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Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Issue #7427
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//->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR

Nothing to say today, back tomorrow.

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//->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE
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WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH SWITCHED TO TRIPLE THREAT

- The WWE World Heavyweight title match at this weekend's Saturday Night's Main Event show on NBC has been switched to a triple threat match. Originally Gunther vs Finn Balor for the gold, it will now have the addition of former champion Damian Priest as well after Raw General Manager Adam Pearce broke the news to Balor following a chaotic opening segment which saw Balor and Judgment Day attack Gunther and Priest. Another match was also added to the show, with Sami Zayn taking on the returning Drew McIntyre. McIntyre attacked Zayn last week on Raw and last night Zayn issued a challenge, only to get jumped again by the Scotsman.

SMACKDOWN RATING

- The post-Survivor Series Smackdown drew 1,494,000 viewers last Friday on USA Network, up 153,000 viewers from the prior week. Smackdown had a 0.44 rating in 18-49, up 0.04 from the previous show and was #1 on the top 50 cable chart for the night and was also #3 in all of television. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

LYRA VALKYRIA ADVANCES

- The second woman to advance in the Women's Intercontinental title tournament is Lyra Valkryia. The former NXT Women's champion overcame Ivy Nile and Zelina Vega on Raw last night and will be facing the winner of the match between Kairi Sane, Alba Fyre, and Natalya. Dakota Kai advanced last week and will now face the winner of the match consisting of Zoey Stark, Kayden Carter, and Raquel Rodriguez. WWE has not announced when the final of the tournament will take place but it looks like it's being kept for the Raw debut on Netflix early next month.

PRE-SALE FOR SMACKDOWN ON EVE OF ROYAL RUMBLE OUT NOW

- The pre-sale for the Smackdown on the eve of the Royal Rumble started this morning on Ticketmaster.com using the code WWEVIP. Tickets start from $74 for a limited view seat and go all the way up to $454 for ringside seat. WWE Ringsider packages for floor are between $704 and $804. Most of the 200 section is not open but seats with great views from the 100 sections start from $94 plus fees. The show takes place from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, with the general on-sale tomorrow at 10AM as well. Over 45,000 tickets have been sold for The Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Field stadium.

BRYAN DANIELSON SAYS HE'S TRYING TO AVOID NECK SURGERY

- During the AEW All In: Texas ticket launch, former AEW World champion Bryan Danielson told Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture that he is trying to avoid undergoing neck surgery. "I’d like to avoid it as much as possible. The idea to me is that surgery is a last resort, not a first resort," Danielson said, adding that he's trying some alternative methods instead. "I’m going to try some other things first before going under the knife. And yeah, that’s kind of my plan now," he continued. Danielson put his chances of wrestling again at 50/50 and if it doesn't happen, he's okay with that. "I loved the time I got to spend doing this, but I also love what I’m doing now," Danielson said. Danielson remains without a full-time contract with AEW, having said multiple times that he was not looking at signing another performer deal once he loses his AEW World title. He lost the title to Jon Moxley at WrestleDream and has not appeared on AEW TV ever since.

RAMPAGE RATING

- Rampage on Friday night on TNT with three much-lauded Continental Classic matches drew 177,000 viewers, up 51,000 viewers from last week's record low and the second least-watched episode of Rampage in its regular time slot ever. The show had a 0.04 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from the previous show and was #25 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)


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