One match that wrestling fans have been waiting to see has a date set.

It was revealed on Friday that a singles match between Cody Rhodes and Kenny Omega would take place at Ring of Honor’s Supercard of Honor XII show.

This match announcement stems from an angle that was done last Sunday at NJPW’s New Beginning in Sapporo show where Cody turned on Omega following Omega’s loss of the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship to Jay White. This led to Rhodes attacking Omega.

The match was made official at the end of the new episode of Being the Elite, which you can see below.

Ring of Honor will hold their Supercard of Honor XIII event on Saturday, April 7th, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Lakefront Arena. The event will air on traditional PPV outlets and the FITE TV app.

BREAKING: @CodyRhodes vs @KennyOmegamanX and the fate of #BulletClub will go down in NOLA at #ROHSupercard on Sat Apr 7! Get your tickets now! #Complicated https://t.co/l12l1lvYVa pic.twitter.com/irTEJHUZML

— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) February 2, 2018

With WWE NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia in the history books, WWE officials are planning for the next special event.

NXT TakeOver: New Orleans is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Smoothie King Center and will air on the WWE Network.

Dave Meltzer speculated on the potential matches for the event, which is slated to go down the night before WrestleMania 34. Here is the rumored card:

– NXT Title Match: Andrade Almas © vs. Aleister Black

– Singles Match: Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa

– Six-Man Tag Team Match: Sanity vs. Undisputed Era

– NXT Women’s Title Match: Ember Moon © vs. Shayna Baszler

Local advertisements may have revealed the participants for the first-ever Women’s Elimination Chamber Match.

As seen on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center on the USA Network, Stephanie McMahon announced that the sports entertainment company would hold the first-ever Women’s Elimination Chamber Match next month.

WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss will defend her title in the match against five opponents. The winner of this match will then face Asuka at WrestleMania 34. 

Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that there is local market advertising in Las Vegas that has Bliss, Nia Jax, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose competing in the Women’s Elimination Chamber. Keep in mind that the WWE has yet to officially announce these names for the match. 

The Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, February 25th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

WWE is advertised John Cena for several upcoming live events including the house show on March 17th in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the BOK Center where he will be challenging for the Intercontinental Title in a Triple Threat Match against Roman Reigns and champion The Miz.

Here is Cena’s updated schedule with the sports entertainment company:

* January 29th in Philadelphia (RAW)

* February 5th in Des Moines, IA (RAW)

* February 11th in Fresno, CA (RAW live event)

* February 12th in San Jose, CA (RAW)

* February 18th in Prescott, AZ (RAW live event)

* February 19th in Phoenix, AZ (RAW)

* February 26th in Anaheim, CA (RAW)

* March 3rd in Chicago, IL (RAW live event)

* March 5th in Milwaukee, WI (RAW)

* March 11th in Columbus, OH (Fastlane Pay-Per-View)

* March 12th in Detroit, MI (RAW)

* March 17th in Tulsa, OK (RAW live event)

* March 18th in Oklahoma City, OK (RAW live event)

* March 26th in Cleveland, OH (RAW)

* April 8th in New Orleans (WrestleMania 34)

We’ve got an update on the status of former ECW/ TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley. On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that Lashley is no longer negotiating with New Japan Pro Wrestling.

After talking with people within both NJPW and Impact Wrestling, the belief is that Lashley is heading back to WWE.

Also, it should be noted that there has been talk of Lashley possibly working with Universal Champion Brock Lesnar after WrestleMania 34. Although  

Lesnar’s contract expires in April, it’s expected that the sports entertainment company will extend the deal going through August, which would allow WWE the opportunity to promote a Lesnar vs. Lashley match. 

• Bobby Lashley Says He “Needs” To Face Brock Lesnar

On Friday afternoon, HBO released the official trailer for the documentary on the life and career of WWE Hall of Famer Andre the Giant. The new film will be released on April 10th. Here is the synopsis of the documentary:

“Andre the Giant was literally the biggest celebrity in the world. HBO Sports, WWE, and the Bill Simmons Media Group present Andre The Giant, a documentary examining the life and career of one of the most beloved figures in wrestling history. Andre the Giant premieres April 10 on HBO.”

WWE has announced several matches for the Royal Rumble Kickoff Show.

Newly crowned United States Champion Bobby Roode is slated to hold an Open Challenge for his title. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson vs. The Revival and Kalisto, Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik vs. TJP, Gentleman Jack Gallagher & Drew Gulak have been announced as well.

Also, alongside Samoa Joe, Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze and two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair will be appearing on the panel as analysts.

The Royal Rumble pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, January 28, 2018, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured. Here is the updated card:

– 30-Man Royal Rumble Match: John Cena, Finn Balor, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, Elias, Baron Corbin, Matt Hardy, Bray Wyatt, Aiden English, Rusev, Titus O’Neil, Apollo Crews, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Tye Dillinger, WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz, TBA

– WWE Universal Title Triple Threat Match: Brock Lesnar © vs. Kane vs. Braun Strowman

– WWE Title Handicap Match: AJ Styles © vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

– Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Asuka, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax, Bayley, Naomi, Natalya, Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Tamina Snuka, Lana, Carmella, Becky Lynch, Dana Brooke, Alicia Fox, TBA

– Raw Tag Team Title Match: Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan © vs. Sheamus & Cesaro

– SmackDown Tag Team Title Two Out of Three Falls Match: The Usos © vs. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin

– Kickoff Show: United States Champion Bobby Roode will hold an Open Challenge for his title.

– Kickoff Show: Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson vs. The Revival

– Kickoff Show: Kalisto, Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik vs. TJP, Gentleman Jack Gallagher & Drew Gulak

Impact Wrestling is heading back on the road as the promotion is holding a live event on March 4th in Mississauga, Ontario.

Austin Aries, Alberto El Patron, Matt Sydal, Petey Williams, Eli Drake, Trevor Lee, Allie are expected to work this event. As of this writing, there’s no word yet on if the company plans on adding more events beyond the 3/4 show. 

This marks their first live event of the year. After taking a break from house shows, Impact held three live events last summer.

we are proud to announce that Sunday March 4 will be @IMPACTWRESTLING Live Road Show with Impact champion @AustinAries plus @PrideOfMexico @TheEliDrake @AllieImpact @TheMooseNation and many more stars! clink link for tickets https://t.co/AlQaOUGppl pic.twitter.com/vJ4dHOGHHR

— Destiny Wrestling (@DestinyWrestle) January 24, 2018

With WrestleMania 34 less than three months way, wrestling fans are once again speculating if The Undertaker will lace up the boots one more time and compete at WWE’s biggest show of the year. 

While there has been no official word about WWE’s in-ring future, the Wrestling Observer has been reporting that plans for the top matches at WrestleMania include a long-awaited showdown between The Undertaker and John Cena.

Undertaker returned at this week’s RAW 25th Anniversary Special, his first WWE appearance since last year’s Mania loss to Roman Reigns. Undertaker’s RAW 25 segment came and went with no mention of John Cena or what’s in store for him come April 8th.

On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer addressed the situation, noting that Cena vs. Undertaker at WrestleMania is still the plan and the feud will begin in “the next few weeks.”

Following Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view, John Cena is expected to work Elias before transitioning into his WrestleMania program. The belief is that Elias is standing in for Samoa Joe, who was scheduled to work with John Cena around this time but is out of action for several months with a foot injury.

Former NXT Champion Samoa Joe has addressed his most recent injury as well as talked about some other topics during a recent interview on Booker T’s Heated Conversations podcast.

As a result of his injury, WWE has had to make some changes to their plans. It’s been reported that Joe’s return has been pushed back after he suffered a plantar fascia rupture. The original timeline for his return was early March.

Instead of returning in early March, he is now slated to return to mid/late March instead. The injury was more severe than originally expected.

“As of right now it’s kind of a week to week thing. With these injuries sometimes these things can heal earlier and sometimes later. They are going to do a little bit of an ultrasound every week. They’re going to be giving me treatments. It’s not something that requires surgery. It’s basically a lot of time, rest, elevation and letting it heal. It just depends how quickly it’s going to heal. Hopefully it will be sooner than later. Obviously we’re going to be past the Rumble but I don’t know how much further past that.”

With Joe dealing with his injury, he will, unfortunately, miss out on competing at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event, which takes place on Sunday, January 28, 2018, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets.

“Anytime you miss one of the “Big 4” shows or, really, just shows in general it’s always sad to say. A younger version of me would definitely be stressing out and probably making this situation a lot worse. For me right now, I know what I need to do to get back and be healthy. I understand the time table and what I need to do to exceed that time table. I am more accepting of the process because I realize it’s unavoidable. Now it’s just about concentrating just getting back and being healthy.”

Transcript courtesy of Wrestlezone.

There will be one popular former WWE superstar missing from RAW 25.

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is currently not scheduled to appear on the milestone show for the sports entertainment company. In fact, he is not going to be in NYC this coming week, according to PWInsider. Anything can happen in five days, but unless something changes, he will not appear on the show.

Foley has been part of countless memorable moments on Monday night RAW over the years and served as RAW General Manager up until last year.

The 25 Anniversary episode of Monday Night Raw is scheduled to take place this coming Monday in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center and the Manhattan Center.

Below, you can relive some of Mick Foley’s wildest RAW moments.

Ring of Honor has officially announced the main event for their upcoming Honor Reigns Supreme event.

Earlier this week, the Baltimore based promotion revealed that Cody, Marty Scurll, and Adam Page are set to team up to take on Matt Taven, TK O’Ryan and Vinny Marseglia in a six-man tag team match.

ROH is scheduled to hold this event on Saturday, February 10th in Atlanta, Georgia at Center Stage. More matches will be announced for the event in the coming weeks.

On February 10th in Atlanta, @CodyRhodes leads Bullet Club against @MattTaven and The Kingdom at Honor Reigns Supreme! https://t.co/ATTbm4kSmZ pic.twitter.com/f6Orfh2fXZ

— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) January 16, 2018

A fan asked former WWE Champion Hulk Hogan if he would be appearing on the 25th Anniversary edition of Monday Night Raw on January 22nd. He responded with the following:

I will be home watching and cheering on my friends next Monday on Raw brother HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) January 16, 2018

Hogan was fired from WWE in the summer of 2015 after racially charged comments from a sex tape came to light. Gawker alleged that Hogan only filed a lawsuit against them to prevent the racial statements from being released.

Hogan’s WWE return has depended on the company being reasonably sure that bringing him back won’t cause a big backlash due to his racist comments. It’s possible that WWE hires him in an Ambassador role.

There is a new favorite to win the men’s Royal Rumble match.

Originally, odds were wavering between John Cena and Roman Reigns. However, that has changed. According to Paddy Power, Shinsuke Nakamura is now the favorite to win the match.

The Royal Rumble pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, January 28, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured.

The headliner for the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame class was revealed on Monday morning by ESPN. Former WWE/WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg will be inducted.

This is the first name that has been officially announced. Expect more inductees to be announced in the coming weeks.

WWE holds their 2018 Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday, April 6th in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Smoothie King Center. 

“At the end of the day, any business, any venture that you embark upon, you want some type of acknowledgment,” Goldberg told ESPN.com, shortly after finding out about his entry into the Hall of Fame. “You always try to make it to a top. There’s no reason to do anything unless you want to be the best.”

Goldberg continued, “It’s hard to conceptualize what it’s going to be like, just like it was hard to conceptualize what last year was going to be like after being away for 12 years. It’s another opportunity for me to show how much I appreciate the support and the love I’ve gotten from the fans. At the end of the day, it’s a validation that I’ve done something right.”

Click Here to see more names rumored for the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018.

Congratulations to Bill Goldberg!

Ring of Honor is scheduled to hold a TV taping, which is titled, Music City Excellence, on January 20th in Nashville, Tennessee at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.

The promotion has recently announced two new matches for the upcoming taping. Here is the current card:

ROH World Title Match: Dalton Castle © vs. Punishment Martinez

Singles Match: Matt Taven vs. Cody

ROH Tag Team Title Match: Motor Machine Guns © vs. Best Friends

ROH Six-Man Tag Team Title Match: Adam Page & The Young Bucks © vs. Social Uncensored

Singles Match: Jay Lethal vs. Flip Gordon

Singles Match: Marty Scurll vs. Shane Taylor

Women of Honor Title Tournament Match: Madison Rayne vs. Mandy Leon

Women of Honor Title Tournament Match: Brandi Rhodes vs. Karen Q

WWE has announced that Enzo Amore will defend the Cruiserweight Title against Cedric Alexander at the Royal Rumble PPV.

The Royal Rumble pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, January 28, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured. Here is the updated card:

– 30-Man Royal Rumble Match: John Cena, Elias, Finn Balor, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, Baron Corbin, Matt Hardy, Bray Wyatt, TBA

– WWE Universal Title Triple Threat Match: Brock Lesnar © vs. Kane vs. Braun Strowman

– WWE Title Handicap Match: AJ Styles © vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

– Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Asuka, Naomi, Ruby Riott, Natalya, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Paige, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Lana, Natalya, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Mickie James, Nia Jax, Becky Lynch, TBA

– WWE United States Title Tournament Finals

– Raw Tag Team Title Match: Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan © vs. Sheamus & Cesaro

– SmackDown Tag Team Title Two Out of Three Falls Match: The Usos © vs. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin

– WWE Cruiserweight Title Match: Enzo Amore © vs. Cedric Alexander

WrestleMania 34 is less than three months away and plans are well underway to lock in the top matches planned for the show. In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer confirmed that WWE has settled on the top two matches for the show.

The main event will surprise nobody, as Roman Reigns will challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship. This match has been years in the making and was effectively set in stone going back over a year, when Meltzer reported it prior to last year’s Mania.

The other top match for WrestleMania 34 will see “free agent” John Cena finally squaring off against The Undertaker. 

With Taker being backstage at SmackDown this week and the sports entertainment company promoting him for the RAW 25 Anniversary show, the feeling is that the angle for Cena vs. Undertaker will be shot in two weeks at the special edition of RAW.

WrestleMania 34 is set to be held on April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This event airs on pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network and is the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history. 

As for the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018, Meltzer confirmed the names that were on a list first reported by Brad Shepard of Bleacher Report. The headliner for this year’s HOF class will be former WWE & WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg, who had a successful return to WWE after over a decade out of the ring.

Additional inductees for this year include:

• Bam Bam Bigelow
• Ivory
• The Dudley Boyz
• Kid Rock (celebrity wing)

Candice LeRae has signed a developmental deal with the WWE, according to a recent report by Squared Circle Sirens. She is set to start training at the Performance Center in the next few weeks as she has passed her medical testing.

WWE announced the signings of names like former Ring of Honor World Champion Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish, Donovan Dijak, Lio Rush and Shayna Baszler last year.

She has worked for various promotions such as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Combat Zone Wrestling. She is a former one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion with Joey Ryan as The World’s Cutest Tag Team.

LeRae made her debut in WWE’s developmental brand by competing in a battle royal to determine the new #1 contender for Asuka’s NXT Women’s Championship last April.

She also participated in a battle royal which was won by Nikki Cross to determine one of the contenders for the vacant NXT Women’s Championship at NXT TakeOver: WarGames last October.

Last July, it was announced LeRae would participate in the Mae Young Classic tournament. Although she won her first and second round matches, she ended up being eliminated in the quarterfinals by Shayna Baszler.

As seen on this week’s episode of NXT on the WWE Network, which was taped on January 4th from Atlanta, GA at Center Stage, a stipulation has been added to a key match at NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia.

NXT General Manager William Regal announced that Adam Cole vs. Aleister Black will now be an Extreme Rules match.

The event takes place on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Here is the current lineup:

– NXT Title Match: Andre Almas © vs. Johnny Gargano

– Extreme Rules Match: Adam Cole vs. Aleister Black

WWE continues to call up big names to appear on a special episode of Monday Night RAW.

In addition to the long list of legends already confirmed, PWinsider reports that former RAW General Manager and WCW Executive Vice President Eric Bischoff will appear at the RAW 25th Anniversary show, which would mark his first appearance on WWE television since 2007 when he did a segment with Chris Jericho on the RAW 15th Anniversary special.

WWE will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the launch of RAW on January 22nd, 2018 in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center.

Gabe Sapolsky will reportedly be signing a contract with the WWE, according to PWInsider. Sapolsky has been working for the sports entertainment company on a handshake agreement while helping out at NXT TV tapings.

According to the report, Sapolsky will retain his position and responsibilities with WWNLive, which is the parent company of EVOLVE.

Back in August, Sapolsky commented on his role in NXT in an ‘WWN Alerts’ email blast. At the time, he denied that he was joining NXT full-time.

“It has been an invaluable learning experience being at NXT. I am all about talent development. My favorite part of this job is seeing talent learn, improve, grow and then realize their dreams. The lessons I have learned from Triple H, William Regal and everyone at NXT has made me better at my job. Everyone is incredible there.”

“There is no talk of a writer’s job at NXT. I am not there for a tryout as has been rumored. I’m there because we all want to have the best tools and ideas possible to lead pro wrestling into the future. NXT is an opportunity for me to improve my skills, and then spread that knowledge to everyone in WWN, whether it is directly to our locker room, to those who participate in the Seminar/Tryout or anyone who joins our office staff with the New Promoter Initiative.”

WWE will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the launch of Monday Night RAW on January 22nd, 2018 in Brooklyn, NY.

WWE has announced the first match for next week’s episode of RAW in San Antonio, TX at the AT&T Center on the USA Network. Nia Jax will take on Asuka in a singles match.

There is speculation online that Asuka will beat Jax then challenge Alexa Bliss for the RAW Women’s Title on the 25th Anniversary show. It should be noted that Asuka is already confirmed to participate in the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble match.

As noted, The Miz, who returned on this week’s show after being off television for several weeks to film the Marine 6, will challenge Roman Reigns for the Intercontinental Title on the special edition of RAW.

EVOLVE returns this weekend with their first two shows of the new year. EVOLVE 98 is scheduled to take place on Saturday in Queens, NY at the La Boom and EVOLVE 99 on Sunday in Brooklyn, NY at the Saint Finbar Catholic Church Gym.

The promotion announced the full lineups for both events on Tuesday morning, which you can see here:

EVOLVE 98

EVOLVE Championship Match: Zack Sabre Jr. defends vs. Darby Allin

Non-Title Grudge Match: WWN Champion Keith Lee vs. EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Jaka

FIP World Heavyweight Championship Match – FIP Rules: Austin Theory with Priscilla Kelly defends vs. Fred Yehi

Catch Point vs. RingKampf

Tracy Williams & Dom Garrini with Stokely Hathaway vs. Timothy Thatcher & WALTER

Special Attraction Match: Matt Riddle vs. AR Fox

EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Chris Dickinson Has Challenge The End To A Fight!

Prelim Match – Four Way Freestyle: Jason Kincaid vs. Jarek 1:20 with his lovely assistant Candy Cartwright vs. TBA vs. TBA

EVOLVE 99

Main Event #1 – WWN Championship Match: Keith Lee defends vs. EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Chris Dickinson

Main Event #2 – Battle Of The Best – Non-Title: EVOLVE Champion Zack Sabre Jr. vs. WALTER

Special Challenge Match #1: EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Jaka vs. Matt Riddle

Special Challenge Match #2: Fred Yehi vs. Timothy Thatcher

Four Way Freestyle: Darby Allin vs. Austin Theory with Priscilla Kelly vs. Tracy Williams vs. Jason Kincaid

Plus three prelim matches featuring Shane Mercer, KTB, Jarek 1:20 with Candy Cartwright, Wheeler Yuta and others!

Dave Meltzer mentioned on Monday’s edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that former WWE Champion Rey Mysterio could finally be making his Impact Wrestling debut. According to Meltzer, a deal between the sides are still ongoing and have yet to agree to terms.

Rumors about Mysterio talking with the promotion dates back to the summer of 2017. The company is trying to get Mysterio signed for the tapings this week in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios

Mysterio made it clear in an interview with ESPN in December that he’s not currently signed to any deal with any promotion.

“I’m not locked up to any company,” Mysterio said. “I’m an independent contractor, as we say. I could go work wherever I want. That’s the beautiful thing about being on this side of the fence. You don’t have a commitment with only one company. You can go around and pretty much wrestle wherever you want. You can choose when you want your off-days to be. That was one of my main priorities when I left WWE.”