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Originally Posted by Observer Raw ratings on Monday were up to 3.04 million viewers, an increase of seven percent, likely due to a combination of Bill Goldberg's appearance keeping the third hour from too much of a decline and slightly easier football competition ... It was the most-watched Raw since the November 28th show headlined by the Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks women's title match. Next week, going against the college football championship game, will be the last episode against football until the fall. The traditional bounce-back show should be on January 16th. The three hours were: 8 p.m. 3.04 million viewers 9 p.m. 3.16 million viewers 10 p.m. 2.94 million viewers

Good news being this week having 200k more viewers and 2nd hour being the highest in a while. Bad news being RAW's best hour was only 8th for the Top 10 list and last year's show had 500k more viewers.

Originally Posted by Observer In a move expected since the end of 2016 and one discussed on this site frequently, Anthem Sports & Entertainment officially announced Wednesday night they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in TNA Impact Wrestling. The media company also owns The Fight Network, a big player in combat sports in Canada and 30+ countries, as well as TNA's exclusive broadcast partner in Canada. In a press release, Anthem announced that Executive VP Ed Nordholm will become president of Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, LLC. He's been the managing director of the company's Board of Managers since October 2016. As for Dixie Carter, the release said she will step down as chairman of the board to join the advisory board of Fight Media Group "which holds all of the combat sports-related assets of Anthem, where her focus will be on the global growth of the combat sports-related brands owned by Anthem." She will remain a minority equity stakeholder.

Originally Posted by Observer Tonight’s two-hour episode of NXT features matches from the brand’s show in Melbourne, Australia last month. The full version of the NXT Championship cage match between Shinsuke Nakamura and Samoa Joe will air in the main event. The show will also feature DIY defending their tag titles against TM61, Ember Moon facing Liv Morgan and Billie Kay in a triple threat match, Tye Dillinger & Buddy Murphy teaming up to take on Bobby Roode & Elias Samson, and The Revival vs. Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss.

Originally Posted by Observer Seth Rollins tweeted about Wrestle Kingdom 11 today: “Pretty awesome to see professional wrestling on all levels alive and well all over the world. #wrestlekingdom11”

Link to the tweet: https://twitter.com/wwerollins/statu...95424073531400

Originally Posted by Observer The announced paid attendance for Wrestle Kingdom 11 at the Tokyo Dome was 26,192 people, which was up from last year’s crowd of 25,204. NJPW announced two “G1 specials” in California at the Long Beach Convention Center on July 1st and 2nd. The tournament itself will begin on July 17th and end with three straight nights in Sumo Hall concluding on August 13th.

Originally Posted by Observer Matching the suspension that he got from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, USADA announced on Wednesday that Brock Lesnar has been suspended for one year for his drug test failures surrounding UFC 200.

WWE wouldn't be able to use Lesnar in any state that covers wrestling in their athletic commission and follows the same Nevada/USADA rules.

Originally Posted by PWI This was tweeted out late last night indicating that MLW's Ric Flair Show podcast has ended. According to comments by co-host Conrad Thompson the WWE Hall of Famer has decided he doesn't want to do it anymore. Thanks for subscribing and listening to the show but that's all folks! Keep up with Ric at @RicFlairNatrBoy and Conrad at @HeyHeyItsConrad pic.twitter.com/GzS6lHbcCK — RicFlairShow (@RicFlairShow) January 4, 2017

Second time his podcast show been cancelled within the past year.

Originally Posted by PWI It was announced today that Pop, the home of TNA Impact Wrestling in the United States, will be added to Hulu's new live streaming TV service, which will roll out later this year. This will allow fans who wish to watch TNA to be able to do so even if they cut the cord from cable.

Originally Posted by ProWrestlingSheet Pro Wrestling Sheet has confirmed with authorities that Teddy Hart was arrested on New Years Day … and the report states he attempted to get away from officers during the encounter. According to the Arlington Police Department in Texas, the Hart family member was stopped by police for a hazardous traffic violation on January 1st and attempted to evade a lawful arrest. It’s unclear at this point how he attempted to get away. The police report also says he was allegedly operating a vehicle without consent of the owner and was intoxicated, so they took him into custody. He’s currently behind bars with bail set at $6,500.

Some other sheet news includes:

• NJPW recently uploaded the Terminator bit from Kenny Oemga's entrance at lats night's Wrestle Kingdom 11 event. http://njpwworld.com/p/o_original_0068_10
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 18th anniversary of the infamous "Finger Poke of Doom" moment in WCW and Foley winning the WWF belt for the first time ever.
• In another "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is Jim Ross' 65th birthday.
• Recent episode of Talk Is Jericho podcast show had Norman Smiley as the guest. http://www.podcastone.com/pg/jsp/pro...93&pid=1699235
• Samckdown's ratings and viewership got delayed till tomorrow due to New Years weekend pushing reports back a day.