• BREAKING NEWS: Roman Reigns Has COVID-19, Brock Lesnar Added To Tonight’s WWE Title Match
Tonight’s main event for the WWE Day 1 PPV was scheduled to be Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship, but it has been cancelled.
According to Ariel Helwani, Roman has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been pulled from tonight’s show.
Lesnar is still scheduled for tonight’s show and has been added to the WWE Championship match:
“Roman Reigns has tested positive for COVID-19, per sources.
As a result, he won’t be competing tonight at the WWE PPV, Day 1, in Atlanta.
Reigns is the WWE Universal Champion. He is vaccinated, sources say.
Brock Lesnar, his scheduled opponent for tonight’s card, will now compete for the WWE championship in what has turned into a fatal five way with champ Big E, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley.”
WWE has also confirmed this change now:
BREAKING: @BrockLesnar to challenge for WWE Championship tonight in Fatal 5-Way Match at #WWEDay1 following @WWERomanReigns testing positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/wXmr4kzcz5 pic.twitter.com/WrRFmDSRjR
— WWE (@WWE) January 1, 2022
Below is the updated match-card for tonight’s PPV:
– WWE Championship Match: Big E (c) vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Lashley
– Edge vs. The Miz
– RAW Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Liv Morgan
– RAW Tag Team Championship Match: RK-BRO (Randy Orton & Riddle) (c) vs. The Street Profits
– SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match: The Usos (c) vs. The New Day
– Intercontinental Championship Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Sami Zayn
– Drew McIntyre vs. Madcap Moss
– Sheamus & Ridge Holland vs. Cesaro & Ricochet [Kickoff Show]
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• ON THIS DAY IN WWF HISTORY (January 1, 1995) – WWF Wrestling Challenge
On this day in 1995, the World Wrestling Federation aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF Wrestling Challenge’.
It was broadcasted from the Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts and featured pre-taped matches, promos & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWF Royal Rumble 1995’ PPV.
The card can be found right here:
– Hakushi vs. Scott Taylor
– British Bulldog vs. Chris Avery
– Royal Rumble Report
– King Kong Bundy vs. Steve King
– Well Dunn vs. Tim McNeely & Phil Apollo
– Kama Vignette
– Lex Luger vs. Reno Riggins
– Bob Backlund Interview
– Duke The Dumpster Droese vs. Charlie Hunter
