— Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez was backstage at Tuesday’s Smackdown TV taping in San Jose, California. Melendez snapped a photo with Triple H and noted he was at the event, “complements of Paul Heyman.” Melendez lives in the San Jose area.
— NFL star Adam Carriker had to dress like former wrestler Bill Goldberg after losing a bet. Carriker’s Washington Redskins lost to Goldberg’s Atlanta Falcons last Sunday and he had to dress like Goldberg to pay off the bet. You can see a picture of him dressed up at TMZ.com.
— The AWA returns to ESPN Classic at 4AM Friday morning. Scheduled for the show is the following…
* C. Curtis vs. Marty Jannety
* Barbarian & Boris Zhukov vs. C. Bassett & Spike Jones
* Earthquake Ferris vs. Scott Hall
* Jerry Blackwell vs. Bruiser Brody
WWE: Lilian Garcia Thanks John Cena For Honor To Announce His Last Match, CM Punk on Him Not Retiring Anytime Soon, Jake Paul Teases Potential WWE Run Saying “Something Big’s Coming”
NJPW Announces Match Order & Confirms Hiroshi Tanahashi’s Retirement Match to Main Event Wrestle Kingdom 20
WWE RAW Notes: Gunther Addresses Him Taping Out John Cena in Cena’s Retirement Match, WWE Women’s Tag Titles Set for 1/5/26 RAW Show, LA Knight “Injury” Update, Austin Theory Reveals He’s Mystery Mask Man Helping The Vision, 12/22 Show Card
