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SHOW SUMMARY:PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the weekly Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:

• What does WWE have in mind for Oba Femi vs. Cody Rhodes at SNME?
• What now for Ricky Saints after losing the NXT Title?
• Is it worth John Cena “giving back” if the dominant narrative in WWE and NXT is how awesome Cena is at giving back?
• Gunther vs. Cena possibilities
• Is the masked guy Austin Theory? Or Chris Jericho?
• TNA’s new deal with AMC and where TNA fits into the landscape
• The L.A. Knight beatdown that felt like him being written off TV

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• Comparing Eddie Kingston to Austin Theory in terms of their nearly opposite strengths and weaknesses
• Are the multi-person and multi-team feuds another weakness of Paul Levesque’s booking scheme because, frankly, it just makes fans have to think too hard weighing who to root for?

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• Nikki Bella heel manager rumors
• Was it random for the Usos to go back to the tag division or is this the next chapter in Jey Uso’s meltdown and possible turn?
• Shouldn’t C.M. Punk, Cody, and Roman Reigns be more upset with getting screwed at Survivor Series?
• Samoa Joe’s heel promos and reign as champion
• Pac or Clauido as leader of the Death Riders?
• How damaged is Danny Garcia over the last year?
• Holiday-themed pro wrestling matches and shows
• AEW Women’s Tag Team Finals
• Continental Classic prize – should it be for a belt, a title shot, or just the pride of winning the tournament?

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New Continental Classic matches have been added to the AEW Dynamite Winter is Coming lineup.

With less than a few hours left before the much-awaited December 10th edition of Dynamite Winter is Coming, Tony Khan has announced the addition of a few more Continental Classic matches to the card.

Following his win over Kevin Knight last week, former TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher will now battle Knight’s tag-team partner, Speedball Mike Bailey. While Fletcher tops the Gold League with six points, Bailey has yet to pick up a victory.

Shortly afterward, Khan announced another new Gold League match for the Dynamite Winter is Coming episode. Alongside Fletcher and Bailey tomorrow, Kazuchika Okada will now take on Darby Allin’s replacement, Jack Perry. While Okada has three points, Perry now awaits his first points in the tournament.

However, these are not the only matches announced for tomorrow night, as fans look forward to new champions being crowned and old foes coming together to battle a greater threat.

AEW Dynamite Winter is Coming | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 —

• Samoa Joe vs. Eddie Kingston – AEW World Championship
• Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) vs. Timeless Love Bombs (Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa) – AEW Women’s Tag-team Championship
• Hangman Page & Swerve Strickland vs. Katsuyori Shibata & Powerhouse Hobbs
• Kazuchika Okada vs. Jack Perry
• Kyle Fletcher vs. Speedball Mike Bailey

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An AEW legend made a surprising confession on his thoughts about John Cena’s WWE retirement run.

With his final match just a few days away, the major topic of discussion in the professional wrestling world is The Cenation Leader’s swansong. Many of Cena’s longtime rivals have shared their thoughts on the same; however, one of his more iconic rivals, AEW veteran Bryan Danielson, had a surprising admission.

The American Dragon had a legendary rivalry with the Chain Gang Soldier in 2013, where the Last Real Champion chose Danielson as his opponent for SummerSlam, which ended up with Danielson winning however, he was then attacked by Triple H, who let Randy Orton cash-in his Money In The Bank contract and win the titles. This match helped kickstart the “Yes!” movement.

Given their history, it was surprising to hear Danielson admit that he had not watched any match from The Never Seen Seventeen’s final run.

AEW Star Bryan Danielson Shares Why He Hasn’t Followed John Cena’s Final WWE Run

Speaking in an interview on Justin Barrasso’s Undisputed, Bryan Danielson revealed that the reason for his not following John Cena’s final run was because he was in an “experimental phase” of his life where he wanted to overwhelm himself by consuming too much media.

He shared an anecdote about a recent trip he took to visit his mother, which involved a 13-hour drive spent in silence. While he admitted to not watching any of Cena’s recent matches, he wished that his former rival would get a great send-off. He said:

“I honestly havenâ€t watched, Iâ€m entering this experimental phase of my life where Iâ€m experiencing less input from media. When I went to visit my mother recently, I made a 13-hour drive. I didnâ€t listen to any music, I didnâ€t listen to any podcasts. There was nothing but silence. The only times there wasnâ€t silence was when my wife called, I got on an AEW call, or when I called mom. As I experiment with less input, that also means less wrestling input. So I havenâ€t seen any of John Cenaâ€s final run. Iâ€m not watching, but I hope it goes really well for John. That guy deserves the last year of his career to be awesome.â€

In related news: Bryan Danielson’s latest career update will leave you sad and tearful.

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Jeâ€Von Evans failed to capture the NXT Championship on Tuesday thanks to one person: Ricky Saints.

In a surprise, Jeâ€Von Evans cashed in his New Yearâ€s Evil title match on Tuesdayâ€s NXT against Oba Femi. Although Femi dominated, Evans made a comeback and managed to land his cutter not once, but twice towards the end of the match. Evans went for the cover but right as the referee went to count three, Saints emerged and pulled the referee out of the ring. Evans wasted no time in laying out Saints with a dive, but the momentum had already shifted as back in the ring Femi cut him off and landed his powerbomb for the win. The show closed with Saints smirking at the result of the match.

NXT opened with Femi coming out to talk about his upcoming match against Cody Rhodes at Saturday Nightâ€s Main Event. Saints came out and said he admitted that Femi was the better man at Deadline, but he wanted a rematch for the title. Evans came out and said that while he had the title match for New Yearâ€s Evil, he wanted to challenge Femi tonight. After Saints asked Evans why he was in a rush, Evans said heâ€s not the future, heâ€s the now and no one is touching him right now.

Evans previously hinted about his plans during Deadline when he consoled Saints following his loss, saying he wasnâ€t going to wait for New Yearâ€s Evil if he went on to win the Iron Survivor Challenge. Evans then proceeded to win the match, earning him another NXT Championship match.

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Ricky Saints cost Je’Von Evans the NXT Championship in his challenge against Oba Femi in the main event of “WWE NXT.”

Evans interrupted Saints earlier in the show as the former champion sought a rematch for the title he had lost at Deadline. And given that Evans was the Iron Survivor coming out of the same event, he made the case that he should get the next opportunity at the title and didn’t want to wait for New Year’s Evil. Saints originally pushed back on the idea, but Evans appeared to talk him down and he stepped aside for Evans to challenge Femi in the main event.Â

The challenger went on to endure everything the champion could throw at him, getting the better of things on the outside of the ring before returning and seeming to have the match under wraps. He connected with his springboard cutter and went for what looked like the winning cover, only for the referee to be yanked from the ring before the three-count could be made.Â

Evans turned to realize that it was Saints that had cost him, with them staring one another down as Femi got back to his feet. He clattered his challenger with a lariat, delivering the finishing powerbomb for the winning pinfall.Â

After the match, Femi walked off with his title, confirming that it will be him going into this weekend’s Saturday Night’s Main Event against WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes. He gave a disapproving look to Saints, who simply shrugged it off and continued to smile at Evans defeated in the ring as the show went off air.Â

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The December 9 episode of NXT was quite an episode, and it included a lot of fallout after Deadline. This included wrapping up the night with a serious match.

Jeâ€Von Evans won the Iron Survivor Challenge match at Deadline. That means he had a match against Oba Femi at New Yearâ€s Evil on January 6. However, Evans couldnâ€t wait.

The main event of NXT this week saw Oba Femi put his title on the line against Jeâ€Von Evans. This match came down to the wire, and it looked like Evans was going to win the title, but then Ricky Saints pulled Evans out of the ring out of nowhere.

After that distraction, Oba Femi leveled Jeâ€Von Evans, and he planted him down with a Fall From Grace to retain the title. This was a heartbreaking loss for the Young OG, because he nearly had the title won.

This loss also blew Jeâ€Von Evans†chances at an NXT Title match after his Iron Survivor Challenge victory. Ricky Saints looked Oba Femi over in serious fashion after this match, as he screwed Jeâ€Von Evans out of a big win.

We will have to see how this all turns out for the NXT Title scene. We have a new #1 contender match scheduled for next week already, so Evans†chance is done.

Whatâ€s your take on Jeâ€Von Evans losing this opportunity at Oba Femiâ€s title so fast? Do you think that he is main roster ready? Let us know what you think in the comments section!

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Months after Travis Scott’s disappearance from WWE, Logan Paul has opened up about this scrapped match.

Earlier this year at Elimination Chamber 2025, Travis Scott appeared alongside The Rock and helped John Cena turn heel on Cody Rhodes. He later appeared at WrestleMania 41 as well, although things soon fell apart between Scott and WWE. Recently, during an appearance on Chris Van Vlietâ€s Insight, Cena declined to go into detail about the situation. However, on his ImPaulsive podcast, Logan Paul shared additional details on it.

“I was very excited, obviously, for him to enter the WWE, and we were supposed to team up with one other person,” Paul added. “It was supposed to be three-on-three, and the day that it was supposed to be announced, he didn’t show up.”

Sharing his thoughts on Scott’s absence, Paul continued, “I think what happened is, my guess, he probably realized at some point that it’s really physically demanding, really hard and a lot of work. It’s probably too much commitment for someone who is a rock star of his caliber. Like, Bad Bunny loves it and put in the time and became a good wrestler.”

“Wrestling is a lot about navigating pain. It hurts, and I think at some point, Travis probably realized it’s pretty hard. I would like to see him make a real run at it, but yeah, I think that’s what happened.â€

At Money in the Bank 2025, Cena had teamed up with Logan Paul to face the duo of Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso. Based on Paul’s comments, this might have been the match that would have been a three-on-three contest.

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John Cena admittedly got very emotional at a certain point during his retirement tour this year.

WWE Superstar John Cena was the latest guest on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet. When asked what his favorite moment of his retirement tour has been, Cena pointed to his match against CM Punk in Saudi Arabia, admitting the entire experience ended up making him cry.

“That moment with Punk in Saudi. That transcends wrestling,†John Cena said. “To see cultures bridged. To see genuine forgiveness. Iâ€m watching that pre-show bawling. Itâ€s a pre-show. Unfolding before our eyes is accountability and genuine forgiveness and the bridging of cultural gaps. People who might not know a lot about each other or understand each other are getting along in harmony through this one thing that we dig: wrestling.

“What a global conduit to peace, excitement, and happiness. Iâ€m just glad that I was his opponent so I could be attached to that moment. That pre-show, man, that is what we do. He made that trip knowing it was going to be uneasy and knowing he was going to have to be accountable, and just leaned in.

“In a moment, people were like, ‘Oh, Iâ€m heard. Yes, Iâ€m ready to forgive.†Astonishing. To top it all off, ‘I think weâ€ve bridged the gap here,†and then for him to go out and smoke in the promo. Drop heat in the gimmick. It was beautiful. The one that almost got me to break, in between one of his lines, he said, ‘I miss you already.†I almost lost it right in front of him. Thatâ€s one of the best moments Iâ€ve ever been a part of.†[H/T: Fightful]

READ MORE: Logan Paul Claims Major Celebrity No-Showed WWE Appearance To Set Up Match

What do you make of John Cenaâ€s overall comments? What was basically your favorite moment from his retirement tour this year? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.

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The December 9 episode of NXT was quite an episode, and it included a lot of fallout after Deadline. That being said, the stories carried on, and that meant a new Superstar was able to debut.

Shiloh Hill has been getting attention with his dark web inspired gimmick. His promos have also given fans a look into his legit past as a college athlete. This week, we saw the LFG season 2 winner debut. He was more than ready for his moment in the spotlight.

Shiloh Hill received a nice entrance and jumped right in the ring. His opponent for this debut match was against Lexis King, and he started out by taking the fight to Brian Pillman Jr in quick fashion.

The newcomer had a ton of momentum behind him. Then he ripped out his mouth guard, complete with one of his teeth, and he handed it to the referee before he kept going. Shiloh Hill was billed as a “different breed of individual,†and thatâ€s an understatement.

After a flurry of moves, he finally got the pinfall on Lexis King. This was a big debut for the LFG season 2 winner, someone who was The Undertakerâ€s prized pupil. This is just the beginning for Hill.

Whatâ€s your take on Shiloh Hill debuting for NXT like this? Do you think that he will be a big deal in WWE soon enough? Let us know what you think in the comments section!

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John Cena was moved to tears after wrestling C.M. Punk at the WWE Night of Champions PLE on June 25.

“Gosh, one of the moments in sports entertainment thatâ€s larger than sports entertainment is Phil Brooks (C.M. Punk) going to Saudi Arabia,” Cena said during his appearance on the Dec. 9 edition of Insight with Chris Van Vliet. “That s— made me cry… like, awesome, awesome. Accountability, vulnerability, apology, forgiveness. Cultures melding into each other and then he comes out and does my gimmick. Like, how do you follow what I did? He came up with this crazy idea. Iâ€m like, ‘Dude, you have to do that’ and he crushed it. He absolutely just crushed it.

Cena was asked what his favorite career moment was and he said it was wrestling Punk at Night of Champions. He also told Van Vliet that Punk is his “wrestling soulmate” when discussing why their match in Saudi Arabia was so meaningful to him.

Punk appeared at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia after being critical of the WWE relationship in the past. He ended up apologizing for a tweet he posted in 2021 when he wrote to The Miz that said he should “go suck a blood money covered d— in Saudi Arabia.”

Punk ended up apologizing for his comments directed at The Miz at the Night of Champions kickoff event ahead of the PLE when he was booed by the fans in attendance. One fan near Punk asked him to apologize and Punk said, “I sincerely apologize to you and all of Saudi Arabia.” Punk blamed the tweet on being in a bad mood when he sent it.

WWE has strengthened its business ties with Saudi Arabia since forming a relationship with the country in 2018. WWE is hosting two of its big four PLE’s in Saudi Arabia in the next couple of years. Saudi Arabia will host the Royal Rumble on Jan. 31, 2026. WWE recently announced that Saudi Arabia will host WrestleMania 2027 in Riyadh.

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