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Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Issue #7447
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A bit later than usual...but, Happy New Year!

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PUNK/ROLLINS HEATED PROMO ENDS RAW ON USA NETWORK

- The last Raw ever on USA Network ended with a gigantic promo battle between Seth Rollins and CM Punk ahead of their one-on-one clash next week on the Raw Netflix premiere. Both Rollins and Punk took digs at each other, with Rollins saying that CM Punk took his ball and went home when things got rough, went on his buddy's podcast (Colt Cabana) to smash WWE, signed with the competition...and questioned Punk on how that turned out. Punk was not kind in his replies, telling Rollins that if he sees it like that, then his wife Becky Lynch took her ball and went home, with Rollins firing back saying that she went home to take care of their child, something that Punk cannot comprehend. He also told Rollins that he didn't want to leave WWE in the first place, but he hated the guy who was in charge, the same guy who loved Seth Rollins. CM Punk continued, telling Rollins that he followed by betraying Roman Reigns and playing the victim for several years because of a situation that he created himself. Punk told Rollins that he came back to wrestling because fans kept chanting his name even when Rollins was around. Punk promised Rollins that the arrows that were meant for him during his first stint in WWE will turn and he will jam them down Rollin's corporate throat. Rollins called Punk a cancer of professional wrestling and the only way to eliminate the cancer is the cut it out - something that he will do next week! You can see the full segment at .

LATEST PENTA TEASER GIVES BIGGEST HINT YET

- The latest teaser for Penta El Zero Miedo's arrival in WWE aired last night on Raw and it was the clearest hint yet. The vignette which was shown yesterday saw the strike-through zero transform, bit by bit, into a a design which is often used as Penta's mask. Penta is expected to make his WWE debut next week on the Raw Netflix premiere but won't be joined by his brother Fenix as he remains under contract with AEW for pretty much most of 2025 after AEW extended his deal for time lost during his injury. The former AEW Tag Team champion had his AEW contract expire at the end of last month.

FINAL FOR WOMEN'S INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE SET

- The final match for the WWE Women's Intercontinental title tournament was set last night on Raw after the two semi finals took place at the sold-out show in Houston. Dakota Kai was the first one to advance after she beat Zoey Stark and set up a potential final against fellow Damage CTRL member Iyo Sky, but the former WWE Women's champion came up short in the quest to reach the final after former NXT Women's champion Lyra Valkyria beat her in the second semi final. The match between Kai and Valkyria to crown the inaugural WWE Women's Intercontinental champion will now take place next Monday on the Netflix premiere episode. This was the second mid-card title introduced for the women after Smackdown crowned a Women's United States champion earlier this month.

RAW, NXT, AND SMACKDOWN VAULTS SHOW UP ON NETFLIX

- The Netflix streaming service is now showing Raw, Smackdown, and NXT Vault sections, suggesting that older episodes of the three shows are going to be part of the Netflix catalog. For those in the United States, only Raw Vault is visible while international subscribers are able to see the Smackdown and NXT vault channels too. The Raw Vault description says, "WWE's groundbreaking in-ring series highlights over three decades of unforgettable matches, moments and Superstar-studded episodes." The Smackdown Vault description reads, "From Attitude Era origins to the modern day, these matches and milestones spanning over 25 years reinforce what it means to lay the Smackdown in WWE." The NXT Vault reads, "The next generation of Superstars step forward in Premium Live Events, classic encounters and TakeOvers that define this trailblazing in-ring series." There's only a Remind Me button and no actual date when these will be live unlike other shows which will go live tomorrow.

NXT AND SMACKDOWN TO AIR ON YOUTUBE FOR INTERNATIONAL VIEWERS

- With several WWE television deals around the world expiring today, tonight's NXT and this Friday's Smackdown will be airing live on YouTube on the WWE channel. This is only for countries where there's no active WWE television deal and where a Netflix deal is in place. In the United States, they will continue to air on CW and USA Network respectively. While WWE on Netflix will go live tomorrow, the first live broadcast will be next week's Raw on January 6 so that left NXT and Smackdown homeless for the week. The shows will air on Netflix starting from next week's episodes.

SMACKDOWN RATING

- Smackdown this past Friday drew 1,436,000 viewers, up 110,000 viewers from the prior week which was the second least-watched episode of Smackdown of 2024. The show drew a 0.41 rating in 18-49, up 0.04 from the previous show and was #2 on the top 50 cable chart for the night and #3 in all of television behind the college football game. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

NAKAMURA AND OMOS IN JAPAN FOR NOAH SHOW

- Two WWE Superstars are currently in Japan and will be participating in the Pro Wrestling NOAH The New Year 2025 pay-per-view event later tonight. The United States champion will be taking on Ulka Sasaki in a non title match while Omos will team up with Jack Morris to take on Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura for the GHC Tag Team titles. Nakamura traveled to his home country several days ago and spent Christmas in the Land of the Rising Sun. Omos was just recently announced for the show. Nakamura headlined the 2023 event, pinning The Great Muta during Muta's farewell tour. NOAH The New Year 2025 will take place from the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan and airs on AbemaTV on linear television and streams on CyberFight's Wrestle Universe streaming service. It starts at 4PM Tokyo time which is 2AM ET.

AJ FRANCIS SIGNS NEW DEAL WITH TNA

- AJ Francis has signed a new deal with TNA Wrestling which will keep him part of the roster for the foreseeable future. The news was revealed by the former Hit Row member himself in a story with Sports Illustrated. Saying that there were other offers on the table, Francis said that TNA just felt the best place for him right now and the company always took good care of him. "TNA has always since the day that I got there changed people’s perception of me. My last match in TNA was for the TNA World Title, an absolute banger of a match in the main event of Final Resolution against Nic Nemeth," he said. He noted that a year ago, he wasn't the most sought-after free agent and people thought he wasn't going to wrestle anymore and his career was over. "A year ago, TNA took me in for their very first show, Hard To Kill in (Las) Vegas," he continued. "That was the very first night that I interacted with Joe Hendry. One year later, Joe Hendry’s the biggest star in wrestling. He can still send me a box of cigars for that whenever he wants."

RAMPAGE RATING

- The final episode of Rampage ever drew 273,000 viewers, up 46,000 viewers from the prior week. The show had a 0.08 rating in 18-49, up 0.02 from the previous show and was #6 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. This was the 177th episode of the series and the last one since it was not picked up by WBD in the new AEW media rights deal. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR EVA MARIE FILES FOR DIVORCE

- TMZ.COM is reporting that former WWE Superstar Eva Marie has filed for divorce from her husband Jonathan Coyle. Marie and Coyle have been married for 10 years and their romance and wedding was a big feature on Total Divas, the WWE reality show on E! Court documents show that the two actually parted ways in October 2023 due to irreconcilable differences but the divorce was just filed recently. Eva Marie has not appeared on WWE television since 2021.


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