Mixed Bag: Jan 2

The Wrestling Brethren Podcast

NEWS (12/24 – 1/2)

· Karrion Kross interview with Sam Roberts revealed an idea from Bray Wyatt

· Netflix Announces Several New WWE Shows Debuting On Their Platform On January 1 in the U.S. Internationally, there is also a Smackdown Vault and NXT Vault.

· Tay Melo is returning to the ring in STARDOM on 1/3

· Jordynne Grace Reportedly Finishing Out Her TNA Contract

· Karl Anderson Says He Will Be On Sidelines From WWE For “At Least Six Or Seven More Months” (torn rot cuff + labrum)

· Sami Zayn Says Matches On WWE Raw On Netflix Debut Were Originally Planned For WrestleMania 41

· After running its annual WWE Holiday Tour, the company now has no house shows scheduled until their March 15 date in Germany. Talent is very happy about this.

· Santino Marella Pitches Father-Daughter Surprise Appearance With Arianna Grace In 2025 WWE Royal Rumble

· Becky Lynch Returning To WWE As Soon As Raw On Netflix Debut, Will “Factor Heavily Into High-Level WrestleMania Plans” (WrestleVotes)

· Ring Announcers Lillian Garcia and Alicia Taylor are switching brands. Lillian will start on the first SD of the year, and Alicia will start on the Netflix debut of RAW.

AEW Thoughts

- Jeff Jarrett announced at FFTF that he has re-signed with AEW and plans on winning a World Title

- Casino Gauntlet For Title Shot At AEW Maximum Carnage Announced For Next Week’s Dynamite

- Ricochet is a heel now; beat up Swerve Strickland this week

- Edge > Adam Copeland > Cope

WWE Thoughts

- On the 12/24 NXT - Lexis King def. Charley Dempsey to win the Heritage Cup when William Regal knocked out King with brass knuckles; and CD gets DQ’d.

- Natalya def. Michin in the finals of this round of the Speed Tournament; faces champion Candice LeRae next Wednesday

- Emotional segment took place after the 12/27 Smackdown (Bray’s fam + Jon’s fam)

- Final RAW on USA; video montage - very short for spanning as many years as it did

- NXT New Year’s EVIL card

- Finals of IC Tournament

- Seth + Punk