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Penta & Bron Breakker vs. Judgment Day, New Day match set for WWE Raw

Posted on by Ian Carey

New additions have been made to the lineup for Monday’s edition of WWE Raw.

On Sunday, General Manager Adam Pearce published a video announcing a tag match pitting Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker & Penta against Judgment Day’s Finn Balor & Dominik Mysterio. This comes after Judgment Day interfered in last week’s Intercontinental title match between Breakker and Penta.

Pearce also revealed that New Day’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods will be in action, though their opponents have yet to be named.

Pearce says in the video:

“Off of the chaos of last week, the Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker teams with Penta to take on Judgment Day’s Finn Balor and Dirty Dom Mysterio. Plus Jimmy Uso, one-on-one with the World Heavyweight Champion Gunther. And after running their mouth in my office last week, New Day will be in action tomorrow night live at the O2. Plus AJ Styles, Logan Paul and John Cena face to face with Cody Rhodes. What will happen? Find out tomorrow night, it’s Monday Night Raw.”

Monday’s Raw is scheduled for the O2 Arena in London, England. It will air live on Netflix beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern time.

WWE Raw advertised lineup for Monday, March 31, 2025:

  • Women’s World Champion IYO SKY defends against Rhea Ripley (Bianca Belair special guest referee)
  • Gunther vs. Jimmy Uso
  • Logan Paul calls out AJ Styles
  • John Cena & Cody Rhodes face-to-face
  • New Day’s Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston in action
  • Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker & Penta vs. Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Dominik Mysterio)

Penta vs. Bron Breakker Intercontinental Championship match set for WWE Raw

Posted on by Ian Carey

Two matches have been added to the lineup for WWE Raw.

Bron Breakker defending his Intercontinental Championship against Penta is now scheduled for the show. Penta issued a challenge to Breakker for a title match on last week’s Raw, and later helped Breakker fend off an attack by Judgment Day in the show’s final segment.

Dragon Lee vs. Chad Gable has also been confirmed for Raw. This match comes after someone wearing a lucha mask and resembling Gable has been attacking members of the LWO for the last three weeks.

General Manager Adam Pearce announced the news in a social media post on Sunday:

“Breaking news: Tomorrow night live on Raw, the Intercontinental Championship’s on the line. Bron Breakker one-on-one with Penta. Plus, Dragon Lee finally gets his hands on Chad Gable and Lyra Valkyria puts her Women’s Intercontinental Championship on the line against Raquel Rodriguez.”

Monday’s show is scheduled to take place at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. It will air live on Netflix beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

WWE Raw (Monday, March 24) —

  • Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria defends against Raquel Rodriguez
  • Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker defends against Penta
  • Dragon Lee vs. Chad Gable
  • CM Punk appears
  • Jey Uso and a mystery partner vs. A-Town Down Under (Grayson Waller & Austin Theory)
  • Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes & John Cena appear

Penta challenges Bron Breakker to WWE Intercontinental title match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker might have his challenger for WrestleMania 41.

Monday’s episode of Raw made clear that Penta is next in line to challenge Breakker for the IC title. After Breakker retained against Finn Balor in tonight’s main event, the show-closing angle saw Penta save Breakker from an attack by The Judgment Day. They worked together to take out Dominik Mysterio and Carlito, then Breakker and Penta went face-to-face as the episode ended.

Penta defeated Ludwig Kaiser in a no DQ match earlier in the night and gave a post-match interview where he declared that his next goal is to win the Intercontinental title. An official announcement of the Breakker vs. Penta match has not been made yet — and WWE has not confirmed if it will be one-on-one.

If the match is booked for WrestleMania 41, it will be both Breakker and Penta’s WrestleMania debut. Penta has not been pinned or submitted since joining WWE this January.

A two-time Intercontinental Champion, Breakker’s current reign began in October 2024. He retained against Balor on Raw tonight after botched interference by Dominik, who accidentally caused Balor to lose his balance on the top rope. A Frankensteiner and spear then got the win for Breakker.

Daily Update: Raw, George Kittle & Penta, Toni Storm

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  • The most detailed look at the updated Janel Grant lawsuit against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis and WWE. We look at the new claims, the arguments in favor of the case not going to arbitration as McMahon, Laurinaitis and WWE have argued, who is the most in jeopardy, lots of notes on the legal strategy from both sides, more text messages released as well.
  • Tons of records set at the 2025 Royal Rumble, the direction going into WrestleMania, the fake record John Cena may break and who has always been planned to break it later, Dwayne Johnson, Jey Uso, Alexa Bliss, business records including a very noteworthy record set by the show. We have an apples-to-apples comparison between Rumble viewers on Netflix and Raw viewers which is very interesting.
  • The ringboys lawsuit goes forward against Vince & Linda McMahon and WWE, details of what the issues that put it on hold were as well as a very important note about the suit that hasn’t gotten much talk.
  • The most detailed look at TV ratings and streaming numbers for pro wrestling programming in the U.S., including segment-by-segment numbers, what countries Raw is strongest in, competition and more.
  • Unique tournament this month in Mexico City
  • A look at major international matches over the past week
  • Stardom PPV notes
  • Tag champ brothers release a new album and music video.
  • New Beginning in Osaka and Fantastica Mania upcoming shows.
  • Young Bucks talk their return to Japan
  • Why Hiroshi Tanahashi was in tears after Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd
  • Hall of Famer says his son has recently got a WWE offer
  • Ed Wiskowski’s time in Australia.
  • Lots of news on Grand Slam Australia.
  • International TV numbers and streaming numbers
  • Ticket sales to all the major upcoming WWE & AEW shows including WrestleMania, Elimination Chamber, Revolution and All In.
  • Jericho Cruise notes
  • Merch sale leaders from WWE & AEW
  • Story on the retirement of Dominick Cruz and his legacy in UFC
  • One of the key people in the pro wrestling business and the most important person in the MMA business are rumored to be working together to start a new sports franchise
  • How is ESPN+ doing
  • Another world champion wants release from his promotion.
  • All the craziness of the Canelo negotiations
  • TKO stock reaching record highs
  • Lots of news on Mania week
  • More on cancellation of Cena TV show
  • More on new Evolve TV show
  • Another lawsuit with Nick Khan’s name in it
  • How much WWE stock does Dwayne Johnson now own?
  • Lots of contract news
  • WWE & AEW injury stats – which company, on average, has more serious injuries.

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AEW & Other Wrestling

  • Toni Storm has filed trademarks for the names ‘Timeless’ and ‘Toni Storm’.
  • Lance Archer on social media wrote that his SUV was stolen on Monday.
  • CJ Perry responded to news of Miro’s release from AEW: “A very happy Miro Day !!!” 
  • Matt Cardona has been announced for WrestleCon weekend.
  • Will Ospreay congratulated Hirooki Goto on his IWGP World title win.
  • Elektra Lopez responded to her WWE release: “Heard any good news lately? No? Well, make it quick—I’ve got a packed schedule for the next 90 days.”
  • Karl Anderson released a tease on social media.
  • Paul Ellering on X: “@WWE I am tired of the talking heads. Akam and Rezar can, without a doubt beat any Tag Team in the business today. Pedigree check. LOD 2.O.”
  • Marisela Pena announced that Triplemania XXXIII is set for August 16 in Mexico City.
  • The NWA announced that Barry Windham will appear for a special autograph signing on March 22 at their Hard Times V event.

Penta names WWE dream opponents: John Cena, Finn Balor, more

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Now that he’s in WWE, Penta has a list of opponents he’s looking forward to facing.

Penta told Insight with Chris Van Vliet that John Cena, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Finn Balor are some of his dream opponents in WWE. He’d like to wrestle CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, and Jacob Fatu again as well after previously facing them in AEW or on the indies.

“I have a few names, but the truth is, no matter who is in the ring, no matter what he won, I want to win everything in WWE. John Cena, Punk, Cody, Seth Rollins, The Tribal Chief [Roman Reigns], [Jacob] Fatu,” Penta said. “A lot of wrestlers I want for Penta. Because for example with CM Punk I had one match, he won, I need revenge. The rematch with him — with Cody too. But for me, a special dream match is Penta vs. John Cena or Penta vs. Finn Balor.”

Penta agreed with Van Vliet that Rey Mysterio and Bron Breakker would also be good opponents. Breakker is the current Intercontinental Champion, and WWE has teased Penta as a potential challenger.

Last weekend, Mysterio and Penta were the first two entrants in the men’s Royal Rumble match. Penta made it more than 40 minutes before being eliminated by Balor.

Since debuting for WWE last month, Penta has gotten victories over Chad Gable, Pete Dunne, and Ludwig Kaiser.

Daily Update: Penta, Seth Rollins, Gabe Kidd

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The new issue of the Observer is up on the site today:

  • All-time records for WWE business that will be broken at the Royal Rumble
  • What 38 years old company attendance mark goes down this week
  • Rumble favorites and news on the show
  • Things AEW should look to do regarding the creative on Dynamite to avoid things like redundancy, not getting key people over, and examining what the actual purposes of angles are and making them work
  • Full coverage of Saturday Night’s Main Event from this past week, business numbers and what they  mean, Dory Funk Jr., Jesse Ventura and match-by-match coverage.
  • Paul Levesque goes into the Paul Levesque picked WWE Hall of Fame
  • One of the most notable pro wrestling arenas in the world closes this year after nearly 50 years of running major shows. A look at some of the biggest matches held there including Inoki, Jack Brisco, Hogan, Andre, Monsoon, Hansen, Dusty Rhodes, Backlund, Volk Han, Nobuhiko Takada and even the Crush Gals.
  • The life and times of Ed Wiskoski aka Col DeBeers. A look at a 25 year career that went all over the world with a variety of gimmicks, including rises and falls of major territories, the making of his most famous gimmick and its controversial nature.
  • The GFL draft is basically admitted to be a fraud as to how it was presented and all the major names from the past part of the new team-based promotion.
  • Bryce Mitchell says some of the dumbest things possible and Dana White counters. But should the company cut ties with him.
  • The life and times of 50s and 60s star Bill Melby, including the angle that put the Cow Palace on the map as a regular wrestling building, and the most accomplished wrestler/bodybuilders.
  • The most detailed look at the ratings for all the television shows, as well as WWE shows on Netflix.  Quarters, year-to-year comparisons and more. Plus competition and demo numbers
  • CMLL’s second biggest show of the year coming
  • Hot Arena Mexico main event
  • Announcer leaves promotion after 30 years
  • TripleMania news for 2025
  • Stardom awards
  • Dark Side of the Ring 2025 notes
  • How the major TV cable stations are doing
  • Former WCW star in jail
  • AEW international TV notes
  • Lots of notes on AEW Grand Slam Australia
  • International TV numbers
  • Christopher Daniels talks the end of his career
  • AEW star wants to box and do MMA
  • Giant fight talked about is for sure not happening
  • Death of legendary sportswriter Michael Katz
  • WWE star in one of the top box office movies of all-time
  • Jordynne Grace talks leaving TNA
  • WWE injury notes and thoughts about the policy of not stopping matches
  • Top YouTube numbers for the week

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue

Wednesday Update

WWE

  • The full Oba Femi & Trick Williams vs. A-Town Down Under main event from last night’s NXT can be watched here.
  • WWE uploaded post-show interviews with Charlotte Flair and JDC (the former Fandango) after NXT.
  • In an interview with CBS Sports that was conducted before the Royal Rumble, Penta responded to reports that WWE has very high hopes for him and is excited about what he brings to the table in the ring and in merchandise sales:
    • It’s very surprising for me. Last night someone called me to tell me how many of my masks WWE sold. I said, ‘Wow! Really? This number?!’
    • I remember 20 years ago when I started this dream. The most important thing was I never doubted my talent, passion or anything. Now I’m living the dream.
  • Penta said he feels comfortable as either a singles wrestler or in a tag team:
    • I’m very comfortable because Penta myself in the ring is more aggressive, you know? More violent – more different style around the world. But when my brother is with me with the tag team, it’s different. More dynamic, you know? More special, more high-flyer. This is the difference, but I feel comfortable [with] both.
  • Director Chris Killian explained to Comicbook.com why Seth Rollins’ character was cut from his “Captain America: Brave New World” film. Killian said he decided to take the Serpent Society (which Rollins would have been part of) in a different direction after actor Giancarlo Esposito became available:
    • You know, when you’re taking characters like Serpent Society from publishing, who, as you know, are individuals dressed up as snakes and have snake adjacent powers, you’re always iterating and trying to figure out the version that totally works best in a movie like this. I love Seth, Seth’s incredible. But as we were evolving and we knew we had an additional photography period, just one that we did early on in the process that’s planned. We were trying to figure out, ‘Hey, who’s somebody that can bring a very specific kind of gravitas that works with this tone.’ And when Giancarlo became available, it was such a no brainer. I have a very particular history with him. He’s iconic for working with Spike Lee. I interned with Spike Lee when I was 19 years old.
    • And of course, fans have been fan-casting him for a long time in the MCU. So it’s really about making sure that all the elements worked in the grounded tone and vision that I have for this film. And as we evolved and iterated, Giancarlo just made sense. And what a blessing to have in this film.
  • The Undertaker addressed whether he felt bad for Hulk Hogan after Hogan got booed at Raw’s Netflix premiere:
    • I got feelings for people. Sometimes, in life, things come back. He was bigger than life, Americana kind of deal, then he gets caught on tape saying some derogatory, racist things. In this day and age, where all of that is such a hot-button deal, I don’t know what you expect. People are going to react, and they are not going to react in a positive way.
  • Lyra Valkyria joined Sheamus on this week’s edition of Celtic Warrior Workouts.
  • No-Contest Wrestling put out a new episode featuring conversations with Roman Reigns & Paul Heyman, LA Knight, Bayley, New Day, and Carlito from Royal Rumble weekend.
  • WWE produced a video with commentary teams from around the world reacting to Jey Uso’s Royal Rumble win.

Other Wrestling

  • While speaking with TV Insider, Tony Khan was asked about his approach when it comes to working with others and collaborating with talent to formulate AEW creative:
    • I love working with talented people. I really do enjoy the creative collaboration. It’s a really exciting time for AEW. We’ve been on a strong run of shows. We kicked off 2025 with a very successful debut on Max and had some great shows to launch this new era of simulcasting. I love pro wrestling so much. I’m very focused on the shows each week. Seeing some of our greatest stars return to the fold and adding some very exciting stories. There have been stars who have been there from the beginning and flourishing right now. In particular, the return of Kenny Omega. There was also Will Ospreay and Ricochet and many others. I think it’s a great mix of some of AEW’s greatest names ever. One of the great things about AEW is our wrestlers seizing an opportunity. I believe AEW is where the best wrestle. When they latch on to something special, it’s amazing to see how far they’ll take it. 
    • I’m very impressed by both a long-time star and former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland and Ricochet, who is a relative newcomer in AEW and arrived on a big stage at All In London. I offered a new opportunity for Ricochet in recent months and am so impressed how he has seized it. In November, when we announced the Continental Classic participants and upcoming matches, I made an opening for Ricochet. What he did with it was very impressive. I thought Ricochet had one of the strongest stories coming out of the Continental Classic with Swerve Strickland. There are a  lot of times it’s possible to create specific opportunities for wrestlers to thrive, but it’s really a testament to the wrestlers and their talent when they seize those opportunities and score big. I love collaborating with talent and giving them those opportunities and trying to take the best ideas. My own ideas or suggestions that people make along the way, either the staff or wrestler’s themselves and trying to build the best version of it.
  • NJPW’s English-language website posted an in-character interview with Gabe Kidd. He said he wants a rematch against Kenny Omega when the time is right:
    • I’ll give him credit. He isn’t the phony I thought he was, or that I said he was before. He is the best of the best and that’s who I deserve to be in the ring with. He got me, but I do want round two.
    • When the time is right, I do [want a rematch]. And you know, it’ll be harder a second time. Tokyo Dome was his first match back, his first step back into the wrestling ring. A second time and he’ll be more confident, he’ll have been wrestling consistently. There’s no doubt, I could feel and you can see watching the match back that he was nervous in there. It’s a credit to him as a wrestler that he was able to beat me, because I was 100%. It’s given me things to work on, and that’s what I’m doing with my coaches, so next time we face off I’ll be 100% better than the 100% I was then.
  • MLW announced that Summer of the Beasts 2025 will take place from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, June 26. Tickets are going on sale next Tuesday (February 11) at 10 a.m. Eastern time.
  • An interview with Women’s Featherweight Champion Delmi Exo has been added to the lineup for MLW’s SuperFight event in Atlanta this Saturday. Exo will address what’s next for her:
    • Fans and competitors alike are eager to hear from Exo as she addresses her reign, potential challengers, and the ever-evolving landscape of MLW’s women’s division. Will a new contender emerge to step up to The God Queen, or does Exo have her own plans for SuperFight?
  • Chris Jericho interviewed Chris Van Vliet on a new episode of Talk is Jericho.
  • WrestleMobs spoke with Ryan Nemeth and Jimmy Jacobs.

Daily Update: NXT, Penta, Swerve Strickland

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The new issue of the Observer is up on the site today:

  • All-time records for WWE business that will be broken at the Royal Rumble
  • What 38 years old company attendance mark goes down this week
  • Rumble favorites and news on the show
  • Things AEW should look to do regarding the creative on Dynamite to avoid things like redundancy, not getting key people over, and examining what the actual purposes of angles are and making them work
  • Full coverage of Saturday Night’s Main Event from this past week, business numbers and what they  mean, Dory Funk Jr., Jesse Ventura and match-by-match coverage.
  • Paul Levesque goes into the Paul Levesque picked WWE Hall of Fame
  • One of the most notable pro wrestling arenas in the world closes this year after nearly 50 years of running major shows. A look at some of the biggest matches held there including Inoki, Jack Brisco, Hogan, Andre, Monsoon, Hansen, Dusty Rhodes, Backlund, Volk Han, Nobuhiko Takada and even the Crush Gals.
  • The life and times of Ed Wiskoski aka Col DeBeers. A look at a 25 year career that went all over the world with a variety of gimmicks, including rises and falls of major territories, the making of his most famous gimmick and its controversial nature.
  • The GFL draft is basically admitted to be a fraud as to how it was presented and all the major names from the past part of the new team-based promotion.
  • Bryce Mitchell says some of the dumbest things possible and Dana White counters. But should the company cut ties with him.
  • The life and times of 50s and 60s star Bill Melby, including the angle that put the Cow Palace on the map as a regular wrestling building, and the most accomplished wrestler/bodybuilders.
  • The most detailed look at the ratings for all the television shows, as well as WWE shows on Netflix.  Quarters, year-to-year comparisons and more. Plus competition and demo numbers
  • CMLL’s second biggest show of the year coming
  • Hot Arena Mexico main event
  • Announcer leaves promotion after 30 years
  • TripleMania news for 2025
  • Stardom awards
  • Dark Side of the Ring 2025 notes
  • How the major TV cable stations are doing
  • Former WCW star in jail
  • AEW international TV notes
  • Lots of notes on AEW Grand Slam Australia
  • International TV numbers
  • Christopher Daniels talks the end of his career
  • AEW star wants to box and do MMA
  • Giant fight talked about is for sure not happening
  • Death of legendary sportswriter Michael Katz
  • WWE star in one of the top box office movies of all-time
  • Jordynne Grace talks leaving TNA
  • WWE injury notes and thoughts about the policy of not stopping matches
  • Top YouTube numbers for the week

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue

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Penta: Chad Gable is ‘one of the best wrestlers in the world’

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Penta is grateful that Chad Gable helped make his WWE debut such a success.

Following his departure from AEW, Penta debuted for WWE in impressive fashion with a victory over Gable on the January 13 episode of Raw. While appearing on Busted Open Radio ahead of the Royal Rumble, Penta reflected on what a special moment his debut was for him. Penta called it an amazing night, a dream come true, and a turning point in his career. He had huge praise for Gable, calling him one of the best wrestlers in the world.

“Chad Gable, this match with Chad Gable — turning point in my career. Because Chad Gable is one of the best wrestlers in the world,” Penta said. “Oh man, very professional. He has something like me. The very passion for this business, you know? Thank you, Chad. I said after my match: Thank you, Chad. Because you is the person — the turning point in my career.”

The match was also a special moment for Gable, who said he “felt so alive” facing Penta and was reminded why he fell in love with wrestling as a child.

Penta is set to compete in his first Royal Rumble tomorrow (February 1). Gable has also been confirmed as one of the entrants for the men’s Rumble match.

Daily Update: Netflix price increase, Penta, Saraya

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  • January 20, 2025 Observer Newsletter: ’24 business year in review, Vince McMahon, WWE & AEW notes
  • The biggest attended shows in combat sports of 2024
  • Who drew the most big crowds of the year
  • What companies drew the biggest crowds
  • Amazing UFC PPV gates
  • The biggest pro wrestling drawing card by the year from 1916 to 2024
  • The biggest enduring drawing cards of all-time and where the modern stars rank with the historical stars
  • Updating all the Vince McMahon legal issues, from the SEC findings, the criminal investigation an the lawsuits, plus several things that have happened regarding the Grant chase this past week and who are with Vince for his start of a new company
  • WWE and NBC book Saturday Night’s Main Event head-to-head with All In Texas
  • The history of this tactic, and an estimate of how much revenue it would cost AEW
  • WWE on Netflix, what episode one did for business, trying to figure out what the numbers mean, time of show and more
  • WWE & TNA make deal
  • New Japan Battle in the Valley coverage
  • The arenas in the U.S. that have held pro wrestling for the longest amount of time
  • Bret Hart talks his favorite wrestler and the life of Sweet Daddy Siki
  • What is up with Corey Graves
  • Death of Ray Richard
  • The most detailed look at the TV ratings over the past week and key takes
  • Blue Panther vs. Hechicero
  • Athena tours Stardom
  • New Japan big shows coming up
  • Thoughts on the death of Bob Uecker
  • VOW best wrestlers of 2024
  • More on the AEW show in Brisbane, Australia
  • Lots more on AEW ratings declines and where
  • Darby Allin update
  • Ticket sales for upcoming WWE & AEw shows
  • International TV ratings and streaming numbers
  • Conor McGregro sued again in a sex case
  • PFL drops the Bellator name, releases Bellator’s biggest star and cuts tournament prize money in half
  • Lots of new stuff from GFL
  • WWE sets more business records
  • Notes on the next Saturday Night’s Main Event
  • Paul Heyman talks booking

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Bayley joins WWE Raw roster, Penta set for action

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The WWE Raw women’s division has gotten a significant new addition.

Ahead of tonight’s show, WWE posted a video with general manager Adam Pearce announcing that Bayley is now part of the Raw roster. She will be in action tonight against Nia Jax, who is still a SmackDown wrestler. The two got into it last week when both appeared on Raw. Jax declared for the women’s Royal Rumble match during that appearance.

In storyline, a transfer window is currently open in WWE that allows talent to change brands. The window opened in advance of Raw’s Netflix premiere.

Tonight’s Raw is the third episode on Netflix. WWE has also announced that, following his debut victory against Chad Gable last week, Penta will be in action tonight. His opponent has not been announced.

Here is everything that has been confirmed for the episode:

WWE Raw (Monday, January 20) —

  • Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre
  • Jey Uso appears
  • New Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria appears
  • JBL appears
  • The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) in action
  • Pure Fusion Collective vs. IYO SKY & Dakota Kai
  • Sami Zayn to address the WWE Universe
  • Bayley vs. Nia Jax
  • Penta in action

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Fight Game: Seeing Penta’s WWE debut live

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John LaRocca and I are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before going through our Top Five topics which included:

  • Seeing Penta’s WWE live debut at Raw in San Jose
  • Which performers were over the most to the San Jose audience
  • Checking out NJPW’s Battle in the Valley live
  • AEW Dynamite thoughts
  • What we’re watching this weekend

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WOL: McMahon, Graves, Penta, WWE Raw recap

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez, Mike Sempervive and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including Corey Graves, AEW and WWE streaming, Vince McMahon’s legal issues, the RAW on Netflix show, PENTA, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Chad Gable on WWE Raw match vs. Penta: ‘I felt so alive’

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Chad Gable has commented on his match against Penta from WWE Raw on Monday. 

The debuting Penta was revealed as Gable’s mystery opponent in the opening contest of last night’s show. Penta won the match with a Penta Driver in just over 13 minutes, with his family seated in the front row at ringside. 

On Tuesday morning, Gable took to social media to say he “felt so alive” last night. 

“I detest Penta, luchadores, and losing. But last night was a reminder as to why I fell in love with this beautiful artistic expression of physicality and the sport of Professional Wrestling when I was 5 years old and have been obsessed with it ever since. I felt so alive.”

The Gable vs. Penta match on WWE Raw this week was covered by our own Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer on last night’s edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. 

“I thought the match was great. It was the right crowd. They kept shooting (Penta’s) daughters crying at ringside. They were so happy. He was clearly so happy,” Meltzer said on the show. 

“Man, this guy came off as a megastar,” Alvarez added. 

WOR: Vince McMahon legal cases, WWE Raw recap, Penta debut, Corey Graves

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on all of Vince McMahon’s legal cases, Netflix and MAX streaming details, this Corey Graves story, the end of Bellator, the RAW report, mailbag, and tons of other news. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Start: The latest on the Vince McMahon cases
11:00: Commercials on Max, WWE Raw length
22:17: Corey Graves’ tweet, Matt Riddle gone from AAA & signs with MLW
25:43: Ratings
29:17: Bellator as a brand name appears to be dead, Tyson Fury says he’s retired, Holly Holm gone from UFC, UFC 311 still on for LA
37:05: WWE Raw recap
1:00:59: Mailbag

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