Fight Size Update: EVOLVE Announcements, Corey Graves Shoots His Shot, Undertaker, More
Here is your Fight Size update for the evening of Jan. 2.
– WWE posted Gene Okerlund’s return to the company at WrestleMania 17. Okerlund called the Gimmick Battle Royal alongside Bobby Heenan. You can view the video above.
– EVOLVE made the following announcements for EVOLVE 119 and 120:
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT: WWN Champion JD Drake will defend vs. Eddie Kingston in a No DQ Match at EVOLVE 119 on January 18th in Brooklyn, NY. Drake told EVOLVE officials he wants this match after what happened at EVOLVE 117 and EVOLVE 118.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT & NEW TALENT ANNOUNCEMENT: EVOLVE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits of Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins will defend at EVOLVE 119. EVOLVE is about opportunity. They will defend against the winners of a Tag Team Scramble earlier that night with upcoming or new tag teams to EVOLVE. This is how stars are made! The first two teams in the Tag Team Scramble are The Skulk of Leon Ruff & Adrian Alanis and one of the independents top tag teams of John Silver & Alex Reynolds.
MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT: Former EVOLVE Champion and NXT UK Superstar Fabian Aichner vs. Darby Allin has been signed for EVOLVE 119.
MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT: It’s official! Half of the EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Montez Ford of The Street Profits will fight Eddie Kingston at EVOLVE 120 on January 19th back home at La Boom in Queens, NY! If you saw the last La Boom event, you know this one will be intense. Did you even think a match like this was possible?
MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT: Josh Briggs will face the other half of the EVOLVE Tag Team Champions in Angelo Dawkins of The Street Profits at EVOLVE 120.
– EVOLVE also released a mini-documentary on Austin Theory.
– Tammy Sytch will be launching a podcast soon.
– Corey Graves lets Mandy Rose know that his DMs are open.
Hey @WWE_MandyRose …just in case you forgot, my DM’s are open….and I’m pretty sure you have my number.#SDLive
— Rev. Graves (@WWEGraves) January 2, 2019
– Shuji Ishikawa has signed a long-term deal with All Japan Pro Wrestling.
– Ethan Page would like to face Jason David Frank (aka the Green Ranger) in 2019.
– The Undertaker celebrated Texas’ victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
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– Toni Storm has deleted her social media accounts after she was victimized by an online hack.
