• Old School Wrestling Legend Celebrates His Birthday
Old School WCW Legend Rey Mysterio Jr. (Real name: Óscar Gutiérrez) celebrates his 43rd birthday today.
The legendary mexican luchador Rey Mysterio first joined Paul Heyman’s ECW Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion in 1995 before jumping ship to Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling in June of 1996.
His Lucha Libre high flying style revolutionized professional wrestling in the united states, by establishing the famous cruiserweight division, in which smaller wrestlers would become a regular part of the business from that point forward.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY REY MYSTERIO!
• Brock Lesnar’s Royal Rumble 2018 Opponent Remains Undecided
In the main event of tonight’s Raw, former WWF Champion Kane battled “The Monster Among Men” Braun Strowman in a #1 Contenders match for the Universal Championship (with winner facing Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at Royal Rumble 2018 PPV).
After delivering Chokeslams to each other and brawling in the crowd, both men were counted out. Both men continued to brawl even after the match was over. The brawl ended with Strowman Powerslamming Kane through a Table in the ring.
An EPIC battle…
A MONSTROUS main event…
But WHO will face @BrockLesnar for the #UniversalTitle at #RoyalRumble?!@BraunStrowman just put in his application! #RAW pic.twitter.com/o3H1V6by2e— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2017
It looks like Lesnar’s Royal Rumble 2018 opponent will be revealed on next week’s episode of Raw, which will also feature the return of The Beast Incarnate!
• WWE Hall of Famers Win Tag Team Titles
WWE Hall of Famers The Rock n’ Roll Express recently captured Viral Pro Wrestling’s Tag Team Titles. They’ll now defend their Titles on April 14th, 2018. Below is a photo of them with the Titles:
Congratulations to the NEW VPW Tag Team Champions, WWE Hall of Famers, @RealRickyMorton @TheRobertGibson, The Rock N Roll Express! #VPW #HolidayHavoc #NewChampions #RockNRoll pic.twitter.com/AHw8YCKKP3
— Viral Pro Wrestling (@Viral_Pro) December 10, 2017