• OLD SCHOOL VIDEO HISTORY (January 2, 1982) – A Young Brad Armstrong
On this day in 1982, GCW TV aired 2 promos of Gordon Solie interviewing “Bullet” Bob Armstrong and his son Brad Armstrong.
Brad Armstrong was only 19 years old at that point.
• Former Champion Returns From Injury
Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion TJP returned from injury on tonight’s episode of 205 Live and went on to defeat fellow former Cruiserweight Champion Akira Tozawa.
The DUKE OF DAB is BACK!!!! @megatjp is HERE on #205Live!!! @TozawaAkira pic.twitter.com/7iRV9UCqon
— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018
The first-ever @WWE #Cruiserweight Champion @MegaTJP is BACK on #205Live, and he just earned a HUGE victory over @TozawaAkira! pic.twitter.com/bbIQ3LW3jI
— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018
• Handicap WWE Title Match Set For Royal Rumble 2018
On tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live, SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan announced that “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles will defend the WWE Championship against Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn in a Handicap match at Royal Rumble 2018 PPV.
Below is what Styles tweeted about this:
I debuted in @AmwayCenter 2 years ago at #RoyalRumble. No matter how long you’re in this business, emotions can always get the best of you & you put your foot in your mouth.
NOW I’m walking into the same event as @WWE Champion against 2 guys I despise as much as they despise me.— AJStyles.Org (@AJStylesOrg) January 3, 2018
Styles was defeated by Sami Zayn on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live (and defeated by Kevin Owens on last week’s episode).
Below is the updated match-card for Royal Rumble 2018:
– Men’s Royal Rumble Match: John Cena, Elias, Randy Orton, Finn Balor, Shinsuke Nakamura, Baron Corbin & more.
– Universal Championship Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kane vs. Braun Strowman
– 2 on 1 Handicap Match For The WWE Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
– Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Asuka, Naomi, Ruby Riott, Natalya, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Paige, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Lana, Natalya, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan & more.
