Fight Size Update: WWE Pulls Jordan Devlin From Show, Lynch-Asuka Hype, New WWE Trademark, More
Here is your Fight Size update for the morning of Jan. 9.
– ICYMI: Fightful recapped the AEW Rally. You can watch/listen to the recap in the video above.
– WWE moved Chris Jericho to the alumni section of their website. They also removed him from the Then Now Forever open. Jericho took to social media and posted a video of himself signing his AEW contract.
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Jericho (@IamJericho) is Officially signed to @AEWrestling #AEW #AEWRally pic.twitter.com/In6Nc96am5
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) January 9, 2019
– PWInsider reports that WWE has filed a trademark for “Worlds Collide,” listing the term as “Entertainment services, namely, a show about professional wrestling.”
– DJZ did an interview with WrestleZone.
– IMPACT posted a full match between Bobby Roode and Booker T from Against All Odds 2008.
– WWE Network News has the full listing for the “Mean” Gene Collection.
– Asuka and Becky Lynch began to hype their Royal Rumble bout on Twitter.
.@WWEAsuka, at the Royal Rumble I’m going to slap that paper plate off your face for cooling down my title. Some people like to rescue animals, but I’m a sucker for titles in distress. https://t.co/maRMrlOnom
— The Man (@BeckyLynchWWE) January 9, 2019
You ought to play a fanfare for me, that would look better on you——
Anyway, it seems like I’m involved in hell of a mess… https://t.co/2HP8J64Exy— ASUKA / 明日華 (@WWEAsuka) January 9, 2019
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– Jordan Devlin was removed by WWE from a Wrestle Gate Pro event scheduled for Jan. 26. Jake McCluskey will now face Chris Ridgeway.