 December 2018 Impact Wrestling -Darkness Rising (Trevor Lee & King) beat oVe -The Antagonists beat the OGz Impact World Tag Team Championship: The Wasted Generation (Moose & Eli Drake) beat LAX to retain -Abyss beat Grado -Matt Sydal, Eddie Edwards & Fenix beat Petey Williams, Kongo Kong & Joe Hendry -Johnny Impact beat Taiji Ishimori Xplosion -Desi Hit Squad & Killer Kross beat Stone Rockwell, Fallah Bahh & Ethan Page -Darkness Rising (King & Trevor Lee) beat LAX -DJ Z beat Caleb Konley Trevor Lee & King officially known as Darkness Rising. Eddie Edwards has signed his contract extension Adam Cole has been called up on the main roster To Dragon Gate: Daichi Murayama Miss Rachel has signed her contract extension Miscellaneous: -YOH is back at 100% -Radio interview with Jahre

Thursday, Week 3 December 2018 -Adam Cole beat Lars Sullivan -Jaxon Ryker beat Kona Reeves -Nikki Cross beat Shayna Baszler by countout -Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne beat Kassius Ohno & Ricochet WWE United Kingdom Women's Championship: Rhea Ripley beat Toni Storm to retain -The Sidekicks beat State of Decay -Wolfgang beat El Ligero, Trent Seven & Zack Gibson Minoru Fujita strained his trapezius during his Tohoku Junior Heavyweight title match against Ultimo Dragon in the main event of last night's show. Luckily, he won't miss any time. Anthony Henry has signed his contract extension

Wednesday, Week 3 December 2018 Smackdown Live Dark Match: The Bludgeon Brothers beat Heath Slater & Rhyno -Tye Dillinger beat Tozawa WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Cedric Alexander beat Aiden English to retain -Kane, Jinder Mahal & Dolph Ziggler beat Epico Colon, Andrade Cien Almas & Gentleman Jack Gallagher -Mickie James beat Nia Jax -Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn beat Braun Strowman & Bray Wyatt Main Event -Sonya Deville beat Nia Jax by DQ -Ariya Daivari beat Andrade Cien Almas -Rowan & Cedric Alexander beat Epico Colon & Angelo Dawkins Anthony Henry has been offered a contract extension Miss Rachel has been offered a contract extension Kenny Williams has signed his contract extension Miscellaneous: -Fire Ant & Nick Jackson on the rise

She's been training at the WWE PC as of a few weeks ago. She was spotted with guest trainer Mike Quackenbush.

I know that people in creative have been pitching HBK vs Bryan for Mania, according to reports but I'm a bit skeptical.