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TOP TNA STAR SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION

By Mike Johnson on 2025-01-10 10:18:00

TNA Champion Nic Nemeth has signed an extension on his TNA deal, PWInsider.com has confirmed.  Nemeth's deal would have expired at the start of 2025 but the two sides came to terms on an extension.  No word yet on the length of the extension.

Nemeth will defend the TNA title against Joe Hendry on Sunday 1/19 in Dallas, Texas at the Genesis 2025 PPV.

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Moose has officially announced that he will be retiring the current TNA X Division Championship belt design, to debut a brand new belt design for the X Division Championship at Genesis.

Why? Cause LOLTNA, that's why!

aew finally uploaded kenny's new entrance theme created by final fantasy legends masayosha soken and nobuo uematsu

kenny truly is an honourary rosfield <3

“First, I’ll give you an update on the show. It’s bad and good. The bad is, basically the truck I was driving went off a cliff. The metaphorical truck, I’m fine. The company I was trying to work with, not the distributor, but the wrestling company I wanted to work with, we just couldn’t come up with a deal. So, I’m literally a dude with a tv deal without a promotion. The only promotion I want to buy is probably a little bit too big, I don’t know if it is. I would basically have to buy an existing company and bring them to the table and then produce the show there under the rules of whatever those rules would be. It may not be a 52 week a year promotion, it may be a 32 week a year promotion, it may be a 22 week a year promotion. Some of these shows only want ten episodes. So if it’s only something like that where it would be ten episodes, it’s not worth me buying an expensive promotion because I can’t recuperate enough of the money for me or for my investors. It would have to be a minimum of probably 30 to 40 episodes a year and then if that money was right per episode where I felt like I could make my money back and if I had investors making their money based on the promises that had to be made, then yeah, for sure, I would be all in. But if I can’t, then I won’t, because I’m not gonna lose people’s money and I’m not gonna throw my money away either. I’m in a, not in a holding pattern, but I have to turn this truck in a different direction because off the cliff is not going to do it. There’s a wrestler on the Sam Roberts show that spoke a little bit about a project he was working on which was my project, so I’ve already had to change directions more than once.”

After putting over Karrion Kross, Prinze continued on and said that he doesn't plan on quitting or giving up on his dream yet.

“So yeah, I have to change directions again, which is really frustrating as an artist when you feel you have a clear vision and it gets — Sometimes it makes you want to quit, it sometimes strengthens you and makes you say I’ll show everybody, sometimes it makes you change course and adjust, but no matter what it is, it’s a dramatic feeling and you have to take your time with it, you have to approach these things slowly and logically. Not emotionally, not quickly, not in a reactive manner. That’s what’s gotten me this far in life and that’s what I’m gonna maintain doing. So, I’m not giving up, I’m not quitting, it didn’t break me, but I definitely have to adjust course in order to pull this off. Who knows, I might buy something out there that you guys are all familiar with and find a home for it and sell the shit out of it and try to help make it big. If not, I’ll build my own thing from scratch and do it the slow way, establish it, and sell it.”

"One of the lines Advocate Kev says to Team-Moné on our various trips is: 'We're gonna make history...AGAIN!' Though I have nerves and butterflies for all my big matches, my match at the Tokyo Dome against Mina was somehow different. From the moment I landed in Japan, where I actually bawled my eyes out with both disbelief and gratitude, to the morning of the event, where I had an actual panic attack, making history was the last thing on my mind. Kev could see my condition on the bus ride and asked: 'Are you nervous or just excited?' I replied, 'Both.' Truly, it was my lifelong dream to have a match at this level at the Tokyo Dome, so I was beyond excited. Along with the rich wrestling history, I feel as though, in some strange way, Japan, like Mexico, is another home. Yet, for all my joy, I was likewise petrified. I didn't want to let the promoters down. I didn't want to let the fans down. I didn't want to let Mina down. I especially, and as always, didn't want to let the women wrestlers of today AND tomorrow down. I want New Japan, and all promotions, globally, for that matter, to know that we female athletes deserve prominent recognition and a prominent place on the card."

Mone continued on and praised Shirakawa for executing everything in the match flawlessly.

"Mina came at me with full force, and let me tell you, I'm still feeling the impact days later. But I have to admit, there's something I love about pro wrestling when it's done right—like how Mina executed everything flawlessly, managing to keep it safe even when it stings. And let me tell you why else I love Mina. I remember meeting her a few years back when she was in her early 30s. At that time, she was new to our craft and shared her great passion for wrestling with me and wanting to wrestle in the U.S., but she had concerns about her age. She honestly seemed to feel like it was too late for her. I do remember assuring her nothing could be further from the truth. Side note and lesson for all of you, your friends, and your children: it's never too late for any of us, as Mina proved. And you heard it here from the CEO: you have not seen the last of this girl. She is another superstar on the rise, and I couldn't be prouder to know her and to have competed against her."

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After the request of KOPW 2024 Champion Great-O-Khan on December 22 2024, the IWGP Committee has hereby formally retired the KOPW Championship.

The KOPW title was created in July 2020 by Kazuchika Okada. With fan votes determining rules, over 50 matches were contested for the KOPW Championships over its lifespan.

On behalf of the IWGP Committee, NJPW thanks fans for their support of the KOPW title, and for their votes and interaction over the years.

WWE and Cosm announced a multi-year partnership that will deliver WWE Premium Live Events in shared reality.

Csom venues are currently located in Los Angeles and Dallas.

From WWE:

WWE AND COSM ANNOUNCE MULTI- YEAR PARTNERSHIP TO DELIVER PREMIUM LIVE EVENTS IN SHARED REALITY

New Partnership Transports Fans Ringside to Experience Live WWE Action in a Completely New Way at Cosm’s Venues in Los Angeles and Dallas

Tickets on Sale Now at Cosm.com for Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber

January 9, 2025 – WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), and Cosm, a leading immersive technology, media and entertainment company, today announced a multi-year partnership that will see WWE Premium Live Events – such as WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble – delivered to fans in Shared Reality at Cosm’s experiential venues in Los Angeles and Dallas.

Fans attending WWE events at Cosm’s venues will be transported ringside to arenas and stadiums around the world, providing them with a front row seat to WWE Premium Live Events and putting them inside the action alongside fellow passionate WWE fans, starting with Royal Rumble at Cosm Dallas on Saturday, February 1, 2025.

Cosm’s experiential venues in Los Angeles (Hollywood Park) and Dallas (Grandscape) – both major hotspots for WWE fans and previous WrestleMania host cities – feature large-scale 87-foot-diameter 12K+ LED domes that bridge the virtual and physical worlds by merging state-of-the-art visuals with the energy and atmosphere of the crowd alongside an elevated food and beverage service.

“At Cosm, we bring fans together to experience the biggest and best events in the world, wherever those events may be taking place,” said Peter Murphy, Senior Vice President of Media and Content, Cosm. “Now, we get to showcase the WWE in Shared Reality, delivering another incredible way for fans to experience their shared passion.”

“Cosm is redefining the future of fan experience,” said Alex Varga, Co-Head of Revenue, WWE. “WWE Premium Live Events are larger than life, and with such an innovative partner in Cosm, we will collectively bring the energy of our biggest moments to an expanded WWE universe.”

The addition of WWE Premium Live Events adds to Cosm’s extensive slate of live sports and entertainment programming, which continues to expand through official partnerships with the NBA, UFC, NFL, ESPN, NBC Sports, TNT Sports, FOX Sports, Prime Video, CBS Sports, and more.

Cosm opened doors to its first venue in Los Angeles at Hollywood Park, adjacent to SoFi Stadium, in July 2024, and its second venue in Dallas at The Colony’s Grandscape in August 2024. The company last year announced its third location will be in downtown Atlanta’s Centennial Yards and its fourth venue will be located in downtown Detroit, adjacent to Campus Martius.

Tickets for Royal Rumble (Saturday, February 1) and Elimination Chamber (Saturday, March 1) can be purchased immediately at Cosm.com or via Cosm’s fully integrated app, which is available in the App Store and on the Google Play Store.

Ticketing information for WrestleMania 41 (April 19-20, 2025) will be announced at a later date.