Daily Update: Mia Yim, SmackDown, A&E Biography
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- Jade Cargill/Bow Wow confrontation update set for AEW Dynamite
- Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows returning to NJPW at Tag League finals
- WWE’s Montez Ford feeling ‘100 percent’ after calf injury
- Judge allows Cain Velasquez to wrestle at December AAA event
- Marina Shafir confirms she is under AEW contract, talks WWE NXT run
- Mia Yim comments on ‘Michin’ name change, return to WWE
- William Regal segment announced for AEW Dynamite
- Seven matches announced for AEW Dark
- VIDEO: AEW star Penta El Zero Miedo appears on NFL Monday Night Football
- Report: WWE’s Becky Lynch to return soon, planned for WarGames match
- NJPW World Tag League 2022 night one results
- WWE Raw video highlights: Rhea Ripley earns WarGames advantage
- AEW Dark Elevation results: Best Friends vs. The Factory, Mercedes Martinez returns
- Final Survivor Series WarGames team member to be revealed on WWE SmackDown
- PWG reveals dates for 2023 Battle of Los Angeles
- NJPW KOPW 2022 match announced for TAKA and Taichi PPV
- Champion vs. champion match set for Saturday’s NJPW Strong
- Triple threat US title match added to WWE Survivor Series WarGames
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Tuesday News Update
WWE
- SmackDown will be bumped to FS1 on December 2 due to Fox’s coverage of the PAC-12 College Football Championship.
- After changing her name to Michin on Monday, WWE.com has since reverted back to using the Mia Yim name. On Monday’s Raw, both ‘Mia Yim’ and ‘Michin’ were used.
- PWInsider reported that the next slate of WWE Biography episodes set to air in January 2023 include The Iron Sheik, Kane, Randy Orton, Paige, Dusty Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, and Jesse Ventura.
- Bianca Belair was interviewed by Sports Illustrated ahead of Survivor Series this Saturday.
- WWE has trademarked the term ‘Valhalla’, in reference to the Viking Raiders and Sarah Logan.
- WMBD in Illinois talked to Bobby Lashley ahead of Survivor Series.
- Free matches added to WWE’s YouTube channel include Randy Orton vs. Kane in a steel cage match from the September 6, 2004 episode of Raw, John Cena vs. The Fiend from WrestleMania 36, and Roman Reigns vs. Finn Balor from the May 15, 2017 episode of Raw.
AEW
- AEW Symphony Series II has been announced, featuring orchestrated versions of the Adam Cole, Jurassic Express, Jade Cargill, and Dark Order themes. It will be released on all major streaming platforms December 1.
- TMZ covered MJF and UFC star Paddy Pimblett’s back and forth on social media Tuesday.
- Chris Jericho trademarked the terms ‘Christory’, ‘This Day in Christory’, and ‘Seltzer Man’ on November 16.
- Dustin Rhodes reacted to Seth Rollins’ comments on Raw regarding Cody Rhodes’ injury.
- The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) celebrate a birthday today.
Other Wrestling
- In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Bret Hart wished Ricky Steamboat the best of luck in his upcoming retirement match. “I’ll be happy if Ricky’s happy,” he said. “I don’t know if it will be the greatest match he’s ever had, but it takes a lot of guts and a lot of courage to go in there and do what Ricky’s going to do. I applaud him and wish him good luck. I’ll be rooting for him.”
- The Teddy Hart documentary ‘Dangerous Breed: Crime. Cons. Cats’, is now streaming on Peacock.
- Naomi Yoshimura from DDT is out of action with a herniated disc he suffered in a match that took place on November 18. The KO-D Tag Team titles, which he held with Kazusada Higuchi, are now vacated.
- Billie Starkz was interviewed by TJPW.
- NJPW announced the following CMLL wrestlers for their Fantasticamania tour in February: Mistico, Volador Jr., Titan, Soberano Jr., Dulce Gardenia, Rey Cometa, Ultimo Guerrero, Hechicero, Atlantis Jr., Templario, Barbaro Cavernario, Okumura, Magia Blanca, Suicida, and El Hijo del Villano III.
- The first ten minutes of Black Adam has been released on Vudu.
- CNN has a profile on The Progressive Liberal, who wrestles as a heel in areas of the southern United States that heavily skew Republican.