Various: TNA Announced Genesis 2025 Kickoff Event in Texas, Mercedes Mone Getting to Accomplish Tokyo Dome Dream Career Goal, Card for 12/19 ROH TV Show

Dec 19, 2024

TNA Announces Genesis 2025 Kickoff Event This January in Texas

TNA Wrestling recently announced that they will be holding a Kickoff event for their upcoming Genesis 2025 event on January 18, 2025 at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.

It was also announced that tickets for this upcoming Kickoff event is currently on sale.

Official press release:

The Genesis Kickoff Meet & Greet is Saturday, January 18 at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas – site of TNA Wrestling’s Genesis pay-per-view on Sunday, January 19
Fans Can Get Autographs From & Photos With Such TNA Stars as Jeff & Matt Hardy, Nic Nemeth, Joe Hendry, Mike Santana & others
The Genesis Kickoff Meet & Greet is Saturday, January 18, at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, part of the Dallas Metroplex – and site of TNA Wrestling’s Genesis pay-per-view on Sunday, January 19.
The Genesis Kickoff Meet & Greet is a rare opportunity to get up-close and personal with the stars of TNA Wrestling – with autograph opportunities, photo-ops and more.
Attendees also will have the first chance to purchase TNA merchandise, including new Genesis souvenirs, such as t-shirts, collectibles and more.
Here is the lineup for confirmed TNA stars appearing at the Genesis Kickoff Meet & Greet:
Jeff Hardy
Matt Hardy
Nic Nemeth
Joe Hendry
Mike Santana
Masha Slamovich
Ash By Elegance
Rosemary
For all the latest updates on the Genesis Kickoff Meet & Greet, including pre-event ticket sales, go to tnawrestling.com.

Mercedes Mone Comments on Being “So Happy” to Get to Accomplish Tokyo Dome Dream Goal for Her Wrestling Career

This past Sunday’s Strong Styles Evolved 2024 event for New Japan Pro Wrestling in Long Beach, California featured Mina Shirakawa answering Mercedes Mone’s open challenge match for her NJPW Strong Women’s Championship at next month’s Wrestle Dynasty event at the Tokyo Dome.

Following the show, Mone gave her thoughts in a backstage post-match press conference about her upcoming match against Shirakawa and getting to accomplish her dream goal of wrestling in the Tokyo Dome for her wrestling career.

“My face is numb from all those hits, all those slaps, but my emotions are running so high, and they’ve been running high all day because this very building is the building that I got hurt, May 2023. I didn’t even walk away, I got carried out, and I got put in an ambulance, and I went to the hospital, with so many things going on in my mind, not knowing what was next for me in wrestling, not knowing what my fate was going to be in wrestling, all because I wanted this [NJPW Strong Women’s Title]. This championship that meant so much for me, that was destined to be mine. But I didn’t walk away with that. No. I didn’t walk for four months after that. After that, I had to claw, I had to dream, I had to rethink, I had to revisit my mind and heart and go, what do I want? Who do I want to be? I looked deep inside, and I go, you know what, Mercedes, you be that little girl that wanted to be the very best women’s wrestler in the whole world. The very best for me was New Japan. I grew up watching the best like Aja Kong, and those ladies tore in up in the Tokyo Dome. I had these dreams of one day being there. Now fast-forward, January 5, Tokyo Dome, I get to be there. Not only as the New Japan Strong Women’s Champion, but the TBS Champion. Now I said in 2025, I want more gold, and everybody wants Mina. Mina, I am so thankful you accepted my challenge to face me at the Tokyo Dome. You have something that I want. You have more gold. So that RevPro championship baby, that’s gonna look so good around my waist. Now, Mina, I have to thank you for so much because when I first went to Japan, you were my very first friend. But January 5, I’m not looking at you as a friend. I’m looking at you as competition, and you have everything that I want, and I’m coming for that gold. So I’ll see you there because Mone changes everything.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Current Card for Thursday’s ROH TV Show

Ring of Honor recently announced the current card for tonight’s ROH TV show on HonorClub.

Current card for December 19th ROH TV show:

Eight-Man Tag Team match – Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) & Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty) vs. Dark Order (Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds) & Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven)
Murder Machines (Lance Archer & Brian Cage) vs. Iron Savages (Beefcake Boulder & Bulk Bronson)
Billie Starkz & Athena vs. mystery opponents
Lee Johnson vs. Bishop Kaun
Queen Aminata vs. Lady Frost
Sidney Akeem vs. Serpentico
Update on Chris Jericho vs. Matt Cardona