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Annnnd the winner of our last meme thread is...

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It's Meme Monday! Use this space to share all the funny memes, gifs, pics, and shorts from the week that was in wrestling.

💥 TOP VOTED MEME WILL BE NEXT WEEK'S THUMBNAIL!! 💥

Remember to link your memes so our friends on Lemmy can see them! Thanks guys.

Hey, wrestlefriends, I know we're not on wreddit any more, but I received a notification via their discord that one of their long time moderators, Kentucky210, suffered two strokes on Dec 23rd. His parents are asking his fellow wredditors for help with current and future medical expenses. As of this posting, they have just passed $3k of their $25k goal.

The gofundme link above (and below for fediverse friends, just in case) has more details.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/avid-wrestling-fan-and-teacher-suffered-2-strokes

Update 2-23-2024: Fundraiser has stagnated at about $8.5k, so I'll be throwing in another $25. Please don't take this as me pressuring anyone to donate. See latest comment for update on Kentucky210's condition.

This Wednesday, it's time for one of those match ups you'd never expect to see in your life!

#prowrestling #professionalwrestling #wrestling #AEW #NJPW #puro #puroresu #sq #squaredcircle #SquaredCircle

Gringo Loco comments on potentially signing with AEW/ROH.

Big E told TMZ he still has no timeline for a return to in-ring action.

The world of pro wrestling is vast. Let us know what you're watching, what you've seen and what your thoughts are this week!

tl;dr: Rossy awards the wrestlers based on ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ , except for the SHINING award which is fan-vote:

MVP:

• Tam Nakano

Best Tag:

• Natsupoi & Saori Anou

SHINING Star:

• Maika

Best Unit:

• Queens Quest

Best Skill:

• MIRAI

Fighting Spirit:

• Suzu Suzuki

Outstanding Performance:

• Mayu Iwatani

Best Match:

• Giulia vs Megan Bayne (Dream Queendom)

Nemeth in PR, Ali showing up out in France or where ever last week. Waste no time, guys!

Saturday night's alright for fighting!

Tonight, Collision is LIVE from St. Louis! The card includes:

• Eddie Kingston & Ortiz vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli)

• The House of Black's Buddy Matthews vs. Daniel Garcia

• Jon Moxley vs. Shane Taylor

• Adam Copeland vs. ???

• Roderick Strong vs. Matt Sydal

• Thunder Rosa vs. Queen Aminata

And more!

Show starts at 8pm EST | 5pm PST | 7pm CST | 1am BST

AEW can be found on: TNT in the US, TSN+ in Canada, ViX in Latin America, ESPN in Australia, and FITETV/DAZN in the UK, EU, and elsewhere.

Was confirmed in the WON newsletter (which I forgot to mention lol). Unknown what kind of deal he's on, but he's officially signed and I know a lot of us here have been big fans so expect to see much more of him!

• Following Yuzuki joining STARS a week or so ago, rookie Ranna Yagami requested to join God’s Eye, which Syuri accepted. A very good fit given her fighting style.
• Club Venus has disbanded. Mina Shirakawa and Waka Tsukiyama are staying together and forming a new faction along with HANAKO, the World of Stardom champ Maika & the returning, former Club Venus member Xena. Name to be announced tomorrow, no word yet on if Xena is just sticking around for another short tour or doing a Mariah/Megan length run.

⚡ *THIS IS RAMPAGE!! ⚡

Tonight, Rampage comes to us from North Charleston, South Carolina! The card includes:

• Chris Jericho vs. Matt Sydal

• Darby Allin vs. Jeff Hardy

• Kris Statlander vs. Queen Aminata

• Penta El Zero Miedo vs. The Workhorsemen's Anthony Henry

And more!

Show starts at 10pm EST | 7pm PST | 9pm CST | 3am BST

AEW can be found on: TNT in the US, TSN+ in Canada, ViX in Latin America, ESPN in Australia, and FITETV/DAZN in the UK, EU, and elsewhere.

Tonight, WWE is LIVE from Atlanta, GA! The card includes:

• Huge contract signing set for Reigns, Orton, Styles and Knight

• The Viper takes on The Bloodline's Enforcer

• "The Kevin Owens Show" to welcome U.S Champ Logan Paul

• The Unholy Union look to make Chance & Carter’s WWE Women's Tag Team Title reign disappear

• The LWO to take on Santos Escobar, Angel and Humberto in Six-Man Tag Team action

• Tyler Bate and Butch to battle Pretty Deadly in a SmackDown rematch

And more!

Show starts LIVE at 8pm EST | 5pm PST on FOX. Check your local listings for more information.

Killer Kelly will be making her Mystery Wrestling debut at Mystery Wrestling 6 coming to you February 4th out of Gatineau, QC.

#wrestling #prowrestling #professionalwrestling #eviluno #mysterywrestling #canadianwrestling #darkorder #SquaredCircle

Nic Nemeth is focused on helping TNA and NJPW.

• Black Saturday
• Kurt Angle
• The Sandman
• Brutus ‘the Barber’ Beefcake
• Buff Bagwell
• Harley Race
• Chris Adams

Omega:

Due to the inflammation being so bad he couldn’t have surgery at the time and as of last week still hadn’t had it. The decision will be made in about seven weeks, based on his healing, on whether he’ll need surgery or not, but if he does, that would put him out of action significantly longer. There is no time frame on when he will return at this point.

Moné:

With all the AEW rumors (and there’s expectation in AEW that she’ll be in after finishing up some acting commitments this month), nothing is for certain & some in WWE believe there’s still a shot for her in the Royal Rumble.’

Giulia:

Giulia is scheduled to defend the STRONG Women's Championship in Chicago at Windy City Riot

Ospreay:

Will Ospreay is scheduled for AEW Revolution in Greensboro and will be starting as a regular on TV in February

Okada:

It was believed that AEW has made the stronger first offer to Kazuchika Okada but no contract has been signed at press time.'

Source: https://www.f4wonline.com/newsletters/wrestling-observer-newsletter/january-22-2024-observer-newsletter-kazuchika-okada-leaving-njpw

Same venue where Okada and Tana had their very first IWGP title match. Won't be his final NJPW match (still 2 more after this one).

Hopefully Tanahashi sucks down some stem cells South Park style before the show to make sure it's a banger.