Erick Rowan Appears On AEW Dynamite Paying Respects To Brodie Lee
The former Bludgeon Brother helped out the Exalted One’s Dark Order cohorts.
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Last night’s AEW Dynamite was a thing of poignant beauty as the All Elite family paid tribute to Brodie Lee.
In a show overflowing with heartfelt comments and classy in-ring tributes for Brodie, his long-time tag team partner Erick Rowan, aka Erick Redbeard, made a surprise appearance to help out the Exalted One’s Dark Order cohorts.
With Wardlow running interference as Alex Reynolds, John Silver and Hangman Page battled the Inner Circle’s MJF, Santana and Ortiz, the hulking Big Red appeared and laid out Wardlow with a chokeslam. The pair would then brawl to the back, before Rowan returned to pay his own tribute to Brodie.
Mark Henry & Trish Stratus Part Of Pro Wrestling Hall Of Fame Finalizes 2021 Class
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WATERLOO, Iowa – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum announced on December 31, 2020 that it has finalized the Class of 2021 for the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend, which will be held on July 15-17.
The Class of 2021 is Adnan Al-Kassie (Living Inductee), Don Kernodle (Living Inductee), Earl Wampler (Posthumous Inductee), Trish Stratus (Lou Thesz World Heavyweight Championship Award), Mark Henry (Frank Gotch Award), and Ken Shamrock (George Tragos Award). The Gordon Solie Award will be presented for the first time in 2021. The recipient of the Jim Melby Award will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
WWE Championship No. 1 Contender Match Booked for Tonight s WWE Raw
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Monday Night Raw will close out 2020 by crowning a new challenger for Drew McIntyre s WWE Championship. Last week s Raw saw Keith Lee and Sheamus come to blows in the main event despite numerous attempts from McIntyre to keep the peace. Now Lee and Sheamus will battle over who becomes the No. 1 contender for WWE s top prize.
Elsewhere on the show, Charlotte Flair will look to get her long-awaited revenge against Nia Jax. Flair missed a large chunk of time this year due to surgery and was originally written off television when Jax (in storyline) injured her backstage at the WWE Performance Center. Flair already got a bit of payback by winning the WWE Women s Tag Team Championships alongside Asuka at
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The Christmas Day edition of SmackDown was also the blue brand s final episode in 2020, so WWE made sure to pack the card with three title bouts and a grudge match.
The show opened with Roman Reigns defending the Universal Championship against Kevin Owens inside a steel cage, putting them back in the ring together just five days after their encounter at Tables, Ladders & Chairs.
The Women s Tag Team Championships were also on the line when Asuka and Charlotte put the belt up against two other teams. Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks joined forces while Bayley and Carmella formed the other duo.
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