Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Roman Reigns
Several members of Roman Reigns’ family were in attendance to see him win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at this week’s WWE RAW in Philadelphia.
WWE Network
It was noted that WWE Network debuts in Japan on January 5th, which is the day after New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 10. It was also mentioned that NXT will no longer air on J Sports after 12/25, which the expiring contract was speculated as having something to do with the January launch date.
TNA World Title Series
Eventhough the semifinals matches are the same as they were when originally taped this summer, TNA is moving forward with plans to tape new content at the POP TV debut tapings in Bethlehem, PA. According to reports, Bobby Lashley was scheduled to win, beating EC3 via countout, then Lashley would beat Matt Hardy in the finals, after Hardy would have defeated Eric Young in their semifinal match.