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

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I\\u2019m Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Friday, March 5, 2021.

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This update is brought to you by IndyWrestling.us.

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Results from Thursday\\u2019s NXT UK are straight ahead in this update but first...

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(STINGER: AEW)

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Speculation is swirling around AEW\\u2019s next big signing.

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On Wednesday\\u2019s Dynamite, Paul Wight described the person as "Hall of Fame worthy" and a \\u201chuge surprise\\u201d.

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Tony Khan is not backing away from the growing hype surrounding who\\u2019s showing up at Sunday\\u2019s Revolution pay per view.

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(Khan Revolution Surprise)

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That clip from the AEW Unrestricted podcast.

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CM Punk was asked about this during a Twitter Q&A on Thursday...and said he is NOT the surprise signing.

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Khan did describe the person as a \\u201che\\u201d during the podcast.

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Khan also said the \\u201chuge surprise\\u201d is different from the 6th entrant in a ladder match for a TNT Title shot, who will be revealed during Sunday\\u2019s show.

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That the TNT Title match is set to happen on Wednesday\\u2019s Dynamite.

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One more note from that podcast. Khan mentioned Anthony Bowens from The Acclaimed is out of action with a knee injury.

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(STINGER: WWE)

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SmackDown Women\\u2019s Champ Sasha Banks and her WrestleMania challenger Bianca Belair will get another shot at the Women\\u2019s Tag Titles. WWE announced Thursday that Banks and Belair will challenge Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax at Fastlane.

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Tonight\\u2019s SmackDown main event has Daniel Bryan vs. Jey Uso inside a STEEL CAGE. If Bryan wins, he gets a shot at Roman Reigns\\u2019 Universal Title at Fastlane. If Uso wins, Bryan must ACKNOWLEDGE Reigns.

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Kay Lee Ray\\u2019s 500+ day reign as NXT UK Women\\u2019s Champion...rolls on. She beat Meiko Satomura on Thursday\\u2019s show.

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(STINGER: ROH)

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A high stakes match on this weekend\\u2019s Ring Of Honor TV. Jay Briscoe vs. Matt Taven vs. Jay Lethal vs. EC3 in a Four Corner Survival Match. The winner gets the shot at Rush and the ROH World Championship at 19th Anniversary pay per view on March 26.

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Also this weekend, a Pure Rules rematch between Josh Woods and Dalton Castle.

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Dragon Lee beat Brian Johnson to retain the ROH TV Title. The match was shown earlier this week on ROH\\u2019s The Experience Facebook group and YouTube channel.

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(STINGER: New Japan)

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The first \\u201cofficial\\u201d New Japan Cup show is being held this morning.

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Saturday\\u2019s show has THREE first round matches - Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi...KENTA vs. Juice Robinson...and Tomoaki Honma vs. Minoru Suzuki.

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TWO Cup matches were held at Thursday\\u2019s Anniversary Show. Great-O-Khan BEAT Tetsuya Naito via referee stoppage...and Jeff Cobb beat Satoshi Kojima.

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Kota Ibushi beat El Desperado in the main event - his final defense of the \\u201cdouble gold\\u201d as they will now be merged into the new IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

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New Japan announced two stadium shows coming up in May - at Yokohama Stadium on May 15th...and in Tokyo Dome on May 29th.

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Tonight\\u2019s New Japan Strong has a pair of qualifying matches for the U.S. version of the New Japan Cup tournament - Rocky Romero vs. Lio Rush...and FILTHY Tom Lawlor vs. The DKC.

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There was plenty of backlash over reports that Marty Scurll attended recent tapings of New Japan Strong. Now, there are new reports that New Japan has pulled any plans for an on-screen appearance by Scurll.

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That\\u2019s JUST Pro Wrestling News for Friday, March 5. 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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