WWE: Charlie Dempsey vs. Lexis King for NXT Heritage Cup Set for 1/21 NXT Show, Penta on His WWE Debut, WWE World Fan Event Announced for WrestleMania 41 Weekend

Charlie Dempsey vs. Lexis King for NXT Heritage Cup Announced for Jan. 21st WWE NXT Show

WWE announced one new match for the card of tonight’s WWE NXT show at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

This new match announced was a NXT Heritage Cup Championship match of Charlie Dempsey vs. Lexis King (c).

Current card for January 21st WWE NXT show:

  • NXT Championship – Eddy Thorpe vs. Oba Femi (c)
  • NXT North American Championship – Ridge Holland vs. Tony D’Angelo (c)
  • NXT Heritage Cup Championship – Charlie Dempsey vs. Lexis King (c)

Penta Comments on His Recent Debut in WWE

As noted before, Penta, former Penta El Zero Miedo in AEW ,made his official debut for WWE at last week’s WWE RAW show in San Jose, California.

WWE recently released a behind-the-scenes video of Penta’s official debut in WWE. During the video, Penta gave his thoughts about him joining WWE and making his official debut for the company.

“This is the best night of my life.”

Penta also gave his thoughts about his current goals for his new career in WWE.

“Everything. I come here to give my best every show, every night, everything. I want to win everything here. I finally achieved my dream of being in WWE and today I don’t plan on quitting. I’ve come to win everything there is to win in WWE.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com


WWE World Fan Event Announced for WrestleMania 41 Weekend

WWE announced that they will be holding a new WWE World fan event on April 17-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It was also announced that tickets for this upcoming event will be going on sale starting on January 29th for the pre-sale and February 3rd for the general public.

Official press release:

WWE & Fanatics Events announce return of WWE World at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas

January 21, 2025 – WWE, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), and Fanatics Events, the live and special event division of Fanatics, today officially announced details for WWE World at WrestleMania 41, a five-day interactive fan experience taking place from Thursday, April 17 through Monday, April 21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall in Las Vegas.

Tickets will go on sale Monday, February 3 at 12pm ET/9am PT. Pre-sale opportunities will be available starting Wednesday, January 29 at 12pm ET/9am PT. For more information, please visit https://www.fanaticsevents.com/wwe.

WWE World at WrestleMania 41 will feature a variety of immersive experiences for fans including a central main stage that will host roundtable discussions with top WWE Superstars, live podcast recordings, live memorabilia and autograph sales through Fanatics Live, and the largest WWE Superstore in WrestleMania history. The event will also feature exclusive merchandise autograph sessions and meet-and-greets with WWE Superstars and Legends, in addition to immersive exhibits and memorabilia honoring WrestleMania’s 41-year history.

In 2024, WWE and Fanatics hosted the first-ever WWE World – Fanatics Events’ debut event – as part of a record-breaking WrestleMania XL in Philadelphia. The first-of-its-kind fan experience continues an already successful partnership between WWE and Fanatics, which includes global e-commerce, licensed merchandise and memorabilia, and enhanced in-venue product offerings at all of WWE’s events annually.