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Tonight's Raw broadcast in Minneapolis is the company's last show before Christmas. If anyone attends, we are seeking live reports.
WWE is prepping a new gimmick for Adrian Neville that has been described to us as "Mighty Mouse-esque." Of course, that's the old cartoon character who was very small but very strong.
Ric Flair only worked the house show over the weekend and is not scheduled for TV. He flew home to Atlanta yesterday.
The WWE storyline update on NXT champion is that he suffered "cervical and thoracic muscle strains" when he was attacked by Kevin Owens at the Takeover show.
The updated lineup for the WWE return to Madison Square Garden on 12/26 is John Cena vs. Seth Rollins in a Street Fight, WWE Intercontinental champion Luke Harper vs. Dolph Ziggler, Kane vs. Randy Orton and WWE Tag Team champions The Miz & Damien Mizdow vs. The Usos. Adrian Neville will make his MSG debut on that card as well.
That same night in Chicago, IL at the Allstate Center will feature Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns vs. Kane as the top two matches.
Speaking of the Garden, our good friend Graham Cawthon's latest book "Holy Ground: 50 Years of WWE at Madison Square Garden" is now available at this link. Promotional material for the book reads: "For the first time ever, the entire history of the WWE at Madison Square Garden is compiled into one single publication! Including some of the top names in the industry as they speak about their experiences at "The World's Most Famous Arena" including "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino, "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, "The Mountie" Jacques Rougeau, Matt Striker, George "The Animal" Steele, Bill Apter, "The Genius" Lanny Poffo, Kevin Kelly, "The Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant, Dr. Tom Prichard, PWInsider.com's Mike Johnson, "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff, Drew McIntyre, J.J. Dillon, and many more! Since 2002, The HistoryofWWE.com has served as the premiere online resource for the in- and out-of-the-ring histories of multiple wrestling companies. Now, for the first time in print, you have access to the thousands of dates, cities and ring results that comprise pro wrestling's past. You can now find the hidden gems, the main events that drew thousands and the ones that only drew flies."
Scheduled for Friday's WWE Smackdown:
*Hulk Hogan to appear.
*Roman Reigns & Dolph Ziggler vs. Big Show & Seth Rollins.
*WWE United States champion Rusev vs. Dean Ambrose
*Ryback vs. Kane.
*Naomi vs. Alicia Fox
*R-Truth vs. Adam Rose.
*The Miz vs. Jimmy Uso.
Scheduled for Main Event tomorrow:
*Cesaro and Tyson Kidd vs. Los Matadores.
*Brie Bella vs. Summer Rae.
*Big E vs. Stardust.
*Luke Harper vs. Jack Swagger (This was said to have been really, really good).
Scheduled for Thursday's WWE NXT:
*Finn Balor & Hideo Itami vs. The Ascension
*WWE NXT Women's champion Charlotte (with Ric Flair) vs. Sasha Banks (with Becky Lynch)
*NXT Tag Team champions The Lucha Dragons vs. Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger.
*Blue Pants vs. Carmella.
*Baron Corbin vs. CJ Parker.
*Also appearing are Natalya, Enzo Amore, Bull Dempsey, Colin Cassady and more.
Shawn Michaels will be doing a book signing tour in February to support the launch of his new book, "Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar."
Roddy Piper's excellent film "They Live" will screen in Brooklyn, NY at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's BAM Rose Cinemas on 2/20/15 as part of a retrospective on Director John Carpenter's work. There will be four screenings that day. For more, click here.
The official release date of the WWE/Flintstones film is 3/17/15.
Several readers sent links to articles about the state of the home of Wrestlemania III, the Pontiac Silverdome, which you can check out by clicking here. It's obviously seen better days.
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