Published: Jan. 6, 2022, 11 a.m.

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I\\u2019m Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Thursday, January 6, 2022.

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A special welcome to those of you listening on TheWrestlingRevolution.com. If you want to bring our updates to your website...email us: desk@justprowrestlingnews.com.

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(STINGER: AEW)

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TWO new champions crowned on the Dynamite debut on TBS.

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Jurassic Express won the AEW Tag Titles from the Lucha Brothers in the main event of last night\\u2019s show. Jungle Boy rolled up Penta El Zero Miedo for the win.

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Moments earlier, Luchasaurus choke slammed Rey Fenix through a table at ringside. Fenix immediately grabbed his left arm. It did not look good. Many AEW wrestlers were tweeting prayers and well wishes after the show.

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Jade Cargill is the first TBS Champion. She won the tournament final last night. Cargill pinned Ruby Soho after hitting Jaded from the second rope.

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The show opened with Hangman Page beating Bryan Danielson to retain the AEW Championship. He pinned Danielson with the Buckshot Lariat after about 30 minutes of action.

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\\u201cCaptain\\u201d Shawn Dean beat MJF via disqualification\\u2026after CM Punk showed up, ran off MJF, and then hit Dean with the Go 2 Sleep. It\\u2019s the first DQ finish in the history of Dynamite.

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Also last night, Malakai Black beat Brian Pillman Jr\\u2026and Wardlow made quick work of Antonio Zambrano.

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Tony Khan told Z100 in New York City that a \\u201cdream signing\\u201d is coming soon to AEW.

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(STINGER: WWE)

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A round of cuts behind the scenes at WWE - most of them involving NXT and the Performance Center. Fightful and PWInsider were among the first to report the names.

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The list includes William Regal, who was the longtime on-screen general manager on NXT\\u2026

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Brian James - better known as Road Dogg during his in-ring days\\u2026

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Hideki Suzuki, who was appearing on-screen as Hachiman with the Diamond Mine.

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Former NXT Tag Team Champion Danny Burch\\u2026

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Timothy Thatcher\\u2026

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And a number of coaches and other employees who were not appearing on TV.

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There\\u2019s a title match on today\\u2019s NXT UK.

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Meiko Satomura defends the UK Women\\u2019s Championship against Blair Davenport.

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Also promoted for today\\u2019s episode, Symbiosis vs. Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter. The winning team is the #1 contender for the NXT UK Tag Titles currently held by Moustache Mountain.

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(STINGER: Impact)

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Tonight\\u2019s Impact Wrestling is the last stop before Saturday\\u2019s Hard To Kill pay-per-view.

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JONAH goes one-on-one against Jake Something\\u2026

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Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mercedes Martinez\\u2026

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The Impact debut of Masha Slamovich\\u2026

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Plus, Chelsea Green, Tasha Steelz & Lady Frost vs. Jordynne Grace, Rachael Ellering & Rosemary\\u2026Karl Anderson vs. Heath\\u2026and Ace Austin & Madman Fulton vs. Johnny Swinger & Hernandez.

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Major League Wrestling presents the premiere of its new mini-series MLW Azteca tonight.

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The main event is the first-ever Apocalypto Match: MLW Champ Alex Hammerstone & Pagano vs. King Muertes & Taurus.

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Also, Richard Holliday vs. Psycho Clown.

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And a trios match: Aramis, Destiny and Myzteziz Jr vs. Arez, Black Danger and Dinamico.

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MLW Azteca drops on MLW\\u2019s YouTube tonight at 8PM Eastern.

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(STINGER: New Japan)

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Night 2 of Wrestle Kingdom 16 in Tokyo Dome on Wednesday.

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Kazuchika Okada beat Will Ospreay in the main event\\u2026to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

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After the match, Tetsuya Naito was out and expressed his interest being Okada\\u2019s next title challenger.

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Earlier, Naito beat Jeff Cobb.

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Hiroshi Tanahashi is once again the IWGP United States Champion. He beat KENTA in a bloody and brutal \\u201cno disqualification\\u201d match. Tanahashi finished off KENTA with a High Fly Flow from the top of a 10-12 foot tall ladder, driving KENTA through a table.

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Bullet Club\\u2019s House Of Torture - EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi held onto the NEVER 6-Man titles with a win over Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH. SHO pinned YOH after he hit him with a wrench.

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Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask retained the Junior Tag Titles. They won a 3-way over Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero and El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori. The ref threw out ELP and Ishimori mid-match after a metal plate was found in ELP\\u2019s boot.

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Minoru Suzuki won the KOPW 2022 trophy\\u2026after winning a 4-way against Toru Yano, Chase Owens, and CIMA. Suzuki pinned Yano with a Gotch-style piledriver.

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A large contingent of wrestlers from Pro-Wrestling NOAH briefly occupied the ring just before the intermission - part of the hype for Saturday\\u2019s Wrestle Kingdom card which will feature matches between New Japan and NOAH wrestlers.

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