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F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: Recapping WWE TLC

When Daniel Bryan announced his emotional return to the ring, it was fairly inconceivable that he’d end up being a vicious and pompous environmentalist heel just eight months later. But the character change has revitalized Bryan and taken him to the highest points since the immediate aftermath of announcing his comeback. With Bryan completely buying into the change, “the new Daniel Bryan” has been far better in execution than it would have sounded on paper.

WON NEWSLETTER: December 24, 2018 Observer Newsletter: 7 entrants into the Hall of Fame

Our biggest issue of the year, the 2018 Hall of Fame issue of the Observer is out right now.

Read detailed bios of the seven new inductees, a voting breakdown, as well as a voting breakdown among reporters, historians, current business professionals and former business professionals as well as a breakdown of how all the top candidates did with every group.

Read the explanation of the criteria, the voting, who will be on next year’s ballot, who was dropped from this year’s ballot, with histories of wrestlers and wrestlers in different parts of the world in different eras.

Read full coverage of the TLC PPV, with match-by-match coverage, star ratings, poll results and business, as well as some decision making background.

Look at the changes going forward in ROH in 2019. Read about who is leaving, who is coming, the nature of the Sinclair ownership, how the changes in the industry are going to greatly affect the independent scene almost immediately, the grab for talent, ROH’s key signings and who is coming in that they haven’t signed, and look at the chances for AEW.

Read about the situations with Bandido and PCO, and also run down the Final Battle PPV from ROH with match-by-match coverage, star ratings and poll results.

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SATURDAY NEWS UPDATE

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  • After the tickets that were made available today sold out quickly, Kevin Kelly tweeted that more tickets for NJPW’s New Beginning USA show in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 1 will be put on sale: “So LA @njpw1972 show is sold out. Totally clean in less than 20 minutes. January 30th at the Globe Theater is going to be rocking! Same for Charlotte and Grady Cole with a first day sellout of the tickets put on sale. More will be put on sale soon. #NJNBG” Kelly noted that NJPW will announce when the tickets will be put on sale.
  • PWInsider reported that the Aro Lucha commercials that had aired during Impact were placed there by Impact (not by Pop TV) and aren’t an indication that Aro Lucha is coming to Pop.
  • Tom Lawlor vs. Simon Gotch in a “no holds barred fight,” Andrew Everett vs, Dezmond Xavier, Hijo de LA Park vs. DJZ, and Tommy Dreamer & Barrington Hughes vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Brian Pillman Jr. aired on this week’s MLW Fusion episode.
  • MLW uploaded episode one of Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Brian Pillman Jr.’s H2tv.
  • Pluto TV has added a AAA channel.

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Daily Pro Wrestling History: Rikidozan becomes Japanese Heavyweight Champion

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