Here is your Fight Size update for the morning of Jan. 3.
- View the latest Fightful 90-second news update in the video above.
- Braun Strowman is conducting a Polar Plunge to benefit charity. Strowman is raising money to support Boys & Girls Club. Strowman has already raised exceeded his initial goal of $1,000.
Help me raise some money for a great cause this weekend. Let’s see how much money we can raise for these kids In #HartfordWi #donate #share #wwe #charity #polarplunge https://t.co/lyJO1KLUhE pic.twitter.com/I7xvZgKHmZ
— Braun Strowman (@BraunStrowman) January 2, 2019
- Aleister Black is the latest guest on UpUpDownDown.
- Mick Foley had high praise for Mustafa Ali.
Really good to see @MustafaAliWWE getting a well-deserved spotlight on #SMACKDOWNLIVE
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) January 2, 2019
This guy has come up big at every opportunity - and 2019 could be THE year for him!
- Low Ki was interviewed by Chris Van Vliet.
- Austin Aries was busy in 2018.
2018 was amazing. 220,000 @delta miles flown worldwide, creating some of my fav matches and moments of my career.
— Austin Aries (@AustinAries) January 2, 2019
Now 2019 brings exciting change and opportunity. With that, come see my last two US mainland shows booked for this year on 1/4 & 1/5. @ZeloWrestling @WarriorWrstlng pic.twitter.com/QCnp2SrVHp
- AXS TV posted a first look at their upcoming Women of Wrestling series.
- WWE has announced the nominees for the 2018 NXT Year-End Awards. Voting is now open via Twitter. You can see the full list of nominees below. Voting runs through Jan. 25. Winners will be announced at NXT Takeover: Phoenix. Voting must include both the hashtag of the award category and the hashtag of the nominee. One vote per category allowed.
Female Competitor of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardFemale
#NikkiCross – Nikki Cross
#ShaynaBaszler – NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler
#KairiSane – Kairi Sane
#EmberMoon – Ember Moon
#BiancaBelair – Bianca BelairMale Competitor of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardMale
#Ciampa – NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa
#Gargano – Johnny Gargano
#Ricochet – NXT North American Champion Ricochet
#Aleister – Aleister Black
#Velveteen – The Velveteen Dream
#Andrade – Andrade “Cien” Almas
#AdamCole – Adam Cole
#PeteDunne – WWE UK Champion Pete DunneOverall Competitor of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardOverall
#Ciampa – Tommaso Ciampa
#NikkiCross – Nikki Cross
#Gargano – Johnny Gargano
#Ricochet – Ricochet
#ShaynaBaszler – Shayna Baszler
#Aleister – Aleister Black
#KairiSane – Kairi Sane
#Velveteen – The Velveteen Dream
#Andrade – Andrade “Cien” Almas
#EmberMoon – Ember Moon
#AdamCole – Adam Cole
#PeteDunne – Pete Dunne
#BiancaBelair – Bianca BelairNXT Tag Team of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardTag
#UndisputedERA – NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era
#WarRaiders – The War Raiders
#StreetProfits – The Street Profits
#HeavyMachinery – Heavy Machinery
#LorcanBurch – Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch
#MoustacheMountain – Moustache MountainNXT TakeOver of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardTakeOver
#Philly – Takeover: Philadelphia
#NewOrleans – Takeover: New Orleans
#ChicagoII – Takeover: Chicago II
#BrooklynIV – Takeover: Brooklyn IV
#WarGames – Takeover: War Games IINXT Match of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardMatch
#WarGames – WarGames Match (TakeOver: WarGames)
#GarganoAlmas – Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas (NXT Championship Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
#NXTTags – Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA (NXT Tag Team Championship Match, NXT TV, July 11, 2018)
#GarganoCiampa – Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa (Unsanctioned Match, TakeOver: New Orleans)
#NATitle – NXT North American Championship Ladder Match (TakeOver: New Orleans)
#SaneBaszler – Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler (NXT Women’s Championship Match, TakeOver: Brooklyn IV)
#RicochetDream – Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream (TakeOver: Chicago)
#CiampaBlack – Aleister Black vs. Tommaso Ciampa (NXT Championship Match, NXT TV, July 25)
#DunneGibson – Pete Dunne vs. Zack Gibson (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, Aug. 22)
#ColeBlack – Aleister Black vs. Adam Cole (Extreme Rules Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
#DunneOReilly – Pete Dunne vs. Kyle O’Reilly (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, June 13)
#ERABurchLorcan – Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan vs. Undisputed ERA (TakeOver: Chicago)
#CrossBelair – Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair (NXT TV, Sept. 12)
#ChampvsChamp – Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne (NXT North American Champion vs. WWE U.K. Champion Match, NXT TV, Sept. 19)
#NATitleTripleThreat – Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole (NXT North American Championship Triple Threat Match, NXT TV, Oct. 10)NXT Rivalry of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardRivalry
#GarganoCiampa – Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa
#SaneBaszler – Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler
#AleisterAttack – Aleister Black/Johnny Gargano/Tommaso Ciampa/Nikki Cross
#GarganoAlmas – Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
#ERAMoustache – Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA
#MoonBaszler – Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler
#RicochetDream – Ricochet vs. Velveteen DreamBreakout Star of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardBreakout
#BiancaBelair – Bianca Belair
#LaceyEvans – Lacey Evans
#RheaRipley – NXT UK Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley
#DakotaKai – Dakota Kai
#LarsSullivan – Lars Sullivan
#Ricochet – Ricochet
#WarRaiders – The War Raiders
#EC3 – EC3Future Star of NXT
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardFuture
#MattRiddle – Matt Riddle
#KeithLee – Keith Lee
#MiaYim – Mia Yim
#ForgottenSons – The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake)
#DominikDijakovic – Dominik Dijakovic
#IoShirai – Io Shirai
#CandiceLeRae – Candice LeRae
#DukeShafir – Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir
#KonaReeves – Kona Reeves
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- IMPACT Wrestling posted a mini-documentary on Brian Cage.
