Fight Size Update: Braun Strowman Polar Plunge, Mick Foley Praises Mustafa Ali, Austin Aries, More
Here is your Fight Size update for the morning of Jan. 3.
– View the latest Fightful 90-second news update in the video above.
– Braun Strowman is conducting a Polar Plunge to benefit charity. Strowman is raising money to support Boys & Girls Club. Strowman has already raised exceeded his initial goal of $1,000.
Help me raise some money for a great cause this weekend. Let’s see how much money we can raise for these kids In #HartfordWi #donate #share #wwe #charity #polarplunge https://t.co/lyJO1KLUhE pic.twitter.com/I7xvZgKHmZ
— Braun Strowman (@BraunStrowman) January 2, 2019
– Aleister Black is the latest guest on UpUpDownDown.
– Mick Foley had high praise for Mustafa Ali.
Really good to see @MustafaAliWWE getting a well-deserved spotlight on #SMACKDOWNLIVE
This guy has come up big at every opportunity – and 2019 could be THE year for him!— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) January 2, 2019
– Low Ki was interviewed by Chris Van Vliet.
– Austin Aries was busy in 2018.
2018 was amazing. 220,000 @delta miles flown worldwide, creating some of my fav matches and moments of my career.
Now 2019 brings exciting change and opportunity. With that, come see my last two US mainland shows booked for this year on 1/4 & 1/5. @ZeloWrestling @WarriorWrstlng pic.twitter.com/QCnp2SrVHp
— Austin Aries (@AustinAries) January 2, 2019
– AXS TV posted a first look at their upcoming Women of Wrestling series.
– WWE has announced the nominees for the 2018 NXT Year-End Awards. Voting is now open via Twitter. You can see the full list of nominees below. Voting runs through Jan. 25. Winners will be announced at NXT Takeover: Phoenix. Voting must include both the hashtag of the award category and the hashtag of the nominee. One vote per category allowed.
Female Competitor of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardFemale
#NikkiCross – Nikki Cross
#ShaynaBaszler – NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler
#KairiSane – Kairi Sane
#EmberMoon – Ember Moon
#BiancaBelair – Bianca BelairMale Competitor of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardMale
#Ciampa – NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa
#Gargano – Johnny Gargano
#Ricochet – NXT North American Champion Ricochet
#Aleister – Aleister Black
#Velveteen – The Velveteen Dream
#Andrade – Andrade “Cien” Almas
#AdamCole – Adam Cole
#PeteDunne – WWE UK Champion Pete DunneOverall Competitor of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardOverall
#Ciampa – Tommaso Ciampa
#NikkiCross – Nikki Cross
#Gargano – Johnny Gargano
#Ricochet – Ricochet
#ShaynaBaszler – Shayna Baszler
#Aleister – Aleister Black
#KairiSane – Kairi Sane
#Velveteen – The Velveteen Dream
#Andrade – Andrade “Cien” Almas
#EmberMoon – Ember Moon
#AdamCole – Adam Cole
#PeteDunne – Pete Dunne
#BiancaBelair – Bianca BelairNXT Tag Team of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardTag
#UndisputedERA – NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era
#WarRaiders – The War Raiders
#StreetProfits – The Street Profits
#HeavyMachinery – Heavy Machinery
#LorcanBurch – Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch
#MoustacheMountain – Moustache MountainNXT TakeOver of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardTakeOver
#Philly – Takeover: Philadelphia
#NewOrleans – Takeover: New Orleans
#ChicagoII – Takeover: Chicago II
#BrooklynIV – Takeover: Brooklyn IV
#WarGames – Takeover: War Games IINXT Match of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardMatch
#WarGames – WarGames Match (TakeOver: WarGames)
#GarganoAlmas – Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas (NXT Championship Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
#NXTTags – Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA (NXT Tag Team Championship Match, NXT TV, July 11, 2018)
#GarganoCiampa – Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa (Unsanctioned Match, TakeOver: New Orleans)
#NATitle – NXT North American Championship Ladder Match (TakeOver: New Orleans)
#SaneBaszler – Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler (NXT Women’s Championship Match, TakeOver: Brooklyn IV)
#RicochetDream – Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream (TakeOver: Chicago)
#CiampaBlack – Aleister Black vs. Tommaso Ciampa (NXT Championship Match, NXT TV, July 25)
#DunneGibson – Pete Dunne vs. Zack Gibson (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, Aug. 22)
#ColeBlack – Aleister Black vs. Adam Cole (Extreme Rules Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
#DunneOReilly – Pete Dunne vs. Kyle O’Reilly (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, June 13)
#ERABurchLorcan – Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan vs. Undisputed ERA (TakeOver: Chicago)
#CrossBelair – Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair (NXT TV, Sept. 12)
#ChampvsChamp – Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne (NXT North American Champion vs. WWE U.K. Champion Match, NXT TV, Sept. 19)
#NATitleTripleThreat – Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole (NXT North American Championship Triple Threat Match, NXT TV, Oct. 10)NXT Rivalry of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardRivalry
#GarganoCiampa – Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa
#SaneBaszler – Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler
#AleisterAttack – Aleister Black/Johnny Gargano/Tommaso Ciampa/Nikki Cross
#GarganoAlmas – Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
#ERAMoustache – Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA
#MoonBaszler – Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler
#RicochetDream – Ricochet vs. Velveteen DreamBreakout Star of the Year
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardBreakout
#BiancaBelair – Bianca Belair
#LaceyEvans – Lacey Evans
#RheaRipley – NXT UK Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley
#DakotaKai – Dakota Kai
#LarsSullivan – Lars Sullivan
#Ricochet – Ricochet
#WarRaiders – The War Raiders
#EC3 – EC3Future Star of NXT
Category Hashtag: #NXTAwardFuture
#MattRiddle – Matt Riddle
#KeithLee – Keith Lee
#MiaYim – Mia Yim
#ForgottenSons – The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake)
#DominikDijakovic – Dominik Dijakovic
#IoShirai – Io Shirai
#CandiceLeRae – Candice LeRae
#DukeShafir – Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir
#KonaReeves – Kona Reeves
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