Bronson Reed Right Ankle Injury Update
As noted before, Bronson Reed suffered an injury during the Men’s WarGames match at this past Saturday’s WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2024 event in Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada.
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that the word making the rounds among WWE talents is that Reed will be undergoing surgery sometime next week for his ankle injury.
Johnson reported that due to Reed’s injury, WWE is expected to make changes to the cards for their post-Christmas holiday week house show events. Reed reportedly had been scheduled to face off against Seth Rollins in Steel Cage matches at these events.
A timetable for Reed’s potential in-ring return from injury is currently not known.
WWE Announces Indianapolis Location for Jan. 31, 2025 Royal Rumble 2025 Go-Home SmackDown Show
WWE announced that next year’s Royal Rumble 2025 go-home show for SmackDown will be taking place on January 31, 2025 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
It was also announced that tickets for this upcoming event will officially go on sale starting on Wednesday, December 11th.
SmackDown added to Royal Rumble 2025 weekend in Indianapolis
WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced SmackDown will take place Friday, January 31 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as part of Royal Rumble weekend. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, December 11 at 10am ET/7am PT via Ticketmaster.com.
Kicking off with Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, Indianapolis will host WWE’s three largest stadium events at Lucas Oil Stadium including WrestleMania and a two-night SummerSlam in future years as part of a first-of-its-kind partnership struck between WWE and Indiana Sports Corp earlier this year. Additionally, Raw, SmackDown, NXT and WWE live events will emanate from arenas across Indiana including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Evansville throughout the partnership.
Since its inception in 1979, Indiana Sports Corp has hosted more than 500 national and international sporting events including Super Bowl XLVI, the College Football Playoff National Championship, 11 Men’s & Women’s NCAA Final Fours, and 14 Big Ten Football Championship Games. In total these events have led to more than $4 billion in direct spending in the community.
Royal Rumble streams live in the U.S. exclusively on Peacock beginning at 6pm ET/3 pm PT.
Vince McMahon Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Update – Stay on Lawsuit Set to Expire Next Week
As noted before, former WWE employee Janel Grant filed a lawsuit this past January against former TKO Executive Chairman Vince McMahon accusing McMahon of committing sex trafficking and sexual abuse towards her during her time in the company. Grant’s lawsuit has been on hold since this past April due to the U.S. Department of Justice launching a criminal investigation into McMahon and joined the lawsuit as an “interested party.”
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that the stay on the lawsuit against WWE, McMahon, and John Laurinaitis is currently scheduled to expire on December 11th and the case will become active again and can move forward.
Johnson reported that this expiration date could potentially be pushed back should the Connecticut District Court end up issuing a ruling to extend the stay if the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York were to request for it to be done.
AEW Collision Taping Spoilers for December 14th Episode
Elijah Holyfield Makes WWE In-Ring Debut at WWE LFG Tapings on Tuesday at Performance Center
AEW Collision Notes: Updated Continental Classic 2024 Standings, Hayter vs. Nightingale Set for International Women’s Cup AEW Qualifier Tourn. Finals at 12/14 Collision Winter Is Coming, Top Flight & Action Andretti and Lio Rush Group Friction Escalates
