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[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 13, 2025:

- John Cena’s promo during his appearance on RAw's Netflix premiere has been well received. It's being said that the segment was met with high praise and viewed as a great way to start his Farewell Tour (via Featherbombs. Become a subscriber to find out more).

- WWE is reportedly set to return to Saudi Arabia for a PLE in June this year (per Fightful Select).

- WWE has moved over 3,000 tickets for the Royal Rumble after Cena's announcement of entering the Men’s Royal Rumble Ma...

Featherbombs: Lyra Valkyria Expected To Win The Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tonight!

With the finals of the Women’s Intercontinental Title tournament between Lyra Valkyria and Dakota Kai slated for tonight’s episode of RAW, Dr. Chris Featherstone has learned that the former NXT Women’s Champion, Lyra Valkyria, is scheduled to win her first main roster championship as well as make history. Lyra will become the first ever Women’s Intercontinental Champion. RAW comes to you LIVE from San Jose, CA at 8 PM EST on Netflix.

Featherbombs: John Cena Promo On Netflix Well Received

Sources have informed Dr. Chris Featherstone that John Cena’s promo during his appearance on RAW On Netflix last week has been well received. Insiders also revealed that his promo was met with high praise and viewed as a great way to start his farewell tour. During Cena’s promo he declared himself for this year's Royal Rumble and immediately became the betting favorite to win it all. 

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Featherbombs: Chad Gable Mystery Opponent Revealed!

According to sources within the WWE, tonight's mystery opponent for Chad Gable has been revealed. The highly anticipated debut of Penta El Zero Miedo has been the confirmed opponent for Chad Gable on tonight's episode of Monday Night RAW on Netflix. RAW comes to you LIVE from San Jose, CA at 8 PM EST.

What Were They Thinking? with JBL & Brisco Ep. 18

On this episode, WWE legends JBL and Gerald Brisco take a look at RAW on Netflix and take a walk down the history of wrestling in mainstream media. You don't want to miss this one!

[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 11, 2025:

- Paul Heyman has officially announced that Roman Reigns will be entering the Men's Royal Rumble Match this year (via SmackDown).

- Chris Park, aka Abyss, produced the main event of RAW’s debut on Netflix, between CM Punk and Seth Rollins (per PWInsider Elite).

- "I'll be honest, this injury is challenging." - AJ Styles gives an update on his injury (per @AJStylesOrg on X/Twitter).

- Stone Cold Steve Austin's ‘I Won’t Do What You Tell Me’ theme has been named as the ...

[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 10, 2025:

- Reportedly, there have been creative pitches within WWE for Gunther vs. Logan Paul to happen at WrestleMania 41 for the World Heavyweight Championship (per PWInsider).

- Malakai Black is reportedly believed to be leaving AEW, and he is expected to be a free agent around February or March of this year (per PWInsider).

- WWE has been discussing bringing in Ric Flair and 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan to Royal Rumble 2025 (per PWInsider).

- The plans for a WrestleMania 41 match between...

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[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 9, 2025:

- Alexa Bliss is set to make her return to WWE TV shortly. Find out more on WrestleVotes Radio.

- WWE is said to have major plans for Travis Scott in the future. Find out more on WrestleVotes Radio.

- Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair now officially appear on the current internal active WWE roster once again. As of this week, Becky Lynch is set to return on WWE Raw while Flair is set to return to SmackDown. Find out more on WrestleVotes Radio.

- per Netflix and WWE, the debut ...

WrestleVotes Radio Ep. 17: Alexa Bliss return update, Two world champions returning soon

Join JoeyVotes and TC as they break down the first episode of WWE RAW on Netflix and a big week for WWE. We also have a couple of scoops on this week's show so make sure to tune in!

01:42 SmackDown

14:25 WWE Raw

36:28 News & Notes

42:25 Mailbag

[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 8, 2025:

- Some people within WWE reportedly still expect The Rock to be at WrestleMania 41, but it's unlikely that he will be competing in a match (via WrestleVotes QnA with Bill Apter).

- The Rock reportedly doesn't know when he will wrestle again for WWE (per WrestlePurists).

- Becky Lynch has reportedly signed a new WWE contract (per Fightful Select).

- WWE RAW's Netflix premiere has taken the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 TV Programs in the U.S., surpassing Squid Game Season ...

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[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 7, 2025:

- The Rock has announced that he will be at tonight's NXT New Years Evil (via @therock on Instagram).

- Both John Cena and CM Punk have confirmed their entries for this year's Men's Royal Rumble Match (via WWE RAW's Netflix debut).

- “Those two names come with big fat paychecks, so I’m not gonna say no to it." - CM Punk on potentially facing The Rock or John Cena in a match (via WWE RAW on Netflix Post Show).

- Sheamus confirms that he has signed a new 5-year deal with W...

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[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 6, 2025:

- WWE has officially announced that Royal Rumble 2026 will take place from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in January 2026 (via @WWE on X/Twitter).

- Reportedly, the debut episode of Raw on Netflix is slated to run for 3 and a half hours (per WrestleVotes).

- Brian Fadem, the VP and line producer at WWE, has confirmed that international audiences will not have any commercial breaks for WWE on Netflix (via Sports Business Journal).

- Triple H is reportedly set to open tonight's debut e...

What Were They Thinking? with JBL and Brisco Ep. 17

JBL and Gerald Brisco discuss WCW's Invasion on WWE, the weirdest WWE match, and Mick Foley winning his first WWE Championship.

[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 4, 2025:

- The Rock has acquired 96,557 shares of TKO stock in a new filing. He now owns a total of 289,673 shares in TKO, making it worth an estimated $41.25 million as of press time (per U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission).

- Royal Rumble 2026 is reportedly headed to Saudi Arabia (per PWInsider).

- Drew McIntyre will reportedly move to Smackdown as part of the WWE Transfer Window (per PWInsider).

- "Biggest step forward in wrestling history." - Seth Rollins on WWE RAW's move t...

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[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 3, 2025:

- The Bloodline vs. Sami Zayn, Jimmy Uso, and Braun Strowman is reported to headline tonight's SmackDown (per @WrestleVotes on X/Twitter).

- Cody Rhodes (c) vs. John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship is now reportedly scheduled for WrestleMania 41 (per Dave Meltzer via Wrestling Observer Newsletter).

- While nothing is finalized yet, people at the top in WWE expect The Rock to wrestle at WrestleMania 41 (per Wrestling Observer Newsletter).

- As of last week, Seth Roll...

[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 2, 2025:

- Becky Lynch is reportedly expected to return to WWE “shortly.” She will likely be factored into high-level WrestleMania 41 plans. Find out more details on WrestleVotes Radio.

- According to a source within creative, Orton’s return is reportedly expected either at or around Royal Rumble 2025. Find out more details on WrestleVotes Radio.

- Reportedly, WWE shifted the final of the Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament from RAW’s Netflix premiere so that the mat...

WrestleVotes Radio Ep. 16: Becky Lynch and Randy Orton update, RAW debuts on Netflix and more

Join JoeyVotes and TC for the first WrestleVotes Radio episode of 2025! The boys preview the RAW on Netflix debut and give us a couple of tidbits about what to expect in the coming months.

02:00 SmackDown

14:40 WWE Raw

32:45 News & Notes

39:16 Mailbag

44:15 Raw on Netflix Preview

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[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for January 1, 2025:

- CM Punk wants to win the Royal Rumble and beat everybody to win all the titles in 2025 (via @WWE on X/Twitter).

- WWE Star Omos won the GHC Tag Team titles with Jack Morris at NOAH the New Year 2025 Event.

- Topps and WWE have once again reunited for a long-term trading card partnership (via @Topps on X/Twitter).

- WWE has officially released a new version of the spinner belt for John Cena's farewell tour (via @WWEShop on X/Twitter).

- Baron Corbin is now officially ...

[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for December 31, 2024:

- Bleacher Report has ranked Liv Morgan as the No. 1 WWE Women's Wrestler of 2024.

- Bleacher Report has ranked Cody Rhodes as the No. 1 WWE Men's Wrestler of 2024.

- WWE has officially announced Drew McIntyre vs. Jey Uso for RAW's Netflix premiere (via @WWE on X/Twitter).

- "By the Royal Rumble, you know, if not on February 1st, it'll be beforehand. So yeah, very soon." - reported by WrestleVotes on Randy Orton's WWE return (via WrestleVotes QnA with Bill Apter).

- WW...

[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for December 30, 2024:

- There are talents backstage in WWE who are looking to go for "gut feeling" with the crowd, leading to a less scripted approach for the Netflix Era (per Dr. Chris Featherstone on X/Twitter).

- WWE's live event in Chicago last night was attended by almost 12,000 fans (per WrestleTix).

- Gunther (c) defeated CM Punk in a Steel Cage Match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship at last night's live event with the help of Dominik Mysterio. 

- 'It's all about the game ...

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[FREE CONTENT] Daily News Roundup for December 28, 2024:

- Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Championship in a ladder match has been officially announced for WWE Royal Rumble 2025 (via WWE SmackDown).

- Sports Illustrated has named Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson from Wrestle Dynasty as the best men's match of 2024.

- Sports Illustrated has named Mercedes Moné vs. Hazuki at Strong Style Evolved as the best women's match of 2024.

- "It’d really be special to have a killer match, maybe make CM Punk retire, a...