Various: Dixie Carter on EC3’s Main Roster Promotion, Hidden Gems, Indies

Dixie Carter Comments on EC3’s WWE Main Roster Promotion

As noted before, WWE announced during last night’s episode of RAW that a new batch of call-ups from NXT will be debuting soon on both RAW and SmackDown Live. Among the NXT talent was EC3, who had been in NXT since March of this year.

Former TNA/Impact Wrestling owner Dixie Carter reflected on Twitter about EC3’s recent achievement in WWE. Carter was the on-screen aunt of EC3 during their time together in Impact Wrestling.

So proud of you E! Congrats to @wwe too… Can’t wait to watch you hold those major titles in the air. Love you, Aunt D #toponepercent #wwe #raw #smackdown https://t.co/PItJMUM0vl

— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) December 18, 2018

WWE Network Hidden Gems Addition; Another AWA Christmas Themed Classic

Wednesday’s addition to the WWE Network’s Hidden Gems series will be American Wrestling Association themed, featuring one classic event.

This gem is the near-complete December 25, 1983 event from AWA featuring an AWA World Heavyweight Championship match of Mad Dog Vachon vs. Nick Bockwinkel (c).

Full card of AWA Christmas 1983:

• Buck Zumhofe vs. Bill White
• Brad Rheingans vs. Billy Robinson
• Rick Martel vs. Superstar Billy Graham
• Ken Patera, Jerry Blackwell, Mr. Saito, & Sheik Adnan vs. Greg Gagne, Ray Stevens, Jim Brunzell, & Baron Von Raschke
• Jesse Ventura vs. Steve Olsonoski
• AWA World Heavyweight Championship – Mad Dog Vachon vs. Nick Bockwinkel (c)

Official synopsis:

AWA 12/25/1983 – AWA Christmas Night 1983

The AWA Heavyweight Title is up for grabs when WWE Hall of Famers Nick Bockwinkel and Mad Dog Vachon go to war on Christmas Night 1983.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

ROH announced that the card of their January 13th Honor Reigns Supreme 2019 event in Concord, North Carolina features a ROH World Championship match between Jay Lethal (c) and Dalton Castle.

The National Wrestling Alliance announced that David Arquette will be making an appearance for the company at their January 5th NWA Pop-Up event in Clarksville, Tennessee.

As appreciation for winning Tokyo Sports’ 2018 Match of the Year award, NJPW released the entire Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Dominion 2018 for free on New Japan World.