Thursday Rasslin

AEW Collision

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness.
-Continental Classic Tournament-Gold League:  "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher d. "Jungle" Jack Perry after the brainbuster (19:21).  (Fletcher 9, Perry 6)
-Continental Classic Tournament-Blue League:  "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita d. Mascara Dorada with the Raging Fire(spinning Falcon Arrow) (10:42 aired).  (Takeshita 13, Dorada 6)
-Continental Classic Tournament-Blue League:  "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong d. Claudio Castagnoli after three jumping knee strikes (3:22).  (Strong 3, Claudio 7)  "Red Death" Daniel Garcia & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta(w/ "The Problem" Marina Shafir) jumped Strong until TNT Champion "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe made the save.  Shafir stared down Briscoe but "Timeless" Toni Storm ran down to take out Shafir.
-Continental Classic Tournament-Gold League:  "The Jet" Kevin Knight vs. "The Bastard" Pac ended in a time-limit draw (20:00).  (Knight 7, Pac 7)
-Women's Tag Team Champions The Babes Of Wrath(Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) d. "The Renaissance Woman" Hyan Olvera & "That Girl" Maya World(non-title); Harley pinned Maya after she and Willow hit an Eat Defeat/Lightning Spiral combo (6:00 aired).
-Continental Classic Tournament-Blue League:  Jon Moxley d. "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy via small package (16:06 aired).  (Moxley 9, Orange 6)
-Continental Classic Tournament-Gold League:  Unified Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada d. "Speedball" Mike Bailey(non-title) by blocking a sunset flip attempt and hooking the legs for the pin (16:10); Don Callis did commentary.  (Okada 9, Bailey 6)
-Added to World's End:  Hyan Olvera & Maya World vs. The Sisters Of Sin(Julia Hart & Skye Blue), plus The Conglomeration(TNT Champion "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, & Roderick Strong) & "Timeless" Toni Storm vs. The Death Riders(Claudio Castagnoli, Pac, Wheeler Yuta, & Marina Shafir).

Continental Classic Tournament Final Standings

Blue League
Takeshita:  13(WINNER)
Moxley:  9(RUNNER-UP)
Claudio:  7
Orange/Dorada:  6
Strong:  3

Gold League
Fletcher(WINNER)/Okada(RUNNER-UP):  9
Knight/Pac:  7
Perry/Bailey:  6

Your semifinals at World's End will be Takeshita vs. Okada and Moxley vs. Fletcher.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Ton Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-"The Goal Digger" Mara Sadé, "The World Class Maniac" Eric Young, Dezmond Xavier, Women's Tag Team Champion Cassie Lee, & B.D.E. d. "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, Jake Something, "The Southern Psycho" Mance Warner, Women's Tag Team Champion Jessie McKay, and "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush in a Christmas Surprise 10-Person Tag Match when Mara pinned Rosemary after a superkick.

ROH TV tomorrow night has:
-Lee Moriarty vs. Komander - ROH Pure Title - Pure Rules Match
-Eddie Kingston vs. James Drake
-The Swirl(Blake Christian & Lee Johnson) vs. Bustah & The Brain(Alec Price & Jordan Oliver)
-Lio Rush vs. Katsuyori Shibata
-Boom & Doom(Big Boom A.J. & Q.T. Marshall) vs. The Frat House(Cole Karter & Griff Garrison)
-Mina Shirakawa vs. Rebecca J. Scott
-The Premier Athletes(Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari, & Stori Denali) vs. Jon Cruz, "V.S.K." Vinny Scalice King, & Ashley Vox
-Zack Gibson vs. Bryce Donovan

Wednesday Rasslin

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Exalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson.

-Continental Classic Tournament-Blue League:  "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita d. "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy with the Raging Fire(spinning Falcon Arrow) (15:17); Don Callis did commentary.  (Takeshita 10, Orange 6)

-Continental Classic Tournament-Blue League:  Mascara Dorada d. "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong via shooting star press (9:22).  (Dorada 6, Strong 0)

-Maxwell Jacob Friedman d. Dustin Waller with the Salt Of The Earth(Fujiwawa armbar) (1:12).  M.J.F. was confronted afterwards by "Hangman" Adam Page and Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana), leading to Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe addressing his challengers from the KhanTron.

-ROH Heavyweight Champion Bandido d. AEW National Champion Ricochet(w/ Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)) via grounded crucifix to win the Dynamite Diamond Ring (12:27).  (Neither title was on the line.)  Brody King saved Bandido from a post-match beatdown.

-"The Problem" Marina Shafir d. Mina Shirakawa with the Mother's Milk(reverse sleeper) (7:29).  "Timeless" Toni Storm attempted to run off Marina, only to be knocked out by a well-placed kick from Marina.

-Continental Classic Tournament-Gold League:  "Jungle" Jack Perry d. "The Bastard" Pac with a victory roll (14:27).  (Perry 6, Pac 6)  Luchasaurus brought out milk and cookies to celebrate with Perry at the end of the show.

-Added to World's End:  Darby Allin vs. "War Ready" Gabe Kidd, plus Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Bang Bang Gang("Rock Hard" Juice Robinson & Ace Austin) for the Tag Team Titles in a street fight.

WWE EVOLVE did not have an episode.

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "Mean" Gia Miller.
-Women's Tag Team Champions The Inspiration(Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee) d. "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush & "Killer" Kelly Lourenco(non-title); Jessie pinned Kelly after she and Cassie hit the Idolizer(assisted belly-to-back faceplant) (6:00).

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli & Danny Dealz.
-"The Unholy One" Alex Misery won a triple threat match with "The Rock Star You Wish You Could Be" Daisy Kill and "El Latino Dorado" Joe Bravo when he pinned Bravo after the top-rope elbowdrop (4:36).
-The Holy Grail("The Overlord" Ethan Carter III & "The Urban Playboy" Pretty Boy Smooth) d. Carson Bartholomew Drake & Lockjaw Drake(w/ Aron Stevens) when EC3 pinned Lockjaw after the One-Percenter(headlock driver) (6:36).
-Women's T.V. Champion/Women's Tag Team Champion "La Princesa" Tiffany Nieves(w/ "The Perfect Knockout" Miss Samantha Starr) d. "The Queen City Killer" Clara Carter with the Royal Seat(Texas Cloverleaf) to retain the Women's T.V. Title (4:39).  Gretta Berntsen watched the match from the aisleway.
-"Big Strong" Matthew Mims d. "The Pope" Elijah Burke via Big Strong Slam(belly-to-back uranagi) (5:10).

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Lola Vice d. Izzi Dame(w/ "The Chairman" Shawn Spears & Niko Vance); Tatum Paxley chased Spears & Vance away with a chain, allowing Lola to get the win with the spinning backfist (6:52 aired).  "The Standout" Kelani Jordan attacked Lola after the match.
-Speed Title Contender Tournament:  Tavion Heights d. "The Prodigy Of Flight" Eli Knight via belly-to-belly suplex (2:02).
-"The Hellraiser" Shiloh Hill & Skylar Raye d. Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo & "Miss NXT" Arianna Grace) in a Christmas Chaos Match when Raye pinned Grace after a frog splash (8:03 aired plus brawling before the bell).
-Speed Title Contender Tournament:  Lexis King d. Andre Chase via Coronation(straitjacket neckbreaker) (2:47).
-Chelsea Green-Cardona(w/ NXT North American Champion "All Ego" Ethan Page & Alba Fyre) d. Sol Ruca(w/ ZARIA Brady) to retain the Women's U.S. Title; Page interfered which brought out Moose to brawl with him.  Fyre interfered as well, giving Chelsea the opening to finish with the Unpretty-Her (7:32 aired).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Smackdown on Friday has:
-Giulia Matsudo & Kiana James vs. Chelsea Green-Cardona & Alba Fyre
-Joe Hendry vs. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin - Miracle On 34th Street Fight
-Charlotte Flair vs. Lash Legend
-Ilja Dragunov U.S. Title Open Challenge

Raw on Monday has:
-Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Nikki Bella - World Women's Title
-A.J. Styles & Dragon Lee vs. Jimmy & Jey Uso - World Tag Team Titles

NXT next week has:
-Ethan Page vs. Moose - NXT North American Title
-Je'Von Evans vs. Ricky Saints
-Jacy Jayne vs. Wren Sinclair
-Tavion Heights vs. Lexis King - Speed Title Contender Tournament

Raw on Monday 1/5 has:
-C.M. Punk vs. Bron Breakker - World Title
-Maxxine Dupri vs. Becky Lynch - Women's Intercontinental Title

NXT New Year's Evil on Tuesday 1/6 has:
-Oba Femi vs. Leon Slater- NXT Title
-Jacy Jayne vs. Kendal Grey - NXT Women's Title

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Orange Cassidy vs. Konosuke Takeshita - Continental Classic Tournament
-Mascara Dorada vs. Roderick Strong - Continental Classic Tournament
-Jack Perry vs. Pac - Continental Classic Tournament
-Bandido vs. Ricochet - Dynamite Diamond Ring Match
-Mina Shirakawa vs. Marina Shafir
-In action:  Maxwell Jacob Friedman

Collision on Thursday has:
-Kazuchika Okada vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey - Continental Classic Tournament
-Mascara Dorada vs. Konosuke Takeshita - Continental Classic Tournament
-Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley - Continental Classic Tournament
-Roderick Strong vs. Claudio Castagnoli - Continental Classic Tournament
-Kevin Knight vs. Pac - Continental Classic Tournament
-Jack Perry vs. Kyle Fletcher - Continental Classic Tournament
-The Babes Of Wrath(Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) vs. Hyan Olvera & Maya World

World's End is on Saturday 12/27:
-Samoa Joe vs. "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman - Heavyweight Title
-Kris Statlander vs. Jamie Hayter - Women's Title
-Continental Classic Tournament Final
-Continental Classic Tournament-Semifinal
-Continental Classic Tournament-Semifinal
-The Babes Of Wrath(Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) vs. Mercedes Moné & Athena Palmer - Women's Tag Team Titles

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thurday has:
-Christmas Surprise 10-Person Tag Team Match

Genesis is on Saturday 1/17:
-Frankie Kazarian vs. Mike Santana - Heavyweight Title
-Eddie Edwards vs. Johnny "Dango" Curtis

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV on Thursday has:
-Lee Moriarty vs. Komander - ROH Pure Title - Pure Rules Match
-The Swirl(Blake Christian & Lee Johnson) vs. Bustah & The Brain(Alec Price & Jordan Oliver)

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Wrestle Kingdom is on Sunday 1/4:
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
-Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji - IWGP Heavyweight TItle
-Saya Kamitani vs. Syuri - IWGP Women's TItle & Strong Women's Title
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe vs. Aaron Wolf - NEVER Openweight Title
-El Desperado vs. Kosei Fujita vs. Sho Tanaka vs. Taiji Ishimori
-Toru Yano, "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato, & Yohei Komatsu vs. ? - NEVER Openweight Trios Titles - Tornado Ranbo

New Year's Dash on Monday 1/5 has:
-The Knockout Brothers(OSKAR Leube & "Yuto-Ice" Yuto Nakashima) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa - IWGP Tag Team Titles

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Information on upcoming episodes of NWA Powerrr will be posted when it becomes available.

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 1/24 in St. Louis, MO (Delmar Hall).

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 3/26 in Alton, IL.

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 1/10 in Belleville, IL:
-James Jeffries vs. Glenn Williams - Central States Title

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 1/10 in St. Louis, MO:
-Playboy Double H vs. Jared Meyer - Heavyweight Title
-Chris Slammer vs. Andrew Wilder
-Ricky Cruz vs. Garrett Shanks
-"J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor vs. Jerry Morgan
-Dir Kolthar vs. Johnathan Zulu

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 3/7 in Granite City, IL:
-Brandon Barretta vs. Brandon Aarons - Heavyweight Title
-Benjamin Trust vs. Carson Bartholomew Drake

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 1/24 in Edwardsville, IL:
-King Of The Hill Rumble

ILLINOIS ELITE WRESTLING

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

NEW GENESIS WRESTLING

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

MIDWEST WRESTLING COALITION

Next show is Saturday 2/21 in Godfrey, IL:
-Mario Pardua & Cole Stevens vs. Dante Pharaoh & Jabari King
-Lillith Khan vs. Cassandra Golden - Women's Title
-The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) vs. The Krabby Daddies(Nick Depp & Hans Carden) - Tag Team Titles
-Sadie Belle vs. Just Missy

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GAME CHANGER WRESTLING

Information on the next GCW show in the St. Louis area will be posted when it becomes available.

ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Friday 12/26 in Berwyn, IL:
-Trevor Lee vs. Rich Swann - Heavyweight Title
-The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) vs. The Hellhounds(Schaff & Russ Jones) - Tag Team Titles
-Rafael Quintero vs. Stallion Rogers
-Robert Anthony & Solomon Tupu vs. Joe Alonzo & Donovan Marcelous
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. Twist & Flip(Nate Kobain & Darren Fly)
-Shazza McKenzie vs. John E. Bravo

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WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.

-Women's Tag Team Champion "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai(w/ "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane) d. "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley; Kairi interfered which brought out "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai to even the sides despite her back injury.  Kairi took out Io and Rhea stopped to check on her, allowing Asuka to get the rollup pin with a handful of tights (10:48 aired).

-"The Young O.G." Je'Von Evans d. Rayo Americano(w/ "El Grande Americano" & Bravo Americano) after the O.G. Cutter(double-jump flying Cutter off the top rope) (6:49 aired).

-Bayley Rose(w/ Lyra Valkyria) d. "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez(w/ Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez) with the top-rope elbowdrop (7:38 aired).

-Big Bronson Reed & "The Now" Austin Theory(w/ Paul Heyman) d. World Champion C.M. Punk & Rey Misterio Jr. when Theory pinned Rey after the advanced curbstomp (15:13 aired).  The brawl continued after the bell and Bron Breakker joined the fray to lay out Punk with the spear.

-Next week:  "The Dark Angel" Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodrigeuz vs. Nikki Bella for the World Women's Title and  "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles & Dragon Lee vs. Jimmy & Jey Uso for the World Tag Team Titles.

-In two weeks:  C.M. Punk vs. Bron Breakker for the World Title and Maxxine Dupri vs. "The Man" Becky Lynch for the Women's Intercontinental Title.

Sunday Glory Pro Results From St. Louis, MO

-Ring announcer:  Ben Simon.  Referees:  Dallas Edwards & Alan Lentz.

-The Revolution(Quest Parker & Anthony "Worldwide" Lopes) d. "Rock Star Made In The STL" Cordell Cain & "Effortless" Chris Hendrix; Lopes pinned Hendrix after he and Quest hit the reverse neckbreaker/top-rope double-stomp combo (4:29).

-Davey Bang & August Matthews d. The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) to retain the United Glory Tag Team Titles when Bang pinned Philly with the 450 Splash (11:44).

-"The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn d. Sierra after the roundhouse kick (8:44).

-"The Deliverer" Moses Powell d. Phil Shark via top-rope bulldog (8:15).

-"The Whole Thang" Rahim De La Suede d. Shimbashi with the Suede Shoes(stomping dropkick) (6:08).  Ben Simon interviewed Rahim after the match and he laid out a challenge for whoever won the main event for the Crown Of Glory Title...but "The Street Reaper" Mike Outlaw made his surprise return from injury and declared that he would have something to say about the next shot at the title as well...

-"The Arachnid" Blair Onyx d. "HeartbreakCORE" Shazza McKenzie after the Neutralizer(Gotch-grip face-first piledriver) (9:27).

-Dan "The Dad" Adams, "The Big Strong Boy" Ethan Price, & Myung-Jae Lee d. "The Gentleman Barbarian" Bruss Hamilton & The O'Neal Brothers(Devin & Steven); Price pinned Steven after the fireman's-carry sideways slam (10:02).

-"The Too Turn't Lucha Unicorn" Laynie Luck(WWE ID Women's Champion) d. "Player One" VertVixen via Death Valley Driver to retain the Women's World Crown Title (11:52).

-"The Southern Flamingo" Kody Lane d. "Warhorse" Jake Parnell(returning to his original Warhorse look) to retain the Crown Of Glory Title; the referee was knocked down and Lane hit the top-rope senton bomb to the back of Warhorse, but a second referee arrived to the ring in time to make the three-count (12:30).  Warhorse suffered a broken fibula in the match and will be out of action...wishing him well in his recovery!

SICW All Star Wrestling

-Commentator:  Herb Simmons.

-The Unusual Suspects("Volatile" Curtis Wylde & Billy McNeil)(w/ Wyldefyre) d. "#Trending" Trent Daniels & "Your Unholy Father" Richard Shaw; Wylde pinned Shaw after he and McNeil hit a Stunner/top-rope double-stomp combo (11:25).  The match was disrupted by the surprise arrival of Dysfunction:  Brandon Espinosa, Kyle Roberts, & "The Dragonfly" Chris Exodus.  After the match, Wylde called out the group and wanted them in the ring right then and there; promoter Herb Simmons made it so.  (From Swansea, IL on 12/6)

-The Unusual Suspects("Volatile" Curtis Wylde & Billy McNeil)(w/ Wyldefyre) d. Dysfunction(Brandon Espinosa & Kyle Roberts)(w/ "The Dragonfly" Chris Exodus) by DQ when Exodus interfered by hitting his signature Starlight Kick(middle-rope springboard roundhouse kick) (8:27).  Dysfunction dished out a three-on-two beatdown until The Gateway Saints(Sean Vincent & Jayson Breed) hit the ring, causing Dysfunction to retreat.  (From Swansea, IL on 12/6)

Saturday Rasslin

AEW Collision

-Commentators:  Exalibur, Tony Schiavone, & Nigel McGuinness.

-Continental Classic Tournament-Gold League:  "Jungle" Jack Perry d. "Speedball" Mike Bailey after a spinning Saito Suplex (9:05 aired).  (Perry 3, Bailey 6)  Luchasaurus celebrated with Perry afterwards and gave Bailey a consolation gift.

-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston d. "Showstealer" Nathan Cruz(w/ Grizzled Young Veterans("Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson & "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake) with the DDT (1:40).

-Alex Winsdor d. TBS Champion "The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné via forward-roll cradle to win the RevPro Undisputed British Women's Title (7:13 aired).  (The TBS Title was not at stake.)

-Continental Classic-Gold League:  "The Jet" Kevin Knight d. Unified Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada(non-title) with a small package (13:55 aired); Don Callis did commentary.  (Knight 6, Okada 6)  "Speedball" Mike Bailey celebrated with Knight to close the show.

-Wednesday on Dynamite:  ROH Heavyweight Champion Bandido vs. National Champion Ricochet for the Dynamite Diamond Ring (neither title at stake).  Also in the Continental Classic:  "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy vs. "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, Mascara Dorada vs. "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong, and Jack Perry vs. "The Bastard" Pac.  Rounding out the show, Mina Shirakawa vs. "The Problem" Marina Shafir and Maxwell Jacob Friedman in action.

-Thursday on Collision:  Women's Tag Team Champions The Babes Of Wrath(Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) vs. "The Renaissance Woman" Hyan Olvera & "That Girl" Maya World.  Also in the Continental Classic Tournament:  Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley, Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mascara Dorada, Roderick Strong vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Unified Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey(non-title), "The Jet" Kevin Knight vs. Pac, and Jack Perry vs. "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher.

WWE Main Event was a best-of-2025 highlight show.