– As noted last month, NJPW stars Ricochet and the tag team War Machine are WWE bound and are expected to be heading to the WWE Performance Center later this month. In response to a fan asking about an update to Ricochet & War Machine signing with WWE, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer stated:
Consider it done https://t.co/aOUIRHleNn
— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) January 5, 2018
– On Friday, WWE announced two more teams for the upcoming Mixed Match Challenge tournament that will air on Facebook Watch. SmackDown Live’s Jimmy Uso will team with Naomi and RAW’s Nia Jax and Apollo Crews.
As of this writing, the current lineup of teams includes:
- Finn Balor and Sasha Banks
- Bobby Roode and Charlotte
- Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss
- Rusev and Lana
- Jimmy Uso and Naomi
- Apollo Crews and Nia Jax
WWE Mixed Match Challenge begins Tuesday, January 16th (after SmackDown Live). The winning team will be awarded $100,000 to donate to a charity of their choosing.
