Published: March 12, 2021, 5 a.m.

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I\\u2019m Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Friday, March 12, 2021.

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This update is brought to you by IndyWrestling.us.

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Results from Thursday\\u2019s New Japan Cup matches and NXT UK are straight ahead in this update but first\\u2026

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(STINGER: WWE)

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WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E is set to return to SmackDown tonight...for the first time since he was taken out of the ThunderDome on a stretcher following an attack by Apollo Crews. Crews demanded another shot at the IC Title on last Friday\\u2019s SmackDown.

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Also announced for tonight, Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan meet for a contract signing for their Universal Title match at Fastlane.

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Kyle O\\u2019Reilly tweeted Thursday that he aggravated his neck during his attack on Adam Cole at the end of NXT...and was told it\\u2019ll add another 2-to-3 weeks to his recovery time.

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NXT UK Results\\u2026

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Piper Niven and Jack Starz won the first-ever mixed tag team match on NXT UK...beating Jinny and Joseph Conners after Niven hit the Piper Driver on Conners.

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Kenny Williams & Amir Jordan beat Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster. Williams snuck in a low blow, leading to the win. Jordan was not pleased with the tactics used by his tag team partner.

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Tyler Bate beat Dave Mastiff in a Heritage Cup Rules Match.

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Teoman (TEE-o-man) - formerly known as Lucky Kid - made his NXT UK debut with a win over Danny Jones.

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Recent NXT UK signee Ben Carter announced he\\u2019ll start using a new ring name - Nathan Frazer.

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UK Champion Walter is scheduled to \\u201cMake A Statement\\u201d on next week\\u2019s NXT UK.

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We\\u2019ll find out if Trent Seven has shed enough pounds to challenge for Jordan Devlin\\u2019s Cruiserweight Championship...during an official weigh-in on next Wednesday\\u2019s episode of The Bump.

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(STINGER: ROH)

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A new match announced for Ring Of Honor\\u2019s 19th Anniversary pay per view. HOT SAUCE Tracy Williams will challenge Dragon Lee for the ROH TV Title. The Anniversary show is coming up on Friday, March 26th.

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On ROH TV this weekend...Flip Gordon vs. Flamita...Kenny King vs. Tony Deppen...and a Pure Rules Match between Dak Draper and Fred Yehi.

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(STINGER: AEW)

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The card for the first episode of AEW Dark: Elevation. The main event will be Riho vs. Maki Itoh. Also, Jungle Boy vs. Danny Limelight...Top Flight\\u2019s Dante Martin vs. Max Caster from The Acclaimed...Tay Conti vs. Ashley Vox...and Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Brandon Cutler.

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AEW Dark: Elevation debuts on AEW\\u2019s YouTube channel Monday night at 7PM.

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AEW\\u2019s Anna Jay tweeted that she underwent shoulder surgery on Thursday. She\\u2019s expected to be out for at least six months. Also Thursday, Brooke Havok tweeted she underwent major knee surgery - to repair a torn ACL and get her meniscus \\u201cpatched up\\u201d.

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(STINGER: New Japan)

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New Japan Cup tour is taking a day off. It resumes Saturday with a pair of big Second Round matches between: Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi...and KENTA vs. Minoru Suzuki

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The Second Round got underway on Thursday.

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EVIL used a distraction from Yujiro Takahashi to get a win over Jeff Cobb in the main event.

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Earlier, Toru Yano tried just about every trick in his playbook against Great-O-Khan, including tying Great-O-Khan\\u2019s ponytail to a ringside barrier. Great-O-Khan produced a pair of scissors to free himself...then, tried unsuccessfully to STAB Yano with them. Yano eventually found an opening for him to hit a low blow and rolled up Great-O-Khan for the pin.

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On tonight\\u2019s New Japan Strong, we\\u2019re getting two more qualifying matches for the U.S. version of the New Japan Cup tournament - Fred Rosser vs. JR Kratos...and Hikuleo vs. Jordan Clearwater.

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MLW announced a World Heavyweight Championship match for its Never Say Never special on March 31st - Jacob Fatu defending against Calvin Tankman.

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On Wednesday night\\u2019s Fusion - Alex Hammerstone beat L.A. Park to retain the National Openweight Championship. After the match, Mil Muertes attacked Hammerstone...and then, Muertes and Salina De La Renta stole Hammerstone\\u2019s title belt.

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That\\u2019s JUST Pro Wrestling News for Friday, March 12. Our next update comes your way tomorrow morning, so be sure to subscribe to this feed. We also thank you in advance for leaving a glowing rating or review..

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