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WWE

  • On his CarCast podcast, Goldberg explained why he thinks he’ll look better in his WWE retirement match than Mike Tyson looked against Jake Paul:
    • It puts things in perspective. But I’m a different person than Tyson is. I’m being asked to do something different than Tyson did. The amount of pressure that I feel after watching Tyson and Jake Paul does not weigh heavier on me by any stretch of the imagination compared to the pressure I’m gonna put on myself anyway.
    • …I have a long time to recover after this one. Let’s just say that. So I’m putting it all out there on the line. And the fact is I’ve got a number of months to get ready for something that will take 15 minutes in the ring. And the preparation always is much harder than the actual performance. But at the end of the day, you just try to do whatever you know and whatever is at your fingertips to prepare for whatever you’re about to embark upon.
    • And again, I don’t give a flying fart if I’m 57 or 58 years old at the time. This time I’m actually getting some prep time. I’m actually getting the ability to get ready. So comparatively, even though I’m at the age that I’m at, I will have five times as much time to prepare than I ever have for any other match. And so if I can’t get ready in that period of time, with what I have to offer, then, you know, then it’s not gonna be enough. But I do believe that I set my standards quite high, and at the end of the day, I think people will be more than pleasantly surprised with the outcome of my performance.
  • WrestleVotes reports that WWE has “notable interest” in Jake Paul making a PLE appearance at some point in 2025: “Sources indicate WWE has notable interest in a Jake Paul appearance at a PLE sometime in 2025. It’s worth noting that WWE Superstar Logan Paul and Mike Tyson exchanged words at the conclusion of last Friday night’s fight on Netflix. Time will tell where all this goes.”
  • Carlito’s unscripted “I gotta learn Chinese” line has been edited out of the version of the October 21 episode of Raw that is available on Peacock.
  • Paul “Triple H” Levesque congratulated Dragon Lee on his WWE Speed Championship win.
  • Lee responded to Levesque: “Thank you for the opportunity. I will carry this championship with pride and defend it with honor.”
  • WWE uploaded a vlog documenting Cody Rhodes’ time at ESPN College GameDay and ComplexCon.
  • Here’s the lineup for this Friday’s episode of NXT Level Up:
    • Dante Chen vs. Shiloh Hill
    • Harlem Lewis vs. Joe Coffey
    • Tyra Mae Steele vs. Lainey Reid

AEW/Other Wrestling

  • AEW uploaded post-Dynamite promos from Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay, and Kyle Fletcher.
  • The lawsuit Kevin Kelly and The Tate Twins have filed against AEW is being moved to Florida after a Pennsylvania judge sided with AEW in their argument, which said that a clause in the talent contracts signed by Kelly and The Tate Twins stipulates that disputes have to be litigated in the state of Florida.
  • TV Insider asked Jon Moxley what fans can expect from his match against Orange Cassidy at Full Gear:
    • If we’re asking people to pay a little more on pay-per-view, I’m going to give them a little more. I can’t juggle or dance or do cartwheels for you, but I can put my elbow all the way into Orange Cassidy’s face to see how much of his skull I can get. I can see if I can snap his arm so loud that it reverberates through the audio and picks up on camera. We have a group chat going where we’re always sending really bad cuts and hematomas and snaps. It doesn’t bother me. I have an iron stomach for that kind of stuff. I also don’t like to watch horror movies. The real world is scary enough. I don’t need to see demons and werewolves eating people. But if someone’s arm gets snapped or a leg breaks, everyone wants to throw up. it doesn’t bother me at all. Since it’s pay-per-view,  I will try to give that to the fans in New Jersey and fans watching on pay-per-view. Something really heinous in the main event on Saturday night.
  • Mercedes Mone told The Takedown that she’s a huge fan of Harley Cameron:
    • She works extremely hard. She trains multiple times a week in the wrestling ring, at all different wrestling schools all over Florida. I know within the year to come, we’re just gonna see her grow to whole new heights.
    • I’ve been a fan of hers for a very long time. I’ve trained with her at Flatbacks Wrestling School with Tyler Breeze for the past two years. Just to see how quick that she adapts to things and just wants to try things to learn. It’s so refreshing to see.
  • Former WWE wrestler Gene Snitsky attended last night’s AEW Dynamite in his home state of Pennsylvania. Snitsky thanked AEW, Tony Khan, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, and Prince Nana for their gracious welcome.
  • This week’s AEW Unrestricted podcast is a Full Gear preview episode with appearances by Roderick Strong and Kris Statlander.
  • WFAA News in Dallas spoke with Dustin Rhodes.
  • Busted Open Radio interviewed Renee Paquette.
  • Alan Angels announced that he’ll be out of action for a few weeks due to an ACL sprain.
  • Olympic wrestler David Modzmanashvili will face Matt Makowski at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XII in Jersey City, New Jersey this Sunday.
  • A GCW Tag Team title match with Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku vs. Joey Janela & Megan Bayne is set for the promotion’s Dream On event this Saturday. The show is taking place from the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
  • Minoru Suzuki & Ikuro Kwon will defend their MLW Tag Team titles against former champions Satoshi Kojima & Okumura at Eric Bischoff’s MLW One-Shot event in New York City on Thursday, December 5.
  • CMLL wrestler Averno has been announced for MLW Kings of Colosseum in North Richland Hills, Texas on Saturday, January 11.
  • Ricardo Rodriguez was a guest on Insight with Chris Van Vliet.
  • Nikki & Brie Garcia are celebrating their 41st birthday today.