Various: Gabe Kidd’s NJPW Contract Set to Expire This Month, TNA Reveals New Tag Team & Digital Media Titles Belts, Indies

Jan 9, 2024

Gabe Kidd’s NJPW Contract Reportedly Set to Expire This Month

Gabe Kidd’s contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling reportedly is currently set to expire this month, according to Fightful Select.

It was reported that while the exact date is currently not known, their sources stated that Kidd’s contract is currently set to expire at some point this January.

Kidd has been working for NJPW since January of 2020.

TNA Unveils New Tag Team & Digital Media Title Belts

TNA Wrestling officially revealed their newly designed TNA World Tag team Championship belts on Monday.

.@The_Ace_Austin and @DashingChrisBey with the NEW TNA World Tag Team Championships. pic.twitter.com/JeqN6wZ9Tv
— TNA Wrestling (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 8, 2024

Besides their World Tag Team titles, TNA also officially revealed their newly designed TNA Digital Media Championship belt earlier today.

.@ScottDAmore presents @THETOMMYDREAMER with the brand new TNA Digital Media Championship.

Subscribe to TNA+ with plans that include this Saturday's TNA #HardToKill and every single TNA event in 2024: https://t.co/2L2bLjnDN4 pic.twitter.com/FZhMUueux1
— TNA Wrestling (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 9, 2024

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced that they have pulled Andrade El Idolo from their upcoming No Compadre event on Friday, January 12th in Chicago, Illinois due to circumstances beyond their control. It was also announced that Lio Rush will be replacing Andrade for his scheduled match against Jonathan Gresham at the event.

GCW also recently announced that they have also pulled Maki Itoh from their upcoming No Compadre event on January 12th in Chicago due to circumstances beyond their control as well. It was also announced that Masha Slamovich will be replacing Itoh for her scheduled Six-Person Tag Team match at the event.

GCW also recently announced that they have pulled Blake Christian, Tony Deppen, and Maki Itoh from their 56 Birdz event on January 13th in Columbus, Ohio due to injury and circumstances beyond their control reasons.

Pro Wrestling Revolver recently announced that Shelton Benjamin will be making an appearance for the company at their Ready or Not! event on March 16th in Clive, Iowa. It was announced that Benjamin will be appearing for an autograph signing and fan meet and greet session before the start of the show.

El Hijo del Vikingo surpassed Kenny Omega for longest ever AAA Mega Championship reign in Lucha Libre AAA history at 766 days and counting as of Tuesday. Omega previously held the record at 765 days from October 19, 2019 to November 22, 2021.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling announced that Jurai Nagano will be officially graduating from the company at their April 13th event in Tokyo, Japan.

AJ Francis, former Top Dolla in WWE, recently announced on Twitter that he will be debuting a brand new music video with DJ Whoo Kid live at TNA Wrestling’s Hard To Kill 2024 event on January 13th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Following his announcement, TNA confirmed that Francis and DJ Whoo Kid will be making an appearance at their upcoming event.

TNA announced that they have recently signed an extension of their partnership deal with the NFL Alumni Association for NFL Alumni Health to be an official sponsor for their upcoming Hard To Kill event.

In a recent interview with PWMania, Eddie Edwards gave his thoughts about his decision to sign a new contract with Impact/TNA and his work for the company over the past decade. Edwards stated “I think a lot of people know that this is the place I want to be. I’ve been here going on 10 years now, and I’ve stayed here that long for a reason. I always believed in what we’ve been doing and the goal is we want to accomplish it. So, my relationship with the company has always been great. To me, it has always been a no-brainer. My contract wasn’t up until the end of February, so we were ahead of schedule. We got it all set, planned out, and signed on the dotted line. To me that gives me comfort and pleasure knowing that I will be a part of TNA going forward with all this momentum that we have. To me, it’s without a doubt what I want to be a part of. We have all this momentum going forward, and with this big TNA announcement of us being back as TNA, this is an exciting time, and I wouldn’t want to miss it.” (Transcript h/t: PWMania.com)

In a recent post on Instagram, National Wrestling Alliance Chris Masters gave his thoughts about the future of his wrestling career. Masters stated “Kind of see what’s out there for me. I have had, the last couple of years I’ve been in NWA trying to develop myself and kind of evolve my character in every way I possibly could. Now I’d like to bring that to, whether it be AEW, IMPACT Wrestling, or of course WWE.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)