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Originally Posted by Observer Raw dropped four percent from last week, doing 2.68 million viewers, making it the lowest-watched show since the June 12th episode that went against the NBA playoffs which would make it the lowest number since the revitalization of Raw with the strong series of building PPV main events in the late summer and fall ... The bad news is the second hour drop was significant, resulting in the second lowest rated hour number two on Raw in history, only beating the episode that went against the Trump-Clinton debate in 2016. That means it was even below hour two on July 4th in the past ... The three hours were: 8 p.m. 2.88 million viewers 9 p.m. 2.61 million viewers 10 p.m. 2.57 million viewers

Originally Posted by Observer Rich Swann was arrested on domestic battery and false imprisonment charges. Gainesville Police released the arrest report for the incident, which happened in Gainesville, Florida at 10:30 p.m. The victim is listed as Vannarah Riggs (independent wrestler Su Yung), who Swann has been in a relationship with for approximately five years and has been married to for nine months. The arrest report states that Swann and Riggs were involved in an argument after Riggs had wrestled at a show in Gainesville. Swann was critiquing Riggs' performance and began getting angry with her. Riggs got out of the vehicle they were in after getting scared that the argument was going to escalate. He chased her and yelled for her to get back in, then allegedly grabbed her by the arm and around the neck with his arm after Riggs said she didn't want to get back in, putting her in a headlock and dragging her back to the vehicle. A witness to the situation said they saw Swann push Riggs back into the vehicle while she screamed for help. They also said Riggs was beating on the window and screaming for help as they drove away. Another witness said they saw the vehicle driving erratically, with Riggs jumping out of it while it was still moving and Swann getting out of it while it was moving to chase her. The vehicle wasn't put in park and rolled until it hit a telephone pole. Riggs told police that she was afraid because Swann "has a temper sometimes," and that she was trying to get away from him because she was afraid the argument would escalate into physical violence. Riggs said she told him to stop the vehicle so she could get out before having to jump out while it was still slowly moving. She said Swann grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back in despite her not wanting to go with him. Swann denied grabbing Riggs and putting her back in the vehicle, saying she got in on her own and he never physically touched her. He said he was trying to get home and her phone had the GPS on for directions. The domestic battery charge is listed as a misdemeanor and the false imprisonment charge is a felony. Swann was taken into custody around midnight last night and was in custody as of this morning. Under their zero tolerance domestic violence policy, WWE issued a statement saying that Swann has been suspended indefinitely.

Originally Posted by Observer The IWGP Tag Team Championship match for the Tokyo Dome is seemingly set after this morning's World Tag League finals. After both won their respective blocks, SANADA & EVIL defeated Guerrillas of Destiny to win this year's World Tag League tournament ... The team that wins the tournament usually gets a shot at the IWGP Tag Team titles at Wrestle Kingdom, and SANADA & EVIL called out champions Killer Elite Squad and challenged them after their win. Lance Archer got on the microphone to accept the challenge, with Davey Boy Smith Jr. saying the titles will stay with KES forever.

Originally Posted by Observer Ahead of their match at the Tokyo Dome, Chris Jericho made a surprise appearance and got into it with Kenny Omega in an angle at this morning's World Tag League finals. Omega & The Young Bucks defeated Rocky Romero, Sho & Yoh at the show, with Omega pinning Romero with the One Winged Angel after the others had fought to the back. A video of Jericho aired following the match. He congratulated Omega, asked if he's ready for Wrestle Kingdom at the Tokyo Dome and said we'll find out who the best in the world is then, and told Omega he's going to beat the hell out of him. When the video stopped playing, Jericho appeared inside the ring and gave Omega the Codebreaker. Jericho continued to beat Omega down and hit him with the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. He laid out the referee and one of the young lions before continuing to attack Omega, who had been bloodied by this point. Omega briefly fought back until being hit with another Codebreaker. Don Callis went into the ring to check on Omega as Jericho started to walk away, but Jericho came back and gave Callis a Codebreaker.

Originally Posted by Observer New Japan Pro Wrestling has one more title match scheduled before Wrestle Kingdom 12 at the Tokyo Dome. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI will defend their titles against Bad Luck Fale & Guerrillas of Destiny at NJPW's Road to Tokyo Dome show on December 17th. With SANADA & EVIL challenging Killer Elite Squad at Wrestle Kingdom, a title change would clear the way for the NEVER tag belts to be featured on the card.

Originally Posted by PWI The updated lineup for the Wrestle Kingdom event, which will air on 1/6/18 on AXS TV, features: *IWGP champion Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito *IWGP United States champion Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho *IWGP Intercontinental champion Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White *IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion Marty Scurll vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay *IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champions Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yo) vs. The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson). *ROH champion Cody Rhodes vs. Kota Ibushi *IWGP Tag Team champions The Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & SANADA) *NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team champions SANADA & EVIL & BUSHI vs. Bad Luck Fale & The Guerrillas of Destiny.

Originally Posted by Observer After the way Raw ended with Braun Strowman and Kane going to a double countout, Dave Meltzer noted that Brock Lesnar vs. Strowman vs. Kane is the plan for the Royal Rumble on Wrestling Observer Radio last night. Lesnar will officially return to television on Raw next week. He hasn’t appeared on TV since beating AJ Styles at Survivor Series. Ric Flair now has his own YouTube channel. Responding to a question, he said his three favorite matches of his career were against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24, against Ricky Steamboat in Chicago, and against Harley Race at the first Starrcade.

Flair link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-peM015o2w

Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega are on the cover of the latest issue of Weekly Pro Wrestling magazine in Japan. Yoshihiro Takayama will be a DLC character in Fire Pro Wrestling World, with all of the proceeds going towards Takayama’s medical expenses. SANADA & EVIL will face Aussie Open at Revolution Pro Wrestling’s High Stakes show on January 20th at York Hall. Spoofing the list that Cody Rhodes put out after he left WWE, James Ellsworth posted a list of women’s wrestlers he wants to face in intergender matches. Darren Young’s first post-WWE indie appearance will be for WrestlePro in Union, New Jersey on March 9th. He’s scheduled to wrestle and take part in a meet and greet. Impact announced 1/10 to 1/15 dates at Universal in Orlando for TV tapings.

WPW magazine: https://twitter.com/IAmJericho/statu...77141497495553 , Fire Pro: http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2017/12...ty-dlc/283076/ , RevPro: https://twitter.com/RevProUK/status/940612236673941504 , Ellsworth: https://twitter.com/realellsworth/st...93587153555462 , Young: https://twitter.com/WrestlePro/statu...79824567980033

Originally Posted by Observer There were two Golden Globe nominations that have pro wrestling tie-ins. Alison Brie was nominated for Best Actress on a Comedy TV series for her lead work in GLOW. Ferdinand, an animated movie where John Cena plays the voice of the lead character, was nominated for Best Animated Film.

Originally Posted by Observer There was a story going around that Brock Lesnar was in line to play Drago's son in the movie Creed 2. The storyline is that Creed, the son of Apollo Creed, faces the son of the man who killed his father, with Dolph Lundgren back as Ivan Drago. The tease was Brock Lesnar playing Lundgren's son. I was told right now that is more a publicity stunt for the movie and no deal is in play at this point.

Some more details via PWI: https://www.pwinsider.com/article/11...chise.html?p=1

Originally Posted by Observer Nick Aldis beat Tim Storm to win the NWA title at last night's CZW Cage of death show in Sewell, NJ. Austin Idol was brought in (much of the crowd had no idea who he was) before the match and he introduced Brian Hebner as the referee for the match.

Originally Posted by Observer Joining the list of promotions who have addressed Michael Elgin’s status with them due to his handling of a sexual assault allegation against Sean Orleans (a former student of Elgin’s who wrestled for his Glory Pro promotion), AAW issued a statement saying they’re pulling Elgin from their shows until the situation “can be resolved with all parties.” Jeff Cobb, who lost to Elgin in the finals of this year’s Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament, will challenge Rey Fenix for the AAW Heavyweight Championship on December 30th.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc The Charlotte Observer reports that a scarlet & silver robe worn by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair during his WWE & WCW days sold for $27,000 at an auction on Saturday. The robe, listed as a "true relic from one of the most beloved entertainment careers in American history," was also autographed by The Nature Boy. Sports memorabilia collectors called the price "incredible," but some estimated it would sell for more.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc WWE has a new poll asking fans if they would like to see another rematch between RAW Tag Team Champion Cesaro and WWE Intercontinental Champion Roman Reigns after their match on last night's RAW, which saw Reigns retain. As of this writing, 57% voted, "Yes. It was an amazing match and Cesaro deserves another opportunity after a close fight." The rest went with, "No. Reigns earned the victory and should move on to other challengers."

Some other sheet news includes:

• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 7th anniversary of Ruby Riott's first ever wrestling match. Riott celebrated the occasion on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcm8WJQlx8f/
• For those in the UK, the recent ESPN 30 For 30 Ric Flair documentary will air on channel BT Sport 2 on December 15th at 10 p.m.
• Triple H ended up defeating Jinder Mahal in a match during WWE's recent tour of India. Tour itself was originally planned for two shows but got changed to just a single show due to abysmal ticket sales.
• According to recent medical reports, former Tough Enough winner Matt Cappotelli has roughly 5 years left to live as a best case scenario due to his brain cancer reaching the stage where it was impossible to remove it all without possibly killing or severely damaging him. https://www.pwinsider.com/article/11...ancer.html?p=1
• Irish Mirror had a recent interview with Rosemary talking about Impact's current Knockouts division, teaming with Allie, and going from being a heel to a face star. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...outs-division/

Some stuff from TPWW Frontpage:

• WWE SmackDown Results – Dec. 12, 2017 – Owens vs. Nakamura
• Rockstar Spud Expected to Debut for WWE Soon
• Various: Sheamus Working Through Injury, DJZ Injured, Main Event Results
• Kenny Omega Retaliates, Attacks Jericho at NJPW Press Conference (Video)